Mandzak-Miniatures

Thanks! Well the original djinn is finished, I want to make a larger one but got stuck on pose. The royal guard concept has been fleshed out, things not shown are the shields and mixed in halberds. The mix of armor scale mail and shield was supposed to count as the plate on the Phoenix guard.. However with trying to cram more things in these might need to become greatswords. So I may have to change them to use actual 2handers. I never understood why all “elite” units use 2handers. I’m current working on the archer concept. I didn’t want to do a ton of sculpting on every unit, but everyone likes the coat version rather than leather cuirass. efreeti/ fire elemental is a heavily sculpted over treelord, have it but haven’t started making the branches into flames. If I wanted to save points I could use it as a hydra instead, same base size, hurls fire and fire are regenerative. basic spearmen are needing to be sorted out. Then again if I went all freeguild I’d save points, though it’s always blown my mind why the freeguild spearmen cannot use shields.. probably use deathkorps bodies for these

Oh how I wish those freeguild archers remained in the game legally. Such characterful models and would have loved some basic archers with the lower point cost. have you considered using settlers gain for the 1:4 sce and 1:4 LRL coalition?

That would be awesome, just like the old world. If Bret was still a thing I would most likely be using them for list building since a lot transfers over. what is your CoS like? Since I don’t play I am not keen on any synergies with units, so I am looking to learn.

Here are some old, new and janky concepts I’m working on.

I have been working on my Araby project for a while now and decided it was time to build a list to have some goals to work towards rather than haphazardly converting things. The idea behind the list is to include an array of diverse units that represent what Araby is all about, so it isn’t competitive. Although I’d like it to be fun. I have a tenuous idea of how things work so feel free to make suggestions. Not sure which city this list could be, maybe Hallowheart. Hero’s: nomad (sheik) cele-p (djinn) hurricanum w/mage (vizier/ sultan on elephant) BL: sotw x 20 (archers) sott (desert magi) eternal guard (spearman) Phoenix guard (royal guard) retributors (ogres) gyrocopter (Carpet bomber) Behemoth: flamesypre Phoenix (efreeti) Total is 1990 Would have liked 2 gyros, not sure if eternal guard vs freeguild (sword n board) or better to drop the Phoenix for a hydra and Phoenix guard for great swords. Just to shuffle points but also trying to keep base sizes the same. Another wizard hero would have been great. Think I’ll try to come up with a settlers gain list.

It should be hero selection that unlocks the battle line, not general. This would provide a much better mix of units and make up for the new coalition rules, which are bad.

Would love some CoS/ crusade human models. I expect a return of the “war alter” and priests. Would REALLY like if there was an elite unit that was sword n board instead of elite unit always being 2handed weapons…

I see those freeguild hunters and weep. Such great characterful models & would have been nice for CoS to have basic battleline unit not locked behind general selection.. then again it would have been nice to have priests and the war alter. But perhaps the crusade will bring them back

Finally, Veeshan’s Peak, the army (sans riders). EQ nostalgia on high.

Makes me wonder why a chariot with this release of dragon riders and dragons is the thing. Surely there must be more to the chariot. Really pointless for them to have done a chariot if there isn’t. don’t get me wrong, these are really cool. But I hope this is THE END of SCE getting new mounts that make their previous ones obsolete.

Hype for new empire knights/ regular knights on horses lol

Would anyone mind sharing a size comparison shot of the skaven endless spells next to something that isn’t a skaven? (Ruler would be best) might pick one up for a conversion but unsure of the sizes and haven’t found any good scale shots online. thanks!

Coalition really takes away the flavor of themed cities. What a shame

Thing is, those kits are much older, from the world that was. They don’t do that anymore

What they need to do is make the greatsword kit the universal melee kit for freeguild. Include upgrade sprues that have the alternate weapon options similarly to the new sprues for imperial guard. The gs kit is more detailed for being older and lends itself to have upgrade sprues via new arms heads torsos etc. won’t happen though

Unlikely, but I am hoping Cele-P got some adjustments to make him more attractive. Really curious what they could do since he got killed.

Does anyone have info on the WD article featuring the creature your own tyrant or gargant from Excelsis? Is it matched play or more anvil stuff? Do articles like these even carry into the new edition this close? Haha

I hope this means we can expect to see some revamped Yhetees! Getting the troll make over and big big hero would be awesome

Those predictions about the new orrruks being based off hobgoblins, mainly the wolf riders is true. the new orruks essentially are what hobgoblins are physically. And GW previously had gangly orcs and goblins that wore metal horned hats and rode wolves. person was speaking on generalities of what things could be interpreted as and were based on old models. the new “hobgrot _xXSLITTAZXx_” appear to be slightly stretched grots rather than being more lanky like the new orruks, which is what hobgoblins typically are.

Fixed the name

C’mon flying HQ lightning chariot! Or hot gold balloon!

I think praetors will probably stay 3. They are the ablative wounds for a hero. though curious why bodyguards wouldn’t be sword n board and more heavily armored. Even then why no shield with halberd?

They are the hobgoblins from chaos dwarves. They beat around the bush. So with the chaos dwarves being gone from FW and this, coupled with them being coy about their origins, I would expect a chaos dwarf army sometime in the near 3.0

I like the hobgrots the best. Though I feel like the they should have just been the new army, and the size of the new orruk. that being said I like the way these orruks look over the cartoony existing ones GW has always had. I think the mounted hero would have been better on some sort of gator, or that thing they cut the tongues off of. Not into the naked mole. the big trogg is cool, but doesn’t look like it’s swampy at all, especially next to the actual fellwater troggs. SCE should have been painted in one of the SCEs from Excelsis (they have 3) since this is in Ghur. charior is nice to see, but imho lacking. Not big enough, nor enough carriage protection or flare. Shocked it’s not some sort of flying lightning chariot (maybe a hero will get one). The chariot looks like it’s built for 1 rider the way the bow is too big for and the other rider is barely hanging on with her very small axe...

The lack of an extra 1:4 is disappointing. Hopefully the next city that comes out won’t be such a swing and a miss.