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Wait where does that happen?

Oh nice! De tafelridder its called. It’s not much for AoS gaming sadly, but it’s a great store none the less. their site is integrated with their stock sadly. So not everything shows. But shoot them an email and they order it. for example they don’t stock the Warcry books (since they had to throw away a ton of 40k during the new edition). So they don’t show but they ordered them with 20% discount for me none the less. but if you ever looking for a game in the area, give me a shout. Was actually looking at the doubles tournament with a mate at the GW Den Haag last year. But couldn’t make it.

Dont know where you livin’ in the Netherlands but my flgs in Leiden sells with 20% discount and does pick up and shipping for 6,95.

@KriticalKhan this hammer can be seen in the left hand on the second image

If that happens we’re going to end up with a white dwarf mini game ‘mountain melee’. Which pitches all mountain entities against eachother 😂

Okay my bad. Then I won’t mention things like multiple bowstrings, big hats, resting butch face, more big hats, cow theme, pike length, big hats again, and hammers. Edit (just to add, personally I only dislike one of those things but there would be a lot of people would struggle in a yes/no poll if they like the aesthetic)

Curious to see how it stacks up if you do a straight yes no poll if people like the lumineth aesthetic. As that is the only other straight reimagining without taking older models with it. theycdo have that wider range. So I think it’s going to be a little better. But I know several old elf players who think they are slightly off. Just like some people seem to think about fyreslayers.

I see what you did there 😏

Same here. With that I run less of a risk of it becoming outdated and ‘needing’ the latest. And I would 100% do a themed terrain set every garage campaign we run 😍

Hadn’t thought about that. But maybe that’s also because they incorporated some of the old world models (black orcs). so you can see the clear progression. maybe if the basic fyreslayer troops were old worlds slayers (regardless of that they are metal) you’d see more progression. Unadorned -> a few runes and small weapons -> big weapons big runes. but that would make them the actual progression rather then the spiritual successor.

Yeah I agree. They shouldn’t have named them slayers. Or made the a true slayers as in the old world. But that only works if they have an society to escape from. Which wasn’t there yet. I like the mercenary bit if I’m honest. It’s a good way for them to interact with the world. Very pragmatic. If your whole society is build around war, then that’s the skill you have to trade. but I disagree that being hot tempered, impulsive and diving into hordes of enemies clashes with how they treat them in the books. They can be all of those things and not have a death wish.

They at least got the arch revenant in AoS right? Or was that a reused sculpt?

Just realised. If you read the stories with the bezerkers in them. You’d learn they have a different take. the hearthguard bezerkers do not act like your description at all. They fight with their wits about them in the lore. They don’t have a death wish. They do ignore wounds but that’s because they are protected by the runes. Which they take to better be able to fight their enemies to win back the ur-gold. The grim wrath bezerker does lose himself. Starts off as they all do. But they kinda get addicted to adding more ur-gold runes to their flesh. And up constantly on edge of sanity due to the runes influence. But even they ‘power down’ out side of battle. In all the stories I’ve read they are considered outcasts but heroes all the same. And they have their own motivations and goals. they don’t have a death wish but they do have a thirst for battle because the runes power makes them feel closer to their god. all in all. The only one with a death wish is the doomseeker. But that’s fairly obvious 😅. From memory he is the closest to old world slayers. Looking for an honourable death after a shameful act. maybe bezerkers is more how the outside world sees them. Ignoring wounds that would fell a man. Always looking for battle. Thinking about it bezerker is a bit of a misnomer

On a separate note. How good are these conversions by @Anthony225 More pictures in the link below

Fixed! Regarding the actual topic: I like them. I painted 10 old Slayer models two years ago and they were some of the best and most fun models I painted the last five years. But their oversized hands Heroic style doesnt' work within AoS anymore. So they need something new. And Fyreslayers does that for me. This looks amazing I absolutely agree. But so does this and only when you field 2k of the little buggers does it become a problem. (but there weren't that many slayer sculpts either) So yeah some new sculpts to break things up would be amazing. But that's just me having my cake and wanting to eat it too. Can't complain.

on both phone and computer the image isn't working (the link 404's if I try to open it in a different tab)

@Greybeard86 very mean to post a blank picture of them

It’s not compared to anything else in the army. But it’s a good force multiplier.

Isn’t that the whole death range?

The easiest thing to AoS’ify zombies that I can think of is a mix of zombies from all the races. With bits and bobs on there from those factions. skinny zombies with whip and knife with last few bits of king hair. Broad, hulking zombies with pieces of yellow armour nailed into their flesh. Small armoured zombies who hold a rifle like a club. would make ‘copy right-able’ as well I think kinda like the old mixed skeleton dogs of war unit.

Not every country is in lockdown. I expect the shops to open back up in the Netherlands after the 19th for example. I think it’s a nice way to get people back into the stores. It’s an promotion that runs all year, so even if the whole world is locked up till June. Roughly half the stores will have their birthday yet to come. There is a lot of value for GW to get people back into the stores would be different if it was a mini you’d need for an army build.

You better enter a few doubles tournaments and make this happen 😂 and when a TO complains that you are breaking the code of conduct you can say it’s just the narrative. And that your uppity elf co-players is a bit full of himself just because his white robes aren’t covered in blood.

Yeah true. But I assume that if they have the resources to do an extra model. They would have done it I assume. also if they had another I still maintain it would make the centrepiece retainer less cool. but regarding the ossiarch one. Why not use him as a bad ass mortek guard champion ?

Oh that would be cool! still wouldn’t get around buying the whole thing if you only like one part. But if it’s kinda like a (former) Morathi thing where it’s part of the rules that would be cool.

Since your going old school it has to be one of the damsels right?