silverstu

I really hope we see some new dwarfs soon - I love my Kharadron but I'd be stoked to see them take classic dwarfs and bring them into a new fresh design. The plastic Hammerers and Iron Breakers are so good, the Kharadron sculpts and Gotrek show how good they an do dwarfs in plastic, it would be great to see them surging back and retaking their homelands. I'd also love to see the Kurnothi appear- I have a small war band of them and just think they look fantastic. Maybe as an expansion/faction with Sylvaneth [who I've never quite liked for some reason]. I think Kurnoth returning could fit in quite well with Broken Realms. Cometo think of it the return of Valaya would fit nicely too..fingers crossed ..

Love the new centaur - any chance of a wee group shot? The orc wyvern looks fantastic! Brilliant work ! Wee question about your bases- how do you do the moss effect?

Ha! Warseer.. I miss those days and that gang- Harry, Hastings and the rest ! Really like what you're doing with the glazes - they look great and the warpaint around the eyes is perfect- it really sets off the paleness of the eyes. I like doing something similar in my elves/eldar/lady vamps. . The sorceress on foot is excellent - reminds me I have to finish a Kurnothi conversion I did with her but I didn't get my skin tones as good as yours! You were saying about the bases and maybe tufts? they could work - maybe as dead grass- the little light patches act to contrast and lift the bases. I think your bases work perfectly with your scheme, a contrasting element could make them pop a little more. I use Army painter tufts for extra variety. I should get back to posting pics and painting myself.. its been a while..

These are fantastic! Love the skin tones and the shading around the eyes ! Brilliant!

I wonder what the symbols mean, maybe new war bands this season? Theres 9 of them - one of them has a blood drop and crossed halberds, maybe a reference to the Rumour engine images with bold drop rapiers and the Halberd -maybe VC? There's a forge there too -maybe something for Duardin? Grungni's scouts? Also the chain looks a little the chain from the last few rumour engine images.Theres a spiral -which I would have put in Life forces [Sylvaneth] but its in a chaos star I think- maybe beastmen ? Skaven are obvious..

I'm guessing if the Kurnothi appears might be through a broken realms book associated with Allarielle with the return of her consort Kurnoth.. Another thought around Morathi and Malerion -they could be twin shadow gods mirroring the Teclis and Tyron on the light side. ..

Yeah these starter boxes are nice [depending on price] but I was hoping for dedicated new sculpts- hopefully they are coming to supplement these kits ..

They haven't mentioned anything about a preview in the Warhammer Community article.. but I'm hoping- might get teasers of WarCry and Underworlds war bands maybe? They might not have mentioned it yet in case it took away from yesterdays preview.

To me when I first saw the Kharadrons I was bewildered - not what I was expecting - but totally love them and I really hope they expand their culture and model range further. Their weapons are very WFB/AoS, not grim dark enough for 40k - but they show that GW can do something new and fresh with the Dwarf aesthetic -which id like to see more of both for AoS and 40k. I think they could take a brand new approach to Squats in 40k as they have been away so long- and they clearly have ideas of how to translate ideas around dwarfs into different contexts and cultures. Hoping some dwarfs in todays preview [vain attempt to stay on topic..😇]

Be still my beating heart! The Kharadron really made me realise how good redone Squats would be and I'd be all over them like a rash.. BUT im not holding my breath.. Hoping for glimpses of upcoming war bands for Warcry and Underworlds tomorrow .. hopefully one of which will be dwarfs..

Maybe a White Dwarf BB sculpt? I'd prefer one in armour swinging a big axe..

Oh yeah- a melee troop type.. all of those options -I'd love Valkyrie ladies on balloons ..[that sounds worse than it was meant!]. Might get them - I have the impression KO were quite a success as a release. What I miss about slayers is that they were punk-rock deranged dwarfs with Mohawks -now they are capitalists with crests..😁. Mind you I saw someone had converted an underworld war band into slayers with removed runes and added trousers and they looked ace. But the Fyrelayers aren't helped by limited model types - they have 3 boxes while most army releases now have 6 which is a better basis for a faction. Be interesting to see what they do with the micro factions going forward - expand them or combine them with other factions. I'm hoping for Norse Dwarfs in the new WFB to get my dwarf fix [dwarf beserkers again!]

With you on more KO but compared to a lot of factions we have a great set of models - maybe a Warcry war band - exploring some the other elements of the Kharadrons? A female character or two would be great as well. Yeah I'd love some new Dwarfs of some description - Fyreslayers certainly need something [even though I'm nota fan]. I'd love to see some other dwarfs -like a ranger war band for Warcry or something.. I'm hoping for either something Dwarf or Kurnothi but there hasn't been any rumour engine hints for them so I'm not expecting anything. Looking forward to seeing what does come for Underworlds and Warcry though- the Seraphon could be tempting as a small war band .

If you are on instagram check out Flynnhammer- he's posted some nice Mancrusher conversions which look great- might give you a bit of extra hobby inspiration! [not that I think you need it at this point!😁]

Yeah I like how the dwarfs can be resurgent in AoS- hated how they were slowly dwindling in fantasy [although loved the setting and the forces ..] Those are damn nice coasters.. and should rightfully be dwarven...

They do look like fab kits... The rumour engine looks a bit Tyranid but the chained spike looks more AoS.. maybe some sort of dragon-y monster. Or seraphon??

Well I remember reading that High Elves were a big seller in WFB [like one of the biggest sellers], so they could be following that and building a faction that expands over time, temples rather than the Stormcast Chambers. This is from ages ago when Warseer was still going but I think Harry mentioned it and he was very well informed. I think it looks too pure animal for a demon- its some kind of creature or ' were, it seems large for a normal sized animal though. The basing could be from Warcry catacombs or maybe a new Quest game? So maybe not indicative of the faction but the setting.. in fact I'd bet its for catacombs..

Could be fox/feline.. I'd love Kurnothi, but maybe more gyrinx for 40k?

Others have offered plenty- the internet can show up a lot of hyperbole, folks can be more abrupt online than they would in real life and I guess that attitude can spill into real life. On the opponents hating on your army - people can have bad experiences against a certain army - nothing you can do about their past experience but you can ensure that when they play you, they have a better experience. I think by being a considerate, generous opponent and showing that you play the army out of love of the faction rather than pure competitiveness you can, if not win them round, give them a good playing experience. Winning I great but a great game doesn't reply on winning, I'd rather have a fun game were my opponent enjoys it as much as I do than win with them sweating and cursing. So that could be an approach to any players who get wound up at your army- play with warmth and humour, play relaxed [trying to win obviously] and that might allow them to relax and enjoy the game too [giving you a better experience]. With the loud, big guy thats threatening your models but saying he is joking- maybe just say to him you appreciate he is joking but it can be a bit much- if he could emphasise the humour but during the game you'd appreciate it. Also give him the benefit of the doubt and try an condition yourself to think he's just joking [wether he is or not]- laugh along with him [not at him] and you'll probably have a better experence. I learned this through getting my ass kicked repeatedly by my mates army and whenever I went too hard at hm he'd get wound up so I realised I'd have a better time if we both enjoyed the game, I relaxed a bit more, still lost but we both had a good time. On the forum experience - TGA is pretty cool, I also find if you get more into the hobby discussions it gets even better.. nice bunch here.

I still don't think thats a hand holding something- the handle would be too far back in a grip, it should be further forward.

The paint marks on the handle looks like wood grain? Its quite small judging by the pain marks. Maybe a zombie set like the ones in the corpse cart?

Those are excellent, I was wondering how well they could do female orcs/orruks -these type of sculpts with added axes/choppas and armour would be ace- the pointing one would make a cool leader model. I really think why there hasn't been as much female representation is probably for some factions it hasn't been asked ="what would females in these societies do? How would they appear on the battlefield ?". Returning to dwarfs -females not appearing on the battlefield is not an intrinsic feature of dwarf culture, its been mentioned possibly in passing in the lore but not to the extent that its part of the defining feature of the race. Even if it was the benefit of AoS is that it is a progressing story so things can change. Dwarf culture could see the rise of the Cult of Valaya which female dwarfs take to the battlefield to protect their holds/home/honour/profit. Again I'm all for it, I think GW are well capable of doing a good job of it - it needs to be done well, but if done well I think it deepens factions individually and the setting as a whole.

In terms of female dwarfs - I don't think there has ever been an explicit mentioning of why they wouldn't be warriors, they are supposed to be as tough, stubborn and resilient as the males. They just haven't really been talked about until recently- bar Valaya and Queen Helga from the grudge of Drong. they have been introduced into Kharadron fiction and art which is excellent and I could see them being added to other dwarf factions -maybe as distinctive cults/formations. Model wise I think in th past they have been tricky to do well, but I think they have really got dwarf proportions perfect now with the recent sculpts, so adding subtly female forms is much easier [now they have waists and knees!]. I think we will see more of them as they continue to expand AoS, GW seems much more keen to add female models recently and I think when they revisit some of the ranges we will see more.

I always like having female models within a faction- I really like the added variation and interest [and I'm a bloke]. I've always wanted female dwarf models, I like having female leaders and heroes alongside the male ones as well as in units. It just improves the visual diversity within a faction and gives the sense of a fuller society and I like that sense of depth in a faction. I was so happy to see female Kharadron represented in the artworks and the fluff in the recent Kharadron book and a few novellas- hoping they are added on model form too when ever we get some new sculpts [thought it was a shame the new endrinmaster wasn't female]. The art looks really good with different helmet designs for the females so I'm hopeful they can be done well.

Yeah they said that around the Kharadron release as well -that that was it for now. Encouraging. Hopefully we'll see second waves for armies soon with these new books/new edition.