Death Comes From Above And Below Out Of Forge World
May 11, 2019 by dracs
Forge World have two new pieces up for pre-order, letting you attack your enemies from some unexpected angles.
Death From Above
First, Forge World are releasing a new Legion Dreadnought Drop Pod to send these mighty champions of the Emperor falling out of the sky.
Drop Pod assaults are already a devastating tactic, allowing you to drop troops behind the enemy lines where they least expect it. Bring a Dreadnought along for the ride and you will be dishing out some serious damage.
Death From Below
Coming at the enemy from under their feet, we find the Mechanicum's Ordinatus Aktaeus.
This model is a massive troop transport that drills through the earth to deliver your army deep into enemy territory.
We previously saw this figure among a series of previews from Forge World. It received a somewhat mixed response, with some (myself included) loving its pulp, almost Verne-ian style, while others made some more unflattering comparisons.
In the end, I think this is a great piece that will serve well as a centrepiece for a force of the Omnissiah's chosen.
Which tactic would you choose to take your enemy by surprise?
Oh look… something for *puts on shades* deep penetration *scream* *music* *title*
Ain’t I right @warzan? 😉
You are ofcourse @sundancer 😉
That’s a lie….. they dont use that much lube
I asked my GP to go in dry
I do like the big Termite!
It looks like the Omnissiah’s chosen are finally taking engineering lessons from the orks, guess it must be new cannon (lol). It does have a lot of nice details, so for the right person this would be a great model however it does seem to be a hit or miss model.
Plenty of room for batteries in that one.
Emperor’s children paint scheme anyone?
Those Drop Pods look really nice but that drill thing is far too silly and cartoony for my taste.
STC file for the drill curtesy of Magos Gerrius Andersonius.
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You know why doesn’t the AdMech have more transports? They only make all of them for the Imperium.
I think I read there are some on the way
So does anyone see a fundamental design flaw with that drill? It’s not drilling where the tracks are. It’s not going anywhere underground, and at £325, it’s not going home with me either. Even £65 for that drop pod is ridiculous.
As I’ve said before, I don’t know how Forge World stays in business.
I am guessing it is not your number one objection, but i think the tracks are to take it to where it starts drilling not to move it once it starts.
In terms of price, judgements are always subjective, every model is too expensive when you’re not interested in it and great value when you are. I personally wouldn’t buy this one, but there are other models at Forge World that have tempted me more than once.
I see now. Makes sense. I still wouldn’t buy it for the price — maybe for a third of the price.
I’ve only bought two models from Forge World, coincidentally more drilling kit: two skull crackers. Both had so much flash and bubbles and missing parts I relegated them to my bits box.
I actually buy a lot of GW stuff, even though the prices can be eye watering… but Forge World’s prices are OTT, and the quality of the sculpt often just isn’t there.
Behold the underminer! That thing looks like was stolen from Disney, lifted right out of incredibles
That concept’s been around since Epic, or before, so long before Pixar used it.
See also the Thunderbirds, over 50 years ago.
^^^^^ This man ^^^ has it right …. Pixlar pffft
Two great models ? do they have mole mortars in the new version of the game.
Wow that drill thingy looks huge. I think I’d like it for my Chaos Dwarf army.