Something neat from Forge World

[evil tendencies]

After a lot of 'meh' from Forge World, I'm actually impressed by this newest figure. Is it just me, though, or is this thing HUGE?:

 

[A Luna]

I absolutely don't like the wings. The rest is okay. What's up with this 'bigger is better' motto those guys at FW have over the last year? Please release something normal which I actually CAN afford.

 

[james sequeira]

Not bad, but the wings look absolutely shit and it looks like that is where most of the weight is (££££)

 

[COG]

I dig it
if i had t he money and the talent i would have gotten that in a heart beat
love the textures (snake/ tentacles around the staff, the skin and the horrors.)
for more images check here

 

[squig hunter]

Mehh, dissapointed to be honest, only the GUO has really lived up to the standard of detailing so far, the others have all fallen a bit flat for me really, a shame, as tzeench is my favoured chaos power, so I was expecting something more. The wings are rubbish and the pose is odd and drawn out.

Not impressed :/

Squig

 

[evil tendencies]

What don't you guys like about the wings? I honestly hadn't even noticed them - I was looking at the face.

 

[COG]

i dont get it either. thought the wings were very fluffy looking and the skin texture is awesome
i havent liked any of them except for the GUO and even then thought the GW one was more tempting than the FW one. this is IMHO is a league apart from what the GW is in Detail
as it should be.
also the size is astounding

that shows its size compared to a FW bloodthirster

and that shows how big the FW bloodthirster is compared to the GW one.
the thing is titanic in size
for the price not bad

 

[DrEvilmonki]

The wings look heavy, bulky and static where as the rest looks light, thin and at least mildly dynamic.

 

[Chrome]

Here's a shot I took of it on GD this year.

The wings are a wee bit flat, they can do better, but they are in no way bad nor badly detailed. Just like with almost everything new from GW these days their photos are not doing their models justice. No matter how good or bad the model is, the photo makes it look half arsed. I'm not claiming to have taken a better shot, just that I've seen it with my own eyes and that I am impressed by the model.
The wings are indeed the largest part of the model and by being so, most possibly the heaviest as well.
And on the 'bigger is better' issue, remember that the whole of GW is into this 'epic high fantasy/sci-fi battles' thingy, if it ain't large it ain't high fantasy and that piece there is supposed to the greater greater daemon.

 

[DXM]

I like the figure and if I had the cash, it would me mine.
Only thing, the wings are just too perfect, if that makes any sense?

 

[evil tendencies]

@COG - wow, dude, I didn't realize the scale was so different. The Battle Sister gives a decent comparison, but your angle gives a lot more dimension to it.

I like the way your FW daemon is looking BTW.

 

[Chrome]

@DXM: Yeah, I understand, they would benefit a lot from being a tad more ragged.. But with it being a Tzeench daemon it shouldn't be too much but I definitely agree.

 

[Amazon warrior]

It reminds me of one of those resin, hand-painted-by-a-master-craftsman statuettes you see in Argos catalogues. Maybe it's something to do with the way they've painted it, but yeah.... :sidefrown:

 

[freakinacage]

well i like it. can't access the store (at work) how much is it?

i think the paintjob doesn't make the best of the wings. more of a variation in colour would help

 

[BPI]

I like the Gibbering Mouther in it's hand, I'd buy that as a separate monster B.

 

[evil tendencies]

I like the Gibbering Mouther in it's hand, I'd buy that as a separate monster B.

D'oh! I think you're letting your D&D cred show by accident - I believe GW calls an amorphous blob with mouths a Tzeentchian "Horror."

I of course didn't make the same mistake myself. Nope. Not me.

It does kinda look like a Gibbering Mouther, doesn't it?

 

[EArkham]

Yeah, wings are a massive let down on an otherwise good model. I've seen more dynamic pairs on prepainted D&D figures. For the price of Forgeworld models, you deserve better wings.

Kep

 

[COG]

I like the way your FW daemon is looking BTW.

i cant take credit for that. its from another forum i participate in.

and the price is $220 or 130 some odd pounds i think

 

[Spacemunkie]

The wings are garbage.

They look as though they were sculpted by an entirely different person to the rest of the figure.

 

[funnymouth]

meh. i think the ultraforge vrock is a much cooler take on this concept (and much cheeper).

the pic of all the daemons really showcases the scale creep too. each one is considerably bigger than the last.