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Hobby Creations => Hobby => Topic started by: Narric on March 30, 2015, 09:07:31 PM

Title: Forge World Release Thread
Post by: Narric on March 30, 2015, 09:07:31 PM
Gotta have a thread for these guys as their stuff is pretty damn detailed, and in some cases given more care and considration for background.

But the Xiphon pattern Interceptor (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/XIPHON_INTERCEPTOR.html), has some pretty clear roots in the designs of the fighters from battlstar galactica
Forge World
(http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/Product/AlternativeFW/xlarge/xiphon-3.jpg)
Battlestar
(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/010/0/b/Battlestar_Galactica___Viper_2_by_GabeKoerner.jpg)

By no means am I saying this is bad. To be honest the engines at the front and in the wings designs a number of FWs single man craft just don't seem to really look that good to me. The Xiphon though just makes me like its design.




Looking at another new release is the Iron Warrior MK2 Heads (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/IRON_WARRIORS_LEGION_MKII_HEADS.html) and Torsos (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/IRON_WARRIORS_LEGION_MKII_TORSOS.html). The heads look pretty good to me, though the torsos just seem a bit meh compared to the standard MK2 Crusade Armour (http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Space_Marines/Space_Marine-Infantry-and-Accessories/MK_II_CRUSADE_ARMOUR.html).
As something to denote Iron Warriors in combination with the GW Plastic-kit, I'd reckon the heads could work well as Aspiring Champion and Chosen heads for an Iron Warriors Warband.