New Stormraven?

[BuFFo]

The Stormraven looks butt ugly. It seems so impractical that is actually breaks my suspension of disbelief.

It looks as if it just drops out of orbit, falling straight down to earth like a lawn dart, and just face planting itself in the dirt.

It seems waaay to comical with the giant body and tiny disney faerie wings.

[Loken]

Oh and the Thunderhawk could really fly?

You guys need to lighten up. It fits the Universe and is cool.

I am in for 6 to go with my BA Successors. LOVE them.

Alec


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[DarkLink]

You guys need to lighten up. It fits the Universe and is cool.

I'll lighten up when it doesn't look as disproportioned as a pug that ran into a few too many doors face first. But as it stands, it looks stupid.

[bloodangel 83]

right now i believe it is a flying rhino like our f-4 phantoms, but as far as 40k it looks like it holds a few squads will be able to make it a home for coming into battle hot. i plan on getting 1 and sratch building one.

[imperialsavant]

Who really cares what it looks like IF it can do all they described in the write up!
cant wait for it to be included with the new Gks Codex.

[Porty1119]

I'd rather have a few F-4s....

[Deadlift]

The thing is with all these new models that are popping up all over GW and Forgeworld do they fit the fluff ?
I always read that STC (Standard Template Construct) were extremely rare but with new land raiders, storm ravens, new dreadnoughts of some type or another every 2 weeks, not to mention all the new IG stuff. Its obviously all geared towards making money and therefor improving our hobby (which is great) but is any of it fluffy. No not really

[eldargal]

Well, STCs by their nature vary from Forge World to Forge World, so thats not too much of a problem. But I do think the Achilles was a step too far, not for the rules, but the facts its like the twentieth LR variant.
Of course Forge World stuff is extra variety for the veteran gamer so I don't really have a problem with it.

[Gir]

Well, STCs by their nature vary from Forge World to Forge World, so thats not too much of a problem. But I do think the Achilles was a step too far, not for the rules, but the facts its like the twentieth LR variant.
Of course Forge World stuff is extra variety for the veteran gamer so I don't really have a problem with it.

There's 6 varients, kind of like hows there's 6 plastic Leman Russ variants. Not really as overkill as it's made out to be, hell, there's more baneblade chassis variants then Land Raiders.

[Brass Scorpion]

The thing is with all these new models that are popping up all over GW and Forgeworld do they fit the fluff ?

Who cares, the "reality" in a fantasy universe is flexible and I'd rather see cool new ideas and models than a static adherence to a fictional "reality" created in 1987. As long as the new stuff fits in with the general atmosphere of the older stuff, I don't mind a bit of revisionism on the 40K lore.