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| Sleboda | 26th January 2012 - 08:54 PM Post #1 |
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Just taking temperature, as it were. If you were not told what it is marketed as (what name they put on the box), would you call the model a warlord or a BSB? (Edit: To be clear, I am talking about the one they shifted to Finecast, not the IoB guy.) Edited by Sleboda, 26th January 2012 - 08:55 PM.
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| Krogholt | 26th January 2012 - 09:07 PM Post #2 |
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I assume this is the guy in question? If that is the case, I would say that is a warlord. In my opinion, a Battle standard is a lot larger than whatever he is toting around - hell, a standard clanrat banner is even larger than the stick with a dwarf head he is carrying. How are all the rats of you army supposed to spot that tiny stick in the midst of a fight and be inspired to keep fighting? I say, a Battle standard has to be huge and unwieldy. Preferably something similar to the size of the Doomwheel banner. |
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| hannanibal | 26th January 2012 - 09:15 PM Post #3 |
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Seriously? I'd say neither. He looks like a unit champion at best but if I had to say one over the other I'd say standard bearer. |
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| Kimzi | 26th January 2012 - 09:47 PM Post #4 |
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I agree with hannanibal on that one. The model looks nice but it just doesn't stand out enough to be a bsb or a warlord. But maybe that's because I am used to seeing the IoB guy who sticks out in every direction so much you can't place him in a unit. Now if the stick with the head on it also had a banner attached then it would make a nice bsb model. |
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| Thawzz13 | 26th January 2012 - 09:55 PM Post #5 |
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I would say warlord as the dwarf head is too small to be a banner its mote of a trophy. With an impressive base it might look more like a warlord though |
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| scratchydoom | 26th January 2012 - 10:26 PM Post #6 |
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Replace the dwarf head with the doomwheel banner, mouunt him on a 40x40mm base and perhaps have him on a rock or something (maybe knee height on the model) BAM! Awesome battle standard |
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| Nurglitch IX | 27th January 2012 - 12:54 AM Post #7 |
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Answer += 1. If I had to call it, I'd call it "Chieftain." He's Bigger, but not "OMG LOOK AT THAT RAT" bigger. He's got a staff, but it's not got a decent standard on it. I see a TON of conversion potential in him, which is something I like in my Leader level models, but as is, he's kinda lackluster. Now if you replace the arms so he's not in heavy armor, Maybe give him a weapon that doesn't look like a broken street lamp, or bump that pole up a little higher and put a plastic card banner on it. Also, he looks really stable for putting onto a warlitter of any kind. |
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| CapAmr05 | 27th January 2012 - 12:57 AM Post #8 |
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The typical BSB models other armies boast tend to actually have cloth banners, and those banners tend to reach a greater height and size than typical other unit banners in the army. With all of that being said, I wouldn't see this model as a BSB over a Warlord at all (without conversion or different pole options that could come with the model). I think the IOB Warlord looks more like a BSB than this guy ..and I don't really think the straight out of the box IOB warlord looks like a BSB either. Now obviously both models can be converted into BSBs without problem, since GW yanked our BSB model a long long time ago. So in short, I see a warlord first, and would think BSB second (unless the controlling player told me otherwise during deployment). --Cap Edited by CapAmr05, 27th January 2012 - 01:00 AM.
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| Deleted User | 27th January 2012 - 05:18 PM Post #9 |
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Skaven never really had a bsb The only one that ever existed was in the box set. horrible |
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| CapAmr05 | 27th January 2012 - 06:35 PM Post #10 |
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You realize those are conflicting statements right? --Cap |
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| Warlock Matik | 28th January 2012 - 07:05 PM Post #11 |
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In answer to the question posed in the starting post, seeing it blind for the first time I'd call it a chieftain/warlord. However, I agree that it is a very easy job to convert him to a decent BSB. Here's mine from my second ever thread here ![]() More recent undercoated picture, click to show |
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| Deleted User | 28th January 2012 - 08:35 PM Post #12 |
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Ok It sucked though |
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| garritym5900 | 28th January 2012 - 08:45 PM Post #13 |
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The doomwheel banner looks so much better as a BSB than on the doomwheel.. What did you replace your doomwheel banner with? |
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| Sleboda | 28th January 2012 - 09:27 PM Post #14 |
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Thanks, everyone. I was getting ready for a battle the other night and decided to drop Throt for a warlord with hand weapon and shield (biting blade and charmed shield) to save points. I was digging around my bins and racks for would seem to me to be a model that there must be half a dozen version of. Turns out, finding a warlord equipped this way is no easy task! In the end I went with the Games Day model since he has a shield and the appearance of the weapon is meaningless since it's a magic weapon. Still, I got sort of stuck on the model in question and was contemplating throwing a shield on his back or something but then I thought my opponent might mistake him for the BSB...and here we are. I appreciate the thoughts. By the way, I have the boxed army BSB and rather like him. Edited by Sleboda, 28th January 2012 - 09:28 PM.
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| hannanibal | 28th January 2012 - 09:39 PM Post #15 |
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can someone please show me this elusive boxed set BSB coz I can't recall it? |
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