Fire Golem Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Pre-order is up, and surprisingly reasonable (for FW) at £35! I’m annoyed at how I’ve been conditioned to see that price and think ‘huh, that’s not bad’. skylerboodie 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Yeah, sadly however, when you compare it to a £44 Asterius, or £32 for 3 Armigers on 25mm bases. It kinda is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) Yeah, sadly however, when you compare it to a £44 Asterius, or £32 for 3 Armigers on 25mm bases. It kinda is. Armigers are now £35, the same as the Dire Wolf. I've just ordered some of them, and a Dire Wolf. Let's see if it's a good doggo when the terminal arrives! Edit: looking closely at the all-around pics on the FW site, I think this thing will be a bit more posable than it appears. There are ball joints at the ankle and I think it looks like the backwards knee is posable too. Just the way it's cast looks to me like the upper and lower leg is two pieces. It'll be interesting to see how the pistons on the back of the ankles work. Edited May 13, 2022 by Mandragola painting.for.my.sanity and Trokair 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkimaskMohawk Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 It's frankly hilarious they gave the 3d printing market so much lead time. Makes the price even funnier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I’d like to see the parts break down and what other people do with the kit before I think about getting one. I don’t like the pose and I’m not sure how posable it’s gonna end up being. Arbedark 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Thats about half what i expected, so good on FW for not price gouging for once, because its really hurting AT with so much in bloody resin. Its still a spectacularly flawed kit ofc but the price is less depressing at least :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I find this comment about the dull posing on this titan in particular very strange. Does anyone really like the stock poses on any of the Studio titans? The stock poses are IMO garbage on all of the plastic titans, the Warbringer on the box looks like a statue, the studio Iconcoclast is utterly devoid of energy. Yet, it's a big problem for this titan in particular?The whole point of the stock posed studio builds is to show the bare minimum you can achieve, so that people can't complain (as much) about the box art pose being unachievable for most modellers. beefeb, zedmeister and General Zodd 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I find this comment about the dull posing on this titan in particular very strange. Does anyone really like the stock poses on any of the Studio titans? The stock poses are IMO garbage on all of the plastic titans, the Warbringer on the box looks like a statue, the studio Iconcoclast is utterly devoid of energy. Yet, it's a big problem for this titan in particular? The whole point of the stock posed studio builds is to show the bare minimum you can achieve, so that people can't complain (as much) about the box art pose being unachievable for most modellers. But I know that they are posable if I want to. I’ve no idea how this goes together. Arbedark 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Which is more nuanced than many people's arguments on it. Jewellery saw makes everything posable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Well like I say, I actually think it's going to be pretty posable. I've had a good look at it now and I'm pretty sure you can see gaps in the knee joints and around the pistons, suggesting that they're separate bits. The foot is clearly on a ball joint too, and there'd be no reason to do that if the leg wasn't flexible. I'm sure we'll be able to have these in walking poses. That said, basically everything from the waist upward looks fixed. You might be able to swivel the arm guns but the cannon is clearly fixed in place. Overall though, I think it looks pretty cool. A side profile of it looks like quite a light titan, with some armour stripped away to make room for the gun mount, which is perfect. I do appreciate that people want to wait till they see the rules and more detail on how the kit goes together. I just want to caution you that FW stuff can sometimes sell out fast, at least the first time around. In this case I think it's worth the risk, given that the price is low, but I wouldn't be saying that if it was a £60 kit. 1ncarnadine 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword Brother Adelard Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Maybe it will be like the resin contemptor? That thing is amazingly posable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I have to wonder if this will slot into Audax since it's technically a Warhound. I may pick up one or two for my Mortis, but I'm not sure it will slot in with what I usually run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 No PDF rules, which must mean a supplement is coming soon-ish. Announcement at UK Games Expo maybe? I have to wonder if this will slot into Audax since it's technically a Warhound. I may pick up one or two for my Mortis, but I'm not sure it will slot in with what I usually run. I'd be surprised if "Audax need more than the Warhound" didn't enter their line of thought when designing it. DuskRaider 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 No PDF rules, which must mean a supplement is coming soon-ish. Announcement at UK Games Expo maybe? I have to wonder if this will slot into Audax since it's technically a Warhound. I may pick up one or two for my Mortis, but I'm not sure it will slot in with what I usually run. I'd be surprised if "Audax need more than the Warhound" didn't enter their line of thought when designing it. Audax's rule is that they can only have titans of scale 6 or less, not that they can only have Warhounds. Previously of course, that has meant the same thing, but they can certainly now have this scale 6 Dire Wolf. A Solaria Dire Wolf can have Cameleoline as that specifies scale 6 and under as well. However, They can't sub them into maniples, as that rule works only for warhounds - unless they actually count as warhounds for this kind of thing... which I doubt. More than wanting to see the terminal (which I expect will be very like a Warhound's) I really want to see the rules for how we actually take these things in (or outside of) maniples. DuskRaider 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 These were always intended to come out and fill the obvious hole in Audax and the like, all the currently unknown titans were apparently hashed out during ATs playtesting, though plenty of time to tweak them I suspect a slightly heavier warhound with td gun was always the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wispy Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I don't get the point of it, in terms of a scout titan carrying a huge gun, but I do kinda love it. well it's a scout so it can tread softly and carry a big gun. Mandragola and Trokair 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Ok goonhammer have the rules for the thing. Check out their article: https://www.goonhammer.com/warlord-wednesdays-dire-wolf-review-adeptus-titanicus-tactics/ It’s quite interesting in that it replaces an optional warhound in a maniple and then counts as one, so for example it could share shields with a warlord in a Regia maniple 220 points before weapons, so 265 with the neutron laser and arm guns. Otherwise it’s a slightly slower, very slightly tougher warhound with a marginally better reactor and three clades. It also infiltrates, which is weird but cool. Two fun ways to run it are probably to either use a Regia to keep it alive or a Ferrox to infiltrate close and shut things down, somewhat reliably with extra strength. You might also run it in a Principia maniple, which would let you get it on first fire on a 2+. That’s only the start of what you can do though and it’ll be interesting to see what People come up with. Trokair and 1ncarnadine 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mittens Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 They really need a plastic one of these for 40k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Hands Fanatic Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) thinking of grabbing one w/ neutron laser to run in an Arcus maniple - the infiltrate will really help maximise the spotting potential for the reduced Warbringer scatter and hopefully the neutron laser can knock down some shields early so the Warbringer can start cracking armour Edited May 14, 2022 by Iron Hands Fanatic DuskRaider 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) The neutron laser dire wolf is now sold out in the UK. That’s kind of good as it demonstrates demand for the thing, but a shame for anyone who’s missed out. This actually happened for the warlord volkite when it went on preorder and they made more, so keep an eye out on the shop if you still want one. Edited May 15, 2022 by Mandragola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas7 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 0/5 Needs more PPC's Firenze and Progenitor 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The neutron laser dire wolf is now sold out in the UK. That’s kind of good as it demonstrates demand for the thing, but a shame for anyone who’s missed out. This actually happened for the warlord volkite when it went on preorder and they made more, so keep an eye out on the shop if you still want one. It’s now showing as Temporarily out of stock rather than sold out so that good then. I’m getting one once they’re back. Cheers Vogon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Yeah I wasn’t sure I was gonna get one but seeing more photos of peoples it’s actually grown on me quite a lot. I’ll probably pick one up when it comes back in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Since this product/model has now been released (and is therefore no longer news-worthy), I've moved the thread to the Adeptus Titanicus subforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliesin Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 http://battlebunnies.blogspot.com/2022/05/adeptus-titanicus-dire-wolf-review.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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