WH40k game Lion El'Johnson - Primarch of the Dark Angels

[Kastor Krieg]

Absolutely insanely excellent, outta the park. The aged Charles Dance face, the detailing, whoooa.

A must-buy for me. Another centerpiece to be painted!

Also, I might have to buy two, to convert the other to a Dorn Returned. The sword and shield, as well as the helmet sans wings, are just absolutely asking for it!

Edited March 23, 2023 by Kastor Krieg

[Cryptshadow]

4 hours ago, ArielRSA said:

I’m a died in the wool Ultramarines fan but that is stunning and way better than RG

 

Oh god Valrak was right about everything!

Whelp, gonna have to smack ya with this codex now.  Cant have ya thinking heretical thoughts

[Orange Knight]

I will definitely purchase this model, and promptly dispatch him to the best commission painter available. 

 

Cost be damned.

[Lord_Ikka]

2 minutes ago, Orange Knight said:

I will definitely purchase this model, and promptly dispatch him to the best commission painter available. 

 

Cost be damned.

I'll be getting him day 1, and will paint him to my best, mediocre standard. With Gulliman coming in the Imperium mag, my Primaris Riven will have two options for Primarchs.

 

I do have a buddy who will be doing the same as you though, which means I'll at least be able to see a really good painted version often 

[Orange Knight]

Oh, I'll end up buying two of them in the end. One to admire and one to actually lug around from game to game .

 

I honestly can't decide which head option is back. It could be the helmet but the loss of the iron halo is significant. Might just go with the face.

[beefeb]

I'm very impressed by this, the aged face.....very well done.....is my favourite head.  Very impressed indeed.  Will have to be buying one to paint to go alongside my Guilliman.

[Redcomet]

He is flawless. The Elder Statesman head is perfect too for him. 
 

I can just picture him completely taking foes apart in combat with a minimum of fuss and flash. A few exchanges to gauge them and then a quick strike. 

[Nineswords]

2 hours ago, firestorm40k said:

Apparently, there are some complaints about more Primarchs returning to 40k?  Sorry, I can't hear any of those, as I'm too busy enjoying the absolute epic-ness of this illustration, looking forward to reading about the confrontation it depicts, and imagining all the Golden Demon worthy dioramas that are going to painted up based on it, using the superb models of Angron and The Lion 

 

 

If we get more models of the same quality, and stunning moments like this in the lore, I look forward to seeing all the surviving Primarchs back in 40k  My prediction - Fulgrim and Dorn (maybe the Khan...) to be the next ones, in 3 years' time 

 

People complaining about more primarchs returning is a silly, silly take. The 40k universe has *monumentally* shifted more in the last five years than in decades of lore. Totally makes sense, GW cashes in on the HH/Primarchs series and everybody wins.

[TrawlingCleaner]

6 hours ago, Brother nathan said:

 

 

Any man who must say "I am the Regent" is no true Regent. I'll make sure you understand that after I've won this war for you

*Strides past Guilliman*

 

A very rad model

[Quantum]

Stunning model. Regal, but not ostentatious. Not the cliched 'stab-the-sky' pose, or another 'look-at-me-being-awesome' pose, but simply a warrior stepping onto the field of battle.

 

I am wondering though, that cannot be the Lion's Sword, no? Cypher is still carrying that around?

 

I really hope there will be an interaction between Cypher and the Lion, one that shows that the Lion has some knowledge of Cyphers goals and intentions...

 

And please let the interaction between the Lion and Guilliman be somewhat amicable, brotherly, different and distant they might be,

[Matcap86]

It's good but I don't feel blown away by it? Might just be that I've come to dislike the eavy metal painting style and associate it with aos, which makes him feel very fantasy to me. 

 

The hooded helmet is ace though.

[FormelyKnownAsSmashyPants]

Really, really love this model. Guilliman looks like an 80’s action figure, but this iteration of the Lion is :cheffskiss. I’m torn between the bare, unhooded head and the helmeted head with the hood though.

[Marshal Mittens]

I think he looks amazing. I am going to buy one, for sure. And now I need to finish my Dark Angels Legion:/

[Lord_Ikka]

2 minutes ago, Quantum said:

I am wondering though, that cannot be the Lion's Sword, no? Cypher is still carrying that around?

This sword is called Fealty. Don't know if it has a history, but like Gulliman the Lion had/used multiple weapons during his career. 

[Astartes Consul]

Just adding my voice to the chorus saying how incredible this model is. Absolutely nailed it.

[Grey Angel]

6 hours ago, WrathOfTheLion said:

I think they knocked this one out of the park, 10/10. Fantastic model.

10/10? More like 11/10

[Akerkoke]

One of the most beautiful minis GW has ever done if not the prettiest.
Also the lion mane coming out and over the mantle, the pose, damn it's perfect!

[UtariOnzo]

I’m gonna take a wild guess and say the hooded heads both share the same hood, meaning you’d have to magnetise the faces that fit into it as well of you want all 4 options. Which I will be doing because I can’t pick which one I prefer!

 

as said in the DA forums, I love this model apart from the little vent wings, everything else is stellar.

[SkimaskMohawk]

I really like the model as its own thing (especially the face), though there are elements that looked very AoS.

 

I don't really like it in comparison to the 30k model. Ornamentation plays a big part.

 

The paint scheme is not good, and definitely affects my second point.

[Lord Marshal]

My first thought was "Kruber? Did you get sucked into a warp portal?" 

 

 

[Subtleknife]

I think the model looks great. It stays in line with the 30k model and builds on it.

 

It kind of makes me sad how they did so well with this model but butchered Gman in comparison (especially with his pose).

 

 

Edited March 23, 2023 by Subtleknife

[Orange Knight]

I think Guilliman looks good with the right paint job and the helmet on (GW's paintjob is not the best I've seen), but the Lion is an incredible model for sure.

[grailkeeper]

Any story given how he got the Emperors shield?

[Subtleknife]

4 minutes ago, grailkeeper said:

Any story given how he got the Emperors shield?

Yeah I wondered that. I don't remember him having it in 30k, I haven't missed anything have I?

[grailkeeper]

Presumably it means that after he woke up he went to Terra to talk to dad, like Gulliman did. But that's me speculating.