Heresy Thursday - Dark Emissary Consul

[Joe]

 

 

WarCom Article.

 

Another consul this week, for the best legion of course.

[TrawlingCleaner]

When your dog has been quiet for too long and you catch a whiff of something funky

 

Rad mini that has potential as a cool sorcerer too!

Edited November 30, 2023 by TrawlingCleaner

[Lord Marshal]

That face....

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Lord Marshal

[Joe]

Honestly, can't get over how much I'm liking this one; perfect middle-ground between Crusade/Heresy-designs, and later Chaos Space Marines.

[Matcap86]

More MK4, GIMME THAT PLASTIC UPGRADE BABY. 

[CL_Mission]

It's amazing just how miserable they made this guy look. Good job!

[Urauloth]

I love this so much I can't even complain that it's resin.

[Lord Marshal]

So in terms of Legion-specific Consuls, we're still missing...

• DA Paladin
• EC Phoenix Warden
• SW Speaker of the Dead / Caster of Runes.
• IW  IF Castellan
• WB Diabloist
• AL Saboteur

I assume Jarls, Thegn and Iron Fathers will just be covered by the Praetor models.

 

It might be for Legions without a unique Consul they just get a dedicated Legion-model for a standard Consul, like how Thousand Sons received their own Librarian last week. 

Edited November 30, 2023 by Lord Marshal

[Joe]

1 minute ago, Lord Marshal said:

• IW Castellan

 

I know someone you've dealt mortal damage to by getting this wrong.

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

Nice miniature,except for the grumpy face(no helmet option?),  but I expected something more sinister.I think it can make an excellent librarian for a SoH army.

Changing icons between  staff and backpack is necessary to make a proper Dark Emissary 

And another miniature an mk IV!  Maybe new plastic  models are coming out soon!

2 minutes ago, Lord Marshal said:

So in terms of Legion-specific Consuls, we're still missing...

• DA Paladin
• EC Phoenix Warden
• SW Speaker of the Dead / Caster of Runes.
• IF Castellan
• WB Diabloist
• AL Saboteur

I assume Jarls, Thegn and Iron Fathers will just be covered by the Praetor models.

 

It might be for Legions without a unique Consul they just get a dedicated Legion-model for a standard Consul, like how Thousand Sons received their own Librarian last week. 

 I think an Iron Father in terminator armor was released, right?

[Lord Marshal]

1 minute ago, Joe said:

 

I know someone you've dealt mortal damage to by getting this wrong.

 

[Wormwoods]

I like the lingering bits of Luna Wolf iconography, that's a nice touch.

[Astartes Consul]

Oh that's hot.

 

And more new Mk IV!

 

[Dont-Be-Haten]

Fantastic looking model.

 

But the Raven Guard, Salamanders, Iron Warriors, and World Eaters still don't have a Praetor. And the Sons of Horus get yet another character. 90% sure next week will be another Imperial Fist, if not more LI.

 

[Marshal Rohr]

Mark 4 new design confirmed

[WrathOfTheLion]

20 minutes ago, Marshal Rohr said:

Mark 4 new design confirmed

The new legs on this really stand out to me, even compared to the most recent TS model.

 

There was also a rumor going around in the launch, might have been from Valrak or maybe even multiple places, that they had already redesigned all the MK II - MK VI armor marks, before even the Age of Darkness box was out. Considering we've now seen all but MK V in some capacity, there's good evidence that is correct.

Edited November 30, 2023 by WrathOfTheLion

[Bouargh]

Hummm... Dark Emissary... Does it indicates that, in the end, Horus is only a puppet of Be´lakor??? This one already sent his own Dark Emissaries everywhere previously.

 

 

 

Nice new mini anyway. It could be used as well as a proxy Sorcerer or a Dark Apostle too.

[TempestBlade]

Awesome model but resin? That’s a pass for me. Why not just make the move to plastic? I feel like more people would be tempted to pick it up then. Oh well if you like resin that guy is amazing! 

[Halandaar]

9 minutes ago, TempestBlade said:

Why not just make the move to plastic? I feel like more people would be tempted to pick it up then.

 

Because resin moulds are significantly cheaper to make than plastic ones and that means GW can make their investment back with a lower number of units sold. Makes it ideal for minis like this which have limited appeal and therefore not likely to sell in significant numbers.

 

You've got to remember that Heresy is already a niche within a niche, and individual legions are even smaller niches within that; the customer pool for minis like this is actually quite small. 

[Varyn]

58 minutes ago, Dont-Be-Haten said:

Fantastic looking model.

 

But the Raven Guard, Salamanders, Iron Warriors, and World Eaters still don't have a Praetor. And the Sons of Horus get yet another character. 90% sure next week will be another Imperial Fist, if not more LI.

 

 

My money is on the IF Castellan. 

 

I think they'll round out the legion specific consuls, in particular the ones which are new to 2.0, before we get to the missing legion praetors. 

 

 

[MoriyaSchism]

Yes, a face fit for a loyalist in M41.

[Ramell]

He looks so mad. I love it.

[StrangerOrders]

Well done FW on faithfully capturing the worst job in 30k!

 

That is also the face I would make if I was told to go give Angron or Perty an order they are unlikely to take well!

[Robbienw]

Wow he does not look happy,

[Legionary Pallas]

I like that there's what looks like the beginnings of some suspiciously Chaos looking points appearing on the trim on various parts of this model. Though I can't help but feel he's missing some Cthonian gang scratchings or some bonding studs somewhere on his armour. In comparison to Maloghurst and the Praetors, I feel like the Dark Emissary needed that little extra SoH roughness and edge.

 

The Librarian last time did really blow me away though, so perhaps I'm just being overly picky, it is a really nice looking model and I do love those little Chaos points starting to poke their head into the design language.