Thursday, November 11, 2010

The Storm Raven Revealed! Possible New Dread in background!

Old School here and it looks like GW went and outed the Storm Raven either by accident or clever marketing manuevers. Either way, it was spotted and it is out there. The image was spotted on their Web site, but then was taken down. Here is thread from dakka detailing the sighting:
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"So I tried to get to the 40k FAQ site and this is what I got instead:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/co...e=true&start=2


Could it be true? Or is it just a killer conversion?


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Since they took it down, here is what it said:


http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...Stormraven.jpg


Over the next few pages, we will be taking a look at how to paint the Blood Angels Stormraven Gunship, including how to weather the vehicle and paint the interior detail. A great addition and centrepiece model for any Blood Angels army, this will be an invaluable guide to help you get the most from this fantastic kit.


Death from Above
The Stormraven Gunship is an incredibly versatile craft, able to fulfill the roll of orbital dropship, armoured transport and strike aircraft in a way that few, or indeed any, ships could hope to match. The Stormraven ensures that the Blood Angels remain undisputed masters of the skies, as dominant in the air as their troops are on the ground. Smaller and nimbler than the more cumbersome Thunderhawk Gunships, the Stormraven's compact hull and vectored thrusters enable it to operate at maximum efficiency in all but the densest terrain. A Stormraven can often be seen hurtling straight into the heart of the enemy forces, unleashing its considerable arsenal in a terrifying display of firepower, before disgorging a squad, Dreadnought, or even both, into the thick of the fighting.
On the tabletop


With its potent firepower, speed and transport capacity, the uses of a Stormraven on the battlefield are myriad, but its role of choice is as an unparalleled assault vehicle. With a huge variety of weapon options, and no less than four tank-busting Bloodstrike Missiles, both enemy infantry and vehicles alike fear drawing the attention of its guns. A transport capacity of 12 combined with the ability to safely carry a Dreadnought to battle as well certainly proves the Stormraven to be a transport vehicle of the very finest quality. This unique combination of speed, firepower and transport capacity means that a Stormraven can support any tactical preference, so there is always a place for it in any Blood Angels army.


Nick: A Stormraven will be the focal point of your army, so it's well worth giving it a lot of attention when painting it. These techniques can effectively be applied to any other vehicles in your Blood Angels army too, so keep this in mind and you will have a great looking fleet of vehicles in no time. I painted this Stormraven to match the battleforce that I painted for the Blood Angels army workshop in February 2011's White Dwarf; it's part of the 3rd Company, in keeping with the rest of the models. As a personal touch, I've weathered the model to appear heavily battle worn, but if you wish to keep your vehicle in pristine condition, skip page 6 and you'll have an immaculate vehicle, fresh as if at the beginning of a campaign.

There it is ladies and gentlemen. That is what it looks like, so converters, set your tools aside unless you can do better. Storm Raven fanboys, strap on your lobster bibs and Samsquanch Monster, make ready to buy me a troop box, cause the storm raven is on it's way!
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What do you think of the Storm Raven? Sexy peice of Standard Construct Template or terrible box of doom? Let's hear your thoughts!

15 comments:

  1. I'm not really impressed. It looks WAY too short, length-wise. It's like a flying VW beetle, and not in a good way.

    I really hope I don't need to stick Grey Knights in that thing when that codex comes out.

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  2. It could be just a prototype or a conversion. That kit is ugly. Ugly as sin. I have to agree with Vogrin on this one. My Eldar would be laughing to hard to fight the Grey Knights if they landed in that thing.

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  3. Terrible in comparison to the kit-bashed and scratch built options presented by gamers' and fans.
    Based on visual appearance alone, I wouldn't buy it.

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  4. In the grim darkness of the future there is only FUGLY!

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  5. Captain Khorne:

    Terrible, like a flying-- METAL BOXESSSS

    sorry :( literally its the smart for 4 of the aircraft world

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  6. looks like a flying goldfish

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  7. Going to be a bugger to transport unless you magnetise the wings so that they can come off.

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  8. I am not in favor, and I like marines…

    Put simply, I would not buy that. There is nothing else in the Space marine range I could imagine I wouldn't end up buying for one reason or another…

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  9. Love it. I think it will look a lot more balanced out with a Dread hanging from it...

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  10. That looks like a conversion to be honest though I could be wrong...

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  11. your all wrong, it is a goldfish.

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  12. That thing is the equivalent of a Space Marine short bus. It should be painted yellow and have "special people" stumbling out of it.

    Aside from the assault ramp and turret on top it is way to short and stubby to even look air-worthy let alone battle ready. I envisioned the Storm Raven as a smaller Thunderhawk that looked like a flying Land Raider minus some of the bulk. Well they accomplished that in the most comical way possible.

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  13. It looks a bit meh, like the front of a thunderhawk, but then they forgot the back.

    Is the dread in the background an old variant - has there always been a left hand power fist??

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  14. I don't like Marines and couldn't think of a more better unit for them. It's fugly and what they deserve. Now roll on the Q_Q from non Blood Angel Marine players about how it's unfair they don't have one.

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  15. It's good to see I am not the only one who went "really?" when they saw this. Thanks for the feedback guys.

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