Okay so it's been another week, and we've had another beautiful supply of citadel miniatures to gawk at! Lets get started:
Runelord
Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs - Plastic Hero Clampack - £13
To start off, this miniature is another beautiful Games Workshop plastic miniature and akin to the two kits we saw last week - this little guys really fits into the Dwarf ethic.
The main feature about this kit that I found interesting was the ability to create different models from the same miniature. There are 2 beard designs, as well as 2 different options to apply to each hand giving you quite a few variants to choose from and will allow hobbyists to purchase the same miniature and use them as two individual entities. The design for the miniature is extremely Dwarfy, and he is lavished with little pieces of iconography and gems which look fantastic and add to his heritage and background. For example his helmet has been fashioned to look like an anvil which is a nice touch.
This guy will be perfect for any budding Dwarf generals starting out there, and it also blows the original Runepriest miniatures out of the water on quality. The fact that he's plastic will give people an incentive to buy him over the finecast miniatures as well, so overall this little guys onto a winner. The only downside is the price, especially if you want to get hold of a few, this will set you back.
T&H Score (8/10)
Grimm Burloksson
Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs - Plastic Hero Clampack - £13.00
Again akin to the Runelord, this guy is a plastic kit, however shares a boat with Belegar because he is a new Special Character that will be in the new Army Book. Like the Runelord, this miniature represents an area of Dwarf society, and Grimm represents the slightly bananas world of the Engineers guild.
The model in my eyes, seems a bit overcrowded, I know that the kit is trying to show off just how technological and intrinsic this little guy is, but there's too much detail for one little Dwarf to handle. Certain aspects are interesting, like the furnace banner which is powering his mechanical arm, as well as the large 'cog like' axe. But other areas are a bit too highly detailed and swamp some of the features the miniature has. On the other hand though it is great that there's a plastic Engineer miniature and like the Runelord he had interchangeable options, which allows for a bit of individuality if you want to have more than one of these guys.
I think most Dwarf players will want to get this guy, but I can't see people having much more than one of them. He's a great center piece for a Warmachine gunline and will give you opponent something to be worried about.
T&H Score (6/10)
Gyrocopter & Gyrobomber
Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs - Plastic Box-set - £28.00
This miniature has really divided opinion, and it is a huge progression from the old tired finecast miniature that has served Dwarf players so well for so many years. However we have a new kit, that in my eyes really does fill the role perfectly. The kit also creates the new Gyrobomber entry which is a larger, more devastating cousin of the original Gyrocopter.
To start, the Gyrocopter is a lot smaller than it's newer brother, although the hull is the same, the model doesn't have a huge tail of bombs. The kit is actually quite small in comparison due to this and appears to make the Gyrocopter look quite stumpy, almost like a flying egg. However from the side view, the proportions are a bit better as there is a tail fin as well as the mechanical gubbins which give it a better definition. This version of the model isn't quite as good as the larger Gyrobomber which is surprising as it's usually the newer entry that suffers on the design front.
The Gyrobomber is fantastic, the hull is weighed nicely against the rear bomb holding area, the extra length gives the model a better overall look that the Gyrocopter doesn't have. The bombs themselves look great, and although the model is extremely left field I think it will fit perfectly into Dwarf armies everywhere - if it's your kind of miniature of course.
A few gripes however, firstly I'm not so keen on the Dwarf driving it, I think he's been made to look a bit too comical. Additionally the propellers are a bit over designed - they would look a lot better if they had been simple straight planks rather than having a boomerang curve.
I think this is a great addition to the range, but I can see why it may look a bit out of place with older miniatures and armies. But I'm sure the model will be a dream to put together and paint, and they'll undoubtedly be fantastic on the tabletop! So Red Squadron, to battle!
T&H Score (7/10)
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