tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post3463424728547282410..comments2024-03-28T05:02:45.682-07:00Comments on Between the Bolter and Me: Cerastus Knight-Lancer ImpressionsAdam Wierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710889303035437886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-52089173710526731412014-04-14T20:50:46.157-07:002014-04-14T20:50:46.157-07:00Yeah, I certainly am a fan of the new lancer; it h...Yeah, I certainly am a fan of the new lancer; it has much more of a titan feel then the plastic Knight. The non-posable legs certainly was a disappointment, but I still like the model and feel it has a lot of character.Eric Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276836738624222147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-39944157743378611812014-04-14T07:55:28.859-07:002014-04-14T07:55:28.859-07:00The FW knight looks amazing. I was not sold on the...The FW knight looks amazing. I was not sold on the original GW knight to be honest, way too much hype I think. This lithe, sleek model with a dynamic pose is a lot more appealing than the "harumpf" pose GW's knight has. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-69884013350521373452014-04-10T16:44:37.963-07:002014-04-10T16:44:37.963-07:00Yeah I certainly see it as a missed opportunity. ...Yeah I certainly see it as a missed opportunity. I think the whole Chapterhouse case really affected how GW operates in a negative way. Instead of creating a flexible and creative codex, they streamline it down to a single model or two that they had the money to produce. Before they would add additional units and options, even if their current kits could not represent it, giving us opportunities to convert them and imagine them. Maybe GW would make a kit for it, but they did not have to. Now if they do not have a kit for it, it does not go in the book. GW made this fantastic Knight model and wanted to release it as quickly as possible, and in order to get the rules in people's hands they made a codex that only reflected the model (fearing that other companies would jump on the opportunity to make additional weapon arms if the option was there); which just comes off as rushed an incomplete. And then when we get a nice model like the Lancer, we cannot help but feel a little cheated.<br /><br />I also agree that the prospect of assembling such a large resin model is a bit of a nightmare... So many casting defects and warping...Eric Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276836738624222147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-20882365838463382092014-04-10T10:08:04.401-07:002014-04-10T10:08:04.401-07:00Nice look at the model! I have to admit that I am ...Nice look at the model! I have to admit that I am torn on this issue, though, and here's why:<br /><br />On the one hand, the Cerastus Lancer is a cool model, as is the norm with the more impressive FW kits.<br /><br />On the other hand, I think this whole affair really seems like a bit of a missed opportunity: The GW plastic knight kit seems modular enough as is (consider the weapon arms: Those look like they were basically designed with different loadouts already in mind), plus it would probably have been a pretty viable base for a FW resin upgrade kit or two. Instead of that, we now get a completely new titan that is twice as tall, doesn't share the same base model, has additional detail that somehow seems to cheapen the (amazing) plastic Knight in hindsight (yeah, I am looking at you cockpit interior) and doesn't appear in the codex. Way to go, guys!<br /><br />All in all, it somehow seems like they didn't really think this through, at least not the first wave of releases. My verdict so far is this: The plastic Knight is still an amazing model, one of the most amazing models to come out of GW in the recent past, in fact. The Lancer will certainly have its fans, but the prospect of building a kit of this size from resin (instead of the more user friendly and more flexible plastic) is an absolute dealbreaker for me. And that's not even talking about the possible cost. And there's zero parts overlap between the two kits. Like I said, a cool model, but also lots and lots of missed opportunities -- what a shame!KrautScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992997405409517857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-3072848459104488612014-04-09T21:01:08.262-07:002014-04-09T21:01:08.262-07:00Yeah... I could see something like that happening....Yeah... I could see something like that happening. They pump out so many these days it is hard to keep track of everything.Eric Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276836738624222147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-30667488536108032712014-04-09T20:20:37.328-07:002014-04-09T20:20:37.328-07:00my fear would be GW pushing out an e-update to the...my fear would be GW pushing out an e-update to the ipad users for the new variant rules which would disadvantage the printed book owners. I'd be even more annoyed if they used this as an opportunity to put out a data slate for the FW kit. LWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769460904008281915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-90547509553371960812014-04-09T19:47:12.630-07:002014-04-09T19:47:12.630-07:00Yeah I really think GW missed the boat a bit with ...Yeah I really think GW missed the boat a bit with releasing a two entry codex. If it were not a stand alone codex, it would be fine, but not like this. I suppose it is nice that FW is doing something, because I feel it is extremely unlikely that GW will expand on the range.<br /><br />I feel if FW releases a Knight Crusader, they will be able to flex their own creative muscles a bit more then they did with the Lancer (since it is rather distinctive looking from the other Knights).Eric Wierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276836738624222147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901426566557963132.post-62393348990627724402014-04-09T13:44:03.206-07:002014-04-09T13:44:03.206-07:00Those weapon renders look impressive.
While I l...Those weapon renders look impressive. <br /><br />While I like that FW is on the front foot with bringing additional Knight equipment to market I'm not sold on the design differences to the GW offer. I would have liked to see something similar but different like what they have been doing with the Marine gunships.<br /><br />The size of this beast is staggering in that comparison shot. <br /><br />Very interested to see if they fill in the rest of the range. GW missed a trick putting only the two options in the codex. LWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769460904008281915noreply@blogger.com