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Offline Evil_and_Chaos

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What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« on: February 21, 2012, 05:36:40 PM »
Just wondering what's missing from the range, that no 3rd party company provides all that well either.

Offline horizon

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 06:40:17 PM »
Craftworld Eldar battleship
Dark Eldar cruiser sized vessel (the current is more light cruiser).

Various Kroot spheres
Nicassar dhows (out of stock, never to be made again)
Demiurg escorts

All other extras would be bonus.


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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 07:13:27 PM »
This thread makes me happy. ;D

Also, Craftworld Eldar Auxiliaries (Transports mostly, but tankers and Escort Carriers would be nice too)

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2012, 01:26:08 AM »
Wow.. I am rather amazed at the liberty taken by you Horizon, I am pretty damn sure he meant "what ships exist but do not have miniatures"

Which effectively limits it to the following

Space Station (we have an orbital dock, but nothing that directly resembles what is shown in the book)

Nicassar Dhows (no longer in production :()

Miscellaneous vessels in the appendix section. 

Offline jianaran

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2012, 04:57:46 AM »
Relatively new to this, but the ships I'm aware of:
CE Supernova cruiser
CWE Wyrm BS (even has concept art!)

Then, most of the Tyranid fleet. Obviously most people make their own models using 40k bitz, but purpose designed Alien Bioships would be nice to see (and wonderfully IP-neutral, too)

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2012, 05:28:58 AM »
This thread makes me happy. ;D

Also, Craftworld Eldar Auxiliaries (Transports mostly, but tankers and Escort Carriers would be nice too)

FW makes eldar transports
 http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/ELDAR-TRANSPORTS.html
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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2012, 05:51:58 AM »
But not CWE Transports.

Edit: To expand, and trying not to drag things too far off topic, there are several key differences between Eldar Corsairs and CWE ships.

1) The hull. Corsair fuselages have a much sharper prow, and are much taller in relation to their height. In more specific terms, Eldar ship hulls are generally conic sections, or close approximations thereof. Corsairs have their hullscut closer to the point of the cone than CWE ships, resulting in a different overall shape. CWE ships also have 'clean' hulls with batteries sanwiched between the upper and lower hulls; Corsairs have 'dirty' hulls, studded with turrets.

2) The sail. CWE ships have a single mast that supports a continuous membrane for each sail, i.e. something like a Bermuda Rig. Corsairs have ribbed sails, much like those on traditional Chinese Junks, composed of a pattern of smaller membranes within a rigid structure.

The FW Transports have high, pointed prows studded with turrets, and ribbed sails. I'd like to see a CWE styled Transport. Actually a Star Wars Medium Transport with a solar sail on a rigger attached to the back would fit the bill pretty well. It even has the same style bridge. (Must be a coincidence)
« Last Edit: February 22, 2012, 06:16:54 AM by Spectrar Ghost »

Offline Evil_and_Chaos

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 12:39:58 PM »
What page is the space station image on?
Alternatively, are there any pictures online?

Sounds like it'd be a fun second BFG project for me (my first was a BFG scale caestus assault ram).

EDIT: Oh wait I found it. Gonna make me one, I think!
« Last Edit: February 22, 2012, 08:19:38 PM by Evil_and_Chaos »

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2012, 02:09:50 AM »
i agree with horizon

Kroot spheres, small, medium and large
demiurge escorts

as well as transport ships of all varieties for all factions

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2012, 02:33:24 AM »
I would love more Tyranid ships and more Demiurg ships. It may not be fluffy or whatnot but a full Demiurg fleet would be awesome.

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2012, 04:41:26 AM »
I'd love to see don Rak'gul ships personally. There's enough stats from Rogue Trader RPG to compare them to Lunar and Gothic ships and port the stats to BFG.
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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2012, 04:46:10 AM »
But not CWE Transports.

Edit: To expand, and trying not to drag things too far off topic, there are several key differences between Eldar Corsairs and CWE ships.

Meh. All those pointy ears look the same to me (especially after my WBs are done with them)! ;)
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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2012, 10:13:53 AM »
Endeavour/Endurance/Defiant light cruisers?
Tyranid Krakens?

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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2012, 03:51:36 PM »
these work for the Endeavour series CL:

http://www.twolandscreative.com/wip/bfg/zeusupdate.jpg
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Re: What's missing from BFG modelwise?
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2012, 06:42:06 PM »