I attended the Veterans Openday at GWHQ in Nottingham today.
I bought a few of the new epic minis there, all of which, in my opinion are excellent. ?Here is a review of the Epic minis I purchased:
The Ragnarok tank:
An absoloutely brilliant tank mini. ?Its models like this that just go to show how cool Jervis is getting this sort of stuff produced for Epic. ?It looked good in the pictures I have seen on the net, but it looks even better close up.
Size-wise it is quite pleasing. ?The hull is longer than that of the Leman Russ (ignoring the Lascannon poking out of the LR) and about the same width. ?With the turret on the mini it is much taller than the Leman Russ, and just slightly taller than the Land Raider. ?Its got a nice heavy, slab-sided feel to it.
Also, the turret is set slightly off centre, to the right (looking at the tank from the front), something I didn't notice in the pictures. ?Each tank is in 4 pieces (hull, turret, and two small stubber turrets).
I bought 2 blisters (3 tanks per blister) and all 6 tanks are nicely molded, with minimal flash, and no covering of details or warping. ?Excellent.
Space Marine Character Pack:
This is very nice. ?There are a lot of characters in the pack. ?You get:
4 Captains (1 on bike, 1 with jump pack, 1 in Terminator armour, 1 normal)
5 Chaplains (1 on bike, 1 in Terminator armour, 1 with jump pack, and 2 normal)
6 Librarians (1 on bike, 1 in Terminator armour, 1 with Jump pack, 3 normal)
2 Sergeants
3 Standard Bearers (2 normal, 1 on bike)
1 Medic
1 Techmarine
1 Servitor
Some of the models in the pack are straight copies of the old plastic characters and marines, most are based on the old plastic characters with new bits sculpted. ?The new servitor appears to be the only new fig, though his legs look supisciously like those of the scout model.
There are only two bad models in this set, IMO, the rest are OK to brilliant. ?The Cheif Librarian is based on the standard one, but has the librarian horned skull on his shoulder pad and a cloak. ?The bike and terminator librarians are good too. ?One standard bearer has a powerfist, which he is holding the standard up with. ?
The highlight of the set is the Commander on foot. ?It is based on the plastic Chaplain body, but with new torso, head and powerfist arm, and just looks huge and imposing, like a marine captain should.
Forgeworld Grey Knights:
These are just brilliant, Will Hayes is a sculpting genius. ?I looked at them up close with my handloupe that I use at work, and can clearly make out all the details. ?Things like purity seals, the chapter symbols, icons, skulls, the shoulder shield on the terminators, etc. ?The Brother-Captain/Grand Master model is just the best.
The power armour Grey Knights come 20 to a pack and there are 4 individually variant models. ?2 normal GK's in different poses, a Justicar, and a GK with an Incinerator.
The Terminator Grey Knights come 10 to a pack, and there are 6 Individually variant models. ?3 normal in different poses (one has a sword rather than a halberd), 1 with a Psycannon, 1 with an Incinerator, and the Brother-Captain/Grand Master.
The GK Land Raiders are 9 pieces per model. ?They are a bit smaller than the SG Epic Land Raider, and have greater detail, particularly in the sponson area. ?A nice feature of this model is the opened rear top hatch with a Grey Knight manning the Storm Bolter ?
In my opinion, the Grey Knights are the pinnacle of Epic minis.
Rob
