Now THAT'S A Storm Bird!

9/2/2015

Forge World have previewed their upcoming Storm Bird drop ship for their Horus heresy line - and feelings are very very mixed!
I hear some who love the idea of a bigger Thunderhawk - but then again some remember the iconic image from White Dwarf many years ago and this is what they had hoped for.

Classic White Dwarf Storm Bird (above) vs. New Forge World (below)

Image Courtesy of Battle Bunnies

So what do you think? Do you like the new one or do you like this Aliens-inspired VTOL version?

4 Comments

Doug

9/2/2015 10:47:27

I think the new one is butt ugly. I like the older VTOL version but just don't like the new one at all. The 4 engines and the stupid little front wings just turn me off. Regular thunderhawk looks 10 times better and I even like the storm raven.

Beardy Hammer link

9/2/2015 10:58:58

Hey Doug, I must admit I'm with you! I've always loved the picture with the Storm Bird in it. It's one of the first Horus Heresy pictures I ever saw. Marine vs Marine - aaaaah, the pleasure of it all.
Having read some of the novels, this doesn't speak of Storm Bird to me. It's just a big Thunderhawk, which I like in Epic scale, but not sure about in 28mm.
I'm not into this model at all. Apart from all that, imagine how expensive and heavy it will be (and a pain in the arse to build)!
Thanks for commenting. I'm sure it has fans, so looking forward to hearing from them - they might win me over.
#Shocked&Awed

Da Masta Cheef link

9/2/2015 16:53:21

lol, the FW one looks like it was built out of legos to me!

Beardy Hammer link

10/2/2015 03:05:16

That's very clever, Da Masta Cheef!
It is very blocky!
"Every Storm Bird is awesome... la la la"

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