Merry Christmas everyone!
Forgeworld's Jigsaw is finished, the Lord of the Raven Guard is revealed:
In my oppinion, he has a great look overall, but he needs his whip instead of the pistole, and maybe an helmet instead of his "phoenician" hair ;) (but that's something that may look better with a paint job!)
The armour, claws and backpack are superb though - as is the base.
What do you think about the model? Write us in the comments below!
Regards,
Lady Atia
I love all the Primarchs but unfortunately this one is my least favourite so far...can't even see a way to repose him...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sculpt though. Been staring at this for an hour. Maybe I could make him run...
DeleteI think the head is the problem. I always corax having short, functional hail. He's a silent calculating killer not an emo. The rest of the model is superb though.
DeleteBeautiful details on the armour. Sure the head looks good close up, not sure how close to his Native American look it actually is.
ReplyDeleteFlight pack looks great too.
Hair and pose is Fulgrim-esque. Would have been very difficult to sculpt him with his lank hair and a static pose, as well as capture his dynamism. The wings folded behind in a static pose would not have captured him.
I think I will have to wait until I see him fully painted before I cast my final verdict, but I'm sure he is a grower.
Well, I guess they used CAD3D for him - so they *could* repose him (with lank hair) for his heavy bolter option after all - that way we would get a more static and a more action pose version :)
DeleteI like it. His claws are retractable. He's aiming one of his archeotech pistols. His hair didn't end up being the weird pageboy haircut that so many artists gave him.
ReplyDeleteI think that all of the primarchs should have optional helmets, though.
I knew that as soon as I committed to Alpha Legion, that Corax would release lol. Oh, well. Maybe Alpharius will be out next year.
Isn't Armillus Dynat Alpha....?
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Wait, I'm still not supposed to talk about that? ... oh ...
:P
We are all Alpharius!
DeleteI like it - it will be relatively easy to give him a helmet if that's your preference. I would guess that the pistol hand is optional, whether the kit includes a whip option or just a closed fist with the claws extended... we'll see. The flight pack is about what I had in mind.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested to know how he plays on the table - has anyone been proxying him in or using a converted/alt model? :)
Overall i really like the model, armour detail is great, jump pack and wings are wonderful, retractable claws are stunning, face looks good, but one gripe though: that hair just aint look right. It looks like simon went with a landing pose following flight, hence wind swept hair, however i believe the same pose makes more sense as a pushing away from the ruin to take flight and firing a snapshot at the marine. Which would allow the hair to be sculpted down not flowing stupidly behind without any other changes.
ReplyDeleteIs that the whip handle i see sticking out on his left side? and i love the retracted left hand claws.
I guess we'll be waiting for the helmets on this one.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing more pictures with him painted up! I was hoping he would be using his whip but his weapon load out looks good!
ReplyDeleteI'm a massive fan of Simon's work but I have to be honest and say I'm disappointed so far.
ReplyDeleteThe weapons look great but the head doesnt look lile Corax to my eye. The turbines on the backpack look way too small in this pic too. Hopefully there are more around the back, as they look too small to lift a Primarch.
I'll reserve my final judgement till I see more pics or see the model in person though.
My only gripe thus far is the head. It looks like they tacked Fulgrim's head on an otherwise complete model.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know when Jaghatai's supposed to hit? :P
This is definately the first primarch which I haven't had an immediate and overwhelming desire to buy! Shame as Corax is such a cool character! Hope that it includes a helmet and whip option.
ReplyDeleteAlso did you guys see that Pharos has been released as a digital download? But won't be out in book form for "some time". Grinds my gears a little that.
Thanks for all the hard work this year guys and gals, particularly in the tail end! Can't wait to see what next year brings.
Cheers buddy.
DeleteYeah, it pisses me off a bit too that BL does this. I have got to a point where I only buy MP3s now. That means I can paint and listen to a book at the same time. Makes me double my hobby time or enables chore & hobby time to be merged!
Oh man..this model..the Lightning claws are supposed to be housed in power fists. The thrusters are waaaaaay to small..the Raven skull cod piece is missing, as are the Raven feathers around his waist. The claws themselves are supposed to be 3ft long and his fingers are supposed to be taloned..the armor is squared off, instead of rounded, and the wings are to thin....uhhgggg, it's as if mark and Simon purposely ignored every bit of art and literature on Corax and said fuck it, we're doing our own thing, screw the fans
DeleteWhat I wanted for Corax, was a scene from first heretic, when he lays into the bastards of lorgar..I wanted him on his feet, a blur of action with each claw killing a marine (reference an angrons model) and a third marine being sheared by a wing with a few already dead at his feet..there are two primarchs with lightning claws, both were done wrong aestheticly and are not actively being used in the pose to kill anyone.
ReplyDeleteNeeds his whip. Badly. I really imagined him cleaving an iron warrior apart with it. Instead we get this shitty pistol.
ReplyDeleteI hope forgeworld do a whip conversion kit.
Wow people are really down on this sculpt? I hope it comes with a whip option and a helmet to unbreak peoples hearts :/
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