Raging Heroes releasing evil female unit in Feb

[eldargal]

And finally, we are also working on our first large-size unit. It will have 10 minis, all female, and, of course, all evil.
We'd like to have them out in February... Want to venture a guess as to what they are?
...
Regarding units, we have reworked quite extensively our production pipeline to be able to produce units,
squadrons and bands of miniatures at a reasonable price..
Via Warseer. I assume they will be resin not plastic, but that is the route AoW are going to who cares? The more (evil) female kits the better.

[Archon]

My guess are witches - yay - witchinghour! That could drew me to fantasy again ... DE with a big core of witches:cool:

[eldargal]

Yep most people are assuming Witch Elves. Looking forward to seeing what they do with the concept. Or what they do if it isn't Witch Elves.

[Wildeybeast]

Well, it's going to be something compatible with Warhammer, so it's pretty much a dead cert for witch elves.

[eldargal]

True. but we don't know for sure. Everyone thought the next plastic kit AoW would be releasing was going to be Witch Elves too so I just think we shouldn't take these things for granted.:)

[Wildeybeast]

A fair point. I'm just struggling to think of another likely choice. I suppose Harpies perhaps. Or daemonettes. Female chaos warriors? Or female Orcs?

[eldargal]

Female Chaos warriors would be nifty. Even if they are Elves they could be female Executioners or Black Guard too, come to think of it. I'm rather looking forward to finding out.

[Stad]

Could be female equil - like female dwarves, orcs etc...

Have some mixture all over... Wanted to build a guard female army and now all those heads are available...

[Grovel]

Given the other releases they've put out, I'd put money on a unit of female Chaos Warriors.

[DanteSuper]

hmm interesting. Looking forward for what it will be.

[eldargal]

Little bit miffed they said it would be announced in February and it is now March with no word.:(

[drake2.0]

interested to see what they look like.

[eldargal]

I wonder what on earth this could be:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/something-wicked.jpg?100574
*squee*

[Wildeybeast]

I wonder what on earth this could be:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/something-wicked.jpg?100574
*squee*

Hmm, it's hard to tell from the pic, it isn't very clear, but I reckon new goblins are on the cards.

[Stepfan]

That's a nice looking Witch Elf...

[eldargal]

WANT!
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/2192/files/line-up-teaser-en.jpg?100432
NOW!

*squeee*

[Verilance]

you cant really tell but from their silhouettes alone they look very dynamic

[Brakkart]

Ohh very interesting. I like the poses, though of the shot with the 10 in it I note that none of them is the one from the solo pic, and the blurb mentions a command group who are also not seen. Assuming that the solo is a unit champion/hero, then there's at least another 2 figures to be seen yet (Musician & Standard bearer). As they seem to be being sold in 5 packs, that would mean either you get a random 5 out of the 10 in each box, or there's 2x troops 5 packs coming. Guess we'll find out soon.

Loving the name too: Blood Vestals, yeah like that lot are even remotely virginal!

[Chronowraith]

Fate is conspiring to force me into playing Dark Elves again...

[eldargal]

Hey, they might be.:p Showing off their bodies knowing full well men won't get to have any fun with them, sounds like something nasty lady Elves would do.:rolleyes:


Loving the name too: Blood Vestals, yeah like that lot are even remotely virginal!

[Brakkart]

Hey, they might be.:p Showing off their bodies knowing full well men won't get to have any fun with them, sounds like something nasty lady Elves would do.:rolleyes:

Actually yeah, good point. I stand corrected. That is entirely cruel and thus very fitting!

[Aenir]

Eldargal, IIRC, arent you a Empire/new VC general? how would these evil elf women fit into your armies? Arent the dogs of war illegal now? :)

*just doing my part, as my Knights are loathe to run down helpless maidens from the top of my mounted steed*

[eldargal]

High and Dark Elves were my first armies, followed by Empire and recently VC.:) Dark Elves are probably my favourite army fro ma lore perspective and would be from a modelling perspective if mor of the range were plastic.

[Brakkart]

Actually as nice as these new models look to be, I can't help but wonder how useful they are. I've long been tempted by a Dark Elf army and have just been looking through the various DE army lists posted here... and not one of them that I can find has Witch Elves in it. Reading the army book itself they seem to be decent enough troops and the price is fair so why the great aversion to using them? Can someone enlighten me?

[eldargal]

I'm not sure, I always use Witch Elves and find them very effective with or without a cauldron of blood. They are fragile, though. I find them most effective when given spells/characters to either get them into combat quickly or protect them from missile weapons.

I often run a horde of 40, and the only reason I don't use two units in larger games is I don't want to buy more of the current models, what with GW and Raging Heroes working on their own versions.

[eldargal]

Insomnia isn't so ba when it results in Evl Elven Devils Dumplings:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/vestale-teaser-en.jpg

[Brakkart]

Looking good. The face is suitably stern/cruel looking. And there's going to be sci-fi versions as well. I'll have to let my friend who plays Dark Eldar know about that. If the rest of the figures are as good as this one, I reckon they will sell loads of them!

As for me, guess I'll be getting that Dark Elf army then... my poor wallet.

[lobster-overlord]

Actually as nice as these new models look to be, I can't help but wonder how useful they are. I've long been tempted by a Dark Elf army and have just been looking through the various DE army lists posted here... and not one of them that I can find has Witch Elves in it. Reading the army book itself they seem to be decent enough troops and the price is fair so why the great aversion to using them? Can someone enlighten me?

um.... cause the existing models are UUUUUGGGGGLLLLLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

[Wildeybeast]

I have to admit, they look really nice. They have made great job with the bodies/armour and the faces look pretty nice too.

[eldargal]

I've suggested on the Raging Heroes blog (along with quite a few others) that they reduce the size of the heads and perhaps try and make the faces a little less masculine. But on the whole they really are nice sculpts from what we've seen so far.

Also at one Euro each they will be super affordable. Almost too affordable. I think something suspicious is going on.:p

[Thornblood]

Nice model.

However, whilst I dont mean to lower the tone- thats where Im going.

The reverse gravity....?

[eldargal]

All Witch Elves come with enchanted bras of lift and support. I'm more impressed with her thighs, those are some impressive thighs.

[Speed Freek]

Almost makes me want to start a witch elf themes army. I have a fondness for female armies since my main 40K army is Sisters of Battle.

[eldargal]

Scale comparison by Kendoka, stolen fom the Raging Heroes blog:
http://hem.spray.se/kendoka/rh_gw2_1280.jpg
I have to say that the proportions of the head look much, much better when the picture is sized down. I'll happily buy 40+ of these now.

[Raging Heroes]

Also at one Euro each they will be super affordable. Almost too affordable. I think something suspicious is going on.:p
One Euro each??? Unfortunately, that is incorrect information...
What we mentioned on our blog post is that if we were to do an SF version with a choice of weapons for each mini, then that would increase the price by one additional Euro per mini.
We are sorry for the confusion :-(

[eldargal]

Sorry about that, not sure how why I said that, one euro per figure is obviously ridiculous.

[Brakkart]

The pre-order is up for these lovely & lethal ladies. From their website:

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/vestals-all10.jpg?100588

We are proud to announce that our 10 Blood Vestals are now available for pre-order!

Limited Introductory Offer
Don't miss out on our special low launch price reserved for the first 100 Blood Vestals boxes and the first 25 Command Group boxes.

The Command Group box contains 1 Heroine, 1 Musician and 1 Standard Bearer as well as 2 additional Warriors.

The Blood Vestals box contains 5 more different Warriors.

Together, the Blood Vestals + Command Group total up 10 different characters.
They are 28mm scale and an excellent fit with most major Fantasy games.
Each Blood Vestal is a one-part metal cast.

Thank you for your feedback!
We not only worked non-stop this entire week to finalize our Blood Vestals and have them available for pre-order this weekend, but we also spent much time reading all your comments on our blog and on other forums, and have taken them to heart. Several topics were recurrent, so we've specifically addressed them below.

Proportions and scale
After your massive feedback asking for 28-30mm scale minis, we have scaled our Vestals accordingly.
Many were also concerned about proportions and the head size, and we worked hard on this as well to get the best possible balance between true scale and heroic proportions so that the minis can make a good fit with the minis you already own, and we are pretty happy with what we've achieved on this.

We feel they will now fit extremely well with the industry's Fantasy games.

Variety
Based on some of your comments, we have carefully selected which Vestals would go into the command Group, and which would be in the Troops box.

We chose the more dynamic poses for the Troops.
You'll also notice that several of the characters in the Troops box have their arms and weapons away from their body. This gives you the option of slightly bending them or even replace weapons to create new poses.
And three of the five Vestals have a pose that is more of a profile view. This allows you to have them looking to the right, the left, or straight ahead, depending how you position them on their base.

As for the two soldiers in the Command Group, they have more hieratic, still poses that we felt worked well to add charisma to the Command Group.

Uncovered breasts
We were completely taken by surprise by the strong reactions this topic generated, particularly since major industry players have always and continue to produce bare-chested ladies (such as GW harpies played in Dark Elf armies).

Nevertheless, we studied several options to try and keep everyone happy. The only option that could have worked for us was to produce optional armoured caps to glue on the breasts, but then, we realized that they would have been about 1,5mm wide and pretty much unworkable. A tiny bit of greenstuff will do a much better job.

Science-Fiction
It is now certain that we will produce a science-fiction version of this unit. We will soon post an online questionnaire on our blog to get a more precise feedback in terms of equipment and accessories for them.

Prices
Approx £14.50 for the Troops box and £16.25 for the Command Group box. Very fairly priced I think.

[eldargal]

Already ordered mine.:)

[Brakkart]

Heh why does that not remotely surprise me EG? ;) How many boxes have you gone for?

Also close-up pics of the two boxes:

Command Group
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/products/vestal-command-box.jpg?100591

Troops
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/products/vestal-troop-box.jpg?100591

[eldargal]

That would be telling.:rolleyes:

I'm going to try and introduce a houserule giving them a 6+ distraction ward save.

[Chronowraith]

Only a 6+?

Hell, I could stare at those elves for hours while they dismember me and I probably wouldn't feel a thing...

[eldargal]

I think 6+ is all I could get away with. :)

[eldargal]

Some pictures of 3d print masters have been put up, they look extremely pretty:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/blood-vestal-master---standard-en.jpg
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/blood-vestal-master---01-en.jpg
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/blood-vestal-master---02-en.jpg
If only GWs new paint range included an areola pink.

[Brakkart]

If only GWs new paint range included an areola pink.

I actually have a tub of Breast Cancer Awareness Pink that Reaper gave out as a freebie with orders at some point last year. Never used it yet.

Those figures do look good (in a totally nasty way).

[eldargal]

Raging Heroes have started shipping Blood Vestals:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/2192/files/sculpt-print-cast.jpg?100481
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0039/2192/files/IMG_3232.jpg?100483

They had pre-orders for 6000 Blood Vestals, or 1200 packs. Very well done RH.

[Skeith154]

those are rather nice miniatures. i've been wanting to set up a dark elf army.. (got me a black dragon and a hydra so far) but setting up a whole other army is a bit duanting when i have 5 others already on the go. still i would get a few of these for variety.

[billytwix]

Man my DE army is in peril without these!

[Dalleron]

Maybe it's because they're new, but those are awesome. Better than GW's current witch elves.

[eldargal]

I've received mine. Little mini-review:

The posing is excellent, every bit as dynamic as the 3d designs indicated.
Detailing is if anything better than the 3d print-out, very close to the 3d designs. The heads and faces really are in scale and look considerably better than I woudl have guessed looking at the web pictures alone.
Cast quality is excellent, no flash, next to no mouldlines, no mould slippage or anything like that. All very crisp and clean.
The only very minor criticism is the slottatab. It is too tall to go into a base and needs to be trimmed, but lose the tab entirely and it will be hell pinning their little feminine feet to a base as they are just so small. So careful trimming that tab.

[Nightstalker]

thanks for the info Eldargal, maybe you can just let the slottatab be so you dont have the thing where the feet disappear beneath the sand, when you do the bases.

[Brakkart]

Saw that Raging Heroes have posted a link on their Facebook page to a unit of these lethal ladies that Chaos Brushes studio has painted up, and thought I'd link a pic here cos they do look rather impressive all painted, based and ranked up:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f_SoT7IX48s/T_QatHbaZqI/AAAAAAAAAqk/JUVANGFejik/s1600/DSC03370.JPG

[eldargal]

They do look lovely painted.:)

RAging Heroes just announced a Blood Vestal heroine:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/vestal-heroin-wip-3.jpg

[Brakkart]

Ohh I like that heroine, sort of a cross between their Asharah champion figure and a Blood Vestal. Very nice!

Poor gal must go through a fortune in shampoo though, cos woah that's a lot of hair!

[eldargal]

She looks more suitable for including in a Dark Eldar army than the average Blood Vestal too, in my opniion.

Hehe yes. When I was around 15 I stopped cutting my hair, ended up with 5ft long locks. Absolute nightmare to clean and dry.

Ooh, I forgot:

We though that it wouldn't be proper to leave our Blood Vestals running free without proper supervision.

This is why we came up with the warm and charming lady below.

The sculpt is almost done, we just want to be sure she will carry the type of weaponry you might want. At this point in time, she can be equipped with the following combos:

- Long Sword and Shield

- 2 Long Swords

- 1 Long Sword.

If you feel we've missed something important, please let us know.

There will also be a Sorceress Blood Vestal riding a Pegasus coming out very soon...
*squee*

[Wildeybeast]

OOH, purdy lady. You can tell she is special cos she is wearing clothes

[Dalleron]

By female fantasy armour rules, she must only have an average save. Too much clothing equals less armour

[eldargal]

Skaryaa, the Blood Mistress, finished Blood vestal heroin:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0034/6452/files/Skaryaa-00.jpg

[Brakkart]

Skaryaa is a bit of a strange name, but I've seen way stranger fantasy names in my time. Not too fond of the sword & shield look, but the other 2 versions are really nice figures. The twin sword version would make a good unit champion for the Blood Vestals/Witch Elves and the sword and pointy hand version makes for a good general I think.

There's talk up on their website of them doing a unit of Vestals with spears, as well as a foot version of the Pegasus-mounted Sorceress that is coming soon. A small company, but with quality products and lots of ambition. We need more like that!

[eldargal]

Agreed, Raging Heroes have gone from a relatively small company producing a couple of nice characters and monsters to showing real promise with a full range of scantily clad, evil lady elves.:)

[DrLove42]

real promise with a full range of scantily clad, evil lady elves.:)

They know what the internet wants!

That is a gorgeous model. Might consder it as a DE archon....