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Advice/thoughts–how big could a Demon Prince be?

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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:24 pm 
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Quote: (Warhead @ 22 May 2009, 10:39 )

Strange that in the old 40K Chaos Codex they Daemon Princes where vastly more powerful than the Generic Greater Daemons... and of comparative size too. This whole new fangled idea that has creped in that they should be smaller than the minions just doesn't do it for me. I prefer to use the terms Daemon, Daemon Princling (Your version of the Daemon Prince), Greater Daemon and then Greater Daemon Prince. Anything else is just a forced cobbled bodge by GW IMO.

EDIT: I prefer my own cobbled bodge anyday.

Ah but that Codex Chaos from the 2nd edition of a W40k was a pale, timid shadow of Chaos’s former true glory in the Realm of Chaos books. If anyone wants to really understand Chaos those are what you should read (naughty copies can be found online if I’m allowed to say that) and in them Daemon Princes are subordinate to, and less powerful than, the Greater Demons. I guess possibly when writing the 2nd ed codex they were influenced by the Demon Primarches from epic in changing the demon princes to be more powerful, but it wasn’t how they were originally, or have been since, it was just a temporary blip. Enough justification for you to go with your idea of having them that way, but really that was the new fangled idea.

I have been persuaded not to use the model as an infantry demon prince (if I get it at all – I’d probably have to pay silly money on ebay). If I ever do use it in the army it will count as something appropriately bigger.


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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:36 pm 
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So what was this controversial masterpiece that has engendered so much debate?


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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:45 pm 
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It's a model I really liked and am toying with trying to get hold of, rather than one I have. Looks very Tzeentchian, mutated and yet arcanely magical. Might as well link to a well painted version, see here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/157663

I had/have plans to use the disk separately, possibly as the basis for a War Altar conversion (I'll probably loose the spikes too).





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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:54 pm 
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Looks like a greater daemon of Tzeentch?

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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:57 pm 
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Yep, that'd make a sweet greater daemon, but it's way too big to be infantry!

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Ahh, I understand your desire.
I, too, yearn for a reason to possess that model, other than possession itself.
I also yearn for a chance to acquire one, but that's a whole 'nother story  :whistle:


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:58 am 
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I was down at Eureka Miniatures today and got a hold of their new 10mm Aztec range and thought the size was perfect for a Primarch. What do you think?


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:24 am 
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Yes, would work.

Love your primarchs L4!

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I am really unsure as to why this matters so much?
I use the Warmaster Nurgle character as my Daemon prince, on an infantry sized base... *shrug*
Do whatever looks nice in your army and whatever makes you happy - as long as it is clear what it is to any opponents, whats the problem?


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:42 pm 
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Quote: (The_Real_Chris @ 06 Jun. 2009, 10:24 )

Yes, would work.

Love your primarchs L4!

Thanks TRC ... LikeI said, k101 made them for me ...  I just painted them. :))   Frog - those 10mm Aztecs do look interesting ...

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I meant in size, rather than aesthetics.

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how large are chaos deamon characters (these from chaos power character packs)from Warmaster ?

anyone hav pic of them?





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MoK has a painted example of the Khorne DP's in his LatD thread. Below are the Nurgle ones. I am betting the Tzeentch and Slaanesh ones are comparable.



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Yes, those Tall Ones from the SM2 era are the size of a 40K fig ...  The Warmaster models especially for Demonic Entities, are pretty good for Epic ...  :)  But they are clearly slightly bigger then the standard Epic 6-8mm figure ...  But they are deamons for crying out load ! :_( :ghost:  :vD

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