Tuesday 4 July 2017

Nurgle Daemon Engines Plague Drones - Old & New Reviewed



On the left we have the old champ, the resin Forge World Plague Drone, and on the right the new contender, the Citadel plastic model.

Which one prefers is largely a matter of taste but I have a few general comments.

Plastic is a much better material than resin for this purpose: it is lighter making it easier to pose the model on the base (and of course much easier to store and transport), it also seems to allow the designers to sculpt in more detail.

I have to say that there s almost too much detail on the Citadel version. It is way too 'fussy'. I like the degenerate, ponderous presence of the Forge World design and prefer the two rotor look - yes, I know Nurgle works in threes and sevens but that third rotor just don't work for me.

I like the clever way the trailing hoses support the model on the Citadel version, without the need for a stand. That's an ingenious use of the lightness and rigidity of polystyrene as a base material.


Bases are always an issue with wargaming models because we mostly look at them from above when playing so the base assumes a much more important part of the look than in side-shot photographs. The problem is that if the base is too simple it detracts from the overall appearance and if it is too complicated it takes the eye's attention away from the model itself.

Here, I've gone for a compromise: some fussy detail but in a bland, almost monocoloured brown.

The Citadel model is more complicated, so I've risked jazzing the base up a bit.

Note the pet rat under both models; something to reward someone who looks closely.


10 comments:

  1. The flying one looks nicely corroded.

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    1. It is worth it. I love both models. You are luck to have them! Do they both represent the same unit? The new one looks a bit more killy.

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    2. Not exactly the same. They have changed the name and stats for the GW one.

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  2. While I concur with your opinion on plastic, details and bases, you get one extremely important point wrong:

    This is not a comparison between old & new. The "Greater Blight Drone" from FW and the "Foetid Bloat-drone" from GW are both rules-wise and fluff-wise totally different models. ;)

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    1. I know, I have the stats for both but I still think the comparison is interesting as it shows different approaches to the same type of vehicle.

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  3. I'd have to agree less is perhaps more in this case. The forgeworld version does have a much more sinister air about it.

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  4. The FW one looks like a piece of wargear. The GW one looks like a gaudy gew-gaw.

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