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Hello clear pictures and a MUCH better taurox theme.









(FINALLY! Looks MUCH better in not-baby-blue.)



(GUNS GUNS GUNS!)

Wow those Taurus pictures actually make it look even worse.

>"Rugged" support vehicle.

>Less armor than a chimera.

I like that chainsaw gun in panel 4. Even if I skip out on the Stormtrooper codex itself, the models might be worth the pick-up.

The green one looks much, much better...no lion or skull bling. Still needs the tracks replaced, but it's a step in the right direction.

That green Taurox actually made me go "woah!", nice!

 BlaxicanX wrote:
>"Rugged" support vehicle.

>Less armor than a chimera.

I like that chainsaw gun in panel 4. Even if I skip out on the Stormtrooper codex itself, the models might be worth the pick-up.

I think they meant "rugged" like it can go over terrain really well. I have heard jeeps as being refereed to as "rugged", however those are clearly not heavily armored.

Honestly, I kinda like the Taurox now. The missles, auto cannon turret and the green scheme really sold me.

 Happygrunt wrote:
Hello clear pictures and a MUCH better taurox theme.

Nope, still looks stupid. I don't think anything is going to salvage this abomination. I do love the chainsaw pistol, because why not?

And I have to laugh at the "the lion is the traditional symbol of the our-lawyers-told-us-we-couldn't-trademark-imperial-guard army" bit. I guess if by "traditional" you mean "we decided to add it to the new kit" then it's traditional...

The green one doesnt even sit right on a flat surface, the front tracks are way off.


It is that sort of poor presentation that bugs me most, they are a multi million pound international company, charging premium prices for a premium (ish) product, and that is how they present it?

Model maker shouldnt have made it like that, photographer shouldnt have taken an image of a model like that, and passed it through to marketing, and the WD editor should never have allowed it in the book.

That aside, the scions have soem nice options, I think in a more understated paint scheme they wouldnt look as over the top and would fit into the IG quite well.

The truck is all kinds of awful, wonky tracks or not.

I think the chainsaw Hellgun is part of the medical equipment the medic carries.

 BrookM wrote:
I think the chainsaw Hellgun is part of the medical equipment the medic carries.

Might be similar to the chainsaw arm that marine apothecaries carry.

And I do agree, the presentation on the Taurox themselves is bad. Those are clearly warped kits. However, I can see what they were going for and what they will look like when assembled properly and I like it.

The much more plain green variant (the regular Taurox I think) looks MUCH better than the overblinged baby blue variants shown so far. Actually the only thing I would change would be giving it 4 or 6 wheels instead of the small track sections.

The green one, they assembled it wrong! and guns bolted to the side ... SERIOUSLY!?

It looks like something you'd see from a toy manufacturer making things to accompany a cartoon show, like He-man or something.
The A-team can make better designed vehicles locked in a barn with duct tape.

The only thing in those images I like is the right most centre head, just because it looks like grumpy cat.


Edit: Thanks for the new pics.

At least six wheels...maybe 8, as a sort of cross between a LAV-25/Stryker style vehicle and an MRAP.

Ok, this particular variant I can almost justify having in my I.G. if it's an option.



I agree, the tracks being off-kilter a little bugs me, but that's not necessarily the kit, but he modeler who put the kit together.

Painted up in Vostroyan colors, I can see this being a nice addition to my I.G. May convert mine to have some big wheels on the front of it, in lieu of the front tracks so it resembles a half-track, but overall it's not as bad in this configuration as the original images made it out to be.

We'll see, I suppose. That paint job does help it substantially, and it may go from a 'no way' to a 'possible' in the future, depending on how the rules for it work.

That's all I've got for now. Thanks for the new pictures.

-Red__Thirst-

The less blinged out Taurox looks better... now it only looks crap instead of completely and utterly crap

 Miguelsan wrote:
17 different heads!? I usually lambast GW like crazy but this time I'm impressed. Hope there are all kind of bits inside.

M.

That line and the box price for five figures might hint that its at the Sternguard Veteran level of bits. You can only make five actual figures but you can bling out/ convert a load of others you might have spare.

 Red__Thirst wrote:



Painted up in Vostroyan colors, I can see this being a nice addition to my I.G. May convert mine to have some big wheels on the front of it, in lieu of the front tracks so it resembles a half-track, but overall it's not as bad in this configuration as the original images made it out to be.

We'll see, I suppose. That paint job does help it substantially, and it may go from a 'no way' to a 'possible' in the future, depending on how the rules for it work.

See, I think that was GW's mistake when painting this thing for display. NO ONE has baby-blue IG vehicals, so its hard to see yourself owning one. But put it in dark greens and greys and now people can see how it might look in their own force.

Now all we need are some solid rules info and we are in business!

Apparently it's a transport vehicle, with 11/10/10 on the armor profile. It can re-roll failed difficult terrain tests (a handy feature for sure) and costs 50 points for the basic Taurox.

From Bell of Lost Souls rumor leak

Taurox
AV: 11/10/10
Reroll Difficult Terrain tests
Transport Capacity: 10
Autocannon
50pts

As for what the basic Taurox comes with, if you get a (twinlinked? It looks like it would be TL in the picture) autocannon with it, I'd be happy to pay 50 points for a decent transport option with a twinlinked autocannon.

Sure the armor is thinner, but I'm accustomed to my transports being thinly armored on the sides and rear after using Chimeras for so long. So having 11 front armor doesn't bug me quite so much as it might others.

I'm not saying I'll get one, but the possibility is much stronger now compared to what it was a couple of weeks ago. The question I have is do I get a third chimera, or do I opt for this transport as my third transport option. We'll see.

That's all I've got for now. Take it easy everyone.

-RT-

I think it'll be fun to make one or two to go with my FW chaos guard.

Can't see it fitting in with either my Elysians or DKoK.

Those storm troopers, so Perfect. I think I just shed a tear of joy. The taurox looks pretty good in green, seems that the ridiculous paintjob was the problem. Really tempted to start an imperial guard or storm troopers army. So little money and so many plastic miniatures to buy

Rule wise if it is 50 points for the twin autocannon version with the rules posted above then this is far better value than either a razorback or rhino. Still looks like ass though, think it's the number of divergent angular lines on it that make it look more disproportionate. Unfortunately that's an inherent flaw that no amount of de-blinding will fix.

As for the medics cool looking chainsaw pistol, note to self "do not get ill or wounded around this chap".

There's nowhere for the chainsaw teeth to go on that pistol, they're literally running into a hard part of the stock, nor is there room for a motor to power it, looks like a low rent conversion job. They could have thought that one out just a little bit better.

As for the Taurox, it wouldn't look so ridiculously bad if it was an inch shorter, then it would actually resemble one of those real life British vehicles, which it currently in no way does. Right now it resembles the Herkimer Battle Jitney from Mystery Men

UNCLEBADTOUCH wrote:
As for the medics cool looking chainsaw pistol, note to self "do not get ill or wounded around this chap".

Should give FNP to his unit due to this - I wanted to give my Iron Warrior (Khornate) Apothecary a similar rule due to that!

But damn, those Stormtroopers are awesome. I like the Taurox, too

but I'd rather they do it like the Chapter Tactics.

100% this. For me it would be the way to go, keeping the SC's in the book and they can have a little extra with them, the same as the SC's in C:SM.

Well, this

is definitely proof that less is more...

Now... If we could go "a bit less" on the tracks' height...

As a side note, is it my impression, or the front track is not level with the ground?

Well that green Torax has actually made it look like a better model to me, like it's been said before, swap out the front tracks for wheels and I have an okay-ish half track.

The helmeted heads on the scions looks really good, the rest of them are still meh.

I like that the Taurox can be built without all that extra detailing crap. I quite like it now.

 Medium of Death wrote:
I like that the Taurox can be built without all that extra detailing crap. I quite like it now.

Me too. Definitely the way to go for Taurox Prime, the extra weapon options will distinguish it from the base Taurox.

I like the Taurox in the middle:
Everyone exiting on the sides will be shot by fender gun, everyone looking though the top exit will be shot by rockets
After the first salvo, the Taurox counts as open-topped
(BTW how did those three trucks get there!)

Reminds me of the gun turret of the tau flyer replacing the rudder and the tentaclids ripping the wings of the Hive Crone.