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 tommse wrote:
Hope they redo the Line Kazaks as awesome as the recent Russians... Do I really need a 4th faction? I guess I do!

Would be nice, but I wouldn't get my hopes up since they have already been remodeled once. Maybe in 5 years or so lol


But maybe we will get lucky and they will when they do a starter pack for the Kazak sec.

OLD VS NEW

Can only see the new, but I know what the old looks like

 NuclearMessiah wrote:

 tommse wrote:
Hope they redo the Line Kazaks as awesome as the recent Russians... Do I really need a 4th faction? I guess I do!

Would be nice, but I wouldn't get my hopes up since they have already been remodeled once. Maybe in 5 years or so lol


But maybe we will get lucky and they will when they do a starter pack for the Kazak sec.

It's pretty much guaranteed that they will be when they do a Kazak starter.

But still who knows when that will happen, they have a lot of starters they need to do with the next book, and I imagine USARIADNA is higher on the pecking order for the starter then the Kazaks since we already have a sizable chunk of Kazak minis.

The old one still holds up well enough, but the new one?

Wow!

What is with them and moving the friggin magazines forward?
I know it makes a "cool" pose with the HMG over his shoulder, but they really didn't need to move the magazine.
As it is, it's too far forward. It should be flush with the end of the top rail/scope thing it has on it, like the old one.

I'll still buy it, and use it for another TH-APHMG, or a Vet with HMG.

I just wish they'd stop dicking around with mag placement "just because".

Like most of the Infinity range, I absolutely adore the aesthetics, I really like the background and the sculpting quality is arguably the best in the business in my opinion.

That said, a lot of the recent miniatures have had pretty naff poses and I'll add the new Tank Hunter to the list! :(

Really? I think he looks bad ass and I'm stunned that someone would have an opinion different from mine.

Pretty stunning comparison with the old version, obviously some of that is painting style, but that's a big style/quality jump.

I'm not seeing what's naff about the pose either, different strokes for different folks and all but he looks badass, cocky, relaxed and just awesome.

It's a good shelf pose. He *could* be y'know... shooting at somebody, or at least ADS. Preferable for a gaming mini. As shelf candy though... pretty nice.

It would just be kind of hard to get a nice 'action shot' with that mini and another one with an actual dynamic/shooting pose... unless they were behind him shooting him in the back.

 plastictrees wrote:
Really? I think he looks bad ass and I'm stunned that someone would have an opinion different from mine.

Pretty stunning comparison with the old version, obviously some of that is painting style, but that's a big style/quality jump.

I think so. I know subjectivity and all that but commme oonnnnn (said in the voice of Peter from Family Guy)

I suppose it's never possible to please all people, all of the time!

ski2060 wrote:
What is with them and moving the friggin magazines forward?
I know it makes a "cool" pose with the HMG over his shoulder, but they really didn't need to move the magazine.
As it is, it's too far forward. It should be flush with the end of the top rail/scope thing it has on it, like the old one.

I'll still buy it, and use it for another TH-APHMG, or a Vet with HMG.

I just wish they'd stop dicking around with mag placement "just because".

Urgh damnit, I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out.. and you're right, it's just like the two (Ariadnan) snipers they released recently. I think I know what the problem is, though:



The soldier on the left is carrying a rifle that has what you might call an "inner barrel" resulting in a longer barrel length overall. This might result in higher accuracy. Accuracy is not the way to win a war! The soldier on the right, however, has chosen wisely. He opted for a rifle with no inner barrel. This means the mag well can be moved forward on the receiver.. right up to the end of the receiver, in fact. Like any good Ariadnan, he uses this space to store sandwiches. Eating your sandwiches means a higher PH and that is the only way to survive the harsh climate on Dawn!

 Siygess wrote:


Urgh damnit, I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out.. and you're right, it's just like the two (Ariadnan) snipers they released recently. I think I know what the problem is, though:



The soldier on the left is carrying a rifle that has what you might call an "inner barrel" resulting in a longer barrel length overall. This might result in higher accuracy. Accuracy is not the way to win a war! The soldier on the right, however, has chosen wisely. He opted for a rifle with no inner barrel. This means the mag well can be moved forward on the receiver.. right up to the end of the receiver, in fact. Like any good Ariadnan, he uses this space to store sandwiches. Eating your sandwiches means a higher PH and that is the only way to survive the harsh climate on Dawn!

Bwahahah!1 Field rations for the win! Wonder what kind of sammiches they store in there?

He's french, use your imagination (and cultural stereotypes)

At least he's not ragefisting & at least its not a female with a bare midriff and a huge ass.

Then we'd all have issues with it

 Bladerunner2019 wrote:
At least he's not ragefisting & at least its not a female with a bare midriff and a huge ass.

Then we'd all have issues with it

Speak for yourself (And Kan on the midriff thing), honestly the whole ragefist/midriff doesn't bother me much.

Me neither - but, anyone want to hazard a guess about what does bother me?

Here's a hint - don't post your guesses in this thread!

As much as I like the new Kazak/Tankhunter look, my combined Ariadna army is going to stay as a Lafayette's Brigade French/American army. Would love to see how those models turn out.

And hey, if you had all that delicious French cuisine, wouldn't you want to maximize the amount you could carry?

I'm not fussed over the ragefist either. It annoys me that it limits sculpts because they want to 'show off detail', but it doesn't upset me enough to get mad.

And I love me a CB pinup female sculpt. Give me moar!

My understanding is that they wish to make it easier to paint, easier accessed surface for a brush. The miniature's details are more attributed to the amount of final pieces required for assembly and casting technology available.

Preorders for the reprint of Angel's book are now up on the CB website

Angel giraldez has decided to print one copy of his book ' get Vol. 1 ' and we have already available in our shop online at the same price and with the miniature Exclusive Jane de bow.

You can reservarlo here: http://goo.gl/bw6AWb ( date Hi postage of this second line: At the end of March ).

Until the end of the stocks.
-------------------------
Angel giraldez will make another print of his book ' get Vol. 1 ' and we have preorders open at our online store, at the same price & with the exclusive miniature ' Joan of Arc '.

You can tarasque here: http://goo.gl/bw6AWb ( estimated shipping give yourself, Beats - March ).

While ensuring last.

(got to love google translate!)

Already?! Well, feth...hope there's some left by Friday, then.

I like the new sculpt for the Tankhunter, it really is superb. But the pose is a little boring. And I can't unsee the magazine. Seriously. It's the same thing that happened to the Scout sniper. Why? (I know, because of the pose) Don't change the weapon, change the pose. I wonder if they tried to rotate the HMG sidewise. Maybe the magazine wouldn't have been a problem that way.

I'll remain loyal to my old TH. I'm broke, the I love the pose, and I'm not totally sold on this model so... xD

Love that Tankhunter! I think the pose is interesting. I'll agree that the magazine looks like it has been moved forward a tad to achieve it, but I don't think it's a problem since the gun still looks sensible. The Spetznaz sniper rifle looks a little front-heavy, but the mag on the HMG looks pretty much on the centre-of-balance IMO.

A little bit of news...There is an interview with Angel Giraldez here, http://www.data-sphere.net/interview-angel-giraldez/ for your reading pleasure.

Stop picking on that Tankhunter. Hunting tanks is impossible work, especially when there really are no tanks.

Tarrasque? Why in the *world* would that just randomly show up in a translation? /terrified

 Siygess wrote:

ski2060 wrote:
What is with them and moving the friggin magazines forward?
I know it makes a "cool" pose with the HMG over his shoulder, but they really didn't need to move the magazine.
As it is, it's too far forward. It should be flush with the end of the top rail/scope thing it has on it, like the old one.

I'll still buy it, and use it for another TH-APHMG, or a Vet with HMG.

I just wish they'd stop dicking around with mag placement "just because".

Urgh damnit, I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out.. and you're right, it's just like the two (Ariadnan) snipers they released recently. I think I know what the problem is, though:



The soldier on the left is carrying a rifle that has what you might call an "inner barrel" resulting in a longer barrel length overall. This might result in higher accuracy. Accuracy is not the way to win a war! The soldier on the right, however, has chosen wisely. He opted for a rifle with no inner barrel. This means the mag well can be moved forward on the receiver.. right up to the end of the receiver, in fact. Like any good Ariadnan, he uses this space to store sandwiches. Eating your sandwiches means a higher PH and that is the only way to survive the harsh climate on Dawn!

The reverse bullpup! Now you can mount a .32 pistol with a 2" snubnose barrel on the end of a large long cumbersome tactical stock with picatinny rails all over it loaded down with flashlights and scopes and junk and have your grip and trigger WAAAY back on the weapon. It's the lastest thing! And why not mount your entrenching tool on a six foot pole while you're at it? And get painter's stilts for your combat boots! In the future combat it all about gratuitous extensions on highly portable items!


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On the other hand it's the future so maybe the projectile is inert and the back of the gun is an electromagnet or an air compressor and the barrel length isn't that significant since there is no powder burn under compression to be optimize to reach maximum muzzle velocity of the pill. In that case the dimensions and shape of the rifle might be purely based on ergonomics, traditional familiarity, usability, and utility as an improvised club.

EDIT: This was inappropriate. Please ignore.

 Red Harvest wrote:
A little bit of news...There is an interview with Angel Giraldez here, http://www.data-sphere.net/interview-angel-giraldez/ for your reading pleasure.

Stop picking on that Tankhunter. Hunting tanks is impossible work, especially when there really are no tanks.

There's a bit of the background where it says there are, but they don't take any part in the type of combat that is represented in Infinity (to be a pedant! )

There was an awesome scenario on the official forums where you had an invasion going on, and one side has a tank, the other their usual team, and the team have to try and take out the tank. Essentially, the tank is some massive, armoured vehicle (think Venus Wars) that is sat on a choke-point during an occupation.