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So got the codex - read it and liked some things - disliked other things but surprised that now that GW seem to be able to make good female figures no Necron Lords - no Anaksunamun or Nefertiti to go with Imhotep - sorry I mean Imotekh

Any thoughts on why not?

It's possible that their society only allowed males into positions of power.

Yeah maybe but no mention of females anywhere in the codex - even Zahndrekh has no (real of imagined) Queen, concubines, daughters etc.... just seems a bit wierd unless they reproduced in a different way.....

That, or its also possable that you can't tell the difference. Crons could have been a Hermaphroditic species.

I mean, why would they differentiate the bodies to no specific purpose?



Go ahead and make a Female Necron Overlord or whatever. its not against any fluff.

Seriously?

They had heir souls implanted into mass produced metal bodies. Female or male, the C'tan didn't care. They're more blank than male.

Also, why does everyone need to sculpt boobs on to their army? Are wargamers really that desperate for boobs?

How can you tell if they're male or not?

Why do you assume that the Necrontyr even had two different sexes?

@ Ostrakon - cos all the Lords have entries that say He did this or He thought etc etc and its as usal told from a neutral point of view....

@ Chowderhead - err don't recall saying can I have a huge breasted figure please......... I just thought that as the range is very Tomb Kings there would have been a Queen Khalida look alike.......... Would it have been the end of the world if there had been?

the essential character, personaility and nature of the Necron Overlord does remain basically the same - even if they are apparently going insane .....

Mr Morden wrote:@ Ostrakon - cos all the Lords have entries that say He did this or He thought etc etc and its as usal told from a neutral point of view....

In proper English, the gender neutral is always Masculine.

Void__Dragon wrote:It's possible that their society only allowed males into positions of power.

There is also a possibility that they don't have any females in their entire race.
I am still eager to see female Necron.

Chowderhead wrote:Seriously?

They had heir souls implanted into mass produced metal bodies. Female or male, the C'tan didn't care. They're more blank than male.

Also, why does everyone need to sculpt boobs on to their army? Are wargamers really that desperate for boobs?

Boobs are boobs...

From an artistic standpoint, I find the female form to be more aesthetically pleasing... and, also, it's fun to take such aesthetic perfection and change it in ways that the audience may find interesting, or disturbing.

Psienesis wrote:From an artistic standpoint, I find the female form to be more aesthetically pleasing... and, also, it's fun to take such aesthetic perfection and change it in ways that the audience may find interesting, or disturbing.

Just like Howling Banshees and Sisters of Battle.
Nice models....

I think at this stage the closest you'd come to a female necrons is likely distinguished by attire, perhaps Egyptian esque female head dress or more distinguished robes.

At lease we have this:

Can't see the link?

You can certainly make your own female necron. Necrons seem to have a little bit of a god complex so I say base her off of old goddess imagery. Maybe have her inhabit three different bodies One human, one necron and one tank. Cats also work. Maybe do a seer type deal.

As they expand necrons, your going to see them put in female lords. No reason for them not to do it.

Just have your Necron Lord act in an unreasonable and illogical way, and you're about there. An inability to find their HQ on the campaign map would also be a good indication.

Chowderhead wrote:Seriously?

They had heir souls implanted into mass produced metal bodies. Female or male, the C'tan didn't care. They're more blank than male.

Also, why does everyone need to sculpt boobs on to their army? Are wargamers really that desperate for boobs?

What's more, is that the OP is curious about a lack of robot boobs.

When you are sculpting a pair of jugs on a Necron Lord, you need to set down your green stuff and get your ass out of the house for a few hours.


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Flashman wrote:Just have your Necron Lord act in an unreasonable and illogical way, and you're about there. An inability to find their HQ on the campaign map would also be a good indication.

Laughed hard when I read this

The necrons are automatons. Whether they were male or female as Necrontyr they are now genderless robots.

I like to think that somewhere out there, in this vast galaxy, there is a Necron Overlord who was so insecure in life as a Necrontyr, that he made sure his new automaton body had the biggest set of steel balls so all would know of his virility in life, and in undeath.

^lol

They are genderless robots.

what would be the point in them defining gender when they can't enjoy the benefits of an opposite gender anyway?


Nom XD

Well, I'm not sure if we really need to debate on the necessity of sculpting boobs on our necron models but it does bring up an interesting question...

Did the necrontyrs have females?
It could be possible that they were a hermaphrodite species, but after all, the codex describes the necrontyr society as dynasties with royal courts and hereditary succession, etc. So I think there could have been necron females.

Don't think it would have been massively difficult to do something like this for an Overlord....?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1190067a

Why make female Necrons when there aren't even male ones? It's less wasteful to not use your metal to craft boobs when it could be used building legs or guns.

Dude... you realize that they're metal skeletons right? There's nothing wrong with you saying your Necron lord was a female in your fluff.

Theres no boobs on skeletons.

Las wrote:Theres no boobs on skeletons.

What about Keira Knightley?

Las wrote:Dude... you realize that they're metal skeletons right? There's nothing wrong with you saying your Necron lord was a female in your fluff.

Theres no boobs on skeletons.

Sigh, Did I say I wanted boobs on the model - no........... although if it was wanted armour could more closely replicate the original form of the wearer. The Overlords depicted and described certainly seem to spend enough time, effort and rescources into making their present bodies?

Could GW have made a undead female figure - well actually apparently yes - hence the link to Queen Khalida

or even this one:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1560082

I just think it was an opportunity missed..........

Although if the Necrons only had one sex that also would been fine and quite interesting in its own way to make them less humans in a metal body...........

Stormfather wrote:

Las wrote:Theres no boobs on skeletons.

What about Keira Knightley?

Little harsh perhaps ? I think she is atttractive.........

Laodamia wrote:Well, I'm not sure if we really need to debate on the necessity of sculpting boobs on our necron models but it does bring up an interesting question...

Did the necrontyrs have females?
It could be possible that they were a hermaphrodite species, but after all, the codex describes the necrontyr society as dynasties with royal courts and hereditary succession, etc. So I think there could have been necron females.

There could still be a hereditary succession in a Hermaphroditic species. The first born child of an Overlord would be the next one and so on. it is rather hard to conceptualize this coming from the position of there being genders.

There is no gender or sexuality defined between these metal toasters.

But if you want fembots, look for old AT-43 Therians or this one by Armorcast:

Hmm... Necrons aside, a fem-bot like that, with a little bit of modification, would work really, really well for the cyborg assassin in our DH group.