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Errant armour would be awesome! I'm all for more variation in SM armour Mks. The more FW the better.

Emerett wrote:I don't think it's different enough to justify them making a new kit for it. I wish they would stop making kits with subtle differences and do something more drastic.
That being said, MKVIII is very neat and cool, but not cool enough for them to justify making it over something else.

I agree with this. So...

No. I'm not interested in MKVIII.

The overwhelming majority (!) here say YES to MKVIII armor.

Tom - have you forward these clearly impressive and obviously statistically relevant results over to FW yet?

I like this pattern. I always thought that was a special suit for the SRGT. Not going to go out of my way to get it.

Now if they had a pack of Beakies I'd be all over it!

ICleadpeople wrote:I like this pattern. I always thought that was a special suit for the SRGT. Not going to go out of my way to get it.

Now if they had a pack of Beakies I'd be all over it!

They do have that already!

Stop hatin' on a pack of MK8's!

YES YES! I do desire these fabelous sets

This is a bit of a bump, but yes, I'd like MKVIII. Only if it was Goodwin-MkVIII, not MkVII with a collar.

Vampirate of Sartosa wrote:This is a bit of a bump, but yes, I'd like MKVIII. Only if it was Goodwin-MkVIII, not MkVII with a collar.

Mk8 without the high collar isn't MK8 for me.

Yes, I want MKVIII!

...Goodwin-MkVIII has a collar...

Sorry, not a fan of Forge World (or anything resin).

But I would love a plastic veteran kit with various armor options, including MK8... That would be great.

Yes I do want FW to make it!!!!!!!

I don't want it as I prefer other things for my army. But I would love some Mark I helmets for some of my units.

Florintine Mallorean wrote:I don't want it as I prefer other things for my army. But I would love some Mark I helmets for some of my units.

Go start your own poll thread then - why come in here to rain on our parade?!?

No way,

Those are way too simple, why not add some more circles or bars?

The more and more simple they look the more and more they will be like Gundoms, or other pre painted plastic models that you might buy from Japan.

I also don't like the "No..." option, because I dont think the chest piece or leg piece is enough. Look at other sets they have made...

Alpharius wrote:

Florintine Mallorean wrote:I don't want it as I prefer other things for my army. But I would love some Mark I helmets for some of my units.

Go start your own poll thread then - why come in here to rain on our parade?!?

I'm not raining on your parade. The poll asked if I wanted it or not and that was my answer.
I simply just don't like forgeworld as I already pay an arm and a leg to play this game and forgeworld just wants me to sell my other arm and leg.

I like Errant armor fine, I've always liked a more utilitarian look to my armies; stuff that looks more practical on the battlefield is what I like to build (I only recently caved and started painting anything without a helmet)

No because loyalist Space Marines have too many minis and sets already in their bloated range, I want to see more xenos and heretics!

Also they look practically the same as normal torsos, only with the collar thing on it.

MetalOxide wrote:No because loyalist Space Marines have too many minis and sets already in their bloated range, I want to see more xenos and heretics!

Also they look practically the same as normal torsos, only with the collar thing on it.

It's not only the torso that defines MK VIII though, the gauntlets, shins, kneepads, waist and backpacks are all different. A full set of MK VIII armour is as aesthetically different from MK VII as MK IV, and even more so than MK VI, yet Forge World still felt there was sufficient demand to create them.

automatonsleuth wrote:

MetalOxide wrote:No because loyalist Space Marines have too many minis and sets already in their bloated range, I want to see more xenos and heretics!

Also they look practically the same as normal torsos, only with the collar thing on it.

It's not only the torso that defines MK VIII though, the gauntlets, shins, kneepads, waist and backpacks are all different. A full set of MK VIII armour is as aesthetically different from MK VII as MK IV, and even more so than MK VI, yet Forge World still felt there was sufficient demand to create them.

Well said automatonsleuth, well said indeed!

Yes, would be cool to make an elite unit with it like a sternguard or deathwatch with it.

They wouldn't even need to create a full model, just the front torso since the rest is the same.

I dont plan on buying it, but it looks GREAT!

 phoenix darkus wrote:
Yes, would be cool to make an elite unit with it like a sternguard or deathwatch with it.

They wouldn't even need to create a full model, just the front torso since the rest is the same.

Actually the helmet, bracers, and greaves of the Mark VIII differ from those of the Mk VII. If you go by the concept art the power pack does a s well.

I would start building a loyalist force just to get a handful of MK VIII's standing around lookin' nice.

It would also fit with certain Chapters neatly. Namely:-

Minotaurs (because the High Lord Sponsoring them or what not)
Iron Hands, Praetors of Orpheus (Due to close ties with AD MECH)
Deathwatch & Grey Knights (Due to the Inquisitors having the power to requisition whatever they want).

Mk VIII would be probably sell pretty well for conversions and pet projects of Home-Brew Chapters who want the extra pieces to give more flavour to their Forces.

Also Dorian Heresy Armour would be bloody epic...But I put the picture of that armour up a few pages ago.

Still "Me wantee!!"

Personally I much prefer MK II crusade and MK III iron armour. But the MK IV Errant is still nice.

IF... IF it's to Goodwin's sketch... then:


YES I WANT Mk8 ARMOR RIGHT NOW!

YES, I WANT MK VIII ARMOUR NOW!

Forgeworld marines always look great, so I'm sure the errant armour would look top notch as well.

It is amazing how giving marines straighter legs can make them look more properly proportioned as opposed to the almost squatting GW marines.

No objection from me. Don't play SM, but I can't imagine it would be a very difficult sculpt, so it shouldn't take too much time away from other things and if it makes people happy to own them then go ahead.

I do agree it looks awesome, but the only part I don't like about it is that it enforces a "aim for the groin" policy since the hip joints are the last "weak spot" left on the armor (I don't think my Tau will appreciate that particular order, although for some armies out there it might be a welcome change...). The obvious solution is to add a power armored kilt to complete the uniform. Whose up for requesting the MK IX "Highlander"?

We could have it give a 2+ save with no invulnerable (or 3+/5++, which would probably be infinitely more useful come to think of it), representing a "halfway" between power armor and terminator armor. Give it a special rule called "there can only be one" which allows you to chose any one squad in your army and replace all other power armor with the MK IX for some amount of points per model.