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How do you feel about the new Skitarii models? These are pics of all of them. Do you feel the sculpt is good? The weaponry? The rules?

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I am absolutely loving these models though.

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First glance when I saw the pics was Male Sisters of Battle.

Might not play them, but might pick up a box of each. Damn beautiful minis. Can I use them for a Chaos force?

just take a moment to admire the pricetag:

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Skitarii-Transfer-Sheet

Davor wrote:
First glance when I saw the pics was Male Sisters of Battle.

Might not play them, but might pick up a box of each. Damn beautiful minis. Can I use them for a Chaos force?

I was actually thinking the same thing!

I see nothing here that will make me open my wallet.

Also am I the only one that when I see this image.


I see this image instead.

I dont even know what that reference is of, and I can't really see much similarity between the two?

Haha... I'm just old. Wizards 1977

Its probably more of the red suit and gun in the same position as the lance. Nostalgia for the win.

 Jayden63 wrote:
Haha... I'm just old. Wizards 1977

Its probably more of the red suit and gun in the same position as the lance. Nostalgia for the win.

Bro that's what I was thinking too... totally Wizards haha.

 Jayden63 wrote:
Haha... I'm just old. Wizards 1977

Its probably more of the red suit and gun in the same position as the lance. Nostalgia for the win.

Ah a nostalgic moment, that makes sense!!

Admech to the best at first glance.
No idea about the rules yet.

The troops are great. The chicken walkers more remind me of that Joust game with robo ostriches and such.....

Ill probably convert or something to make my own.

These guys look rather boring to me. I'll definitely be passing on them.

It's going to be the first 40k purchase I have made in about 5 years! Love them! Not sure if I'll be making an ad mech army. But 1 box = a cool looking necromunda gang or a wh40k kill team.

 luky7dayz wrote:
These guys look rather boring to me. I'll definitely be passing on them.

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Love em. I think I've found my next army

I love the infantry, the walker, not so much (looks a little goofy). I'll buy one of each box to drool at the sprues, and plan what to do with 'em

@BrianDavion --
I think they will make a fine allied detachment (dem arc weapons...); I'm not sure about a whole army -- we'll have to see what else is coming, but I can't imagine enough models for it to actually work (flyers, transports, LoW, tanky stuff, bikes, etc.). At best, I think it will be Harlequin-esque, where you could force it into being an army, but it will have some glaring gaps.

I will buy this. They are the definition of sexy.

They look great, goes too check gaming budgets!

Infantry:

Great looking models, lots of options both in terms of rules and customization, but without paying an obscene "dual kit" tax; their price is largely in line with other units with their points value. Curious as to what the Doctrina Imperitiva does.

Walker:

Suitably weird Admech design with excellent rules, but a price that is completely obscene; only Ork Gunz cost more per-point. I'd consider the infantry, but not in a million years the walkers. They cost the same as a Leman Russ!

I read Titanicus a few years back and it was the first I knew about Skitarii.

I seem to remember them being described as tracked automatons with a human-esque torso on a tracked leg section....think tracked necron destroyer stylee.

Of course, with GW's release schedule, something like that could be released as an elite unit, but for me, it doesn't fit with what I thought of them.

*I caveat all of that by saying my memory could be wrong on the references in Titanicus, but either way, I am still a little disappointed.

 Talys wrote:


@BrianDavion --
I think they will make a fine allied detachment (dem arc weapons...); I'm not sure about a whole army -- we'll have to see what else is coming, but I can't imagine enough models for it to actually work (flyers, transports, LoW, tanky stuff, bikes, etc.). At best, I think it will be Harlequin-esque, where you could force it into being an army, but it will have some glaring gaps.

I have space Marines and Grey Knights already so if this army benfiits greatly from allies it's not that big a deal to me, Honestly I'm starting to see the IoM as more one giant army with multiple books these days anyway

Love the Walker - will buy a couple - love the outrider idea......
Quite like the infantry.

Have a FW Mechanicus force so will incorporate these new models into that army (whether or not it is intended).

I've been holding myself since X-mas but no more, I'm getting at least a box of Rangers because they look SO DAMN COOL.

Honestly, since the moment the very first tiny ranger picture was leaked I was interested, now that I've seen them in all their glory, I want them even more. Sexy as feck, I say.

"Sorry, we cannot make plastic Sisters of Battle at this time. Getting the robes to hang correctly and believably on plastic models is proving to be prohibitively difficult."

They're perfect!

They're exactly what I've been waiting for all these years. I want them all.

Not sure how I feel about them right now. They don't really match up with what I had pictured skitarii to look like in my head... I imagined something a bit less humanoid I guess

The guys with the Romanesque helmets look like ass.

The Tech-Priests look cool.

The chicken-walker looks like a mount currently available in Star Wars: The Old Republic, being an open-topped forerunner to the AT-ST, though I have no doubt that Bakshi was an inspiration for the piece.

moogy wrote:
I read Titanicus a few years back and it was the first I knew about Skitarii.

I seem to remember them being described as tracked automatons with a human-esque torso on a tracked leg section....think tracked necron destroyer stylee.

Of course, with GW's release schedule, something like that could be released as an elite unit, but for me, it doesn't fit with what I thought of them.

*I caveat all of that by saying my memory could be wrong on the references in Titanicus, but either way, I am still a little disappointed.

There are many various different types of skitary troops, their design varies from planet to planet and depends on function. As I was reading recently "Courage and Honor" planetary governor had two skitary body guards which were basically enchanted human with big ass chain guns.