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balmong7 wrote:
I am starting to get the feeling that the new sister designs are just decadent for the sake of decadence.

Baroque art says hi

A few examples








I don't know how to resize images. But yeah, if they were trying to go for baroque design on the sisters, I don't think they were extravagant enough.

Not a fan of the veil/head scarf, and becoming tired of birds with scrolls.

I think I would have been happier if they showed the hospitallar actually being a medic, rather than praying, as they're supposed to be some of the best actual doctors in the imperrium.

Ignispacium wrote:
It does look like the Hospitaler is able to be separated from the scenic base.

"You can put her on anything - an underwater dreadnought! A giant desert. Standing on a warlord titan head!

Just as long as she's got a base the size of a dreadnought's base, you're good baby."

the_scotsman wrote:

Ignispacium wrote:
It does look like the Hospitaler is able to be separated from the scenic base.

"You can put her on anything - an underwater dreadnought! A giant desert. Standing on a warlord titan head!

Just as long as she's got a base the size of a dreadnought's base, you're good baby."

Yeah, there's not really any point in separating them, as you still have to use that monster of a base.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

balmong7 wrote:
I am starting to get the feeling that the new sister designs are just decadent for the sake of decadence.

Baroque art says hi

A couple of examples

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I don't know how to resize images. But yeah, if they were trying to go for baroque design on the sisters, I don't think they went extravagant enough.

That actually makes a lot sense. It doesn't make me feel any better about having to paint them though. Another thing that worries me is that these aren't going to mesh well together on the tabletop. Especially when I'm fielding identical Canoness' and Hospitaler's on the table together. All the detail makes them look unique, which makes fielding multiple all the worse. The less detailed sisters may all be the same, but less detail means that they are just a blob of angry women soldiers, rather than 20 identical models. At least in my eyes.

I like the new armor design, much closer to the SoB design. They finally are part of the Sororitas model range rather than being part of the Inquisitor retinue range like when they were designed before 2003.


Also the Hospitaler is now a "grim and sombre matron"? Weren't they supposed to be the most compassionate and everything?

Ignispacium wrote:
It does look like the Hospitaler is able to be separated from the scenic base.

But not the price of the scenic base...

Hospitaler looks awesome, here's hoping the rules for it aren't as sad as in the codex

I love it. Very dramatic. Also love how the saw and drill is kinda hidden under the book. Nice little piece of symbolism.

This one looks great I have no complaints about the design itself.

At this point it's clear that the entire range is being done in plastic so I'm expecting to be able to use bits and pieces from the different HQ models to make more varied looking characters.

Looks great. But far too overdone for a support character, the base and doves make her outshine the Cannoness.

The "story" of the model is also a bit comic:

"Hey, argh, down here, I'm dying..."

"Wait child, there are still 124 pages of the sermon of the holy healer left..."

Yeah I'm probably not going to be using most of the scenic bases. This one in particular though you can fill the foot gaps and use as an objective marker.

 stahly wrote:
Looks great. But far too overdone for a support character, the base and doves make her outshine the Cannoness.

The "story" of the model is also a bit comic:

"Hey, argh, down here, I'm dying..."

"Wait child, there are still 124 pages of the sermon of the holy healer left..."

Last rites

I kinda want to get a few of those wounded sisters to make some scenic bases for my Cult. Few cuts, readjusted bits, and you've got some interesting basing for characters or things like sentinals/Ridgerunners.

I could see chaos players wanting some of these for similar reasons, especially if Sister players don't want them.

I like the Hospitaller herself but the scenic base is a bit too HH-character-style much for me. I don't like the apparent current trend of making characters be put on bigger bases when they're the same size as normal figs of the same type.

 warboss wrote:
HH-character-style much for me. I don't like the apparent current trend of making characters be put on bigger bases when they're the same size as normal figs of the same type.

"whose the character in that mess of converted guys"

"oh its obviously the one on the larger base"

Really digging the Hospitaller. This is a picture of an assassin with a nod to Final Fantasy. At least the new one looks like the apothecary. Not a big fan of the habit though...

Looked like Hospitalier sisters will be part of the Militant Orders now. That's why the previous miniature looked a bit different and didn't have a "full sister armor" - Hospitalier orders are separate from the Militant ones, at least in the old fluff.

But I like the miniature. I don't mind the scenic base, it's actually a pretty one. About the prices...it's not like GW needed a scenic base to justify their high prices with character blisters, anyway.

I wonder how flat the sister in the ground will be on the back side. Could be 2 sisters for the price of a hero.... Of course, unlikely.

 Carnikang wrote:
I wonder how flat the sister in the ground will be on the back side. Could be 2 sisters for the price of a hero.... Of course, unlikely.

She's missing parts of her armor. I don't think you'll be able to use her as a battle sister. Unless you don't mind her walking to battle with the bottom half of her armor missing.

Looks like it'll have to be one sister for display, and one trimmed down for play.

Model overkill aside it's a nice update from the original. Hopefully there will be a few arm swaps included.

 Carnikang wrote:
I wonder how flat the sister in the ground will be on the back side. Could be 2 sisters for the price of a hero.... Of course, unlikely.

Most likely partly hollow, just enough so that it will ask for some work to fill the gaps /sculpt the back if you want her to stand up.

 Sarouan wrote:
Looked like Hospitalier sisters will be part of the Militant Orders now. That's why the previous miniature looked a bit different and didn't have a "full sister armor" - Hospitalier orders are separate from the Militant ones, at least in the old fluff.

Not necessarily. If you compare her armour to the other new models, it's still different. I would imagine that the various Sororitas orders are still separate, but we're just seeing the redesigned Hospitalier with more imposing combat armour.

Personally, I like the change. A Hospitalier going out into a battlefield would want Militant-grade PA.

Like the model, hate the base. I like the characters to have all the added baubles, but I don't like the over the top bases. Most likely I'll do as other have suggested and try and collect 6 of them for objective markers.

Blah. I'm going to miss the old one, since it isn't kakked over with wittering melodrama and birds.

There is a tad too much going on for a gaming piece, as a model to put on a display board shes great though. That's been the direction they have leaned toward though in regard to the line.

The base size isn't really an issue though, just use a smaller base. Only an idiot would complain about it since it is WAY more advantageous to have her on a larger base since she is going to rock an aura. Personally, for game purpose I'd be happy shes on a 40mm for just that reason. It's the same kind of buff Abby got that you don;t realize until you play a game.

The doves are kind of stupid though. It's starting to feel like John Woo is sculpting these.

While I do like all the new stuff so far I will be sticking to my old Metal minis because...well...I love Metal Minis.

I just wish I knew what Base size they are going with before I begin putting what I have together.

I'm wondering if maybe they'll use the new 28mm base that WarCry has.

 Red Corsair wrote:
Only an idiot would complain about it since it is WAY more advantageous to have her on a larger base since she is going to rock an aura.

As an added advantage, if she keeps her current rules the larger base makes her a much better display model while sitting on your shelf. It's win win.

With Celestine and her, how many more models with pidgeons on them do you expect ?