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krazynadechukr wrote:
drool...those scions....ooooh

dat cuirass

Seriously, I don't see why the cuirass is getting so much hate. It definitely fits with the medievalists-in-SPESS theme of 40K. Taurox is kind of a mess though.

you can use those torsos to make French cavalry for warhammer fantasy!

Kinda diggin the taurox...... only because it resembles the trucks seen in Titanfall..... conversions are in order....

And now looking back at the original Taurox pic you can see the Volley lasgun mounted on the rear fender like the ACs. That's apparently where they go. Not just for looks.

I'll be sticking with my Chimeras for now, the tracks make me throw up in my mouth a little bit. I do love the scions, though.

Having 3 weapons on a vehicle is nice and all but remember you'll be firing 2 of those as Snap Shots. It does not look like a "Heavy" or "Fast" vehicle to me.

Maybe the unit being transported can fire the side sponsons as well as using the fire ports.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm doubled some how? - ignore

I'd like to see some conversions of the Taurox with wheels, though I feel it's going to look odd because the front track guard is too long for a single wheel and the rear track guard looks too short for 2 wheels.

 portugus wrote:
Having 3 weapons on a vehicle is nice and all but remember you'll be firing 2 of those as Snap Shots. It does not look like a "Heavy" or "Fast" vehicle to me.

Maybe the unit being transported can fire the side sponsons as well as using the fire ports.

Actually, according to reports, the Taurox Prime is a Fast Vehicle.

It is going to be really irritating listening to Gamers mispronounce Tempestus Scions. I was really hoping that was just the High Gothic name and they would be referred to as stormtroopers......

General Hobbs wrote:


It is going to be really irritating listening to Gamers mispronounce Tempestus Scions. I was really hoping that was just the High Gothic name and they would be referred to as stormtroopers......

They still will be, by many of us.

shade1313 wrote:

General Hobbs wrote:


It is going to be really irritating listening to Gamers mispronounce Tempestus Scions. I was really hoping that was just the High Gothic name and they would be referred to as stormtroopers......

They still will be, by many of us.

I know I will be

My Time Scones will be the scourge of my gaming group.

Let's try not to descend THIS far into tastelessness. --Janthkin

 HisDivineShadow wrote:
Is the base Taurox really so bad? I hate the model, but rules wise. .. We've wanted a Salamander. Which was Chimera chassis. AC. Open topped and transports 6.

This, while an armor point lower has all that, holds more and has a built in dozer blade. I'll admit I can't remember what Sally costed, but it couldn't have been much cheaper the Taurox.

Wait the normal Taurox is open topped?

Has then been any pitchers of it? I've only seen the prime posted.

General Hobbs wrote:


It is going to be really irritating listening to Gamers mispronounce Tempestus Scions. I was really hoping that was just the High Gothic name and they would be referred to as stormtroopers......

Yeah, I plan to mispronounce mine as Skitarii...
Rules and appearance with the mask heads will make them perfect stand-ins for Mechanicus troops. Enhanced humans with high tech gear. And the armor looks perfect to paint up in colors matching my Knight and Titans.

So... Fast, built-in dozer blades reinforced ram and armed with... a Killkannon???

The Taurox is the bastard lovechild of a Trukk and a Battlewagon. This is definitely an ork release!

I am actually liking the taurox MORE now that we got some good shots. I honestly see it in a "fire support" role with the missiles and auto cannon. Around the same price as a chimera for increased firepower and speed but decreased survivability and troop transport potential. Have the chimeras move up, transporting troops while the taurox sits in the back and gives mobile fire support.

Well, as it so happens, I'm not a total illiterate and I'm fully capable of pronouncing Militarum Tempestus correctly, so I could call them that if I wanted to. :p But they're called Scions, so I'll just call them that instead.

I'm going to run my 5 salamanders as tauroxes and my dkok grenadiers as scions....

 Blacksails wrote:

 Swastakowey wrote:
? The third taurox, the last one visible in the convoy. I cant see what weapon its got. Just wondering if someone who knows more about 40k weapons will recognize it, or with keener eye site.

Looks like an autocannon.

Alternatively, it could be the rumoured baby battlecannon.

The rumored baby battle cannon may be the Macrocannon from the BRB.

Nah, the Taurox Battlecannon is Heavy 1, Blast while the Macro-Cannon is Heavy 2, Large Blast.

Wow those "Stormtroopers" must be some of GWs ugliest models i have ever seen!
Im sticking too elysians and the old stormies instead.

Goes to show that you can't please everyone. I love these new storm trooper kits. Those breastplates and helmets are what I've been wanting.

But as the above poster said, "Skitarii." They'd make a great Mechanicum force.

I'm mostly indifferent on the Storm Troopers, they look alright, but they aren't doing anything exciting for me either. I'm just going to stick to DKOK Grenadiers or Kasrkin.

Mostly indifferent on the Ogryns as well.

Hate the Taurox.

Indifferent on the Hydra. We'll see if it comes as a dual kit and what the other option is if it does.

The Taurox looks good with the rocket spontoons on the back, really fits my Valhallans

 Chief Librarian Mephiston wrote:

 portugus wrote:
Having 3 weapons on a vehicle is nice and all but remember you'll be firing 2 of those as Snap Shots. It does not look like a "Heavy" or "Fast" vehicle to me.

Maybe the unit being transported can fire the side sponsons as well as using the fire ports.

Actually, according to reports, the Taurox Prime is a Fast Vehicle.

LOL! Seriously? Brilliant! A turtle might be faster. Go GW, go...

I don't really see how it's speed is going to matter all that much, considering it'll be blown up first turn unless you hide it behind stuff.

First person to argue that it's a good distraction/target saturation unit is getting smacked.

I am surprised that the taurox is such a bad looking model. The concept is okay, but is there a single person who doesn't see the ridiculous treads as off-putting? For a 'models first' company that doesn't care too much about its rules this is a disaster. I don't expect complete realism from the grimdark manifesto of 40K, but c'mon already! The treads are bad enough but I also enjoy the fender mounted auto-cannon and I gotta admit the exhaust getting piped back into the crew cabin is a nice touch!

So it's not just the rules GW wants people to fix - it's their models as well. Perhaps it's brilliant marketing again; people end up paying more in desperation to fix an inferior product? I admit I bought the storm raven when it came out as a challenge to make it look less ridiculous. I don't think this will happen again.

 amanita wrote:
The concept is okay, but is there a single person who doesn't see the ridiculous treads as off-putting?

Quite a few, going by the number of comments in this thread from people who like it.


The fender guns are a tad silly, though. They would be replacing their headlights on a fairly regular basis, I suspect.