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I'm rather disappointed by the ALEPH one.
The others look like soldiers, she looks like a pin-up. Just does not fit the concept. Something like the Myrmidon Officer would have been better.

On the other hand, she would be great as a post-human.

Pacific wrote:Having multi-part kits I think can impact negatively on the look of a miniature, in that the sculptor has to take account of the different variations possible, rather than just making a miniature that works well symbiotically/holistically in terms of the overall aesthetic of the miniature.

I've noticed this too. Particularly when GW swapped from mostly metal to mostly plastics- on some armies, like Space Marines, one didn't hardly notice. But on many armies, the result was that models no longer looked quite right- they had poses with no weight, and however finely detailed their components were they just didn't fit right together.

The Spec ops guys are great. I like the Yu Jing guy best. I do wonder how they're planning on putting a close combat weapon in the Nomad's hands...

I don't think we'll have to imagine it for long since he comes with one of those in his kit!

He'll probably end up holding it one handed, like this guy (sort of):



Either way, I'd rather CB continue to put out weapon options and not actually worry too much about the various poses - we'll work that our for ourselves!

BobbaFett wrote:The Infinity FB page has just published this image.



Nothing weird, it is just the Scarface box but... look at the sectorial logo.

What are those two things on the robot's back? They look like big railgun type scifi rifles but the next question would be why he isn't using them instead of that little gun if they indeed are.

mrondeau wrote:I'm rather disappointed by the ALEPH one.
The others look like soldiers, she looks like a pin-up. Just does not fit the concept. Something like the Myrmidon Officer would have been better.

On the other hand, she would be great as a post-human.

I like the mini and I think it fits a lot with the concept shown on the cover of the book. It's not as different to it than Cordelia to her artwork (and that difference is not because of the aestethics, it's because some odd looking proportions).

They are all pretty much the expected:

My first thought of the Haqqislam spec ops was... bleh.

Then I saw the alternate, fully masked head, and instantly loved it. The half face helmet isn't something I like. I'll definitely be buying four of them to build it with all options.

Erasoketa wrote:

mrondeau wrote:I'm rather disappointed by the ALEPH one.
The others look like soldiers, she looks like a pin-up. Just does not fit the concept. Something like the Myrmidon Officer would have been better.

On the other hand, she would be great as a post-human.

I like the mini and I think it fits a lot with the concept shown on the cover of the book. It's not as different to it than Cordelia to her artwork (and that difference is not because of the aestethics, it's because some odd looking proportions).

I mean concept not as in "drawing" but as in "the concept behind those characters is that they are special operation soldiers."
Look at the group photo. It looks like a bunch of soldiers, and some "dancer" that they got somewhere.
It's the pose, as well as the pointlessly exposed midriff.

I'm not objecting to the mini itself. I think it would make a great post-human level 3, much better than the actual post-human level 3.
Ironically, both for the same reason: Chandra does not fit the spec. ops' "soldier" concept, Post-Human Level 3 does not fit the post-humans' "playing at war" concept.

I'm just disappointed: I think all the other fit, with the only miss for the faction I actually play.

A mixed bag. The Haqqislam and Ariadna are very nice, and I guess the Morat is decent too, though I was never a fan of the overall aesthetic of that faction.

The rest? No thanks, I'll pass.

mrondeau wrote:I'm rather disappointed by the ALEPH one.
The others look like soldiers, she looks like a pin-up. Just does not fit the concept. Something like the Myrmidon Officer would have been better.

On the other hand, she would be great as a post-human.

Being someone who normally would agree with you...(and who is very, very vocal whenever Corvus Belli does something like that)

I have to disagree.

The biggest beef I have with Chandra is that she has the "bare midriff" going on. Thankfully though...it will be as simple as painting it the color of her bodysuit.

I have to say, I like all of these SpecOps. Vortex and Chandra are going to be the two I'll nab for myself, and I'm sure my youngest brother will want Treitek for his CA...

Honestly, the only one I don't like is the Yu Jing one, though the others are really nothign special. I don't like the pose of the PanO one, and the Aleph one looks too human, in all honesty.

I don't understand why she shouldn't look human.

I like all of them with the exception of the Morat one. The axe is silly.

Hindenburg wrote:I don't understand why she shouldn't look human.

Slarg is a bit confuzzled on ALEPH fluff.

I am schooling him on Steam.

I like all of them with the exception of the Morat one. The axe is silly.

The Morat one definitely could use some alternative options in lieu of the axe.

Am I the only person that thinks that all of these are almost heart-rendingly beautiful little sculpts?

Probable the one I like least is the PanO one, but the Nomad and Ariadna ones in particular look awesome. I think the Aleph 'fits' with the rest of the model range pretty well. Remember these are 'post-human', a phrase that still includes the word 'human', and while they have been boosted massively by technology they are still based on the physical template of human beings. Thing like Kusenagi (spelling) in the Ghost in the Shell manga, who has an almost entirely robotic body yet still resembles a normal human being (or not )

For those of you who play ALEPH, How do they work on the table?

Are they a finess force, or more over the top force?

How is that starter set of the 300 points?

In between getting a second faction. Them or the Aliens.

Then as a side question, how do the mechs in this game fare? Are they worth getting, or do they just become bullet magnets?

Kanluwen wrote:

Hindenburg wrote:I don't understand why she shouldn't look human.

Slarg is a bit confuzzled on ALEPH fluff.

I am schooling him on Steam.

You pretty much said "You're wrong just because you're wrong."....

Slarg232 wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:

Hindenburg wrote:I don't understand why she shouldn't look human.

Slarg is a bit confuzzled on ALEPH fluff.

I am schooling him on Steam.

You pretty much said "You're wrong just because you're wrong."....

Which is exactly what it is!

Jeez Slarg.

Grot:
ALEPH is very much a "finesse" force. Low model counts, powerful troops which require careful application.

The goggles, availability of the sniper rifle, pose, hair, and general everything of the Chandra reminds me of this:

Exactly what I was thinking, Abs.

I think I might have to be fighting you to get Chandra at that "Sci-Fi Genre" shop...

Nevermind, thought I saw something cool, but I got nothing.

Oh yes, the Ariadna, Pan-O and ALEPH real doll are must-haves now.

Some news from GenCon already!

- Micro Arts Studio are making drop pods for some missions.
- There is a character with a bike for ALEPH
- Possible Myrmidon character with a HRL
- Merc army for book 4. Scarface and Cordelia's logo is indeed the logo for that army.

Source

Edit: spell
Edit2: pics from http://wargamingtrader.com/gencon-infinity-photos

AWESOME news there - thanks for the update!

Drop pods eh? Here's hoping they look better than those print and paste ones they got on the site.

Erasoketa wrote:- Micro Arts Studio are making drop pods for some missions.
- There is a character with a bike for ALEPH
- Possible Myrmidon character with a HRL
- Merc army for book 4. Scarface and Cordelia's logo is indeed the logo for that army.

Drop Pods would be an awesomely welcome addition.
I wonder it it'll be a SpecOps upgrade or be more widely available.
I also hope it'll be large enough to count as deployable terrain/cover.

I've been hoping for an Aleph Biker for the longest time. I really hope it's as cool as the Aragoto.

HRLs, stat-wise, have been somewhat disappointing in terms of their gameplay stats.
I also wonder how a CC-oriented model with Frenzy would handle a long-range heavy rocket launcher.
"Oh yes! I killed that guy from a half-mile away! Now I must satiate my bloodlust by hitting people with my sword... tactically."

Erasoketa wrote:Some news from GenCon already!

- Micro Arts Studio are making drop pods for some missions.
- There is a character with a bike for ALEPH
- Possible Myrmidon character with a HRL
- Merc army for book 4. Scarface and Cordelia's logo is indeed the logo for that army.

No, I did not ask what HRL stands for, nor did I edit my post once that question was answered. Nope. Did not do any of that.

Erasoketa wrote:

Weird, from that angle, Chandra actually looks good.
Looking at the previous pictures, I think that the angle over-emphasizes her arm and makes her posture looks more distorted.

HRL = Heavy Rocket Launcher.
It's the thing the Muyibs get:
http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity/en/2012/miniatures/hassassin-muyibs-3/
New weapon in this book

I wish someone had photographed the Tohaa concept art to the left of Scarface and Kawaiidelia.

HRL means Heavy Rocket Launcher, and if I'm right the MAS Drop Pod is the blue/yellow thing at the left of Scarface. Full size pic:

BrookM wrote:Drop pods eh? Here's hoping they look better than those print and paste ones they got on the site.

It seems like one-man drop pod, it's thing next to Scarface in the first picture.

Edit : Ninjas everywhere !

Martial Arts SAS, what did you expect?

Erasoketa wrote:Martial Arts SAS, what did you expect?

You also got ninja'ed by an infiltrating Naga