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Athera wrote: The current topic is the models HBMC posted a pic off.

Indeed.


So..

A. Ta for the picture, very cool.
B. Let's not be rude to each other, I appreciate the incharacter roleplay aspect of this happening in every DE thread, but let's do better here please. ta.

A million thanks for the pic! The first really new minis that we see since the 2nd wave of DE releases in... 1999? 2000?

They look very promising, still a bit spiky, but in a more "insectoid" way. It has a mix of roots that seem to look good together. I'm eager to see a better pic with all the details. The horns are a bit odd. I can't see in the pic if that helmet still has it's splinter pistol attached. And that blades look painful

Now... I demand MOAR PICS!

Have seen the pic via a linky on BoW
the quality is no better but can be enlarged for even bigger grainy blurriness for your delictation if you wish.

http://i55.tinypic.com/w9wu3b.jpg

Damned be thy proxies, company!

EDIT #2: Well okay, that was fast...

Anyway, I basically agreed with Shuma that they looked very samurai and that I liked them, despite being blurry as all hell. Really looking forward to that big reveal on Sunday. Or Friday. Or whenever the hell it is.

I also declare these models very parakeet.

Rymafyr wrote:The text at the bottom of the pic seems to be French...Not that I know a lot...

"Les Incubis sort ......... du ......... ........" Obviously just a description and weapon name.

You had it right, it's just a basic desciption in french, probably for next WD.
After seeing the full picture posted above I can decrypt it. Not sure of the last word, terribly blurry, but its lenght and blobby shape seems to match.
Les incubes sont équipés de redoutables épées.
So :
The incubi are equipped with fearsome swords.


The overall look seems good and dynamic. Too much blur to have an actuall opinion. But if there will be a consistent announcement in GD UK, we may have a blast.

Well, I feel sorry for Jes and will post the pics in the summary only after the presentation on GD UK out of respect of Jes and Phil.

The miniatures look good, in the expected style. And if it is a sign that I can use Dark Eldar kits to convert alternatives for my Dark Elf Warriors, I welcome that. BTW horns have been seen before on Drazhar.

I think they look cool, but ultimately its not just about their detail, it comes down to how they fit the new feel and look of the army. If you only compare them to the old look, you're comparing them to something over a decade old.

Yeah, I guess I feel sorry for him, too. I can kinda see why he'd be pissed, if he's been working on these things for years and kept it a big surprise all that time...

It hasn't affected me at all, though. If anything I'm even more excited than I was, having actually seen something. Nonetheless, Sorry Jes.

I like 'em overall. The armor appears more "eldar" than spiky, and the horned helmets could work. Although I like back fins, I'm not sure I like those. I might have liked slimmer swords better, but I do like the "Uruk-hai" style.

The impact of the image, I must say, is impressive. Looks to be an ungodly amount of detail possible. I believe I heard these were to still be metal?

Proportionately way better than the old Incubi. The old ones had ridiculously skinny waists; even space elf's would have found the armor tight.

I'm ok with 'punishers', or whatever they will now be called, being freaking huge executioner type great swords. I actually like the horns as they are not grossly disproportionate with the head of the model unlike CSM.

Love these models. Makes me even more excited for the big reveals this weekend.

They look nice, but look more Chaos Eldar than Dark Eldar, no?

And I can't make out any mandiblasters which makes them a large departure from the 'evil striking scorpions' they were supposedly founded upon.

think the background for the Incubi, Arhra, and the Striking Scorpions is changing?

Yeah, jumping on the DO WANT wagon!

If this is indicative of the rest of the line, I know what I'm spending my money on this November.

Nvs wrote:They look nice, but look more Chaos Eldar than Dark Eldar, no?

They look like Dark Eldar bodyguards that succeeded in looking intimidating, rather than trying to look intimidating and failing utterly.

Edit: Er, Farmer? We already know about the pic. We've been discussing it for the past two pages.

Captain Obvious to the rescue:

Look at the border at the very top of the picture. I'm betting this was taken from the hobby section of the codex

Saw that as well. It's either that or the White Dwarf it's in.

AlexHolker wrote:They look like Dark Eldar bodyguards that succeeded in looking intimidating, rather than trying to look intimidating and failing utterly.

Well said!

H.B.M.C. wrote:Saw that as well. It's either that or the White Dwarf it's in.

Given the apparent translation, I'd suspect WD rather than Codex?

H.B.M.C. wrote:Really blurry picture time! Incubi!

They look very...prickly.

I'm just happy to see that their look is intimidating while not too "Beefy". It makes me wonder what they are going to do for Wyches. Mayhaps they will make them a *little* less Feral?

Holy crap, an actual picture!

And it looks like they got spikes on their spikes, so it might be real.

AlexHolker wrote:
Edit: Er, Farmer? We already know about the pic. We've been discussing it for the past two pages.

Yeah, and?.

Ya know, the actual spikyness of these new Incubi being actual spikes instead of curved blades is OK w/ me. The armor is definately layered, which adds to the edges looking very spiky also. I also don't have a problem thinking these will still retain their +3 armor save.

As for no 'mandibles' etc. I think everyone needs to drop what they currently know about the DE fluff. While we know some certainties we may all be surprised at the retconning that will take place. I'm looking forward to seeing what's changed, good or bad.

@ John

You ok man? gonna make it? no heart palpitations?

I'm going to side with the comment on reserving judgment till we have better than one blurry photo to go by.

I'm also going to side with the MOD comment not to post a wish list for rules or models, a list of what I plan to buy, a pile of stale jokes about GW trying to deceive us, a bunch of random speculation about what's coming based on the one blurry photo and handful of rumors or something else completely unrelated altogether.

Finally, here's a thought that is related. GW has NOT made any significant changes to the availability of the current Dark Eldar product line. It is still readily available including the same Battleforce that's been out since 1998. So the timing on switching from the current range to the new one will be fairly slim and it may be a case where many of the existing models are available in the "collectors" section of the store for that army for some time to come.

is definately layered

It's "definitely", a form of "finite", not "definately". I don't know what the hell that is or from whence it came, but I see it an awful lot on game forums. There's no "a" in definite, definitely, infinite or finite.

thanks H B M C. and happy birthday for friday in case i dont get to you then!

Rymafyr wrote:@ John

You ok man? gonna make it?

no heart palpitations?

Yeah, I think I'll be OK - thanks for asking.

Hey, it's not like I'm coaching football...

The biggest retcon they're going to do is that if an Eldar gets wet, more Eldar spring off of him.

And if those Eldar eat after midnight... they become Dark Eldar.

Spiky Eldar with Biggoron swords! Truly awesome.