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HoverBoy wrote:Yes mixing classical roman armor motifs with aztecish masks is totally logical. /sarcasm

The masks are the deviation from the imagery associated with the Blood Angels, the armour fits perfectly with it. Why to people not have a problem with the masks? Why are all the remarks so childishly hung up on "nipple-armour"? I have more of a problem with the masks not fitting with the background.

The whole point was that the masks are incredibly creepy.

All the necron minis with those horrible horrible bloody green seethrough lego sticks. If you don't paint over those green sticks you're a hideous degenerate monster deserving of death.

BlapBlapBlap wrote:The whole point was that the masks are incredibly creepy.

True, not what you'd expect the fairest of the primarchs to look like at all!

That metal nipple is not a nipple....JUST ANOTHER FIST

:/...

Asuron wrote:This is an old one, but goddamn if it doesn't get me every time. I laugh myself silly, while dying a little on the inside everytime I see it

man this gae me one of those laughs where you start coughing uncontrollably and you feel like your dieing. bravo

HoverBoy wrote:Yes mixing classical roman armor motifs with aztecish masks is totally logical. /sarcasm

Actually, they're not aztec-ish at all. Death masks were an 18th-19th century European tradition, mainly. It was done before then, notably by ancient Egyptians, but BAs borrow heavily from Renaissance aesthetics, into which death masks fit fine.

Cerebrium wrote:

HoverBoy wrote:Yes mixing classical roman armor motifs with aztecish masks is totally logical. /sarcasm

Actually, they're not aztec-ish at all. Death masks were an 18th-19th century European tradition, mainly. It was done before then, notably by ancient Egyptians, but BAs borrow heavily from Renaissance aesthetics, into which death masks fit fine.

I think he meant the bits around the death masks, rather than the actual masks themselves, which do have a slightly Aztec/Mayan feel to them. The deathmasks themselves do fit in with the background, as you say! (wish I'd thought of that!)

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the Culexus Assassin. Fethin' Bobble-head!

The old dark eldar army.

The sculpts that I hate the most are the ones that haven't been made yet. How about Valkia the Bloody from WHFB Warriors of Chaos? Giant spear wielding, demon face shield, butt-kicking consort of Khorne. That would be cool. I might even start a WoC army if she was in it.

Another one is Iyanden Spiritseer Iyanna Arienal from the WH40k Eldar codex. (Yes I know it's a little obscure, you can find it on page 20) A female Farseer with a "giant wraithbone construct powered by an Exarch spirit pool". Don't ask me what that should look like but it has to be so cool it hurts.

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Personally I think the high elf plastic archers are truly awful sculpts - this is supposed to be a graceful and elegant race but these models are so blocky and urghhh!

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod790860

The kneeling archer especially is just rubbish - and don't get me started on those haircuts!!

Ruglud wrote:Personally I think the high elf plastic archers are truly awful sculpts - this is supposed to be a graceful and elegant race but these models are so blocky and urghhh!

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod790860

The kneeling archer especially is just rubbish - and don't get me started on those haircuts!!

I agree here, which is why I only ever take 10 of them just to fill my min core.

Cerebrium wrote:

HoverBoy wrote:Yes mixing classical roman armor motifs with aztecish masks is totally logical. /sarcasm

Actually, they're not aztec-ish at all. Death masks were an 18th-19th century European tradition, mainly. It was done before then, notably by ancient Egyptians, but BAs borrow heavily from Renaissance aesthetics, into which death masks fit fine.

I'd always assumed that the facemasks were derivitive of Roman cavalry "parade" helmets, given the classical references of be-nippled chest plates...

Osbad wrote:

Cerebrium wrote:

HoverBoy wrote:Yes mixing classical roman armor motifs with aztecish masks is totally logical. /sarcasm

Actually, they're not aztec-ish at all. Death masks were an 18th-19th century European tradition, mainly. It was done before then, notably by ancient Egyptians, but BAs borrow heavily from Renaissance aesthetics, into which death masks fit fine.

I'd always assumed that the facemasks were derivitive of Roman cavalry "parade" helmets, given the classical references of be-nippled chest plates...

Thats a pretty cool thing to note. Actaully makes perfect sense now

DarkStarSabre wrote:I actually have a special hatred of Sister Pulling The Grenade Pin With Her Teeth.

Don't know why. She just infuriates me in general.

I know why, because I was in the Royal Marines and WHO THE feth PULLS A GRENADE PIN WITH THEIR TEETH?!!

If I ever saw someone pull that in real life I would shoot them myself!

mattyrm wrote:
I know why, because I was in the Royal Marines and WHO THE feth PULLS A GRENADE PIN WITH THEIR TEETH?!!

This may come as quite a shock to you, but 40k isn't very realistic. In fact, realism is not anywhere on their agenda at all.

This is because I play Orks but:
The Adorable little Jokaero Weaponsmith: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1140004&prodId=prod1140066a
“Hello everyone, feel the wrath of my laserfists!”
It has such awesome rules, and yet it is a tiny monkey with (literally) laserfists. In the 40k (Imperial) universe of bigger = better, more guns = better and bigger guns = best, he is out of place. The Jokaero can fire a lascannon, multi melta, or heavy flamer energy weapon (the kind of stuff that is usually found mounted on tanks), so he should at least have something that looks like a gun.

Well, out of everything I've bought in the last few months, the one mould that annoyed me the most (and took three days to get completely glued together) was the metal Greater daemon of Tzeentch. The model itself is meant to balance on one foot, and not even the whole foot. Now, had it been smaller, that would have been fine, but it's metal and has a fairly large wingspan.

I realize the kit is now in resin, but that just seems like a very stupid pose. I have mine propped up with some green stuff-covered bases, and have it posed awkwardly.

/rant.

With you on that one.

I used the base of it's staff as a second contact point with the base, but it's still a bit awkward.

I think i reworked the 'in the air' leg on my other one to actually meet the base, but it still doesn't pose that well.

Shame really because the model is otherwise awesoem, especially compared to the original 'ticked off vulture with neck injury' one i used to have, back in the day..

I found the Dreadknight's runt brother:

Ascalam wrote:With you on that one.

I used the base of it's staff as a second contact point with the base, but it's still a bit awkward.

I think i reworked the 'in the air' leg on my other one to actually meet the base, but it still doesn't pose that well.

Shame really because the model is otherwise awesoem, especially compared to the original 'ticked off vulture with neck injury' one i used to have, back in the day..

Yeah, I tried to do that with the staff... Still wouldn't stay. I was debating on ordering Fateweaver or the greater daemon at the time, now I'm thinking I should have gone with Fateweaver. But, he's pretty solid on the base now so I guess I can't complain too much.

I got a bit carried away with the superglue and Zipkicker to get him to stay put, but that model is high on my hate-count for assembly.

At least I can only field 2, so i'll not need to do another one any time soon.

The metal KOS is also a pain, and looks worse once assembled by far.. I want the FW one, but need to mug someone first

Ascalam wrote:I got a bit carried away with the superglue and Zipkicker to get him to stay put, but that model is high on my hate-count for assembly.

At least I can only field 2, so i'll not need to do another one any time soon.

The metal KOS is also a pain, and looks worse once assembled by far.. I want the FW one, but need to mug someone first

O.O

I'm getting the KoS for Christmas...

Should have gone with the Bloodthirster.

I'm gonna go rage now.

Wood Elf Dryads.

I've used them to convert at least 24 models for my Dark Eldar now and aesthetically they're a great base for Haemonculi and Grotesques, but the stupid tiny feet!

Almost every one has snapped it's teency tiny ankles at least once.

baritowned wrote:

Ascalam wrote:I got a bit carried away with the superglue and Zipkicker to get him to stay put, but that model is high on my hate-count for assembly.

At least I can only field 2, so i'll not need to do another one any time soon.

The metal KOS is also a pain, and looks worse once assembled by far.. I want the FW one, but need to mug someone first

O.O

I'm getting the KoS for Christmas...

Should have gone with the Bloodthirster.

I'm gonna go rage now.

Bloodthirster looks worse.

The GD really could use a re-do.

The FW ones are awesome

Ascalam wrote:Bloodthirster looks worse.

The GD really could use a re-do.

The FW ones are awesome

Idk, I think it depends on which head is used on the Bloodthirster.

And I agree with both statements, but FW is kinda pricey. Although, I would LOVE to have their Bloodthirster, just for the size of it. If I remember correctly, isn't it like 10.5 inches at the tip of the wing and has an even larger wingspan?

Yup.

The thing is fething MASSIVE. It makes the GK they put in for scale look miniscule

I'm saving for one before I die

This model is still in production and let me assure it's uglier in person.