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It's quite a nice model, but it continues to make me sad that the GD model isn't something a bit more unusual (how about something that wouldn't get made otherwise? A Navigator? Or an Astropath? Some feeing pesants?)

Phazer

Meh. Basically a good model, but the helmet looks daft and the cloak doesn't work.

Next.

Its a ok model, nothing really mindblowing but I do like the painting on this one, specially the NMM

Fabricator General wrote:

The cloak has an odd, un-natural shape to it.

Didn't you get the memo? Evil cloaks have un-naturals shapes and blow forwards instead of back.

GW cloaks have always had unnatural shapes. Also ribbons, in the case of that space marine guy with the skull (very descriptive).

stonefox wrote:Also ribbons, in the case of that space marine guy with the skull (very descriptive).

You mean, ALL of them?

Shins look fine to me. Perspective + different armour plates, that's all. The helmet is a little odd, but you can always dremel it out and use your own obviously superior sculpting skills.

I always imagine SMs screaming, but not Chaos Lords... they seem more the scowl and aura sort of dudes... with spikes you don't have to be overtly intimidating. Funny how I associate so much more nobility with Chaos Warriors than ragtag human rabble.

Why does GW insist on just retreading and retreading the same areas for their GD minis? There are certainly other popular topics they could do. Hell- a troll would be popular :p A daemon? A guardsman? A Necron?

You mean like the invisable Frodo they had the last one I went too two years ago? That was a slowed GD model.

Looks like they have a new 'Eavy Metal painter.

The paint job looks French.

eh, i like it. although i would have perferred a navigator, a adeptus mechanicus magos, or an arbite

It seems the GD models always seem to be Space Marines or Chaos Lords, with the occasional Orc/Ork warboss thrown in. I can't remember the last time it wasn't one of these. Of course, I don't exactly keep track of them, but those three types keep seeming to pop up again and again.

I liked him better when they showed this model in WD, before they stuck the crazy antlers/horns on him.

Apart from the ridiculous helmet its an ok model.

Agree with Joyous_Oblivion in that the last good model was Archaon on foot.

Give us another commissar with boobs already!

Don't forget the AWESOME Kroot Shaper.

Well at least I know if I go it's not for the figure next year, awful fig, just awful.

Oh sweet, a GD mini I'd actually use!

It looks pretty cool, but the right leg, at least from the angle in the picture, looks rather thin.

I'm glad it's not another generic recycled SM sculpt though

karlfranz wrote:

George Spiggott wrote:Meh, power armour's a bit archaic and he doesn't have a backpack. What chapter is he?

this is warriors of chaos not csm. just to clear that up

Think you missed the sarcasm there. The model is a re-do of this guy they haven't got round to releasing yet right?

I do have to say that I am liking this model.

Its not bad, not the best I've ever seen, but not full of suck either. Those who get one should be happy.

yeah,
It's ok but they should have done a space marine.

Panic...

Me Likey! As a fantasy Chaos player, this makes me even more determined to get to GD 09! They couldnt do a marine anyway as 08's was a marine (Which was nowhere near as good as this BTW) and that would just be greed on the marines part! I like the helmet, it's unusual and quirky

I'm on the fence I guess. I like the asymmetry in the armor, the eyes, and the horns on the helm work for me.

However, the axes are _horribly_ plain, the skulls are a mere afterthought, and that squid crest on the helm is begging to get filed off.

All told, I think it could be great, just needs some work. Meh.

Looks very, well, Chaosy. Not bad at all.

And can someone explain how you can be 'full of suck'? I'm too old to understand kids these days.

Nowadays, these darn kids are describing cool models as "Full of win" or "Full of other cool adjective" and bad models as "Full of Fail" or, in this case, "Full of suck." I think these youngsters feel more hip and web-savy when they describe something as "full of adjective" rather than just saying the model is cool/sucks.

Hope that helps.

Ozymandias, King of Kings

Ozymandias wrote:Nowadays, these darn kids are describing cool models as "Full of win" or "Full of other cool adjective" and bad models as "Full of Fail" or, in this case, "Full of suck." I think these youngsters feel more hip and web-savy when they describe something as "full of adjective" rather than just saying the model is cool/sucks.

Thanks, that was full of help.

I sure wish there was a Games Day Calgary, as I don't feel like traveling to the nearest place where there is one, which I think is about twice the length of England away...

Toronto? I thought there was a GamesDay in Calgary or Edmonton?

IMO he does not have enough spikes enough.
Somehow the ration spikes:skulls looks odd.

Ratbarf wrote:Toronto? I thought there was a GamesDay in Calgary or Edmonton?

Not that I know of...

BrookM wrote:Give us another commissar with boobs already!

"Guardsman Jones! My eyes are up here!"

Games Day minis so far, according to Stuff of Legends.

LE4 Space Marine Captain (1991)
Le Chevalier Ermite de Malmont (France 1997)
Female Imperial Guard Commisar (US 1998)
Space Marine Apothecary (UK 2008)
Da Gamezday Nob (UK 1998)
Space Marine Captain (1999)
Games Day Black Orc Boss (2000)
Kroot Shaper (2001)(PR1)
Champion of Chaos (2002)(PR7)
Space Wolfpriest (2003) (PR8)
Archaon on Foot (2004) (PR20)
Space Marine Veteran (2005) (PR22)
Daemon Slayer (2006)(PR24)
Orc Boss (2007) (PR25)
Space Marine Captain (2008)

Scores by race:
Bretonnians: 1
Dwarfs: 1
Imperial Guard: 1
Kroot: 1
Orcs: 2
Orks: 1
Space Marines: 6
Warriors of Chaos: 3