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Can't wait to get my Sisters of Destruction!

 Starfarer wrote:


Besides, once they show the actual models of the new Mercenaries faction they teased in the Backer emails, people are going to start backing like crazy.

Hmn, I'm interested in those (post Kickstarter release). Well unless their too skimpy, I already had to greenstuff over one of Brother Vinni's models this month, I don't know if I can deal with resculpting cleavage for the immediate future...

Turns out a load of people I work with are getting into dust so decided to go with an SSU pack as I already have Allies and Axis lol

Great deal from Dust kickstarter - for every pledge of 100$ or more - free copy of Operation Achilles!!!

Offering the bunkers/strongpoints and the Horten @ $31 is a great deal imo. Postage rates are also decent.
Time to up the pledge.

Devoted of Slaanesh wrote:
Great deal from Dust kickstarter - for every pledge of 100$ or more - free copy of Operation Achilles!!!

That is good news!

 Wyrmalla wrote:

Hmn, I'm interested in those (post Kickstarter release). Well unless their too skimpy, I already had to greenstuff over one of Brother Vinni's models this month, I don't know if I can deal with resculpting cleavage for the immediate future...

Yeah, definitely no need to get a single squad from the Kickstarter if that is all you need. Will be cheaper online later. I'm not too worried about how skimpy these will be. Typically the female models are pretty low key in their miniature range, but the artwork and Paolo's entourage of cosplayers is another story.

Ok, the flier, gorilla, and terrain have me looking at this again...

 Starfarer wrote:

 Wyrmalla wrote:

Hmn, I'm interested in those (post Kickstarter release). Well unless their too skimpy, I already had to greenstuff over one of Brother Vinni's models this month, I don't know if I can deal with resculpting cleavage for the immediate future...

Yeah, definitely no need to get a single squad from the Kickstarter if that is all you need. Will be cheaper online later. I'm not too worried about how skimpy these will be. Typically the female models are pretty low key in their miniature range, but the artwork and Paolo's entourage of cosplayers is another story.

Well youknow I'd actually like to get into Dust Warfare, but the problem around here is that nobody want to pick up the game. I have the newer starter set which I bought as my flgs was selling off its Dust stock on the cheap and it was cheaper to buy that than the few bits and bobs I wanted individually. If the mercenaries are going to be their own faction and the aesthetic looks good enough I may just pick them up for looks. Are there any images of that faction available? I mean I assume that I could get away with converting every model to look how I wanted as they'll have a rag tag appearance (another think that's putting me off the game is that everything has to look so uniform, and well I really hate standardised looking models).

The Mercs aren't a faction. They're like Merc units in Infinity. Any army can take them.

Ah damn, so it wouldn't be feasible to make an entire force from them as they don't have the units available to them to do so? I mean I suppose one could get away with converting some regular Dust models to have a more ad hoc style to them, but that wouldn't be exactly like a pure mercenary force (I mean for one there wouldn't be the variety of having gear from all over the globe, but that could effect balance a tad). Hmn, I guess I'll have to wait out future releases and see what happens, though I'd like to see how the models are actually scraping up first (blacked out images aren't helpful at all).

Hmm. It never ceases to amaze me how all imaginary military forces in the (not so) near future seem to combine ridiculous minimum cup size requirements with an apparent severe shirt-fabric-shortage, but aside from that they're actually passable. Whether that's more of a comment on the quality of Dust Studio's work on these or on the sad state of affairs in the wargaming industry is perhaps best left as an exercise to the reader...

Not surprised that the Sisters all look like Real Dolls. Going by his FB posts, Paolo unfortunately has some very, er, outdated ideas about women. Still a little disappointing.

~Tim?

Clearly they are wearing Deflexion silicone chest plates.

The sculptor is merely thinking of their safety.

Let's not forget that feminists would also take issue with the all female unit being relegated to "cleaning" teams and frankly they'd have a point combined with all the rest of the above mentioned details. I anxiously await the "kitchen" team of all barefoot and pregnant models.

Paolo may be a rather skeevy guy, but I don't think pregnant women are one of his fetishes.

~Tim?

There's good sexism and there is bad sexism. This is good sexism.

It's entirely appropriate. It's weird 1947. If you can't take the cold get out of the Stalingrad.

 Col. Tartleton wrote:
There's good sexism and there is bad sexism. This is good sexism.

It's entirely appropriate. It's weird 1947. If you can't take the cold get out of the Stalingrad.

Um... they're not dressed for Stalingrad.

Hmn, meh? Argh, yeah the artist seems to have this idea that every woman need to be a pin-up idol. Most guys, bar the odd character, is wearing some sort of practical armour with full webbing, whereas that lot's wearing the bare minimum above underwear. Colour me unenarmoured. =/

 Col. Tartleton wrote:
There's good sexism and there is bad sexism. This is good sexism

Somebody needs to introduce you to Melissia. You two would get along fabulously.

~Tim?

 Bolognesus wrote:


Hmm. It never ceases to amaze me how all imaginary military forces in the (not so) near future seem to combine ridiculous minimum cup size requirements with an apparent severe shirt-fabric-shortage, but aside from that they're actually passable. Whether that's more of a comment on the quality of Dust Studio's work on these or on the sad state of affairs in the wargaming industry is perhaps best left as an exercise to the reader...

I'm more amazed that you're amazed!

Does this one actually have a chance to get to $500K?

 Alpharius wrote:

 Bolognesus wrote:


Hmm. It never ceases to amaze me how all imaginary military forces in the (not so) near future seem to combine ridiculous minimum cup size requirements with an apparent severe shirt-fabric-shortage, but aside from that they're actually passable. Whether that's more of a comment on the quality of Dust Studio's work on these or on the sad state of affairs in the wargaming industry is perhaps best left as an exercise to the reader...

I'm more amazed that you're amazed!

Does this one actually have a chance to get to $500K?

If not getting to $500k means the Sisters will never see the light of day, color me a happy man. I was hoping we'd get something cool for that stretch level, like maybe armor 4 Axis zombies. Instead we get a unit straight from an adolescent wet-dream.

~Tim?

 Wyrmalla wrote:
Hmn, meh? Argh, yeah the artist seems to have this idea that every woman need to be a pin-up idol. Most guys, bar the odd character, is wearing some sort of practical armour with full webbing, whereas that lot's wearing the bare minimum above underwear. Colour me unenarmoured. =/

What's the point of a fantasy universe where the women aren't hot and the men aren't rugged? That wouldn't be bad ass at all.

I'm not in love with everything DUST but I'm a fan of Paolo and I have been for a long time.

DUST is not remotely serious. In DUST every woman does need to be a pin up idol and every guy needs to look like he'd be the bad ass on a recruitment poster. That's entirely what they're going for.

Paolo is a Frazetta guy. I'm willing to bet money that this painting is why DUST exists.

Pretty much, right?

It is pin-up 40's art all around!

It is what it is, right? Seriously, that's what Dust and more specifically Paolo is all about. Know it going in and also know that your personal outrage isn't going to change it. I'm reminded of a long argument on another forum where someone was equally outraged that she couldn't play a female Space Marine in the Space Marine console/PC game and hurfblurf the background is bad they should change it for me.

 Azazelx wrote:
It is what it is, right? Seriously, that's what Dust and more specifically Paolo is all about. Know it going in and also know that your personal outrage isn't going to change it. I'm reminded of a long argument on another forum where someone was equally outraged that she couldn't play a female Space Marine in the Space Marine console/PC game and hurfblurf the background is bad they should change it for me.

"Personal outrage"? Talk about hyperbole. All I see is a little bit of weary headshaking spiced with an eyeroll or two. If you read that as outrage then maybe you need to learn to deal better with differing opinions.

~Tim?

Hey I didn't say I wouldn't buy them, they've just put me off bothering playing Dust again. Still how do they scale up against Hasslefree? Most Dust models are what 32mm? Tall anyway. Those don't look quite as much out of whack with 28mm though, or at least if they are they're just statuesque women, not giants, so I guess there's always uses for them with my Fallout stuff maybe. ...Possibly. ...If I can find them dirt cheap.

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:

 Azazelx wrote:
It is what it is, right? Seriously, that's what Dust and more specifically Paolo is all about. Know it going in and also know that your personal outrage isn't going to change it. I'm reminded of a long argument on another forum where someone was equally outraged that she couldn't play a female Space Marine in the Space Marine console/PC game and hurfblurf the background is bad they should change it for me.

"Personal outrage"? Talk about hyperbole. All I see is a little bit of weary headshaking spiced with an eyeroll or two. If you read that as outrage then maybe you need to learn to deal better with differing opinions.

hmm....

 Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:

If not getting to $500k means the Sisters will never see the light of day, color me a happy man.

Uh huh. No sign of outrage there. Nothing beyond weary headshaking or an eyeroll in "I'll be happy if they don't get to fund that".





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 Wyrmalla wrote:
Hey I didn't say I wouldn't buy them, they've just put me off bothering playing Dust again.

Not directed towards yourself. Directed towards Mr "I hope they don't fund."

Gotta admit, I just don't understand Dakka sometimes.

Kingdom Death has a giant genital monster and cartoonishly portioned female figures and nobody bats an eye. Dust makes a unit showing some cleavage in a pinup style and everyone loses their minds.

Seriously though, This unit isn't quite what I was hoping for, but nothing a little conversion work can't fix. Just need to slap some gas masks and peaked caps on them and they'll fit in with my Axis just fine.

 Alpharius wrote:


Does this one actually have a chance to get to $500K?

Probably. There is still over $100k from direct retail backers that haven't been added to the total, so it is actually sitting at over $400k right now. With the free copy of Achilles and all the other add ons this has turned into a pretty decent deal.

 Starfarer wrote:
Gotta admit, I just don't understand Dakka sometimes.

Kingdom Death has a giant genital monster and cartoonishly portioned female figures and nobody bats an eye. Dust makes a unit showing some cleavage in a pinup style and everyone loses their minds.

I'm not sure how you missed it, but there's plenty of 'outrage' in most KD threads!