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While I dont know what he sent all of the other posters in the PMs, I do think some of the critics were a little hard on his initial idea. It's a WIP for sure, but I actually like it. Hell if Coteaz can legally lead an entire army of Daemon Hosts, I dont see why GKs cant have a bound Alpha Psyker. It makes a hell of alot more sense than that Babybag Power Loader we got, especially if the OP made an actual GK ride on top of the Psyker (harkens back to the images of Knights riding on Dragons, Dragons are traditionally the enemies of Knights and are usually the antagonists, but we're getting Dragon Knights left and right now). Plus, it could also work as an alternative to a Dreadknight in an Inquisitorial army (a particularly large Daemonhost).

SRM does have a point in that the styles dont mesh. You could get away with it by saying that it's a Daemonhost (which should have a twisty, awkward look to it) but you'll have to do something to blend the styles a little bit. I also think it's quite a bit too tall for a Dreadknight, maybe consider cutting it at the waist so that the Soulgrinder's stomach is lowered down to the floor (and covering the boney bits on the upper part of the Trygon tail) and have the tail come out from the flesh, like it's some sort of boney tentacle?

And Coteaz, who was suppose to be the most puritan of Inquisitors, can lead a whole army of Daemonhosts.

Grimtuff wrote:Please, all you're doing is encouraging him.

Thanks for pointing out the obvious

I think quite a number of people on the first page gave some actual constructive criticism rather than flat out denouce his idea (they pointed out the flaws and shortcomings, but produced some alternative suggestions to it). Personally, if I dislike an idea, I'd make my point without insults. If the guy is really dead set on it, I may make a passing mention on how others will have a problem with it, then leave it be. It's the guy's model after all. Any more and it'd be kicking a downed dog (which is a type of trolling in my books). I will offer alternative modeling ideas, however, if I can.

Speaking of which, I think a GK riding on top of it would solve much of the complaints here. I distinctly remember another poster mentioning how GKs are suppose to be this "small, mortal knight against an near-immortal daemonic beast of gigantic proportions", not riding in on a gundam to bully small beasts. Now if he was riding on a bound daemonhost, showing his dominance over two great threats against humanity (an unchecked Alpha Psyker and a bound Greater Daemon) it'd really show his dominance over the warp. Granted it's not very fluffy (given how Crowe is mentioned to be the only one able to taim a Daemon weapon) but it fits the idea of GKs.

@ Jackal: but I can field the actual Coteaz leading a full army of Daemonhost. It's the same case with Khornate Havocs. Maybe GW will finally listen and actually proofread their fluff once in a while again.