Wargames Factory Greatcoat heavy weapon preview. Ehhhh...

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**kenshin620**

Well looks like the infamous greatcoats are finally getting their new set. But since its WGF, YMMV

Imo the gunner looks kidna funny (I prefer the GW heavy weapon poses) and the gun looks so.......blocky and plain

but news is news, and I'm sure there are those here who dont mind them and would like cheaper alts

Our Shock Trooper Heavy Weapons box set is getting closer to release! Below is a 3D preview of the re-designed Heavy Energy Cannon as many fans and customers requested!

We’ll be releasing them as soon as we approve the samples that are in rout to us now and get them painted. Set comes with 3-heavy weapons crew (2-per weapon) and 3-officers. The set includes 9-model infantry and heavy weapons to make 3-each of the following – Missile Launcher, Energy Cannon, Mortar, Heavy Chain Gun. That way you can arm your teams however you like and have lots of bits left over. This set will come with bases and retail for $19.95 USD.

In addition to re-designing the Heavy Energy Cannon we've:

Replaced the squatting position for "sitting" legs that will work with all torsos.
Re-proportioned the bodies to better match our existing Shock Troopers.
Included classic Shock Trooper torsos, heads and arms. (We're also keeping many of the new torsos and heads for those who liked them.)
The front tripod leg has been removed and replaced with one that matches the other legs.
Removed the "hand" insignia from helmets.
and many more tweaks based on your feedback!

We hope you enjoy the preview!

http://www.wargamesfactory.com/announcements/3d-shock-trooper-heavy-weapons-preview

**Malika2**

Sorry to say this but I'm not impressed...

**sourclams**

What's up with Darth Vader and his tiny little baby legs?

**blood reaper**

The Gunners position is quite strange and the mounted gun isn't that cool, it's quite square and looks like the Games Workshop model and would make an okay Steel Legion replacement.

**BuFFo**

Wow.... it is rare I ever say this about miniatures because I like just about all miniatures, but that is one fugly model. Holy christ....

**Brother SRM**

Significantly better than the last preview; I'm not blown away but they're serviceable.

**NoseGoblin**

Agree with above, the legs look too short and the spacing between the legs makes it look just wrong... looks like he's wearing a diaper

**Necros**

It looks like someone choped his legs off at the knee, then added shoes so no one would notice. Like that old Dorf guy

**MeanGreenStompa**

Holy Smokes! It's Cotton Hill, back from the dead!

Seriously that 3d model is utterly terrible.

**AgeOfEgos**

First thing I thought of when I saw his head/torso/leg length ratio;

Hopefully they take that one back to the drawing board.

**Zefig**

Yeah, that's a LOT better than the earlier preview. At least the gun doesn't have inexplicable bathtub claw feet. And the gunner doesn't look like he's doing a latrine squat.

Now he only looks like he's a toddler.

**kenshin620**

My thoughts exactly on the "baby" look. There must be some type of mutation from the local populace causing these deformities

And for those with an ounce of hope of any more changes, sorry these designs are FINAL

**Myrthe**

Oh wow .... (and not in a good way) !!!

The legs look like they belong to a trooper that would be sitting behind this one to hold up his legless body as he shoots !!!

Jeesh, it looks like he's about to give birth or something !!

And that gun ... aside from being huge and less-than-portable, it looks like someone stuck some plumbing to the front of a restroom condom machine !!!

**Theduke07**

Sitting instead of the classic one knee squat is pretty lame

**shingouki**

It's not terrible imo but maybe having the gunner kneeling might have looked a little less lame.

**ph34r**

Well, now instead of looking Full slow, they just look bland. That's a plus I guess. Props for listening to the criticism on their original terrible design choices, but a wag of the finger to them for making those ridiculous choices in the first place.

**Da Boss**

That's very disappointing!

**Mr. Burning**

Shock Trooper indeed.

That doesn't look comfortable.

Can baby greatcoat see his target, what with that massive blocky gun blocking his view?

Could that be some kind of sight on the left hand side of the gun?

I like the idea of WGF shock troops but some of the execution is...lacking.

**Guildsman**

Holy... wow. Just, wow. Where to start? Out of proportion legs, a decidedly not man-portable gun with an ugly design... the list goes on and on. How do they move that gun? A crane?

**CURNOW**

All the troopers with adult size legs are in the assault squads ! And all the ones with "strong legs " are given the sit down jobs

**Delephont**

Yeah, but check out the comments on the WGF website, it's all positive.....so my guess is that this "figure" is gonna get made!

**insaniak**

Yeah, a kneeling pose would have worked better. That just looks awkward.

And I can't even imagine what they were thinking with that weapon. Looks more like something cobbled together by Macguyver than an actual functional weapon.

**Absolutionis**

The legs don't look so stubby if you view them from another angle. The gunner himself looks fine and fits with the rest of the line (which is currently 1 product).

I'm happy they ditched the inexplicable skeletal leg. I'm not a fan of the crate-gun. It seems like a fine buy.

These WGF models are supposed to be bland, generic, and cheap. I like them this way. They're quintessential 'bad guys' in RPGs.

However, I do hope that these models don't come with annoying molded bases.

**plastictrees**

They've found a sculptor that's pioneering bold new ways for humans to sit!

No-one is ever in that position unless they're giving birth or vigorously working their way through the kama sutra.

**kenshin620**

Delephont wrote:Yeah, but check out the comments on the WGF website, it's all positive.....so my guess is that this "figure" is gonna get made!

They control the site

They control the comment box

**The Grundel**

That heavy weapon and pose are too sexual for my liking hahaha

**Da Boss**

I went and looked on the site. The legs look way too short whatever way you slice it.

**precinctomega**

OK, I can see that part of the problem is that this is an isometric layout, so the legs - which are really only a little bit too short - look shorter than they really are from this angle.

And yes, the gun does have a screen.

But still, seriously, this is just working one stupid-looking design into another design that's exactly as stupid-looking as the original but in a completely different way.

I've been holding out hope for the new WGF in faith that they would rise above an inauspicious start to deliver credible plastic alternatives.

i wouldn't say that hope is dead, but it's certainly clutching its chest and gesturing desperately for passers-by to ring for an ambulance.

R.

**CrazyThang**

precinctomega wrote:OK, I can see that part of the problem is that this is an isometric layout, so the legs - which are really only a little bit too short - look shorter than they really are from this angle.

And yes, the gun does have a screen.

But still, seriously, this is just working one stupid-looking design into another design that's exactly as stupid-looking as the original but in a completely different way.

I've been holding out hope for the new WGF in faith that they would rise above an inauspicious start to deliver credible plastic alternatives.

i wouldn't say that hope is dead, but it's certainly clutching its chest and gesturing desperately for passers-by to ring for an ambulance.

R.

But if you look at the full 3D preview on the site, a new angle really doesn't help those legs.

**Medium of Death**

Needs this...

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