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It's amazing to finally see them, though it's a shame I opted for a 500 point Ork army to fight my IG before they came out. Oh well, I might still have to pick one up to paint for kicks, or make some interesting kill-team scenario using them (they are raiders after all)
I wasn't saying that he new look was bad.... just that with 12 years of possible development that it was sadly similar to the current guardian configuration... but again i digress as I have to see what other options come with the kit.... At least it is all in proportion and less S&M...
Red Corsair wrote:I wasn't saying that he new look was bad.... just that with 12 years of possible development that it was sadly similar to the current guardian configuration... but again i digress as I have to see what other options come with the kit.... At least it is all in proportion and less S&M...
Those are actually ass-less pants he's wearing.
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chaos0xomega wrote:Yeah... internet vocab phail...
lets take the opportunity to name the action "plastic treeing"...
I think Task may have defined that as something much ruder, but that was a long time ago.
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It will be really interesting to see the different head types and all the different weapon options.....I doubt rules wise you will have the 10 man 2 Dark Lance spam unit anymore. Hopefully they have lot's of assault weapon options...and the splinter rifles arent rapid fire. = (
-Wardancer- wrote:It will be really interesting to see the different head types and all the different weapon options.....I doubt rules wise you will have the 10 man 2 Dark Lance spam unit anymore. Hopefully they have lot's of assault weapon options...and the splinter rifles arent rapid fire. = (
Just hope that they don't get the Guardian Treatment and end up being armed with 12" Assault weapons.
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anyone else see that the "power plant" thingie is the same on the Eldar rifles? i cant spell that sorry but it has the jewel things on it
terribly simular.... was that on purpous?
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Quite like the helm and overall is a good looking model.
I am not disappointed with the pose either.
Even if it is static, it looks purposeful (of evil intent!)
The only thing that bugs me is the ergonomics of the weapon. If it could be raised and aimed from the shoulder the stock would not be very comfy
It looks Eldarish which is what it should imho
Very much looking forward to seeing more
(sorry correction, seeing MOAR!)
I'm very glad to see that the chest on the model is more broad than the art depicts. DE have looked skinny for too long. Other than that, the similarity between model and art is uncanny. I'm not sure what everybody was expecting, we're getting exactly what the 5th ed rulebook showed us. This model looks great. Completely different from the old Warriors, yet still immediately identifiable as Eldar, only with a dark twist. Every time we get 'new' SM models, I have to wonder 'in what way is this new?' But this... This is definitely new, different and better.
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The way I see it, this Dark Eldar warrior is very good, but has some flaws. The good thing is it has all the right flaws.
By that I mean it looks like this is a bare minimum assembly from the sprue to show what is possible if you put in the bare minimum effort- and it looks quite good. But there's room to make slight modifications to the pose/gun/bayonet/details to make it a truly unique and great-looking model. And depending on what extra bits are on the sprue, I bet there's potential to make some really fantastic dark Eldar here.
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What I really dig about this model is the clean, sharp lines. It will be soooo easy to slice him up and repose as you see fit with the minimum amount of resculpting needed. Which means my conversion plans just doubled....
I really liked the art of the Dark Eldar in the 5th edition rulebook from the start. And now i like the very similiar DE warrior as well.
Cant wait to paint some of those.
Harry over at Warseer posted (got this from a friend who reads Warseer, which i dont):
That is NOT a final warrior ... although some elements remain very similar they evolved a good bit.
Not least in the helmet department.
Generally speaking they have more detail.
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Iron Angel wrote:Harry over at Warseer posted (got this from a friend who reads Warseer, which i dont):
That is NOT a final warrior ... although some elements remain very similar they evolved a good bit.
Not least in the helmet department.
Generally speaking they have more detail.
Nice.
It's also amusing how defensive people can be about visiting Warseer...
Yup. That is the model we had the description of.
I didn't say it wasn't a Warrior. I said it was not a final version of a Warrior.
I said it was just one of the very early test (Concept) sculpts that Jes did.
I'm pretty sure that is a resin cast not plastic.
That is one of the sculpts that David Gallhager based the Warrior art on.
That is NOT a final warrior ... although some elements remain very similar they evolved a good bit.
Not least in the helmet department.
Generally speaking they have more detail.(...)
Yup.
This was just Jes's first swing at them.
If you look at it closely, it does appear to be a resin prototype, rather than something assembled from plastic components: The surface isn't as smooth as GW's current plastic minis, and the detail is a little 'soft', especially around the weapon - contrast this with the high degree of precision on the latest plastic kits, such as the Blood Angels. The proportions also seem a bit off, although Goodwin often does that (presumably deliberately). I suspect the actual Warriors will be more refined than this, and probably more ornate.
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