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Lemartes is a sad panda.

General Seric wrote:Edit:
after loooking at it a little more, for some reasom he looks like a little kid in power armor. Its something about the face, and how the jump pack and the staff makes him look little

I think for me it's mostly the fact that he looks like he's giving you puppy-dog eyes. It makes me curious how much is the model's fault, and how much is the painter's fault.

Eumerin wrote:

General Seric wrote:Edit:
after loooking at it a little more, for some reasom he looks like a little kid in power armor. Its something about the face, and how the jump pack and the staff makes him look little

I think for me it's mostly the fact that he looks like he's giving you puppy-dog eyes. It makes me curious how much is the model's fault, and how much is the painter's fault.

It does not look as bad, at least, on this model:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://40kwithbigd.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/chaplain-lemartes.jpg&imgrefurl=http://40kwithbigd.wordpress.com/&usg=__ENHA2Pj3vRt5IkjqH4--69aVKYM=&h=1536&w=2048&sz=503&hl=en&start=0&sig2=ADy1CSlY3cDOhBL6TedHUA&zoom=1&tbnid=YaVsQJVWwLdZBM:&tbnh=147&tbnw=196&ei=nw_GTNymE4P48AbJnLGkDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlemartes%2B40k%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADRA_enUS356US358%26biw%3D1895%26bih%3D757%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=668&vpy=239&dur=636&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=179&ty=106&oei=nw_GTNymE4P48AbJnLGkDw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=43&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0

or this: (full model shot)

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ldbTl1xkOpc/SmSqIokvarI/AAAAAAAACXU/f4VQae4yctM/s320/Lemartes-2.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php%3Ft%3D42013&usg=__He17HJL9CgP-vyOvf_cgswpf_cA=&h=320&w=214&sz=25&hl=en&start=0&sig2=P07-PFG6r4yqi2JLhFO5fg&zoom=1&tbnid=q7uIzZCiGRKrxM:&tbnh=147&tbnw=98&ei=IxDGTM-zBYqr8Abko52tDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlemartes%2B40k%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADRA_enUS356US358%26biw%3D1895%26bih%3D757%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1244&vpy=208&dur=14144&hovh=256&hovw=171&tx=80&ty=165&oei=IxDGTM-zBYqr8Abko52tDw&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=43&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0
yay, I think it might be the painters fault with the way he painted the eyes

The Face, The stupid weapon (what part of it would hurt you?), the 10 lb. terminator honor on a 3" thick rope hanging from his bolt pistol, etc...

The most danger you would ever be in is the Terminator badge whacking you across the kneecaps when he tries to cave your face in with his pistol.


the Crozious is horrible. on the other hand, i bet he gets great Wi-fi


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Eumerin wrote:On a side note, there was apparently also a very limited release of these two ladies without the bras.

Pics or it didn't happen

Grey Templar wrote:Automatically Appended Next Post:

Eumerin wrote:On a side note, there was apparently also a very limited release of these two ladies without the bras.

Pics or it didn't happen

lol

If you're *really* curious - for intellectual purposes only, obviously *cough* - there's a website out there that attempts to track all of the old and/or rare GW miniatures that have been released over the years. They've got pics of the pair both with and without bras iirc - unpainted, mind you.

You'll need to run down the site address on your own, though (and I actually do encourage a visit to look at what GW's produced over the years). It's been quite a while since I was last there.

Grey Templar wrote:

Eumerin wrote:On a side note, there was apparently also a very limited release of these two ladies without the bras.

Pics or it didn't happen

You mean, like *this*?



no, it's not the actual model

*Note this is not mine......thank GOD*



Ok here is the one I throw into the vote.
And uh......I win. Seriously no way you can make this mini look not ugly

KingCracker wrote:*Note this is not mine......thank GOD*



Ok here is the one I throw into the vote.
And uh......I win. Seriously no way you can make this mini look not ugly

I do believe someone here did a "Truescale" version of that, which looks pretty awesome.

MY EYES MY EYES!

Ahhh, yes. First Edition Dreadnoughts.


i say that those who hate the Washing machines of today have no right to complain. the originals were far worse.

Yeah it would be cool to have one. Or a prehersey dreadnought would be supa awesome sauces!

Henners91 wrote:

The eyebrows... THE EYEBROWS!


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Oh and the real weird looking six-pack... I'm assuming that could just be down to the painting style.

Still, y'all could pretend the one on the right was a Sister of Battle...

She is an SOB, you can see the Fleur de Lil tattoo on her arm, and the extra spike she's about to speak Vect with.

It's a shame that since these are about the only sexy models GW has ever made (unless you have a weird skull bra fetish) you see them a lot.

Bronze Age makes some others in the slave Leia/John Carter of Mars style.

http://www.bronzeagemin.com/miniatures_html/25MM/SCI-FI/Red%20Men/Dead-Earth-imperials.htm

But give me Copplestone's Bikini gals any day.

ChiliPowderKeg wrote:

KingCracker wrote:*Note this is not mine......thank GOD*



Ok here is the one I throw into the vote.
And uh......I win. Seriously no way you can make this mini look not ugly

I do believe someone here did a "Truescale" version of that, which looks pretty awesome.

DO believe? Pics man, pics. I find it more difficult to make the 1st edition dred cool, then proving Micheal Jackson didnt have a thing for children

Hey, now, I kinda like the old dreads! Yeah, they're a bit silly, but they've got a lot more character than the stubby-legged boxes that the marines use now!

I've still got one of the old quad-bolter dreads, albeit in pieces. It'd been assembled at one point and base-coated in blue-grey, but then it was set aside and eventually most of the joints came unglued. One of these days, when I do my Space Wolf army (which should be any decade now...), I'm going to put it back together again and put it on the game table just to watch my opponent do a double-take and ask "What the Hell is THAT!?"

I think Lemartes has to go down as one of the all time weakest sculpts. His crozius looks like it was made from a space marine back banner, and his helmet makes him look like some kind of evil sunflower head. :/

Eumerin wrote:

Grey Templar wrote:Automatically Appended Next Post:

Eumerin wrote:On a side note, there was apparently also a very limited release of these two ladies without the bras.

Pics or it didn't happen

lol

If you're *really* curious - for intellectual purposes only, obviously *cough* - there's a website out there that attempts to track all of the old and/or rare GW miniatures that have been released over the years. They've got pics of the pair both with and without bras iirc - unpainted, mind you.

You'll need to run down the site address on your own, though (and I actually do encourage a visit to look at what GW's produced over the years). It's been quite a while since I was last there.

I decided to go ahead and locate the site myself. After a little searching, I found it again. Link is here - http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

That's the front page. If you want to locate specific models, you'll have to do that on your own.



Unfortunately, not everything listed in there has a picture associated with it. That's hardly surprising considering the number of limited release and unreleased figures in the galleries. As a result, it sometimes means that an entry might have an interesting or amusing name, but you're left with no idea what the miniature looks like. As someone with a WHFB Dark Elf army (though I haven't played in a while), I'm curious about the "bath time hag"... but there's no picture for her or her attendents.

(I'm guessing that the original idea was that you could have her bathe in your Cauldron of Blood)

While Nagash and Pumbagor have been listed, let's not forget the metal Possessed, too ugly for even being in the webstore as collector items:


Or the old archon and wyches:

Henners91 wrote:
The eyebrows... THE EYEBROWS!

They have a face?

JohnHwangDD wrote:

Grey Templar wrote:

Eumerin wrote:On a side note, there was apparently also a very limited release of these two ladies without the bras.

Pics or it didn't happen

You mean, like *this*?

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/65_255/209_242/FamilFl-vi.jpg

no, it's not the actual model

No but these are.

http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Unreleased_-_Dark_Eldar_Prisoner.jpg
and
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Unreleased_-_Dark_Eldar_Slave.jpg

Produced within the studio and not released in any fashion. There are not many, but some have gone into the market, I recall a couple selling for nearly $200 on eBay which shows what some people will pay for a couple of tiny nipples.

In a similar vein there are also topless Witch Elves...
http://www.collecting-citadel-miniatures.com/wiki/index.php/Image:Unreleased_-_Dark_Elf_Witch_Elf_1.jpg

General Seric wrote:

SlaveToDorkness wrote:

General Seric wrote:

Ok, now I MUST know, are there any pictures of him? I have tried a google serch, but it did not turn up anything other than this edition and last edition models. With so many people who hate it, I have to see how bad it is.

Painted by Gunamar Ironwill on CMoN. Great paint on a HORRIBLE model.

he is not as bad as I would imagine him to be, his head is weird and he looks somewhat small, but I do not think he diserves ugliest model status.

Edit:
after loooking at it a little more, for some reasom he looks like a little kid in power armor. Its something about the face, and how the jump pack and the staff makes him look little

I can imagine him saying, "Daddy, can I use yur beatstick? Pwease? /puppy dog eyes.

Ill say the RT dred, is easily the ugliest "vehicle" and the Lamartes would be in the running for ugliest mini. That sculpt really IS bad. I mean, look how big that cross thing is hanging from his pistol (looks like it anyways) yikes

It's not the worst sculpt, but it sure is ugly.

Arctik_Firangi wrote:It's not the worst sculpt, but it sure is ugly.

Hey, that's actually a nice model.

And it's supposed to be ugly.


Edit: check out those Fishnet stockings

Go Reaper if you want your girlie mini's. I pick up my Eldar Farseers from there. Mmm Reaper Farseers. *drool*

GW are starting to get better with the fem mini. About time. Some of the new DE chicks look good.

Howard A Treesong wrote:Produced within the studio and not released in any fashion. There are not many, but some have gone into the market, I recall a couple selling for nearly $200 on eBay which shows what some people will pay for a couple of tiny nipples.

It's not so much people paying for the nipples, as people being prepared to pay exorbitant amounts for unreleased models. Any of the studio-only unreleased models that have found their way onto eBay over the years have gone for big money. People pay for the novelty of having something that almost nobody else is going to have...

insaniak wrote:It's not so much people paying for the nipples, as people being prepared to pay exorbitant amounts for unreleased models. Any of the studio-only unreleased models that have found their way onto eBay over the years have gone for big money. People pay for the novelty of having something that almost nobody else is going to have...

Yes, that's the reason.

insaniak wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:Produced within the studio and not released in any fashion. There are not many, but some have gone into the market, I recall a couple selling for nearly $200 on eBay which shows what some people will pay for a couple of tiny nipples.

It's not so much people paying for the nipples, as people being prepared to pay exorbitant amounts for unreleased models. Any of the studio-only unreleased models that have found their way onto eBay over the years have gone for big money. People pay for the novelty of having something that almost nobody else is going to have...

I do look at the unreleased stuff fairly regularly, but these went for an unusually high amount even for unreleased miniatures. Unreleased squats sell for a lot, and these were more than those.

gazelle wrote:I don't have any pics available, but trust me, some of the Fat Lady Fighters from the late '80's were very scary...

I didn't know you could get a dawn french model. LOL

Kroothawk wrote:While Nagash and Pumbagor have been listed, let's not forget the metal Possessed, too ugly for even being in the webstore as collector items:


Or the old archon and wyches:

Henners91 wrote:
The eyebrows... THE EYEBROWS!

They have a face?

I actually like the old metal ones...

I think the old Archon gets my vote.

At least the slaves are vaguely sexy and Nagash have lot of detail...but what about the old Von Carstein vampires? they are ugly AND simple. Unforgivable.