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Okay, I tried to point to a few different things that are particularly bad yet get good pictures of them.
You know: "Making a silk purse out of a sow's ear."

Funny, I kept picking up metal scouts "for no particular reason", I think I had been kidding myself. They ARE better.

 Nevelon wrote:

 Stormonu wrote:

Uh, no, sorry - this is the *original* "baby carrier", from 2E...the original Eldar War Walker.

That was back in the day when various armies weaponized lawnchairs. Eg. the old SM land speeder.

But you were to imagine that heavy duty force-field for the elder walker and as for the space marines: what are you going to put in front of them in a light vehicle that is any better than their armor?
See, it all works.

 Weboflies wrote:
This thread proves there's no accounting for taste... I think the Knights and Wraithknight are amazing as well as a few of the other things mentioned here.

Ha, as you as well prove... I may not agree with some things below but at least you explain the viewpoint.

Here's mine.
-Almost the entire CSM line. I thought the Dark Vengeance models were outstanding though, and I hope whoever did that gets to revamp the whole list.

I agree that they are pretty much normal space marines with a little trim put on them. I would say that there are enough blank spaces where some nice painting can be done. The Dark Vengeance models are INCREDIBLY busy so less free-hand is available but an insane paint by numbers extravaganza.

-Space Marine Bikes and Centurions. Stupid bulky. Just stupid. When the bikes came out, it just seemed like the thought was "well we can't let Eldar have something SM's don't have..." How are you sposed to hit anything with those bolters, I mean, c'mon.

I agree the Centurions looked like they waddle, I took out the middle plate and did a couple things and they look pretty good.Well, complaining about the bolters in particular for shooting stuff you would have to hate many TV shows and movies that mount guns in those same spots.
They are beefy looking bikes are not far off from a Lawmaster.
BUT how heavy is a marine? It would have to be a beast to carry them.

-Space Marine Terminators. Those legs...

Always wondered where their feet are in all that.

-Grey Knights. The Orig Oop GK termies were great, but pretty much the entire line they've replaced them with is trash.

Are you talking about the original tiny terminators or the newer released metal GKs? They seemed like a nice mid-size between the old 1" base guys and our new plastic guys.

-The new Deatwatch Torsos. Why are they all carrying ammo around for a weapon that doesn't seem to exist?

Supposedly they can insert at any given point into the bolter the special ammo as needed.
I suppose that is what those fancy little tabs at the side are for.
They are not as good as Judge Dredd Lawgivers that can handle all that.

-Eldar flyers. Look too much like modern fighter jets. Don't really fit the rest of the line.

No argument there.
Missed opportunity to make something really pretty and strange.

-Techmarines and Thunderfire Cannons. Look Stupid and don't fit the line. 30k maybe, but not 40k.

I think they were looking to have a big gun that looked like it could fit in a drop pod.
Otherwise it would not fit in their style of "shock and awe" at all as you say.

-Grimaldus. Somebody sell me the guy carrying the giant Aquilla tho. I want him for an objective marker.

He is a bit weird but BT players like myself cannot be too choosy.
You cannot have the Aquilla guy, I agree he is awesome, Maybe you can have the thurible guy where he can smoke and flail.

-Catachans. I kind of want a squad that I can greenstuff to have the Rambo hair tho that I can put next to my Arbites painted like Judge Dredd. Then maybe I can do up one of these half naked Khorne guys from AoS eith 2 power Fists and a Blood Angel head and I can paint him like Rocky Belboa...

It may look like the cast for Street Fighter.

 Weboflies wrote:
The shells on their chests are too large to be bolter ammo, too short and wide to be heavy bolter ammo, and too small to be frag cannon ammo. they look like ammo for a grenade launcher, bu tI don't think that's in the list. I'm also not sure why they'd want to carry live ammo on their chests where it's likely to get set off by incoming fire.

I agree the shells are pushing past what is believable for "heroic" scale but that would hold true for the barrel size vs magazine size: a typical sickle mag holds what, 6 rounds tops going by size?
They are indeed meant to be hand fed rounds for the bolter.
Well, the ammo on their chests are rather reminiscent of a dual bandolier, very manly, who says it has to be safe?
I am putting together a DW army and seem to agree with you: I am only using those pieces for SMs with the combat shotguns.
This is warfare where leaders do not wear helmets!
We laugh in the face of danger!
When has realism ever got in the way for 40k?


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 Weboflies wrote:
Talking about these guys. Still prefer all the old metal Terminators to what's out now. They looked way less cartoonish and silly.

Hey! I have that guy (my only one of that type).
I really liked my metal terminators, the new ones certainly make you wonder how the marine fits inside but what the heck (Though the serious hunchback for the head was weird).
I was rather impressed with the much disliked Centurions because you can at least see from the back how the marine fits in there.

These guys I have an issue with:

When you have bits of tank and terrain wall lying around nothing but the best for our ab-human troops!
Funny, the guns almost look like the ones where you punch someone and it goes off if not for the barrel sticking out.