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MajorTom11 wrote:They have no civilization to speak of, just kind roaming nomadic packs. They have no discernable language and do not seem to demonstrate higher intelligence...

Except, they are assumed to be something akin to a benevolent Mekboy, innate old-one programmed understanding of technology, even if besides that ability they are very animal like.

I think due to the above, I can accept the Inquisition being quite tolerant of them as they will never be a rival to any scale of Imperial civilization, and are in essence half pet half tool.

How on earth do you get any in your retinue if they have no language? How do you get them to shoot their awesome guns at the targets you choose? What's to keep them from leaving in the middle of a fight?

Jburch wrote:I have no idea, but maybe the little guys are on loan by the mechanicum or something. They arent killed because the imperium and the adeptus mechanicus are in a partnership.

Or maybe the GK just like monkeys...

I am waiting for someone to build a giant king kong model, and have a jokaero strapped to its chest, as a stand in for the Dreadknight

Sort of like this:

(Sorry it doesn't look as good as the looted one from last week, but the jokaero and this joke is just too much even for me to spend a lot of time on it).

I think the Cy-gor II figure would be better for this. Why? Because he's already got a robot chimp in his removable chest!

Platuan4th wrote:I think the Cy-gor II figure would be better for this. Why? Because he's already got a robot chimp in his removable chest!

He does doesn't he? I didn't know...


Yes that would have been much better.

Yea but the other one is painted for you. My monkey needs to be Orange and fluffy.

Platuan4th wrote:

Garuss Acine wrote:I am shocked none of the Halo fans had said anything about this, if I get the cash(and time) I may have to take a crack at a Covenant Battle Force count as GK, with some Engineers as a stand in for the monkey men. the moment I read what the buggers do, it screamed(at least me) blue floating fishy thing from Halo, but that's just me and my evil, twisted acceptance of Halo and its back ground :p

You may want to re-read the Engineer's fluff. They take apart and study technology, but they're a peaceful, non-combative species, whereas Jokaero raid settlements for parts. Jokaero and Engineers aren't alike.

well their fluff was bound to be different, but the ability to modify weapons on the battlefield is close enough for me to go ahead with the project

now just to find a source of properly sized figures to stand in for Power Armor marines and terminators, maybe Halo Clix will be the answer I am looking for, anyone know if the elites have enough mass/height to be close to Power Armored marines?

plans for Phantoms already are popping into my head, now only if they could take Land Speeders(sighs at the idea of Banshees).

Garuss Acine wrote:
now just to find a source of properly sized figures to stand in for Power Armor marines and terminators, maybe Halo Clix will be the answer I am looking for, anyone know if the elites have enough mass/height to be close to Power Armored marines?

If no one else does, I'll get you comparison pics from my Clix collection this afternoon.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:

NAVARRO wrote:Ape with ET fingers and googles BEST SPACE MARINE RELEASE EVAR! If they go this direction I would buy space marines for sure... gorilla, baboon, chimps thats the way baby! Then zoats, demiurgs...

SM = Simarines?

Platuan4th wrote:

Garuss Acine wrote:
now just to find a source of properly sized figures to stand in for Power Armor marines and terminators, maybe Halo Clix will be the answer I am looking for, anyone know if the elites have enough mass/height to be close to Power Armored marines?

If no one else does, I'll get you comparison pics from my Clix collection this afternoon.

you good sir are awesomesauce, thank you very much in advance ^^

this is random and far from on subject, sorry topic crowd!

but got to say Platuan, first time I've seen anyone sporting the CSF symbol.

I really like Jokaero he's an amazing model and I think adds something new to the GK's army. As for Castellan Crowe, my mouth drops to the floor every time I even mention him so I think a loving explanatory reason is out of the question

Damn I almost died laughing twice in this thread, first from BrookM throwing out a OOK!

And then Lord Scythican and his abomination at the top of this page.

Awesome stuff.

As to the figure, it's okay.

Although CSM are now glaring at it and motioning to their own Codex, a burning lighter and lots of rage at the idea of one of their best and unique units being nabbed for the Emperors service.

I also have to add the thought, so orange space Apes are cool for the modern 40K universe, but Hairy Dwarf bikers aren't?? Colour me confuzzled.

Personally, I really dislike Jokaero. Model, rules and fluff-wise, it just doesn't fit IMHO. Then there's the fact it's £8.

I think Crowe looks quite cool, however the picture isn't too good and something about his pose just puts me off.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:
And then Lord Scythican and his abomination at the top of this page.

Awesome stuff.

I am glad I could be of service! There is a voltron inspired apocalypse formation around here somewhere, a looted dread, and a DreadLock Knight around here too.

I also have to add the thought, so orange space Apes are cool for the modern 40K universe, but Hairy Dwarf bikers aren't?? Colour me confuzzled.

Whoever said that orange space apes are "cool" for the modern 40k universe?

This is another added unit in the context of the Grey Knights book at least that should be taken out back and put down like Old Yeller and the Dreadknight.

As for the Jokaero themselves: they were never an army. They were a unit, which was later removed and kept on as background because hey--they're not completely stupid like "Hairy dwarf bikers".

Jokaero aren't quite as ridiculous as everyone thinks



Their ancestors are around today

And they had their own TV Show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpjBct8mD2I

I like the space ape mini, and I can cope with the fluff (I don't really mind if 40K isn't perfectly... realistic), and the stats sound great, but it's too expensive for me.

Some things should simply stay RT, or atleast be brought back in keeping with fluff.

So, we now have giant space monkeys that escape all of the time and cant communicate?
Yet somehow know how to serve the GK?
Ill pass on that thanks.

Model overtakes the stupidity of the dread in my mind.

I don't really mind if 40K isn't perfectly realistic...

That's good, the acid-spitting genetically altered organ implanted super-humans that guard the galaxy spanning Empire of Man will be glad to hear that as they travel through warp space in their psychically guided giant space ships.

Whether or not it was meant to be facetious that statement has to be the all-time ROFLOL winner on this forum!

Well, now I finally have a use for all my Karman figures.

Model looks like somebody cut off E.T.'s hand and grafted it onto Dr. Zaius.

It all makes sense now
The Simarines have Ape Wrymark

*wince*

I think some of you have the wrong p.o.v. It's not a monkey taht escapes all the time. It's not a captive. It's an ally. Even if you can't communicate via spoken language, there would be other types of communication.
A Xenos Inquisitor having one of these in it's retinue is no weirder to me than a malleus Inquisitor having, say, a Demonhost.
It doesn't necessarily mean it's being kept captive. Perhaps it's working with the =I= for some other reason that is known only to it.
Seriously, fluff only needs to be *so* deep to be passable for the game.

Eric

Space apes!!! Wow, I never thought the day would come when these guys were released. I am just going to try and forget I ever saw that model.

GW seems to be releasing a few creatures, the DE just got some pets to keep them company and now we have apes to go in with the mix.

Wow, I never thought the day would come when these guys were released. I am just going to try and forget I ever saw that model.

Technically, it's an update just like the Grey Knights minis, though it took longer to get to it. The last Jokaero model was made of lead in the Rogue Trader days two decades ago. Picture:

Even back in RT days I thought they were just a joke ,hence the name I suppose. I mean Joke in their name? Someone was taking the whatsit. Personally I'm holding out for Rincewind to lead my space marines. He gets into deadly situations and survives every time which is very lucky dice rolling or he has a +1 saving throw!

I am so going to buy the jokaero for my empire army just so he can carry buckets and looks cool!

Oh sure, the xenophobic humans get a new alien, but do Tau? NO!

Mr Nobody wrote:Oh sure, the xenophobic humans get a new alien, but do Tau? NO!

Nope, word is Tau are getting new humans!! (gravitationally altered, that is).

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Damn I almost died laughing twice in this thread, first from BrookM throwing out a OOK!

And then Lord Scythican and his abomination at the top of this page.

Awesome stuff.

As to the figure, it's okay.

Although CSM are now glaring at it and motioning to their own Codex, a burning lighter and lots of rage at the idea of one of their best and unique units being nabbed for the Emperors service.

I also have to add the thought, so orange space Apes are cool for the modern 40K universe, but Hairy Dwarf bikers aren't?? Colour me confuzzled.

OMG you're right! Grey Knights are getting Oblits!! RAGE!!