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Vatsetis wrote:But I never claim that Astartes couldnt go prone.

I just make a question.

Suuuuure, just asking the question, and ignoring the written instances where it happens, and your poorly veiled comments implying that such a thing would be "illogical" or "ridiculous".

You know that you don't have to say something to be pretty clear you mean it, right?

I was really curious to see an Astartes fighting while prone... both as a model or in a drawing.

Shame. But you have it in writing instead. Is that a problem?

Some people completelly miss the mark with my posts. Is puzzling.

And what mark would that be?

One of the better troll threads recently. Just add the op to your ignore and move on.

Well, I certainly got a lot of useful information out of this thread.

You dont know were the most humble of questions will lead you.

Thats the beauty of wisdom's voyage.

I’m sure that Captain Tycho could play a mean Hammond organ

Honestly, if they had instruments specifically built for larger Astartes fingers, I actually have no doubts that Blood Angels specifically (and probably pre-Heresy Emperor's Children) would likely have many consummate musicians among their number, given their fondness for artistry.

 Sgt_Smudge wrote:
Honestly, if they had instruments specifically built for larger Astartes fingers, I actually have no doubts that Blood Angels specifically (and probably pre-Heresy Emperor's Children) would likely have many consummate musicians among their number, given their fondness for artistry.

IIRC the original noise marine weapons where adapted musical insturments.

 Sgt_Smudge wrote:
Honestly, if they had instruments specifically built for larger Astartes fingers, I actually have no doubts that Blood Angels specifically (and probably pre-Heresy Emperor's Children) would likely have many consummate musicians among their number, given their fondness for artistry.

I am pretty sure they do have instruments. It's well known that Ultramarines play the sax while standing on top of Land Raiders. In the new Iron Snakes book one marine recites poetry to himself, for several pages, while he is alone in the shower. Why the shower? Evidently he discovered it had wonderful acoustics. He's also not really alone but I will let you read that for yourselves.

A lot of warrior cultures have, to one extent or another prized a creative outlet as being nesscary for their warrior elite. I imagine it varies from chapter to chapter. Ultramarines likely prize academic work, blood angels clearly prize artistic expression such as sculpture etc.

I'm sure there's chapters out there with musical tradtions. My custom chapter I've actully fluffed that each Marine upon his ascension to a full brother begins a "great work" this is USEALLY an object of artistic expression (not always) that they work on over their life, once they die their great work is put on display in the Chapter Chapel to memoralize them. (they're an ulta founding chapter so their chapel isn't absurdly overdone...... yet)
credit where credit is due this is something I nicked from Battletech's clan ghost bear

Space Marines also give the most reassuring hugs. You might think the Carnifex would be able to hug more reassuringly, but actually due to the auto-reactive black carapace a space marine is better able to judge exactly how much pressure to exert for maximum reassurance.

Their superhuman reactions allow them to time the hug perfectly, ensuring maximum reassurance does not turn to akwardness.

Certainly Adeptus Astartes would be better used by the IOM as "hug ambassadors" rather than as redundant bolter carriers.

 kirotheavenger wrote:
Their superhuman reactions allow them to time the hug perfectly, ensuring maximum reassurance does not turn to akwardness.

Off topic: i officially want a space marine plushy now.

Not before I get my Squig plushies.

HEY, GW! WE WANT PLUSHIES!

They sell kids books… is it not inevitable?

 Flinty wrote:
They sell kids books… is it not inevitable?

They are taking their sweet time and want my squig plushy!

if that can exist I see no reason a squig plushi can't

I saw a nurgling plushie advertised recently. No idea where, I didn't care to look or really commit it to memory.

In a cursory search I saw a few skaven plushies on Etsy, but nothing more futuristic.

 Flinty wrote:
In a cursory search I saw a few skaven plushies on Etsy, but nothing more futuristic.

Privateer press had a shredder plushie. It was cute but I wanted a warjack plushie instead.

This is what I saw;
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The actual page selling it seems to be E404 now, so perhaps it was an unofficial product now shutdown.