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 Hulksmash wrote:
Interestingly it looks like the bull ogryns are armed with ranged weapons and not mauls like people were saying. I'm looking forward to seeing their codex entry. But then again I LOVE Ogryns. Less so in 6th than I did in 5th.

Maybe it is a realllllly close range ranged weapon. Like only has a CC profile. 'It da bad guy. Pull da trigger. Profit.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Interestingly it looks like the bull ogryns are armed with ranged weapons and not mauls like people were saying. I'm looking forward to seeing their codex entry. But then again I LOVE Ogryns. Less so in 6th than I did in 5th.

Yeah, it looks like they have a grenade launcher sort of thing. Muzzle is too wide for bullets.
Or just a big ass shotgun, like a breaching weapon.

Or maybe it's some sort of piston operated ram of sorts?

 pretre wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
Interestingly it looks like the bull ogryns are armed with ranged weapons and not mauls like people were saying. I'm looking forward to seeing their codex entry. But then again I LOVE Ogryns. Less so in 6th than I did in 5th.

Maybe it is a realllllly close range ranged weapon. Like only has a CC profile. 'It da bad guy. Pull da trigger. Profit.

Quite possibly a giant humane killer!

 BrookM wrote:
Or maybe it's some sort of piston operated ram of sorts?

That's a possibility, yes. That would explain where there doesn't seem to be an ammo supply.

 -iPaint- wrote:

Ogryns are laughably bad. They're taking the grim-dark out of 40k....
~iPaint

and replacing it with grim-dork...

T

I wonder what the bullgryns' weapon is. It looks almost like a missile launcher strapped to their arms.

I like most of the new stuff for IG, it feels like GW is trying to up-tech the Imperial Guard a bit. Even their new name seems like it was intended to evoke a more futuristic feel.

I guess they want to move away from WWI in space, or at least mesh it with more high-tech items such as the ogryn body armor. All-in-all, I feel positive about this upcoming release.

EDIT: I also really like Banegryn.

My god, those Ogryn are horrible. They've taken what had the potential to be awesome models and made them kiddy's toys! Grrr.

Well, I just need to grab some ogres.

The Hydra's nice, though. I have no use for it, but it's nice.

It's a fire and forget weapon. Fire it and forget about that enemy.

Seriously though it's probably the 40K equivelant to a blunderbuss. And the way it is positioned on the arm it probably works great in hand to hand as well like a tonfa or the old night sticks the police used to carry in the US.

Tactics will probably be drive forward in the herp derp bus, jump out let the shields take the return fire. Next turn fire the blunderbuss and charge into H2H using the shield to bowl people over (Bull style, hence the name) and smash with blunderbuss.

 Paradigm wrote:
My god, those Ogryn are horrible. They've taken what had the potential to be awesome models and made them kiddy's toys! Grrr.

Well, I just need to grab some ogres.

To be fair, that might just be because of the paint scheme. I'm sure they'll look more menacing if you paint them black, like SWAT soldiers on roids.

Not sold on the Ogryn.

Plastic Hydra looks good though.

Still don't like the Taurugly.

I don't know how I feel about this release so far.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
My god, those Ogryn are horrible. They've taken what had the potential to be awesome models and made them kiddy's toys! Grrr.

Well, I just need to grab some ogres.

To be fair, that might just be because of the paint scheme. I'm sure they'll look more menacing if you paint them black, like SWAT soldiers on roids.

And, as with every single time we see leaked photos, a lot of people change their minds when they see the actual minis.

Give it a little time before declaring them failures.

 Theophony wrote:
It's a fire and forget weapon. Fire it and forget about that enemy.

Seriously though it's probably the 40K equivelant to a blunderbuss. And the way it is positioned on the arm it probably works great in hand to hand as well like a tonfa or the old night sticks the police used to carry in the US.

Tactics will probably be drive forward in the herp derp bus, jump out let the shields take the return fire. Next turn fire the blunderbuss and charge into H2H using the shield to bowl people over (Bull style, hence the name) and smash with blunderbuss.

This is the most likely.

Alternatively, it could be a grenade launcher - fire a nade into a crowd (frag, tear gas, doesn't matter), and while the crowd scatters / takes cover, charge forward and curb stomp some dissidents.

 Brother SRM wrote:

Spoiler:

Reposted so people actually see them skimming the thread. Not impressed with the Ogryns at all.

My days of not taking Ogryns in any IG army, except the FW Renegade Ogryn Berzerkers, are seriously coming to a middle.

 Paradigm wrote:
My god, those Ogryn are horrible. They've taken what had the potential to be awesome models and made them kiddy's toys! Grrr.

Well, they certainly are a good match with the new truck...

Glad I have a bunch of the decent metal Ogryns.

T

 pretre wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
My god, those Ogryn are horrible. They've taken what had the potential to be awesome models and made them kiddy's toys! Grrr.

Well, I just need to grab some ogres.

To be fair, that might just be because of the paint scheme. I'm sure they'll look more menacing if you paint them black, like SWAT soldiers on roids.

And, as with every single time we see leaked photos, a lot of people change their minds when they see the actual minis.

Give it a little time before declaring them failures.

I happen to like the riot ogres. The one with the beard is a little derpy, but we now have the 40k version of Bane, so it works out in the end

 winterman wrote:

 Brother SRM wrote:

Spoiler:

Wilfred Brimley the Ogryn! Love it.

shade1313 wrote:

 winterman wrote:

 Brother SRM wrote:

Spoiler:

Wilfred Brimley the Ogryn! Love it.

xD

So we have Diabeetus guy Ogryn and Bane Ogryn...looks like GW knows about internet memes after all

 Agamemnon2 wrote:
I say, those are nice Ogryns. Well, #1 and #3 are, the shield guy's tank tread breastplate is a bit goofy. I guess they come 3 to a box. I see all three have the same lower half.

I hope, for his sake, he's wearing a cup.

Good God the Ogryns are appalling. Wtf are they playing at. Thankfully I've got 6 2nd ed so I'm fine. If I needed more i'd go to Kromlech for theirs. How can they look at FWs amazing chaos ogryns then churn out these. They look like they are baddies from power rangers ffs.

At least they haven't cocked up the Hydra too much. I quite like the Scions, don't mind the taurox but they really screwed the pooch on the Ogs. I shudder to think just how bad the roughriders might be.


Edit...... I can see one use for the new Ogryns. Heavy weapon servitors. Cut arms off and replace with a suitable big gun. Plasma cannon preferably. I always thought that the normal human size servitors looked daft with such bfg.

Don't like the orgyn,

but I think they are decent models which quite a few folk will go for (especially if the rules no longer suck) just not the direction I hoped they go with them

oh well I guess I don't have to worry about buying them

I like elements of the Ogryn, but was hoping for so much more. Will wait to see the sprue pics before gnashing my teeth too hard.

Hydra is nice, not sure why it need an exposed gunner though.

Oh my god. They look like Sloth from The Goonies.

 Medium of Death wrote:
I like elements of the Ogryn, but was hoping for so much more. Will wait to see the sprue pics before gnashing my teeth too hard.

Hydra is nice, not sure why it need an exposed gunner though.

I'm with you here, but honestly, even if there are a bunch of goodies on the sprues that make it seem like a decent kit overall, despite the fugly bits, it's certainly going to be priced higher than I will find reasonable.

And so, yet again, instead of definitely getting ~$30 from me, the DEFINITELY WON'T be getting ~$35-50 from me...

-C6

Really like some parts of the Ogryns while other parts of it aren't to my liking, missed a big opportunity here.

Hydra though looks awesome! long over due

 Medium of Death wrote:
I like elements of the Ogryn, but was hoping for so much more. Will wait to see the sprue pics before gnashing my teeth too hard.

Hydra is nice, not sure why it need an exposed gunner though.

So FW can do a resin cab upgrade later for it , GW is clearly designing for kitbashing and secondary FW sales now.

In all honesty, I think the Ogryns are probably better than previous versions (at least, ones I'm familiar with), but not enough to make me finally start including Ogryns with my guard armies.

Hmmm...although, I must admit, on reflection, my guard armies are DKoK, Elysians, and Renegade Guard. I just don't find that Ogryns feel right in either of my loyalist guard armies, so they're not included, and for the Renegades I have the FW Ogryns... I wonder, if I did Cadians or other classic IG types, would I feel differently and include Ogryns?

Dunno.

I've got a feeling the Hydra is a multi-kit, it would explain the weird rear platform with the secondary crew member.

I liked this style of Ogryn:



but as mentioned, it was more than a little "Ogre in Space".

These news ones are...disappointing.