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The fact that people have the audacity to come in and abuse a fellow poster over stuff they don't like is astonishing.

Constructive feedback is permissible in this forum. If you can't phrase your feedback in such a manner then you probably shouldn't be posting here.

I'd love to see a resurgence of this army, or perhaps a use of this technique in combination with plastic bits to create Umbra.

Necrothread I know, but it has to be said.

This is awesome, and really original. Tzeentch is by its very nature abstract, and these are just that. They actually look really creepy and menacing- their complete lack of anything resembling humanoid, organic or living features makes them so alien, so utterly incomprehensible...

Also they're really nicely painted!

For the Lord of Change, how about a rectangular, floating monolith?

Under normal circumstances I might call this lazy if not for two things:

1. They are amazingly well painted.

2. They are the best interpretation of Tzeentch I have seen in a long time.

Those screamers are amazing and I can see the image of guardsmen cowering in fear as floating cubes reduce them to ooze.

Keep up the good work!

Love it, don't listen to the neckbeards getting mad over a slightly non-fluffy army.

This is completely original, something which is actually rare around here. To me these actually represent Tzeentch really well, its not a bunch of flying octopi slapping you in the face, but masses of energy that have come to this world to consume you.

Looking back on it this is still one of my favorite Tzeentch armies out there. Hope you come back to it, gwaahr, the concept art is brilliant.

I agree. Absolutely gorgeous as well as origninal!

I really, really like this army. It's just so very Tzeentchy, and so not-Tzeentchy; deliciously paradoxical. Which is straight up Tzeentch's alley I think

It's strange to see why people are so 'hostile' towards this, we're all fine with scratchbuilders making models from stuff they find around their house, converting models to completely different ones with green stuff and even proxying models with just their bases, but cheaply-produced featureless floating BOXES are way out of line?

...unless you're all secretly Khornates, because I can totally see why this army would make him rage beyond measure; after all, what would be more aggravating to a blood-obsessed maniac than an army of silent stone cubes which do not bleed?




But I do hope you all realize Tzeentch is watching this thread and laughing at all of us.

Very, very hard.

What a wondrous idea this was (is?)

This is what the essence of chaos should look like.

 Ezra Tyrius wrote:
I really, really like this army. It's just so very Tzeentchy, and so not-Tzeentchy; deliciously paradoxical. Which is straight up Tzeentch's alley I think

It's strange to see why people are so 'hostile' towards this, we're all fine with scratchbuilders making models from stuff they find around their house, converting models to completely different ones with green stuff and even proxying models with just their bases, but cheaply-produced featureless floating BOXES are way out of line?

...unless you're all secretly Khornates, because I can totally see why this army would make him rage beyond measure; after all, what would be more aggravating to a blood-obsessed maniac than an army of silent stone cubes which do not bleed?




But I do hope you all realize Tzeentch is watching this thread and laughing at all of us.

Very, very hard.

Ugh. I forgor how COOL tzeentch is...

I like it a lot, except the larger models. I think the small cubes, the nurglings (cubelings), and screamers invoke the feeling of what they are assumed to be in a very awesome way.

The larger models, I don't see it, though I like the design concept of it. Maybe try to bring out some of that imagery out in the models more, like you did with the first three I mentioned. Something like the Soul Grinder looking like it does now, but make it look like it's dragging in souls to its center. As for the chariots, I kind of like what you did with the latter two, where it looks like something is in the center, but maybe make it look more like that thing is riding it more.

That being said, I like it a lot as a whole, I just want to feel more of that Screamer, Horror, Nurgling aspect that I've seen.

Your attitude towards your artistic vision is tragic. I find the idea is creepy, eary and mysterious. But given the circumstance it would be best to explain to your critics so what they see isn't just foam blocks when they obviously didn't go through the same brain waves you went through making it.

I don't really get why we even dragged the subject of 'art' into this. Yes, it's abstract and gwaahr did quote someone who was talking about art, but in the end, isn't this all the explanation you need:

 gwaahr wrote:
I am building a daemon army of tzeentch out of melted polystyrene blocks.

So yeah, he's building an army out of melted polystyrene blocks. Why? Because he wants to. You can think that's lazy, cheap or whatever, but in the end, it's his choice to do so. If he doesn't feel like explaining himself, why should we force him to do so? Plenty of people have an entire host of models but they don't really have an explanation as to why they have them or collect them other than "I think they're cool" or "Because I want to play that army". Why is this so different?

 Yggdrasil wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Late to the party but I vote for awesome.

I think spheres or irregular blocks might have worked better (cubes seem so orderly) but other than that, it's fantastic.

I just love when Mods are the ones necro'ing... Can I report it ?!?

I'm still on the "awesome" side, though, and it's nice to have another look at them... So thanks KK !

3 months is not a necro!

Is it?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Yggdrasil wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Late to the party but I vote for awesome.

I think spheres or irregular blocks might have worked better (cubes seem so orderly) but other than that, it's fantastic.

I just love when Mods are the ones necro'ing... Can I report it ?!?

I'm still on the "awesome" side, though, and it's nice to have another look at them... So thanks KK !

3 months is not a necro!

Is it?

No! It's awakening from a coma!

2.0

Very cool. I love to see people do neat things for daemon armies as I think they could basically take any form and and what GW produces is just one example.

Keep up the great work.

EDC

HE LIVES!!!!

I have just found this and I am looking forward to whatever new wonders this thread might bring.

hopefully the wonders will be cube shaped.

Can't wait to see more!

cheers guise


heres a quick WIP, sketching out colours and values

Niiiice!

This is one of the most awesome things I have ever seen.

 Darth Bob wrote:
Okay. I can now say I've seen armies in all shapes and sizes.

Interesting concept...have any fluff?

they werent based on this, but for people who want some 40k fluff justification there is this; http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Black_Cube



Just re-reading a selection of the drivel some people have posted about this army. It never ceases to amaze me how offensive some people can be about other people's work for no apparent reason. I mean, I dont go around mindlessly proclaiming when I dont like things, but then I guess the old adage rings true when it comes to the cubes;
some people are just jerks.

SlaveToDorkness wrote:No, it's terrible.

Nah m8, your terrible. lol.

gwaar, pay them no mind. You are one of the most original and true artists on this site, and by far one of my favorites. So much so that I wish I paintedlike you did, but then,I'd be jive because I'd just be copying you!!! Don't let those idiotic comments about being confused (honestly what's to even be wconfusused about) and whatever else get to you. Chances are they are super young and aren't really here for anything else but space marines. Looking forward to any update of yours!

Bebop

Don't feed the trolls.

FREE THE CUBES!!!

This army is just so great, in ways that I can't describe in any three-dimensional tongue.

Love this so hard. Fantastic idea well executed!

What a cool idea for an army! The latest cubes have a real creepy look about them.

Have you considered adding some models getting eaten by the larger cubes? I would love to see you half-melt a guardsman and place him in the center of one!

Have yourself an exalt and I look forward to seeing much more in the future