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No, if you can except the previous ITS bounty hunter alternative sculpt who can work on ISS

I don't believe they are. A bit sad state they're having, most of the recent releases were JSA specific with re-packing of old Celestial Guards.

I'd like to see Bolts, Wildcats, Celestial Guards, Thorakites, various pal bots as separate and permanent blisters. I enjoy this game but the boxes are really starting to leave sour taste. I'm sure they're great for merchants and CB that reduces the need for manual labour.

I think once all the old stuff has been repackaged and a new box means all new miniatures it will get a lot more attractive to long time players.
It's only logical that customers complain when they are forced to buy stuff they don't need to get something attractive. So if CB would run a policy to provide loyal customers with new stuff (e.g. via temporal blister) without making them buy dead weight, on the long run everybody might be happy with it. It's mainly the transition that is problematic.

Tarik Mansuri

Wow. Just wow.

Hammer guy looks a bit like the actor from the Transporter movie series. Both are nice sculpts.

I stand corrected about Tarik on a 40mm base. I hope he gets a stat boost with it.

Another fantastic model, I am surprised by the size though.

It'll be interesting to see if there's new fluff as to why he's now basically the Hulk. El Medinat experimentation?

He is the only really successful experiment of the project so probably that.

Look at all the unused space on that base too. The model would fit onto a 25mm base just fine. 40mm is for TAGS and remotes. Ah well, and such a nice model, but two things: The googles do nothing and The Longcoat . I'll stick with the Tarik I already have. It is a fine model.

I hope that is what the redone Khawarij will look like, but with the turbans instead of the do-rag. And on a 25mm base!

So a Neema preview next?

Is Tarik in one of the Sectorials, or just in 'general' Haqqislam for now?

He's to be in the upcoming Al-medinat sectorial-- maybe it's called the Caliphate sectorial. Right now he's just in Vanilla. He'll be able to link with a Khawarij link team in the sectorial, or so the rumors go.

well ... true scale space marines are in infinity

Initially I wasn't blown away by him, but the more I look at the model the better it looks. Can't wait to see the Khawarij resculpts or the rest of the Al Medinat sectorial for that matter.

It'd be sort of neat if he could hulk out at will like that. I also notice that his suit looks a lot like the Barid's suit now rather than the Kawarij suit.

I guess I can only pray the rules won't be over the top like the model would indicate. Do not consider me a fan, though it is a well made sculpt.

 -Loki- wrote:
I stand corrected about Tarik on a 40mm base. I hope he gets a stat boost with it.

He definitely got a changed statline, as his old profile did not have the DA CCW from the preview.

The next one will be jeanne d'arc on a horse

Lets hope not.

Not even if it's some kind of cyber-horse, like the kind ridden by Vampire Hunter D?

Or a motorbike?

 Pacific wrote:
Not even if it's some kind of cyber-horse, like the kind ridden by Vampire Hunter D?

You're not aiming for the starrs.

First up in this video is the new Authorized Bounty Hunter.

Okay here we go:
Neema Saatar


the "new" Authorized Bounty Hunter

Ninja'd by Kanluwen.

Neema is really...for lack of a better term, "bad".

I can't put my finger on exactly what it is about the model but it is just really, really subpar.

The ABH is a more solid model and paintjob, but for whatever reason the "mask" that he's wearing looks like it should have had a helmet attached to it.

So, they saved the weakest for last. Looks like Angel's apprentice painted the merc. Neema had potential but the whole "I'm holding a melee weapon and a missile weapon" pose... meh.

Man, those Geckos won the month. Hands down.

 Kanluwen wrote:

I can't put my finger on exactly what it is about the model but it is just really, really subpar.

Probably the head, I will wait for the more angle shots from Angel.

I don't want either - and it isn't even close!

And that's unusual.

A shocking pair of misses for CB on these two!

I hope that Bounty Hunter has textures on its faceplate beyond just four bolts. It'd look really awkward when unpainted without freehand.

It's like a guy just welded a sheet of metal to his face.

Or hopefully he has an alternate head.