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Corvus have been visiting my dreams.
Ridiculously awesome.

They just get better with every release. Holy hell are those good.

Y'know, I started creating a biker-gang scenario that featured a "scroll mode" table (remove back section, replace in front every turn... those who do not keep up die!). Looks like I'll have to get that finished soon.

So..... They look really great, but I think I actually don't like them. But they do look great; just something about them that isn't appealing to my sensibilities.

Holy. fething. gak.

Yeah, those are Khanate riders. feth the monocycles.

Holy Mother of Pearl those bikers are AWESOME!

Definitely going on my list! So glad I held of buying the other ones.

Though if you're being honest, the old ones were rather easy to resist.

I'm with Cincy on this one - while they are great looking, there is something about them...

I won't be adding them to my Haqqislam forces.

I'm sticking with the Assassins, QK and the Super Soldiers.

The thing that feels different about them is what my friend just told me - they look feral, which is in stark contrast to Haqqislam.

However, it perfectly fits the fluff of the Khanate forces, being biker gangs.

I must be the only one that's actually disappointed. I don't need these. Yeah, they look nice, but I'm just not a fan of the bikes. Plus, if we had to get bikes, I was rather hoping that they'd be Merc bikes.

I was also ever so slightly hoping that these wouldn't turn out to be bikes at all, but rather generic TAGs like the Geckos for the Mercs.

Anyway, easy pass for me. I think I'll just buy that Spitfire Druze instead.

 Alpharius wrote:
Though if you're being honest, the old ones were rather easy to resist.

I'm with Cincy on this one - while they are great looking, there is something about them...

I won't be adding them to my Haqqislam forces.

I'm sticking with the Assassins, QK and the Super Soldiers.

i actually like, and own, the original bikes...
butt girl sold me, just for pure cheesecake...

these are way cooler, but don't fit the sci-fi look for me...
mono-wheels seem more sci-fi than Hell's Angels in space...
love the models as stand alone pieces, though...

luckily, i'm just a painter, so i can can enjoy both styles...

cheers
jah

 Barzam wrote:
I was also ever so slightly hoping that these wouldn't turn out to be bikes at all, but rather generic TAGs like the Geckos for the Mercs.

Except that Bostria made it pretty clear what we are getting this month. 12 models, all new. 3 boxes, 2 blisters, no TAGs. There was never a chance they were going to be TAGs.

I can dream. I'd love to see the Kaplans get their own TAG. And for the Druze to get their own not-Scarface generic TAG as well.

I'm torn. These look absolutely astonishingly amazing, but I really REALLY wish they weren't kum. I LOVE the monocycles, I have 5 of them and I've never even used them in a game. These are incredible, but it looks like they'll be replacing the monocycles which makes me uber sad. I'll probably still eventually pick them up anyways, lord knows I need more bikers i'll never play with so long as they're awesome. Maybe these new ones will be my kum and the old monos will get converted to Yu Jing, they always seemed more fitting for that faction anyways.

Also these are a HUGE missed opportunity, this would have been perfect to introduce pill-shaped bases that could have also been used for all those TAGs that need extenders. Mount them on 40mmx70mm bases with round ends and solve that issue once and for all. *sigh*


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Or, maybe I'll use these as Swoops like sombody suggested, they are PERFECT for Star Wars fringers with barely any converting at all, just chop off the easily clippable wheels. MMMMmmmmm, Swoop races *drools*

What about using one as Beg?

Sad that they lost the mono-wheel, which was a cool manga reference. But, what a sculpt to replace it with! Seriously, the mohawk guy is an absolutely spectacular sculpt, like I would say one of the best I have ever seen and certainly for this kind of miniature which will be loved by anyone who has ever seen Mad Max or Fist of the North Star.

It fits the biker-gang background of these guys - and seriously, grow up about the name haha..

I'm going to get my bike-head on about the features on those bikes as well at some point (hopefully they have the same nerdy attention to detail as 'Penthouse') when they have released some close-ups! I will say though looking at the length of that wheelbase I hope there is some special '18-point turn in the road' rule for these guys

 Barzam wrote:
I must be the only one that's actually disappointed. I don't need these. Yeah, they look nice, but I'm just not a fan of the bikes. Plus, if we had to get bikes, I was rather hoping that they'd be Merc bikes.

I was also ever so slightly hoping that these wouldn't turn out to be bikes at all, but rather generic TAGs like the Geckos for the Mercs.

Anyway, easy pass for me. I think I'll just buy that Spitfire Druze instead.

I agree with you. Although I think these are an improvement over the old models, I don't think they fit what I have in mind for my Haqqislam, so I don't know if I'll be getting them.

They should have sent a poet.... no words... no words at all.

...

Okay, so I love the new concept. I can understand why people say they don't "feel" right, but I think that's just because they feel very sectorial-y looking.

But that's probably got to be the biggest 1st version->2nd version upgrade I've ever seen in all of miniatures.

Considering this is a strict revamp of the second Kum boxed set with a Rifle and ChainRifle, there's probably another coming out soon. Rather than having Butt-Girl v2.0 and Generic-Rifleman, it may end up being like the Asuka boxed set with a special character (Izzat Beg) and probably a Generic Kum with Boarding Shotgun.

I find them fitting for Haqqislam.

 Knight wrote:
I find them fitting for Haqqislam.

Me too, especially their fluff of outlaw biker gangs.

...There's really no way to use those outside vanilla haqq, is there? Damn

Although those are great figs, I may have to buy the mono wheels quick before they disappear. I really liked the concept, even if the sculpts were not at the same level.

As odd it might sound, the previous sculpts might be more detailed. I've put my first Bolts together and found them somehow more cumbersome, problematic fitting and less elegant compared to certain older models, not to mention the scale difference between them. Overall quality of them feels sloppy and rushed, not beating around the bush. Remarkable what difference the finishing touch of a brush can make.

I'm definitely interested in how well the new sculpts will be. It might not be a bad idea to purchase an older model, if you prefer older aesthetic.

I hope if Anteoniciti partner for terrain they will bring back their scenery pieces.

A lot of the indoors and urban pics of Infinity are full of Antenociti bits like air scrubbers, fuel pumps, rubbish bins and so on that really add to the environment -- all of which have been withdrawn from production!

I think i start to understand why there arent oblong/ovoid bases... it would cause a grey area around fitting through doorways, etc. They're standard sizes after all, and an ovoid base shape would kind of be.. two sizes?

The models are fething awesome. For Kum. That's exactly the kind of motorbike I don't want to see in Ariadna. If USAriadna is going to have finally bikes, I hope they fit with the landscape and gakky roads/paths.

 Erasoketa wrote:
The models are fething awesome. For Kum. That's exactly the kind of motorbike I don't want to see in Ariadna. If USAriadna is going to have finally bikes, I hope they fit with the landscape and gakky roads/paths.

Pretty much this. I want the USAriadna to have more legit dirt bikes. The Kum riders look perfect for their fluff. I do wish they had've tried to update the Monocycles instead of going two wheels, but I'm not going to complain about it.

I'm also happy because it looks like the Smoke Launchers are just sort of stick on... so I can leave them off if I want to.

Also plastictrees wins the internet for the day, that post was perfection.

Is there a reason everyone thinks USAriadna is getting bikes or is it just wishing?

ImAGeek wrote:
Is there a reason everyone thinks USAriadna is getting bikes or is it just wishing?

Part of the "design brief" of USAriadna is that for whatever reason they're getting bikers called "Mavericks".

Holy gak! those bikers look good.

 Kanluwen wrote:

ImAGeek wrote:
Is there a reason everyone thinks USAriadna is getting bikes or is it just wishing?

Part of the "design brief" of USAriadna is that for whatever reason they're getting bikers called "Mavericks".

Ah okay. Was just wondering if it was an official thing.