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I actually like the Heldrake a lot as its armour plates are inspiredby the Decimator, but it needs a longer tail. Not sure about the Fiends and the Mutilators don't look evil, just stoned, so these will need some serious recreating. New Raptors are awesome as well.

And for these hating the design direction, the easiest way to not play with these models is not to play them. Don't like -> don't buy. Alternatively, don't like -> DIY.

With the new models I do find some issues, mostly because I enjoy practicality i.g. the Helldrake needs to land and having big wings and little legs doesnt help gobble up guardsmen; and the Mauler fiends techno-tentacles are poorly placed to sieze prey.The herpilators and derpilators also were made with poor head schemes as most posters would agree.

However, I'm mostly pleased with the new models overall. Loud, busy, and well chaotic describes thier overall new look. IMO thats how chaos should feel, upsetting and uncomfy (except slannesh).


Yes there are issues, but nothing a couple of tweaks and conversions can do

 matphat wrote:
I've only been playing for two years, and in that time I've only played Orks.
I was holding my breath, hoping that CSM would get an update and some new plastic.
Lo and behold! They did! And I don't like the art direction at all! EFF!

I really wanted to like it, but in the end all I can think is, that it looks too much like 80's and 90's cartoon toy lineups. He-Man and Power Rangers come to mind.
Anyone else think so?

I'm sad, because I wanted to start CSM, but with the new art direction, I'm disinclined.
On the plus side, I just saved several hundred dollars.

i like the new csm models however i dont like how their not MCs as far as the forgefiend and mauler go. those are clearly daemon engines more similar to the soul grinder than the defiler. same goes for the dragon. the model looks cool and the artwork in the codex of it just incinerating a valkyrie is amazing, it looks like it and the fiend engines belong in the daemons codex more than the csm codex.

power rangers??? they look like total evil or disowened badasses reaping revenge due to them being either tainted and turn to chaos or being mistreated by the emperor or the imperium.

 Gutstuf Ugfang wrote:

power rangers??? they look like total evil or disowened badasses reaping revenge due to them being either tainted and turn to chaos or being mistreated by the emperor or the imperium.

And they can combine to form the HELLZORD!

 Fafnir wrote:

 Gutstuf Ugfang wrote:

power rangers??? they look like total evil or disowened badasses reaping revenge due to them being either tainted and turn to chaos or being mistreated by the emperor or the imperium.

And they can combine to form the HELLZORD!

Don't give GW any more ideas

Speaking of which, that's a conversion I'd like to see.

 SorataZ wrote:


Don't give GW any more ideas

agreed. theyve already added to many poor things as is.