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Hmmm, she's a bit too stripperiffic for my tastes. It always annoys me when games do that sort of low class fan service

Isoulle wrote:
Hmmm, she's a bit too stripperiffic for my tastes. It always annoys me when games do that sort of low class fan service

1st stripperiffic is a cool Phrase!

Anyway - I see the mini with a blue catsuit under the heavy armour plating, where is the skin???
In the eye of the beholder?

I'm just not sure if I can take this model seriously :(

STOP GIVING FEMALE MINIATURES LESS ARMOUR THAN MALE ONES.
It's stupid, lame, one-dimensional and incredibly sexist...

She doesn't really need to be showing skin, when basically her whole ass, crack and all, is prominently on display regardless.

And yeah, I'm sure a lot of people are going to be painting that suit blue...lol

RoninXiC wrote:
I'm just not sure if I can take this model seriously :(

STOP GIVING FEMALE MINIATURES LESS ARMOUR THAN MALE ONES.
It's stupid, lame, one-dimensional and incredibly sexist...

Would it be pedantic of me to point out that she is actually wearing more armour than the Hussars? Hussars have shoulder-pads, a breastplate and greaves covering the shins. Laura has a full (boob)breast-plate, beefier leg armour, a bit more armour on the arms, a full armoured collar/gorget, and shoulder pads. Hell even her boots are beefier.

The only real issue is that instead of wearing fatigues, she is wearing an ass-hugging skin-suit.

But in terms of armoured bits, she has more than a Hussar (which is a good thing, since Valks are supposed to be more heavily armoured). Even Angelika is less armoured (just, you know, wearing baggy pants).

No, this isn't a problem of less armour, this is a problem on wearing a catsuit instead of pants, which is its whole own thing. If anything this fixes the mistake of 2nd Edition (where she was wearing less armour) and brings her back to be the armoured warrior of 1st.

I agree she is big on the TNA, and that is why I'm not a fan. But the problems aren't the amount of armour she's wearing, but more the style. But she isn't quite verging on battle-corset, combat-thong and war-heels; so she isn't going as low as this industry can go at the very least. Not great, but not exactly KD-levels either. It also helps that they didn't put her in a cheesecake pose which is the other main issue I tend to have. She is in a reasonable pose and wearing more armour than some male infantry that looks well-armoured. Her only issue is that her body-suit is vacu-formed to her ass (and a minor case of boob-plate).

Wrong entry.

Another comparison: current Undead Legionnaire prototype and old (slightly converted) WZ Cybertronic Hero Vince Diamond

Well, Vince Diamond was pretty much a giant, wasn't he? At least he seemed so from Bonner's art.

Anyway, very nice paintjob AAN, looking forward to these models

 ergotoxin wrote:
Well, Vince Diamond was pretty much a giant, wasn't he? At least he seemed so from Bonner's art.

Anyway, very nice paintjob AAN, looking forward to these models

Yeah, he was pretty big. And it looks like that conversion has longer legs than the original? Plus he stands on a higher base than the legionary. Still, it's obvious who is heroic scale and who is not

 Ronin_eX wrote:

RoninXiC wrote:
I'm just not sure if I can take this model seriously :(

STOP GIVING FEMALE MINIATURES LESS ARMOUR THAN MALE ONES.
It's stupid, lame, one-dimensional and incredibly sexist...

But she isn't quite verging on battle-corset, combat-thong and war-heels;

Priceless.

I think the model looks great!

brynolf wrote:
Yeah, he was pretty big. And it looks like that conversion has longer legs than the original?

Yup, I always thought that the original sculpt had to short legs...

Sorry, double post.

Edit2: (eh, what? No it was no double post... darn...)

Yeah, the short legs is a relic from the Bonner picture. They even had to come up with an explanation in the rules as to why his legs were so darn short. Evidently you get a +4 strength bonus if you saw off your legs...

What we should expecting when we reach the "Capitol" goal

The Capitol jetcycles will be interesting to see. I actually quite liked the 2nd edition redesigns of those, they had a pretty good, sleek design of things that could in fact move hella-fast.

Big Bob instead of Mitch Hunter is an interesting choice. Well, not that an update of the old Big Bob model isn't needed. Lookoing forward to seeing Prodos version of him.

Mitch Hunter is rumored to be the Hero unlock.

If Max was Bauhaus's unlock then Mitch is a shoe-in for Capitol (if/when yadda yadda).

primalexile wrote:
Mitch Hunter is rumored to be the Hero unlock.

Probably the safest bet ever

brynolf wrote:

primalexile wrote:
Mitch Hunter is rumored to be the Hero unlock.

Probably the safest bet ever

I do not really see how it could not be :^) also judging from the concept art the extra troop choice unlocked will be Martian Banshee's. I am wondering if Capitol Free Marines are the infantry included in the starter box.

I do hope they modernize the capitol line like they did with bauhaus. Despite capitol being my favorite, they definitely seemed the corniest in terms if design/style choices. Please do NOT remain very faithful to the art posted above!!!!

 warboss wrote:
I do hope they modernize the capitol line like they did with bauhaus. Despite capitol being my favorite, they definitely seemed the corniest in terms if design/style choices. Please do NOT remain very faithful to the art posted above!!!!

I'm hoping for the same - lose as much of the ridiculous 80's/90's styling as possible, please!

Well towards your hopes the martian banshee art shown had more believable shoulderpads.

If they keep them that way.

 warboss wrote:
I do hope they modernize the capitol line like they did with bauhaus. Despite capitol being my favorite, they definitely seemed the corniest in terms if design/style choices. Please do NOT remain very faithful to the art posted above!!!!

What are you saying? You mean you have a hard time taking guys in football padding and baseball caps seriously as soldiers on a futuristic battlefield? Because-... man, I can't even be sarcastic about it. Those original minis are beyond silly. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how Prodos redesigns them.

Prodos should obviously make them look more like GW Space Marines, so they can be used as proxies. If they don't then they're stupid, they don't know how to do business, etc.

I kinda like that art, though...makes me wanna scream 'MERICA.

 Sidstyler wrote:


I kinda like that art, though...makes me wanna scream 'MERICA.

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

 Sidstyler wrote:
Prodos should obviously make them look more like GW Space Marines, so they can be used as proxies. If they don't then they're stupid, they don't know how to do business, etc.

Yes, that's exactly what I said. Glad you're going with me on that.

I just hope they realize that just because the jetbikes are called Purple Sharks, doesn't mean they have to actually look like giant flying purple sharks.

>___>

Even the 2nd version of that model is really guilty of that. IMHO a new Purple Shark should be as close to it's original model, as the new Vulcan is to it's old model.

 Lockark wrote:
I just hope they realize that just because the jetbikes are called Purple Sharks, doesn't mean they have to actually look like giant flying purple sharks.

Indeed... something as simple as giving a modern aerodynamic scifi design a fin on the top and some teeth style art on the front (like nose cone art without necessarily having a nose cone!) would be enough to call it a shark without returning to the absurdity of a flying jetbike shaped like an actual purple shark...

 warboss wrote:

 Lockark wrote:
I just hope they realize that just because the jetbikes are called Purple Sharks, doesn't mean they have to actually look like giant flying purple sharks.

Indeed... something as simple as giving a modern aerodynamic scifi design a fin on the top and some teeth style art on the front (like nose cone art without necessarily having a nose cone!) would be enough to call it a shark without returning to the absurdity of a flying jetbike shaped like an actual purple shark...

We need to reach that stretch goal first and unfortunately, the pledges are yo-yoing annoyingly till now.

I'm waiting to see some actual renders of those big hulking cyborgs, as the potential for a unit of Praetorian Combat Servitors is what's temping me. EDIT: Armoured Chasseurs are the ones I mean. Also, I'd be more interested if there was a pledge level for a single box with addons unlocked that wasn't being padded with a t-shirt I'll probably never wear.