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 Compel wrote:
I don't know much about tau... Just that ion cannon = short stubby thing no one uses and rail gun/cannon = big gun of death. You could have told me it was a banana launcher and I would have believed you.

Yeah, looks like a banana launcher me too.

The broadside still doesn't inspire me. The infantry look silly but I am turning around on the flyer; the bomber at least looks fairly nice with that tail mounted bottom turret, though the fighter is sill way too goofy for me. Neither look like they'll be all that good at AA, and I think people are missing the point that s8 broadsides are going to be awful unless they cost as much as a TH/SS terminator, even with skyfire.

 Oaka wrote:
Any idea on the price of this finecast character, considering it will probably be just a torso with no weapons?

Not yet.

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Really reaching there.

That quad gun on the bomber/gunship thing look more like rail rifles. Might keep with the rumor that the flyers were going to be closer to the DA flyers in terms of str.6-7 firepower being the norm.

That Darkstrider has one fabulous pose.

Will the rebox have new bits or same old? because if the price increase is true i might as well get the last skyray at my store.

So tau have feet and toes now. Spider goat can GT*O. I wonder if Dark Strider is female. I think I see a y on her forehead.

 Oaka wrote:


Any idea on the price of this finecast character, considering it will probably be just a torso with no weapons?

Cadre Fireblade 15.00 €
Dark Strider 15.50 €
Commander Long Knife 13.00 €

And I don't think the tank commander is torso only.

Puscifer wrote:
Also the age old question has been answered...

Tau go barefoot in battle.

I will continue painting the feet as tight fitting rubber boots with heel claw holes.

That quad gun on the bomber/gunship thing look more like rail rifles. Might keep with the rumor that the flyers were going to be closer to the DA flyers in terms of str.6-7 firepower being the norm.

I sure as heck hope that gun provides more firepower than several railrifles. Its kind of a slap in the face to the new codices to have to face against things like Vendettas/Scythes/Heldrakes/Stormravens/Voidravens, etc. without having flyers of their own, only when it is finally their turn to get their flyer, GW turns around and says: "oops, we made those old flyers to powerful, so rather than toning down said flyers that are the problem, we are just going to make your flyers suck." I really hope the DA flyer is the exception. There is a middle ground to between the DA flyer and a Vendetta. The Dark Eldar ones for instance have potent weapons, but are balanced because they have lower armor and a higher point cost, this is the power level I feel Tau flyers belong. Keeping my fingers crossed we don't get stuck with another Nephilim.

So, I have difficulty going around and viewing things like youtube at work because of filters. Can anyone explain to me why the thread title just changed from April 6th to March 30th?

 Kroothawk wrote:

Cadre Fireblade 15.00 €
Dark Strider 15.50 €
Commander Long Knife 13.00 €

And I don't think the tank commander is torso only.

That would be interesting, if true. I quite like the armor and was wondering about the possibility of using it for a firewarrior team leader.

I think the gun array on the one tail is an Ion weapon too. I looked at the barrels, upside down "U" shape. Could be an entirely new weapon though. Turret placement and angles have me thinking like C-130 Gunship role I'm dying to know what the drone/gun racks are holding. We can see a kind of pair fins or antenna coming out their backs and one which reminds us of the sniper drones. And it looks like there are joints on the wing-to-wing spars, you may not have to even cut them off, just don't put them on? It will look pretty bland though imo. The whole craft has this WWII P-32 Lightning thing that I like. I'm also seeing what look like two 'hatches' on the wings between the cockpit and the black air vents. Possible future weapon slot?

 YotsubaSnake wrote:
So, I have difficulty going around and viewing things like youtube at work because of filters. Can anyone explain to me why the thread title just changed from April 6th to March 30th?

Because the OP thinks the preorder date in the video is the release date

"Alright, which one of you took the rest of my leggings!"

Stupid double post...

Also the video is a total ripoff of Armored Core 4's intro cinematic to the main screen. Almost down to the sound effect of the eye coming on.

"Delta House!" Yelled the Fireblade after a legging raid

IMO, I think the fliers will look better without the camo paint scheme.

I am digging the characters and the new broadside.

I have to agree with KnuckleWolf, the under slung cannons give the flyer a real AC-130 gunship feel, I'm starting to warm to it as a ground attack platform. Still looks ridiculous for an air-to-air role though. I know they like to have multi-purpose kits, but I don't see why they couldn't have had a super sleek fighter, which also has a ground attack option (a la Tigershark).

Also, I guess that new Firewarrior character is trying to fit in with his new SM battle brothers...

The flyer looks much better now that we have some decent pics of it which means that there is nothing in this release that I don't like! I think it would look even better if the cockpit part was removed to make it look like a drone rather than a manned aircraft. The broadside is also excellent looking, really wished they would carry that aesthetic onto the other suits, especially the more chunky legs.

I love the new models -- I want to see the new crisis commander suit too.

I do dislike the idea that if cadre fire blades are generic 1-3 hq units, they will all have that static pose unless converted.

Nice that they put at least some effort to the teaser vid, they usually don't.

I'm not really digging the Fireblade, at least not from that angle. Need better pics.

Tank Commander looks cool. Wasn't Long Knife that commander who liberated T'ros?? He had a battlesuit there.

I'm not really liking the new Broadside. Seems kinda messy. Then again, old one was terrible too.

Now, with new, better pics...the flyer still looks god-awful.

Isnt R'myr named longknife already?
Also, I hope my tank commander proxy will be fine

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
Isnt R'myr named longknife already?
Also, I hope my tank commander proxy will be fine

Counts-as for your TC is probably okay. A proxy not as much outside friendly play.

KnuckleWolf wrote:
Also the video is a total ripoff of Armored Core 4's intro cinematic to the main screen. Almost down to the sound effect of the eye coming on.

It's apparently genre standard for piloted robot related stuff. The Heavy Gear teaser video has the a similar effect. I suspect it's the robot version of the short haircut/bald steroid screamin' scifi soldier.

Well he will be the only tank commander modeled in my force.


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Also, A Video that ISNT shaky cam and concept art? You are doing good GW.

I'm warming to the new broadsides, but my optimal look is about halfway between that and the old suits. I may mix and match if the parts are compatible.

 SabrX wrote:
The tank commander's armor reminds me of Garrus from Mass Effect!

All the better to make weapon calibrations with.
Sorry that joke was too obvious to miss.

So, Hammerheads are no officially part of the skyray box. Looks like GW finally catched up.
Oh well. I have 2 hammerheads already

 Claimh_Solais wrote:

 redkeyboard wrote:
Well the trailer sucked but its a GW trailer so it was expected. but still. I am very excited for the codex.

Better then the last trailers..this actually shows a little bit of the model ..not only goofy sounds and flames

Yeah, this one looks like it had a modicum of effort put into it.

New broadside is acceptable, I guess. I want to see the rest of the model still but personally I do like the more bulked-up suit, although in a lot of ways it almost has too much going on. The FW suits look a little too clean and simple and this one is almost the opposite.

Flyer still looks bad. And I imagine there will be some people telling me "No, you still can't judge it until you see it from EVERY POSSIBLE ANGLE." I've seen enough of it by now to know it's fething awful.

The characters are okay, I especially like the tank commander but I hate that he's Finecast.

KnuckleWolf wrote:
Also the video is a total ripoff of Armored Core 4's intro cinematic to the main screen. Almost down to the sound effect of the eye coming on.

Figures, lol...GW does something kinda right and it's stolen. Or maybe when GW copies other people it's a "homage", it's only stolen if you copy them.

The problem with the new broadsides is that it doesn't have a nice outline from a distance. It's all hunched over and looks like a ball from a distance.

The older broadsides, both FW and GW, had a more open posture that played well in the light and looked great across a table. I don't see that here, but obviously we need to see it from more angles to know for sure.