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 Kain wrote:
And if you're curious about the 2e Tyranid warriors.

Wonder no more

Those are actually Rogue Trader-era Tyranid Warriors. Also included in the Advanced Space Crusade/Tyranid Attack game.

The second ed Warriors were worse, IMO.

 insaniak wrote:

 Kain wrote:
And if you're curious about the 2e Tyranid warriors.

Wonder no more

Those are actually Rogue Trader-era Tyranid Warriors. Also included in the Advanced Space Crusade/Tyranid Attack game.

The second ed Warriors were worse, IMO.

Trying to find a picture of them.


But I love how they say "finely detailed" so unironically.

Ah-hah! Here we go!

This was a lot more fun than I thought. Keep em comin guys!!

 aapch45 wrote:
This was a lot more fun than I thought. Keep em comin guys!!

I can keep on listing Oldnids all day.

But instead, Assholetep.

Bahahahaha wtf is that? An old necron ?

Kain wrote:
But I love how they say "finely detailed" so unironically.

They are quite finely detailed actually [doesn't make them any better mind]

Kain wrote:

 aapch45 wrote:
This was a lot more fun than I thought. Keep em comin guys!!

I can keep on listing Oldnids all day.

But instead, Assholetep.

I like that model, y'know.

sing your life wrote:Then why does it have machine guns?

For shooting down other space fighters



You can make solid slug weapons work in space with a little modification. It's far from impossible.

 aapch45 wrote:
Bahahahaha wtf is that? An old necron ?

Yes, back when the Necron army had only five units and was just something put in a 2e White Dwarf issue.

The sculpt isn't the dumbest 40k model I've seen, but considering these models replaced some quite nice-looking second edition striking scorpions, and the 'Eavy Metal team painted their mouth guards white, puts it top for me.

Centurions. Appalling.

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 Ailaros wrote:

sing your life wrote:Then why does it have machine guns?

For shooting down other space fighters



You can make solid slug weapons work in space with a little modification. It's far from impossible.

Not to be rude, but your expaination sounds like an ass-pull attempt to defend this most s t model.

I still don't see the big issue with centurions...

 Ailaros wrote:

sing your life wrote:Then why does it have machine guns?

For shooting down other space fighters



You can make solid slug weapons work in space with a little modification. It's far from impossible.

Afaik the Hellblade is an aircraft and not a space fighter. With Starfighter i meant the jet, which had rather stubby wings

KingDeath wrote:

 Ailaros wrote:

sing your life wrote:Then why does it have machine guns?

For shooting down other space fighters



You can make solid slug weapons work in space with a little modification. It's far from impossible.

Afaik the Hellblade is an aircraft and not a space fighter. With Starfighter i meant the jet, which had rather stubby wings

Believe it or not, it'd make even less sense if it was a spacecraft! The closest thing we have to a believeable single-seater combat spacecraft is the Starfury from Babylon 5. Not to mention that, judging from what we know about space and what we can imagine about real space combat, the very idea of "space fighters" may not be too wise to begin with. Automted drones maybe. Fighters not so much.

By the way, I'd like to add the Soul Grinder to my list. Can't believe people scorn the Wraithknight for being toylike and at the same time are content with something lifted straight out of a Masters of the Universe catalog.

 sing your life wrote:
In an effort to add some originality to this thread, I'l nominate the FW hellblade:



It looks kind of awsome at first, but then you realise that the wing design means the piece of scat would have to either fly at a normal speed and almost certainaly stall, or fly really [emphasis on really] fast and risk lowered levels of control.

Also the Thunderwolves are no more dumb than GKs having powers swords on sticks AKA smart and fits with their style.


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Every SM flyer but the stormeagle looks like vomit too.

The Hellblade would fit into a Slanneshi army since it's a flying tuning fork. Then it's really just practical.

The entire Rogue Trader range was pretty derpy so I say just pick something from that.

One of my least favourite models is the old Terminator Captain:



It doesn't look too bad...unless you look at the bolter arm, which is in completely impossible position. Poor guys shoulder is apparently located somewhere above and beyond his ears. I replaced the arm in my conversion and it immediately looked much better.

Draigo has some pretty terrible fluff!

azactaylor wrote:
terrible fluff!

We're not talking about fluff here.

On topic, a lot of older models look really silly.

Like old Ghazghkull.



There's also a few older models still in use that just have boring poses. Ragnar Blackmane is one of them.



Also, Njal in power armor.

Thud wrote:
Captain Cortez of the Crimson Fists.

umm how so?

 captain bloody fists wrote:

Thud wrote:
Captain Cortez of the Crimson Fists.

umm how so?

Had to look him up...



I think this speaks for itself.

 Wilytank wrote:

 captain bloody fists wrote:

Thud wrote:
Captain Cortez of the Crimson Fists.

umm how so?

Had to look him up...



I think this speaks for itself.

it looks tonnes better if you swap off the head for a helmet.

I love how I come back to this thread seeing there is a post by Captain Bloody Fist and I get to see a picture of a Captain. With a bloody fist...

 Happyjew wrote:
I love how I come back to this thread seeing there is a post by Captain Bloody Fist and I get to see a picture of a Captain. With a bloody fist...

that's how I roll...

azactaylor wrote:Draigo has some pretty terrible fluff!

Yes, but the model itself is really great.

Wilytank wrote:

azactaylor wrote:
terrible fluff!

We're not talking about fluff here.

On topic, a lot of older models look really silly.

Like old Ghazghkull.



There's also a few older models still in use that just have boring poses. Ragnar Blackmane is one of them.



Also, Njal in power armor.

LOL I love how the bird is copying njal's pose.

I hate this model with a passion. I was given one and still ended up converting it into a warboss on warbike. The model is outdated, it's way too small. The orks in it don't match the rest of the range out now.

I vote for:

a) Dreadknight: It's just as bad as everyone says, not gonna buy this model ever
b) Jokaeros: What are these, Apes with uber-Combo-Weapon in their fingertips, what? Not gonna buy these models either.

RT Avatar (5W T6 MC thats the size of a SM)
Dredknight (so... why cant we just shoot the guy in the baby carrier?)
Stormtallon (seriously, how does this thing fly?)
Riptide (Giant body, itty bitty little head. Replace with kroot head for more fun)

 zephoid wrote:
Riptide (Giant body, itty bitty little head. Replace with kroot head for more fun)

Makes me think of the end scene in Beetlejuice...