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OK, yeah, those three were pretty poor. I appear to have completely blanked out the 3rd ed Tyrant and Smileyfex.

The current Warriors and gaunts are from the same release, though, and much of the rest of the nid range is eiher from that release or updated plastic versions of metal models from that release.

So... the metal 3rd ed. releases...lol

Soooo much better now though.

The old Captain Cortez was pretty painful to look upon as well

(NOT MY IMAGE)

Gw wanted to make tango space marines, and happy tyranids..... so what?
Lmfao

Those nds look awful... Cortez is pretty derpy too.

I like centurions...
But freaking space pope? Hell no.

These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440271a&prodId=prod1160093a

Not the armored guy, the other four. For some reason they don't sell those guys on their own anymore. : /

If I understand them right, they're basically mindless automatons, with no intelligence of their own.

These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700004a&prodId=prod1380042a

Might rival them for dumbest models, unless their revamp made it so that they actually have individual minds.

Ork Boyz are smarter.

I agree with people picking the dreadknight and the centurions however they are fixable with a bit of conversion work where as the early 'nids are only fixable by melting them down and starting again so are far worse. Yes we shouldn't have to fix models but it is what it is.

 Pouncey wrote:
These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440271a&prodId=prod1160093a

Not the armored guy, the other four. For some reason they don't sell those guys on their own anymore. : /

If I understand them right, they're basically mindless automatons, with no intelligence of their own.

These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700004a&prodId=prod1380042a

Might rival them for dumbest models, unless their revamp made it so that they actually have individual minds.

Ork Boyz are smarter.

I was about to criticize about how those models looked awesome, but then I realized where you were going with this...

Just going back to the hellblade for a second, when you have anti-gravity technology, why bother with wings? Also the B5 Starfuries are rather neat and well designed for maneuvering, but they present a really large profile when moving toward a target. Much better to have the pilot lying down to reduce the target signature.

Regarding the centurion, you should check out the P&M threads where they get assembled without all the uber-armour. Much better models.

Personally I get all teeth-graty when I see the official SoB Exorcist and the horrible proto-Dreadknight that is the Penitent Engine.

Tie between the Centurion's power armor over power armor and the Dreadknight baby-carrier.

 Pouncey wrote:
These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440271a&prodId=prod1160093a

Not the armored guy, the other four. For some reason they don't sell those guys on their own anymore. : /

If I understand them right, they're basically mindless automatons, with no intelligence of their own.

These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700004a&prodId=prod1380042a

Might rival them for dumbest models, unless their revamp made it so that they actually have individual minds.

Ork Boyz are smarter.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1140004&prodId=prod1630048a
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1630050a
These look even worse than the ones with the techmarine. They're sold separate under GK elites now, they're henchmen.

I love the hellblade fighter, I'm considering buying 2 for some cheap AA. That is how flyers should look, sleek and capable of flight - not boxes with small engines that we assume are pumping out physics defying amounts of thrust.

This mess

Pouncey wrote:Ork Boyz are smarter.

Lord Gatlas wrote:I was about to criticize about how those models looked awesome, but then I realized where you were going with this...

Well, and if that's the way we're going with this, then I'd add, well, any of the current plastic range of catachan.









All of them have derp faces, and the arms are in such a way where it looks like they geuninely don't understand how to use their weapons. I especially love the I haz a ger-NADEZ arm. The fact that many of them have an institutionalized buzz cut doesn't help either...

One of the best duelers in the Dark City. Leader of the incubi cults, rumored to be nothing but a suite of ash form an ancient warrior on a rampage



HODOR!

 Pouncey wrote:
These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440271a&prodId=prod1160093a

Not the armored guy, the other four. For some reason they don't sell those guys on their own anymore. : /

If I understand them right, they're basically mindless automatons, with no intelligence of their own.

These guys:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700004a&prodId=prod1380042a

Might rival them for dumbest models, unless their revamp made it so that they actually have individual minds.

Ork Boyz are smarter.

I see what you did there

(Even though I,d think servitors are geniuses compared to chaos spawn)

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of the best duelers in the Dark City. Leader of the incubi cults, rumored to be nothing but a suite of ash form an ancient warrior on a rampage



HODOR!

Oh this thread never ceases with the idiotic comments does it?

Care to explain what exactly is "dumb" about Drazhar? Most of the Chris Fitzpatrick Elf/Eldar sculpts are amazing. He has a very distinctive style which is perfect for this race. There is, once again, literally nothing wrong with this model.

Any old metal abbadon without arms. Or any old metal abbadon with arms.
That DA flyer is pretty silly too IMO

 Grimtuff wrote:

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of the best duelers in the Dark City. Leader of the incubi cults, rumored to be nothing but a suite of ash form an ancient warrior on a rampage



HODOR!

Oh this thread never ceases with the idiotic comments does it?

Care to explain what exactly is "dumb" about Drazhar? Most of the Chris Fitzpatrick Elf/Eldar sculpts are amazing. He has a very distinctive style which is perfect for this race. There is, once again, literally nothing wrong with this model.

Well given that this thread was a question on what I think the dumbest model is, and mind you that this is subjective, I can not stand the helmet and the swords. Everything else is fine but the damn helmet. And given that the paint job is dark on this model it usually means that from across the table, it looks like he has a pair of tyranid scything talons rather than arms. Now I am aware that the helmet is styled after the old Dark Eldar Incubi, which I also could not stand, so I just wish they resculpt it. I put it in the same class as Mephiston, old 3rd ed "should have been updated" model.

 SlaveToDorkness wrote:
So... the metal 3rd ed. releases...lol

Soooo much better now though.

The old Captain Cortez was pretty painful to look upon as well

(NOT MY IMAGE)

" gak! Pissed me self again"

Comes to mind.

So much 2nd edition model hate in here. Makes me a sad puppy :(

 ShatteredBlade wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of the best duelers in the Dark City. Leader of the incubi cults, rumored to be nothing but a suite of ash form an ancient warrior on a rampage



HODOR!

Oh this thread never ceases with the idiotic comments does it?

Care to explain what exactly is "dumb" about Drazhar? Most of the Chris Fitzpatrick Elf/Eldar sculpts are amazing. He has a very distinctive style which is perfect for this race. There is, once again, literally nothing wrong with this model.

Well given that this thread was a question on what I think the dumbest model is, and mind you that this is subjective, I can not stand the helmet and the swords. Everything else is fine but the damn helmet. And given that the paint job is dark on this model it usually means that from across the table, it looks like he has a pair of tyranid scything talons rather than arms. Now I am aware that the helmet is styled after the old Dark Eldar Incubi, which I also could not stand, so I just wish they resculpt it. I put it in the same class as Mephiston, old 3rd ed "should have been updated" model.

See, why couldn't you have said that originally? Rather than implying he resembles a mentally slowed oaf from ASOIAF in one of the many poor attempts at wit within this thread.

The head is fine IMO. if not, easy to replace as the model is finecrap. The arms can simply be updated with some new DE arms. Simples.


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 Ratius wrote:
So much 2nd edition model hate in here. Makes me a sad puppy :(

Me too. People do not know their history here. Kids need to show some respect.

 Grimtuff wrote:

 ShatteredBlade wrote:

 Grimtuff wrote:

 ShatteredBlade wrote:
One of the best duelers in the Dark City. Leader of the incubi cults, rumored to be nothing but a suite of ash form an ancient warrior on a rampage



HODOR!

Oh this thread never ceases with the idiotic comments does it?

Care to explain what exactly is "dumb" about Drazhar? Most of the Chris Fitzpatrick Elf/Eldar sculpts are amazing. He has a very distinctive style which is perfect for this race. There is, once again, literally nothing wrong with this model.

Well given that this thread was a question on what I think the dumbest model is, and mind you that this is subjective, I can not stand the helmet and the swords. Everything else is fine but the damn helmet. And given that the paint job is dark on this model it usually means that from across the table, it looks like he has a pair of tyranid scything talons rather than arms. Now I am aware that the helmet is styled after the old Dark Eldar Incubi, which I also could not stand, so I just wish they resculpt it. I put it in the same class as Mephiston, old 3rd ed "should have been updated" model.

See, why couldn't you have said that originally? Rather than implying he resembles a mentally slowed oaf from ASOIAF in one of the many poor attempts at wit within this thread.

The head is fine IMO. if not, easy to replace as the model is finecrap. The arms can simply be updated with some new DE arms. Simples.


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 Ratius wrote:
So much 2nd edition model hate in here. Makes me a sad puppy :(

Me too. People do not know their history here. Kids need to show some respect.

Nope, sadly I have the freggin metal model. Otherwise I'd have replaced it with the newer model gear.

Holy crap, those weren't arms? I thought he was the bizarre love child of one of those stupid Incubi and a hive tyrant...

 ChiliPowderKeg wrote:
This mess

Oh my god what even is that thing?

 Kain wrote:

 ChiliPowderKeg wrote:
This mess

Oh my god what even is that thing?

An unholy abomination, and the sickest affront to the God-emperor I have ever seen.

 ChiliPowderKeg wrote:
This mess

Looks like a kroot who ate trash instead of animals.

Um, that Kroot Inquisitor model is highly sought after. i was able to turn it into a counts-as Eldar Avatar:



It may be ugly as sin, but it has some value as a model, and I happen to think it looks pretty badass in the way I modeled it.

 sing your life wrote:

 ChiliPowderKeg wrote:
This mess

Looks like a kroot who ate trash instead of animals.

I seem to recall that this was indeed a kroot mercenary from Inquisitor, before GW removed the line. I'm a bit hazy on this, though, so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

Space marine scouts.

They suffer from the same "bloaty-head syndrome" as the Catachans and Servitors mentioned earlier in this thread. They look ridiculous.

Grimtuff wrote:People do not know their history here. Kids need to show some respect.

We have, you're just not paying attention. Old eldar minis were great, as were the old demonettes, and the old guardsmen. There are many great old minis.

But there are also a lot of poorly sculpted, poorly designed, derptastic garbage. The old tyranid units aren't "bad now, but were good for their time". They're bad now, and they were bad for their time as well.

Were bad. Are bad. Rightly disrespected.