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The command "squads" (pairs, really) are nice, but feel painfully superfluous given how many marines there already are in the FW range.

The faces are hilarious, really poor execution. Dreadful expressions and strangely angular. The MkII in particular - he looks like a long lost relation of the deformed guy from the goonies or something out the undead range.

 torgoch wrote:
The faces are hilarious, really poor execution. Dreadful expressions and strangely angular. The MkII in particular - he looks like a long lost relation of the deformed guy from the goonies or something out the undead range.

Those are called helmets - not usually renowned for their expression!

caylentor wrote:

 torgoch wrote:
The faces are hilarious, really poor execution. Dreadful expressions and strangely angular. The MkII in particular - he looks like a long lost relation of the deformed guy from the goonies or something out the undead range.

Those are called helmets - not usually renowned for their expression!

There are bare head options on the FW website.

caylentor wrote:

 torgoch wrote:
The faces are hilarious, really poor execution. Dreadful expressions and strangely angular. The MkII in particular - he looks like a long lost relation of the deformed guy from the goonies or something out the undead range.

Those are called helmets - not usually renowned for their expression!

Actually, each kit comes with a bare head, and I imagine he is referring to previous FW releases as well. However, I don't share his sentiments. They don't seem that bad to me.

Coming from Privateer Press I´d say those faces are actually really good...

Alright - you guys made me go and look!




Ah...yeah.

IF I ever get them, they'll be keeping their helmets on!

Helmets are better!

Helmets are better... but I like the bare heads. I always imagined space marines would look more like that than what the artwork depicts their faces as looking like (New artwork)

EDIT: What I meant was that they looked weird like that.

They are a bit Nosferatu looking!

caylentor wrote:
They are a bit Nosferatu looking!

Perfect for a certain Heart of Darkness inspired Legion

 d-usa wrote:
The only think that makes me sad about these command squads is that I will never freehand anything good enough for them...

Why not print out your design onto transfer paper, then paint over it?

For me the scabbard looked a little too chunky compared to the sword, but the bare resin seems to make it look better

caylentor wrote:
They are a bit Nosferatu looking!

Abnormally high levels of anabolic steroids and growth hormones has a pecular effect on one's visage, regardless of whether it's due to a genetic abnormality, drug abuse, or gene seed implantation. Just add baldness and angry screaming to the below due to steroids...



I doubt that is the actual reason rather than just a particular sculptor's talent/fancy but it does mesh up with the endocrinology quite well.

Those are some good looking command guys. I particularly like the one drawing out his sword. Faces are in need of a chin though...

 Alpharius wrote:
Alright - you guys made me go and look!




Ah...yeah.

IF I ever get them, they'll be keeping their helmets on!

Well without other parts it really doesn't matter what hey look like, they aren't looking for dates to the prom

I like the pre crusade lighting bolt design on his chest. Cool sets the models in their era

Putting an actual crew in the open-topped artillery vehicles! What a concept! GW never does it, but I've manually put some Guardsmen in the rear of every one of my Basilisks.

 Alpharius wrote:
Alright - you guys made me go and look!

Spoiler:

Ah...yeah.

IF I ever get them, they'll be keeping their helmets on!

Not bad, i think their cod pieces are tight

The HH stuff is looking amazing. As soon as I have the money, my Chaos Space Marine army will be receiving some much needed allies.

A final reminder for those of you with free standard shipping vouchers, the cut off to use them is 6pm (UK time) today. To use your voucher just give our customer service team a call and have the voucher number, as well as the order number that you received the voucher with, to hand.

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I found that offer a bit odd. The international calling charges actually take a good size chunk off the benefit of that voucher.

Hence why mine sits unused; don't feel like spending more money right now, and the "discount" I'm getting, when all's said and done, isn't sufficient to make me act.

 reds8n wrote:
Some new products up for ordering

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/LEGION_MEDUSA.html

So does that mean when Admech manufactures vehicles for IG/IA they use '30s' hulls of the vehicle and when Astartes placed an order Admech created 'futuristic' hulls for them (while sharing the same hydropneumatic suspensions, engine, and fire control systems ???). right? And does that mean Iron Warriors basilisks has this ull instead of standard IG ones meow?

And does this also means 'Astartes Chimaera' also exists?

This is the ones that all marines, traitors or loyalists, will be using. No such thing as a Astartes Chimaera- they're not in the HH rule books.

I wish that the T-Hammer for for the Mk3 Marines.

Use a bitz store and buy the Mk2 arms and just swap them out and give the sword arms to another mini?

 Moopy wrote:

I wish that the T-Hammer for for the Mk3 Marines.

I can't quite figure out what you're trying to say here!

You wish the Thunder Hammer was available separately, maybe?

Yes I think he is, or at the least they made the MK3 variant with the thunder hammer as well as the sword.

I have ssen the thunder hammer arms advertised in bits stores on ebay already, so you could always by the MK3 command models and do an arm/ weapon swap?

I think the hammer available in the bits stores will be the MKIII variant available from the weapons packs, its pretty similar to the one provided on the MKII command squad by the pictures and definately a snazzy looking weapon.

Maybe but the Mark 3 command squad has already hit the bits stores, I have struggled to find either weapon so far, but the mark 3 arms, banners etc are definitely there

 Lone Cat wrote:


So does that mean when Admech manufactures vehicles for IG/IA they use '30s' hulls of the vehicle and when Astartes placed an order Admech created 'futuristic' hulls for them (while sharing the same hydropneumatic suspensions, engine, and fire control systems ???). right? And does that mean Iron Warriors basilisks has this ull instead of standard IG ones meow?

And does this also means 'Astartes Chimaera' also exists?

I think the way we're meant to interperet this is that the IG versions are built at a much larger scale, using less exotic materials and technologies, using simplified designs such that less advanced forgeworlds can produce them. I'd liken these differences in appearance to how different M4 Sherman's changed during WW2 where they moved away from large single cast components to more welds and bolts.

I don't think it necessarily means Astartes have chimeras, but I think its safe to say equally advance versions of the chimera existed though possibly still generally used by the imperial army that exist for mop up and garrison duty.

 Alpharius wrote:

 Moopy wrote:

I wish that the T-Hammer for for the Mk3 Marines.

I can't quite figure out what you're trying to say here!

You wish the Thunder Hammer was available separately, maybe?

That's because I type gibberish in the early hours of the morning.

I'd rather have the T-hammer for the the Mk3 marines than the power sword they get.