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Dammit, Storm Shadow, now I wanna do a third IG army in Cobra colors.

It would look ok as a half track or great as an ork half track.

 plastictrees wrote:
First company to produce a drop in front track replacement solution that addresses some of the inherent wheel well issues gets my money.
I'm heading towards 'like' territory here.

Alternatives will certainly flourish soon, but here are some current suggestions for you :
http://chapterhousestudios.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=77&product_id=221

http://www.kromlech.eu/kromlech-products/vehicles-c13/krvb006-buggy-wheels-g147.html

http://bitspudlo.com/products/wheels-x6

Take what pleases you, but remember you have to put identical tyres on a given axle.

 Platuan4th wrote:
Dammit, Storm Shadow, now I wanna do a third IG army in Cobra colors.

that's sort of the theme i'm having commissioned for with my guard.

now i just need to add a squad of scions to it!

Hmmm, looks good. Like it so far, good twist on what we have seen before.

Really not sure what to think of the Taurox Prime/Taurox yet.

Chapter House get to making some wheels for those Taurox!

 Kanluwen wrote:
Really not sure what to think of the Taurox Prime/Taurox yet.

I was 95% against it to begin with, because it looks stupid, but 40K-y enough to work as an Arbite transport and would be good for the 40K RPG. Then the green one changed my mind, and putting wheels on the front makes it even better.

So I'm coming around.

Wow. Better pictures are making me feel better about these.

Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

I think its a funny and interesting development.

 ultimentra wrote:
Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

The non-Devastator Centurions still look stupid though, and like the Baby-Carrier before it, model is still terrible when compared to the artwork.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Really not sure what to think of the Taurox Prime/Taurox yet.

I was 95% against it to begin with, because it looks stupid, but 40K-y enough to work as an Arbite transport and would be good for the 40K RPG. Then the green one changed my mind, and putting wheels on the front makes it even better.

So I'm coming around.

You're coming around quicker than I am, you apologist.

I'm not feeling wheels for it though. I like tracked vehicles more than wheeled vehicles, but I'm not sure I can find a track set up for a Taurox that I would like.

So, I've said in the past that I think IG models are awful...but I think these new Storm Troopers (or w/e they want to call them now) are the best infantry GW makes!! Holy crap, they're fantastic!! Super impressed, nicely done GW!

 ultimentra wrote:
Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

From what I saw, most people still disliked them with better pics.

 Ghiest1 wrote:
Chapter House get to making some wheels for those Taurox!

I think they should wait for the kit so they can get the right size wheels, build the axels, and make the bit that allows everything to attach to the GW kit. Otherwise they'll just be wasting their time or wind up making a sub-par product.

I have a vested interest in seeing them done right. Don't worry.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Really not sure what to think of the Taurox Prime/Taurox yet.

I was 95% against it to begin with, because it looks stupid, but 40K-y enough to work as an Arbite transport and would be good for the 40K RPG. Then the green one changed my mind, and putting wheels on the front makes it even better.

So I'm coming around.

We're on the same page. Once this is out I think I'll go back to Chapterhouse with an adapter to mount the wheels I did for them on to the Taurox, for no other reason than my Arbite army. I'm imagining a bunch of wheeled Taurox riding along with my wheeled Chimeras. I just hope the Taurox isn't as squishy as rumored.

11/10/10 is too squishy for me. No matter how cool it looks/awful it looks, those stats will keep it out of my lists.

 ultimentra wrote:
Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

I think its a funny and interesting development.

There are people who say that Centurions look good?

 insaniak wrote:

 ultimentra wrote:
Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

From what I saw, most people still disliked them with better pics.

Never said they didn't, by say "oh okay" its more like people kind of calmed down with the criticism. People starting talking about how the kit was salvageable or can have some good looks rather than it being absolutely gak.

There are people who say that Centurions look good?

Look above dude, never said that.

 ultimentra wrote:
Never said they didn't, by say "oh okay" its more like people kind of calmed down with the criticism.

Probably because writing endless rants about how much a model sucks gets boring, and everything that could be said had already been said. That doesn't mean anyone really improved their opinion of the model.

With out the supid bling the Taurox looks alot better.

The tracks are still stupid looking, but the tacky bling wasn't helping it.

 Peregrine wrote:

 ultimentra wrote:
Never said they didn't, by say "oh okay" its more like people kind of calmed down with the criticism.

Probably because writing endless rants about how much a model sucks gets boring, and everything that could be said had already been said. That doesn't mean anyone really improved their opinion of the model.

This, in spades.

GW has had more design misses than hits in the past 4 years or so. Rarely is something so bad to get a comment. However, after that comment, I normally go back to ignoring them till the next huge miss comes out again.

What usually gets people to swallow their distaste are rules which make them impossible to ignore. In the superlative realm of GW rules writers, that generally means that if you play competatively you will need to pick up the latest bit, no matter how ugly it might be.

 ultimentra wrote:
Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

I think its a funny and interesting development.

Thought it was ugly from the first pics and still think it is ugly. Also thought Centurions looked stupid from the first time I saw them and still think they look stupid. I'm usually pretty good at deciding I dislike a model from the blurry pics At most I might learn to live with it but still think it looks bad.

 Perfect Organism wrote:

 loki old fart wrote:
Someone needs to photoshop the green one with eight wheels. See how that looks.

That just fixed the modle for me.

I wonder if the regular one can get the hull mounted autocannons as well as having that X-linked one on top. I would actually consider scratch building my own for that. I loved hydras in 5th and want to have some light dakka tanks. We'll see I guess.

 BlaxicanX wrote:

 ultimentra wrote:
Anyone else having deja-vu from the whole Centurion debacle? Everyone was like "Rah rah rah these are gak and terrible and made of AIDS and pig disgusting rah rah rah" when the pics first came out with terrible color schemes. Then when better pics came out people were like, "oh okay."

I think its a funny and interesting development.

There are people who say that Centurions look good?

I like them. But I'm the antithesis of 99% of Dakka as I also like: Dreadknights, Storm Ravens (Post CHS Conversion), Storm Talons, Forge/Maulerfiends, Heldrakes, Doom/Nightscythes, Biovores and the infamous Lord of Skulls (It looks better in person). Whereas I dislike 99% of all SoB models and all the Dark Eldar models with out helmets, infact barring FW's Primarchs I strongly dislike every model that's Human, Eldar or Tau with out a helmet and/or mask.

 Perfect Organism wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Ok now with just wheels on the front.

Any chance of seing ork battlewagon treads on the rear?

Wait a Moment!!!

Ork Battlewagons are looted Tauroxes

I do think if the suspension and wheels were exposed the Taurox would look a lot better, can't think of where you'd get reasonably cheap parts to do the conversion though.

I could almost get behind the Taurox if it was for an Arbites codex or something, but as a Guard vehicle it seems horribly out of place. I like the autocannon turret a lot more than... whatever the other one was, but the missile pods just look silly and wheels don't really improve it for me. It still just looks like a toy.

That said, those Scions are gonna make for some swanky Traitor Guard conversions...

I am amused that they showcased a variant of the model, but used one that is obviously warped due to being taken out of the mold still too hot and not allowed to cool, settle, and hold a better shape, I had some deformed Tau devilfish like that, but 30 bucks per devilfish, and greenstuff, no need to complain.

Likely they will charge a lot more for that beast and I am sorry, but it is already ugly enough as sin for the insane overcharge it will likely have attached to be sold in such poor condition. Of course they are counting on enough little Timmies who won't know quality vs crap to help push the things, as well as some of the fanbase here who know better, but still drool over that abomination worthy only of Orkification (which would be my only reason for spending cash for it).