Do you like the new Taurox model?

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**liquidjoshi**

Also, that turret cannon look like it was stolen from Action Man.

**Bishop F Gantry**

Kain wrote:
scottmmmm wrote:
Not sure if there is a poll for this already (couldn't see one), but I was wondering how people feel about the new Taurox model for the IG...I mean Astra Militarum. I'm surprised there hasn't been more chat about it, as I think it's quite a "love it or hate it" model.

Personally I'm not a big fan. It looks like a weird steampunk jeep that wouldn't actually be able to drive due to it's stupid tracks.

Also the name....Tau Rox. Is someone having a laugh at GW HQ? That's almost as bad as "A Bad 'Un".

For anyone who hasn't seen it :-

It looks like a Tonka truck. But it's design isn't entirely without precedent, I believe there have been armored cars with roughly similar designs.

Still, as is, it looks out of place in my Rodinav Frost Sabres, my Valhallan Ice Warriors, my Death Korps of Krieg, my Cadians, my wife's Gue'Vesa, or my Chaos Guard.

I'm impressed that it manages to find no aesthetic place among any of my Guard armies.

I also have to question why we're getting this thing. It doesn't exactly fill any much needed roles. I never looked at my guard armies and said "you know what I need? A rhino that shoots a ton of S4 shots has an autocannon".

The new Ogryns were something I expected to both improve the Ogryns and the Guard's counterassault game. But I honestly expected something like the power loader from alien or some kind of monster killing plasma boat.

Those dreadful treads ruins the entire model, its quite passable otherwise.

Always thought Centurions would better fit into, IG attempting to mass produce Power armor...

**AllSeeingSkink**

If they fixed the tracks it would make a big difference. It's not even the fact it has tracks, I can deal with that, it's the fact it has GOD DAMNED UGLY tracks. If they were exposed tracks and lower profile, it'd probably look a hell of a lot better.

Converting it to wheels doesn't seem as easy as people are pretending. To make it look good and proper, the suspension is going to need some work and the track guards need to be modified so they don't look randomly too massive. You could probably do a monster truck conversion more easily, but IMO that wouldn't look any better.

**The Airman**

This monstrosity has AV11 front and AV10 rear/sides. Why would anyone field this model? Essentially you're handing your enemy free kill points, alongside the embarrassment of having such a fugly model to begin with. It's like a Brinks truck with a cannon strapped on the top of it with anemic treads.

**Mr Morden**

CrashCanuck wrote:
There needs to be one more option "I play Orks and want to loot the thing"

Across the great Imperium of Man, on many hundreds of battlefields, unwanted Taurox stand rusting................... not even the Orks wanted them.................

**scottmmmm**

Markerlight Junkie wrote:
Obvious +1 vote thread is obvious. Why do people make these threads if all people have been doing is bashing on the model?

Because I hadn't actually seen much chat about this model at all. I'd heard a discussion on how it looks on the 40k radio podcast, but that was it. Once the images came out, I quickly decided I didn't like it and wanted to see if others felt the same.

It makes me wonder why GW doesn't do this sort of market research themselves. Statistically this model has failed to impress the community of this forum, which is a good indication of how the wider community feels about it. Could they not have checked this before releasing it? Maybe they did, but they used a bunch of caged orks to critique the designs...

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Mr Morden wrote:
CrashCanuck wrote:
There needs to be one more option "I play Orks and want to loot the thing"

Across the great Imperium of Man, on many hundreds of battlefields, unwanted Taurox stand rusting................... not even the Orks wanted them.................

Haha! Have an exalt for that

**crashhead**

well, I play orks and I DO want to loot this thing

looks like a great base for a battlewagon, just put the BW tracks on it.

**KTG17**

This thing is terrible. I could see it in another wargame like Void 1.1 or Vor, but not in 40k. I understand its kind of modelled after that South African design the US used in Iraq and Afghanistan, but nevertheless, it doesnt look like it belongs in 40k.

I don't know anything about this new army... this is basically the imperial guard with a special forces option? They look like elite troops.

**CthuluIsSpy**

Tempestus gives you the option to field an army of Stormtroopers.
That's about it really.

**Farseer Faenyin**

No, not a fan of it at all. The multiple track sets is probably what does it for me. It would look much better, akin to a MRAP and thereby AWESOME, if they gave it wheels instead.

**Pedro Kantor**

The Taurox, yes. The Taurox Prime, not so much. That bling is just too much and is not needed.

Should I get one ( or two ), the bling will stay off and my Stormies will ( try ) to race across the field of battle.

**Fifty**

it might work if you made it wider and gave it wheels. You might need to redo the wheelguards too.

**Savageconvoy**

Why does one have the radiator grill exposed while the other has the radiator grill completely covered by a very thick metal shield? I'm also hating the slanted air intakes on the hood.
I'm tempted to get one of these because I'm sure if I broke it into 25 pieces it would become decent base decorations for a couple squads.

**Bishop F Gantry**

Mr Morden wrote:
CrashCanuck wrote:
There needs to be one more option "I play Orks and want to loot the thing"

Across the great Imperium of Man, on many hundreds of battlefields, unwanted Taurox stand rusting................... not even the Orks wanted them.................

Yue sure bout that?

Seems dem Orkziez been busy

**Mr Morden**

Nah dats a propa Orky wagon made of lots of stuff and proppa shooty wiv wheelz and Trackz - proppa job.

Dat uvver fing is junk - it don't evn go fast

**Ruberu**

I will have to admit that it looks better, now that I have seen the offical pics of it in the White Dwarf than it did with a rumor pic. That being said I still dont like it, its still ugly as sin. The quad track thing is just too silly for me to even consider putting in my army. I'm on the boat that it would make a great ork battlewagen and would be really cool to convert into a half track. But I am not going to buy a model that I have to convert to make it useable.

**FeindusMaximus**

Could make a sweet Orkee truck/wagon with it.

**KTG17**

You know the more I think about this, the more I think how this is going to hurt GW, not help it. I mean, it must cost some cash to build molds for this, and I am sure this will sell to a few hardcore fans, but I bet it rots on the shelf at most stores. It will take a long time to make back the investment on this, if GW has the patience for it.

Then again, as I write that, I realize GW will just produce some new rules for it in the next edition that make it indespensible to the Imperium, and then they will prob fly off the shelves.

**Wildstorm**

KTG17 wrote:
Then again, as I write that, I realize GW will just produce some new rules for it in the next edition that make it indespensible to the Imperium, and then they will prob fly off the shelves.

That's what I'm thinking except why wait? Now with the dataslates they can just script out a blurb for Taurox Ultraprime, same cost, Arm 13 all around, BS10 weapons, 6HP, etc. Now the thing will fly off the shelves AND they get the profit from the dataslate sales.

Dataslates become a type of hidden tax then?

**MWHistorian**

I just hope they don't "Oh, we've had these trucks all along! They're an ancient design we've had for centuries!"
You know, it wouldn't be that unbelievable to just say "Hey, we made a truck. It's kinda fast and crappy, but we made it."
It's not that hard to believe that the Imperium of Man is capable of making a truck.

**Daedricbob**

Chucked it in photoshop quickly to see if wheels would work. It still looks terrible unless you cut the front 'mudguards' off and lengthen the back end, then its just about passable.

A flat-bed design made out of sprue and plasticard is probably the best option I can think of, and the time needed to do it makes it not worthwhile in the slightest.

**Ambience 327**

ashcroft wrote:
Give it wheels and lower it a little and it would make a great vehicle for the Arbites. But I wouldn't touch it for the Guard - doesn't fit their visual style at all.

I like the Taurox, and think it works just fine in an IG/AM/MT army.

However, I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment, and some day when I can spare the cash, I plan to get one or two to add to my Arbites and do exactly this. The thing is just screaming to become a SWAT van!

Also, the leftover tracks would make a great addition to some Grot Tanks.

**Savageconvoy**

MWHistorian wrote:

It's not that hard to believe that the Imperium of Man is capable of making a truck.

Maybe that'll be the story. Someone decides to be proactive and tries to invent a truck, produces the Taurox.
"This is why we don't let you people invent things"

**mad_eddy_13**

I think an unarmed version with fast would be pretty fun, RL armies use trucks all the time, no? Stick a heavy stubber and some front wheels on her and enjoy... NO FENDER OR TURRET GUNS!!!

**hobojebus**

Isn't the whole point that the mechanicum only make STC designs, the taurox does not look like any other imperial design.

Boxy works well for the imperium and this new vehicle just looks so out of place.

**Vaktathi**

mad_eddy_13 wrote:
I think an unarmed version with fast would be pretty fun, RL armies use trucks all the time, no? Stick a heavy stubber and some front wheels on her and enjoy... NO FENDER OR TURRET GUNS!!!

They use trucks but don't ride them into battle.

**mad_eddy_13**

Vaktathi wrote:
mad_eddy_13 wrote:
I think an unarmed version with fast would be pretty fun, RL armies use trucks all the time, no? Stick a heavy stubber and some front wheels on her and enjoy... NO FENDER OR TURRET GUNS!!!
They use trucks but don't ride them into battle.

It would be a good look though, and useful for the fast movement of troops that keeps them safe from a lot of the stuff that kills guardsmen...

**Ulfric Stormcloak**

It looks like a little piglet squealing away! Wee Wee Wee!
Guys don't let your girlfriends catch you playing with this thing!
I liked the model until I came here and now I think this is the worst release GW have ever done since Finecast.
The double mud guards and exhaust pipes going into the cabin ! Laughable! Looks like a little kids toys... terrible, however with some serious conversion and heavily weathered paint it may look cool.
Here's an afterthought; Imagine this kit in finecast! HAA HHAA!

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Don't get me wrong I like the Steampunk look and don't want to run GW down but this mod has got some big design problems. GW have just released one of my most favourite kits the Imperial Knight and one of my least favourite kits... ever. Sorry but is there no end to these damn imperials!

**Orlanth**

scottmmmm wrote:

Also the name....Tau Rox. Is someone having a laugh at GW HQ? That's almost as bad as "A Bad 'Un".

I would have prefered Taurus, but GW has a thi9nk at the moment for unique names for IP trademark reasons.

As for "A Bad 'Un", thats coincidental. Abaddon is a Biblical name and refers to the Angel of Destruction. It's as traditional as calling things Baal.

**scottmmmm**

I had to laugh at today's White Dwarf Daily :-

"Imagine an army made entirely of Tempestus Scions, dropping from the sky on grav-chutes and engaging the enemy with extreme prejudice. Picture them racing forward in Taurox Primes supported by Valkyries and Vendetta Gunships, scything down their foes with well-drilled precision, their hot-shot lasguns lighting up the battlefield like Christmas."

Then I looked down and saw the Taurox Prime. That thing isn't racing anywhere...