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Prestor Jon wrote:

 Asmodai Asmodean wrote:
I feel aesthetically they really fit into the 30K universe as a whole, and are somewhat stylistically congruent with Mechanicum design and Thunder Warrior mark power armour.

Yes but they're Solar auxilia, which means their recruiting world is Terra or at least the Solar system- obviously there are billions of un-augmented soldiers, but I thought the whole point of Space Marines was that the Emperor mostly fought using them during the Age of Strife/Unification War period. Seems weird to have non gene-augmented 'elite' troops.

The weirdest thing about the Solar Auxilia to me, is the posterior armor plates. That just looks painfully impractical.

Forest Gump would disagree with you about the value of buttock protection.

Forge World Newsletter #426 is out: Solar Auxilia Dracosan Armoured Transport and Tank Crew‏



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



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

Man, that's a sweet tank.

Really want a couple of those, I'm waiting on the rules though to see if they are worth allying in.

Really like the tank crew for SolAux. Could definitely renegade those guys up for 40K.

If the reason for the SA tanks not having sponsons is that they're hermetically sealed, doesn't a throw open hatch for a crew gunner rather undermine it?

The world needs more pintle-mounted multi-lasers...

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The world needs more pintle-mounted multi-lasers...

More pew-pew-pew for the masses!!

Just noticed this line in the description: "either a powerful twin-linked lascannon or a mighty demolisher cannon at the expense of some of its transport capacity" - demolisher cannon on a transport

beast_gts wrote:
Just noticed this line in the description: "either a powerful twin-linked lascannon or a mighty demolisher cannon at the expense of some of its transport capacity" - demolisher cannon on a transport

You mean like this:

That's about Land Raider size isn't it?

That's what the Taurox should have looked like...

Still no Styrix...

The funny thing, to me at any rate, is that Forgeworld Guard armies are probably the most expensive thing one could possibly do in 40k. Not to rest on their laurels, FW has decided that the Imperial Army uses superheavy chassis for their transports to up the ante.

It's damned sexy though.

 MajorStoffer wrote:
The funny thing, to me at any rate, is that Forgeworld Guard armies are probably the most expensive thing one could possibly do in 40k. Not to rest on their laurels, FW has decided that the Imperial Army uses superheavy chassis for their transports to up the ante.

It's damned sexy though.

That's the FW pixie dust though isn't it?

GW produce something, and on more than one occasion the prevailing reaction is "they want how much? For that?!!!!"

FW make something and it's "it's how much?!!! Aww, but look at it! I'll take two!

Excellent point but I Think FW gets cut some slack for keeping customer relations on better terms. They announce their stuff well in advance, give previews, try to address people's issues and most importantly make some nice looking gak.

GW gets antagonized more due to their "war on players" and pricing just gets brought up in The frenzy.

An important point here is that FW is generally aiming for older, veteran gamers compared to GW.

 sockwithaticket wrote:
If the reason for the SA tanks not having sponsons is that they're hermetically sealed, doesn't a throw open hatch for a crew gunner rather undermine it?

They might/probably have the gunner standing waist deep in an airlock.

It's a really bad reason to not have sponsons. It's like saying that they shouldn't have tracks because they're sealed inside. Aren't Land Raiders also environmentally sealed?

 Azreal13 wrote:

 MajorStoffer wrote:
The funny thing, to me at any rate, is that Forgeworld Guard armies are probably the most expensive thing one could possibly do in 40k. Not to rest on their laurels, FW has decided that the Imperial Army uses superheavy chassis for their transports to up the ante.

It's damned sexy though.

That's the FW pixie dust though isn't it?

GW produce something, and on more than one occasion the prevailing reaction is "they want how much? For that?!!!!"

FW make something and it's "it's how much?!!! Aww, but look at it! I'll take two!

Makes sense to me.

When I go to the 5-star restaurant I expect to get shafted. That's the price one pays for eating lobster and drinking high-quality champagne while classical music plays in the background.

... I don't expect to get shafted when I go to McDonalds. But GW-proper insists on charging me top-dollar to buy their whopper.

It looks like it's based on a Russ hull, just slightly elongated. I likey.

thedavo wrote:
It looks like it's based on a Russ hull, just slightly elongated. I likey.

It's a Malcador hull.

Oh wow. The resemblance is very obvious now. Especially with that demolisher cannon on the malcador

I'm a huge fan. I'm liking the colour scheme the default Solar Auxilia have going on. When coupled with their slightly steampunky gear they look very much like an order of knights. Added to my list, along with the Mechanicus I'm still building and the Legion I've yet to decide on :-P

I really hope these tanks will get rules for regular 40K.

That transport should fit nicely into my Defence of Veridian Prime mixed Elysian/Chthonian army, will be very tempted to pick one up once I finish painting my Chimera's, its cheaper than a regular Malcador too which is nice

 Extreaminatus wrote:
That's what the Taurox should have looked like...

yea, No doubt about it.

 Azreal13 wrote:

 MajorStoffer wrote:
The funny thing, to me at any rate, is that Forgeworld Guard armies are probably the most expensive thing one could possibly do in 40k. Not to rest on their laurels, FW has decided that the Imperial Army uses superheavy chassis for their transports to up the ante.

It's damned sexy though.

That's the FW pixie dust though isn't it?

GW produce something, and on more than one occasion the prevailing reaction is "they want how much? For that?!!!!"

FW make something and it's "it's how much?!!! Aww, but look at it! I'll take two!

Exactly. Someone said it before: "Forgeworld makes stuff we want to buy, GW makes stuff they want us to buy."

 Crimson wrote:
I really hope these tanks will get rules for regular 40K.

If they're built on the Malcador chassis, then you might not want the 40K version of its rules with its poorly maintained engine.

 Frozen Ocean wrote:
It's a really bad reason to not have sponsons. It's like saying that they shouldn't have tracks because they're sealed inside. Aren't Land Raiders also environmentally sealed?

Yeah, and they have remote controlled sponsons to avoid the seal issue. Not sure why the IA couldn't also have remote sponsons on it's vehicles too, seeing as they are supposed to have access to better tech during the Crusade, including Land Raiders. To me, it looks like the bigger issue here for the sponsons on the Dracosan is that the side exits are in the place the sponsons would usually be mounted. The side exits appear to be the only exit points on the vehicle, so sticking sponsons on would stop it being a transport.

Hmm, looking at the actual shape of the side hatch, it looks very similar to a Land Raider side door- it is just possible Land Raider sponsons would actually fit onto the model, or maybe Predator sponsons if they are the same size as Rhino side doors.

A demolisher cannon and Heavy flamer is still a mean armament for a transport despite probably halving its transport capacity. The twin linked lascannon and multi-laser do seem a little underwhelming as its other option though, maybe another top mounted weapon like the legion Vindicator or Sicaran Venator would have solved that problem.