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It is the space/future... maybe combat heels are trending...

Something about the alguaciles box just looks off to me. Can't put my finger on what. No where near as good as the fusiliers box.

I already told you - The girls necks are too long!

I'm not seeing it. Their necks look normal to me - in that they have necks. The males have zero neck. Their head just attaches at the shoulders. If their heads were any lower they'd be GW dwarves with their heads in their chest.

No, they are hefty guys, both craning their necks forward a bit and with signifcant padding in their vest things...I don't think it looks off at all.

The ladies have very tiny chins and jaws, which I think is causing the swan neck issue that Cordelia has.


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Really liking everything here. The Kum ladies don't blow me away. It seems like they missed out on some good riding poses just so they could each be visibly wielding their weaponry, which is a shame.

Still not seeing it. The bottom of their head just about lines up with where the top of the shoulder would be, looking at the arm in the skin tight sleeve. The padding is slightly up past their jawline.

They have zero neck. Even leaning forward like they are they should have more neck.

The womens necks look a bit exaggerated, as you say, from having thinner jawlines, which is exacerbated by their pixie cuts, but they have pretty normal necks.

I get that you're not seeing it.

But I am!

It is Cordelia Syndrome all over again!!!1!!`~1!!

People see all sorts of things when comparing the anatomy of a 28mm miniature to that of a grown human.

Personally, the females necks to me don't look out of place - I've worked with women who have long necks, and those aren't out of place at all. The males necks don't look out of place to me - I've known and worked with men who have the same zero-neck thing going on.

It's exaggerated on a 28mm model because while proportions are technically accurate, odd armour or clothing styles really make it look weird.

A good example is the Ghazi with the saggy boobs. They're actually not saggy - that was an optical trick caused by a high belt and a low scarf that left only the bottom of the breasts exposed. The other female looked fine - and was the same body, but lacked the scarf.

The female Alguaciles, following the line of the shoulders as they slightly arch up, look fine. They have a neck, and a head on that neck. In their case, it's the pixie cuts that are throwing it off - the same way any slender woman with a pixie cut looks like she has a longer than normal neck.

So you'll at least agree that people, and opinions, differ?

Excellent!

It's exaggerated on the Alguaciles because it's CAD and they made the heads and hands tiny on the females.

Corvus Belli has acknowledged they use a different "scale" for female models. It sucks, but what can you do? Any real criticisms of their stuff now gets shrugged off as "hate" or "nitpicking".

I've never denied that people have differing opinions. it's actually one of my most repeated statements in online arguments.

What annoys me is when I put forth my opinion, I get flat out told I'm wrong - which happens quite often on this board. So I like to explain how I reached my opinion.


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 Kanluwen wrote:
It's exaggerated on the Alguaciles because it's CAD

This has absolutely nothing to do with it. CAD is a tool, the same as a physical sculpting tool and putty. They can easily sculpt the heads on a physical sculpt to be smaller, just with a bit more effort.

It's a result of their current aesthetic choices.

 -Loki- wrote:
Do we have a profile for the Igao yet?

No profile yet. Lots of speculation on the CB forum, but nothing confirmed.

 drazz wrote:

 -Loki- wrote:
Do we have a profile for the Igao yet?

No profile yet. Lots of speculation on the CB forum, but nothing confirmed.

Yeah, I saw that it's confirmed to be CC 20, MA: 3 and CH: Camo, which sounds like a fun mix. Personally I hope it doesn't go too flying rodent gak insane like the Rasail and Kotail did.

It might be an Australian thing (too much exposure to Delta Goodrem) but I am not seeing the swan neck on the ladies either.

Liking pretty much the whole run of releases except for the Tohaa that everyone is drooling over. But that is just as it follows the current Tohaa aesthetic that I personally am not a fan of, still looks a like a well executed model.

The lvl Alguaciles certainly looks to have a long neck, especially compared with the menfolk from the same box. Its not insane, but its a bit long.

I'm also unable to see the long necks. Perhaps they only seem long because the females have a white collar whereas the males have bulky shoulderpads and a thick neck-brace. The males' vest also extends further up to mid-head-height compared to the females. The females also seem to be angling their shoulders downwards.

Whatevs, they all look nice.

 Kanluwen wrote:
There's a Hacker in the Corregidor boxed set.

Or you can do the easier thing and simply field any of the rifle Alguaciles from the plain old Nomad starter set as a Hacker.

Ah, good point!

The female Alguacile from the Nomad starter has her finger pointing out. Just stick a holo to that, et voila!

Can´t see the issue with the Alguaciles either... good sculpting job and you should always reserve final judgement for the moment you hold it in your hand, since pics can create distortiona that are really not there because of the angle they are taken from.

They're look just fine. AVA:Total linetroopers shouldn't be too flashy. That is what the AVA 1-2 specialists are for

The Tohaa is cool, but not feeling the DBZ hair on that one lol, but at least it seem proportionate unlike Neema. Biggest thing that keeps me from collecting anymore Tohaa is the fact I seem completely unable to paint them, sooooo much small details.

 carlos13th wrote:
Something about the alguaciles box just looks off to me. Can't put my finger on what. No where near as good as the fusiliers box.

Agreed, they don't do much for me either, and I like the O:I ones a lot. Maybe it's because it's really, really obvious that they share the same two bodies or something, and other boxes manages to hide that fact better, or something.

I absolutely love the Iago, though, and reaffirm my belief that the very best Infinity models are the ones that are actually doing something instead of posing.

 Albertorius wrote:

 carlos13th wrote:
Something about the alguaciles box just looks off to me. Can't put my finger on what. No where near as good as the fusiliers box.

Agreed, they don't do much for me either, and I like the O:I ones a lot. Maybe it's because it's really, really obvious that they share the same two bodies or something, and other boxes manages to hide that fact better, or something.

Good point - that might be it!

Combined, of course, with a minor case of Cordelia Neck Syndrome!


I guess that is one of the downsides (?) to CAD sculpting - the 're-use' of bodies in a box set?

But is that definitely something that was done before with 'traditional' sculpting?

 -Loki- wrote:
I've never denied that people have differing opinions. it's actually one of my most repeated statements in online arguments.

What annoys me is when I put forth my opinion, I get flat out told I'm wrong - which happens quite often on this board. So I like to explain how I reached my opinion.


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 Kanluwen wrote:
It's exaggerated on the Alguaciles because it's CAD

This has absolutely nothing to do with it. CAD is a tool, the same as a physical sculpting tool and putty. They can easily sculpt the heads on a physical sculpt to be smaller, just with a bit more effort.

It's a result of their current aesthetic choices.

For what it is worth I too quite like the look of the Alguaciles, and the Infinity choices with regards to female models in the last several years in general.

It may be a question better explored in the subforum, but the new Algu box, would it be redundant with the contents of Operation Icestorm?

Out of the available content the HMG and LGL are the models you'll likely include. The box should be otherwise handy, if you're looking to build a Corregidor force.

The re-use is no downside of CAD, it has been done long before and just makes production cheaper and easier. And since mainly the torso is reused only few will really see the sameness.

Re-using sculpts happened before CAD. CAD allows CB to create a digital sculpt of a male Alguacil and then re-pose it differently for the Icestorm set and the SWC box.

The SWC set is just following the common trend of reusing the physical torso+legs bit itself which CB has done even before going heavily into CAD. I believe the Myrmidons, for example, were not CAD-sculpted yet they reused many body parts.

http://www.miniaturemarket.com/cvb280465-0455.html

Sekban half off at the MM.

I'd get 'em but I can't remember if they're in QK or not...probably shouldn't anyway.

Sekban are in QK. They're one of the two Haris-able infantry in QK and in the game.

Thanks for the heads up Grim. I grabbed a set (and a doge card mat). No way am I passing them up at that price!

Snagged a box as well . One thing I've noticed about the daily deals from miniaturemarket.com is if you watch their news page you can generally see when they are about to get a restock on the big brands. Like these went on the daily deal and they got a big Infinity restock in. Last week they had a deal on two x-wing models for dirt cheap as a bundle, and they got a restock of X-wing the next day. I guess it helps clear some shelves for the new toys....if it only did that at my house I'd be better off.

So moral of the story, if you see the daily deal, you might want to check your other wants again as they may have restocked those as well. Save on shipping.