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Phwaor.

A gorgeous looking mini not spoiled by a completely spank pose, hurrah Corvus!

He looks like a very brutal chappie indeed!

Really putting the Heavy into HI these days.

And it looks nicely chunky and non-streamlined as befits a lower tech faction like Haqq

 Micky wrote:
Really putting the Heavy into HI these days.

And it looks nicely chunky and non-streamlined as befits a lower tech faction like Haqq

Azra'il are also meant to have intentionally chosen an older, bulkier type of armour for its intimidation factor.

I mostly like it. The ankle situation is a bit off for me but it's not a killer.
Not sure what to do with the old one now, I hadn't painted it yet, and it won't even be close to the size of this guy.

Damn, this is going to be an expensive month. Sikh, Az, and Yaogats!

Love the Az but the paint looks not up to par. Is it Angel's protege?

That's pretty sweet, may have to put him on the list!

Also, Miniature Market, has some kind of March Madness sale going on for a bit (didn't see how long) with several Infinity minis pretty deeply discounted. Not quite 50%, maybe 40%? Didn't see anything I desperately needed but there were maybe 20-30 on offer.

Well damn. Guess I need to make a QK list that incorporates the Azra'il now. He's really damn impressive. I'm glad that they enclosed his helmet this time around, too.

I saw Miniature Market has the Panzerfaust Azra'il on sale for their March Madness thing. Too bad he's now useless since his profile was removed.

Haqqislams greatest weakness: ankle biters.


I hate reading about MM sales for Infinity. Back when €:$ was 1,5 or so you could still save a bit even with paying the massive shipping costs (got lots of 9$ Dust squads) with the right deal, but certainly not anymore :/

Wow that guy has definitely been on the roids!

Looks like he is about twice the size of the previous mini. So, ideas as to what to use the old Azra'Il for now? A Ghulam or Daylami perhaps?

I really like that model. He may be making his way into my lists in future; his profile is slightly weird, having an X-visor for a gun with already good rangebands, but I guess it makes him a menace at virtually all ranges.

 Charles Rampant wrote:
I really like that model. He may be making his way into my lists in future; his profile is slightly weird, having an X-visor for a gun with already good rangebands, but I guess it makes him a menace at virtually all ranges.

Well X-visor is not attached to a weapon, but works in all abilities and range bands, I guess discover would see the main benefit, or the pistol in its extreme range, I guess for some reason.

The old Azrail can be used with the updated Ahl Fassed profiles. They have the appropriate weapons.

Miniature Market has a bunch of Inifinty stuff on sale for their March Madness event at what looks like 30-50% off (not sure how current any of it is)

http://www.miniaturemarket.com/clearance/sales-bf.html#/?_=1&filter.category_hierarchy=Clearance%2FMarch%20Madness%20Sale%2FTable%20Top%20Miniatures&page=1

There's some newer stuff in there!

And then there's also...


...the Caskuda!

God rest its soul

Was there much complaint on the official forums about the loss of the lobster and its kin? If there was I'm sure they will listen and release an updated army list for the Exrah at some point.

tommse wrote:The old Azrail can be used with the updated Ahl Fassed profiles. They have the appropriate weapons.

That's a very good idea, thanks!

PsychoticStorm wrote:
Well X-visor is not attached to a weapon, but works in all abilities and range bands, I guess discover would see the main benefit, or the pistol in its extreme range, I guess for some reason.

Cinematic John Woo-style kill at the end of the game?

 Pacific wrote:
God rest its soul

Was there much complaint on the official forums about the loss of the lobster and its kin? If there was I'm sure they will listen and release an updated army list for the Exrah at some point.

tommse wrote:The old Azrail can be used with the updated Ahl Fassed profiles. They have the appropriate weapons.

That's a very good idea, thanks!

PsychoticStorm wrote:
Well X-visor is not attached to a weapon, but works in all abilities and range bands, I guess discover would see the main benefit, or the pistol in its extreme range, I guess for some reason.

Cinematic John Woo-style kill at the end of the game?

That was happening right when I started visiting the forum and it could get...heated, at times. Not pretty.

The chance to get the Exrah back with the current miniatures seems to be tiny despite the outcry. Sharp bits ruined the molds fast, the minis didn't sell that well, potentially tge designers didn't like them anymore? Stuff like that.

I really like the roid rage azrail

New Azra'il is awesome as hell!

 Kanluwen wrote:

While I like it, I must ask, why the huge hump back?

Some kind of power source I assume, something like that.

It would certainly be conducive with an older form of HI, with the power source/ammo being miniaturised in later versions.

Some more pics on Angel's FB page:









I wonder where I can get basing cactii??

Looks like a Cactus from Pegusus hobbys. They have 2 sets, this is from set 1, cut from a larger cactus. They're quite big.

I'd love to see the lineart for this. I'm curious if they're going to give him a unique HMG design. Seems like the standard one would be too small. I hope they give him a belt fed minigun.

He's too big.
I'd like to see a side-by-side of Geckos, Ajax & the Azra'il.

How do they explain what's supposed to be a regular sized human fitting into that massive suit? At least Geckos are proportioned like TAGs and have regular sized human hanging out of them & Ajax is essentially a super robot. Yan Huo are a similar case, but at least they just made them up instead of hijacking a previously iconic infinity unit.

That said, strictly as a model itself, it's great. But it doesn't make sense in the fluff or the alleged scale of the game.

I guess you would need to see a super-imposed outline of where the human form would be in all of that, although I agree you can't imagine the human inside's elbow and knee joints corresponding with those in the suit. Perhaps there is some other arrangement (perhaps arms and legs just extend to the elbows/knees, and the pilot uses a control mechanism?)

As for the background, the new mini fits much better than the old one going on the official description

The Azra'il normally carry out aggressive patrols, seeking deliberate and provocative contact with the enemy. The choice of an older model of heavy armour is an intended and premeditated decision. Not only because it is a link with each individual Azra'il's past- a reminder of their fall into disgrace- but also because it is more bulky, and thus more threatening, in appearance.

 Bladerunner2019 wrote:
He's too big.
I'd like to see a side-by-side of Geckos, Ajax & the Azra'il.

How do they explain what's supposed to be a regular sized human fitting into that massive suit? At least Geckos are proportioned like TAGs and have regular sized human hanging out of them & Ajax is essentially a super robot. Yan Huo are a similar case, but at least they just made them up instead of hijacking a previously iconic infinity unit.

That said, strictly as a model itself, it's great. But it doesn't make sense in the fluff or the alleged scale of the game.

That's a pretty ridiculous scale creep JUMP - wow!

Even the cactus has grown exponentially

I think it's more of a re-imagining of the concept, rather than the miniature just suddenly increasing in size by 15mm!

I'd like to see a side-by-side of him with a new version ORC or Mobile Brigada.

You could maybe blame the Caliphate industries' growth hormone gone wrong. Azrail-guy accidentally drank from the wrong vat.

I am waiting for the new Yao gats before starting a new Morat force. Tha Azra'il looks nice and all but I have been waiting for the Yaogats model to be revealed....