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 Alpharius wrote:
Appleseed awesomeness aside, coats on SF power armored figures are totes goofy.

The idea is silly I grant you, but I think they look cool enough that I don't really care about things like logic in this case.

I wouldnt say it is "totes" goofy. Somewhat is as far as i would go

Maybe that is the economical way to break up the soldier's easily recognisable PA silhouette? Or maybe it provides a slight camouflage capability without having to repaint the armour when on an unexpected or extended deployment.

Sure I believe it is more rule of cool, and it works for me, but I am willing to believe there is some application for the outfit.

Man is Angel allergic to straightening gun barrels before he tosses paint on these guys?

 Vain wrote:
I wouldnt say it is "totes" goofy. Somewhat is as far as i would go

Maybe that is the economical way to break up the soldier's easily recognisable PA silhouette? Or maybe it provides a slight camouflage capability without having to repaint the armour when on an unexpected or extended deployment.
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That was my thought as well, you could get mimetic or thermoptic properties in the cloaks. Plus perhaps a practical consideration - pockets!

Balieros in Appleseed has clothes because he is cybernetic (rather than someone wearing a powered suit), and so he can feel more like a human. Obviously that wouldn't apply in the case for these guys though.

ImAGeek wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
Appleseed awesomeness aside, coats on SF power armored figures are totes goofy.

The idea is silly I grant you, but I think they look cool enough that I don't really care about things like logic in this case.

Vain wrote:I wouldnt say it is "totes" goofy. Somewhat is as far as i would go

Maybe that is the economical way to break up the soldier's easily recognisable PA silhouette? Or maybe it provides a slight camouflage capability without having to repaint the armour when on an unexpected or extended deployment.

Sure I believe it is more rule of cool, and it works for me, but I am willing to believe there is some application for the outfit.

Fair points!

I just prefer my power armored male and female future soldiers to not be encumbered by coats, cloaks, capes, etc.

 Pacific wrote:

 Vain wrote:
I wouldnt say it is "totes" goofy. Somewhat is as far as i would go

Maybe that is the economical way to break up the soldier's easily recognisable PA silhouette? Or maybe it provides a slight camouflage capability without having to repaint the armour when on an unexpected or extended deployment.
.

That was my thought as well, you could get mimetic or thermoptic properties in the cloaks. Plus perhaps a practical consideration - pockets!

Balieros in Appleseed has clothes because he is cybernetic (rather than someone wearing a powered suit), and so he can feel more like a human. Obviously that wouldn't apply in the case for these guys though.

Cybernetics is surely used for exoskeletons as well.

i just wouldn't be caught dead saying "totes" about anything...
i would say, however: no capes!!!

i do think the coat adds something atmospheric to the mini, giving it a sense of motion...
is it necessary???
the original Prowler, just standing there looking like a complete badass, would say no...
i don't dislike the coat, but i would not choose to paint it brown, as black is way more intimidating...

cheers
jah

The original model had a coat. This one has a coat as well. It's not really that much of a problem. Plus, it differentiates the Aquilla Guard from the other PanO HI.

Plus, maybe the coat is what gives it BTS+3 in comparison to the Orc.

 Absolutionis wrote:
The original model had a coat. This one has a coat as well. It's not really that much of a problem. Plus, it differentiates the Aquilla Guard from the other PanO HI.

Plus, maybe the coat is what gives it BTS+3 in comparison to the Orc.

The new one is an improvement.
I never understood why he had the sword, and I don't care for the hilt on that thing at all.
I know Aquila Guard have shock CCW, but he's almost entirely fire support with the HMG + MSV3 profile.

 jah-joshua wrote:
i just wouldn't be caught dead saying "totes" about anything...
i would say, however: no capes!!!

Yeah, I was joking.

No Capes is very INCREDIBLES of you though!

Anyway, I'm eagerly awaiting the Al-Medinat Haqqislam sectorial - it is the one I've decided to keep, while selling off the rest!

 BobbaFett wrote:
Aquila HMG

Spoiler:

Something I have always wondered with some of that background terrain, is it custom or is it all "manufactured"? I know some of it is from other companies like the crates.

cool little things like button panels, variety of doors, circuit breakers, etc would be cool scenery additions that you can just glue on to give existing terrain some more like to it.

Making my own has been a pain.

I think they went with the cape so there would be no rage-butt comments .

I'm for capes mainly because I remember the Death of Superman comic series where d
Doomsday snags someone by their cape and pummels them to within an inch of their life. Then slams the car door on Blue Beetles head I never was a big DC comic fan, but I was all into that series with the fight scenes.

 Piston Honda wrote:

 BobbaFett wrote:
Aquila HMG

Spoiler:

Something I have always wondered with some of that background terrain, is it custom or is it all "manufactured"? I know some of it is from other companies like the crates.

cool little things like button panels, variety of doors, circuit breakers, etc would be cool scenery additions that you can just glue on to give existing terrain some more like to it.

Making my own has been a pain.

All the background terrain is built be one of the CB staff members. His "weapon store room" is one of my favorites, that one uses a lot of spare weapons form the entire line.

I think they went with the cape so there would be no rage-butt comments .

It's 'rage buttocks', and yes that is a good reason for him to have a cape! Unlike in a lot of the other range where the armour just pushes the buttocks up so that they look far too pert and unrealistic. Really, the armour around that area needs to look more utilitarian and shouldn't be sticking out in an effort to look 'sexy', I'm glad CB realises that with this sculpt.

 Knight wrote:

 Pacific wrote:

Balieros in Appleseed has clothes because he is cybernetic (rather than someone wearing a powered suit), and so he can feel more like a human. Obviously that wouldn't apply in the case for these guys though.

Cybernetics is surely used for exoskeletons as well.

Sorry, I meant he is a cyborg - a mix of man and machine (so his internal organs and what remains of him are within the mechanical body), rather than wearing a suit.

 Pacific wrote:

I think they went with the cape so there would be no rage-butt comments .

It's 'rage buttocks', and yes that is a good reason for him to have a cape! Unlike in a lot of the other range where the armour just pushes the buttocks up so that they look far too pert and unrealistic.

What, you mean that your butt doesn't also have that firm but separate look going on?

 Piston Honda wrote:

 BobbaFett wrote:
Aquila HMG

Spoiler:

Something I have always wondered with some of that background terrain, is it custom or is it all "manufactured"? I know some of it is from other companies like the crates.

cool little things like button panels, variety of doors, circuit breakers, etc would be cool scenery additions that you can just glue on to give existing terrain some more like to it.

Making my own has been a pain.

Most of it comes from Antenocitis Workshop.

Biggest problem I have with that jacket is it doesnt look like he could actually even button it up around himself if he did try too.

If Marty McFly taught is nothing else, it's that the near future will have clothing that adjusts itself to fit.

I want that tiger soldier much more then more PanO

 carlos13th wrote:
Biggest problem I have with that jacket is it doesnt look like he could actually even button it up around himself if he did try too.

The Hsien have coats that button around the body, but that's probably harder to model not that they're 3D sculpted.



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 Red Corsair wrote:
I want that tiger soldier much more then more PanO

I want many more things including Tiger Soldiers before we get more PanO. Lots of other models in the range are crying to be replaced.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Release list for Mayril according to Mayacast:

Tiger Soldier
Galwegian 45th box set
Fraacta BSG
Aquila HMG resculpt
Kaeltar with symbio-mates (some new Tohaa remotes box set. 2 minis +2 remotes)

Are we really getting new Galwegians? I thought that box was fairly up to date.

Fraacta are the Tohaa EI drop troops, right? Maybe this one will be a male version or in the ground combat form?

Fraacta are Syygma EI troops .

Well they're not EI, they're Sygmaa. Which are just traitor Tohaa. They work for the EI but they aren't EI constructs like the unidrons/skiavoros/charontid etc

Holy flying tiger.

I love it.

First impression: Ooooooo, nice!

Gonna be some happy Yu Jing players out there.

Tiger looks great.

I like it!

With that pose, is he rising up, or back on the street?

Looks like he did his time and took his chances.