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 ImAGeek wrote:
The Alguacil hacker is separate because it's in the FRRM list, nothing to do with needing to fix it from the CJC box.

That's a happy coincidence, not necessarily a fact.

They had no problems removing the two Alguacile Hacker blisters when the CJC starter came out. They had no problems with releasing the Alguacile SWC box without a Hacker either.

They've also stated before that it's "unfortunate" that some profiles mandate you buy a box which you would not necessarily need the remainder models on and commented that's why there are businesses like Cho's.

 Kanluwen wrote:

Corregidor starter set was to be the "start of the redesigned Corregidor line".
It was invalidated in almost the same amount of time as the Imperial Knight Codex was.

That is true it is also true that it was not the start of converting to CAD, if you think Icestorm was been worked for two years prior you must consider how longer traditional sculpts were been worked on.

 PsychoticStorm wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

Corregidor starter set was to be the "start of the redesigned Corregidor line".
It was invalidated in almost the same amount of time as the Imperial Knight Codex was.

That is true it is also true that it was not the start of converting to CAD, if you think Icestorm was been worked for two years prior you must consider how longer traditional sculpts were been worked on.

I didn't say that the sculpts for Icestorm "had been worked on for two years prior". I said that Icestorm had been worked on for two years prior.
They knew what models/factions they were going to be doing.
They knew they were switching to CAD.

And if you think that the traditional sculpts took longer, I don't know what to tell you. They tended to crank handsculpts out far faster than CAD--because they knew what they were doing with the handsculpts.

I don't understand such rage over an Alguacil hacker. CB likely realized the only one to be had is in a box set not everyone may want to buy so they put out another one. Looks like a cool mini to me.

I only follow peripherally. What is the exact issue with this hacker? Is it too big? Too small? Supposed to be CAD designed but traditionally sculpted? I'm really not sure what the issue is... and I'm not trying to be sarcastic... I really don't understand.

Grunts SWC models in all their glory!
2 males: HMG and Heavy Flamer
2 Females: LGL/Rifle and Sniper
Must buy box for us USARF to-be players.

ski2060 wrote:
Grunts SWC models in all their glory!
2 males: HMG and Heavy Flamer
2 Females: LGL/Rifle and Sniper
Must buy box for us USARF to-be players.

And the rest of what we're seeing today

Hacker from another angle


Tiger Soldier w/ Spitfire.



Backside of the Aleph fellow



And some clearer shots of what we're told are RPG minis


Notice the "tactical cigar"

Eh, the Alg does look kind of cool, I guess.

Tiger soldier looks really cool.

The Grunts are also very nice looking. Poses all look good and pretty normal. No bare midriffs, rage fists, combat heels or tactical rocks to be seen, either.

I like the Alguacil and the Tiger is as amazing as the last. The Grunts look fantastic, I'll be getting that set to go with my USAriadna box. And both RPG minis look great and both are for factions I play so I'm sure I'll find other uses for them too.

Can we PLEASE not go over the same godawful discussion about scale yet again? There's a dedicated thread to it in the infinity subforum and i'd really rather talk about awesome new models. Because they're amazing and i need pretty much every one of them

Seems like Aleph-guy Acmon has a full face covering and is an arm wrestling champ with his left arm. The Aleph bags are getting weird.

 Kalamadea wrote:
Can we PLEASE not go over the same godawful discussion about scale yet again? There's a dedicated thread to it in the infinity subforum and i'd really rather talk about awesome new models. Because they're amazing and i need pretty much every one of them

Agreed. Less squabbling and more pictures, and news. The big news, that'll be Saturday. The seminar is to be broadcast on Twitch?

If those are RPG characters, I'm curious about what more will be coming, and naturally how well they could be used as proxies

4 releases this forthcoming month, and not 5?

If you see a post that you thinks breaks the rules of the site, please report it.

Complaining about complaining often leads to as much, if not more, off topic derailing than the original 'offending' comment.

Thanks!

I wonder if the RPG minis will get profiles in the actual game? I hope they're not limited edition or anything, they're both lovely.

 Alpharius wrote:
If you see a post that you thinks breaks the rules of the site, please report it.

Complaining about complaining often leads to as much, if not more, off topic derailing than the original 'offending' comment.

Thanks!

Is being clueless about what the actual complaint is against the rules? Because I am. I'm still not sure exactly what the issue is. I've got it narrowed down to either the scale or the sculpting style of the hacker mini.

 warboss wrote:

 Alpharius wrote:
If you see a post that you thinks breaks the rules of the site, please report it.

Complaining about complaining often leads to as much, if not more, off topic derailing than the original 'offending' comment.

Thanks!

Is being clueless about what the actual complaint is against the rules? Because I am. I'm still not sure exactly what the issue is. I've got it narrowed down to either the scale or the sculpting style of the hacker mini.

The issue is that CB said that the CJC starter was going to be the start of a complete overhaul of Corregidor in a new style. But then later Corregidor models are much bigger than the models in that box, even though computer design means they could've scaled them really easily to be the same. While I don't really have a problem with it, some people do, and the difference is massive. The newer Alguaciles dwarf the Intruder and Wildcats from CJC starter and they're meant to be MI. so it's not the scale of the hacker, it's that the scale of that whole box is completely out of whack with newer stuff even though it would've been easy to keep them the same scale.

Ah, thanks. Is this new fig to scale with the Icestorm stuff?

 warboss wrote:
Ah, thanks. Is this new fig to scale with the Icestorm stuff?

Yeah (well I assume so). Everything these days are pretty consistent with each other, it's all just quite a bit bigger and bulkier than the older stuff. I don't really have any issues with it but I understand why people do. I especially love the chunky HIs that now actually look like they can fit a person in them.

I only just got into Infinity, and I've heard a lot about this divide between the older stuff and the newer stuff. It's hard to tell what's what if you haven't been following along all this time - I would have thought for sure the Corregidor starter would have been one of the more recent sets, as the style looks consistent with the O:I Nomad starter (as opposed to the old Nomad starter, which Miniature Market still has for sale). But apparently not!

ubik2000 wrote:
I only just got into Infinity, and I've heard a lot about this divide between the older stuff and the newer stuff. It's hard to tell what's what if you haven't been following along all this time - I would have thought for sure the Corregidor starter would have been one of the more recent sets, as the style looks consistent with the O:I Nomad starter (as opposed to the old Nomad starter, which Miniature Market still has for sale). But apparently not!

It is quite recent, and it is the new style. That's why (i think) Kan is so annoyed about it. But we are off topic really now.

The new Yu Jing soldier looks great. Not a fan of the faction but gotta appreciate the look.

Also, Nomads are my number one but that hacker, while sculpted really well, isn't doing it for me. Maybe a better picture of his face would change my mind.

 Dentry wrote:
The new Yu Jing soldier looks great. Not a fan of the faction but gotta appreciate the look.

Also, Nomads are my number one but that hacker, while sculpted really well, isn't doing it for me. Maybe a better picture of his face would change my mind.

And yeah the Tiger Soldier design is amazing. I think I prefer the BSG model (which I just ordered the other day) but the Spitfire profile is probably more useful.

They go extremely well together.

 PsychoticStorm wrote:
They go extremely well together.

The two tiger soldiers? That's good news, I won't feel like I wasted getting the shotgun one then

great RPG character for Ariadna!!!
love the tactical cigar...

CB are really making me happy with the new USAriadna...
the box has the must-have (for me) striding Grunt, and now this sniper Grunt...
i enjoyed painting the SAS and Merovingian models i have done, but painting this new camo-scheme is going to be a treat...
i don't get that excited about modern warfare minis, but somehow, just throwing a little sci-fi in gets me all fired up to paint...

CB have been my favorite company to watch evolve over the last decade...

thanks for starting my day right with these pics, Bladerunner...

cheers
jah

With that hair and the swooshy jacket, I could have sworn the RPG character was a variant of Lucien Sforza. Either way, good to see some male Civvie-looking models.

The Nomad hacker dude looks awesome.

What is that he is standing on, remains of some Aleph bot?

Looks like a helmet of some sort. Not even Yudbots have that much blank round space.

Wow, that nomad hacker is awesome. I'm totally picking that up at some point. Makes me want to toss the other alguaciles hacker waif into the trash.

 Pacific wrote:
The Nomad hacker dude looks awesome.

What is that he is standing on, remains of some Aleph bot?

Tactical Medicine Ball(tm).