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 Kosake wrote:
The sad thing is, I expected something as grimdark-gothic-beautiful as the FW Mechanicum line.

My thoughts exactly. Think of all the artwork that exists of the Adeptus Mechanicus (ignore the Mechanicum for a moment - focus just on the stuff GW/FFG has published, not the HH FW stuff). It's always this crazy, creep, wires and bionics everywhere, strange bottles of unknown liquids, sort of techno-horror. AdMech things look like they've been modified, over and over again with modifications replacing or going over other modifications.

By contrast this walker is too... clean. Too precise. Too deliberate.

Not liking the walker, athough with a decent upper torso it could work, but again, it should be much better out of the gate.

I also like the troop that's been shown, really could do with some of those for my 30k Mechanicum so I'll probably just pick them up.

 Soggy Kittenz wrote:
That infantryman is love at first sight for me. Definite Blanchey-cues, but not overboard. The walker, err, has potential. With better pictures and a not so goofy paint-job, i'm willing to bet it will look fine.

I like the Skitarii as well. Dunno about the tank, but being AM, you could have a million different conversions representing it. AND you get to sing 'Spider-tank, spider-tank..'

The only thing I'm annoyed about is the current GW line of not including units they don't immediately make models for. AM could yield a ton of cool conversions, but now the options can be very limited.

That walker is ridiculous. It's a testament to the talent at GW that in 2015 they can make a model that looks worse than the Defiler. It's disgustingly bad and doesn't have an ounce of 'Adeptus Mechanicus feel' to it. It doesn't even seem robotic. It's at a Killa Kan / Sentinel level of technology.

I like the infantry, but the spider walker I was expecting something exposed with enthroned servitors, a bit like the Triarch Stalker with a lot more cabling.

We shall see when better photos come out I guess

*clicks fingers*

I got it! Here is where the disconnect is.

This:


... and this:


... somehow look more AdMech-y than the spider walker.

They do seem to be abandoning the Gothic feel from their Gothic setting.

I'm still waiting on more pictures though.

That paintscheeme reminds me of nids. Red carapace and flesh. Want to see the whole thing

The walker looks like a mobile AA platform, maybe something that would look good in an IG army to help push the futuristic feel that the army sometimes lacks any feeling of (beyond plasma and meltaguns). As for being a Mechanicus unit, I don't really feel that it fits (at least based on that one image). I like the image of the Skitarii, although obviously my opinions of both units will change depending on how things shape out. If the Harlequin release is anything to keep in mind, we may only be seeing an HQ and another unit (+/- one more).

EDIT: I think you've hit the nail on the head HBMC, these new models look like they're pretty darn clean for a faction that is so well known as being modified to the point of horror-inducing (the story about AM units being momentarily mistaken for Chaos forces comes to mind).

Well, I told myself if this release doesn't pan out to be too incredible, I'll just focus on my DE, they're pretty horror-inducing on their own

To be fair to Harlequin, two of the units in the Harlequin book(Shadowseer and Death Jester) were originally unit upgrades in a Harlequin Troupe when using Codex: Eldar.


Also, I wonder how the walker would look with the weird shiny brass on the legs painted in a dark iron instead.

Really hoping for more from this release. The skitarii looks like the existing tech priest - not a bad thing, but I do think they could have done more to update the look. Equally it's still early days and I'm not about to dismiss the design after seeing one image.

As for the walker... again, lazy design there. Take a sentinel body, chaos defiler legs, and that's it?

Again, early days and all...

I really like them both. Paint job on the walker is too clean, but the design itself is solid.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
*clicks fingers*

I got it! Here is where the disconnect is.

Agreed completely. Now I want to see that throne or the FW Archmagos pulpit mounted on the spider legs.

Ehhhh, I'm not feeling it. In fact, my first look at that small pic and I thought there was a Gorkanaut standing behind the spider legs. It took me awhile to see that turret on the legs.

I think the walker looks pretty poor in the photo stand alone but does a nice back ground job of filling out why there are chaos walkers like defiler, as always better photo first.

Dude looks great tho.

As for hi tech, i don't see that, they still need producible war machines so parts (guns, sensors ect) should be tech other thinks should be more practically built.

Hoping to see some oddity though i think oddity brings out the admech more that hi technology.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Kosake wrote:
The sad thing is, I expected something as grimdark-gothic-beautiful as the FW Mechanicum line.

My thoughts exactly. Think of all the artwork that exists of the Adeptus Mechanicus (ignore the Mechanicum for a moment - focus just on the stuff GW/FFG has published, not the HH FW stuff). It's always this crazy, creep, wires and bionics everywhere, strange bottles of unknown liquids, sort of techno-horror. AdMech things look like they've been modified, over and over again with modifications replacing or going over other modifications.

By contrast this walker is too... clean. Too precise. Too deliberate.

...and with that paintjob it looks a pretty bit steampunk-y. Hell, it's allready pretty much a clanking steampunk contraption to begin with. So definitely no techno-horror feeling there...

Seriously??? That is the Adeptus Mechanicus for 40k?

Sorry that looks absolutely dreadful, actually dreadful doesn't cut it.

Its crud like this that makes me glad I have fully embraced 30k.

Oh and this...

http://plasticmotorpool.blogspot.com/2015/03/01001111-01101110-01100101-00100000.html

Here's a little something from the video that GW posted up on Friday...

So this is turning out to be a case of be careful what you wish for.

I don't understand how the same company can turn out the beautiful Hallies one month and then that thing the next.

It's like for the IOM forces they hired someone from Tonka or fisher price to design them.

 HGChamberlainIV wrote:
http://plasticmotorpool.blogspot.com/2015/03/01001111-01101110-01100101-00100000.html

Here's a little something from the video that GW posted up on Friday...

The power-penetrator 40k is guaranteed to reach all the zones and with the complementing 15 new special rules it's bound to purge the techno-heretic like nothing before it...

That little picture is OK. Willing to wait a bit to pass judgement. And judgement will be passed like a kidney stone! I was fooled before with the tiny sneak-peak pictures before.

Some on GW. Don't screw this up.

SeanDrake wrote:
So this is turning out to be a case of be careful what you wish for.

I don't understand how the same company can turn out the beautiful Hallies one month and then that thing the next.

It's like for the IOM forces they hired someone from Tonka or fisher price to design them.

I think that's a little harsh considering the size of the picture we have.


I think ill be more forgiving on this release than I was on Harlies as we have had very few AM stuff before.

 CalgarsPimpHand wrote:

It looks like the non chaos cersion of a Defiler

Tiny sneak peek pics don't really give me enough to decide on. I probably won't end up deciding on anything until I see the model on the GW sight I can rotate around.

That said, it looks interesting. It's definitely not what I was expecting, but I don't hate what I can see of it either. I look forward to seeing more so I can form a more complete opinion though.

Felwether has posted friday's preorders on Warseer

Hey folks, up for pre-order this week are:

Admech Skitarii - 10 minis can be built as Rangers or Vanguard. £23.50/€31

Admech Ironstrider £29.50/€38

There's also a red version of Agrellan Earth and a Leadbelcher rattle can.

Re: Adeptus Mechanicus Rumours

Originally Posted by Atia
it's called Ironstrider Ballistarii to be precise

True!

Originally Posted by Spiney Norman
Something the same size as the riptide but only just over half the price seems radically unlikely

Agreed. I'm just relaying what I've been told though.

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?403991-Adeptus-Mechanicus-Rumours&p=7409546&viewfull=1#post7409546

Those legs look like something you'd expect on an actual Mars robotic probe, not on a gothic technological abomination from the 41st millenium. The overall look is rugged and utilitary, but I don't think that's what we were expecting from a Mechanicus vehicle.

Also, a dissapointing lack of skulls!

Walker is likely going to be $63(price matches the price on Meganobz) and the Skitarii likely will be $38.

Here you go-

The walker has potential for conversions but it definitely is not what I was thinking when I imagined AdMech combat vehicle. To me, it seems like something the AdMech created for someone else who is not mostly a machine...too user friendly. Like others have stated, I imagined something different, something uglier, for an AdMech combat vehicle. I can understand and see that they wouldn't want the AdMech to be confused with CSM stuff, but this is a bit too extreme in that effort.

Hopefully as we go on, the more we see of it the better it gets...or at least we are presented with another option for a carriage for the walker.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Walker is likely going to be $63(price matches the price on Meganobz) and the Skitarii likely will be $38.

According to what I've seen floating around so far:

this weeks pre-orders:

Admech Skitarii - 10 minis can be built as Rangers or Vanguard. £23.50/€31

Admech Ironstrider Ballistarii £29.50/€38