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 TheDraconicLord wrote:
It's actually delicious to think that friendly face is about to rip sentient beings (or Tyranids) in 2. Or Crush them. Or other horrible ways to kill, maim, burn!

I like the idea of a friendly face in a robot covered with gore

Yeah, definitely have some Blood for the Blood God splattered and running across that super-happy smiley... it's nice and creepy.

It would also be fitting to change my 40K background music from epic soundtracks to Louis Armstrong...

"I see trees of green..." BLAM! "...Red roses too..." PUNCH! RIP! SCREAMS! "...and I think to myself..." ZAP! SIZZLE! "...what a wonderful woooooorlllld... Oooo yeah..."

I think I may just paint a smiley face now. Maybe one with a smile and the other with a scowl.

Also, can we get a photoshopped dalek head on this thing?

As long as we are on the subject of fixing the models...


I've been looking at the Ironstrider and trying to figure out why I don't like the design too much, concluding that it's the nature of the servitor making it look too busy.

Please excuse my MS Paint atrocious edit but this is my fix for the model to make it look more streamlined.



What do you guys think? It seems to be much more streamlined without the servitor and with under-slung auto-cannon.

Once again apologies for the quality of the pic.

Not a fan of the Dragoon, but the under-slung heavy weapon looks great. I may have to steal that

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 Verviedi wrote:

 Wilson wrote:
The little dude in the middle looks so dope. What is he a tech preist?

Datasmith. He has a pistol that shoots Gamma Rays.
Str6 AP2 Armorbane.

He has a 2+ save and T4.

Ah yes, a Gamma Pistol.

Because the Adeptus Mech really, really, really needed another unique weapon.

really AdMech should commonly have weapons that other IoM factions consider rare. Like the BA inferno pistol.

Looks better for sure.

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:


Honestly I'd try and make the visor display a soundwave meter. Would be really nifty to. Like it's relaying information to the techsmith and all that.

So make it Soundwave's face from Transformers Prime?

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
I think the radium jezzail is probably inspired by the jezzail, rather than the Kentucky rifle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezail

I wouldnt think too much into it.
jezzail and jezail are completely different.

 Exergy wrote:

 Ian Sturrock wrote:
I think the radium jezzail is probably inspired by the jezzail, rather than the Kentucky rifle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezail

I wouldnt think too much into it.
jezzail and jezail are completely different.

He was replying to Lone Cat, a poster who very commonly seems to be doing nothing but browsing Google Images when making these kinds of posts.

timd wrote:
MickeyMech!

Make the ears cogs and you have the winner

Then you can have your Marsketeers

Using binary you can label them all
Christina aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Annette Funicello etc.

 Grot 6 wrote:
I saw these guys last night at the local game store in the flesh.

Not bad, but honestly nothing to write home about.

I'm going to pick up a box of the basic adeptus, because they look like some great conversion material. They're not all that special., otherwise.
This isn't a beginners army, either. You have a walker tank, a few sentinels that act like fast attack, and if you want to go crazy, add in a knight. As for staying power, GW should have put more effort into what's already out there. These guys are a passing fad army, people are going to start acting like they did when GW brought out the Tau for the first iteration...

Except the minute you ally in transports, those Vanguard become one of the deadliest basic troops in the game. In Drop Pods, Haywire squads, or Plasma Caliver squads, with BS7 put out a withering amount of fire-power. Many lists fold up and die on the alpha-strike.

Oh, and between heavy phosphor, and omni-spex (plus maybe an allied in auspex), cover saves go "poof" and they liquidate bikes.

Yes, they are a higher execution army, but with only a few small additions, they've been performing very well for me, against very competitive opponents.

 Platuan4th wrote:

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:


Honestly I'd try and make the visor display a soundwave meter. Would be really nifty to. Like it's relaying information to the techsmith and all that.

So make it Soundwave's face from Transformers Prime?

Yep, pretty much.


Future Mickey would tear you a new one.
This model is so easily photoshopable. Haha. Going to buy them anyways.

Can we get more of the awesome photoshops? It totally hasn't been done to death yet!

I really adore your positive attitude Pretre I never get tired of it.

dubovac wrote:
I really adore your positive attitude Pretre I never get tired of it.

Thanks! I appreciate it.

Like I said.

Just like the "Tau can do no wrong" army when they first showed up, as well.
And just like them, people will just stop playing you when you come up with a smug face and as fast as they set up, they are putting their stuff away.

Of course if that's your idea of a good time, by all means.

New lickies and chewies is one thing. Tired is another.

Conversation yesterday revolved around the obiqiutous nerf and how we see this sort of thing when any new army comes out. Great on the onset for sales, craptastic failure on continuance.

The new nickname for big hero six is... Big Hero Six.

No one likes the robot. The thing is an overpriced pile of gak.

I like the robot just fine. So not everyone dislikes them.

Yeah, I think the robot is fine as well. I do think it will look better if I paint the faceplate thing bronze instead of silver, though.

I like the robot as well though I have to say that the more sensible photoshops are definitely better. The heads with a flat surface look awesome, not sure how easy it would be to actually achieve though...

Imma test run a monitor or screen instead.

 Grot 6 wrote:
Like I said.

Just like the "Tau can do no wrong" army when they first showed up, as well.
And just like them, people will just stop playing you when you come up with a smug face and as fast as they set up, they are putting their stuff away.

Of course if that's your idea of a good time, by all means.

New lickies and chewies is one thing. Tired is another.

Conversation yesterday revolved around the obiqiutous nerf and how we see this sort of thing when any new army comes out. Great on the onset for sales, craptastic failure on continuance.
.

Um what? You sure your rant is in the right thread? This isnt a Tau or Eldar thread

 Grot 6 wrote:

No one likes the robot. The thing is an overpriced pile of gak.

Speak for yourself, bucko

How is that a rant?

Because I had a conversation and people weren't all jumping for joy over the new lickies and chewies? I'm the disinterested 3d party here, champ. I could care less about them.

The opinion local is that the robot is meh.

My opinion is the silly thing doesn't look like it even belongs in this game. Great if you like it, but others don't. Honestly though, I really didn't even see it, so I'm meh on it in the first place.
One guy said it was an afterthought model, to keep giant robots in the game. Personally, I'd shoot its legs off and dump shape charges on it, but that's just me for any giant robot on the boards. Price for that, you could just as well pick up another walking tank.

The running gag is that it's GW going Disney/ transformers, to keep people interested, along with the other new shiny big giant shogun toys.


I still want a box of the admech guys. if that's ok with you.

Sorry if there is dissenting opinions, but this one is a new army, so of course its going to get the wiz bang.

We'll see if they have the Eldar top them, this time around. It'll be 2d edition all over again.

If I was going to rant, I'd rant over the price. Stuff is a bit much, this time around. Even for GW's overinflated ego.

Please stay On Topic.

Please follow Rule #1 at all times.

Please do not create additional accounts for any reason whatsoever.

Doing so will see your ability to post here on Dakka Dakka suspended for varying lengths, depending.

 Theophony wrote:

timd wrote:
MickeyMech!

Then you can have your Marsketeers

Marsketerii?

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^ Indeed they are! judging from the small arms name choices (like Jezzhail, Arquebus) And the unit name like Dragoons. And the outfits. these came from early renaissance era. so if the standard Skitarii firerams is called Musket (no matter how advance these guns are), the notion 'Musketeers of Mars' fits.

To me they look too steampunk to take these names. and much of their weapons have 18th century 'wildwest' appearance like Radium (revolver) Jezzhail.

 Grot 6 wrote:

No one likes the robot. The thing is an overpriced pile of gak.

Again, it would be funny if there were someone around here named "No one."* Because then your statement would at least be true!


*In no way am I even remotely suggesting that someone make a second account for themselves. That would be ridiculous. Multiple accounts are against the rules, obviously. Also, be sure to eat your vegetables and exercise regularly

 Grot 6 wrote:


No one likes the robot. The thing is an overpriced pile of gak.

Really can not stand some flaw trying to speak for me.
As has been seen already, there are plenty of us who like them and will be using them.

I just don't understand why buy GWs robot over FW castellax

1) They are something like half as expensive.

2) With modifications I like them better.