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2020/10/02 07:31:54
Subject: Farewell to Empire-Not helicarrier page 33
Inqui-who? Never heard of them we are um, mining surveyors here to survey the mines as we mine surveyors so often do. Nothing remarkable here. I doubt you'll even remember us tomorrow. In fact, it might be best for your health if you didn't...
The Arbites are getting some more riot breakers.
This is gonna bit a bit of a slog just because there are SO FEW options. I mean seriously, who makes a kit with 2 bodies and 3 arms? However good looking they few options are this has to be a low point in GW history.
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2020/10/03 18:05:31
Subject: Farewell to Empire-Not helicarrier page 33
Those are both out of the box. The robo head is one of the (few) options.
My formal review:
3 stars of 5
Let me start by saying that, once assembled, both of the figures on the sprue are gorgeous. The Ogryn with two mechanical claws looks properly beefy and heavy, ready to tear apart a truck. The Ogryn with a gun arm and a wrench looks vicious and scary, you would not want him running towards you! The figures have power cables and servos making the bionics look more industrial than the usual ones. There's also four heads plus a fifth mechanical head to give them some distinction.
The problem is, those the only two you can make. The sprue in this kit literally has 3 arms for 2 bodies, plus a gun arm. Oh yes, you can leave off an arm and make a one-armed Ogryn too. But I can't really consider 'leave off an arm' to be an option, even if the instruction book does.
And even worse, it was not necessary. While there's a limited amount of space on a sprue, there are also a lot of unnecessary parts. The arm gun for example comes in several pieces, as does the mechanical head. Even the eye lens is a separate part! It's hard for me not to look at this and feel that some parts could have been simplified to make room for another arm so every Ogryn could have two arms at least. Or maybe another hand so they could hold something other than the same wrench.
This is an ongoing issue with GW kits. They are increasing being made for display rather than modelling and converting. They have fewer options and almost no cross-compatibility with other kits. For example the neither the heads nor the hands in this kit work with the fantasy Ogre kits, further limiting your options. And for a gang-building game like Necromunda this hurts our ability to make our own gangs and models.
So... if you only need 1 or 2 this is a fine kit but if you intend to make a whole gang you'll struggle to differentiate them with only 3 arms for every 2 figures.
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2020/10/04 13:31:04
Subject: Farewell to Empire-Not helicarrier page 33
Despite my misgivings the Brute Squad does look good enmass.
Fist dudes count as Bullgryn, gun arm dudes as Ogryn.
Still irked about the whole 3 arms for 2 dudes thing but now I'm tempted to pick up just ONE MORE box so I can have 2 squads of 9.
EDIT
It's not the world's greatest conversion but I was able to get one Ogryn to have a 'slung' rifle.
In my head the cyber arm swings the gun up and it plugs into his stump. It's ain't much (I've mentioned how annoyed I am with the lack of options) but it's something.
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Looking at my Arbites army pictures I felt like I needed a more impressive commander. Dudes in thrones always look more authoritative and GW did just put out a cool mobility throne so...
It worked but I definitely do NOT recommend the throne for this sort of conversion. The new throne is very narrow and there's almost no space between the throne and the lectern. I had to sand down the hips of a Taurox driver to get him to fit in the chair. Seats and treads from a Taurox might work better. If you're doing a more conventional model you should probably leave off the throne and just have the guy stand behind the lectern, but it's so tall it will need cutting down.
So yeah, GW made a throne too small for most models to sit in, with a lectern too tall to stand at. Which actually might just be an indictment of Imperial design...
Well first off I finished my two Taurox/count as Golitath trucks for the Genestealer Cult.
Not bad, but just an awful kit. It really needs the wheels to even start to look good, plus plasticard to cover the windows. Won't be buying it again.
Then after doing my army shots this summer I decided the army needed more impressive Chief Justice. So...
Supreme Chief Justice Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Emeritus Yusef Bin'El'Deen, is now entering his 400th year in the service but still as sharp as ever, though restricted to his Mobile Judicial Pulpit.
Sadly he has to count as T3, 5+ save officer unless I decide to make him Iron Hand or something.
The throne is from the new objective pack and... was a challenge. It's too narrow for most figures (forget getting a marine into it) but a Taurox driver worked after some filing. It's also too tall, and the lectern is also taller than most figures. But the end result with his feed dangling is kind of appropriate for the Imperium, making him look small and overwhelmed by the trappings of office. If you want to use the objective throne I'd leave off the lectern and have a figure stand in front of the throne.
The throne is from the new objective pack and... was a challenge. It's too narrow for most figures (forget getting a marine into it) but a Taurox driver worked after some filing. It's also too tall, and the lectern is also taller than most figures. But the end result with his feed dangling is kind of appropriate for the Imperium, making him look small and overwhelmed by the trappings of office. If you want to use the objective throne I'd leave off the lectern and have a figure stand in front of the throne.
How about a mini standing on the seat and yelling over the lectern for heretics to get off the lawn? Anyway, I really like your chief justice and imagine he'll run over a lot of stuff and people, because he won't see where he's driving. And isn't that exactly what 'justice is blind' means?
2020/11/18 07:18:14
Subject: Re:Farewell to Empire-Supreme Chief Justice pg 34
I do think it needs some plating or something over the cockpit window area. That front indention is one of the most recognizable elements tying it to ST. The other item that would be good to mod or drop might be the Warp naceles. Without the transparent front caps of the Naceles and with a modified cockpit it greatly reduces the ST'ness of it.
Cargo Crates are pretty cool. Some kind of landing gear in place of the Warp Nacelles maybe?
Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. I've been tempted by that kit many times over the years.
And now for something completely self indulgent...
Inqui - I mean um, Mining Surveyor DiCote and his retinue.
It's a shame how terrible the 8th edition Inquisition rules, and I don't even think there's a 9th edition set but these guys can always work as IG if they ever hit the table.
Mining Inspector DiCote and his companion the 7th son of a Rogue Trader Dynasty now, for some strange reason, working as a shuttle pilot for the Inq- Mining Surveyor.
Tech Priest and medic
Priest and scholar
Psychic Support
Imperial Guard veterans
Death Cult Assassin and Combat servitor
And once again the whole band with their completely unremarkable shuttlecraft, the sort of broken down wreck that no one of importance would ever be caught flying in. Hence there's no reason to pay attention to it.
A fun little project, the Delaque models have a lot of potential, except for being head and shoulders taller than any other humans in the game. And it's nice sometimes to just do a small project rather than a whole huge sprawling army. Yep nice to call this one finish...
Oh.
Hello there.
2020/11/29 08:46:12
Subject: Re:Farewell to Empire-Inquisitor DiCote pg 34
Inquisitor DiCote gets a second wave of minons! Just a fun side project.
With =I= rules so neglected I'm thinking DiCote may end up counting as an IG officer with a command squad so he gets the 3 advisors, Ordinance, Astropath and Fleet. Love that pickelhelm for the officer.
Some minions, a hacker, a sanctioned mutant and Arbites dude. They can just count as normal henchmen with guns or powerfists or as command squad members.
And the four assassins. Happy with 3 of them, not sure about the Culexus, maybe paint will make the difference. But I worry I should have gone with a crouching body for him.
2020/12/21 12:53:44
Subject: Re:Farewell to Empire-Inquisitor DiCote pg 34
It's just some metal infantry, how long could it take?
Anyway.
Here we see Inquisitor Kuroda consulting his Sky Marshals before they lead the Inquisition Storm Troops on a jump.
And granting his benediction to several demi squads.
As well as 30 members of the Archadian 87th, a long-serving unit as can be seen from their mismatched weapons and armor.
And finally 7 full squads from the Cadian 95th...
And the entire drop regiment, 130+ metal dudes.
Still more to do on them of course, including at least 50 more =I=s for their shoulder pads. But I think they are suitably impressive en mass. Just a wall of red, black and gold.
Trying hard to ignore the part of my brain that says just 20 more riflemen and I can have 11 full squads of Cadians instead of just 7...
Play us out Sky Marshal Anoke!
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2020/12/28 17:18:46
Subject: Re:Farewell to Empire-Inquisitor DiCote pg 34
Still, truly an impressive effort- very well done.
And never get tired of requoting the original Napoleonic wargamer who got me started down the long road to insanity: "In mass, lies perfection". The large group has a quality all its own and defined by itself.
Plus a great unifying theme!
"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."
Montrose Toast
2020/12/29 06:44:53
Subject: Re:Farewell to Empire-Metric crapton of metal Cadians pg 34
Great job, but my first thought was: why didn't he paint 150 for more squads? Just kidding, great achievement. Have fun with the missing twenty as well as with the others!
2020/12/31 02:29:58
Subject: Farewell to Empire-Metric crapton of metal Cadians pg 34
When are you getting back to Japan? We need to play horde vs horde.
(And I have to take out the boys for a group photo too)
M.
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
2020/12/31 18:37:52
Subject: Farewell to Empire-Metric crapton of metal Cadians pg 34
It's like saying "Don't look at the blue fish" in a poster. 
