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BrianDavion wrote:

 Talys wrote:


@BrianDavion --
I think they will make a fine allied detachment (dem arc weapons...); I'm not sure about a whole army -- we'll have to see what else is coming, but I can't imagine enough models for it to actually work (flyers, transports, LoW, tanky stuff, bikes, etc.). At best, I think it will be Harlequin-esque, where you could force it into being an army, but it will have some glaring gaps.

I have space Marines and Grey Knights already so if this army benfiits greatly from allies it's not that big a deal to me, Honestly I'm starting to see the IoM as more one giant army with multiple books these days anyway

Hah! I saw IoM as one big army like... 25 years ago

Ok, maybe not quite, since I played a lot of SM vs IG back then, but really, it's always been just SM and IG (and Squats!!!) for me. Basically, all the enhanced power armor types, and all the folks who look like they came out of Fort Benning. With ogres and halflings of course, because they will be around in 40,000 years for sure.

Loving the new line, pre-ordered two boxes of troops and a walker.

I don't quite care about how competitive they end up being, I've wanted to run an Ad Mech force ever since I first started the hobby.

The troops look properly post-apocalyptic sci-fi and are exactly what I was hoping they would be. The detail and beauty of the models is in such stark contrast to the bulky SM and IG models I've been painting for a decade that I really can't help myself.

The walker isn't what i imagined it would be, but with a bit of conversion work, and a proper gritty paint job it'll look perfect for Ad. Mech. Love the idea of mechanized cavalry.

I can't wait for more kits to be leaked, the fact they are calling this Adeptus Mechnaicu on the box makes me think that this will be a proper big release, lots of units, vehicles etc, and I assume it will sell well enough for them to rush production on fliers and extra units for the following year. Overall my plan is to paint these guys up as well as I am able to and just take my time with the project. For once the slow release may actually see me painting a huge part of an army BEFORE I buy the whole thing.

Can't wait for more!

AdMech have always been wildly inconsistent in appearance. They are a 'mix of monstrous biomechanical forms'.

The only solid leads we have are Sagitarii are four-legged heavy weapon carriers, Praetorians are Ogryn-sized guardian types, and the Titan Legions have far more bestial-looking warriors than the rest of the Skitarii.

These might, just might make me break my 'No more GW purchases ever' rule. All I have to do is write them into 2nd ed somehow and I may buy 1500 or so points worth. Possibly. Maybe....

 AegisGrimm wrote:
"Sorry, we cannot make plastic Sisters of Battle at this time. Getting the robes to hang correctly and believably on plastic models is proving to be prohibitively difficult."

Every. Single. Thread.
I wish there was a "ignore sisters of battle posts" button. We get it. You are off topic.

 Rippy wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
"Sorry, we cannot make plastic Sisters of Battle at this time. Getting the robes to hang correctly and believably on plastic models is proving to be prohibitively difficult."

Every. Single. Thread.
I wish there was a "ignore sisters of battle posts" button. We get it. You are off topic.

It most certainly is not off-topic. In a Necron tactics thread it would have been, but hardly here. The question is "What do you think of the new Skitarii?". "They could just as well have been Sisters of Battle" is a perfectly valid response.

As for me, I don't care much for those Wars of the Roses helmets, but the Rangers are very nice. It being a dual kit makes it perfect for skirmish games, so I might pick a box up. And I'll be damned if I don't like the walkers, but those are a very unlikely purchase for me. At least for now.

 Aesop the God Awful wrote:

 Rippy wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
"Sorry, we cannot make plastic Sisters of Battle at this time. Getting the robes to hang correctly and believably on plastic models is proving to be prohibitively difficult."

Every. Single. Thread.
I wish there was a "ignore sisters of battle posts" button. We get it. You are off topic.

It most certainly is not off-topic. In a Necron tactics thread it would have been, but hardly here. The question is "What do you think of the new Skitarii?". "They could just as well have been Sisters of Battle" is a perfectly valid response.

As for me, I don't care much for those Wars of the Roses helmets, but the Rangers are very nice. It being a dual kit makes it perfect for skirmish games, so I might pick a box up. And I'll be damned if I don't like the walkers, but those are a very unlikely purchase for me. At least for now.

You really don't think that in a "what do you think of Admech?" "MAKE ME DA SISTAHS" is on topic? Technically with your logic you can make anything offtopic as on topic.

 Rippy wrote:
You really don't think that in a "what do you think of Admech?" "MAKE ME DA SISTAHS" is [off] topic?

I would have thought so had that been what's actually happening here.

Edit: And now we're off topic

The most interesting thing (and positive, for GW) is that the look of the Skitarii is so markedly different from anything else from GW, and extremely appealing to some folks. The lesson, I guess, is it doesn't hurt to try to please everyone

Infantry look good. Mixed feelings on the walkers.

I'm just still totally confused why GW insists on releasing the actual codex until the very end of the release.

No wait, I know exactly why.

Still ridiculous. I'm waiting for the codex to see what the full array of option are before I get excited.

They look awesome. Soon as I'm on leave I'm gonna grab a couple boxes to kit bash with my Mechanicus Space Marines. Might have to start a Mechanicus army as well but gonna wait until I see the codex to see how they play!

So, this is what I get instead of a Thread Closure. Wow!

Meh, they don't look like what I'd think of as Skitari. I was thinking more like the pit slaves from Necromnda. These guys just look like steam powered Storm Troopers ( or Bullatinblah Tempestus).

The AdMech has always been on of my favourite things about 40k, and I adore these models. I will definitely be building a small AdMech force now.

lliu wrote:
So, this is what I get instead of a Thread Closure. Wow!

Yeah I was wrong! They had just closed about 4 threads before yours!

I think GW has really hit the nail on the head, it is so refreshing to see so much love, and so many posts about people coming back to GW to buy these guys.
I just cannot wait to see the next waves!!

 Rippy wrote:

lliu wrote:
So, this is what I get instead of a Thread Closure. Wow!

Yeah I was wrong! They had just closed about 4 threads before yours!

I think GW has really hit the nail on the head, it is so refreshing to see so much love, and so many posts about people coming back to GW to buy these guys.
I just cannot wait to see the next waves!!

he had the fortune of being the first to post here once the news of em passed beyond "rumors"

amnd yeah GW really hit the nail on the head. everyone, even the xenos players, at my local store, said that this looked like it could be the biggest thing to hit 40k since Tau.

Aside from my snarky Sisters/robes post (which shows these models and their pretty good sculpting shoot holes in a major GW defense of that facet)I do think the Skitarri look damn cool, though I think yet more special rules are unneded, and the prices are the usual now- typical GW garbage.

The chicken walkers are going to suffer from "way too goddamn expensive" syndrome like mek guns, everyone wants to take 9+ but the price is so restrictive that they will affect peoples armies. I made a list with 60 skitarii,9 dragoons and 9 ironstriders and it came to over $1440 for a 1750pt army.

I love the Skitarii Vanguard and so I'll get a box and use them as Inquisitorial Grenadiers.

The troops are awesome. The walker, eh, not awful, but not great. I'll be getting a box to make some inquisitorial henchmen, for sure

The models look amazing. But its a shame that the prices are going to be/ are so high, or I might've started a new army.

These models are very cool indeed, but like others before me have said, they are too expensive for me to even think about as an ally for my Dark Angels. Not being a big fluff reader, this is the first I've really heard of "Skitarii" (I do, of course, know of the Adeptus Mechanicus), but I might want to read more as they are cool looking!

I like the Skitarii troop box. They match the artwork which from an aesthetic stand point I couldn't ask for more. Even if they don't have enough special weapons in the kit, they have enough weapons and bits that without buying too much more I can convert another squad from the left over bits.

The Walkers I really like those. I'm building a small army at first to supplement my Knights and these will really go well with them.

Just need to find a way to get lots of walkers without getting a second mortgage...

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Just need to find a way to get lots of walkers without getting a second mortgage...

At least now if you sell an arm and a leg to buy this army you can claim you're roleplaying.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Just need to find a way to get lots of walkers without getting a second mortgage...

yeah me too I'm thinking of reverse stripping "Pay me 50 dollars and I'll put my pants back on!"

Admech was a long standing gap in the GW miniature line.
They may fit into each AM and SM force.
Not so much into BA, SW, DA or other chapters with specific doctrines.
I'll stay away from them.

The flintlock style weapons they have is pretty cool, with these and other stuff like Scions it seems they're pushing this pseudo Renaissance style which I'm totally okay with.

The prices on those walkers are a bit much for me though, even when working full time it's hard to justify. I might run them as allies one day, but that will be way in the future.

 MrScience wrote:
The flintlock style weapons they have is pretty cool, with these and other stuff like Scions it seems they're pushing this pseudo Renaissance style which I'm totally okay with.

The prices on those walkers are a bit much for me though, even when working full time it's hard to justify. I might run them as allies one day, but that will be way in the future.

The Ironstriders are mobile autocannon platforms.
Not a bad idea.
But watch out for high strength ordnance shells.

 wuestenfux wrote:

 MrScience wrote:
The flintlock style weapons they have is pretty cool, with these and other stuff like Scions it seems they're pushing this pseudo Renaissance style which I'm totally okay with.

The prices on those walkers are a bit much for me though, even when working full time it's hard to justify. I might run them as allies one day, but that will be way in the future.

The Ironstriders are mobile autocannon platforms.
Not a bad idea.
But watch out for high strength ordnance shells.

It's probably a matter of whether or not taking them is just better served by taking other IG units.