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Why is it so hard for sculptors to put the right number of toes? Canids do not have three toes on their hind legs and most don't have dewclaws there, either. The ones that do still have four toes. How hard is that to get right?
Why is it so hard for sculptors to put the right number of toes? Canids do not have three toes on their hind legs and most don't have dewclaws there, either. The ones that do still have four toes. How hard is that to get right?
most normal people don't notice stuff like that or get upset when they're little toy werewolf men don't seem right. Canids may not be made that way but check the next werewolf that you run into and see if he follows your logic.
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Not really a good counter-argument, and your condescending attitude isn't particularly needed. I daresay that these "little toy army men" won't be $5 for 50 like the other green army men down at the toy shop, so it's just as reasonable to point out physiological oddities in models, particularly ones with one foot in the "Historical accuracy" camp of WWII. Witness the discussion about the "right" amount of slack on various tracks in this very forum.
"It's magic/fantasy" cuts it sometimes, but not always. I'm more likely to give that a pass in something that's as fantastical as Warhammer - whether it's 40k, FB or AoS.
This is a good example of when the "because magic" excuse doesn't work that well. Their lizard feet look a bit odd as well, and the one with the gas mask manages to look like one of Mantic's Ver'myn.
I'm curious about the gasmask design... if the German engineers have gone to the trouble of making werewolf shaped gas masks... why not provide a little bit more peripheral vision on those goggles?
Ernster wrote: The werewolf feet do look reptilian or dinosaur like. The mask is cool, I guess silver bullets and gas kill werewolves.
Maybe silver gas was what made them were masks (ha ha).
I like the feet, perhaps they're not traditional werewolves, but an amalgamation of men with another animals, like Man, plus wolf, plus reptile equals a werewolf with the ability to follow orders, regenerate limbs etc. Man combined with a bat equals the Nachtjagers, maybe.
Dark Sphere and Firestorm both have a release date 6th of August, Warlord says mid-August, and Osprey themselves say 28th August, so anyones guess as to when next month.
endtransmission wrote: I'm curious about the gasmask design... if the German engineers have gone to the trouble of making werewolf shaped gas masks... why not provide a little bit more peripheral vision on those goggles?
Because the stalwart soldiers of the Third Reich should only ever look forward on their glorious march to victory. Looking to the side can lead to retreating. And the Fuhrer demands that there be no retreat!
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Found the old 15mm beta rules and forces list. Has some background information that might interest. Bear in mind that some of the background will change, like the Japan being knocked out of the war by 1947 (confirmed to still be in it).
I cant wait for the Russian stuff to come out. It looks exvellent, especially their heavy infantry since they look like a smaller veraion of the Pacific Rim Russian jaeger
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I play Brits in Bolt Action. Wish I knew what to Pre-order for Konflict. Not sure if they will be a side-force of the U.S. as allies, or their own box set down the road...
stuff looks positively awesome.
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Thanks for that video. I'm pleased to see that the heads are separate. It's interesting that the Heavy Infantry have such rivet-free armor. It makes them look much more high tech. I bet some robot heads would look killer on those bodies.
Nothing has been mentioned other than zombies, werewolves/bears, nighthunters, and Siberian horrors. Has to be on the cards, not having superhero and villains would be a missed opportunity.
Alpharius wrote: Does Konflikt '47 have rules for Super Soldier (Captain America) types in it too?
It would not surprise me if it is on the cards at some point. There was a post from CG about the rule changes and the7 specifically mention that the close combat rules have changes to account for solo figures to be more effective
I'm interested, but still on the fence about these initial starters. I'm sure I'll pick it up in some form or another, as I've got tons of Bolt Action and also DUST stuff that I'll be able to shoehorn in, but the US set seems merely okay, while also being much more appealing than the German one.
Alpharius wrote: Does Konflikt '47 have rules for Super Soldier (Captain America) types in it too?
Whilst not explicit, doesn't that American Paragon Trooper look rather tall, or at least would do matched up alongside Warlord's regular Bolt Action stunties?
Perhaps we'll see superheroes turn up in the Battle of the Bulge like in The Boys?
Alpharius wrote: Does Konflikt '47 have rules for Super Soldier (Captain America) types in it too?
It would not surprise me if it is on the cards at some point. There was a post from CG about the rule changes and the7 specifically mention that the close combat rules have changes to account for solo figures to be more effective
I certainly hope so - and that gives me something to go on that this *might* happen...
Well its either they release Ubermensch rules, or you take a guy in an exoskeleton and use a Super Hero figure (like that cool looking limited edition WWII Captain America mini which was toting about a while back).
I was actually considering using one of those Soviet 'Quake Cannons as a stand in for a Soviet super hero. Just take a 28mm model and stick them on a sufficiently fancy base (in my case it would be the character Katyusha from the Uber comics raised up on a column of steel, as the a metallic Stalingrad Children's Fountain spirals up from the ground around her).
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