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 AndrewGPaul wrote:
It's a bit more subtle than that. After all, there's been a significant difference in look between Marine and Guard vehicles, and this is the same. However, the details share common themes. The engine nozzles, bolt and laser weapon muzzles, the antigravity plates and the other details all mean that it's clearly an Imperial vehicle.

All true, but with the caveat that during the Heresy there didn't used to be any difference in look between Marine & Guard vehicles because the distinction largely didn't exist - there were Guardsmen riding around in Land Raiders and Legions running Baneblade-hulled vehicles & whole armoured battalions of Leman Russ and Malcador variants(the latter admittedly likely crewed by serfs). It was only later, with the combination of technological decline and irrational tradition that the Imperium decided Guardsmen weren't allowed Rhinos and Marines were too good for the Russ. And also, despite it being an Imperial vehicle...it's not a Flyno. It's just a shame, there are so many cool sounding Rhino variants - Flynos, long-hulled transporters, open-topped Mechanicus transports with a Rapier mount and heavy front glacis plate, Arbite variants - in the fluff, but GW's seemingly insatiable need to give every faction it's own special vehicle designs, whether they share commonalities with the wider Imperium or not, means we'll probably never see them.

I like this more than the Flyno, personally. It doesn't have the filagree and aquillae all over like the troops, but the curves and pointed arches blend with the troops well, as do the ribbing pieces. Depending on price, I may want to do a small platoon of about 30 custodes with a dread, 2 transports, 2 of the speeders, and a tank. About equivalent to an Astartes company.

I can see the argument on every faction having their own designs, but of anyone, the custodes definately should. They are the handcrafted masterworks, not the standardized and rugged mass production versions. Their equipment should be the same.

If they just did the Flyno, you have pushback as well from the people who would call it a missed opportunity, just Rhino variant #16 to go with Astarted bolter 5 and Contemptor 14 (Where is the Ultramarine Contemptor btw? )

Khone daemon looked good. Until I saw its feet. Ggghhh.

New contemptor.

Too much iconography for my tastes, but it is sweet how dynamic they've gotten with posing on these dreadnoughts!

Two heavy flamers and a lascannon? Will they get dreedo and leviathan dreads too?

 RiTides wrote:
Too much iconography for my tastes, but it is sweet how dynamic they've gotten with posing on these dreadnoughts!

It is a Custodian Contemptor... they are dripping with bling per the fluff. Can't imagine it any other way!

The sword and shield combo looks very nice on Contemptors. Reminds me of all those excellent Contemptors wielding converted Nemesis greatswords. I'm also liking the smaller fist with the weapon mounted on the outside.

I'm totally getting that sword and board dread for my roman ultramarines, unbeleivably perfect for my army's theme

 ThirstySpaceMan wrote:
New contemptor.

Dreadnoughts with spears are scary.

I need to stop seeing Custodes things now. They are very very cool and they are tempting me dearly, but they would never make suitable allies for my Thousand Sons.

Additionally, I need to start seeing Thousand Sons who aren't being mauled by Wolf-kin, and start seeing some mind-bullet badassery based models.

I love that that's your 18th post in like 4 years, Freakish1987

A man of few words, but he speaks the truth...

 Vitruvian XVII wrote:
I'm totally getting that sword and board dread for my roman ultramarines, unbeleivably perfect for my army's theme

and dark angels.....

Freakish1987 wrote:
I need to stop seeing Custodes things now. They are very very cool and they are tempting me dearly, but they would never make suitable allies for my Thousand Sons.

Additionally, I need to start seeing Thousand Sons who aren't being mauled by Wolf-kin, and start seeing some mind-bullet badassery based models.

I feel your pain. I'd also like some of those chain khopeshes that the new GW Scarab Ocult have, but for infantry (kinda like how they did the Phoenix Spears and chainglaives). And maybe force/hequa staves too.

Custodes Contemptor + new, better pics of him =

My only 30k army is knights. Though LC is being built up slowly by me. So cool looking. Also if anyone has BoP. LC to trade or sell hit me up in swap shop.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:

Freakish1987 wrote:
I need to stop seeing Custodes things now. They are very very cool and they are tempting me dearly, but they would never make suitable allies for my Thousand Sons.

Additionally, I need to start seeing Thousand Sons who aren't being mauled by Wolf-kin, and start seeing some mind-bullet badassery based models.

I feel your pain. I'd also like some of those chain khopeshes that the new GW Scarab Ocult have, but for infantry (kinda like how they did the Phoenix Spears and chainglaives). And maybe force/hequa staves too.

Yeah where are the Thousand Sons models at?? So far all we've got are some conversion packs and a really lacklustre contemptor dreadnought. I shouldn't complain though seeing as I now have a plastic Ahriman and didn't need to spend $90 on him...

I want to see marines flinging some crazy magic around with some melting remains of space puppies under them!

Any further Thousand Sons range will be relegated to base details for the Space Wolves and their pet wolves.

 Crazyterran wrote:
Any further Thousand Sons range will be relegated to base details for the Space Wolves and their pet wolves.

you get a 'lol' for that.

Whatever happened to the two Moritat that got shown back in July?

 Kanluwen wrote:
Whatever happened to the two Moritat that got shown back in July?

They got nerfed that badly that projected sales figures did not warrant them being made. See greater Kadi fire thingy for reference.

Is that a identifiable lascannon pattern on the spear or a new weapon?

 ThirstySpaceMan wrote:
Is that a identifiable lascannon pattern on the spear or a new weapon?

I was told it was a new Custodies gun, like a las cannon only better.

SeanDrake wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Whatever happened to the two Moritat that got shown back in July?

They got nerfed that badly that projected sales figures did not warrant them being made. See greater Kadi fire thingy for reference.

Is that actually confirmed, or just assumption?

 Kanluwen wrote:

SeanDrake wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Whatever happened to the two Moritat that got shown back in July?

They got nerfed that badly that projected sales figures did not warrant them being made. See greater Kadi fire thingy for reference.

Is that actually confirmed, or just assumption?

Assumption, and pretty baseless. I've seen a lot of people still excited for the model.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

SeanDrake wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Whatever happened to the two Moritat that got shown back in July?

They got nerfed that badly that projected sales figures did not warrant them being made. See greater Kadi fire thingy for reference.

Is that actually confirmed, or just assumption?

Assumption, and pretty baseless. I've seen a lot of people still excited for the model.

Excited for the model... not so much the rules. Not that they didn't need nerfing a bit. Just a shame Destroyer squads are still so overpriced. :( I would love to get a jump squad and a Moritat. They are so uniquely 30k!

Is there any word coming on Adeptus Titanicus and the models FW is doing for it? I thought it was launching in the first quarter, but that seems kind of unlikely at this date, right?

Is there an event coming soon (weekender, open day, etc?) that we can have a dakkanaut scout infiltrate to find out more . I couldn't find a calendar or event list on the FW site for some reason...

 RiTides wrote:
Is there any word coming on Adeptus Titanicus and the models FW is doing for it? I thought it was launching in the first quarter, but that seems kind of unlikely at this date, right?

Is there an event coming soon (weekender, open day, etc?) that we can have a dakkanaut scout infiltrate to find out more . I couldn't find a calendar or event list on the FW site for some reason...

Start here from the other open day thread but, due to the massive success of Blood Bowl, they've pushed it back to consider doing plastics as it could too prove to be popular

looking at the Pallas Grav tank, I'm kind of thinking of a conversion. What do you guys think it would look like if I used a Storm Talon cockpit for the front hull (using a Custodes torso) and mounted two engines from the Storm Raven to the sides?

Honestly? Terrible. Storm Talons are fit for nothing but scrap plastic and the Pallas already has awesome looking engines.

Edit: Unless you mean a counts-as not converting the actual model, in which case it could work but it really doesn't fit 30k Custodes aesthetic