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 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
There's going to be a manga? That's interesting. The game does seem to take inspiration from Japanese designs.

Is there word on who's the artist and the writer?

Back in the old days , they even said as much on the design of the game.

Kenny Ruiz - Illustrator

Victor Santos - Writer

 Knight wrote:
I'd have preferred more euro style in their manga. I hope the story will be interesting.

The panels read left-to-right, so it kinda is Euro style.

That's gonna confuse a few people picking this up for the first time

I have never read a Manga, so no confusion here.

There is a photo on the Infinity facebook of the HS books ready to ship. https://www.facebook.com/CorvusBelli/photos/a.143842608841.111783.70390538841/10153770134318842/?type=3

Tomorrow may be the day for the Army 6 update. Or not.

 Micky wrote:

 Knight wrote:
I'd have preferred more euro style in their manga. I hope the story will be interesting.

The panels read left-to-right, so it kinda is Euro style.

That's gonna confuse a few people picking this up for the first time

Knight was referring to the art style, I assume, which certainly does have more of a manga than Euro flavour.

You are right about left-to-right being the province of baka gaijin, of course.

(Seriously, though, publishing a Western comic in right-to-left would just be a little too much...)

Tabeltop Fix site had a little blurb on new Sally 4th urban terrain.

I thought it might be cool to fight in this.

http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/epages/950003459.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950003459/Categories/TerraBlocks/TerraBlock_Urban_Blocks/Urban_Block_Gallery

 Micky wrote:

The panels read left-to-right, so it kinda is Euro style.

Left-to-right makes it closer to manhwa (South Korean manga), those can have more western inclined style in their drawings but it's far from a general rule.

 Pumpkin wrote:

(Seriously, though, publishing a Western comic in right-to-left would just be a little too much...)

I think I am one of the really small minority (from the western world that is) that feels reading that way is easier.

Not that I expect it to, but it would be nice if an Infinity manga resulted in an increased Japanese fandom. I'm getting tired of walking into Yellow Submarine stores and only ever seeing GW products plus a feeble smattering of Warmachine and Dystopian Wars on the shelves.

 JOHIRA wrote:
Not that I expect it to, but it would be nice if an Infinity manga resulted in an increased Japanese fandom. I'm getting tired of walking into Yellow Submarine stores and only ever seeing GW products plus a feeble smattering of Warmachine and Dystopian Wars on the shelves.

Well, Infinity is growing.
In my part of sweden, there has only been Infinity in the FLGSs for a couple of months.
With the new starterboxes the stores seem to have decided its worth stocking.
And a good thing for CB i think, I have liked the infinity style for a vhile but always said I wont get
in to a game they dont even support in the stores with some shelf space.

Fresh outta Madrid, here's some new renders and slides!
Haqqislam Bashi Bazouks


PanOceania Bagh-Mari boxed set


PanOceania Tikbalang(remember, this is the OTHER TAG from the Uhlan boxed set)


New Wu Ming Assault Corps boxed set


New Tohaa Kosuil Assault Pioneer


Dossier for the new Kaauri Sentinels for Tohaa


Render of Xeodron Batroid for Combined Army

Those Tikbalangs are soo sweet!

Tactical detritus!! Actually, I don't mind it that much. Badhi Bazouk is going to be a must buy. Tikbalang has a bettrr pose than I was expecting, but I just don't get why CB is so against having a TAG posed aiming its gun? The only oned are the Geckos and the Squalo, and Squalo is hampered by his rage fist.

 Barzam wrote:
Tactical detritus!! Actually, I don't mind it that much. Badhi Bazouk is going to be a must buy. Tikbalang has a bettrr pose than I was expecting, but I just don't get why CB is so against having a TAG posed aiming its gun? The only oned are the Geckos and the Squalo, and Squalo is hampered by his rage fist.

Because market research.

Or something.

I don't collect any xenos (yet) but the rest are pretty much all must-haves. Great poses on them all. Particularly like the unmasked wu ming.

Also nice to see the Tikh is still very unique from the Uhlan. Don't mind the sculpted bases at all, I like them in fact.

So are these all the June releases?

 ckig wrote:
I don't collect any xenos (yet) but the rest are pretty much all must-haves. Great poses on them all. Particularly like the unmasked wu ming.

Also nice to see the Tikh is still very unique from the Uhlan. Don't mind the sculpted bases at all, I like them in fact.

So are these all the June releases?

May "releases" but really hitting in June.

Just an FYI, the Cosplay Bolt is back in the store if anyone was looking for it.

http://www.artyfakes.co.uk/#!store/cxmd

 Kanluwen wrote:

 ckig wrote:
I don't collect any xenos (yet) but the rest are pretty much all must-haves. Great poses on them all. Particularly like the unmasked wu ming.

Also nice to see the Tikh is still very unique from the Uhlan. Don't mind the sculpted bases at all, I like them in fact.

So are these all the June releases?

May "releases" but really hitting in June.

Oh right yeah, I keep forgetting about that. Thanks!

There seems to be very minimalistic difference between Bolts and Bagh Mari. I am unsure what models you'll get in the box, plain combi rifle, sniper, hmg and d-charges?

Tikbalang looks very nice and I can't wait to see the assembly. I'd like to like Bashi but I really don't like that particular pose.

I'm constantly amazed at the fresh ideas and styles their sculptors come up with to differentiate their power armour. Really amazing stuff. Between the Wu Ming and ISS starter, I finally have the army I've dreamed of.

And Yay for tactical detrius. I know it's a sore point for some, but I don't want them to ever stop. The resulting variety positions are absolutely vital.

It's a great time to be collecting scifi miniatures.

Anyone notice that the Bashi Bozouk is equipped with a shotgun? So, I guess that means the old tiny shotty Bashi will be discontinued. I wonder if the old male one will remain in production? Hopefully we'll see at least one more release of them in the new style with a more basic loadout. I mean, heaven forbid CB include spare bits to represent different loadouts.

What is that Kaauri suppused to be? Is it supposed to be an actual Tohaa in the suit, or is it supposed to be one of their client races? The body proportions don't look like a Tohaa's.

I don't think there's a model there I don't like.

Awesome as always!

 Barzam wrote:


What is that Kaauri suppused to be? Is it supposed to be an actual Tohaa in the suit, or is it supposed to be one of their client races? The body proportions don't look like a Tohaa's.

I think that they're one of the Tohaa's evolved races. I recall someone saying that Tohaa were getting a S1 troop - guess these are those troops, then.

Anyway, forget the space-elf-artichoke-heads...

Wu Ming!

They already do, Killionaire. They are, hmm, what is the word, ah yes, useful and worth fielding.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Barzam wrote:
Tactical detritus!! Actually, I don't mind it that much. Badhi Bazouk is going to be a must buy. Tikbalang has a bettrr pose than I was expecting, but I just don't get why CB is so against having a TAG posed aiming its gun? The only oned are the Geckos and the Squalo, and Squalo is hampered by his rage fist.

Because market research.

Or something.

How does one say otiose in Spanish? Ocioso. Ya lo sabeis.

Bagh Mari box comes out of left field. Looks great too. Nice they kept the sniper pose. Wondering where the helmet antennas are? And when it is to be released-- really this may/june?. Finally ASA is getting some (positive) attention. Tikbalang too. Fantastic. Looks like Combi, Sniper, and should be boarding shotgun and HMG. Nothing looks like a hacker. Are the Bagh Mari getting any new profiles in HS?

Just the one Bashi Bazouk then? Good, since a box would have been over-kill. And a fine looking render too, from what one can tell from a blurry image like these. Ah well, we'll get better ones Monday, I suspect.

A very nice month for minis.

Heard that the HS PDF and Army 6 updates will be Monday. We'll see. Again the PDF is out before I get the book. I'm cool with that. Although I will learn better from a real book. Apparently that is not uncommon.

The Xeodron Batroid still has the featureless smooth spikes from the previous render. I was hoping they'd at least add some texture or details to those.

 Red Harvest wrote:
Are the Bagh Mari getting any new profiles in HS?

The new options are haris and number two. They've also gained d-charges on boarding shotgun that's also number two.

I don't know what this means for Shock Army starter. Ideally, I'd like to see it redone and preferably one or two Bagh Mari in it, however that seems unlikely.

Bagh Mari already made it out like bandits in HSN3 dropping: MSV and Light Shotguns got stupidly good. New models seals the deal for them showing up much more frequently.

Some clearer pics of the Wu Ming, Xeodron, and Bashi Bazouk from the official forum; spoiler end as they're quite large.

 Red Harvest wrote:

How does one say otiose in Spanish? Ocioso. Ya lo sabeis.

Well, yes... but only if you want it to mean "at ease", or "idle". If you want it to mean (as I suspect) "superfluous" or "futile", then nope.

Lazy or useless (a time waster) is what it means hereabouts. I suspect the Euro-Spanish word is inútil. That may be the better fit. Spanish has trans-Atlantic differences like English does, verdad?

Is that Bashi Bazouk standing on a hat box? Haha!

There will be a Bagh Mari in the ASA starter. I'm wondering if that isn't just around the corner too.