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I like the new space marine hover tank. It looks advanced, yet still maintains that harsh imperial aesthetic.
Not going to get it, because I don't play marines, but I think they did a good job on it.

Interesting model, I like it


Could we consider it to be a successor to these tanks?

Anyone else notice the star of chaos around some of the Dark Angel's doors? Real question... are those Luther's or the Lion's?

StarHunter25 wrote:
Anyone else notice the star of chaos around some of the Dark Angel's doors? Real question... are those Luther's or the Lion's?

...huh. It is an 8-pointed emblem. Not sure it is full-on Chaos, which works well for the "not sure if Chaos" Dark Angels!

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

StarHunter25 wrote:
Anyone else notice the star of chaos around some of the Dark Angel's doors? Real question... are those Luther's or the Lion's?

...huh. It is an 8-pointed emblem. Not sure it is full-on Chaos, which works well for the "not sure if Chaos" Dark Angels!

The Lion is a filthy heretic, along with that scoundrel Russ.
Magnus. Did. Nothing. Wrong.

Warhams-77 wrote:
Interesting model, I like it


Could we consider it to be a successor to these tanks?

Nice find, where's the picture from?

I recognize the GI Joe Armadillo but can't place the other toy.

White Dwarf 110, February 1989, on the back cover (middle photo)

http://chaossquats.blogspot.de/2013/02/of-space-marines-and-armadillos.html

The 2nd tank seems to be a conversion made of Land Raider parts


Like the deodorant tank, these were SM skimmers.

 em_en_oh_pee wrote:

StarHunter25 wrote:
Anyone else notice the star of chaos around some of the Dark Angel's doors? Real question... are those Luther's or the Lion's?

...huh. It is an 8-pointed emblem. Not sure it is full-on Chaos, which works well for the "not sure if Chaos" Dark Angels!

I think it's more derivative of this sort of thing than anything suggestive of Chaotic


I wonder if they'll actually roll these out for everyone, or they'll just do a few, like with the special Terminator pads, and apparently stop?

One of the downsides of Emperor's Children being "finished" is that anything like this tends to fall through the cracks of FW's ADHD a bit.

I personally am digging the SH tank, almost reminds me of a land bound SM flyer with its blocky design. Very imperial to me.

Also I promise it can definitely be shot off the board first turn, I've seen it happen and done it to knights, baneblades, mastodons, fellblades, all sort of big nasties. Heck I had a mastodon blown off the table on the first turn 4 out of 5 games I rolled it in. Void shields are basically a invuln that can save vs mortal & degrades as you taken damage as well so the more damge it takemthe more vulnerable it becomes.

Big models are pretty vulnerable this edition vs a good TAC list.

Maybe I'd like it more if there was a smoother transition between the front and rear sections.

Definitely not my Thing , Looks like a cheap kitbash to me...

 Breotan wrote:
Maybe I'd like it more if there was a smoother transition between the front and rear sections.

I think that's my issue with it too.

Did anyone heared anything new about that Hobbit/Middleearth Warband Expansion?

Yeah, IDK, that transition point looks designed to snap in half... IDK, a lot of recent FW things have felt a bit like they're trying to combine two styles and it ends up looking like a kitbash.

Also, any heavy antigrav thing needs to compare to the caestus, and I don't think it can...

gendoikari87 wrote:

 godswildcard wrote:

 Hollow wrote:
I really like it There is something Command and Conquer about it.

THATS what it is! I couldn't put my finger on why I liked it so much, but you nailed it. It's ugly, but in a Tiberian Sun kinda way. Yep, I'm getting one!

i think it's more supreme commander... specifically the earth alliance forces big hover tank

I'm perpetually baffled by this kind of response. I'm not getting at you or saying it's an invalid response, before anyone starts, I just find it confusing. "This thing looks like it belongs in a completely different IP...I'll take two please!".

Just like Sentinels are sttar Wars rippofs. It can take inspiration and be similar to something else and still fit in the IP.

Warhams-77 wrote:
Could we consider it to be a successor to these tanks?
//Rogue Trader image

I'm beginning to wonder if proper Elder pirates aren't going to be coming back in plastic...

 Yodhrin wrote:

gendoikari87 wrote:

 godswildcard wrote:

 Hollow wrote:
I really like it There is something Command and Conquer about it.

THATS what it is! I couldn't put my finger on why I liked it so much, but you nailed it. It's ugly, but in a Tiberian Sun kinda way. Yep, I'm getting one!

i think it's more supreme commander... specifically the earth alliance forces big hover tank

I'm perpetually baffled by this kind of response. I'm not getting at you or saying it's an invalid response, before anyone starts, I just find it confusing. "This thing looks like it belongs in a completely different IP...I'll take two please!".

Having a vibe of something else or ‘there’s something a bit ... about it’ isn’t the same thing as it looks like it belongs in a different IP (or it doesn’t look like it belongs in this IP).

I love it. I went back and forth on the new plastic gravtank, but I think it's due to the overabundance of little guns all over it, stripped down it looks good and this looks great, freed up from drowning in skulls, purity seals, banners and other garbage. And I think that's primarily whats been drawing me to the primaris in general, I mean that last terminator chaplain, I actually laughed at it with all it's 'flair', it looked like it had been tp'd at halloween... But the stripped down, hi tech marines and tanks in the primaris range are really working for me.

Further, as to it looking the part, I am reminded of the SM battle barge a lot when I see it, and that's a major plus.

Theres certainly influence from the White Base lineage of Gundam.

WatcherZero wrote:
Theres certainly influence from the White Base lineage of Gundam.

Perfect!

Cawl's been stealing Tau designs again, hasn't he?

LexOdin9 wrote:
Cawl's been stealing Tau designs again, hasn't he?

nothing about this tank screams Tau. Not really anything else from the Primaris line does either.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:

LexOdin9 wrote:
Cawl's been stealing Tau designs again, hasn't he?

nothing about this tank screams Tau. Not really anything else from the Primaris line does either.

Actually, when I first saw it, I immediately thought, that's rather Tau like. So I'd say year, there is something there.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:

LexOdin9 wrote:
Cawl's been stealing Tau designs again, hasn't he?

nothing about this tank screams Tau. Not really anything else from the Primaris line does either.

Pretty sure that was a quip about stealing from the Gundam Anime, as White Base was referenced, and Tau are likened to mecha anime protags.

But on topic.... not a fan. It just seems wonky, and why do the primaris need a new super-heavy? They have access to all the previous toys that Space Marines had.

 Carnikang wrote:

But on topic.... not a fan. It just seems wonky, and why do the primaris need a new super-heavy? They have access to all the previous toys that Space Marines had.

Probably because FW wanted to/were told to get on the Primaris train. But there not allowed/didn't want to step on the main studio's toes with a regular sized tank or infantry accessories, until the Primaris line is more fleshed out.

GoatboyBeta wrote:

 Carnikang wrote:

But on topic.... not a fan. It just seems wonky, and why do the primaris need a new super-heavy? They have access to all the previous toys that Space Marines had.

Probably because FW wanted to/were told to get on the Primaris train. But there not allowed/didn't want to step on the main studio's toes with a regular sized tank or infantry accessories, until the Primaris line is more fleshed out.

Yeah, I figure this was designed to a brief from the main studio, which is why it lacks the flair of earlier FW stuff. Competent, but not "Wow"! My impression is a lot of the classic FW designs were created from a "wouldn't it be cool if" conversation, with rules and army alignment coming later.

 Carnikang wrote:

 casvalremdeikun wrote:

LexOdin9 wrote:
Cawl's been stealing Tau designs again, hasn't he?

nothing about this tank screams Tau. Not really anything else from the Primaris line does either.

Pretty sure that was a quip about stealing from the Gundam Anime, as White Base was referenced, and Tau are likened to mecha anime protags.

But on topic.... not a fan. It just seems wonky, and why do the primaris need a new super-heavy? They have access to all the previous toys that Space Marines had.

Well that makes sense.

I think if they make the back portion look more cohesive with the front, it wouldn't be as jarring. I would have liked it more if the Grav panels in the back faced forward and backward (kind of hard to explain). I dunno. I still like it, and honestly other than the Grav panels, it isn't really that out of place with the regular SM stuff. If it had a set of treads in the front and a set on each side in the back, this would fit right in with the pre-Primaris stuff.

I am interested to see what all the different weapon options are. Those heavy bolters in the front likely can be exchanged for Lascannons. Hopefully the heavy stubber can be replaced with a Onslaught Gatling Cannon. Obviously want to learn more about its main cannons and those Lascannon or Plasma sponsons.

One of my associates posted this in our group. And I have to say, it does sort of give off that 80's design. I still don't like it, but I can see why some people do.

Except that the specific Thundertank box used in that 'shop is from the 2011 reboot line NOT the 80's show.

So, it looks like early 2010's design?