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Wow... he's... um... very fulgrimy.

Plus a shield captain:

Well that’s....something. I really need some better pictures but he doesn’t seem, right I guess is the word I’m looking for? There’s just a lot going on on the upper half of that model.


Edit: My God, why is that Shield Captain’s head so big?!

What on earth is going on with that? Valdor is just bad and way, way too busy. Can't even focus on what I'm meant to be looking at.

 ImAGeek wrote:
Plus a shield captain:

That's alot better and more of what I'd expect from a Custodes commander. The Valdor model is just way too Blanchey flamboyant for a Custodes IMO. YMMV.

The Shield Captain is clearly modelled on an original Thunderbirds marionette. Nothing else could explain why the head is so big.

As for Valdor... well they did say it'd be the most blinged out model to ever have bling.

Valdor is a good model with too much chucked on top, I think. And I really wish his head matched his art in Inferno because I really liked that.

Valdor is too overcrowded which was expected after we saw the first computer render ... nice there also is a new Shield Captain ... hopefully he is not event exclusive

 Thanatos73 wrote:

Edit: My God, why is that Shield Captain’s head so big?!

I didn't even notice that at first until you mentioned it. I've gotten so used to Primaris scaling (the only marines I've done in the past 3 years or so) that all "normal" 40k models look like Star Wars Galactic Heroes to me now. :(

Huh, I never once stopped and considered Constantin was a girls name...

 Fireball wrote:
Valdor is too overcrowded which was expected after we saw the first computer render ... nice there also is a new Shield Captain ... hopefully he is not event exclusive

I think he is the event exclusive.


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 Azreal13 wrote:
Huh, I never once stopped and considered Constantin was a girls name...

It isn’t.

Artemis isn't really a boy's name either though, is it?

And yes, why is that Shield Capatain's head so big?

Can we hold out hope that it's just a bad pic/bad angle/etc?

 Alpharius wrote:
Artemis isn't really a boy's name either though, is it?

And yes, why is that Shield Capatain's head so big?

Can we hold out hope that it's just a bad pic/bad angle/etc?

Artemis is definitely a female name, going by It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

I looked Constantin up after Azraels comment and it’s apparently a Romanian and French masculine given name, which can also be a surname.

I think Azreal13's point may be that Constantin isn't looking particularly masculine, maybe?

Not sure...

 Alpharius wrote:

Can we hold out hope that it's just a bad pic/bad angle/etc?

I don't think that's how light/photography works unless the pic is taken through a fish eye lens or door peep hole. Maybe Fulgr... I mean Blanchey Valdor and Big Head Mode Shield Captain along with Intro to 3D Modelling 101 Space Wolf Praetor are the new normal?

 Alpharius wrote:
I think Azreal13's point may be that Constantin isn't looking particularly masculine, maybe?

Not sure...

Oh, possibly. He does have a bit of a point, if so! Sometimes these things go right over my head.

 Alpharius wrote:
I think Azreal13's point may be that Constantin isn't looking particularly masculine, maybe?

Not sure...

Honestly, a wit like mine is wasted on you lot!

That's what I meant, yes.

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It's the Guardian Spear blades that are ruining it for me.

Although, TBF, androgynous is probably more accurate than feminine, but either way, not the visage I'd expect from one of the hardest blokes in the galaxy.

I want Valdor very badly. Someone get it and gak it to me.

 Alpharius wrote:
I think Azreal13's point may be that Constantin isn't looking particularly masculine, maybe?

Not sure...

I'm glad you pointed that out. I already had the wikipedia page for the Roman Emperor copied to link into a response. Yes, beyond the flamboyant pose with way too many Blanche style embellishements, his head because of the paint job looks like a cross between Schwarzeneggar's Mr. Freeze and Culture Club era Boy George.


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 Azreal13 wrote:
Although, TBF, androgynous is probably more accurate than feminine, but either way, not the visage I'd expect from one of the hardest blokes in the galaxy.

Wait... is that another joke? I've cranked up my inneundar to max gain after the last post.

 ImAGeek wrote:
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Is that supposed to be valdor?

If it is then it's bloody awful

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
It's the Guardian Spear blades that are ruining it for me.

Huh. The weapons are the only bit of those that jumped out at me as being appealing.

I'll reserve judgement on Valdor though, FW have put out a lot of character models of late that looked like arse in event pics but turned out real nice once I saw decent images of models painted by people other than their retainered guy(who's not bad, per se, just not to my taste).

EDIT: Like, why on earth would you choose a reddish-brown tone for the stonework on the big OTT base for a model that's mostly gold shaded down to a reddish-brown and a dark red cape? It makes him blend in at the edges especially at the top of the model, and then you have *just* the furry-feathery-wotsit bit in a blue-grey so it stands out far too much and cuts the model's silhouette in half. I take it back, it is bad.

Not, er, sure of Valdor...

Valdor looks like he's overcompensating with that spear and the Shield Captain looks like a bobble head lol.

Valdor isn't too bad I suppose, it's all personal preference. I hope the pic of the Captain is edited or something though because that looks like a joke.

 Alpharius wrote:
I think Azreal13's point may be that Constantin isn't looking particularly masculine, maybe?

I have to admit the first name that popped into my head when I looked at the mini was "Lady Lafayette". Don't ask me why...

Yeah, not being able to see his silhouette properly is really making him kinda hard to look at, definitely not helped by the painting decisions pointed out by Yodhrin.

Also, really not seeing what so androgynous about him

Battlebunnies also showed that there are Guardian Spear upgrade packs, Space Wolf upgrade packs and...House Vyronii transfers for sale!

 Thanatos73 wrote:

Edit: My God, why is that Shield Captain’s head so big?!

The spear/glaive is short and stubby too. I'm pretty sure he's supposed to be another Squat model.

Brave move by GW to include Squat Custodes in the game.