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bfdhud wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

It's a coat, not a cloak.

good for you

No reason to be saltly over not knowing how sleeves work.

tauist wrote:
that executioner will look badass with a vintage Mk marine helmet conversion! (yes, I hate bare headed marines. I always convert bare heads to helmeted ones - being bareheaded on war front makes zero sense to me).

I tend to go for helmets but bare heads don't bother me in that way.

The pose captures the warrior in a moment of time.

What if that moment of time is AFTER their helmet has already been damaged?


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 ClockworkZion wrote:

tauist wrote:
that executioner will look badass with a vintage Mk marine helmet conversion! (yes, I hate bare headed marines. I always convert bare heads to helmeted ones - being bareheaded on war front makes zero sense to me).

He's got a Chaplain skull helm on.

Either that or he's a very poorly, gaunt Marine.

 ClockworkZion wrote:

tauist wrote:
that executioner will look badass with a vintage Mk marine helmet conversion! (yes, I hate bare headed marines. I always convert bare heads to helmeted ones - being bareheaded on war front makes zero sense to me).

He's got a Chaplain skull helm on.

I’m still thinking of a head swap; not a huge fan of that head.

Might go with the bearded one off the UM upgrade sprue, or something from the reivers. So many options.

The model just oozes menace. Love it.

Given the Necron focus in 9th do you think this would be an optimal time to sell a painted Necron army?

I believe the whole idea behind the Judicator pose it's show how devoted to his he is role.

The left arm it's armored with a bit bigger pauldron (it has an extra ornament that may shield him even further from that angle.

The right arm it's free and without armored pauldron (mimics some kind fo japanese samurais images at least in anime) with the idea having the arm without restrictions when it comes to wield the sword.

Ironically it's just the opposite of the new Banshees design (they wield the pauldron and a secondary shield bit in the melee arm) instead.
Maybe the modeller who work in both like some of this old fight aesthetic.

I want to him to have a rule were Slaanesh models can't attack him because they admire his fashionable clothing - or attack him twice as hard for being jealous of his man candy-ness.


I seriously like him, though.

There is a time for sleek and clean sci-fi armor.
There is a time for tactical operators with straps and pouches.

And then there is a time to roll around in gothic cathedral, pick up an impractically large sword, and go execute some heretics.

This is that time.

 Nevelon wrote:
There is a time for sleek and clean sci-fi armor.
There is a time for tactical operators with straps and pouches.

And then there is a time to roll around in gothic cathedral, pick up an impractically large sword, and go execute some heretics.

This is that time.

Amen.

My only lament right now is that until I see the 9th ed rules I can't work on a new army because I don't know enough about the rules to make informed decisions.

tauist wrote:
that executioner will look badass with a vintage Mk marine helmet conversion! (yes, I hate bare headed marines. I always convert bare heads to helmeted ones - being bareheaded on war front makes zero sense to me).

He's not bareheaded, but yes, he'll also benefit greatly from a head-swap to a more intimidating looking helmet.

Luckily there's quite a few of those readily available - some are even already in the Primaris range!

 Alpharius wrote:

tauist wrote:
that executioner will look badass with a vintage Mk marine helmet conversion! (yes, I hate bare headed marines. I always convert bare heads to helmeted ones - being bareheaded on war front makes zero sense to me).

He's not bareheaded, but yes, he'll also benefit greatly from a head-swap to a more intimidating looking helmet.

Luckily there's quite a few of those readily available - some are even already in the Primaris range!

I'm hoping the sword doesn't impede some heads. A nice hooded head (probably the Death Watch one) would do leaps and bounds for him

 bullyboy wrote:
I can't unsee the new logo though. Why isn't the "A" centered? Why does the end of the "R" bleed over the boundary? Who signed off on this.....Maverick or Goose?
At least the models are great

Damn.. now I can't unsee this.

 Nevelon wrote:
There is a time for sleek and clean sci-fi armor.
There is a time for tactical operators with straps and pouches.

And then there is a time to roll around in gothic cathedral, pick up an impractically large sword, and go execute some heretics.

This is that time.

The Bladeguard Veterans certainly reflect that but the normal Assault Intercessors (which I believe to be the standard Bladeguard troop) still maintain the Primaris aesthetic we've all come to love.

So its the best of both worlds to me. The veterans certainly look like Primaris that have been thoroughly integrated into marine chapters.

 Nevelon wrote:

tneva82 wrote:

 CKO wrote:
So dreadnaughts and the like will be able to shoot and attack in melee?

Unknown. They said tanks, not vehicles but do they separate those presumably with keyword added in errata or was their tank catch-all for all vehicles is not known

I know in prior editions “tank” was a keyword and not every vehicle had it. Might be going back to that.

Sure, but it was a time when vehicle rules alone occupied 8 full pages of the 7th ed' rulebook, not even counting those of transports.
I was then possible to devote some bespoke rules for certain type of vehicles.

I feel that they will avoid entering in not so necessary complications.
So they will avoid the pain of browsing through almost all codices, errata this and that datasheet, but not others, on arbitrary classifications.
Every <vehicle> will gain the right to shoot into melee, I'm pretty sure.

For the curious about what the spider says in the GW preview page:

01001000 01100101 01111001 00101100 00100000 01101011 01101001 01100100 01110011 00101100 00001010 01110111 01100001 01101110 01101110 01100001 00100000 01110011 01100101 01100101 00100000 01110011 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100000 01101101 01101111 01100100 01100101 01101100 01110011 00111111

Translates to

Hey, kids,
wanna see some models?

Did anyone notice that all the new Necron models are sculpted with chipped and deteriorated armour? Unlike the "clean" sculpts of the current range. A bit strange that half of your army will look brand new while the other half like they had their fair share of fighting...

Some people won't mind, but it will sure bug me...

 Overread wrote:
For the curious about what the spider says in the GW preview page:

01001000 01100101 01111001 00101100 00100000 01101011 01101001 01100100 01110011 00101100 00001010 01110111 01100001 01101110 01101110 01100001 00100000 01110011 01100101 01100101 00100000 01110011 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100000 01101101 01101111 01100100 01100101 01101100 01110011 00111111

Translates to

Hey, kids,
wanna see some models?

I'm glad someone translated it. And that's hilarious. GW is pretty open with using memes like that. Although it doesn't beat "I want to get off Mr. Bone's wild ride" being referenced.


I'm still hoping for some flayed ones. But, with minor conversions, I bet the two things accompanying Orikan the Diviner's new model (it has to be him) would be a great basis for some. Scythe hands kind of fit their MO

 stahly wrote:
Did anyone notice that all the new Necron models are sculpted with chipped and deteriorated armour? Unlike the "clean" sculpts of the current range. A bit strange that half of your army will look brand new while the other half like they had their fair share of fighting...

Some people won't mind, but it will sure bug me...

It’s going off the idea that the more expendable you are, the worse quality your necrodermis is. Worn and not fully effective necrodermis for the chaff has been a thing for a while.

 stahly wrote:
Did anyone notice that all the new Necron models are sculpted with chipped and deteriorated armour? Unlike the "clean" sculpts of the current range. A bit strange that half of your army will look brand new while the other half like they had their fair share of fighting...

Some people won't mind, but it will sure bug me...

Just smooth the damage out with green stuff

punisher357 wrote:

 stahly wrote:
Did anyone notice that all the new Necron models are sculpted with chipped and deteriorated armour? Unlike the "clean" sculpts of the current range. A bit strange that half of your army will look brand new while the other half like they had their fair share of fighting...

Some people won't mind, but it will sure bug me...

Just smooth the damage out with green stuff

My Necrons include some with bits missing and still regenerating, missing limbs etc - same as my Undead

The ghost ark is filled with damaged warriors.

 stahly wrote:
Did anyone notice that all the new Necron models are sculpted with chipped and deteriorated armour? Unlike the "clean" sculpts of the current range. A bit strange that half of your army will look brand new while the other half like they had their fair share of fighting...

Some people won't mind, but it will sure bug me...

Did you notice that the old kits look and new kits compatible, so you can mix and match chipped/damaged bits with clean ones?

amazing

 GaroRobe wrote:

 Overread wrote:
For the curious about what the spider says in the GW preview page:

01001000 01100101 01111001 00101100 00100000 01101011 01101001 01100100 01110011 00101100 00001010 01110111 01100001 01101110 01101110 01100001 00100000 01110011 01100101 01100101 00100000 01110011 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100000 01101101 01101111 01100100 01100101 01101100 01110011 00111111

Translates to

Hey, kids,
wanna see some models?

I'm glad someone translated it. And that's hilarious. GW is pretty open with using memes like that. Although it doesn't beat "I want to get off Mr. Bone's wild ride" being referenced.


I'm still hoping for some flayed ones. But, with minor conversions, I bet the two things accompanying Orikan the Diviner's new model (it has to be him) would be a great basis for some. Scythe hands kind of fit their MO

I'm sorry when did they reference Mr. Bone's Wild Ride?

 GaroRobe wrote:

I'm still hoping for some flayed ones. But, with minor conversions, I bet the two things accompanying Orikan the Diviner's new model (it has to be him) would be a great basis for some. Scythe hands kind of fit their MO

I'm not sure about that. It seems to be part of the new edition starter box and I cant remember GW ever putting a SC in one of those before. My money would be on some new Cryptek variant.

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 Tokhuah wrote:
Given the Necron focus in 9th do you think this would be an optimal time to sell a painted Necron army?

Now is the best time to sell a Necron army though all the markets were just flooded with people doing the exact same thing. So good luck getting the price you want for it!

What are your predictions, or fears, about the blast weapons making maximum hits against hordes of infantry ?
They could make the rule pretty short and simple, by adding a simple paragraph in the weapon types section of the rulebook.
Something aligned on some rules seen in Psychic awakening books, like :
For weapons with random number type, if you target a unit made of X models or more, do not roll the number of shots : it automatically makes the maximum number. For example, a heavy D6 weapon makes 6 shots.
It could be that straightforward, avoiding the need to errata the codices.

The big question, what will be the threshold ?
10 ? 11 ? 20 ?

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
EDIT: DOUBLE POST

Don't edit double posts. Dakka will generally delete it in a few minutes and if you edit a post, it's invariably the unedited post that's deleted.

 Ravajaxe wrote:
What are your predictions, or fears, about the blast weapons making maximum hits against hordes of infantry ?
They could make the rule pretty short and simple, by adding a simple paragraph in the weapon types section of the rulebook.
Something aligned on some rules seen in Psychic awakening books, like :
For weapons with random number type, if you target a unit made of X models or more, do not roll the number of shots : it automatically makes the maximum number. For example, a heavy D6 weapon makes 6 shots.
It could be that straightforward, avoiding the need to errata the codices.

The big question, what will be the threshold ?
10 ? 11 ? 20 ?

They already stated Blast is a new keyword that will be added to appropriate weapon entries in codex's.

I suspect that implies that Tank is probably also going to be a new keyword and I noticed on a rewatch of the stream that it's the host that says shoot into combat to shoot out of combat and the rules guy's face certainly implies the host just got the rule wrong.

 Tokhuah wrote:
Given the Necron focus in 9th do you think this would be an optimal time to sell a painted Necron army?

hard to say, I mean a lotta those units are likely going to see new plastic kits so you might see intreast in them drop. that said, now's the time to sell when people expect them to be uber powerful. when most likely the real result will be 'crons getting the same level of attention as death guard (big event at edition's start, then forgotten)

The obvious conversion for flayed ones to me would be the new warriors with their dings and scratches, simply replace their hands, repose a little, add some green stuff.

I did similar with the old warriors and a hobby knife to add dings and scratches, though I never got around to the sheets of skin because sculpting fabric consistently scares me.