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My friend described the Corsairs as epitomes of soulless copy-paste design and I am afraid I have to agree. I love eighties Eldar design because models were individual and full of character. One model had chainmail underpants, the other had boots with high heels, the third had belt with studs. Champion probably had all of them. These look too uniform to me, the only difference being weapons and head options. Boring colour scheme doesn't help either. They feel more like a 40k unit than Kill Team made of individuals, which is fine but at the same time disappointing.
That being said, if KT: Nachmund contains a good amount of scenery, I am willing to give the Corsairs a chance. I may need to burn my eyes on eighties fashion for colour scheme and loot my bits box for alternative parts. And find a suitable peg leg.
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Tempted by the corsairs, but how much will they be? That's what will decide if I buy or not. Still, they'd be well suited as foes for my Deathwatch kill team.
As for the paint scheme, they should have used the yellow and orange of the Sunblitz Brotherhood from the original WD article.
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I just hope they're sold separately outside of the boxed set sooner rather than later. It took the death korps way too long to become available on their own.
I'd imagine that's due for a repack, though whether it stays as a box of 3 models or they get split to individual packs will probably depend on the sprue designs.
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I really don't like how one corsair appears to have a straight up regular dark eldar helmet? They have a big "conversions" vibe to me that I don't love
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Quick question for those more educated in such matters than I; the change of Harlequin equipment to just being stratagems seems like an atrocity to me, is there some context I am missing?
NinthMusketeer wrote: Quick question for those more educated in such matters than I; the change of Harlequin equipment to just being stratagems seems like an atrocity to me, is there some context I am missing?
They still have a melee profile, which is mostly an improvement over the old ones, even if they're homogenized. The stratagems just give new options. It's not unlike how they gave the missile launcher and heavy bolter the flak missile and hellfire stratagems.
NinthMusketeer wrote: Quick question for those more educated in such matters than I; the change of Harlequin equipment to just being stratagems seems like an atrocity to me, is there some context I am missing?
ph34r wrote: I really don't like how one corsair appears to have a straight up regular dark eldar helmet? They have a big "conversions" vibe to me that I don't love
That's basically the visarch's helmet. They've clearly got a lot of different aesthetic elements in there.
I personally quite like the variety and definitely think more individualised colour schemes will help bring it out.
I really like how the corsairs are a mix of DE and craftworld aesthetics. I think one could pretty easily kitbash more corsairs with leftover corsair bits and some kabalite and guardian bits and have them mesh well visually.
Dysartes wrote: I'd imagine that's due for a repack, though whether it stays as a box of 3 models or they get split to individual packs will probably depend on the sprue designs.
All the Ynnead sprues are separate from each other. I think the only reason we haven't gotten a separated repack earlier is very likely because Ynnari have been a "leftover" faction.
I absolutely love these corsairs like. Some of the head options are a bit naff but the kit and the style is very cool. Much more what I'd expect of corsairs as opposed to the FW ones which to me looked like garbage.
EDIT: okay scratch that I don't like the edgy dweeb with the knives.
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I think they look mostly good. Not a fan of the medallion one. Farseer-y one and the two former-Dark Eldar are the best, IMO.
vipoid wrote: That said, especially with the state of the Autarch, I'm quite concerned that all that nice-looking wargear is going to amount to feth-all.
One model per 10 may have a Shredder. One model per ten may have two Aelderairiir Combat Blades and a Warp Jump Generator. One model per ten may have a Shuriken Cannon. And on, and on, and on...
Crimson wrote: I really like how the corsairs are a mix of DE and craftworld aesthetics. I think one could pretty easily kitbash more corsairs with leftover corsair bits and some kabalite and guardian bits and have them mesh well visually.
Especially with the new Guardian kit that includes pistols, fusion guns/flames and melee weapons.
I actually think the new Guardians plus Wyches would make for better Corsairs than Kabalites.
Both Kabalites and Wyches have similar armour, but Wyches are asymmetrical, having more armour on one side.
That seems to fit the Corsair aesthetics better
H.B.M.C. wrote: I think they look mostly good. Not a fan of the medallion one. Farseer-y one and the two former-Dark Eldar are the best, IMO.
vipoid wrote: That said, especially with the state of the Autarch, I'm quite concerned that all that nice-looking wargear is going to amount to feth-all.
One model per 10 may have a Shredder. One model per ten may have two Aelderairiir Combat Blades and a Warp Jump Generator. One model per ten may have a Shuriken Cannon. And on, and on, and on...
Every model in this unit is armed with Corsair Shooty Things and Corsair Stabby Stuff.
For every 5 models in the unit, one model may replace their Corsair Shooty Thing with a scond Corsair Stabby Stuff.
Every model in the unit can be upgraded to have Corsair Shiny Gizmos
Anyone else find it curious how we got all of these leaked images, Stat lines, weapons profiles, etc......yet we still haven't heard anything about the craftworld traits?
l0k1 wrote: Anyone else find it curious how we got all of these leaked images, Stat lines, weapons profiles, etc......yet we still haven't heard anything about the craftworld traits?
Not really? Most of the stat lines are from repacked kits that have the new instructions with the get-you-by profiles in the back and no special rules. Or really any text they would have to waste space on for translations.
Everything else is from Warhammer Community, pretty much.
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l0k1 wrote: Anyone else find it curious how we got all of these leaked images, Stat lines, weapons profiles, etc......yet we still haven't heard anything about the craftworld traits?
Not really? Most of the stat lines are from repacked kits that have the new instructions with the get-you-by profiles in the back and no special rules. Or really any text they would have to waste space on for translations.
Everything else is from Warhammer Community, pretty much.
You might want to double check the first post. We have a lot of blurry-cam shots of individual datasheets with full rules.
l0k1 wrote: Anyone else find it curious how we got all of these leaked images, Stat lines, weapons profiles, etc......yet we still haven't heard anything about the craftworld traits?
Not really? Most of the stat lines are from repacked kits that have the new instructions with the get-you-by profiles in the back and no special rules. Or really any text they would have to waste space on for translations.
Everything else is from Warhammer Community, pretty much.
Many of the images we got were from the playtester codex. I'd think that aside from Battle Focus and Strands of Fate rules, the craftworld traits would be the next big rules to leak being as they are the foundation on which you build your army. It strikes me as a very interesting thing to omit.
If they can carry a wraithcannon, then they have retconned the bit in the Iyanden supplement where it was written that only Wraithguard wield Wraithcannons as it was dangerous for the living to be so near the baleful energies of the Wraithcannon. Or maybe they haven't retconned it and the Corsairs simply don't care about danger.
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