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Togusa wrote: Just like last year, they showed off nothing. Man I really miss the days when they actually Previewed models.
For the Daughter/Wych, I am now not sure about that model. Seeing her from the back makes it really hard for me to tell 100%
They regularly preview models.
And that was not their intent this NYD or last.
That you misinterpreted ‘sneak peek’ as ‘reveal’ is 100% on you.
Stormonu wrote: For me, the joy is in putting some good-looking models on the board and playing out a fantasy battle - not arguing over the poorly-made rules of some 3rd party who neither has any power over my play nor will be visiting me (and my opponent) to ensure we are "playing by the rules"
Madjob wrote: Seconding the Tyranid to be a revival of the Parasite. Shrikes are unlikely in the extreme, I wouldn't expect flying Tyranid Warrior variants to be completely legless and whatever this model is, it has tentacled limbs (probably the ones from the rumor engine) where the legs should be.
Well in the past Shrieks were just warriors with a wing attachment. They weren't even their own thing until FW made some and even then it was mostly just wing attachments on regular warriors. I think if GW wanted to sell them as their own plastic model then making them more than just a warrior with wings would be the path they'd take.
But I'll also take Parasites as I think that's just a fun mechanic to fly around infecting people iwth rippers that burst out of them. It's so 80s and so Xenos that I'm surprised we've not had it appear before (at least in model form)
Sure, but if we're following established phenotype in "a flying synapse organism that has a walking equivalent", we can look to the Hive Tyrant and see that it, too, has legs (repurposed to be a bit more like bird talons), and so I would expect flying Tyranid Warriors to mirror that, rather than say Gargoyles.
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Yeah enjoyed that although was hoping for a glimpse of squats.
So Chaos Knight
Nighthaunt
Maugan Ra [looks awesome]
Inquistor?
Parasite of Mortrex type beastie [looks more dragon-ish than warriors but could be a reinvention of them]. Very happy to see a Nid in there!
The Avatar of Khaine- looks amazing - lots of details and looks to be holding the spear like the original Jes artwork -hope he has a cloak too.
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Wonder how big that Avatar is? I’m assuming he’ll be the new Eldar centrepiece model?
Stormonu wrote: For me, the joy is in putting some good-looking models on the board and playing out a fantasy battle - not arguing over the poorly-made rules of some 3rd party who neither has any power over my play nor will be visiting me (and my opponent) to ensure we are "playing by the rules"
I think it's a shrike, not the parasite. You can see it is holding a lash whip (the tentacle), but at 00:23 you can see it has a out of focus bonesword above the lash whip arm.
I think the book is the night gaunt's too.
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JWBS wrote: Yes I thought that may have been ash wastes but something about the full wrap on the staff seems a bit off
This one looks Admechy to me, the fabrics plus that blue cable/hose reminds me of the Serberys rider aesthetic. Also looks quite like Gideon Lorr though.
I’m thinking GSC?
This image kind of reminded me of a Vraks style traitor. Looks like he kind of has an armor plate on the chest and and hooded head covering with tubes going into it. Also in the distance it looks like an air tank/chemical tank on the back. Hard to say though, as the bracer does look pretty ad mech.
Hey Mad Doc, could you add the YouTube video to the OP?
For you guys already here:
Remember, pause, and you can go to the previous and next frame, respectively, with ',' and '.'.
Anyway.
When reading I thought you were talking about a Chaos Knight from Fantasy, then 5 minutes later, when I gave up looking for that Fantasy Chaos Knight, I wanted to post "anyway, super hyped for another Chaos Knight, maybe a named character or proper Tyrants". Then it struck me.
Anyone else ever had a feeling like this? Not my exact case, just something similar.
Madjob wrote: Seconding the Tyranid to be a revival of the Parasite. Shrikes are unlikely in the extreme, I wouldn't expect flying Tyranid Warrior variants to be completely legless and whatever this model is, it has tentacled limbs (probably the ones from the rumor engine) where the legs should be.
Winged Tyrants went from having legs to having Scything Talons replacing the legs, wouldn't surprise me if the Shrikes had their lowest extremities replaced with a bioweapon.
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When reading I thought you were talking about a Chaos Knight from Fantasy, then 5 minutes later, when I gave up looking for that Fantasy Chaos Knight, I wanted to post "anyway, super hyped for another Chaos Knight, maybe a named character or proper Tyrants". Then it struck me.
Anyone else ever had a feeling like this? Not my exact case, just something similar.
This exact thing happened when I first heard that chaos knights were coming a few years back. I was like "oooh" and then I realized it was 40k. So it was still a good thing, but not what I expected
CMLR wrote: When reading I thought you were talking about a Chaos Knight from Fantasy, then 5 minutes later, when I gave up looking for that Fantasy Chaos Knight, I wanted to post "anyway, super hyped for another Chaos Knight, maybe a named character or proper Tyrants". Then it struck me.
Anyone else ever had a feeling like this? Not my exact case, just something similar.
Every damn time people talk about SoB in AoS and I'm wondering what Sisters of Battle have to do with Age of Sigmar...
Nehekhara lives! Sort of!
Why is the rum always gone?
Madjob wrote: Seconding the Tyranid to be a revival of the Parasite. Shrikes are unlikely in the extreme, I wouldn't expect flying Tyranid Warrior variants to be completely legless and whatever this model is, it has tentacled limbs (probably the ones from the rumor engine) where the legs should be.
Winged Tyrants went from having legs to having Scything Talons replacing the legs, wouldn't surprise me if the Shrikes had their lowest extremities replaced with a bioweapon.
But the scything talon limbs still resembled tyrant legs rather than just being arm-like scything talons stuck in the leg spot. Whatever this is, it's got lashwhip arms where its legs should be.
It seems they're really going hard on full / extensive updates lately. I think this might be a big advantage to shifting some kits into the 'ETB hybrid' style that many people here are constantly whinging about (despite that they're almost always objectively superior kits to the "FuLLy cu$tomisablle" kits they're replacing).
JWBS wrote: It seems they're really going hard on full / extensive updates lately. I think this might be a big advantage to shifting some kits into the 'ETB hybrid' style that many people here are constantly whinging about (despite that they're almost always objectively superior kits to the "FuLLy cu$tomisablle" kits they're replacing).
You keep using those words. I don't think they mean what you think they mean.
Otherwise, if the new "ETB hybrid" are "objectively superior" to poseable plastics, they would be "objectively inferior" to monopose resin or metal minis, just by having ten times as many parts.
So maybe not objective at all.
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JWBS wrote: It seems they're really going hard on full / extensive updates lately. I think this might be a big advantage to shifting some kits into the 'ETB hybrid' style that many people here are constantly whinging about (despite that they're almost always objectively superior kits to the "FuLLy cu$tomisablle" kits they're replacing).
Any they're objectively superior because..?
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JWBS wrote: It seems they're really going hard on full / extensive updates lately. I think this might be a big advantage to shifting some kits into the 'ETB hybrid' style that many people here are constantly whinging about (despite that they're almost always objectively superior kits to the "FuLLy cu$tomisablle" kits they're replacing).
Ah, that's objective for you. I tend to disagree in many cases. The nuorks, for example, not only are a disaster of a kit, but to me they look too human. I like the green gorillas quite a bit more.
Lol, like I don't know what "Objectively" means, in a literal sense, and I'm using it incorrectly, as opposed to using it in a stylistic / hyperbolic manner to make a point. Okay wrinkle brain genius
Ah, that's objective for you. I tend to disagree in many cases. The nuorks, for example, not only are a disaster of a kit, but to me they look too human. I like the green gorillas quite a bit more.
Yes I don't like this new ork boyz kit either. Looks about as good as the old one - some pros, some cons (aesthetically). But overall slightly worse. As a general rule though, the newer kits just look better even when they're less complex, imo.
I don't mind snapfit, if it's a model I'll only need one have, or if it has some form of customization, be it heads, or weapons. Bad snapfit models are ones that you have to buy a lot of that are painfully redundant. Like the blight-hauler, cultists, poxwalkers, and I guess the new orks really don't have that many options. The dynamic poses of snapfit models can also be very hit or miss. Usually a miss, since the models may be splay legged, or jumping over some very specific terrain that might not work for your army's base.
Personally, I like the look of the new orks over the old. I like the new chaos warriors compared to the old plastic kit as well. And if a snapfit model is replacing a resin/metal model, I think objectively, its an upgrade. Plastic is so much easier to work with compared to metal, especially for conversions.
But I can easily see why people hate snapfit models and I personally would prefer multi part kits over snapfit (and would prefer snapfit models to be confined to combat patrol style sets). But I'll take what I can get.
JWBS wrote: Yes I don't like this new ork boyz kit either. Looks about as good as the old one - some pros, some cons (aesthetically). But overall slightly worse. As a general rule though, the newer kits just look better even when they're less complex, imo.
We'll have to agree to disagree, then. For me some look better, some look worse, and almost all seem to lose useability by being harder to convert, having less options and more of a PITA to assemble.
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I don't mind snapfit, if it's a model I'll only need one have, or if it has some form of customization, be it heads, or weapons. Bad snapfit models are ones that you have to buy a lot of that are painfully redundant. Like the blight-hauler, cultists, poxwalkers, and I guess the new orks really don't have that many options. The dynamic poses of snapfit models can also be very hit or miss. Usually a miss, since the models may be splay legged, or jumping over some very specific terrain that might not work for your army's base.
Personally, I like the look of the new orks over the old. I like the new chaos warriors compared to the old plastic kit as well. And if a snapfit model is replacing a resin/metal model, I think objectively, its an upgrade. Plastic is so much easier to work with compared to metal, especially for conversions.
But I can easily see why people hate snapfit models and I personally would prefer multi part kits over snapfit (and would prefer snapfit models to be confined to combat patrol style sets). But I'll take what I can get.
Yeah that's why I say semi-ETB. They're rarely full on monopose, mono-option kits. Obviously I too would prefer a full, new, modern multipart kit for each and every release, assuming they'd be the same price as the semi-ETB stuff, and had the quick turnaround for design and manufacturing that enable these extensive / full army updates that we seem to be getting lately, despite the current paradigm (if my theory about ease of design and manufacture contributing to this holds true). But I'm not upset enough about this hypothetical reality that hasn't come to pass to complain about it unremittingly (Yes I know some people have their say and then drop the matter, but really, with others this particular complaint is kinda relentless. Different strokes for different folks).
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JWBS wrote: It seems they're really going hard on full / extensive updates lately. I think this might be a big advantage to shifting some kits into the 'ETB hybrid' style that many people here are constantly whinging about (despite that they're almost always objectively superior kits to the "FuLLy cu$tomisablle" kits they're replacing).
Subjectively. If you claim objectively then you are flat out wrong.
