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**MonkeyBallistic**

These new guard chaps look awesome. I’ll be painting mine with grey uniforms and black armour the way the Imperial Army should be.

**Shadow Walker**

New Kasrkin look great. Creed is ugly as hell.

**Captain Joystick**

ImAGeek wrote:
I was thinking Miss Trunchball.

Thats who she reminds me of!

Shadow Walker wrote:
Creed is ugly as hell.

So was her dad, and it's been a hot minute since Cadia fell. Feel free to swap her head out for another one if you need a QT Twentysomething leading your guard regiment.

Ravajaxe wrote:
About the at the Sentinel, it looks sleeker, as was descibed by our fellow youtubers. It seems also more beefy, stronger, not only due to the added armour plates here and there. Out of curiosity, I have measured the base proportions (diameter / oblique height) from the picture on my screen, and compared it to those of a current 6 cm base (64mm real diameter, 4mm oblique height). It does not match, the new sentinel base seems bigger : I calculated about 80mm diameter. So maybe they decided to change the sentinel base to 80 as for primaris dreadnoughts !

Did the same calculation, came to the same conclusion, great minds, etc etc. Here's hoping it'll be easier to paint up the driver and drop him into a scout sentinel than it was for the current kit.

**Malika2**

Is it just me or are those new Guardsmen about as tall as a Primaris Marine?

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Removed

**MonkeyBallistic**

Malika2 wrote:
Is it just me or are those new Guardsmen about as tall as a Primaris Marine?

Probably not. I think I t’s just that they’re well proportioned (unlike the old ugly Cadians).

**Daedalus81**

God damnit my wife is going to kill me.

Anyone have any good marriage counselors?

**SamusDrake**

Daedalus81 wrote:
God damnit my wife is going to kill me.

Anyone have any good marriage counselors?

Should have gone for Tau, my friend...

"Sweet heart! Baby, please! Its for the greater good!"

**KillerAngel**

Geifer wrote:
KillerAngel wrote:
But seriously, I'd rather have Gina Carano.

Don't we all?

Twitter clearly didnt...

**Captain Joystick**

Malika2 wrote:
Is it just me or are those new Guardsmen about as tall as a Primaris Marine?

I scaled the image to make the base match a primaris marine and the kasrkin was noticeably taller, but again I suspect this is a mock-up that isn't actually to scale with the final product.

**GaroRobe**

Daedalus81 wrote:
God damnit my wife is going to kill me.

Anyone have any good marriage counselors?

If you promise to buy me all these fancy new models, I'll put on a suit, set up a zoom call, and tell her how important hobbies are to keeping ones marriage fresh and alive.

**Malika2**

MonkeyBallistic wrote:
Malika2 wrote:
Is it just me or are those new Guardsmen about as tall as a Primaris Marine?

Probably not. I think I t’s just that they’re well proportioned (unlike the old ugly Cadians).

I hope so. I mean, the proportions are a whooooole lot better, but if they are as tall as a Primaris, it won’t make any sense scale wise.

**Ravajaxe**

Voss wrote:
Ravajaxe wrote:
About the at the Sentinel, it looks sleeker, as was descibed by our fellow youtubers. It seems also more beefy, stronger, not only due to the added armour plates here and there. Out of curiosity, I have measured the base proportions (diameter / oblique height) from the picture on my screen, and compared it to those of a current 6 cm base (64mm real diameter, 4mm oblique height). It does not match, the new sentinel base seems bigger : I calculated about 80mm diameter. So maybe they decided to change the sentinel base to 80 as for primaris dreadnoughts !

Hmm. That would make some sense, as I was mentally comparing it to the current sentinel and thinking how tiny that left side hatch is.

Hey I was thinking the same.

I've redone the same measurment, not from the picture with blank background, but from the presentation video. I'm finding ~79 mm diameter, so this appears all but confirmed.

So I will probably have to rebase my old trusty sentinels (second edition metal) to what appears to be their new standard. Yikes !

**JWBS**

Captain Joystick wrote:
Malika2 wrote:
Is it just me or are those new Guardsmen about as tall as a Primaris Marine?

I scaled the image to make the base match a primaris marine and the kasrkin was noticeably taller, but again I suspect this is a mock-up that isn't actually to scale with the final product.

Kasrkin being equal or larger than Primaris would be a horrible mistake and I can't imagine them messing up that badly these days, especially given the care they've shown for proportions (mostly) of late, eg the Krieg etc.

**2x210**

Never thought I'd see the day GW decides lazy gender swap legacy characters are a good idea.

Ursula Creed lol

**Captain Joystick**

JWBS wrote:
Kasrkin being equal or larger than Primaris would be a horrible mistake and I can't imagine them messing up that badly these days, especially given the care they've shown for proportions (mostly) of late, eg the Krieg etc.

Agreed, but like I've been saying: the striations on the lasgun make me think these boys are slightly larger printed mock-ups not built from the final plastic sprue.

**tneva82**

Malika2 wrote:
MonkeyBallistic wrote:
Malika2 wrote:
Is it just me or are those new Guardsmen about as tall as a Primaris Marine?

Probably not. I think I t’s just that they’re well proportioned (unlike the old ugly Cadians).

I hope so. I mean, the proportions are a whooooole lot better, but if they are as tall as a Primaris, it won’t make any sense scale wise.

Make ig models too large, result in primaris. Do it again, end result primaris mk2 that's head taller again?-) got to resell marines again...

(gosh i hope this stays as joke)

**JWBS**

Captain Joystick wrote:
JWBS wrote:
Kasrkin being equal or larger than Primaris would be a horrible mistake and I can't imagine them messing up that badly these days, especially given the care they've shown for proportions (mostly) of late, eg the Krieg etc.

Agreed, but like I've been saying: the striations on the lasgun make me think these boys are slightly larger printed mock-ups not built from the final plastic sprue.

Hopefully this is the case. Anyway, a comparison assuming same base size

**Kanluwen**

Some comments!

"What separates the Kasrkin from Scions?"

Ok_Entrepreneur3004 wrote:

One strikes from the deep and the other can strike from afar

"Different guns?"

Ok_Entrepreneur3004 wrote:

They have the same gun

"Can't wait to paint hundreds of them..."

Ok_Entrepreneur3004 wrote:

30 more like

**Billicus**

Definitely not a fan of Ursula; o.g. Creed had a lot of cool touches that they've thrown out here
- the coat being off the shoulders instead of worn normally, the cross-draw holsters instead of guns being randomly stuck to the crotch, a face with a decent level of definition in it instead of a formless mass, cool facial expression, cool scar, cool cigar...

**CthuluIsSpy**

I like the Kasrkin and the new Sentinel.
Not sure I like Ursula. Looks generic to me and doesn't have the same level of personality that Creed had.

**caladancid**

Scottywan82 wrote:
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
We’re terribly sorry Ms Creed, but you’re just not attractive enough to Weebs, so I’m afraid we can’t have you as the figurehead for Cadia.

I literally choked on my drink laughing at this. Thanks.

I laughed quite hard as well, when I realized she looks like a grey haired Donald Trump.

**dan2026**

So what is the difference between Kasrkin and Scions?

**Olthannon**

caladancid wrote:
Scottywan82 wrote:
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
We’re terribly sorry Ms Creed, but you’re just not attractive enough to Weebs, so I’m afraid we can’t have you as the figurehead for Cadia.

I literally choked on my drink laughing at this. Thanks.

I laughed quite hard as well, when I realized she looks like a grey haired Donald Trump.

Just makes it seem like you're a weeb who can't take the joke mate

**Tastyfish**

dan2026 wrote:
So what is the difference between Kasrkin and Scions?

Regiment buff vs deep strike I think.
Could also be Troops vs Elites

**Bobthehero**

dan2026 wrote:
So what is the difference between Kasrkin and Scions?

Personally, I assume that the Kasrkins will have the same ''Regiment'' keyword as the rest of the regular IG, they'll integrate better than Scions in an army of Guardsmen. That's assuming they treat Kasrkins as generic Grenadiers, and not something entirely unique to Cadia. That better integration, however, comes at the cost of Deepstrike, and quite possibly the possibility to take Hotshot Volleyguns. That also means they can auto wound on 6's.

But that's all speculation/how I would do it.

**Wha-Mu-077**

dan2026 wrote:
So what is the difference between Kasrkin and Scions?

One's cooler.

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

I'm sure several of the resin and/or 3D printer folk will produce a young, slim, attractive, Miss Creedalike (who may well have forgotten her shirt too)

I like this one although she needs a bigger, snazzier hat 'liberated' from a commisar

**caladancid**

Olthannon wrote:
caladancid wrote:
Scottywan82 wrote:
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
We’re terribly sorry Ms Creed, but you’re just not attractive enough to Weebs, so I’m afraid we can’t have you as the figurehead for Cadia.

I literally choked on my drink laughing at this. Thanks.

I laughed quite hard as well, when I realized she looks like a grey haired Donald Trump.

Just makes it seem like you're a weeb who can't take the joke mate

You got me mate.

**dan2026**

Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
dan2026 wrote:
So what is the difference between Kasrkin and Scions?

One's cooler.

Which one?