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The robots seem okay to me. I think they're supposed to be scavenged from the Dark Age of Technology, so it makes sense that they are visually different from anything in the Imperium/Mechanicus. Their rules, I like a lot.
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JerryLee posted:I am utterly befuddled because there's something GW has done that everyone else is making GBS threads all over (those robot sculpts) that I'm not really offended by. It's like bizarro land. They're not horrible figures in my view; they just don't fit with the overall Adeptus Mechanicus aesthetic as I see it. Someone else said that they look like what would happen if the Imperium tried to copy an Eldar design, and I'd agree with that.
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Safety Factor posted:Why would superman need a giant robo-suit? 
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Apr 30, 2015 19:47
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I like the one with the peekaboo skull: 
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Apr 30, 2015 19:50
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So, I need to oath something along side all the repainting I am doing... Options include: Drop Pod Blood Angels Tacticals Ultramarine Bikers The Drop Pod would put me at six total, and one more away from that seven I want for a competitive list...that being said, I hate them.
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serious gaylord posted:They're painted rather poorly. Its like a decision has been made to follow the painting guide book and keep it very basic for beginners. GW made a decision a few years ago to show models that a were painted to a tabletop standard rather than a high standard. First timers were buying the models and couldn't paint them to the quality shown and were either rage-quitting the hobby or not trying because they couldn't achieve that standard. GW made the marketing decision to produce a lesser-quality paint job in WD in an effort to get more people to paint their models. This was about the time they started putting the step by step painting feature in WD, rather than the old "Step 1: basecoat; Step 2: layer; Step 3: drybrush; Result: Golden Daemon quality paintjob!" they used to do. It was a good decision (for once.)
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Apr 30, 2015 19:58
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berzerkmonkey posted:GW made a decision a few years ago to show models that a were painted to a tabletop standard rather than a high standard. First timers were buying the models and couldn't paint them to the quality shown and were either rage-quitting the hobby or not trying because they couldn't achieve that standard. GW made the marketing decision to produce a lesser-quality paint job in WD in an effort to get more people to paint their models. This was about the time they started putting the step by step painting feature in WD, rather than the old "Step 1: basecoat; Step 2: layer; Step 3: drybrush; Result: Golden Daemon quality paintjob!" they used to do. Oh I know all about that, but the models were still done well. Nice colour choices, well executed techniques. Even when they were following the step by steps the paint jobs were rather good. Gone are the days of The Sanguinor and the Grey Knights painted by Latham, but they still looked nice. These models look like they've been painted by the shop floor staff.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:13
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Yeah when I watch their how-to videos on YouTube I feel like I could actually achieve what they're showing me, as opposed to the old:berzerkmonkey posted:Step 1: basecoat; Step 2: layer; Step 3: drybrush; Result: Golden Daemon quality paintjob!"
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Apr 30, 2015 20:18
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I couldn't help myself and bought some more troops Please don't shame my paint choices 
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Apr 30, 2015 20:19
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Instead of buying those new robits and 'fixing them' just buy a much more superior FW Casttelax I mean if you HAVE to give GW money that is Mange Mite posted:I like the one with the peekaboo skull: Look at how much better these look!
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Apr 30, 2015 20:20
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Hixson posted:They look like this guy off that Pixar movie-
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Apr 30, 2015 20:22
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JerryLee posted:I am utterly befuddled because there's something GW has done that everyone else is making GBS threads all over (those robot sculpts) that I'm not really offended by. It's like bizarro land.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:23
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BULBASAUR posted:Yeah its silly looking, but you can actually make it look decent with a new head, arms, and a better pose. Considering the cost, that's not something you should need to out of the box, but its better than the centurions. No amount of kit bashing can save the baby michelin men. My biggest problem with the robots is the head . The thing looks really simple and kinda goofy compared to other models and personally I think it looks like a trash can. I think a FW Castellax head would go a long way to make it look better.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:24
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I admire your optimism, SRM, but I really don't think this is going to happen.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:25
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I wonder if a Tau drone head would fit in there. Something with lots of wires and sensors so they look more like a robot and less like an exosuit.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:28
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An Angry Bug posted:I wonder if a Tau drone head would fit in there. Something with lots of wires and sensors so they look more like a robot and less like an exosuit. I think a quick and easy idea would be to just smooth the head out and paint it black with a coat of gloss over it, so it's similar to the Thallax.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:36
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SRM posted:Just wait for a week from now when there's actually decent photos of them and half the people bitching about them say "actually, these look pretty okay!" it's all part of the GW cycle. It didn't happen for Centurions, and it's not going to happen for these. They look like rear end. Or Assbots, if you will.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:38
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Sydney Bottocks posted:They're not horrible figures in my view; they just don't fit with the overall Adeptus Mechanicus aesthetic as I see it. Someone else said that they look like what would happen if the Imperium tried to copy an Eldar design, and I'd agree with that. To my eye they fit in with the slightly smoother, sleeker but still Imperial look that you get with Tartaros terminators or Contemptor dreads (at least the plain, not legion specific version of each). It's a different aesthetic but not unprecedented. As for whether it fits in with the Mechanicus, I guess that depends on how you define the Mechanicus look in your mind. I'm admittedly not heavily invested in the Mechanicus personally, so those who are may be more entitled to their opinion than me.
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Apr 30, 2015 20:57
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I think the paintwork on them is pretty good. Painting them just one base color is pretty boring though, it definitely could look good with some variation in the color (more caution stripes basically) Other stuff is looking good though:    
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Apr 30, 2015 21:23
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Apr 30, 2015 21:28
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SRM posted:I think the paintwork on them is pretty good. Painting them just one base color is pretty boring though, it definitely could look good with some variation in the color (more caution stripes basically) Huh, his faceplate looks like the chest piece on a Battle Damage He-Man.
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Apr 30, 2015 21:29
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Why would He Man have a butt on his chest?
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Apr 30, 2015 21:32
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Any chance someone could re-host the pictures? Imgur seems to be blocked by my office all of a sudden.
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Apr 30, 2015 21:38
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WHY DO THEY HAVE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG EYES?
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Apr 30, 2015 21:40
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SRM posted:Just wait for a week from now when there's actually decent photos of them and half the people bitching about them say "actually, these look pretty okay!" it's all part of the GW cycle. This happens EVERY SINGLE TIME in this thread. That and needless hyperbole.
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Apr 30, 2015 21:42
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These guys would lend themselves super well to conversion into Cultists, IMO  (still not worth buying just for that, though)
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Apr 30, 2015 21:43
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Squifferific posted:This happens EVERY SINGLE TIME in this thread. That and needless hyperbole. JerryLee posted:These guys would lend themselves super well to conversion into Cultists, IMO
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Apr 30, 2015 21:45
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Wait, is that a giant plasma caliver? These need to be leaked faster.
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Apr 30, 2015 21:53
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JerryLee posted:These guys would lend themselves super well to conversion into Cultists, IMO You could get the same general vibe with the Flagellant box and some guitar wire. Not horrible, but I dunno, not really feeling them.
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Apr 30, 2015 21:53
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I like them. I have rose tinted goggles and they do remind me a lot of RT stuff.
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Apr 30, 2015 21:53
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Looks like someone figured out how tank treads actually work at some point during the 10,000 years after The Heresy. I bet they gave him his own planet. 
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Apr 30, 2015 21:57
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I'm more surprised that the mechanicus in general understands the superiority of elevated drive sprockets.
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Apr 30, 2015 22:06
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Those robots would look way better if they'd stuck some pauldrons on the shoulders (as on the Castellax). As it is, the upper arms really remind me of partially assembled space marine.
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Apr 30, 2015 22:17
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This is the loving bees knees and what I was hoping for with the AdMech release. If they'd gone monstrous half-tank half-servitor on everything it'd be brilliant.
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Apr 30, 2015 22:28
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Shamelessly crossposting from B&C This is what I intend to do. Probably with some more obvious cautionstripes.
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Apr 30, 2015 22:31
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So unless I am mistaken the price on the new forge world robots is cheaper then these guys.
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Apr 30, 2015 22:42
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If you have to give GW money, buy actual castellax instead.
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Apr 30, 2015 22:43
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BULBASAUR posted:If you have to give GW money, buy actual castellax instead.
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Apparently the Castellax are cheaper, too. GW is starting to out-price its own premium studio.
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