The new Beastmen

[ZergLord]

Dear GW...


WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?

OMFG, I can't believe that GW could make such bad models especially after Tyranid and Space Wolves. And the new Minotaurs are only the tip of the iceberg. I want to find persons responsible for Minotaurs and bash them with my anathomy book until they bleed.

I deeply pitty the Beastmen players right now...

[Hyper Kinetic]

If they are the bad models... I don't know what you are complaining about
A little too heavy on musculature but otherwise fine. Definitely look Beast Like.

Personally, I think that some of the new Tyranids look bleh. Raveners, for example, have been downgraded... but at least they are not metal. The Mawlock is a joke (that head? Phail). Why do Gargoyles need holes in their wings? (outside of that... they are awesome)

Takes all sorts, I guess...

Query: Head to the 40K New Release section. Why are there no Tyranids?

[CylonDorado]

I like the mawlock head . But anyway, those beastmen are like, ok. I never really was one for beastmen though.

[salamut2202]

that is only when they go super sayan. usually they're alot cuter (bambi man!).

but they aren't horrible i guess. they are no hive guard or venomthrope. yes, they shouldn't used the tyrant guard (a model i don't particularly like) and gave it a gun. or a zoanthrope and stuck a tyrant carapace, 3rd ed lictor head (fun to say), 4 lashwhips and called a unit. THAT sir is GW's phale.

the beast men are suppose to look strong yes? and the mititors are fairdinkum strong yes? well that is enough muscle to take down an outpost. although with that much muscle they probably couldn't move that much. actualy i'm supprized the one on the left managed to get his arm that far up above his head without dislocting his shoulder of tearing is over sized pectoral and co. and the legs look fatty, not buff. maybe they're all rolls? maybe they have no muscle.

conclusion- beast men minitors are overweight and the venomthrope is a stupid arse model.

[ZergLord]

A little too heavy on musculature but otherwise fine. Definitely look Beast Like.

The musculature is imaginary. No-one has that kind of musculature. Check the muscle anathomy somewhere if you can, the muscles are so exagarated that they don't look normal anymore. Have you seen the legs? Awful. And where has their hair gone?
You know what's the best part? They're selling them in a box of 3s for 27 pounds. (they cost like SM Terminators)

If you still think that GW Minotaurs are ok, well go to Maelstrom Games (or anywhere!) and check out their Minotaurs...

Ok, there are some few good models, but most of the Beastmen range looks mediocre. And there are some few models like Minotaurs which look really really bad. It's a shame (and it makes you scratch your head), considering they did a great job on Skaven.

Apsolutely worst model of them all:
www.warseer.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78498&d=1262701027

[salamut2202]

ok, lets put the anatomy on the table
assuming it's mostly human and only everything from the shoulders is that of any cattle

here is an exaggerated and impossible human pic

gw could have gotten away with this even past zerglord. easy to throw horns on that
but that wasn't enough so they made everything the same size as the torso

they didn't have to, these aren't real creatures after all and why not? because we want just that little bit of reality in it thank you. at least it makes more sense than the tyranid blue ringed octopus the call a venomthrope

threads are way better with images

[Hyper Kinetic]

Mmmkay... I will admit to not having seen those particular beastmen posted by Salamut when I made my quick search on GW earlier.
However... Linky that may allay your concerns somewhat.

[ZergLord]

Hmm... So the problem aren't the sculpts themselves, but the way they're painted... interesting.

Well, I hope they end up being like Canis Wolfborn: a good model which looks better in real life than in the pictures.

[Hive Fleet Phantom]

Jan 14, 2010 0:03:25 GMT Hyper Kinetic said:

Query: Head to the 40K New Release section. Why are there no Tyranids?

Because they are not officially out until Saturday. They are still in the advance order section.

[Psychichobo]

@salamut: Yay! Someone who agrees with me on the Hive Guard and Venomthrope!

Yeah, I've always maintained that GW's paint jobs are what ruin their models at times.


For example, take the Dark Eldar. Wyches almost invariably look stupid, until when I prepared to paint mine I thought: "I know, why don't I got against the GW mantra of having an almost completely Aryan model range and paint these guys with brown skin?" Tried it, and it was amazing. They actually look really good, as opposed to being all freaky and pale.

Worked with the rest of the range, too. Mandrakes in particular don't look stupid anymore, and the Female Archon looks fair awesome when I painted her like Marvel's Storm. Warriors I tried to copy that awesome blue scheme from the front cover rather than the weird ones they suggest in the book, and that too really works.
Gw really do pick the dumbest colour schemes at times with their models. A lot of people I know hate the Treeman model because it looks like a pile of dead wood. Brown it up and suddenly it looks like part of the forest again.