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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite  Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:54 am |
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Favourite:
Infantry trooper - Chaos SM infantry
Light Vehicle - Ork Warbuggies (Epic40k version)
Standard Tank - Leman Russ (Epic40K version), though I also like the different types of Imperial artillery (not really tanks but they fit into this category rather than anywhere else).
Super Heavy - Eldar e40k scorpions and cobras.
Flier - The Eldar e40k vampires and phoenix bombers.
Titan (type and class) - Eldar epic40k edition revenant - looked more like a war machine than a person in a suit - unlike most titans.
Least favourite:
Infantry trooper - The ork plasma gun boy because of his skinny breakable legs.
Light Vehicle - Ork Plastic Buggy, just awful...
Standard Tank - SM2 Vindicator - 'the box'... I can't belive they even released it.
Super Heavy - Hmmm, yeah probably the stormblade.
Flier - Space Marine Thunderhawk edition 1, 'the flying brick'
Titan (type and class) - Imperator Titan - just too ridiculous looking for my tastes... plus I never really liked the knights.
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Athmos
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 3:17 pm |
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Favourite:
Infantry trooper - SM sergent. Partly because it's one of the best infantry to convert, courtesy of its "open" pose. partly because i think it just look cool.
Light Vehicle - SM dreadnought (if they count here)
Standard Tank - I quite like both FW and E40k manticores. SM1 vindicator was a wonderfull cast for the time.
Super Heavy - Capitol imperialis.
Flier - Valkyries if they count, or else eldar vampire.
Titan (type and class) - FW warhound without hesitation. First and only really poseable titan, 'nough said.
Least favourite:
Infantry trooper - SM comander. too "plastic lump" to my taste. the cape obliterate details.
Light Vehicle - Ork Plastic Buggy wasn't a pretty sight, but i reckon the first "walking egg" sentinel is only good for bit scavenging in my opinion.
Standard Tank - SM2 Vindicator - I can't believe they even released it either. it just looked like a joke. Never like the SM2 gorgon either, nor the SM2/E40K era Whirlwind.
Super Heavy - Stormhammer, Leviathan; i must say i would melt any land train i may come across without remorse.
Flier - I reckon Thunderhawk edition 1 was ugly, but still i have some kind of a soft spot for old minis. I never really understood the first night wing; looked like a boat or a submarine.
Titan (type and class) - E40K eldar titans were horrible. I still see blister packs of those in some nightmares.
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dafrca
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 6:51 pm |
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:52 pm |
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I thought the idea of a lard train was no worse then a walkingbuilding called a Titan. |
Well Dafrca, a lard train would indeed be pretty weird... lots of cars made of lumps of fat or something.... 
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:57 pm |
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No, Stormseer, that refers to the Squats' waistlines...:p
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netepic
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:22 pm |
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Or maybe there specialist diet? Perhaps the Lard Train closely follows the beer train?
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dafrca
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:16 am |
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Well at least my spelling error made for some fun.
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dafrca
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:19 am |
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| Quote (vanvlak @ 29 2004 June,11:57) | | No, Stormseer, that refers to the Squats' waistlines...:p |
Yah, that's it. I ment to spell it that way. 
You guys are too much fun.
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Legion 4
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 4:53 am |
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Athmos
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:27 am |
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well, to excuse myself for our short fellows, i consider the land train concept as quite aceptable, and even appealing indeed. I have a project of scratch building one (carefull, i have LOTS of projects); but i would like too see something way more technical looking, on par with the BFG demiurg ships for example.
The actual epic models looked too much like a toy IMO. I would paint some squat Santa klauss and add some pines here and there, and it's christmas on the board.
Well...
All in all, i guess it's much a matter of taste; i discover the SM sarge/SM comander controversy, so i realise that its possible to have opposite point of views indeed (you don't mind me borrowing your famous word Legion ?  ).
Markonz even like the E40K eldar titans, (sorry Markonz), although he's the man who first gave me the idea of basing on something else than standard base (never thought of it before seing your wonderful bugs !) so i suppose we should never consider any of our taste as universal.
And yes, i'm well known for my ability to build long sentence that end statinn evidences  .
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 2:37 pm |
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Indeed you may use that "word" !  I painted my 2 Squat trains, one in jungle green and one in olive drab (in tactical colors as is most all my Squat and Epic Forces !). With plenty of WWII tranfers/decals adorning the hulls. Kind of cool, IMO !
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netepic
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:08 pm |
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Didn't the Germans have train based artillery pieces? Just to put a historial precursor on the table....
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stormseer
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 3:11 pm |
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Yes they did... the Squat 'trains' don't run on rails though of course- the concept is very odd in my opinion- as a real world unit it would be very inflexible in battle, as well as being hideously unmanouverable.... I'm turning into L4 here..
The old Squat models were generally pretty poor in my opinion; although the land train wasn't as bad as the airship- very 'toylike' as Athmos said....
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dafrca
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:18 pm |
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| Quote (stormseer @ 30 2004 June,07:11) | | Yes they did... the Squat 'trains' don't run on rails though of course- the concept is very odd in my opinion- as a real world unit it would be very inflexible in battle, as well as being hideously unmanouverable.... I'm turning into L4 here.. :;: |
I agree with you. That is why I have never seen the "Land Train" as a train or tank, but rather a land based battleship. The way it works, I would rather see it as a deep support.
That is why I liked these "Land Ships":
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primarch
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Post subject: Favourite and least favourite Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:34 pm |
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Hi!
Ah! Reviresco models. Its actually 6mm too. Very Squat like and not too expensive given that its all metal....
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