Arkhanist Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 For an outright faction, 1st gen dark eldar were pretty derpy. The skinless cats http://kofler.dot.at/40k/units/Dark_Eldar_Wych_Beastmaster_with_Warp_Beast.gif To the 80's hair metal band http://kofler.dot.at/40k/units/Dark_Eldar_Warriors.gif Plus that ass: http://i.imgur.com/olk1Hsk.jpg And well, the grotesques http://kofler.dot.at/40k/units/Dark_Eldar_Grotesques.gif But disco Lemartes is I think my favourite individual bad 40k model. Preliminary Bombardment and Magos Valkamar 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 That Dark Eldar revamp couldn't have happened soon enough. I think as a model range goes it's one of the better ones now. They certainly had some teething problems in the early days. This is the only paintjob I've seen for this model that stops it just looking like a stripper. https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Kruellagh Pacific81 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific81 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I actually quite liked that Lemartes :) I had heard that the DE very nearly got squatted - decision was made to revamp them after how ever many years it was following their initial release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 The old genestealer patriarch on the throne was pretty silly, but just about anything from the early days of "we only do poses in two planes" looks a bit silly compared to newer stuff. Zephaniah Adriyen 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephaniah Adriyen Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 I memed that patriarch recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwrought Huw Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I could never keep a straight face whenever I saw Chaplain Xavier. The pose seemed weird, I could never tell what he was trying to do. Dancing? About to bring his hammer down onto his other weapon? Speaking of which, the hammer - something about the flat and squat design reminded me of a griddle pan. And then there was the mask, the mouth piece always made me think he looked like a startled bird. Regarding the old Dark Eldar stuff - I may be completely misremembering this, but I'm sure I saw somewhere that the sculptor wasn't terribly satisfied with them because he said he felt like he'd been rushed to get it done. I'm sure it was on Warseer, a few years back someone claimed that he'd been given the task of sculpting the majority of the range in something absurd like 7 weeks. Can anyone confirm that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Payton Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Captain Cortez was terrible. The paintjob didn't help, because it gave him an oversized boxing glove. Kruellagh the Vile looked like she was sculpted with one hand. The slaves on Vect's skimmer looked like they were sculpted by Febby Petrulio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halandaar Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 The old "big-hands" Horrors of Tzeentch where pretty daft, especially the musician who had a drum for a head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closet Skeleton Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I could never keep a straight face whenever I saw Chaplain Xavier. The pose seemed weird, I could never tell what he was trying to do. Dancing? About to bring his hammer down onto his other weapon? Speaking of which, the hammer - something about the flat and squat design reminded me of a griddle pan. And then there was the mask, the mouth piece always made me think he looked like a startled bird. Regarding the old Dark Eldar stuff - I may be completely misremembering this, but I'm sure I saw somewhere that the sculptor wasn't terribly satisfied with them because he said he felt like he'd been rushed to get it done. I'm sure it was on Warseer, a few years back someone claimed that he'd been given the task of sculpting the majority of the range in something absurd like 7 weeks. Can anyone confirm that? Xavier is sub par with a lot of the same problems as Cortez in that he doesn't fit what was to become a very standardized marine proportions but no where near as bad. I wouldn't be surprised if the Dark Eldar range was rushed, the metal portion of the Tyranid range was rushed at around the same time. I actually quite liked that Lemartes I had heard that the DE very nearly got squatted - decision was made to revamp them after how ever many years it was following their initial release. The Dark Eldar re-release took ages because the work took ages due to it being the first mostly CAD range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanewatts Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 OG Tyranid Warriors were pretty terrible Panzer, Zephaniah Adriyen, Lord_Caerolion and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephaniah Adriyen Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Aaaaah, they look like some weird Daemon of Tzeentch or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 That's a kit I never had any love for. There was one picture that made them look good (they were fighting some Striking Scorpions) but apart from that they were a goofy-headed buck-toothed mess of a model. While there were relatively few 3rd edition era models I really liked the updated Tyranid warriors were a huge step forward in my opinion. I think they have aged pretty well after that. Karhedron 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanewatts Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Remembered another one that may surprise you, Slaan (Yes frogmen like fantasy/AOS) from Rogue Trader. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gl9CnArWqYQ/Uqr1NwXzazI/AAAAAAAAAk4/uggr4_QWmAs/s1600/slannfigsRT.PNG PeteySödes, Zephaniah Adriyen and Beams 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanewatts Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Did you know that back in the day Tyranids had slave races? Welcome to the Zoat. Stoic Raptor and Felix Antipodes 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closet Skeleton Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Those Tyranid warriors are plastic and were from Advanced Space Crusade so are a weird case but unlike the original Space Crusade they are GW figures not Milton Bradley ones. There was an older metal 'Tyranid' that was too big to be a termagant/'hunter slayer' and went along with rules where the basic tyranids were called 'warriors' (and had 2 wounds as was normal for warriors until 5th ed) so its dubious if the plastics are the 'original' ones. http://www.solegends.com/citrt2/unprotonid/index.htm Distinct from the wider released 'hunter slayers' that got rebranded as termagants at the start of 2nd ed. http://www.solegends.com/citrt2/rt602nids/index.htm Did you know that back in the day Tyranids had slave races? Welcome to the Zoat. Tyranids still have genetically modified servant species, they just refined how they're described. Chaos space marine horsemen are probably the weirdest rogue trader thing to me. http://www.solegends.com/citrt2/rc0224renriders/index.htm The OG juggernaut is also hilariously lame, while the steeds of slaanesh are actually half decent. Edited June 11, 2019 by Closet Skeleton Magos Takatus 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Those two slave girls from the old DE were really badly proportioned and sculpted. Its like someone never interacted with an actual woman to do those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lunkhead Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I'm going to get slaughtered for this but I always laugh when I see tis one. http://www.ninjabread.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/marneus-calgar-curis.jpg https://www.ninjabread.co.uk/rogue-trader-marneus-calgar/ HEY..... wait a minute! Marnius Calgar sitting on the Chapter Master Toilet is one of my favorites...….. that is a toilet right? …….. right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNCenturion Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 The old metal Cadian lieutenant with the shotgun and beer belly always made me laugh. The “O” face ministorum model; you know the one. The old metal Necron tripods... I mean destroyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBadger Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 HEY..... wait a minute! Marnius Calgar sitting on the Chapter Master Toilet is one of my favorites...….. that is a toilet right? …….. right?? It's the scared guy in the back that doesn't for me. He's seen some... Even the context of it being a dressing room doesn't help it obviously being a "throne". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShibeKing Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 The Dark Eldar prisoner models. Horrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteySödes Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I do still dig Zoats actually... I really contemplated trying to make some for an upcoming project. shanewatts 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I do still dig Zoats actually... :blush: I really contemplated trying to make some for an upcoming project. The next Blood Bowl book has rules for a Zoat star player, so there should be a model you can use as a starting point soon. shanewatts 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Those two slave girls from the old DE were really badly proportioned and sculpted. Its like someone never interacted with an actual woman to do those. Oh god those things! What's extra hilarious is that they were sculpted (and briefly released) with no tops and ironically looked less awkward. Then someone obviously had a complaint and they got given bra. I don't even object to the "sexy slave girls" thing, but if you're going to put scantily clad women in pewter form for sale at least make them not look like Nurglings in makeup! MegaVolt87 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trench Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Not sure how to link a picture but the Sister Dialogous miniature I always found so awful it is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfpint100 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 The old metal Cadian lieutenant with the shotgun and beer belly always made me laugh. Don't you dare insult my Fat Lt! He has been my warlord for over 5 years and only dies occasionally, often shotgunning something in the face before he dies as well. Such a lovely iconic model. MrFlutterPie, USNCenturion, Arkaniss and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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