That specific sculpt will be exclusive to the ITS and AGL packs, though there's the Victorian Automata and Plastic versions from Aristeia! already on the market. There might also be a general release of the same design in a different pose once ITS Season 12 finishes. That's Casanova NOC operative for O-12, and Shukash, Jayth Tunneler for CombArmy, both are currently in Code One and will be added with N4. The girl is an HVT and will be involved in the mission that ties into the box.
Adding to that, Haqq's roots include a distinct genealogy of folks descended from NASA workers such as Rahman Rouhani. So it's definitely pretty easy to justify nostalgic American influences. Plus, there are plenty of Arab truckers in the US thanks to the confluence of Michigan's high Arab population and the auto and shipping industry centered around Detroit. Heck, more than once when driving from Chicago to Pittsburg I saw Arabic signs in truck stop shops along the way.
AGl packs cost around 45-55$ depending on the exchange rate while the solo mini it would be around 12-20$ once it comes out usually the tournament mini is better with a few exceptions the bike ABH is better than the sniper in my opinion and I like the general release cube jager[/QUOTE]
The little Monstrucker can't decide which weapon to shoot with. Not really much visual on any spare SMG mags, no slings when he needs to do something with a free hand, bit of an "I'll shoot you with this one, and then I'll shoot you with that one... then oops how do I change mags!". He'd be great if they picked one weapon and had the other as either an arm swap or slung over the back. It's a shame about Wild Bill for those of us sat at him not planning on ITS anytime in the future. I'd really like to be able to get ahold of that mini! Who's the running rocket launcher person next to WildB please?
I'm hoping we'll see a general release Wild Bill once the ITS Season 12 kit arrives, hopefully November/December.
Why would it? Haqq may not be Middle Eastern exclusive, but given that the US is a wasteland at this point in time and not an actual power? They'd be a historical footnote at best, and truckers wouldn't really be a celebrated trope of the nation anyways. The criticism of "66" stems from the same place as my criticism of the Derpsperadoes. It's nonsense being thrown in there for literally no reason. Derpsperadoes are particularly offensive since CB went out of their dumb way to give us a breakdown on the ethnicities of USAriadna. Latino/Native American and African Americans are the predominant ethnicity groups as they were the security detachment. Asian-American and Caucasians were the science teams...yet somehow we have a bunch of sphess rednecks and survivalists? People venerating cowboys? It makes very little sense, except for "CB wanted to make rednecks". No, what's bewildering is that people always assume that someone expressing a negative opinion is "mad". Cossack Tartary isn't Ariadna. Tartary is a Sectorial. You said that yourself. There's a reason why I used the terminology I did. If the Start Collecting Ariadna set actually included more than just TAK units? It'd be an Ariadna set. But the TAK starter plus the TAK themed Coldfront items makes it a TAK item.
I might disagree with most of your arguments but I'll definitely give you the point about the disconnect between the fluff and some of the models with regards to USAriadnan demographics. Honestly, actually painting the USAriadna forces in the promo images in a mix of skin tones would have gone a long way to rectify this. At least it's an option for players. As for the the "rednecks and survivalists" influences, the US army already draws from influences and imagery that are not representative of the force as a whole, such as with the formerly official policy of naming helicopter models after Native American tribes and leaders. It is not a stretch to imaging an group descended from rangers reaching for southern and survivalist imagery in a similar way and appropriating it for their own purposes. Except the confederate desperado. I'm more than glad that guy is gone. But we are getting off topic. Right now I'm more concerned that the Panzerfaust Yě Māo is in the ITS box. Does that mean this loadout is not getting a general release? I'm not sure how it has worked in other ITS boxes.
And you can start collecting Ariadna by buying that box the same way you can start collecting YJ buying the IA starter set. There is absolutely no unit in that box that's not an Ariadnan unit, so it is 100% an Ariadna box. Are you seriously arguing against this?
Some Muslim countries have a long haul trucker culture. Their drivers customize their trucks with all kinds of stuff. Each one is unique and colorful a rolling work of art. In Afghanistan we called them Jingle Trucks. You should look them up.
Calm down? Reads your focus on USARF somewhat fanatically I mean. Its a game no bashing of America. USARF just not in focus of CB anymore. But well, I think your negative view is only not good for you, thats all.
Same in Pakistan and India. They are ubiquitous enough that when visiting family in Lahore and Karachi as a kid I saw souvenir toy trucks in the style. I've considered picking up the Micro Arts Studio's PanO Manatee Hauler and painting it up jingle style but I'm not going to cause, oh my freaking glob, are they detailed.
the corvus belli community: it was better before kanluwen joined™ (no one tell him that monstruckers are not haqqislamites, or that haqqislam's science community are descended from NASA in the first place...or that ariadna are...significantly russian...)
South America has similar trucks, all with the blessing of “Our Lady of XYZ” or “Saint ABC of JKL”. Truckers: bringing the world together.
See, now this is something unique and interesting. That as a concept is far more interesting than "monstruckers" seem to be. Since these guys are guards for trucks rather than truckers...it could have been extrapolated to a far more colorful character model than "look, trucker hat!".
I specifically get into the game for Sectorials. USARF not being a focus doesn't mean shit when they've got printed material that outright contradicts their own stuff. It's like if a German Sectorial gets introduced with Neo-Nazis at the forefront of everything. Obviously Germany is touchy about that subject--and rightfully so. Yet picking the shittiest elements of a culture to be at the forefront especially when it is at odds with the supposed dominant bits? That's just poor design-work. USARF could have been so much more interesting by leaning towards a Latinx/Native bend rather than "Hurr, sphess mahreenz!".
