They look nice but they look so different, almost incompatible with the current stuff. A whole lot of helmets :)
That Tyrok with the Halberd and Heavy Armor is just perfection. I hope they increase the AVA because it's gonna be hard choosing between her and my kitbashed one.
And tubes. Why do the Zerat and Raktorak need rebreather tubes when the Vanguards are parading around without even helmets?
Because it's more important that the NCO and Spec Ops units get nice gear and stay alive than the Vanguard cannon fodder. The Vanguard regiment slogan is literally, “You are Vanguard Infantrymen, your fate is to die, and the Army will take you to where your fate awaits.” They aren't a very poetic species.
It looks cool in a cyberpunk kind of way but I kind of wish they kept the tubes to the lower tech factions like Ariadna scum. Surely the EI uses nanobots for everything?
Bu-but… muh passive poses… muh male gaze.. muh combat heels etc.. In all seriousness the new stuff looks decent, although the vanguard infantry looks goofy AF
the preoder huntress acutally manages to beat all those issues: - sensibly armored; - aggressive pose; - has tons of character; Anyat also hit the jackpot on the posing and modelling. But my personal favorite is the dominatrix
Those are a bit hit and miss for me. Really don't like the new Vanguard and I'm not keen on the Raktorak either. The stuff in the Dire Foes box all looks good though. I'm hoping its mainly paint jobs I don't like.
Morats in long suits, morats with big hands, morats with no morat character. I'm not happy with those beasts. Tyrok is one of the worst in my eyes - reminds me of some Warmachine / WH40K heroes. Sad. PozdRawiam / Greetings
The big hands / no wrists element is going to take some getting used to. I like the new face design, though - the initial book cover preview had me concerned, but I think it works well on the minis. Weirdest small complaint is that the boots only have two toes now.
Its trite to compare other companies to GW, but after KedzioR's post those Vanguard really, really give me Ork vibes. Big guns, big hands, big heads, roaring. Are those guns actually bigger than other factions combi equivalents? Or is it my imagination? Really unsure on the visual design. I think there are a few too many masks for my liking. But not going to write anything off till I see it in person. And even with the masks, there are no really bad ones here. The big HI looks pretty sweet. The stern mouth on the Tyrok looks derpy but the rest of the sculpt is good.
Funny, I felt that Anyat looked like another banshee elven type character pose from another manufacturer... But I think it's good to see a two handed melee pose with the Tyrok, not very many of those. Whereas on the flip side - the number of 'weapon in each hand' models is rather disturbing - check the Dire Foes box, all three have a weapon in each hand.
I created a before/after for my forum, you might be interested in it: The new vanguard breaks this meme, a great loss... ^^ Spoiler: meme cb logic I made a hypothesis, let's say that the suryat tubes represent Immunity in Morat, so the new Zerat that now has tubes, could represent the upgrade of an Immunity skill or an increase of its BTS.
yeah, that's a Raktorak, not a suryat. However, I love this redesign. Dewclaws are more visible, horns are also more visible. I've seen some complaints about the hands, but that's not a bother to me right now. I also love the busy armor, though I do agree the paint job makes it look too busy.
I think Zerat is the only straight upgrade in sculpt. Vanguards are a downgrade, imo, and the rest is just lateral movement.
anyat seems to wear some kind of jumpsuit like she is a mechanic or something, that looks kinda weird imo
