Silver fang Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hi guys, I finally managed to get myself a box of centurions. I don’tnormally jump of the band wagon for new models but these are too impressive toignore. For those of you who are thinking about buying some but wantto look at the sprues and construction method first, I thought I’d put togethera small review and comments piece. Of course there is nothing from stopping youfrom checking out the sprues on the GW site. The first thing I noticed, that is different from most otherbox sets, is that each centurion comes on its own sprue and 1 sprue containsALL off the options. It’s nice not to have to scan through 3 different spruesjust to find the legs arms and body. With the current quality level of GWplastics this isn’t really a huge surprise. <insert pic> Just a small point, but worth noting is that the image onthe box is the mirrored version of what you actually get. This is not a gripeor a moan about quality but I know that some people use the box as a partreference rather than look at the instructions. The models go together really nicely and with little fuss.All of the arms come as a pair with matching icons on each fist but there isnothing to prevent you from mixing up the arms to get different poses. Thereare actuators on the back of each of the arms that link on to the body meaningthere are only so many poses you can get from the arms before you need to takea pair of clippers to them The legs are fairly static and don’t leave a lot of room forimagination or scenic bases, it would have been nice to have the option ofadding more movement to the models, especially the assault versions. The feet area ball and socket design, like the dreadnought but they have a little tag atthe back to allow for correct foot positioning. Again, if you want your guysstanding on rocks or debris then you can easily cut these out. The shoulder pads are held in place by a single point andcould break off easily if dropped or treated roughly. The only thing that lets these models down is the heads. Thebare heads just look too small and silly and the helmeted heads are meant to bea cross between the MK7 PA helmet and the termy helmet but they just look odd.I don’t know why they didn’t use the existing Mk5 PA helmet as a hybrid. You know what does work well?......Grey knight termyhelmets. They have the bulk and armour plates to blend with the suit design. Looking at the sprue, it seemed a bit odd to make the weaponbarrels in 2 halves but then I dawned on me that by doing it that way thebarrels are already “pre-drilled”. Score 1 for the designers. <insert pic> Along with all the heavy weapons, you also get 2 flamers and2 meltaguns for the assault versions. What is useful about this is that, if youdon’t use them on the centurions, you can use them elsewhere in your armybecause they don’t have any extra tubes, pipes or anything covering up the “handle“area. *Sorry this doesn't have photo's yet, I'll finish it off tomorrow. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 How big are the Cent. heads compared to a normal marine? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3497304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 *Sorry this doesn't have photo's yet, I'll finish it off tomorrow.You may also want to delete most of your manually-inserted line endings and leave it to our browser windows to decide where to wrap Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3497317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olgerth Istaarn Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Each sprue contains all weapons, but weapons on one sprue can belong to arms on another sprue. In order to properly connect with all attachment points once mounted, arms and weapons need to be matched as listed in the manual, and they don't always coexist. Also, one of the sprues contains 3 heavy bolters if I remember right, and another contains only 1. It's important for this kit to pay attention to part numbers or you'll have problems matching arms, cables and weapons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3497541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reichfaust Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 *Sorry this doesn't have photo's yet, I'll finish it off tomorrow.You may also want to delete most of your manually-inserted line endings and leave it to our browser windows to decide where to wrap I like it, it looks like a poem! Thoroughly impressed that GW has finally seen sense and included all options for all loadouts in this box, unlike other... looking at you, regular Devastators! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3497701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver fang Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 How big are the Cent. heads compared to a normal marine? The helmeted heads are obviously bigger and look like they could fit over a bare head. I'll include a pic as soon as I can. *Sorry this doesn't have photo's yet, I'll finish it off tomorrow.You may also want to delete most of your manually-inserted line endings and leave it to our browser windows to decide where to wrap I wrote this piece in word before copying it over, hence the odd line breaks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3497992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver fang Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Each sprue contains all weapons, but weapons on one sprue can belong to arms on another sprue. In order to properly connect with all attachment points once mounted, arms and weapons need to be matched as listed in the manual, and they don't always coexist. Also, one of the sprues contains 3 heavy bolters if I remember right, and another contains only 1. It's important for this kit to pay attention to part numbers or you'll have problems matching arms, cables and weapons. Very true. I appears I wasn't paying close enough attention and the heavy weapons are scattered across all 3 sprues but the mounting points on the arms are all the same and any right handed weapon will fit any right arm and vice-versa for the left side. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3497995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I wrote this piece in word before copying it over, hence the odd line breaks.So you hit Return at the end of each line in Word? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3498395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sorry to chime in - sometimes MS likes to play silly. Get a paragraph written in notepad for example, come back to it, keep word wrap on, resize the window you're in, and then copy / paste to something else, and it keeps the paragraph width the same, thereby forcing you to painstakingly remove all the un-entered carriage returns. Ah, gotta love MS *sarcasm oozes like Nurgle on a wet day*. Seriously though... Can you make up both sets of arm weapon choices (lascannons/HB, and grav-guns) ? For example, making them fully magnetisable, without having to buy say, spare shoulder pads or other parts. Also, what size are the flamers / meltas please, Dreadnought CCW size, tactical squad size, or somewhere in between ? (wondering if they would make good spares for furiosos etc). Thanks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3498434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olgerth Istaarn Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 The kit is 100% magnet-friendly, see my thread here. Things to note: - Magnetizing the arms is a cinch because both the fists and the weapons offer ample real estate to sink magnets into. - If magnetizing, you would do well to forgo the cables. In theory it is possible to attach the cables to the magnetized weapons (via pins, for example, or tiny magnets); in practice it is very fiddly and might not work (I completely ruined one of the cables trying to get it done). - Chest weapons can be magnetized as well or just pinned, because they sit in fairly deep cowlings and it doesn't take much to keep them in place.I was too lazy to bother though. - You can magnetize the flamer and the melta attachments for the assault drills, but it will definitely take some doing. The melta and the flamer are regular tactical melta and flamer, minus the pistol grip. They attach to the side of the assault drill rather awkwardly, but there is enough space to semi-discreetly sink a magnet there. Again, for this project I didn't bother. - Finally, if you feel extra-obsessive, you can even magnetize the sergeant's targeter module/eagle crest (the targeter is for the devastators, the eagle crest for the assault). It mounts to a little post on the sarge's back that is thick enough to accept a small magnet, and likewise the targeter and the crest sit on a post that can be drilled and a magnet can be sunk into it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3498456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
infyrana Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 That's great, thank you - excellent info ! :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3498708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver fang Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Wow, I've been thread-jacked. Oh well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3499256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olgerth Istaarn Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Wow, I've been thread-jacked. Oh well. Grm. Apologies. I just get unduly excited when the subject of magnetizing anything comes up. I think I'd magnetize my cat if I could. I'll bog off now. Please, go on as originally intended, people would love to see sprue pictures I'm sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3499493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Office temp Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Wow, I've been thread-jacked. Oh well.Grm. Apologies. I just get unduly excited when the subject of magnetizing anything comes up. I think I'd magnetize my cat if I could. I'll bog off now. Please, go on as originally intended, people would love to see sprue pictures I'm sure. Magnetize a cat? I'd pay money to watch that! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/282006-unboxing-the-centurions/#findComment-3501724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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