Exo-Armour reveal and Discussion

[Naryn]

It kinda looks like the pauldrons are a separate piece; I can't wait to see some without them and I feel like that might sell me on these models.

[phandaal]

Noice.

These guys will look way better with a different color scheme.

Hope they come with enough head options to cover their faces.

[Jareddm]

I like them as models. I don't like them as 40k models.

[Wispy]

 

Yeah have to agree with others that these aren't very 40k feeling.

I really dug the Hearthkyn Warriors, thought hey nailed it with them.

[Guest Triszin]

so rumor image may be solved?

I would hazard a guess each "chapter" of votann will have a different animal as the totem

weve seen a horse, wolf/boar, and a eagle (rumor image)

I'd guess a bear and a serpent are left?

 

 

[Wispy]

28 minutes ago, Triszin said:

so rumor image may be solved?

I would hazard a guess each "chapter" of votann will have a different animal as the totem

weve seen a horse, wolf/boar, and a eagle (rumor image)

I'd guess a bear and a serpent are left?

 

 

Likely they are more of a squad marking thing.

[Lexington]

That Exo-Armor is, like…Mantic-level bad. Wow. I did not expect to see something like this coming from GW.

[Chaplain Lucifer]

No complaints here. I like Starcraft. 

[Halandaar]

Looks like I'm in the minority here but I really love these new models, to the point they've sold the whole faction for me. Yes they look StarCrafty, but then I like StarCraft so that's not an issue for me, and as is often the case with GW kits, a non-studio paintjob will do wonders for making them "feel" more 40k.

 

[Wispy]

finally figured out why the shoulder pads look out of sync with the rest of the model to me - i am heavily reminded of anime mechs, specifically Gundam Heavyarms. 

[tinpact]

GW ripping off Blizzard? Full circle, baby.

Anyway, GWs insistence on making weird exo-armors continues. These ones in particular seem to evoke the same problems the old Gravis captain had.

[OttoVonAwesome]

It's like they smashed together every imperial aesthetic into one model, Van Saar vibes mixed with Admech and a Terminator suit then they just tacked on some vaguely dwarven runes wich look really odd. I'd like to see them with thier spaceman helmets on.

[TheVoidDragon]

I don't dislike it. I don't like it either. Like all the other stuff it feels just middling and uninspired. It's by no means a bad design, but neither is an overly interesting one.

It's great to see a little more of the Dwarf aesthetic at least, but I really don't get those animal banners. I feel like different visages of the Votann would have fit so much better than animals.

Overall my thoughts on it are...was that really the best they could come up with? A slightly more sophisticated set of Terminator armour ? There are so many cool styles they could have go for that would have made unique in the same way as the Kharadron Overlords are. Like, how amount a Dieselpunk style with an armoured canopy ( something that the setting doesn't really have much of) and slightly more angular parts. Like this: http://archive.zbrushcentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=350009

Not really got any editing skills but I quickly tried something that to me would have felt much more unique and interesting. A mini mech suit version of Exo-armour:

 

Edited July 4, 2022 by TheVoidDragon

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

54 minutes ago, tinpact said:

GW ripping off Blizzard? Full circle, baby.

Anyway, GWs insistence on making weird exo-armors continues. These ones in particular seem to evoke the same problems the old Gravis captain had.

Is it really ripping off blizzard if they’re just reappropriating what was stolen from them?

[Emperor Ming]

Those suit things look like stumpy StarCraft guys

[beefeb]

Wow...love these...nice few tidbits of design bits on them...terminator armouresque power feeds, runes on armour plates, volkite ish weapons, spinal interface syggestions on the rear pic.  Dunno why they are painted in soh colours tho!   Heheheh.

[Red_Shift]

I kind of like them. I think they could do with some different heads that look more obviously dwarf like and a cool helmet. I’m more worried about upcoming vehicle options. I don’t like the hover bike and it makes me worried that any re-imagined  land train will be unrecognisable. I feel like GW have played things safe and fairly generic rather than do something more risky like a more 80s metal vibe. 

[TheVoidDragon]

10 minutes ago, Red_Shift said:

I kind of like them. I think they could do with some different heads that look more obviously dwarf like and a cool helmet. I’m more worried about upcoming vehicle options. I don’t like the hover bike and it makes me worried that any re-imagined  land train will be unrecognisable. I feel like GW have played things safe and fairly generic rather than do something more risky like a more 80s metal vibe. 

They didn't even have to do something that risky to make them more interesting than this. A dieselpunk-ish retro-futurism vibe like the Fallout series. A classic sci-fi novel cover inspiration. Even just the armoured astronaut idea they have gone for but with more of the Dwarf side (a little more angular and geometric) would have been better than bland sci-fi Imperium-lite look.

Edited July 4, 2022 by TheVoidDragon

[silverstu]

Really love them, not in that scheme but I'm exiting to get my hands on them. A few guys have mocked them up in alt schemes and added dwarf runes and battle markings ad they look ace. Betting they will come with a load of options too as the leaked art for them on the card box has one with a shield/dual bolter load out, hoping for more big hammers/axes.. 

[ThePenitentOne]

I like these guys- pretty much tied with Necrosquats. So far, the only thing I've seen that I don't like is the hover-trike. And if a converted it to wheels, I'd be fine with it too.

Curious to see what else there is- I think that seeing multiple units presented together as an army will have an impact. I also agree with Valkyrion:

"Mind you, I didn't think Tau did when they first came out and now they have their own identity and are fully part of the 40k feel,"

I think that "things not fitting the existing aesthetic" is how the aesthetic grows.

[TheVoidDragon]

15 minutes ago, silverstu said:

 A few guys have mocked them up in alt schemes and added dwarf runes and battle markings ad they look ace.

where was this?

[silverstu]

17 minutes ago, TheVoidDragon said:

where was this?

Facebook [Leagues of Votann group] and Insta -guy is called emperors_paintbrush on insta , Sion Scannell. here

 

These ones-

Edited July 4, 2022 by silverstu

[Guest Triszin]

oh that off grey brown is superb

[silverstu]

1 minute ago, Triszin said:

oh that off grey brown is superb

Isn't it! I definitely think they have a lot of potential with different schemes, add in some more weathering ...

[TheVoidDragon]

I really, really don't understand the animal decoration they're put on them. We've seen a wolf, boar, horse and bird backpack banner, as well as what appears to be a Ram-style decoration on the side of a weapon in the datacard stuff a while back....yet we've seen absolutely nothing in the way of Votann-themed decorations. It's obviously a thing for them it's a thing in both their faction icon and even appeared in their architecture with Votann/Dwarf-Faces for walls, so just why would it not be part of the models and they go for Animals instead? It feels out of place. Those banners should have been different faces of the Votann.

Edited July 4, 2022 by TheVoidDragon