Maritn Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Looks great, but... "Its turret mounts either two full-size battle cannons, or an enormous oppressor cannon. The latter in particular is a devastating anti-armour powerhouse, capable of knocking out almost anything up to a Chaos Knight in a single salvo" Like we need more weapons to invalidate any kind of armoured vehicles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I don't like the bow heavy stunners/meltaguns, but otherwise this is a nice addition to the guard range. I bet changing those dual heavy stubbers/meltaguns to a pintle mount would be a vast improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) I like that imperial guard tank design has advanced all the way from WW1 to at least the early 1930s. Fluff wise is this a new tank (cawl style or stc recovery) or has it always been around and no body mentioned it? Wonder why it was named after Dorn? What's the current fluff justification for the Russ being called after Leman? Edited October 24, 2022 by grailkeeper Warhead01 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torvak Kyre Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I didn’t mind it at first but the more I’m looking at it the more I feel it fills the same roll as a Macharius while looking noticeably worse. Squike, 1ncarnadine and ShibeKing 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansalt Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I like it except for the ugly and badly designed hull weapons. I love that a 40k tank finally gets to have a proper suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastor Krieg Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Ah, yes. A pintle mounted stubber for a completely exposed gunner, long enough and far enough in the back of the turret that it's the easiest thing for him to headshot both the gunner and TC with a barely 10-15 degree swivel of the gun. 40k, never change xD Edited October 24, 2022 by Kastor Krieg Lexington 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 This is a very silly tank, entirely in keeping with the rest of the IG's very silly tanks. If I played IG, or 40k at all really, I'd be quite chuffed with this. It would look awesome in Caunter, possibly in weird alien planet colours. Design-wise I think it feels like a small Baneblade more than a big Leman Russ, if that makes sense. The track design is mostly Baneblade. I do appreciate how they've borrowed bits of design from tons of tanks around the WW2 era. I'm currently doing quite well in a Bolt Action tournament using a M3 Stuart with fixed forward-facing machine guns - useless in reality but cool on the tabletop. Petitioner's City and spafe 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesuVult Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 It looks squished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@verik115 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 At first I was like "DAMN THAT'S HIDEOUS". Then I came to accept it I guess. Its like a matilda, a pershing and a T-34 had an orgy on V day... Honestly its a little busy for me, but I think it might be all the guns and the paint job is terrible to say the least. But I may add 1 or 2 to my IG forces. I suspect it will look a lot better with a more realistic and weathered paint job. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Looks kind of Pershing/Patton-y, I'm a fan. Actual suspension again, wowzers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST.Lazarus Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 35 minutes ago, Kastor Krieg said: Ah, yes. A pintle mounted stubber for a completely exposed gunner, long enough and far enough in the back of the turret that it's the easiest thing for him to headshot both the gunner and TC with a barely 10-15 degree swivel of the gun. It's inspired by the Sherman and Stuart tanks, where the machine gunner would stand on the back of the tank, 40k in such a way that it doesn't make sense anymore. MechaMan, Dosjetka, SteveAntilles and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandragola Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, ST.Lazarus said: It's inspired by the Sherman and Stuart tanks, where the machine gunner would stand on the back of the tank, 40k in such a way that it doesn't make sense anymore. I'm pretty sure you used to be able to fire the 76mm gun from inside the Sherman, back in the day. Wimps! MithrilForge and Slave to Darkness 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah_of_Rock_n_Rolla Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) A blatantly cast hull and turret on my guard tank? Where are all the sharp edges? Edited October 24, 2022 by Ayatollah_of_Rock_n_Rolla Slave to Darkness 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strasgard Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 To me, the Rogal looks about the same size as the Macharius. I think that’s very clever if true as it’ll grt those FW models off the shelves (and maybe sell some ofc) Brother Borgia and Bouargh 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astartes Consul Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Think it’s an example of GWs newer approach to Imperial vehicles - stubbers, ball turrets, co-axial weapons, more ‘practical’ stylings etc - working without looking completely out of place. Unlike some of the Primaris grav-tanks. Looks like some really nice stowage are well. That said, is does suffer from comparisons to the Macharius. But then the Macharius is arguably the best looking Guard tank ever produced. Magos Takatus, beefeb, Noserenda and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) I really like it, the hull guns and sponsons bother me but guess what 100% optional!!! Something the forgeworld designers could apparently learn from, the world is fully upside down now. :D Cant lie, id love a Macharius or even a malcador but his beauty absolutely works on their own. Edited October 24, 2022 by Noserenda skylerboodie 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornestar Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Consider me whelmed. I don’t think it fits with the existing range, and just doesn’t float my boat. One less thing to buy is always OK! Just like demons, all I need is the codex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesuVult Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 People keep saying the hull stubbers are optional but the mounts don't look very optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, DesuVult said: People keep saying the hull stubbers are optional but the mounts don't look very optional. Have a gander at the dorn in the back. 3 hours ago, Dezron said: MithrilForge, Dosjetka, Richard S. Ta and 1 other 2 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxlight713 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Someone mentioned the M6 heavy, I can see that plus the British matilda blended together. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uprising Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I never knew I would hate a model so much. Glad some are happy with it. I really hate these new guard models. SteveAntilles 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Are people saying Matilda solely because of the three ports in the side armor of the track…? Nothing else about it really seems to resemble the Matilda otherwise to me. It’s an interesting tank - if that size comparison is right, much bigger than the Russ. It does look better without the extra lower stubbers/meltas. I also wonder if you could switch the exterior crew fired stubber on the turret to the pintle mount on the crew hatch at the front of the turret. Glad to have been wrong about the destroyed tank in the background of the IG reveal being a potential scratch/non-GW kit conversion. Noserenda 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I like it. I like that the crew feel like part of the model, bit overkill on the number of guns for my tastes but on the whole I think it's a great model. MithrilForge and Astartes Consul 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bryan Blaire said: Are people saying Matilda solely because of the three ports in the side armor of the track…? Nothing else about it really seems to resemble the Matilda otherwise to me. The Matilda also has the front end bit that, although it doesn't have any gun ports in real life, look very similar to the Rogal : I think the point of the matilda comment is that it looks more like ww2 era tanks than any DIRECT comparison to existing tanks. Much like how the Predator/Rhino looks vaguely like an M113 but obviously isn't the same tank. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Caveat: been a while since I've seen a Leman Russ. I couldn't tell you, off the top of my head, the difference between the Dorn and the Russ silhouettes other than maybe it's bigger and it has different weapon options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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