40k New Mutilators

[Antarius]

39 minutes ago, Alby the Slayer said:

I really wish they went with "warped flash is taking over the armour" and not this kind of flesh growing under the armour but not spilling out. These onese seam so.. clean.

This really hit the nail on the head, when it comes to what bugs me about both these and the other models with similar armour/flesh. I hadn't really been able to figure it out, except things seeming a bit too "ordered", so thanks! I think I might look into a bit of resculpting to let the armour and flesh grow into each other on my Obliterators, as well as these guys if I ever get them and maybe my Helbrute (although I think the Helbrute suffers less from this).
The Dinobots are probably the worst offenders and might actually be why I don't really like them, although I do like some of their elements - but I don't own any of those models, so it's not really a problem for me 

[Mogger351]

13 hours ago, kabaakaba said:

They really good, idk why so many think they are not ok. Good quality, nice poses. 

If something doesn't match you headcannon don't make it bad.

Because it's not headcanon.

 

This is what they're depicted as in official art.

 

The fleshmetal virus over the decades has been described as a painful fusing of armour, flesh and weapon where one flows and grows from the other.

 

Edited yesterday at 07:54 AM by Mogger351

[kabaakaba]

1 hour ago, Mogger351 said:

Because it's not headcanon.

 

This is what they're depicted as in official art.

 

The fleshmetal virus over the decades has been described as a painful fusing of armour, flesh and weapon where one flows and grows from the other.

 

How old this pict? I mean it's like we always refered to RT/2nd edition books when don't like something. 

NOW GW said mutilators looks like this. And This is the canon, not something written 20++ year ago. It's normal process. Little Timmy from current time barely buy all gore-meat-guts abomination. Though new Mutilators have cool sculpt and still chaosy enought. And here is 50 Timmy for every Serious veteran Tom.

[Antarius]

They’re from 6th edition IIRC. Same time as the Dinobots, I seem to recall, but I could be wrong. So I guess 2012ish..

Edited yesterday at 11:00 AM by Antarius

[Mogger351]

1 hour ago, Antarius said:

They’re from 6th edition IIRC. Same time as the Dinobots, I seem to recall, but I could be wrong. So I guess 2012ish..

Yeah, that image was in the 6th ed codex, so really not that long ago.

[Agrest_IW]

Mutilators: worst CSM unit from 2012-2019, GW is known for making the same mistakes over and over again, slow unit for Combat and nothing more. The only positive thing is models look like Obliterator (some conversion in hands add gun here and there )

[Nephaston]

5 hours ago, Antarius said:

This really hit the nail on the head, when it comes to what bugs me about both these and the other models with similar armour/flesh. I hadn't really been able to figure it out, except things seeming a bit too "ordered", so thanks! I think I might look into a bit of resculpting to let the armour and flesh grow into each other on my Obliterators, as well as these guys if I ever get them and maybe my Helbrute (although I think the Helbrute suffers less from this).
The Dinobots are probably the worst offenders and might actually be why I don't really like them, although I do like some of their elements - but I don't own any of those models, so it's not really a problem for me 

 

One could also just paint the borders between flesh and armour with less distinction; painting strings of flesh up and over the trim and armour/metal colours spilling on and mixing into the flesh.

The 'eavy metal scheme will never not be hyper clean so it is particularly bad at selling something that is supposedly messy.

 

As alwas, once it is in the wild it'll start looking much better, like womens faces on GW models.

[Flaherty]

3 hours ago, kabaakaba said:

How old this pict? I mean it's like we always refered to RT/2nd edition books when don't like something. 

NOW GW said mutilators looks like this. And This is the canon, not something written 20++ year ago. It's normal process. Little Timmy from current time barely buy all gore-meat-guts abomination. Though new Mutilators have cool sculpt and still chaosy enought. And here is 50 Timmy for every Serious veteran Tom.

My hunch is that the kit was designed by a new trainee or under serious deadline pressure. 

GW has no problem shipping body horror. Slaanesh Fiends, any number of models featuring decapitated heads as trophies, etc.

 

I am curious how much young Timmy weighs in their minds these days. With the increasing emphasis on battleforces, GW is pushing their average selling price up to the $250 price point. It seems like the new focus is whale hunting, adding more and larger bricks to people with piles of shame. 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

8 hours ago, Mogger351 said:

Yeah, that image was in the 6th ed codex, so really not that long ago.

…14 years ago isn’t that long ago? Ok.

[Wispy]

On 2/5/2026 at 10:04 AM, Mogger351 said:

I will fly close to the sun.

 

Both sculpts suck.

you're not flying close, you're burning up in the photosphere.

[Mogger351]

34 minutes ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said:

…14 years ago isn’t that long ago? Ok.

Well, 13 and a half. But you've gone from "peoples head-canon" to "old 2nd edition art" to "14 years is too old". 

 

Hate to tell you this, there's plenty of 40k units in production older than that art. It's not some relic of a forgotten age exactly.

 

If you love the pink nuggets wearing a box, more power to you. But your lack of knowledge of the past and the fluff doesn't allow you to tell people they're imagining things.

[kabaakaba]

55 minutes ago, Mogger351 said:

Well, 13 and a half. But you've gone from "peoples head-canon" to "old 2nd edition art" to "14 years is too old". 

 

Hate to tell you this, there's plenty of 40k units in production older than that art. It's not some relic of a forgotten age exactly.

 

If you love the pink nuggets wearing a box, more power to you. But your lack of knowledge of the past and the fluff doesn't allow you to tell people they're imagining things.

It's me said about head cannon and to old 

And yeah 14 years is old. My kid this old. End I talk not about art but about stupid endless reference to RT and second Edition. They gone and never returns so it's time to move. This is already very different universe. And I absolutely like it. We moved from stale 999999.m41 and that's great. 

And new Mutilators are great. 

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

1 hour ago, Mogger351 said:

Well, 13 and a half. But you've gone from "peoples head-canon" to "old 2nd edition art" to "14 years is too old". 

 

Hate to tell you this, there's plenty of 40k units in production older than that art. It's not some relic of a forgotten age exactly.

 

If you love the pink nuggets wearing a box, more power to you. But your lack of knowledge of the past and the fluff doesn't allow you to tell people they're imagining things.

I haven’t gone from anything to anything.

 

units or kits being older than 14 years is irrelevant.

 

14 is a long time, it’s roughly a third of the game’s age. That’s plenty old and plenty of time for GW to make the decision to change things a bit.

[TheWarmaster]

Do we reckon they’ll show off the defiler on Monday? Seeing as the last two Iron Warriors reveals were on Mondays? 

[Karhedron]

6 minutes ago, TheWarmaster said:

Do we reckon they’ll show off the defiler on Monday? Seeing as the last two Iron Warriors reveals were on Mondays? 

 

Fingers crossed. I was assuming that the Red Corsairs would be all the Chaos we would get before 11th so this IW mini wave is most welcome.