On Games Workshop sprue layout and miniature design

[kabaakaba]

Leta be honest, yeah new minis are monopose with with interchangeable hands and head. But poses are way better then they was earlier.  We repose and converted exact this new mono poses. 

[Robbienw]

11 hours ago, kabaakaba said:

Leta be honest, yeah new minis are monopose with with interchangeable hands and head. But poses are way better then they was earlier.  

 

I'd agree with that on some human and xeno figures.  Not in general with newer marines though, a lot of posing is poor and has been for an extended period.  They get it right on a few units like terminators, but posing on a lot of 40k marine stuff doesn't look right.

[Brother Christopher]

28 minutes ago, Robbienw said:

Not in general with newer marines though, a lot of posing is poor and has been for an extended period.  They get it right on a few units like terminators, but posing on a lot of 40k marine stuff doesn't look right.

 

I think you're right. The static poses are okay, the dynamic Space Wolves from the most recent release are great, Terminators are okay. But There's something off about most dynamic poses: the ETB Assault Intercessors and all flavours of Jump Pack Intercessors probably are probably the worst offenders. 

[Robbienw]

Yes the Space Wolves were a rare good example, in particular the Blood Claws.  Wolf Scouts are poor though.

 

Assault and Jump Intercessors are some of the worst.  The new Deathwath kill team poses are really bad as well.

[Brother Christopher]

20 minutes ago, Robbienw said:

The new Deathwath kill team poses are really bad as well.

 

I've seen people stay that, but I don't really see it. I mean, at a glance, from the product shots, they look quite vanilla/okay.

 

But I think we're getting off topic. To steer this slightly back on track, I've also heard that the Deathwatch kill team is quite monopose - a problem that's a direct result of GW's design philosophy where every mini, including rank and file troops, has to be special, which results in repeats of poses.

[phandaal]

3 hours ago, Robbienw said:

 

I'd agree with that on some human and xeno figures.  Not in general with newer marines though, a lot of posing is poor and has been for an extended period.  They get it right on a few units like terminators, but posing on a lot of 40k marine stuff doesn't look right.

 

Yeah the new Terminators look really good. Some other recent SM posing is not good at all though. 100% agreed on the assault/jump intercessors.

 

You can definitely tell when the more skilled modelers are working on the posing.

 

Aggressors are another example. I am a big fan of all things Gravis, but you can really see the difference between their poses vs the new Terminators.

Edited 1 hour ago by phandaal