Knight Destrier

[Nephaston]

4 hours ago, Alby the Slayer said:

Great helm face is cool, the lance is so short it's much more a knight shortsword if you want to be generous and the pennon is also good.

The two black rings seem to be connected via three prongs, makes me think the lance might be telescopic and lengthens on the thrust. 

[Mr. Oddity]

2 hours ago, Nephaston said:

The two black rings seem to be connected via three prongs, makes me think the lance might be telescopic and lengthens on the thrust. 

Pretty sure that's the intent, if you look at the close up the end of the shaft also seems to have a rocket exhaust on it. What better way to guarantee an armor pierce than by slamming a rocket-assisted stab into your enemy at Mach 40,000?

[Kommisar_K]

Didn't notice until today that armiger's/destriers have spurs. 

 

What are those supposed to be?

[Alby the Slayer]

5 hours ago, Nephaston said:

The two black rings seem to be connected via three prongs, makes me think the lance might be telescopic and lengthens on the thrust. 

 

Yes, I figured that much but still (and you will excuse my skill of photo editing):

 

 

That's not what I call a lance. Maybe double that size, but I get it.

 

9 hours ago, Mogger351 said:

You've got a clear direction there which is good, but the knights aren't knights because of the form of their steeds.

 

"The original Knight Worlds were founded during the Dark Age of Technology, settled by humanity in its first great stellar exodus. In an event dubbed the Long March, over the course of decades colonization ships reached their pre-chosen worlds. When they arrived, however, they often found lethal fauna and flora alike, and/or devastating meteorological conditions. The founding materials for the colonists were the ships themselves, while they were able to flourish and expand thanks to STC machines. Among the creations of the STC during this time were the first knight suits, to defend against predators and hostile xenos.Known at the time as construction-defence platforms, they were originally used as tools to clear land and construct settlements.The pilots for these suits were carefully chosen, but over extended exposure to their Throne Mechanicum console their concepts of practical self-defense and communal survival were replaced by ideas of authoritarianism, chivalry, and martial honour. Over the decades a feudal system formed, and those protected by the knights increasingly became vassals to their masters. The armaments originally used for settlement and construction would instead be dedicated to the prosecution of war."

 

I built knights that are more like modern military robots and I built knights that are more of a medieval knight theme.

I thought that the knight machine was a simulacrum of the human knight who is piloting and all the ones who proceded him, with his own personality but still in symbiosis with his pilot and his history/family.

So since this is a destrier, I thought it would be cool if it was more (or even more) in the knight theme.

 

 

[Karhedron]

2 hours ago, Alby the Slayer said:

Yes, I figured that much but still (and you will excuse my skill of photo editing):

 

 

That looks better to me. I hope the kit allows it to be built like that without having to hack it about.

[NTaW]

2 hours ago, Karhedron said:

 

That looks better to me. I hope the kit allows it to be built like that without having to hack it about.

 

For what it's worth, this looks a lot like the force halberd that was on the old BA Librarian Dreadnought. That was a totally loose bit that could be glued in place at any point along its haft.

 

I'm torn on this model. Fits the lineup, but I'm not totally sold on what niche it will fill. Rocket boosters are cool, but the whole army moves pretty fast already? I do really like the spear and frag cannon. Might end up with a couple depending on the real world cost.

[Zoatibix]

I really like this guy. He’s cute. Very tempted to pick one up, even though I haven’t played in over a year.

 

I wanted to like the new Custodes but…they’re just not grabbing me.

 

I like the vibe of the Destrier. The stance, helmet. The curves.

Edited yesterday at 12:47 PM by Zoatibix

[Blissful Brushes]

It looks decent, but they're not exactly setting the world alight. The centre of gravity on the model looks to be on the toes which is why I think it looks a bit janky. I think it'd probably need a bit of love to make it look a bit better. 

[DuskRaider]

19 hours ago, Iron Lord said:

The Knight Defender, a Questoris option, does, as does one of the Knight Dominus variants.

Ahh yeah… I completely forgot about the Dominus. Not really sure what kind of unique weaponry they could come up with that still fits within the confines of the system then. 

[Karhedron]

9 minutes ago, DuskRaider said:

Ahh yeah… I completely forgot about the Dominus. Not really sure what kind of unique weaponry they could come up with that still fits within the confines of the system then. 

 

The Dominus is odd in that it is an almost purely shooty platform, just in short or long-ranged configurations. Giving the Thundercoil Harpoon a melee profile would help IMHO.

[Khulu]

I really like this kit. Hope it actually does something useful on the tabletop. I'll probably pick a few up either way though, I love buiilding and painting Knights.

[Jukkiz]

Dunno why GW has no idea what Piledriver seems to be. 

This knight would be perfect for that idea, considering it seems to have one, kinda.

[Mogger351]

10 minutes ago, Jukkiz said:

Dunno why GW has no idea what Piledriver seems to be. 

This knight would be perfect for that idea, considering it seems to have one, kinda.

I think when you lean into the idea of a knight on his horse (or destrier) the spear/Lance is the most evocative mental image. That said, the chassis is not at all horse like and a shield/mace combo would have been more unique.