Yarrick Returns

[grailkeeper]

Feiw the blades on his power claw looks slightly smaller than they used to be. I'd rather they were bigger and beefier, but that's only a tiny nitpick on a great model.

[Ayatollah_of_Rock_n_Rolla]

6 hours ago, Antarius said:

The mini is very nice, I think I might even get it. The Againmaggedon-again-again is utter nonsense though, no matter how the chips fall on the "did GW submit an affidavit that Yarrick was totally dead 4 realz"-discussion.
I know it's a tired old refrain but going all in on storyline and then having the storyline be endless reruns is beyond silly at this point.
 

 

I completely agree with you, even more if we count in the whole Ullanor thing, but at the same time you're making Luigi "Lets-Have-Another-Isonzo-Offensive" Cadorna very unhappy.

[TheVoidDragon]

It's quite a good miniature. The main thing I dislike i the Ork Klaw pose seems a bit casual, and him not having the extra armour / bracing up to his shoulder on the front makes it look a bit strange there.

[phandaal]

8 hours ago, Wolf Guard Dan said:

It’s really hatred of orks that keeps him going. 

 

For those with military backgrounds, Yarrick is that chain-smoking NCO who drinks nothing but black coffee, never sleeps, has 0% body fat and gets his kicks in by taking the unit on 12-mile runs in full battle kit. Dude is straight up too crusty to die. 

[roryokane]

4 hours ago, Ayatollah_of_Rock_n_Rolla said:

 

I completely agree with you, even more if we count in the whole Ullanor thing, but at the same time you're making Luigi "Lets-Have-Another-Isonzo-Offensive" Cadorna very unhappy.

That is an excellent reference.

[Laurence]

14 hours ago, sitnam said:

 

I don't disagree with you, I just don't think it's likely we get a a third new plastic regiment before a Catachan refresh, particularly one that's shares so much visually with the DKoK.

 

In a perfect world all the regiments of old would get their due. 

 

Given that Armageddon has been a war-wrecked hellworld for somlong now, how are there even Armageddonites left to be recruited for the Steel Legion?  Perhaps the reason for the DKoK being so visible here is that the natives don;t actually have a very large population any more.

[Kommisar_K]

11 minutes ago, Laurence said:

 

Given that Armageddon has been a war-wrecked hellworld for somlong now, how are there even Armageddonites left to be recruited for the Steel Legion?  Perhaps the reason for the DKoK being so visible here is that the natives don;t actually have a very large population any more.

I actually really like this theory now you mention it. Not like "I want the Steal Legion to die" or something, but imagine the kind of stories you could get out of such a proud and storied people having to get bailed out by everybody else this time. Without that many Steel Legion around, you'd have Krieg, Cadians, random regiments from around the galaxy getting all the glory, while these veteran Steel Legion simply don't have the numbers to really make a difference. Definitely the seeds of some good stories there. 

[Wolf Guard Dan]

After the first war of Armageddon Logan Grimnar made off with all the imperial guard that were going to be liquidated by the inquisition. There has been another recent war against the World Eaters there (is that technically 4th war of Armageddon?). It’s quite possible Grimnar absconded with the steel legion remnants again or maybe the inquisition liquidated them. It makes sense that most guardsmen would be off worlders depending on timeline. 

[Paturabo]

46 minutes ago, Laurence said:

 

Given that Armageddon has been a war-wrecked hellworld for somlong now, how are there even Armageddonites left to be recruited for the Steel Legion?  Perhaps the reason for the DKoK being so visible here is that the natives don;t actually have a very large population any more.

Probably the same way that there are still Cadians despite Cadia Prime being blasted in half.

 

The Armageddon Steel Legion is probably recruited from across all the worlds in the Armageddon Sector, not just Armageddon itself. 

[Wispy]

I never loved the storm bolter, otherwise a fine, faithful update.

Edited 22 hours ago by Wispy

[Laurence]

1 hour ago, Paturabo said:

Probably the same way that there are still Cadians despite Cadia Prime being blasted in half.

 

The Armageddon Steel Legion is probably recruited from across all the worlds in the Armageddon Sector, not just Armageddon itself. 

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Armageddon_System

 

Two dead worlds, three gas giants, an uninhabited jungle world, an ice world, a naval facility and a mining world.  The Armageddon system doesn't have a big recruitment base outside of the prime hive world.

[Dark Shepherd]

[jaxom]

I just noticed they updated his sash pin; it's now a Templar (nee Maltese) cross. Nice touch showing his connect to the chapter.

 

[TheVoidDragon]

Realized that his hat has been shrunk. Prefered the bigger version of it, felt like it had more style and character with it being so noticable. 

Edited 16 hours ago by TheVoidDragon

[Kommisar_K]

1 minute ago, TheVoidDragon said:

Realized that his hat has been shrunk. Prefered the bigger version of it, felt like it had more character. 

 

Alas, even the 400-year-old guy with a massive xeno robot-claw for an arm must bow to the logic of practical headwear. 

[Burni]

The old one looks like he's really taut and straining, especially the klaw arm whereas the new one looks like he's been holding that pose for so long he's sagging a bit. I'm usually a 'new is better' type of guy but a lot of the recent redone stuff just isn't hitting for me and a lot of that has been when reproducing the posing. I'm not a sculptor so maybe the new stuff is just more anatomically correct or something and that's the reason.

[Matcap86]

12 hours ago, Laurence said:

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Armageddon_System

 

Two dead worlds, three gas giants, an uninhabited jungle world, an ice world, a naval facility and a mining world.  The Armageddon system doesn't have a big recruitment base outside of the prime hive world.

 

They said Armageddon sector, not Armageddon system.

 

https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Armageddon_Sector

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

Seems like we’ve got a new commissar coming, and maybe a few new epic heroes.

[ZeroWolf]

15 minutes ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said:

Seems like we’ve got a new commissar coming, and maybe a few new epic heroes.

Talking about the new Boole rumours and Valrak's video?

 

Saw that, looks interesting for sure. I'm also curious as to where they're going to take the Space Wolves assistance in bringing Yarrick back to full strength.

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

27 minutes ago, ZeroWolf said:

Talking about the new Boole rumours and Valrak's video?

 

Saw that, looks interesting for sure. I'm also curious as to where they're going to take the Space Wolves assistance in bringing Yarrick back to full strength.

I mean the SWs probably just pulled him from the battlefield and then he was taken to a hospital.

[SvenIronhand]

RE: The Boole rumors, it could very well be that Yarrick was reconstructed ala Kaspar Hawser.