Dried Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I love him honestly. Laurence 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On a second look, maybe just removing the staff altogether would work too? Give him the sayan-power-up look? DemonGSides and LSM 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I'm confused that some people dislike the model so much. He looks weird... and that's the point. He's a Weird Boy lol LSM, Subtleknife, Dried and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambula Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I saw it has already a 3D render to be printed. We are living dangerous times. Â About the model... too cartoonish for my taste, but it's always a good thing to have non-xeno news for once! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogger351 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 31 minutes ago, Orange Knight said: I'm confused that some people dislike the model so much. He looks weird... and that's the point. He's a Weird Boy lol I saw someone elsewhere said it felt like they couldn't pick a lane.  It's not shamanic as per the old one. It's not got It's helpers or minders as per the fluff.  It's got all the techno gubbins, but not enough that it looks coherent, there's some warp lightning but not enough he looks like he's discharging.  There's comment just above about removing the staff, which is a quintessential element of the minis fluff.  It's not a bad mini at all imo, but it feels more like a mek than a weirdboy to me personally. Dalmyth, DemonGSides, Inquisitor_Lensoven and 1 other 2 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) A model not conforming to what was expected isn't an objective negative, however. I agree that the design is different from the old model, but I prefer it. I think he looks unhinged. I suppose this particular Weirdboy is more of a "Warp head" Edited April 14 by Orange Knight Dalmyth 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogger351 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 16 minutes ago, Orange Knight said: A model not conforming to what was expected isn't an objective negative, however. I agree that the design is different from the old model, but I prefer it. I think he looks unhinged. I suppose this particular Weirdboy is more of a "Warp head" It's not an objective negative, no. As I said myself It's not a bad mini, it just isn't for me. Â Same way the vanguard vets got slapped down a bit for being plain, same thing really, horses for courses. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Orange Knight said: I'm confused that some people dislike the model so much. He looks weird... and that's the point. He's a Weird Boy lol  I think I know what it is. The issue is it has those cables flaring off it but no coruscating energy about them to denote the energy that is apparently causing it.  As such, it just looks like bad hair glued onto it. Mogger351, phandaal and Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soviet1337 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Remember there will very likely be a multi-part standalone weirdboy release as well.  I like this one, it doesn't blow me away but it's pretty cool. Would love too see an old school one with a funny hat and minderz. danodan123 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 3 hours ago, Orange Knight said: I'm confused that some people dislike the model so much. He looks weird... and that's the point. He's a Weird Boy lol  What is confusing about people having different opinions?  Is the 11th edition thread confusing as well, with so many participants not agreeing on whether the changes are good or not? Matcap86 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vardus Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 But the real question is will we ever see the return of the Madboyz? Lord Blacksteel 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, soviet1337 said: Remember there will very likely be a multi-part standalone weirdboy release as well.  Sadly no such guarantee for whichever faction is against space marines in the starter box, see; Necrons Plasmancer, Neurotyrant, Noxious Blightbringer, etc. Xenith 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Paperman Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Fantastic model IMO, great paint job really makes him look cracked out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paturabo Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 5 minutes ago, Nephaston said: Sadly no such guarantee for whichever faction is against space marines in the starter box, see; Necrons Plasmancer, Neurotyrant, Noxious Blightbringer, etc.  Zog, there are Space Marine characters that haven't had separate releases after showing up in launch boxes. The Bladeguard Ancient, the Judicar, and Apothecary Biologis to name the ones that come to mind. Even being on a sprue with other units doesn't guarantee a separate release later. Xenith and ZeroWolf 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 50 minutes ago, phandaal said:  What is confusing about people having different opinions?   I'm just generally surprised at the volume of negative reaction at what looks to me at least, like a slam dunk of a model. He's weird, he stands out, it's obvious what he is at a glance, etc etc  And we also knew what he would look like in advance as we saw him in the cgi trailer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Orange Knight said:  I'm just generally surprised at the volume of negative reaction at what looks to me at least, like a slam dunk of a model. He's weird, he stands out, it's obvious what he is at a glance, etc etc  And we also knew what he would look like in advance as we saw him in the cgi trailer. If GW had released a silhouette only first no one would have likely said weird boy. i think a lot of the people who like it wouldn’t have thought it was a weird boy if  a leak without a label had come out before the release.  i do not think it’s obviously a psyker at a glance at all. The one bit of energy coming out of the side of his head could easily be interpreted as electrical arcing if it were painted white/blue. Edited April 14 by Inquisitor_Lensoven Rhavien, Captain Idaho, DemonGSides and 2 others 2 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 feels kinda skaveny, tbh. I might get one for a headswap depending on how the sprue is split up I like it as a mini, but it doesn't seem focused to me for ork weirdboy specifically Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 17 minutes ago, Inquisitor_Lensoven said: If GW had released a silhouette only first no one would have likely said weird boy. i think a lot of the people who like it wouldn’t have thought it was a weird boy if  a leak without a label had come out before the release.  i do not think it’s obviously a psyker at a glance at all. The one bit of energy coming out of the side of his head could easily be interpreted as electrical arcing if it were painted white/blue.  Yeah the guy with the glowing eyes doesn't look at all like a psyker.  I'm not at all sure what else it could be misconstrued as. I get that it isn't a slavish recreation of an ugly old miniature, but this guy has very obvious design cues for what he is. Mogger351 and Dalmyth 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) 24 minutes ago, DemonGSides said:  Yeah the guy with the glowing eyes doesn't look at all like a psyker.  I'm not at all sure what else it could be misconstrued as. I get that it isn't a slavish recreation of an ugly old miniature, but this guy has very obvious design cues for what he is. That’s the paint job not the model itself, and why I specified if they released a silhouette of this model no one would have guessed psyker.  the only design cue is wizard staff.   Edited April 14 by Inquisitor_Lensoven Mogger351 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Arguably the collar and the cables are also doing their job and conducting energy away. Which is why there are presumably no extra arcs: all the waagh juice is in the cables, which seemingly is represented as well by them being heat discolored into purple.  Either way, one can paint even more glow or do the old reliable paperclip lightning and either put them at the end of the cables or just outright snip the cables off and put the paperclips there. Arkley and DemonGSides 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
01RTB01 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 7 hours ago, Rhavien said: I think he looks like one of those black fortress negavolt cultists on steroids. Gives me more dark mech vibes than ork psychic to be honest.  @Grotsmasha you are absolutely right! I didn't even notice. Who would grab a staff like this? Seems he wants to hand it over.  It's possible he is trying to hand his staff over as he's so overloaded with power he needs to unleash? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) Had a little play in Photoshop... Â Edited April 14 by Grotsmasha Xenith, Rusted Boltgun, Captain Idaho and 8 others 6 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I do like it without the staff. Like he's gripping two jumper cables attached to a car battery and it's just going off.  Probably too many arcing doo-dads but I do agree one more would've really sold the idea that ifs not just regular lightning, tho I do think the original does a good enough job of that. Grotsmasha, Mogger351 and stretch_135 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogger351 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 7 minutes ago, Grotsmasha said: Had a little play in Photoshop... Â This is much much better, I think the staff is still needed for fluff reasons, but it could be in the ground next to him or across his back. phandaal, Grotsmasha, Xenith and 1 other 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Idaho Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I don't mind the staff but the anyway Grotsmasha's play is amazing. Same model with minor changes and it looks great. Inquisitor_Lensoven, phandaal and Grotsmasha 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/3/#findComment-6166415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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