Laurence Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 5 hours ago, soviet1337 said: Remember there will very likely be a multi-part standalone weirdboy release as well. Will there? What options would it have? I reckon we'll just get this lad packed up individually. Wondering how he's going to function as a pushfit, mind... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Grotsmasha said: Had a little play in Photoshop... Yeah, replacing the cables makes a big difference to me, and while not the overall look I’d have gone with, this at least looks like an ork space wizard Mogger351 and phandaal 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
soviet1337 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 5 hours ago, Paturabo said: 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. All of these are characters that were invented for their respective boxes though. Weirdboyz are a long-standing character type that has been neglected, and also that you could plausibly take more than one of in your army. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irlLordy Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Does that look like a 50mm base? Seems a bit big to be in with boyz. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paturabo Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) 14 hours 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. There is precedence in other miniatures and art where "ork with screws and/or cables in his head" is a type of mekboy. Not to mention all the Imperial and Chaos mechandendrites waving about on techpriests and warpsmiths. So I understand where this: Looks a bit like these: But there also is canon stories like Guy Haley's Prophets of WAAAGH! in which they drill some holes into the local psychic oddboy's head to hook him up to their forcefield generator to make a psychic shield. I think some chains in place of some of the floating cables coming off his "psykick collar" would read as unleashed psychic power better, while keeping the same silhouette and being a throwback to the chains on the old model. Edited April 15 by Paturabo slight clarification Mogger351, DemonGSides and Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogian Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Some mocks up someone did on reddit - think there are gonna be some fantastic paint jobs for this model from the community https://www.reddit.com/r/orks/comments/1sldtyj/ork_weirdboy_waaagh_magic_photoshop/ Orange Knight and Heraclite 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) 6 hours ago, Paturabo said: There is precedence in other miniatures and art where "ork with screws and/or cables in his head" is a type of mekboy. Not to mention all the Imperial and Chaos mechandendrites waving about on techpriests and warpsmiths. So I understand where this: Looks a bit like these: But there also is canon stories like Guy Haley's Prophets of WAAAGH! in which they drill some holes into the local psychic oddboy's head to hook him up to their forcefield generator to make a psychic shield. I think some chains in place of some of the floating cables coming off his "psykick collar" would read as unleashed psychic power better, while keeping the same silhouette and being a throwback to the chains on the old model. None of the big electric stuff is like a hat; it is embedded into the new guys head; seems like a pretty obvious difference off the rip. He's collared like a prisoner. I do see the resemblance with the third pic tho. I would say that guy not being yoked specifically makes them pretty different though. It's a good update. Edited April 15 by DemonGSides Paturabo and Mogger351 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marspeople Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 The cables and electrodes and other gubbins coming off his do look like a Mek's work. Presumably because they are a Mek's work. To try and keep his power under control, or maybe focus it into an even greater weapon somehow. Paturabo, Marshal Reinhard, DemonGSides and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madao Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 4/14/2026 at 5:36 PM, Grotsmasha said: Had a little play in Photoshop... Looks like a really angry grandma Orange Knight, Paturabo and Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387804-new-weirdboy/page/4/#findComment-6166622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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