MitGas

Do their trumpets have their own weapon profile? judging by the size, they could be used as clubs!

I legit thought the two regular ones were identical as well and they made an error by copy/pasting the same figure twice... despite one being a woman while the other's a dude! I think the exact same way they hold their weapons and shields really messes with our eyes. The details are different, the way the clothes/cloak fall etc. but since those two prominent elements are near identical, they really read as the same mini.

Yep! ❤️‍🔥 I don't really mind (or care about) that new character (unlike the people on 9gag) but I dunno why she got created and when there are already the awesome Sisters of Silence anyways, who I'd like to see more of. Haven't read the book though.

I was talking about the horrors there. I find Daemonettes very cool (I like all four basic daemons) but I'm not very invested as I'll probably never own the other 3. I'm just too lazy to collect all of Chaos.

I'd just need to complain a bit about the new female Custodes (why when we have Sister of Silence, who are awesome) and I'd be gone for sure! 😝

I feel like this time my horrors will finally get the nerf people (other people) wanted to see. 😂

Which seems pretty fitting for Slaanesh! Sure, Slaanesh isn't just that but I can remember the old, bald metal daemonettes before them with more classic crab claws and kinda wondered who'd find them irresistible in-universe, didn't really reflect the background. Different strokes for different folks I guess but they didn't have mass appeal for sure! I really liked the horrors from back then though. I'd hope an update would mix their volatile/scary look with the cartoony one we got now.

The current Daemon core kits all kinda suck. There, I‘ve said it. Plaguebearers are the best out of the bunch but even they would benefit from new minis, too much got improved in these years to not see a difference in quality between all those and new releases.

Well, there are lots of different shades of pinks (from candy-colored to fleshy, to reddish to almost purple) and they could be multicolored too (like having blue limbs) seeing how they‘re made up of blue horrors anyways… in various artworks (and the background) they‘re much more varied than the minis by the Eavy Metal team. Some, like the Silver Tower sculpt got painted more interestingly too. The classic colors for each God are the typical choices but frankly you can paint a chaotic force however you please. Yep, blur or green or red or purple might be the go-to choice but those colors are not set in stone, usually just a form of superstition (as in lucky colors) and frankly have been modified, expanded upon and changed over the years anyways. So paint them however you want. Does it look strange to see green bloodletters? Yup, it even feels off after so many years of indoctrination. There‘s an established look for things but doesn‘t mean they have to be painted like that. I doubt Khorne would care, so why would you? Can‘t expect people to like it though but who cares, those are your minis. I think in some cases, like the one you’ve given, where you field a unit that is named after a color like Pink Horrors or you play an army with an established color scheme it feels a bit off but even within the confines of the background there is lots of room for creative paintjobs in those cases. They could just have pink flames or eyes. Limiting units of Tzeentch to any color feels pretty off anyways. „Disrespecting“ the lore might not be appreciated by others but if that‘s the case, try to play with other people. I‘d rather play against pink goblins if it makes my opponent happy. And they should be greenskins in theory. But invent a decent reason why they are not (might some pigmentation-mutation due to some rare shrooms and you can appease even fanatics of the lore and got some cool story for you army to boot. Dunno why people lament it, GW has always been pretty open about colors. There‘s only one solid exception in a tournament setting and that is when you paint e.g. your marines as another chapter than the one whose rules you use. I mean, explaining it would sort that problem too in like 5 secs but it is what it is…. So don‘t worry and mock the people that can‘t get over you painting your minis differently if needed! 🥳

I dunno if this would be the best way to remember (an open flame so close to the SC’s diary seems like a surefire (I’m not sorry) way to lose those notes) but he‘s at the very least adding a ton of style points!

Well, I think it‘s entirely fair to say SM/40k were/was first in that regard. But since SM are themselves based on classic knights and their entourage, the point is kinda moot. It could also be a nod to Bretonnians or RL if you wanted to but it‘s clear as day that GW wants Fantasy marines. Which is totally fine as long as other armies don‘t suffer too much from GW focusing on them as was the case in 40k. I‘d say it has gotten a lot better there as well and I‘d also say that SC got way too much (hence the nuke) but hey, at least the updates are good. the 4th ed box will be difficult to not get. Skaven look perfect so far and the new SC stuff is sexy once again, much like in 3rd‘s box.

Yeah, probably explains why I like them. Those guys mixed with the Curseling are what I really wanna see for DoT one day.

Well, you gotta appreciate a good challenge sometimes! Frankly, they don‘t seem THAT difficult to paint either, there have been quite detailed ones before. Get a decent silver, wash, do the edges and a big part of them is done well. I‘d say the hardest part are the brighter bits but that‘s less about skill and more about patience. I don‘t think I‘ll ever collect SC but I certainly prefer these guys to the basic ones… not sure how much of an argument ease of painting is for others, it’s irrelevant to me but I also know people that just want to hurry through it. I think SC still tick that box as most minis in their range are quite straight-forward.

They're looking great. Quite busy overall, kinda remind me of the SM Honor Guard or similarly blinged up figures but it works for them.

Yeah, for some types of paints it‘s not bad, that‘s true. But layer paints etc. have no business being in such pots for me. Thankfully I‘m not forced to buy them and there‘s plenty of excellent paints out there, so it‘s inconsequential anyways. I‘m a gigantic fan of going for the most cynical take as you‘ve so elegantly put it though! Might not lead to happiness but at least it doesn‘t lead to having only GW paints that annoy me! 😎