New forgeworld mechanicum tank

[Badtucker]

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Pretty nifty :D

[energongoodie]

I can't decide to love it or hate it!

More pics please :)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

That looks hilarious and awesome.

[Badtucker]

Fluff for the tank is,

The Krios Battle Tank is a vehicle of arcane and ancient design that fulfils a tactical role within Mechanicum armies similar to that of the Predator tank more widely used by other forces of the Imperium. Its durability is provided by interlocking defensive energy fields, rather than physical armour, lending it a deceptively skeletal appearance.

The most common armament mounted upon the Krios is the lightning cannon. This configuration takes advantage of the tank’s powerful on-board reactor’s vast energy capacity to create a laser-path guided electromagnetic beam, able to vaporise flesh and rupture heavy armour with ease.

[Wolfshade]

I was going to say it looks more like a self propelled gun rather than a tank...

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It sounds ace.

[energongoodie]

The extra pics have not helped me! Is it brilliant or bobbins?!?!

Price and rules will help me decide :)

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It's at the open day, no idea of price or rules.

[eldargal]

I like it.

[Wolfshade]

Looks like this:
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/UnitedStates/selfpropelledguns/usspg-Christie-8inch-a.jpg

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

It's pretty sexy, for a warp-lightning cannon powered not by a schizophrenic rat, but an androgynous cyborg.

[Mr Mystery]

I hate steampunk, so I'm none too keen on this.

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

How the balls is that Steampunk?

[Mr Mystery]

It's the exposed cogs man.

No need, no need.

[Kirsten]

I like it, looks fun

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

You must not like the Mechanicum much at all Mystery...?

[Mr Mystery]

I like the Mechanicum stuff for the most part, as it doesn't have unnecessary cogs or inexplicably exposed critical areas.

It's just this tank. I get that it has shielding and fields and that (which is cool), but the skeletal look just puts me off it.

Not a bad model, but just not for me.

[eldargal]

Not a bad model, but just not for me.

You've been cogblocked.

[Mr Mystery]

If you can build it without that silly big external wheel? That'd be enough for me to find it to my tastes!

@EG. Tsk. Though the tank is pretty phallic when the gun is elevated. Spesh with where the crewthing is sat.

[daboarder]

The extra pics have not helped me! Is it brilliant or bobbins?!?!

Price and rules will help me decide :)

Oh its a completely bobbins design, but thats what makes it awesome

[Tzeentch's Dark Agent]

I would imagine so... That'd be a silly thing to mold on.

[Dlatrex]

I like it, looks fun
I agree that it looks quite fun, but does it qualify as a tank instead of the aforementioned self-propelled artillery? I guess if the shielding makes it as durable as the fluff suggests, the battle field roll would be closer to Tank than Gun, regardless of its superficial appearance.

Either way, I may need a bakers dozen.

[Asymmetrical Xeno]

I think that's the first ever imperial tank i've actually liked the look of. It's pretty cool and it's weird enough for my tastes.

[Mike Lawler]

The best part about this one IMO is that I can literally make this from my bits box and it'll look at least as good as the FW model :P

[Defenestratus]

Hey look! More worthless HH crap that nobody plays.

I bet they top it off next week with more unique units and legion shoulder pads so that beakie players can call their doctors to cancel their viagra prescriptions.

With the exception of the Nid TWL Devourers, the R'vanna was the last Xenos item to be released by FW which was LAST YEAR.

I used wayback to check the site.

I'm pretty upset since I have an email that said that HH would not interfere with the established FW product lines. Can't say that I'm seeing that.

/rant

[Mr Mystery]

The Warhammer crowd look on in mild bemusement at Defenstratus' highly articulate outburst.... :p

[nperkins]

after a quick call in to FW earlier about the new kit, iw as told that they dont even have a price for it, though it should be somewhere in the region of the sicaran, so £72

[JavaKnight]

I really like the feel of all the Mechanicum stuff, can't wait to field a army of it.

[Chris*ta]

Looks like this:
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/UnitedStates/selfpropelledguns/usspg-Christie-8inch-a.jpg

I would've said this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Skeleton_Tank_02_-_APG.jpg/1134px-Skeleton_Tank_02_-_APG.jpg

[SquigBrain]

I have a better name for it.

I dub thee....the Compensator-pattern tank!

[Mr Mystery]

Observation.....certain design elements that match the Necron Doomsday Arc......

Pilot sat up the back, hooded enclosure. Little army but special shields....massive central weapon.....

[Ankhalagon]

Damn! I need way more money. More mechanicum tanks too.

[wayne williams]

i dont like it i really wanted to but no not for me . just looks to much like a p**** on tracks.

[Houghten]

If yours looks like that, you probably need to see a doctor.

[Arkhan Land]

Im forgainst it

[SquigBrain]

If yours looks like that, you probably need to see a doctor.

"If your tank remains erect for more than 4 hours, call your doctor."