![]() But the wait is finally almost over, as they are the newest army to get an update.ĭue to this, it is surprising that they waited over a year to release an updated codex to bring the Space Marines into the 6th edition of 40k. It goes without saying that the models accompanying these new rules have been eagerly anticipated. Pictures of many of these model have just leaked let’s take a look at them and compare them to other models in the range. While I admit I was not particularly hopeful for the new models, due to the slow depreciation in quality of newly released Space Marine models over the years, I was at least cautiously optimistic about them, because, at the end of the day, I love Space Marines. But I was not prepared for the abysmal lack of quality on display with virtually all of the newly revealed models. Interestingly, not all of the models are necessarily bad sculpts (although some certainly are), but rather they suffer primarily from awful designs. And nowhere is GW’s complete loss for new ideas and effective designs more evident than with the Centurions. When first hearing about the Centurions, I thought they might provide parts to construct true-scale marines, by providing broader and bulkier armour components. Unfortunately, the design studio decided to not stick with the tried and true Marine aesthetic, and opted for a more recent development. The Centurions look like Grey Knight Dreadknights. Yes, you heard right, they are smaller versions of the hated dreadknight. These ones are so short, however, that a dynamic pose would be virtually impossible, while the dreadknight was simply sculpted in a way that restricted easy posing. Although all of the individual parts of the Centurion look to be very well sculpted with very fine details that are not gaudy, all of the elements lack synergy with one another, resulting in the models looking awkward. Like many Space Marine models, the Centurions suffer from dramatic proportion problems. Although information gleaned from the next White Dwarf implies that some of this was intentional, suggesting that the the marine steps up into the suit and that his arms never interact with the Centurion's limbs, it does little to remedy the ridiculously broad shoulders from which powerfists dangle. Far more unsightly still are the weapons hanging from these fists. Instead of recessing the weapons into the powerfists such that both weapons could be used in combat, the guns are simply tacked to the bottom, huge and ungainly. Unfathomably, the rock drills that are attached to the the close combat variant make even this look tame. Each drill is about half the size of the entire Centurion, and that is not including the powerfist to which it is attached. And then a flamethrower is even bolted to the side of that (no it could not be fitted inside the drill like the FW counterpart)! Subtlety is something Games Workshop seems to have no conception of.
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