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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #30 on: 17 August 2012, 09:15:21 »
If only the yeoman was more like the CAV Tiamat.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #31 on: 17 August 2012, 09:22:39 »
I really hate the Albatross. And although the art for the Battle Hawk is alright, the original mini is horrible.

Matador and Balius have been mentioned already...

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #32 on: 17 August 2012, 09:49:52 »
I hate every one of those newfangled pointy angular Word of Blake Celestials... They can all rot, as far as I'm concerned.


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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #33 on: 17 August 2012, 11:18:51 »
While I don't think the Yeoman will ever be graced as Cover art for any book, my vote is the Matador.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #34 on: 17 August 2012, 11:25:07 »
I hate every one of those newfangled pointy angular Word of Blake Celestials... They can all rot, as far as I'm concerned.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #35 on: 17 August 2012, 11:45:17 »
While I don't think the Yeoman will ever be graced as Cover art for any book, my vote is the Matador.

Seriously, wtf?

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #36 on: 17 August 2012, 13:00:09 »
Can we add the Reseen Crusader to the list :P

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #37 on: 17 August 2012, 13:43:41 »
Blood Kite.  Ugly.  Very ugly.
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #38 on: 17 August 2012, 17:32:04 »
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #39 on: 17 August 2012, 18:17:31 »
I feel a disturbance in the force. Like a dozen of the stupidest-looking minis coming my way with the instruction to "make them look good"...

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #40 on: 17 August 2012, 18:20:19 »
Hmm, this thread almost makes me want to paint a Yeoman ...  #P

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #41 on: 17 August 2012, 18:38:22 »
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #42 on: 17 August 2012, 20:19:42 »
Blood Kite.  Ugly.  Very ugly.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #43 on: 17 August 2012, 20:22:33 »
Artwork: Night Wolf....serioulsy....it looks like a cobbled together bunch of miscelanious parts that are ready to fall apart.

Mini and Artwork: Hands down the Penthesilea.  Reminds me of the Pontiac Aztec.  Multipe engineers and designers, each working on a single component and none communicating with each other. End result, FUGLY.

Mini alone: Balius. Nowhere near close to being as good looking as the artwork.
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #44 on: 18 August 2012, 14:49:45 »
Artwork? Daimyo.

Mini? Daimyo.

Also, I hate the Daimyo.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #45 on: 19 August 2012, 00:11:17 »
Hands down, the  Verfolger Or Forvulgar however it goes.
Eh, just repose the right handed gun and it looks fine.

I think the Targe is a bit ridiculous
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #46 on: 19 August 2012, 00:29:20 »

I think the Targe is a bit ridiculous

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #47 on: 19 August 2012, 00:47:51 »
Well the Targe and Yeoman are now both here time to end the thread........ :o
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #48 on: 19 August 2012, 00:56:00 »
I always thought that the celestial mechs came straight from the page of a armored core game. This might sound weird but they're just to sleek. and the yeoman although ugly had taken a place in my heart.
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #49 on: 19 August 2012, 12:39:30 »
I always thought that the celestial mechs came straight from the page of a armored core game. This might sound weird but they're just to sleek. and the yeoman although ugly had taken a place in my heart.

I don't mind the Celestrials as a unique WoB fad, but I was really concerned about that style leaking into other factions.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #50 on: 19 August 2012, 13:30:25 »
The newer crusader model

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #51 on: 19 August 2012, 21:56:06 »
Cool paint scheme, bad sculpt. they could have at least made it more angular, and boxy like the Wolverine II (thats a good sculpt BTW).
the other ugly is the Stalker...nuff said
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #52 on: 19 August 2012, 23:16:26 »
In an attempt to avoid the HG designs, they really failed on a few of the Reseen. Most of them, I'd say. But that's a matter of preference and nothing "objective."
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #53 on: 20 August 2012, 06:07:55 »
Got to be the jagermech III. There is just nothing appealing about it. Though I kind of think that I like it because its so appalling. I do own one.


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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #54 on: 20 August 2012, 14:37:37 »
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #55 on: 20 August 2012, 14:43:24 »
Artwork wise it has to be the Ebony.
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #56 on: 20 August 2012, 15:38:37 »
It's GORT!!
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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #57 on: 20 August 2012, 18:26:41 »
It's funny that people don't like the Celestials.  They are amazing minis, some of the best BT has *ever* produced.  Most BT minis, people who don't play the game think look like crap.  Every time I show one of these same people a Celestial, they're like, "oh, that's cool, what game is that from?"


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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #58 on: 20 August 2012, 19:02:26 »
Mini wise, the celestials are beautiful. Faction wise...well I won't go there. Lets just say when I found out the theme for the 2010 CSO diorama I did a little happy dance.  >:D

As for the Ebony, I have one on my desk at this very moment and it is actually a very nice piece-o-metal.  O0

Oh, and.... I second the PP Crusader. That thing looks like a reject from 'The Arrival'.

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Re: which mech is the stupidest looking (visually)
« Reply #59 on: 20 August 2012, 19:20:59 »
It's funny that people don't like the Celestials.  They are amazing minis, some of the best BT has *ever* produced.  Most BT minis, people who don't play the game think look like crap.  Every time I show one of these same people a Celestial, they're like, "oh, that's cool, what game is that from?"


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