Just to be
clear because this seems to be a very, very contentious subject at
the moment: I have no dog in this race. I have plastic Maximus and
Iron armour kits, I am happy forever. Still, here's the image that's
been doing the rounds purportedly featuring a new Mark IX power
armour kit:
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The thing is
I'm pretty sure this is a conversion and the supposed larger scale of
the model is entirely down to the other figure being a very old Last
Chancer and therefore a bit smaller the modern Guardsman. The real
killer is the new bolt rifle which seems to be bent like two
components were glued without being properly filed one side of the
join.
The thing
is, though, its a pretty good redesign. It bulks out the arms and
legs with additional armour plating, the backpack rides higher on the
back giving it extra height, that gorget bulks it out forwards as
well: its a real lesson in how to enlarge the armour in all
directions for the illusion of size more than the reality. The new
bolt rifle, whilst a bit squinty, looks like a more heavy duty weapon
even than the standard bolter: more high-powered because of its size
and more suitable for longterm deployment because of the huge drum
magazine.
GW could do
a lot worse than this: it adds a lot of visual interest and size with
its new elements whilst maintaining the absolutely essential and
iconic outline of the Space Marine.
Its not
Maximus armour, though, which will always be the best pattern.
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