The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[wolfen]

The stance of the Patriarch seems really off...why would a creature tuck its tail between its legs? I know dogs do it but thats a submissive gesture not something they'd do on the hunt. It looks very unnatural and phallic. Tails are primarily for balance so it should be stuck out back, especially when balancing on the end of a pipe.

It was sculpted that way to mimic the shape of the crescent genestealer cult symbol, like the ones hanging off the bottom of the Magos’ robe

[Lost Egg]

Good points on the pose of the Patriarch but it still looks really awkward...as mcfonz said I think I'd convert the Broodlord, he looks much more menacing.

[Sir_Theo]

Obviously overweight characters is too much of a stretch for some to imagine.

Forget it. Let's just stick to tits shall we. That appeals to today's mentality

You seem to be making an issue of something that no-one, other than you, has said. Maybe calm down eh?

I liked the old Patriarchs. And there was a reason they were fat. The new ones are just a larger Genestealer. The idea that the Patriarchs got more bloated and also more cunning, and also more human as the cult spread. I liked that.

I haven't really been interested in starting a new 40k army but I have a few of the old GSC models (including 'medallion man' Disco Patriatch) and I'd be quite tempted...

[beefcake]

I'd like a fat magus, male or female. It really speaks of the genestealer cult where the brood brothers think the hybrids are almost godlike (while the patriarch is). Surely they would offer food to this guy or girl, time for a bit of gluttony? If I had that Ogre, Greasus Goldtooth, he would make a great starting point for a fat Magus.

[Lost Egg]

beefcake that sounds like an awesome conversion.

[beefcake]

Probably more effort than it is worth. lying on Space marine helmets instead of gems. Get rid of the beard... lots of work. I'll never do it though. (not only because I don't have the mini)

[Vladimir Raukov]

Probably more effort than it is worth. lying on Space marine helmets instead of gems. Get rid of the beard... lots of work. I'll never do it though. (not only because I don't have the mini)

You'd probably need to do something about the gobbos underneath him too.

[mcfonz]

You seem to be making an issue of something that no-one, other than you, has said. Maybe calm down eh?

I liked the old Patriarchs. And there was a reason they were fat. The new ones are just a larger Genestealer. The idea that the Patriarchs got more bloated and also more cunning, and also more human as the cult spread. I liked that.

I haven't really been interested in starting a new 40k army but I have a few of the old GSC models (including 'medallion man' Disco Patriatch) and I'd be quite tempted...

Yeah, I suspect that they wanted a more uniformed look these days. If I'm honest, I prefer the new look. I have the new Patriarch and don't mind the pose so much. At least it is more threatening than the old seated one in my eyes/mind.

I don't think Magus' would be over fed either. They are meant to be super intelligent rather than greedy and gluttonous. Remember, stealers and nids are space critters. Overweight/unhealthy critters don't make for good assets for the hive mind and are more likely to be consumed by them...

[beefcake]

Overweight/unhealthy critters don't make for good assets for the hive mind and are more likely to be consumed by them...

Well they are going to be consumed anyway 
I guess I kind of like the idea of them being a bit like how Baron Harkonnen was represented in the Dune movie. In charge and prone to excess.

[Lost Egg]

A large patriarch also works as in the civilian environments in which the cult works no one is likely to be over fed except the rich and powerful so being large is symbolic of status. I guess as well they were trying to invoke the Godfather so the Patriarch is behind the scenes pulling the strings...you better hope he doesn't step down from his throne cos when he does the planet is going down!

[Mason]

.... If I had that Ogre, Greasus Goldtooth, he would make a great starting point for a fat Magus.

That is a bloody good idea!
I have the Ogre Paymaster figure somewhere and he would work pretty damn well as a basis for a Fat-Pat in my Cult with that coat of his.
It might just happen, if I can find him, of course....

[FionaWhite]

That fat seated Patriarch miniature was very deceptive, as I recall from Space Hulk he could still  attack with full Patriarch melee skill so any Terminators making the mistake of straying into melee range got to meet their Emperor very, very quickly.

Not that I ever made that mistake of course... 

[MachinaMandala]

 

[von Lucky]

I think I just got a hernia.

[fitterpete]

Pretty sure I'd have just walked away if I was supposed to be his opponent