Vidd Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Something looks just slightly off and I think it's the heads. The body pretty much conforms to the rough silhouette of what I'd expect but the head looks pretty much unrecognisable to me as a komainu. Ah well, they're just not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbazabba Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 If I had a temple, these things would be all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odinfellhammer Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I always believe Malifaux was existing in all times of earth, hence the higher lost tech. These maybe left over high tech temple guardians. Pretty cool, imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHero Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 All the komainu statues I've seen have had a large head and short legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trent Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 The leap of the first one is not smooth enough to look lion like. Maybe you could work on that a bit, for example twist the paws a little bit to the inside like it might grab something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lusciousmccabe Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 They're certainly a lot steampunk-ier than I was expecting. Maybe with the right paint-job and most of the rivets filed off they can look a bit more like statues with enough articulation to move added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 It's very plain to see that Malifaux is no longer a Steampunk themed universe. "Steampunk" and "steam" have been removed from most if not all models that once had it. There is almost no trace of Steampunk left. Which is a shame. Because what has replaced it is an art direction that actually doesn't have any direction at all... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 They look more like Wild West Exodus style high-tech, which is indeed a shame. The standing one looks OK, I think but the leaping one is pretty silly/clumsy. Would've preferred way more antique look to the tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 It's very plain to see that Malifaux is no longer a Steampunk themed universe. "Steampunk" and "steam" have been removed from most if not all models that once had it. There is almost no trace of Steampunk left. Which is a shame. Because what has replaced it is an art direction that actually doesn't have any direction at all... Very much this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 They look more like Wild West Exodus style high-tech, which is indeed a shame. The standing one looks OK, I think but the leaping one is pretty silly/clumsy. Would've preferred way more antique look to the tech.Samurai Gatling Guns.Katanaka Sniper uber rifles.Komainu.All technology which is of a theme far too advanced for the "supposed" setting of Malifaux.There really is no cohesion anymore between the artwork/models and the actual story of Malifaux. It's like the artists were literally told, "do whatever you want, we don't care".Is malifaux a high-tech place, or a victorian/steampunk place? Becauase since M2E, it's a mongrel version of both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Once again Ausplosions. Well said. The sniper rifles on Katakanas are seriously high tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4st4f4n Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Samurai Gatling Guns. Katanaka Sniper uber rifles. Komainu. All technology which is of a theme far too advanced for the "supposed" setting of Malifaux. There really is no cohesion anymore between the artwork/models and the actual story of Malifaux. It's like the artists were literally told, "do whatever you want, we don't care". Is malifaux a high-tech place, or a victorian/steampunk place? Becauase since M2E, it's a mongrel version of both. Looks like Stark Industries made it to Malifaux, at a certain point, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Looks like Stark Industries made it to Malifaux, at a certain point, doesn't it? Sure does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbly_goggy Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Not a fan I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonasty Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I like the dogs, they seem fine for what they are. Would I prefer them a little more stone statue-y and less metal robo? Sure. Is the leaping pose a little silly? Yep. But overall they fit the description and I can see them being a "newer" version of the classic temple dogs being created given the tech available. I don't really understand all the comments that Malifaux is no longer steampunk. Specific to the Komainu, it's a metal dog. Maybe there's a steam engine in it's chest or maybe it's just a hamster on a wheel in there, who knows. Do you need to see a giant smokestack sticking out of its back like the Rail Golem to equate to steam? Should it be wearing a top hat with goggles on the brim and a pretentious hipster goatee to qualify as steampunk? If I start to see power armor, autocannons or similar I'll worry that the aesthetic has radically changed but I'm comfortable with where things are at. I don't know, people just seem to want to whine any time there's a preview now. "I love your company, can't wait to support you with my money but here's all the things you're doing wrong and how much you're clearly shifting away from your own design and I hate the new stuff." or "You're clearly making specific reference to a given thing so why did you not take an exact image of that thing and just duplicate it in plastic, why are you trying to change it." We'll see if this post survives for long, might get a mod warning or removed. Not trying to start anything and I try to avoid snapping off here on the forums but the amount of negativity that seems to flow each time the Wyrd folks are giving us a preview is starting to get ridiculous. Sure maybe you don't like the style or pose of a specific release but how does that seem to every time turn into "Wyrd is ruining the product and abandoning what used to be so perfect". I just don't get it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy in Suit Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Don't let it get to you Jonasty - if you look at their post history it soon becomes clear that it is always the same basement dwellers who surface to complain as they have nothing better to do. I'm excited for my robo-chowchows. *Arf*Arf*SQUeeeEEE* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drool_bucket Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 basements are cool, man! I like the dogs. I like that we have mechanical dogs with our giant spider man and our daisy duke wearing greenskin lady. Malifaux, your one stop shopping for models that don't suck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Although I agree about the models having a less Steampunk feel than they used to.....for me it's more about just how they look altogether. The proportions, the poses, etc. As far as complaining goes....if I see something I don't like I'm not going to lie and be all 'shiny-happy'....how do they know we don't like things if we don't tell them? Sales will be a potential indicator, but when there are no-proxy rules for tourneys, people are going to buy them even if they don't like the sculpt. I think Komainu are amazing stat-wise....so I'll be buying, but I'd be a happier consumer if I liked the sculpt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Mathonwy Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Don't let it get to you Jonasty - if you look at their post history it soon becomes clear that it is always the same basement dwellers who surface to complain as they have nothing better to do."Basement dwellers" - wow. Way to show your superiority! So clever! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Can anyone give some examples of older Malifaux models with the steampunk aesthetic you feel is lost in newer models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucidicide Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Oops, accidentally locked this thread. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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