"The Menaanites, 28mm robotic insurgents WiP." Topic

The Menaanites are a race of nomadic machines that travel freely through out the League, where they are barely tolerated by the local populations of the planets they travel to.

In recent decades, the Menaanites have taken to politically motivated violence and religious extremism.

All sculpts by Peder Bartholdy.

The Menaanites are an adaptive machine race, capable of building additional synthetic muscle through exercise. In this case, the machine has put considerable effort towards building its personal strength to increase its utility in the assault role.

The Oculus provides for the spiritual well being of the Menaanite cell, offering support and comfort to the machine warriors in trying times, as well as spurring them on to action in the name of their deity.

The rags worn by the machines serve multiple purposes. First of all, they obfuscate the identity of the warrior in environments where they are operating alongside a civilian population. In combat, they can be arranged to break up the outline of the warrior… Further, since the Menaanites have been running far beyond their intended service time, they protect more vulnerable and exposed moving parts from environmental damage.

This warrior is pictured with a breech-loading rail rifle.

Rear view.

Close up shot.

Another rear view image.

Here's some shiny concept art done by Greg Breault!

You know… Oh, you know…

Those are great minis and a fun concept for a force.

neat models and concept art

Thanks guys. I figured that the humans are always fighting an insurgency against the machines and thought it was about time for flip the dynamic.

Awesome minis! Do you have an ETA for sales?

I don't have much of a line right now, or a website… But I should have these guys and five Aumanii shock troopers cast by, say, February.

If you are interested, I can keep you updated.

Technically nice enough but the assault android looks too much like a dude in a powered suit and am not all that keen on the robes and rags on the others -- from the aesthetic POW, the reasoning for them aside.

Welp, can't win 'em all. Figured that we would try something new, anyway.

Actually, love the rags on the droids…camouflage. Adds a level of "anthropomorphacy" that is more evocative than wearing human skin.

Robots that look like humans in suits aren't very new tho. Droids in robes, maybe more so but 4X Eden has a few that are like that.

I like them!

That's totes what I was going for, Otherone.

I'm not sure what 4X Eden is, TNJRP, but I'll Google it because I'm trying my best to develop this line that avoids common tropes.

Thanks Ashokmarine, that means a lot to us.

I like them too. Very interesting!

Eden

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I was apparently assuming too much preliminary research into what is on offer. Just looking at GW catalogue and doing something a little (but not too much) different from that doesn't make for too much originality. In many cases, that is specifically the point of the project of course, especially since the majority of miniature producers seem to be of a mind that originality wouldn't sell.

I am sensing some hostility here.

Well, I admit I'm not one of those guys who only says things if I can say something nice. Since that appears to bother you, I will refrain from commenting on your project from now. My input is hardly worth your grief.

K den

Froim a pulp sci-fi perspective I really like the robots in ragged robes – they'd make great robot Knights Martial from 2000ad's ABC Warriors comic strip. As long as they aren't too pricy, I would definitely get some of these.

Well, I'm still trying to figure out the price… But, what do you think would be a fair amount?

Yes but do they make furniture too?

Great looking minis