A website will come eventually, but their use of the internet as a news spreading tool is certainly commendable.
But why hasn't the official site (with a proper official forum) come yet? Why such a countdown to see mostly concepts and very few images of the actual casting quality? How much time do we have to expect for a sample of the rulebook?
I repeat: I love what Prodos is doing; but, IMHO, these choices are hindering their own work. Anyone can speculate on their reasons, butI'd like to have some official answers.
Cybertronic:
They look about as futuristic as they did in Mutant Chronicles and 1st Edition.
I disagree. Just look at the new Armored Chasseur.
And comparing the new Venusian Rangers, the Armored Chasseurs and the Mortificators, they seem to come from three different games...
I wonder how can new Bauhaus and Cybertronic concepts fit with old illustrations. I hope there will be much more new art and coherent explanation in the fluff. The FFG CMG tried to maintain old illustrations and just mix the new concepts with them; but the result was just weird and ugly. Instead, WZ 2nd ed. blended the innovations evolving the existing background, and that is one of the few things I like of 2nd ed.
On the shoulderpads I have posted:
obviously, that is not the classic Bauhaus shoulderpad design. They were made for an old project of the MC movie (and that is what it should have been...). I was only trying to find a compromise between classic design and realism.
New aestethics considerations:
Venusian Rangers (and still Bauhaus in general):
They are not really different from Hussars. I think they should be characterized more.
Bauhaus design should somehow instill awe in their enemies. I do not have that sensation when I look at the new miniatures... anyway, I like the Vulkan Battlesuit more with those heavy weapons attached.
And then... everybody dance now!