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    Warseer has a new thread with photos of the green for a new Commissar Lord as well as a rendering of what is purported to be the interior of a 28mm Guard Valkryie.

    This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 and is filed under 40K, Sci-fi.

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    16 Responses to “40K Commissar Lord green”

    1. evernevermore (John) says:
      June 25, 2008 at 2:15 pm

      Very cool stuff - but look at the album the pictures are in for even better stuff

    2. redstripe (Nick) says:
      June 25, 2008 at 2:42 pm

      The Commissar is alright. It’s more of the “I’ve got two weapons, do you like them?” pose.

      Imperial Officers and Support Staff are always the best fighters in the army, which doesn’t make any sense. They should be the best at giving orders. How often did a WW2 officer likely draw his sidearm? Not often, probably, but Imperial Officers are constantly waving their weapons around.

      Regardless of that! The prospect of a plastic Valkyrie has me swooning like a Southern Belle watching Atlanta burn.

      I know I won’t be the only one, but I will have an Airborn Cavalry Regiment the day those things hit the shelves.

    3. evernevermore (John) says:
      June 25, 2008 at 2:51 pm

      LOL actually Nic depending on the branch and nation they may have not only drawn it but used it, extensively.

      All the armies that Imperial guard units are modeled on (I’m counting the minis not little write ups in books) sidearms were significant in, be it in use, as a sign of rank or to enforce orders.

      And remember GW is British through and through and British officers were notorious for getting into the fight - hell I know of one that has been officially documented with using a longbow and baskethilt claymore against Germans

    4. redstripe (Nick) says:
      June 25, 2008 at 4:28 pm

      Completely off topic, but it just doesn’t make any sense to send a bloke to Officer School, train him in battlefield tactics, brief him on logistical and strategic concerns… and then load his pistol and send him to the front line… Especially given that a front line Imperial Guardsman’s life expectancy only registers as a positive percentage when calculated to an exhaustive number of decimal places.

    5. djgustav says:
      June 25, 2008 at 5:13 pm

      evernevermore: you are spot on! I remember that Junior officers in the British army have a much higher casualty rate than their troops!

      I agree that the lord is so so, but don’t forget as far as waving weapons around, he’s is waving at the other officers…on his own side…to help them make suitable decisions and “reassess” situations!

      I too will get an airborne division underway ten minutes after plastic valkaries arrive. I have a friend with the FW vulture gunship and it is a nice addition to any force too.

      redstripe: True, but as they say, it’s a man’s life in the guard. A certain dramatic effect/suspension of disbelief is necessary–most futuristic warfare (I would think) would be settled by nuclear weapons/robots/cyber-dinosaurs, not grunts standing forty feet away from chitinous slavering aliens. Thinking logically definitely interferes with enjoying 40K or miniature gaming in general. Cut that logic out!! ; )

      Hmmm sorry getting off topic here!

    6. evernevermore (John) says:
      June 25, 2008 at 6:39 pm

      @djgustav - While its a great idea that combat is dealt with technologically its been found that it still takes the poor bloody infantry to go in, take and then hold ground. No matter how throughly you bomb something unless you have wiped out the location totally (as in not there anymore) you will need some poor SOB to go in and make sure everything is well and truly dead. And stuff the wipes out things generally doesnt work for war as usually you are fighting to capture things.

    7. Doc says:
      June 25, 2008 at 7:35 pm

      I was an officer in the British army… Sandhurst’s motto is “Serve to Lead”.
      We lead by example - and if that means getting shot at (which I have), blooded, and dying we fully accept the role. I’ve lost a few good friends in Northern Ireland (before the Peace came), as they lead their platoons from the front.
      Leadership is not just about giving orders.
      Men will not respect an officer who will not Lead them.

    8. grimbergen says:
      June 25, 2008 at 10:14 pm

      Totally in agreement with Doc — I was in the reserves, and us officers were expected to exceed in all aspects (ie. physical stuff like pushups, running, swimming, shooting and mental exercises) the enlisted men we were leading.

      Much easier to earn respect of NCOs older then you when it was well known that officers could excel and outperform.

    9. gavroche says:
      June 25, 2008 at 11:20 pm

      I don’t know about recent times, but certainly up to & including WW1, officers were expected to lead by example and often had a correspondingly high casualty rate. Anyway, I like the new commissar lord, he looks suitably heroic.

    10. a_thousand_hats says:
      June 26, 2008 at 1:05 am

      I like the look of the Commissar from what I can make out on those pics - he looks quite rugged and experienced.

      Off Topic:

      Much respect to you Doc.

      When I was 15/16 I remember looking at joining the Royal Marines (when I got to 17) and part of officer training there was to do everything faster, longer and harder than your men. I think the final exam/physical test still has an 8 hour time limit on marines and 7.5hours on officers.

    11. scottywan82 says:
      June 26, 2008 at 4:33 am

      Stupid photobucket! They pictures won’t come up now…

      I am SO damn psyched. If there’s a new Guard codex for Christmas… whoa, Merry Christmas to me!

      And Another vote for Air Cavalry! Apocalypse Now!

    12. Zac says:
      June 26, 2008 at 5:26 am

      I just checked and they are showing up.

    13. scottywan82 says:
      June 26, 2008 at 5:39 am

      Sweet, thanks, Zac. Those DO look wicked. i can’t wait for the book!

    14. Lurkerbot says:
      June 26, 2008 at 7:34 am

      Could anyone post a direct link to the photobucket site? Warseer keeps bouncing on me for some reason.