Top 5 BEST and WORST Warhammer 40k Character Models
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
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I really like the Eisenhorn model, but i guess it's because I see it as a "cool guy walking away from an explosion" pose.
Which to be honest, is what I like about the Judiciar model too.
It's also a nod to the Eisenhorn model from the Inquisitor 75mm game.
I love his outfit, but I kind of agree the pose leaves more to be desired.
No Mortarian? For me he's one of the best minis GW have ever made, he just looks like an absolute beast.
It's a sick model.
Worst Nurglings tho
The Daemon Primarchs in my book really sell the factions well.
Honestly not seeing Magnus on this list is super disappointing. I am a sucker for the Thousand Sons. And I took four days to paint Magnus. But it was worth every second I spent on him. He has a choice of three faces and two weapons, and he drips with detail. The feathers were a blast to paint, and there is an air of majesty to the King of Prospero that really gives him an intimidating presence.
*in Bane voice* "For you!"
@@conradsandford2727 i see what you did there
The Adrax Agatone model is amazing and despite me painting nearly 2000 points of Salamanders, I've yet to be brave enough to tackle him...
I actually copped one the other day and I don't even play Salamanders. Hes just got such a badass pose and atmosphere to his sculpt.
Man honestly try it I’m a terrible painter didn’t think I’d ever get any hqs done but he was so good to paint!
@@oldmate8886 consider it done! Might make him a submission for EOB complete if I'm feeling brave!
I made the mistake of using some cheap purple paint for his cape, now it looks glossy like latex... too lazy to strip it and redo it. 😥😥
@@fishersofmen4727 If its just the finish, you can put a coat of matte varnish over it. Also as long as the paints not too thick, you can paint over it if needed.
On the Genestealers: - "They make up for it with dirty tricks and alien spunk" This is hilarious as a brit! Especially when you followed it up with "He is dripping with practical details". With all that alien spunk I bet he is!!
Background: Spunk in the UK is another word for semen.
Doesn't it mean that everywhere? Like when Americans say spunk to mean 'energy,' they mean the person is 'full of semen that is dying to be released?' No?
@@devononair No.
@@devononair No.
@@marcolu5395 in America it does mean semen as well, at least where I live.
When he said porcelain throne I nearly spat out my tea. It’s another word for the toilet in the uk.
Aun'Va is now a hologram (because he is assasinated) so idk if he will come back xD
Psst, dont spoil the lore!
Just imagine they understand that the job of the guards is to keep the Tau away from him, not enemies.
I remember the old Tau Empire codex when Aun'Va was first introduced, and he was an actual liability to any Tau army because if he died it forced all of your units to take a leadership test or fall back, though if you passed the your units gained fearless and +1 Strength. There were some gimmick lists that would take Aub-Va, and kill him as fast as possible to force the leadership test early in the game to give your entire army time to recover and benefit from the buffs. He is, and always was, a terrible character.
@@NoTimeForWargames
Not to mention an ugly mini.
Well the etherals are quite strong, if used right, but squishy when not protected enough.
i think the pose of eisenhorn is exactly the point of that model. hes an inquisitor. he is coming for you. i like the design, BECAUSE it isnt another storming model
yes, but also hes not posed striding confidently like the positioning of his arms or the downward glower would suggest. his feet are so close together on all dimensions, it makes his center of gravity seem really poorly supported. you really dont want your named 40k character to look like you could push him over with one hand
You forgot the new Ghazghkull model on your best list.
It’s funny that you mentioned Ephrael Stern in the video because she’s currently my favorite model, I just love the pose and energy it gives off, doesn’t hurt that I like the lore for that character too. Pose is like 85% of what I look for in a cool model tbh, they can have all the bling in the imperium but if their stance is stale I’m not here for it.
My favorite is Saint Celestine, I thought she would be there
No Belakor???? One of their best miniatures by far outside AoS!
I love Kelemorph model. Only thing lacking from him is cool cowboy hat.
I agree, that’s who I was looking for too.
I love the tor garadon sculpt. The huge power fist is what makes it awesome.
I'm surprise that Lucius was not on the list. A speedy duellists with the most static pose ever.
Yeah, so much so that it's pretty much a right of passage for EC players to pick up a 3rd party model or convert their own.
Forge World has a beautiful Avatar of Khaine model, though at this point it really should see a plastic update.
Now that I've bought indominus, and a bunch of other kits, I have too many hqs for my space marines
Makes for a lot of playstyle variety though, depending on which ones you decide to play with game to game.
Can’t fix bland with bling... words of wisdom!
Minor note, but the Jackal Alphus isn't a 'he', but agreed she's a seriously cool mini.
It's 2020... gender is fluid, aye?
@@BullScrapPracEff bet you love gender fluid
Adrax was meh to me until I saw how powerful he was on the tabletop. Then his nonchalant leaning back model really made sense.
Also as a fist player, I love Tor Garadon. Until him, there hasn't been a model that genuinely gave me a wow impression with the primaris. His large frame really gives me that stand out Terminator vibe, and for once I forgot he was even a primaris Captain, he gave me a lord of war vibe like guilliman.
Funny since Tor Garadon is definitely my favourite of the new primaris characters. I don't even play fists but I found him the perfect frame for my own gravis captain, replacing the grav gun with a gatling cannon, and giving him an offhand power sword as well, he has the best military commander look to me. I'd say celestine is probably my favourite character model, I love how graceful she looks and I think it's a really good take on that aspect of her character, but after the new sister's releases, it does make me wonder how much better a sort of "in action" celestine sculpt would look.
6:48 How dare you insult my man Jay Leno like that! He's a national treasure, and you know it!
Kudos for not going with the cliche answers on the Top 5- like Ghazghkull, Abaddon, Mortarion, Guilliman, Be'lakor etc
Wait. Those are the best??
@@Sorrowdusk Those are the typical answers for sure
Emperors champion was the model that got me into black templars and it's the best looking character imo. It's Simple and elegant. Has such a regal pose. Like it's always has a beam of light shining down on it
The Swarmlord was one of the first models I ever painted for Tyranids and he's one of my favorites in general! Glad to see him make the list as one of the top HQs in the game! He's one hell of a quad-armed badass.
Great choices. Loved the fun facts. Would actually enjoy a whole video of fun observations about dozens of models. 🤣
I beg of you GW Double remake of Orikan and Trazyn model
Vargard Obyron and Nemesor Zahndrekh first.
You got me thinking of Fateweever’s junk. Do you think he has a long corkscrew one like a duck?
He has to right?
And it shoots rainbow fire from the tip.
I hate this
@@auroralee YOU LOVE IT
oh man so many great 40k character models. My favorites are the iconic Death Korps Marshal, Commissar Yarrick model, Commander Farsight, Swarm lord (couldn't agree more with jay that model is awesome), eversor assassin, and Mortarion
10:18 consider that Aun’Va is in fact very canonically dead, slain by a Culexus Assassin. Partly explains why there is no 8th Ed character rules for him.
The 8th edition codex lists Aun'va as unit (basically a hologram with guards that protect it from the Tau)
@@tristanellis-mascoll1171 completely forgot about that (am not a Tau player, only looked through a codex once or twice)
The line about the coats was brilliant : D
For me the Primaris Chaplain on bike is soooo good. If someone asks you what is 40K? Show them that model and watch the understanding set in. Also, wait did I hear you say that the Eisenhorn series is, "OK"? Heresy!
I'd love to hear your take on the Kayvaan Shrike Primaris model, opinions seem to be REALLY mixed and I don't think it would break into either top 5 list for me, I am in the camp of loving it and waiting till I have improved at painting to tackle mine, what do you think?
Although i agree with some of the placings, I can safely say that we do not have the same taste when it comes to warhammer models... 😅
But that’s part of the fun in Warhammer 👍🏻
As an Imperial Fist player, it sucks that I never really liked the chunky Lysander, and we finally get a new character and its just an even chunkier Lysander.
Great Video as always!
Karamazov - footprints with Inquisitorial "I" all over the bodies and debris. That's fun :)
Fun fact about Aun'va, he's actually dead. He died a while back and the ethereals just use a hologram Aun'va with voice recordings to keep the masses from panicking.
I'm legitimately amazed that the Forgeworld Gabriel Angelos model didn't make the list. His face just looks so disproportionately wrong, you would've thought he smacked himself in the face with his lightning hammer a few times.
A new weirdnob would be nice, but then again AoS got me covered :) One of these days im gonna start a AoS army!
I love the metal sculpt of Keldor Draigo, and the new sculpt in plastic of castellan crow both are in the gray knights line.
i honestly really like the primaries captain. it's like the pose of a painting. i think he have enough stuff on him compared with the other primaries characters
On a fun note the first Avatar of Khaine model with spear was my first GW mini I ever bought back in 1988. I have never played Eldar though. Just the model that got me into the hobby.
The thing about Tor is, his power fist isn't normal sized. It looks huge even compared to normal primaris power fists.
I'm totally the oposite. I love how ridiculously large it looks. It reminds me of hellboy. I'm not sure if its just up to the cloak, and tilt plate, but his armour feels bulkier than even most Gravis armour, and along with his armours bright yellow colour, just gives the impression of a construction/destruction vehicle. Like his entire body is built to throw that fist.
The way it is down but raised slightly, and his inward curl of his pose gives the impression of tons of potential energy just ready to snap.
I was missing Mortarion on the Best ones, or at least in the honorable mentions. And I really like Eisenhorn. Apart from that, good list. Also, noce prediction on that Avatar update, hehe.
The bloodthirster had me all those years ago when I was a kid. Am still dose today. Now it’s a case of which one to own.
"He has 4 swords... and one on his face! " Haha love your commentary
I'm a new subscriber, and I think that's fun.
Thank you for the subtitles!
Fyodor Karamazov got me into this hobby. He is the only finecast I knew I was going to struggle with. Got him anyway
Eisenhorn is standing like he’s trying to show off his awards
Aun'va and his pleasuregivers has some charm, kinda close to ol' Vect's Pimpmobile XD
"Collecting necrons" "get a tank" clealry I'm missing something
Fabius bile " the spider " yeah he does look like Vigo from Ghostbusters 2 but still a pretty cool looking mini
Excellent choices! Quite surprised Szeras didn't make it on the top choices though.
I find the lack of people's tops in the comments disturbing! Here I go
best: Void dragon, Celestine, Belakor (I like wings), Keeper of secrets, Lieutenant in Reiver armour
worst: primaris Calgar (lol that pose), Captain Tycho, Primaris Chaplain (just for the tiny crozius skull), phobos captain, Dante (get primarized please! my BA needs you!)
I’m aware that AdMech isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but (as an AdMech player) I was still bummed that Cawl wasn’t on the list
For the first primaris Characters made(let’s don’t count the first primaris Captain and the Lieutenant with power sword and bolt pistol, they have to be generic) I always saw them like they have recently joined their chapter, so still have a noob armor, with time they will get a better version(my zakariah I add the same flame thing on the backpack that Agrax had)
The day they drop a new Khaine is the day I start an Eldar army
Love all your picks!
But if I had to choose one it would be the Triumvirate of Ynnead! ;)
No Celestine and Ragnar Blackmane.... The heresy, oh the heresy!
I know but I only had FIVE slots!!! I could have made it a list of 100 characters I like and still have 50 honorable mentions
@@EonsOfBattle The struggle is real, so many amazing characters in 9th!! Hard to pick 5 indeed!
Yes, connecting to leaders is fun. But nothing beats when oppenents Helbrecht fails all his saves against 20 ork stormboys. Did I mention they killed him with slugga fire and not in close combat? Great day. I lost the battle, but it was worth it :-)
gotta love the dawneagle jetbikes, probably the best looking models in the game IMO
"Dirty tricks and alien spunk"....uh oh.
Such is the magic of Suspensors; cancelling out encumberance throut the Imperium. Funnily enough my old army The Squats (Space Dwarves ) they're coming back soon I promise you..... had a resistance to -2" encumberance weapons like Heavy Bolters , Heavy Plasma guns and Las Cannons and stuff. Something to do with their naturally stocky physique and manual dexterity I believe?
I’d love to see a list of best/worst WHFB models and characters
I'm from the UK and here "spunk" is not a good word and the way you used it had me dying of laughter for the past minute
Crotch hammers, they're fun.
you asked for a marshall and you got it
I was wondering if Avatar of Khaine would be in the video. That sculpt really need a remake.
The Forge World Avatars were awesome models, though sadly only the spear one is produced anymore (Though that was my favourite of the two). A resculpt is long overdue.
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! OMG that's an awesome model
@@devononair Ewww, I really don't like that one, and add that it's Failcast as well. :(
No Belasarius Cawl? The Omnissiah is displeased...
9:55 why's the grumpy guy sitting in a swan-inspired bird bath?
we have such different taste in models lol. I looove the chonky power fist
I was actually able to make the primeris captain look pretty good,
I painted him as a Blood Raven, swoped out the head for a grinding assault intersessor head and because almost all blood raven HQ's are psykers i made a electro lightning effect wrapping around his body and going up his sword with a 3d pen
I really like Commander Farsight's pose, but I didn't like all the effort I had to put in to clean him up. Maybe he'll get an even better plastic kit someday
Painting the skin tone of Salamanders is a lot better than Painting normal skin tones
While i like the swarmlord model wise he looks too identical to a hive tyrant. I read something describing the difference between the swarmlord and a hive tyrant is the same as a hive tyrant and a termagant, aka a huge difference. But model wise he just has a different horn and 4 swords :/
Oh, ok good, I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t get Eisenhorn. Also you could almost excuse the early Primaris captains as kitbashing foundations if they weren’t so damn expensive.
I think the Jackal would've been even cooler even he didn't sit on his bike but rested the sniper on it instead. I always like portrayed, somewhat relistic battlefield action (the grenade chucking pathfinder for instance!). That's very much personal opinion though!
my issue with Eisenhorn is he has the ability to bring a deamon host and trust me he needs that dude ! but there is no model for that in the kit. on the other hand it did give me a reason to go on etsy and get a AMAZING fan sculpted deamon host. seriously on the club nights everyone comes over to look at it.
waant there a model of him with however the demon is spelled? with Chains around his neck?
@@d3203 there once was , but the one you can buy this day comes solo
Eldar spiritseer is my fav. So elegant and it captures the motion from every angle.
When you said Tor Garadon I cried internally
I really missed Kayvaan Shrike here. I absolutely love that model
My top 5.
1) Mortarion
2) Korsarro
3) Commander Shadow sun
4) Jain-zar
5) Keeper of Secrets
Top 5 worst
1) Guilleman
2) Eisenhorn
3) saint Celestine
4) Lord of Change
5) All primaris captains and lieutenants
I actually really like the og primaris lieutenant and captain 😅😅
when did that new mephiston come out? I had the old one. sure he had wings.
They did revamp the avitar of Khaine. It's in age of sigmar with the chariot thing for the witch elves
I took the primaris named characters line and gave them a nice coat of Macragge Blue
What do you think about the AoS avatar of Khaine? It doesn't look like the 40k one has a gun or much to make it "sci-fi" so you could probably use the AoS avatar
The arms are a little too straight. If they had a little bit of relaxation in them, it would be a fantastic model.
I wish Eisenhorn had an alternative faces for his younger Puritan and older Radical phases.
Forge world already makes a avatar model and it's amazing
5:10
The Tiny Hammer stays on during sex
I think you nailed the choices here. I've always had a soft spot for Ahriman of the Thousand Sons, but I can't muster enthusiasm for his new model as it looks like they took the old one and just plopped him on a disc and went on a tea break. Also, you think the imperial fists power fist was big? Have you seen the commisar yarrick figure? 🤣
He took that from an Ork Warboss he'd killed, so it's meant to be big!
@@devononair I thought it was supposed to have been Ghazkull ma thraka's power claw? I knew it was big either way 😆
Given the nebulous nature of lore, is Yarrick still alive at this point 🤔
I actually think the Necron looks rly cool, I agree thats his hunched look is kinds weird but Ide be fine with his bodie if he was standing up strait maybe pointing his staff forward or something.
Servitor, that's imperial Saint Dominique, saint of sand paper cigarettes
I have to say, the hexmark destroyer just.. oozes cool. Six shooter? Nah, six shooters! Also can slap relics on them
Well, he's slowly mutating into a killer insect man, so i would assume he has 5g.
3:37 ouch that hurt l 100% expected him to say oldmarines, almost got a heart attack. I am getting too old for this kinda stuff l guess.
Tors power fist is supposed to be a MASSIVE fist. Youre right that its huge and awkward for a primaris, but thats why he is in gravis armor so he can even lift the damn thing.
Would have been cool to see AoS included too, but I’ll take all I can get
I think that tor garadon and inquisitor eisenhorn are pretty cool models, but old primaris lieutnant is just an intercesor with power sword.
I will say, Orikan’s empowered form is actually just his energy form
What Eon was saying in the Kairos section about "Flagship Models" for me, it has to be without a doubt the Prophet of the WAAAAGH, Ghazgkull Thraka! I am a MASSIVE Ork fan! And just getting into the hobby with my first ever army list (Beast Snagga Orks) I'm not exactly the greatest painter atm. Decent, but not perfection. Once I do reach perfection in painting, I will get Ghazgkull and do him proud! FOR GORK AND MORK! WAAAAAAGH!