Xenarid Infantry

I get the Oxyotl theme but not the execution. To be honest, I thought I’d be with Stationforge permanently but it seems like their obsession with making endless human grunts is their creative priority. Their sidelining of cool ideas like corrupted guard, necrons and their botching of ideas like these infantry and the mega armored orcs has me out.

I also agree, I supported because of the orcs and am also considering going with other creators

I'd rather have the orcs. Not trying to be negative. Love your stuff usually but yeah... this move got me eyeing up other creators. I feel bad but it is what it is.

Yeah, first models that haven't ticked any for me either.

Yeah I would have rather you stuck with the orks these aren’t ticking any boxes for me.

Lower jaws feel kind of clunky - I can see what you were going for, but they seem a bit off in the current iteration.

I liked all of your stuff for months, decided to subscribe and then you release something I don't like at all hahaha

If these are supposed to be bug/aliens, they look more like a dino and orc mixed. Not a fan of the frill on the back of the head or the pig like tusks. Maybe if there were some alternate heads, it could work.

Cant say I've been happy with the look of this new faction, but these Infantry will never get printed nor used on my table.

I initially only saw these on my phone and thought they were squigs or something. Having cancelled your Orkaz line, I was very confused. Seeing them on my iPad, I *really* don’t like them. They just look lumpy and bizarre, sorta like if a hive fleet ate a gorilla planet.

Could rework them to look similar to the white spikes from The Tomorrow War movie. My cat just got stung in the face by a bee or wasp, that's all I see now when I look at these guys lol. They just don't look scary. Instead of being the hive looks like they ate the hive. In general I think they would look better being slimed down and stream lined.

They look a little too Orc-like for my tastes. I don't hate them but the heads are indeed weird.

I’m not going to lie, I’ve never cared for space bugs, but this makes me want to print and paint!

Just got to open them up. I was really hoping for a one piece file or that the meta data would allow me to open them in 3D builder and they would already be lined up and I could just group and save. Alas no. The pieces are all over the place. I'll have to wait to print these until I have a day to go thru and group them. Love the look.

Agree that the heads could do with a rethink

I'm on the fence, keen to see more of the faction before passing judgment - glad you're going your own path rather than doing direct copies!

Got to be honest, I'm not a fan of the heads. They look less like space bug heads and more like they somehow had a love-child with an Ork and a lion. Is there any chance we could have a more insect-like head? The bodies look great, though!

Guess I’m in the minority here, but I like them. Of course, you could probably please the people who don’t with a “bug” head option, so probably worth it as an easy addition.

Like the crest of the head. Maybe some different head options. Needs some horns.

Just can't get my head round the head haha keep seeing OrkSquigHippoDinos lol

Got to say I'm not getting the xeno vibe with the heads. They look very orky when you stopped doing orks lol

I will be honest I'm very disappointed by this new faction. In the previous survey for new faction I voted for space-bugs, not for space-warthog or space-octopus. I'm sorry but without Socratis faction I think I would have stopped my support. Yet I was very enthusiastic by your new "Tyranids" faction.

Yeah I'm not a fan either

The xenarid wormaak had a great look, wish these had that same ascetic.

I can't lie, not a fan either. The head just looks odd

I love these! I think they have a great gargoyle vibe. I'm tired of the cliché bugs. I hope you do the whole range!

awsome

I had high hopes for seeing awesome space bugs. Because actually everything you did was awesome. But... well, I don't know what that is. All I know is that unfortunately it's not what I expected. Edit: Maybe give us some bughead option?

Or if there was more of the frill sculpt from the top of the head on the body to unify the disign more? The head doesn't seem to read as the same creature. Moybe take the body in more of the direction of the head sculpt. I love the finger like fangs on the lower jaw and the four eyes.

At first glance, I thought "mini hierodules". After closer look, I see cat/ork faces. Might be the split upper lip for me. Maybe if they had Predator/Yautja mouth? Or maybe something more insect-like?

I honestly like the toothy maws on the heads, I think the plating on the body looks more fabricated then organic which I'm not super fond of. Wish it was more boney looking perhaps?

I'm going to against the tide here, and say I like these. I'm bored with seeing blatant copies of the original, and there are plenty of other designers if that's what you want. I like the idea of something that's a recogniseable proxy, but also unique. With that said, the rulesets that these will be used with do usually have head variations (tusks, acid maw, grasping tongue, etc.) so it would be nice to see these as an option.

Have to agree on not liking the heads, but the bodies are solid so if we can get a different head option I think they're still very usable.

Getting some Dark Overlord from Howard the Duck vibes from these.

I'll have to take a break 💔

The heads look like the bugs assimilated a little to much orc DNA.

I love you guys to death, my favorite patreon delivering a crazy amount of awesome minis every month... SO much talent... But yeah, I really hate these. They look a bit like old Saturday morning cartoon enemies.

Yikes… no Thanks. Please allow a way to forgo these and get access to past releases instead!

First models I’ve not liked 😂 the faces are just weird. They looked like ork faces

Like Tyranid who ate alot of orks

first thing from you guys I'm not a fan of.

I imagined them to look more... alien? These are not so 'suck your brain out with my tentacles and devour your flesh with worms' scary

Not for me.

I like these they look different than anything else I’ve ever seen, these will def go on the print bed for use in 5 parsecs :) great job!