Trebuchet Head Vote!

It's called a Trenchbucket for a reason...

Jarod DePastene

I field my Trebuchet regularly enough. It's powerful missile support for a medium platform. I voted for the classic shape because the helmet shape is part of the personality of the mech. I'd even go so far as to suggest you increase the 'helmet' portion of the head slightly to make to bottom overhang just a bit more. A mech's gotta have its individuality

Ben

Voted towards the original bucket shape. I have used it a few times and works great in a mixed medium lance I find.

Heavyguard

We don't always try to carry everything forward. The glass area is a total replacement, though it still hints at some older pieces.

Anthony Scroggins

I wonder what was the reference for the "face". All old trebs im aware of had a cockpit in shape of eyes or googles on a quite humanoid head. Compared to them the new one looks almost like a neckless cyclops. I mean, look at the black knight and you see what im missing here.

Swen Decker

I go for the original, but I'm having more issue adjusting to the new face than I would the new head shape. I've always liked the Trebuchet, but it's never looked great. a 50-tonner wasn't really meant to have an LRM-15 on the wrist.

Mike

Can we get an option "C" and get the original head back? That face is hideous and doesn't work at all for me.

Kanrei13

It has to be the bucket, it’s like one of the iconic aspects of the design I look for. Sets it apart from similar med mechs like enforcer. Have played trebs in past, especially in games set pre 3050. Had a character started in a treb before moving later to a crusader.

Chuckv

It’s a hard choice: both look good. I voted for the new look, but only just. I do use the Trench Bucket on the tabletop - I was really happy it made it into the Kickstarter!

Brian Sausley

I don't see much difference, so I voted for the original

Honestly, they look like the same picture.

James Hauserj

I'm in no way against to modernized deigns, the new mercury and maruader II are both awesome, but I do prefer it when the new design retains a feature that links back to the original model. The bucket gets my vote.

Nyxus

I had to stare at the two images for over a minute to even notice the difference. but I think I prefer option 2. Option 1 is a bit too Enforcer.

Andrew Tate

I don't really have a dog in the fight... I mean, I ordered the pack, but the Treb will almost certainly be permanently relegated to "OpFor" - one of the few mechs that has never escaped the ... uh... unseemly stages... but I think I like the dome better...

Used to hate the Treb cause it was so ugly, but I've grown to like its weapons loadout. The bucket head is entirely necessary to its look.

David Razi

I voted for the classic look, but I suppose it might depend on the rest of the mech. A thinner body might look better with the dome, while a chunky body would probably look better with the bucket. Overall, "Trench dome" doesn't have the ring of "Trench bucket". I use them, but sparingly, because their stock loadout was always a bit too squishy for me and I didn't like the old look of them.

Maarten Broekman

I'm with you. I think the dome still gives the helmet look, just without the weird vader flare out. It still has a flat section on the lower half.

Anthony Scroggins

Sigh. This is one of those times I find myself in the minority, the bucket looks derpy (IMHO).

Stewart Spencer

Both are nice, but I think the bucket is more visually distinct. I will love to throw this thing on the field, when I can too. Cheap fire support

Raymond White

I prefer the bucket, it fits more the mech. Many thanks for offering us a choice

You should give him a try. It is very good in 3025 and some modern versions are very good

Classic bucket, but I never use the Trebuchet. But since I'm getting one via the Kickstarter that might change.

Trench "Bucket" please

Richard Jensen

OK, but the reason is that people mangled the french trebuchet. :)

I field Trebuchet and prefer the Vader look.

I like dome better, but honestly use them pretty rarely because i dislike my "old" metal mini when im building forces myself and kind of rarely roll any when using RATs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Swen Decker

I tend to deploy at least one Trebuchet when playing with my FWL forces.

The dome would give it a more sturdy look, plus the fictional implementation of more armor could be used. The mech has always seemed too scrawny. This is kind of the equivalent of giving it a thicker neck hahaha.

Andrew McKenna

Needs more bucket.

I need my KFC......

Benjamin Myers (Bishop Steiner)

It was called a trench bucket for a reason bucket head.

Bucket. I do intend to run one, but in both designs I feel the “helmet” is too small and the faceplate is… difficult to figure out. I have a hard time seeing what’s supposed to be the cockpit, and the forward rake is throwing me for a loop. I don’t really get it.

Carlos Sempere

I field them often, and prefer the bucket head.

Yankee Air Pirate

I run 2 trebuchet 5s in my Alpha Strike games when I run my Denab 10th Cav, and 4 when I run my Kurita Galedon Regulars. Doing 8 to 16 points of damage is very brutal in Alpha Strike so Darth Vader Bucket head for me! Also do you think we may see the Warhammer IIC this week?

Robert Moore

Bucket, but I would still use the other one.

Can't have a trench bucket with a dome.

Bucket, it's more recognisable.

Yeah I would have preferred a Dervish too.

Anthony Scroggins

Gotta go the Trenchbucket

Alex F

Love the Trebuchet, will field it regardless, but I really like the bucket head.

Robert Schuster

I voted, but I typically field Dervishes over Trebuchets. So I'm a little salty anyway.

Bucket FTW. And I do indeed put one on the table whenever I run Marik

Mitchell Berthelson