Onwards and upwards
Dark Angels – Dark Vengeance Deathwing
I’m not sure if I’ve ever mentioned but it’s one I think will tie in nicely with some existing and future fluff for Ferron Proxima so get your thinking/guessing hats on.
‘nids part 148 – TO DONE! – Genestealers, more of them!
Love my little ground burster nod to the old Ymgarls, he’s still nearly as tall as a marine though!
They all look like they have pinstripe pants on thanks to my fibrous grain effect on their Bonewhite.
Although the Chitin plates look quite cool.
The Brood advances.
The view from Servitor Satellite X-Delta-37i
Veiny temples.
Come at me!
Here are the remaining Genestealers to compare and contrast [although I foolishly left 7 in my figure case].
Whether I go the whole hog and re-tint all the liver bits red is something else. Probably not, too much else to do and these are effectively done.
They add some variety to the mix, old skool, nu-skool, Chitin armoured, Scytals. A nice blend of Stealer variants to help identify broods.
The next thing to do is add some with Adrenals and Toxin sacs for more variety and maybe do Turquoise on the front of the chests so they look like the Broodlords with their body warmers.
The old Ymgarls didn’t even have the grain effect on their limbs, they did have highlights on their fleshy red bits, something I chose not to do on my new ones.
The relentless horde.
Old and new, together as one.
Another picture of Genestealers…
Servitor Satellite X-Delta-37i picks up another shot of the advancing horde.
Big blue tick for being a good boy, now go do some Dark Angels!
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‘nids part 147 – Genestealers, more of them!
I also have the new Space Hulk model on the left with the Warrior Scything Talons. It’s not the Broodlord model but given how big he is I don’t see why he couldn’t pass as one. I’m going to keep an eye out for any other cheap ebay ‘steals’ hopefully add to the broods.
On the plus side these are now complete so I’ll treat you to their ‘To Done’ shots next time [although I have since added a little bit of flock to the bases] and some with almost all of the rest of the horde, I think I missed off seven of their number 😦
Wednesday night Blood Bowl
I thought it only right to let Pete take the Elves, given his love of space pixies and I went with my Skaven. Their stats are pretty similar in 2nd Edition, except Elves are much better Throwers and Catchers and I get an extra Movement, which became surprisingly useful. Pete took most of the pictures so it will be mainly from the Elf perspective but I’ll try to relay the action. I started with the ball, we immediately decided not to use the deaf/blind Dwarven referee, better stick with the normal rules.
By this stage the Elves had also suffered a Fatality, six injuries and a bunch of KO’s
Both PeteB and I agreed this was the most fun we’d had in a long time gaming. I’m still not sure if we should adopt the current rules system. 2nd Edition allows you to move every model you have the current rules mean any time you fail in your action the game turns over. I’m not sure which system works the best but given I had only 8 players left standing and Pete only 6 clearly being able to lose so many, which wouldn’t have happened if just one model had failed their block, forcing a turn over.
We’ll definitely have another game, I just need to finish the Elves and look to get that Treeman so we can both have a Big Guy.
Flufftastic – Hive Fleet Gorgon – Ferron Splinter Fleet – Termagants
One of the most common Tyranid Bio-forms to have infested Ferron Proxima is the Termagant ‘Gauntii Virago‘ Although seemingly without number these beasts, up until now, appeared to have had a maximum population level. This evolutionary ceiling has been attributed to the limited numbers of ‘brood mothers’ that spawn the gaunts. Additionally, the Hive Mind is actively utilising it’s available bio-matter and unbelievably it’s alien intelligence is ensuring it does not commit it’s resources to what is essentially a very limited beast.
That’s not to say Termagants are not a threat to the population, bio-magi data suggests that there may be many more gaunts secreted in the catacombs and underground spawning chambers that the Hive Fleet has started to fortify. There were rumours that the Tervigons might have evolved new reproduction methods that would increase their ability to spawn in larger numbers. There is no evidence of this happening in the wild yet but the Dark Angel and Planetary Defence Forces that are currently containing their incursion have started to bolster their defences in readiness of any increase in their numbers. This hypothesis has since been disproved and those bio-magi that posited such a theory and ‘spread their heretical works’ to the Ferron public have thankfully been lobotomised and put to serve the Emperor as Servitor drones within the mining fields of Utarr Equinox Gamma.
Most these gaunts are born fully formed with their own symbiotic weaponry. Initially within the early stages of their infestation of Ferron Proxima – despite the shock of birth they are spat like projectiles from the Tervigon’s womb, immediately moving on, shooting their obscene bio-weaponry and even attacking innocent citizens of the Emperor. The abomination has even been witnessed whereby they have literally been shot out of their brood mother onto battlements and defended buildings. The staunch faith of these brave soldiers kept them alive to tell of the horrors witnessed. Having passed on this vital knowledge the Inquisition gratefully bestowed the ‘Emperor’s Peace’ on them with summary executions so they could not spread the foul knowledge to the citizens of Ferron Proxima, their names subsequently added onto the ‘Ferron Roll of Heroes’ for services to the Emperor.
However, more recent observations have shown the vitality of a newly spawned Termagants has been greatly reduced. The creatures are spawned ahead of it’s progenitor and have been programmed only to to stand and fire their organic weaponry or advance in numbers to press home and attack, thus drawing attention away from their brood mother by being the more immediate effect. This new directive by the alien mind shows they are adapting, and thinking in patterns even the most senior Bio-Magi cannot yet comprehend. Their future in solving the alien menace depends on them getting to the bottom of this behaviour.
Termagants are considered one of the lower life-forms that make up the Tyranid menace but they must not be underestimated. The people of Ferron Proxima will face more of these creatures in the future and it is up to the staunch defenders of Ferron Proxima to stamp out their taint on the red planet.