Genestealer Cult Neophyte Hybrids

I don't usually like to brag, but this time I think I've really excelled myself. I couldn't be happier with how the first finished models from my new Genestealer Cult force look. I really wanted to get a rugged weathered look, but also something I could produce at a reasonable pace as the force will be very infantry heavy. In the end I settled on an industrial grey with plenty of dirt and the classic addition of some yellow/black hazard striping.

Anyway, that's enough talk for the minute - I'll add more pictures below.

Stay tuned for more of the force soon, and don't forget to follow the blog or leave a comment if you like what you see.

Genestealer Cult - Neophyte Hybrids, Unboxing

Well, it's been a busy few weeks for me, and for those who didn't realise, the blog has been running itself autonomously with a number of posts I prepared in advance!

Now I'm back on British soil again, it seemed the perfect time to hatch a new project - a skittering horde of mutant freaks. Stay tuned for more in the coming days, as I'll be building and painting them soon...

I always liked Genestealer Cult since the days in the mid 90s when I was just a kid with a pile of White Dwarf magazines and a rampant imagination. Thankfully, these days I'm not as broke as I was back then, so when they announced the new releases I figured I'd do a slow build on the force. As the first part I picked up a box of Neophytes today. I took some photos of the sprues to share with anyone interested. Suffice to say that the detail is really great on these; crisp, but more than anything really evocative of the background and little throwback nods to their old model range are a more than welcome addition.

There's a good spread of weapons - autoguns or shotguns for all the men, plus a flamer, grenade launcher and webber. For heavies, we get the new mining laser and seismic cannon, plus a good old fashioned heavy stubber. My favourite thing in the kit is the number of heads - I haven't counted, but I'm estimating 17ish, which for me is great as I am planning to add a few conversions to the force - starting with a Magus built from a battered plastic empire wizard I got from the bargain box at Marquee Models for 50p. Fingers crossed that one works out! (Watch this space...).

Anyway, enjoy the pictures (I've done both sides of the spues and a little close up on some of the heads)

Sisters of Battle Exorcist Tank

Just for fun, I'm bringing you one of my older projects today - Namely this rather nice Exorcist that I converted for my old Sisters of Battle force.

It's basically the Immolator Tank with a few spare missiles that I got on eBay attached (I think they come from the Dark Eldar plane, not the Voidraven, the other one). The turret has also been reshaped and modified to allow for this. I then built some extra armour for the front using the spare doors from the Rhino sprues. All in all, I'm surprised how good it looks!

Behold - The Executioner Tank (Leman Russ)

Another addition to my Imperial Guard force. Unfortunately, It mostly just overheats and explodes  - with 5 "Gets Hot" rolls a turn it's totally doomed. Oh well, I'm sure it'll be better one of these days!

St Andrews Wargaming: Better Know A Blogger- Part 17: Tabletop Apocalyps...

I thought I'd share my newfound internet fame with everyone who might've missed it the first time.


I was recently interviewed by St Andrews Wargaming for one of the popular "Better Know a Blogger" articles. I've added a link below - hopefully you'll find it as amusing to read as I did to answer the questions.




St Andrews wargaming: Better Know A Blogger- Part 17: Tabletop Apocalyps...: This week's Better Know a Blogger features Will (AKA Blazmo) from Tabletop Apocalypse .  Will is another relative newcomer to th...

Slaanesh Daemonettes

Not too long ago I decided that my Emperor's Children could use a contingent of Slaanesh Daemons to back them up. Luckily, I managed to get hold of some of the old metal Daemonettes on eBay for a reasonable price (about £20 for 10). For those who don't know, they sometimes go for several times that sum and I'm sure that right now there will be a "buy it now" listing for 10 asking a good £100.

I actually quite like the plastic ones too, but I have used them a lot in the past and in various conversions, so I wanted some different ones just to differentiate them aesthetically. On the table-top I was thinking I might take Daemonology and try to summon them as it could be a good laugh. Either that or I might do a small allied detachment added on to the main force. Only time will tell with that one, but I'm sure it'll be fun.

I really wish that Games Workshop would make a chaos supplement people actually want to see. People play chaos in 2 ways - a mixed Black Legion type list with all the gods represented, or as fluff armies that only have units of one of the gods (e.g. Nurgle only, or Slaanesh only). Why they haven't made a supplement for these types I don't know. They did do Khorne Daemonkin, but then never made any for the other gods. I quite like the idea of a proper Thousand Sons/Tzeentch  force, but at the moment it isn't happening. Obviously I'd like to see a proper Slaanesh codex the most. I'm not asking for it to be super-competitive, but a few bonuses and formations that rewarded you for taking a themed force would be nice.

Now I just have to go and paint the other 4... what "6" is the official number for Slaanesh, what do you mean it isn't a legally field-able unit!

Behold - The Chimera Tank(s)

After Sharing my infantry with you all I thought it would only be appropriate to share their rides. I've done 2 Chimeras for the force so far. Luckily I had a few Chaos bits about the place to suitably pimp them out in.

Like most people I use them as a barely mobile heavy weapons platform. The armour 12 doesn't hurt either, and they're one of those units that I tend to use to get the job done once I've finished firing the choicer things - soften up those targets with a punishing artillery volley and then splatter what's left with wildly inaccurate, but unnecessarily punishing Multi-Laser and Heavy Bolter fire. The Heavy Stubber is always a good choice too; cheap and with a good range it almost always pays for itself and then some (plus 9 shots from a transport is rather wince inducing for most opponents - except for Eldar!

You can see I've used an evil summoning circle to bring you these tanks again. It just looks so scenic!

The second tank, sadly without the mighty stubber - let it never be said I wasn't known for my sportsmanship!