Kryzak's expedition grows...

[Kaled]

Recently I've come down with a pretty bad case of Nurgle's Rot and have been signed off work - about the only thing I was able to do at first was sit on the sofa all day and watch telly, but after a while daytime telly became too much to bear and I found that I was strong enough to work on a few models (while still remaining sat on the sofa!).

Mainly I've been working on a few more members to join Kryzak's explorator expedition - the first of which is this, as yet unnamed, Skitarii-Provost.  Unfortunately the flash wasn't too kind to some of my highlighting (I'll try to remember to take more photos when the light is better), but I think he turned out quite nicely.

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I've also built another servitor armed with xeno-tech and a Tech-Acolyte; plus I have a Biologis Tech-Priest in the works, so all being well you should get to see a few more models from me in the next few days...

- Dave

[Ferran]

Looking good so far!

Is there a profile for this character?

[Myriad]

Another nice model, and fitting well with the rest of the squad (something I'm terrible at).  Is that an underslung grenade launcher?

[kierkegaard]

Awesome work as always Dave.

The only problem that I have with your models is that they make me hate my own 

[Inquisitor Cade]

Another nice model, and fitting well with the rest of the squad (something I'm terrible at).  Is that an underslung grenade launcher?

I doubt it, the lower 'barrel' seems not to have a hole at the front, I guess it is an autogun or a combat shotgun.

Nice model, I'm a big fan of the judge as a base, and great use of terminator parts (the face is now the official 54mm scale gas mask).

Interesting base, is that an imperial tech bulkhead built on a necron tech floor?

[MarcoSkoll]

I am also envious of your skills. And you're also reminding me that I'm skiving off from working on models...

Interesting base, is that an imperial tech bulkhead built on a necron tech floor?

He uses that "Necron" base for all of this group of models to give them cohesion - you can see it quite nicely in one of the photos I took at the IGT.

Is there a profile for this character?

As a general rule, Kaled doesn't put his profiles on the site. He works on a principle of "If you want to know if that dude wielding the sword is good in combat or just a poser, you'll have to charge him".

[Kaled]

Thanks guys - glad people like him.  At first I was worried he'd look too much like a Arbitrator being as his torso, legs and head were all taken from the Judge - but I think he looks different enough, and AdMech enough, to work as a Skitarii-Provost.

Is there a profile for this character?

As Marco says, in general if you want to know how good my characters are you'll have to engage them in combat.  That said, so far this guy has neither name nor profile - he was just a model I wanted to build and I'll figure the rest out soon.  What did you want to know about him?

Is that an underslung grenade launcher?

No - it's an automatic combat shotgun with a drum mag and laser sight (I think - I might change my mind about some of the details when I get around to writing his profile.

Interesting base, is that an imperial tech bulkhead built on a necron tech floor?

It's just supposed to be a bit of Imperial tech sat on the floor of a Necron tomb.

[Ferran]

Is there a profile for this character?

As a general rule, Kaled doesn't put his profiles on the site. He works on a principle of "If you want to know if that dude wielding the sword is good in combat or just a poser, you'll have to charge him".

Ah yes I suspected this to be the case, given the general lack of profiles accompanying his current generation of miniatures, and the statement included in the Calculus-logi thread /weep


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As Marco says, in general if you want to know how good my characters are you'll have to engage them in combat.  That said, so far this guy has neither name nor profile - he was just a model I wanted to build and I'll figure the rest out soon.  What did you want to know about him?

Just general curiosity, nothing major.

[Kaled]

Okay, next up is a servitor armed with recovered xeno-tech.  This time, it's a testbed for evaluating the performance of a Tyranid Deathspitter - as you can see it's been subdued by various drugs and chemicals, but I'm betting the control will prove to be less than absolute as it already seems to be infecting his bloodstream...

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His face is a bit flat, but otherwise I'm pretty happy with him - especially the deathspitter itself.  Now all I need is some rules for it... anyone got any ideas?

Just general curiosity, nothing major.

Well, if there is anything you want to know, feel free to ask - but questions such as what's his WS are unlikely to get an answer as, for one thing, I still haven't written his profile yet - however I expect it'll be a fairly average Arbites/Enforcer statline with a higher strength due to his bionic arm.

[Heroka Vendile]

excellent stuff Dave.

Not to nit-pick, but to scale it's more like a fleshborer (missing the "clip") rather than a deathspitter, which is about the length of a man.

[RobSkib]

Great work as usual comerade, but Heroka raises an interesting point that reminded me of something I wanted to post earlier but forgot the moment I sat down to write - the Deathspitter has an ammo feed running up the left arm that supports the weapon, from the angles you've shown it doesn't seem like there's an external ammunition source - I take it the weapon only has a shot or two?

[MarcoSkoll]

Once again, impressive work. I'm sure that'll result in some interesting run-ins with Puritans.

Now all I need is some rules for [the deathspitter... anyone got any ideas?

I'll run off to do some research, then see what comes to mind.

[Kaled]

The deathspitter is based on an earlier generation of the weapon - one that was self-contained and didn't have the external ammo feed.  As for it's size, Tyranid weapons seem to come in all different sizes depending on the size of the creature that's carrying it - this one was obviously captured from a creature smaller than a Tyranid Warrior...

[kierkegaard]

Excellent work on the Servitor. I love the deathspitter with chemical injectors, and the effects of the spreading infection are superb.

[Swarbie]

Hmmmm, deathspitters fire embryos coated in an acidic substance, IIRC. When the embryo hits a target, it bursts, spraying acid all over it. Perhaps give it average damage, a rule for eating through an opponents armour and have it hitting D3 locations per shot?

Also, maybe have it slowly regenerating ammunition, as the creature itself grows the embryos.

Overall, another great model Kaled. I particularly love how the deathspitter appears to be giving the servitor blood poisoning.