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+RIFT IS NOW SELF-SUSTAINING+
+RELOCATION IN PROGRESS+
+60.00 HR UNTIL ARRIVAL+
+DESTINATION:UNDEFINED+
Father Yroa, Made in the Lord's Image
Mother Damaris, Made with the Lord's Power
The Lord's Eyes, Psychic Familiars
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+GIVE IN+
The Hydra Anomaly
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((And now, we come to the final piece of the puzzle))
((Here's how I've been thinking through the story of Firebase Chi-Epsilon))
((It begins with an Alpha Legion orbital artillery asset, the Firebase itself))
((A strange alien life form is discovered, buried deep within an asteroid originating from outside the galaxy))
((This being, of course, one of the very earliest encounters of Genestealers))
((Naturally, some rather Unethical Characters get a hold of the aliens, and begin some "Experiments"))
((This does not end well))
((The Firebase is sabotaged from the inside, the cloned alien hybrids using stolen weapons to overwhelm the scattered crew))
((And reveal their true target: the base's experimental warp-portal drive))
((After wiping out the crew, they send the base to an unknown location, prompted by a weak psychic signal from the void))
((Far out from the plane of the galaxy, the base drifts directly towards a Tyranid hive fleet...))
((And I think we all know where things go from there))
((Tens of thousands of years later, the now abandoned base drifts back into Imperial space, and is rediscovered by the Inquisition))
((The Termagant is a bit of an odd model))
((I had several of them built as normal, floating around from around five or ten years back))
((But I decided to use the genestealer body for this one instead, to bulk up the model more))
((Since there was just the one, due to the self-imposed model limitations for this project))
((I wanted it to be a more visually large figure))
((It's not really visible from the photos, but the end result is about a full head taller than a standard gaunt, and much more bulky))
((The secondary arm on the devourer came after some experimentation on what to do with the extra arm joints))
((I didn't want to just fill them in with putty, but leaving bare sockets was not going to work))
((The blood and guts of the corpse on Yroa's base is an extension of a method I experimented with near the start of the year))
((Essentially, it was made by mixing superglue into a blob of pva glue placed onto the base))
((Now I'm no materials scientist, so I can't exactly explain what causes the odd stranding))
((But heck if it doesn't make for some perfect giblets))
((For the results it gives, this is a very easy method, though I had a few problems with it adhering to my mixing stick))
((I highly recommend giving it a try if you've been looking for some alien goop or gory details))
((This one is also going out to Azazelx's August painting challenge))
((These were at the time of starting my most ambitious conversion, though it's been a while since I began))
((And this is also the first self-contained semi-narrative arc I've posted to the blog))
((I am very happy with how it all came together in the end, hopefully there will be more like it to come!))
((The Termagant is a bit of an odd model))
((I had several of them built as normal, floating around from around five or ten years back))
((But I decided to use the genestealer body for this one instead, to bulk up the model more))
((Since there was just the one, due to the self-imposed model limitations for this project))
((I wanted it to be a more visually large figure))
((It's not really visible from the photos, but the end result is about a full head taller than a standard gaunt, and much more bulky))
((The secondary arm on the devourer came after some experimentation on what to do with the extra arm joints))
((I didn't want to just fill them in with putty, but leaving bare sockets was not going to work))
((The blood and guts of the corpse on Yroa's base is an extension of a method I experimented with near the start of the year))
((Essentially, it was made by mixing superglue into a blob of pva glue placed onto the base))
((Now I'm no materials scientist, so I can't exactly explain what causes the odd stranding))
((But heck if it doesn't make for some perfect giblets))
((For the results it gives, this is a very easy method, though I had a few problems with it adhering to my mixing stick))
((I highly recommend giving it a try if you've been looking for some alien goop or gory details))
((This one is also going out to Azazelx's August painting challenge))
((These were at the time of starting my most ambitious conversion, though it's been a while since I began))
((And this is also the first self-contained semi-narrative arc I've posted to the blog))
((I am very happy with how it all came together in the end, hopefully there will be more like it to come!))
Parts list, Father Yroa:
-Genestealer Torso and Upper Arms
-Delaque Ganger Legs and Holstered Pistol
-Neophyte Hybrid Mining Laser Arms
-Terminator Torso Front
-Citadel Skulls
Mother Damaris:
-Genestealer Legs and Arms and Infestation Token
-Delaque Ganger Torso
-Empire Flagellants Book
-Atalan Jackals Head
Lord's Eyes: Rippers (one from Termagants, one from Genestealers)
Computer Terminal:
-Kill Team: Rogue Trader Command Console
-Broodlord Base Piece
Hydra Anomaly:
-Genestealer Body
-Termagant Head, Devourer and Fleshborer Arms (Fleshborer trimmed off, Devourer stock on back left arm)
Nice work(?) ..a very creepy pair, as well as their offsider.
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