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Great wall sections, they are amazing. I have similar problems Ive been trying to convince my friends to try it but they are wishy washy one only will play if he can only use his marines he has built from his dark angel army... and the other has no interest in the modelling side really.
For a tech savant you could either do like a floating capsule on a tau drone cariage with the ancient admech inside and a bunch of tendrils or dare I say some small droids? Or you could add a rogue trader in the mix. He wouldn't be a team kinda guy and would have a fancy pants suit.
You should check out this force he's doing a deathwing force for space hulk boarding and built him self a squad of ravenwing bikes to cut open doors and haul stuff http://warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161381

 
   
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Heya Modhail!

I see you're also from the Netherlands, where do you live? I might be interested to join your gaming group.
I've always been a big fan of your Spacehulk terrain (I've seen it on GWhobby.net IIRC) and playing on it would be even better!

Ik ben zelf ook bezig met een =I=munda warband, ik heb zojuist een topic gestart met wat WIP's van what ik nu heb.


Cheers!

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This stuff is amazing I like the short piece about each figure pure genius. For the tech-savant guy why not try to use the Empire Wizard Sprue and make a void-suit based on that. I'll also second the Rogue Trader suggestion.

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Will you be playing with this warband or is it only modelling purposes? If it's a combination of the two, what about NPC characters? You know...weird creatures living in the ship (Genestealers, but also other stuff), Tech Priests, corpses, technicians and so on.

Oh yeah, awesome to see more Dutchies here by the way! (just because I'm in Peru shouldn't mean that my flag should be Peruvian)

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Hi Pfreck,
I'm from Tilburg myself. Our gaming group isn't exactly active though. It's really just 2 and a half guys who meet once in a while and play whatever they feel like at the time. Sometimes it's something from GW... I just like spending my spare time building crazy stuff in the hopes of actually getting to use it one day...

Llamahead, I've got some ideas for a tech-savant. Basically I'd prefer to keep everyone in the group in a similar style of voidsuit, and I kind of like the idea of some wizened old guy virtually drowning in a bulky, heavy suit... I'm just waiting on the needed bits to actually make him.
I'm not going to do a Rogue Trader, they're too sophisticated and classy to be seen anywhere near this bunch of lowlife scum. But I do have an idea for a nice crewboss... Once again, waiting on bits.

I did get something done today:

I finished converting 1-G0R, the salvage crew's support servitor.
Here he is, wielding his trusty plasma-cutter:


His cutter is a low-grade model, a Rhyza-built Class IV "Gooseneck" It's big, heavy and uncomfortable to use, because of it's substandard heat containment. As a result it's preferrably mounted on a servitor, who aren't bothered by the scalding head coming off the cutting head and containment coils. The main reason the Class IV "Gooseneck" still sees widespread use is it's low price and ease of maintenance. It's not a delicate instrument, and unsuited to welding or other construction work, so one would usually see it in the hands of low-budged salvage and wrecking crews...

Oh, and I built a weapon-servitor as well, but he's not for the salvage crew. He's the start of a small gaggle of servitors, which will see use in either a Mechanicus warband or as general hazard to be encounterd on Space Hulks or other derelict ships:


Because I'm not exactly drowning in Servitor models, and they are now appartently Direct Only I wanted to have some flexibility, and decided to magnetize the little guy:

In front of him are both his plasma-cutter and his spare arm with cargo-clamp. I may even build a more agressive arm for him, so he has the option of tagging along with the break & entry team.

Oh, and I built a weapon-servitor as well, but he's not for the salvage crew. He's the start of a small gaggle of servitors, which will see use in either a Mechanicus warband or as general hazard to be encounterd on Space Hulks or other derelict ships:
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Magnetized gunservitor


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@ modhail: how do you get a weapon like the heavy bolter, or the autocannon to stay stable using a single magnet? When I've tried that, they tend to roll forward or backward.

Great work. Now I want to create my own boarding party...

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Hey Malika, just missed your post as I was typing...
Gaming or Modelling? Half and half really, I started the conversions on the spur of the moment. But I'm also trying to get some friends to get in on the fun (contacted a few of them by email, got one whole response so far) and start an =I=Munda campaign.
But if that falls through, they'll still get used for skirmish games set inside my space hulk set, once finished. When I started building the hulk scenery, I also gave some thought to ways of getting the most use out of it, outside of just playing just the Space Hulk rules. Originally I was thinking towards Necromunda, Inquisitor or themed Killteam games. Then =I=Munda came along, and it just fits the bill perfectly!
There's actually a lot of ideas I'd had floating around in my head for a looong time, suddenly becoming connected with =I=munda as the binding agent.

NPC's won't be too much of a problem, the 3D boardpieces will be part of a full Space Hulk game set, so I'll have plenty of Genestealers. Most likely I'll build Genestealer Hybrids as well.
In addition I've actually already got several pages of notes for Space Hulk based Killteams assuming several types of inhabitants with increasingly tough opponents the deeper you go into the Hulk.
These consist of:
-Genestealer infested Hulks (traditional Space Hulk adversaries),
-Ork infested Hulks (toxic spores, squigs, grots, boys, etc.),
-Chaos infested Hulks (imagine rounding a corner and standing face to face with a Chaos Terminator!) and
-"Empty" hulks (where you could encounter mutant rats, feral crewmen, automated defenses and malfunctioning servitors and such. Just because it's empty doesn't mean it's safe! Suddenly descending blastdoors also appear to cause some trouble )

And I'm also plotting and gathering the models for two or three other warbands, tied in to the idea for a =I=Munda campaign I'm developing. (As described in an earlier post)

Cruentus: The heavy stubber and grenade launcher balance just fine on their own, due to their limited weight. I only had problems with the Heavy Bolter, but that was quickly fixed with a second pair of magnets between the backpack and the ammo feed. The one in the backpack should be visible in the pic?

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Oh that sounds great! By the way, if you're going to include (Chaos) Space Marines...do make them true scale! I mean, you're already putting so much work/thought in your work that the smaller space marines would be a let down.

I'm planning on working on a Word Bearer squad with a whole group of cultists, maybe we should try out a =I=munda campaign like that one day! Depends when Im back in Holland and all that of course!

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Definitely tuned into the same frequency Modhail, I intend to use the same Servitor as they are great models.. surprised to hear they are now Direct Mail only?? What the..?

I like your take on a 'budget' plasma cutter, the cargo hand is a great addition too. I'm going to have only hauler types for Servitors, I want to bring out emotion through a humanoid security guy then a stand and fire servitor.

It's fun looking at your scratchbuilding ways within these models too!

Similarly, your thoughts on a Warhammer Quest style Boarding action follow similar vein to mine. Random roll for type of "Infestation" ..the salvage team see the 'signs' for such things.. then off you go, rolling against a specific encounter/generator table.. such as blastdoors..

I do like this impetus for varying the range of NPCs too.

Looking forward to more

~ Tael.


   
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Malika, I'm actually taking a bit of a compromise on that point: The Terminators I'll be using for Space Hulk won't be true-scaled, as I'll need to them to fit with a regular 40K army and I don't intend to let Terminator armour anywhere near my =I=Munda! (Except maybe for a big scary NPC)
I do intend to build both a small (3-4guys) loyalist and chaos (Word Bearers as well) Power armoured warband, those will be true scale.

Shas'El Tael: They seem to be in Europe, at least that's what the store guy told me when I tried to get some more. It may, just may, be different elsewhere in the world.
That's why I'm building each servitor to fill as many roles as possible at the moment, I've got 2 of each type (both old style servies, 2 gunservitors and 2 techies) and I want them to stretch as far as possible.

Once everything is finished I intend to take the Warhammer Quest analogy to it's logical extreme: I want to take top down photo's of each corridor section, and make some WHQ-style exploration cards, with flavour text, maybe some special rules, etc. Build some random encounter tables. Then, when we play, the GM can just pull a card, find the corresponding board piece and the players can properly explore...
In a campaign, I could even use the exploration card mechanic to give careful players an advantage: If they perform proper sub-surface scans in the preparation/income phase they could get a bonus to determining beforehand what kind of Hulk they're facing (I'm not in favour of automatically revealing this, I prefer the suspense of not knowing). They might even get to place part of the map in advance. Ofcourse, too agressive active scans might alert the inhabitants to your presence...
Hmmm, Space Hulk Quest....

Me too, the going's slow, but at least I'm going again. Thanks to you lot here!

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Shas'El Tael: They seem to be in Europe...

Hmm okay, I'm going to look into it tomorrow.

Once everything is finished I intend to take the Warhammer Quest analogy to it's logical extreme:..Hmmm, Space Hulk Quest...


Well.. get off my radio channel.. I was eluding to this but didn't figure you would bite, I like your approach...though I do not approve any title similar too "Space Quest IX - Salvage the Edge" (see if anyone gets that reference....)

Hmm, I'll PM you some ideas I've been mulling over, in the meantime.. more minis!

~ Tael.

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Space Hulk Quest sounds interesting. If I recall correctly the original Space Hulk game had quite easy rules. Will you be including Necromunda/Mordheim elements in the gameplay as well?

Malika, I'm actually taking a bit of a compromise on that point: The Terminators I'll be using for Space Hulk won't be true-scaled, as I'll need to them to fit with a regular 40K army and I don't intend to let Terminator armour anywhere near my =I=Munda! (Except maybe for a big scary NPC)
I do intend to build both a small (3-4guys) loyalist and chaos (Word Bearers as well) Power armoured warband, those will be true scale.

Hmm, well if you are going to include a big scary NPC, do make that one true scale, not actually having Terminator units in =I=munda/Space Hulk Quest (Warhammer Hulk?)

I've been toying with some ideas, partly inspired by the more recent blog of Migsula and Apologist's pre-Heresy ultramarines. At the moment I'm very much intrigued by the potential of pre-Heresy =I=munda games but with the fluffy details of Apologist's material. Might be something for a later date though.

If Space Marines would be included in this (maybe even as main characters) it could be considered to be some "big scale" version, kind of like what Apocalypse is to 40k. Now I don't mean entire armies and Titans with Necromunda rules, but a unit of Space Marines that function as an entire army of their own.

Kind of (un)related to this was another concept I hope to work on when I'm back home: the Vindication Wars. It's basically the conflict between the various Officio Assessinorum agents in the Imperial Palace. Imagine playing a game of 40k apocalypse with only one model on each side. These guys would move really fast, use all sorts of deadly wargear, basically blasting away all the terrain there is. It would be very fast paced and very destructive. That's kind of how I would imagine an =I=munda game between two marine units would work.

The idea of Word Bearers' boarding actions on Ultramarines' ships during the Battle of Calth kind of comes to mind here for this sort of thing!

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The vindication wars is an absolutely awesome idea! I'd like to do it pretty sneaky and stabby. Make the assassins stalk eachother around inside the palace. Add a lot of civilians such as adeptus ministorum clerks and palace guards that the assassins needs to avoid being seen by while doing their dirty bussiness. The assassins can try to kill them off, but their opponents will gain "indiscretion points" tha can be used to fuel special maneuvers and call the alarm on the assassins. I need to write down a bunch of rules right away.

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Well, the Vindication Wars weren't that sneaky, imagine some figures with superpowers and high tech gear blasting each other and everything around them and you get an idea of how it was.

Sorry for going off topic here!

One little thingie to get back on topic. Flame markers, I've seen that you're using the plastic ones. While effective I don't think they do justice to your hard work. Have you considered making/painting a few of your own that look more convincing?

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@Malika: Don't worry, if I want to use Terminator units in the Hulk terrain, I'll just play Space Hulk or Kill team. They're made for that kind of stuff...
I'm still on the fence wether or not I want Space Marines in my =I=munda.
If I do include them it will either be a lone individual, or a small Bloodquest style band: a few (less than a combat squad's worth) marines, sent on a quest and left to fend for themselves, without any support from the larger Chapter. Once they suffer a casualty or 2 they'll be forced to rely on local warriors...

Concerning the flame markers, they'll have to do for now (these were actually just a test order, to see how they were sizewise: would I be able to pick them up out of the corridors, and would 2 fit on a square alongside a genestealer in "I can fly" pose? Yes on both counts).
For the time being my focus is entirely on finishing the terrain (and miniatures) and getting a serviceable set of counters to play Space Hulk with. That task is big enough as it is, no need to build an even bigger mountain for myself to climb right now by adding scratchbuilt tokens as well. (I'm guessing it will take me another year to finish it all, at least, and only IF I can keep up my current rate of work, which means dedicating all my hobby time to it.),
Maybe in the future, once the terrain and miniatures are finished and I've had a couple of months to bask in that achievement, that I will turn my attention to prettying up the counters.


@Malika & Mellon: I like your ideas on the (pre-)heresy and Vindication Wars games! They seem to straddle the grey area between =I=Munda, Killteam and small scale 2nd ed. 40K games, but are still very much story-games instead of wargames. Definitely food for thought. Maybe somthing to explore further in the Skirmish Games forum?


@Tael: I can't, the frequency dial seems to be stuck....
I have no idea about the reference, but don't worry, that's nowhere near what I had in mind! "=I=Munda Salvage: All your wrecks are belong to us" has also been rejected.

No time for mini's right now, I'm painting those two corridors! Tommorrow is the last day of my one week off, so hopefully I'll get them finished tomorrow. Because after that my production rate will need to slow down again (can't model or paint at work.... Boss gets irate.)

I've hit a bit of a snag at the moment on on the painting: I've finished the steel base colour for both corridors and have just started on the brass and gold bits.
But now I'm uncertain if I want to leave the decorative trim on the edge of the arches of the newest "gothic" corridor in steel, or wether to paint it brass.
On the one hand the walls do need a bit of extra colour. But on the other hand I really, really like the "rythm and texture" they have now, with the "windows" being all steel.
Maybe I should do the "greek temple"-style trim on the top of the corridor in brass instead? Help a man decide!
Below is a picture, so you can see what I'm talking about. (For reference: the trim on the floor will be a medium brass colour, the winged skulls on the walls a brass/gold, the trim of the walkway will most likely get a subdued yellow-black hazard striping.)
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Gothic corridor, painting in progress.


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Here's an idea, I don't know if it's possible but maybe. How about casting certain parts of your terrain. This way you would need to reconstruct each corridor. You basically have some sort of "basic frame" and than add little details to make them unique, but the basics stay the same. Might come in handy if you need more corridors and halls.

Would also save you a lot of work I think.

(I'm not suggesting you should make casts of GW's IP though, just in case you were wondering)

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That's a coincidence, just yesterday a friend reminded me that he has access to a CnC router and offered to cut repeat items, like those arches.
I'm of two minds about using "standard"/prefab components really... On the one hand I would welcome the extra construction speed.
On the other hand.. When I set out to build the space hulk terrain, I wanted every piece to be unique, to have it's own "identity" as it were.
I find it hard to articulate, but I feel that every sections needs to "be a character", evoke it's own mood, and tell a "story"/come alive as it were.
Somewhere along the line, my perception of this project has changed, maybe because of the amount of work, time and (creative) energy I have and will put into it, it no longer feels as just a "terrain project".
I feel it has become more about fulfilling a creative urge and (as tacky as it sounds) realising a vision. Having and taking the freedom to explore what I think the interior of a Space Hulk/40K spaceships could/should look like.
I don't know, I guess it's akin to a discussion I remember reading here, about blurring the line between miniatures and art.
I'm having some difficulty reconciling that with the use of standardised components. If I didn't I'd probably just have uses Necromunda Bulkheads and CoD sprues for the walls and floors. Quicker, simpler (maybe even cheaper, in the end), but less unique and it would definately not give the sense of a "living" piece of 40K universe that I'm aiming for. I don't just want to build terrain with this Hulk, I want to evoke a feeling of "realness". Try to, in a limited way, transport people into a part of a living universe, through what I create, immerse them.

I think there is also a craftmanship thing at play here, seeing how the amount of work is in no relation to the intended purpose, when you consider the availabilty of prefabricated parts/terrain systems.
Perhaps I'll eventually accept the practicality of using "prefab" for limited, recurring, items like cogitator alcoves or support struts and the bare frames to build doors around. But I'll still craft the masters myself.

Hmmm, a simple question seems to have triggered a lot of thought....
I originally just logged on to show progress.

The 2 "Terminator" corridors are finished:


Some detail shots, hidden in links:
"Cathedral" corridor, side 1
"Cathedral" corridor, side 2
"Cathedral" corridor, floor
Detail shot of the "Ob-servitor" skull, I had originally scratchbuilt one of my own, but when cutting a part to size, it jumped off the table and was eaten by the "carpet gremlins". Spent an hour looking for it, but couldn't find it.

"Gothtech" corridor, side 1
"Gothtech" corridor, side 2
"Gothtech" corridor, floor

And a little joke: See-through basing?


Finally, an overview of all finished pieces so far:



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All finished Space Hulk boardpieces 15-4-09


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Tilburg he? Misschien moet ik toch maar eens langs komen met wat biertjes en =I=munda ideetjes! Je had nog tegenstanders nodig toch?

As for the casting of components, I meant it as a means of speeding up your "production". However, I agree that the "art" gets lost. If so, perhaps only cast the basic frame (lets say the gothic shaped arches and such) and then add the details (the artistic side) to it. This way you would create very unique pieces of terrain/art without it being standardised, but at the same time keep the uniform look it should have.

By the way, how well do 40mm round bases fit through your tunnels?

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One word - Fantastic.

Love the quality of the sections you have made so far, it was always a dream of mine to have my own 3d space hulk board....one day, one day!

Cheers,

Dante

   
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Malika, ik geef wel een seintje als we van start gaan. (Kan alleen nog wel een paar maanden duren...)

Yeah, I understand what you mean, It's just that my butt has been on the fence about this for so long, it may have gotten stuck...
Problem is, I'm not really planning much of these corridors in advance, so I don't know how often I'll use the arches. All I have set is stone is the amount of corridor sections, and where I need to put rails to slot doors in. Basically I just tackle each corridor section separately and see where the muse takes me. I did somewhat intend for these to corridors to be differing in style from the rest of the Hulk so they can be used as Terminator entry areas. But then again, I may just change my mind some months from know, and make Boarding Torpedoes as entry corridors instead.
Thank you for your input though, it's giving me plenty to chew on. Which means the final "product" will only get better.

Oh, and 40mm bases fit just fine... Unless your name is Ghazghkull, ofcourse.

Migsula: Me too! It's wonderfull to see the ideas bouncing back and forth. I just hope my bits arrive soon, so I can realise the ideas Tael triggered with his latest work on his salvage crew. (I should really dedicate a corridor to Adept Baracus, patron saint of welding tools...)
It's just too bad my weeks holiday is over, it means my rate of building stuff will slow down again... Can't lock myself in the hobby room all day anymore.

Dante: Thanks!
If you plan well, it is actually fairly achievable. Unless you go crazy on the detailing... (Who, me?)

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Malika, ik geef wel een seintje als we van start gaan. (Kan alleen nog wel een paar maanden duren...)

Maak je geen zorgen, ik ben pas eind april in Nederland en moet dan langzaam beginnen mn Word Bearers op te bouwen. Ben van plan vijf true scales te maken en een grote groep cultists (cannon fodder), maar die cultists zullen lang op zich laten wachten (wacht totdat Troll Forged Miniatures ze maakt), dus misschien worden het vijf Word Bearers and wat Dark Mechanicus dingetjes. We zien wel... Kan misschien een idee worden om alle gangs te laten jagen op die vijf Marines. Maar ok, dat gaat nog wel een tijdje duren, moet ook nog mn bachelorthesis schrijven, voorbereiden voor een optreden (met mn band) in juni en misschien verhuizen. Dus ja...we nemen onze tijd!

Yeah, I understand what you mean, It's just that my butt has been on the fence about this for so long, it may have gotten stuck...
Problem is, I'm not really planning much of these corridors in advance, so I don't know how often I'll use the arches. All I have set is stone is the amount of corridor sections, and where I need to put rails to slot doors in. Basically I just tackle each corridor section separately and see where the muse takes me. I did somewhat intend for these to corridors to be differing in style from the rest of the Hulk so they can be used as Terminator entry areas. But then again, I may just change my mind some months from know, and make Boarding Torpedoes as entry corridors instead.
Thank you for your input though, it's giving me plenty to chew on. Which means the final "product" will only get better.

Try to get your hands on the old Space Hulk computer game perhaps? As for boarding torpedoes, the idea of having hallways/corridors/etc with a big torpedo or drop pod penetrating it is just too cool! I've been toying with the idea of creating some weird droppod thing from a beercan. Hmm...might be a funny boarding torpedo. The idea of fusing my Word Bearers plans with =I=munda and boarding actions is just too cool...hmm... I supposed we couldn't make the corridors count as the insides of an Ultramarines ship can we? (not saying you should change it)

Oh, and 40mm bases fit just fine... Unless your name is Ghazghkull, ofcourse.

True scale marines should do just fine then!

By the way, I guess you've already seen these films, but perhaps they will give you some cool ideas:
-Alien (the very first...duh!)
-Aliens (Cameron really got the vibe right)
-Sunshine
-Event Horizon
-Das Boot

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Now that's an update, those new sections are grand. The visual effect of the base thing was a laugh

I was digging through some archive CDs the other night looking for further inspiration on other projects and uncovered a whole host of imagery. Some related closely to your future ideas and concepts.. here you are Modhail :

Space Hulk corridors and Genestealer broods.. oh my!







Hope they are useful to some extent, I also reread the section on Rogue Traders in well..Rogue Trader Rulebook, it is an interesting reread and fount for ideas.

~ Tael.

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YOUR STUFFS AWESOME!!! great job keep up dateing with pics it def inspires me to do something like what your doing! great stuff!!!!

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Really first class scenery especially, that along with those classic illustrations really brought back some Space Hulk memories!

I also love the way the bases on the figures fit so well with the terrain.

It's amazing how such a simple and subtle conversion on these troopers really brings so much depth and character to the models. They really look great and very distinctly non IG. That helmet is also Rogue Trader-tastic.

And those mood photos! Brilliant I thought I was viewing it direct through a battleship vid screen! Fantastic work.

   
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Love those old Space Hulk images, still have my copy of the original rulebook handy and pour over it regularly.

Looking forward to more of this.

Cheers,

Dante

   
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Malika, ik verwacht toch niet eerder dan in/rond de herfst te kunnen beginnen.

Hmmm, I believe I still have the old SH game lying around somewhere.
Beercan? Why do I fear an assault from the Adeptus Inebriatus?
I've already got plans for the coming =I=munda campaign. But for the future,the Word Bearers have potential as adversaries: Players could start, what seems to be, a simple investigation into a cult that strays for the true path of the prescribed Imperial Cult. But the deeper they dig, the more dire the heresies. Finally, at the assault of the cult's main chapel, the true enemy reveals myself!

Sunshine? Never heard of that one. Have to look into that one.

Tael, I believe I have those pictures buried in my reference pile as well, but nice to see them again! I love how the middle one shows just how agile Terminators can really be.
And the good old Rogue Trader book is indeed a great source of inspiration. Don't you just love the plot generator?

Dante, Do you have the 1st or 2nd ed rulebook?
I feel, that while the 2nd ed book's production is more polished and "slick", the artwork in the first edition (and it's expansions) is just so much more evocative.

Exploring the dark, twisting corridors of =I=Munda... Dare you follow?

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1st and 2nd, gotta agree, both are great but the first just has a bit of an edge about it.

   
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New Zealand

The original artwork tends to be some of the most evocative in 40k I feel, grungy.. detailed.. just..various.

Talking book artwork, I just happened to come across Fantasy Flights Heresy Roleplay series for 40k. They have now released a Rogue Trader supplement, which talks all about those lads, their retinues, foes and ships.. with artwork.

I think I just found my new coffee table book purchase. Thought I would give you heads up on that too for some inspiration

A few parts arrived today, so I'll be getting stuck into 'replying' to your modelling extravaganza very soon

~ Tael.
   
 
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