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Sorry for the double posting... Here's part one of my story.
Also, sorry for my English. It's kind of hard to directly translate a huge amount of text from one's native language, especially when the other language simply doesn't allow for most of the idioms used -.-
And on top of that, it was very early in the morning each time I started writing
Hive Fleet Hastur
Hive Fleet Hastur was detected the same time the Imperium detected Hive Fleet Behemoth; it was then considered one of the other’s splinter fleets. During the Imperium’s attempts to halt the Tau expansion in 427.744.M41, strange cults were discovered on several worlds on the Galaxy’s eastern fringes. In contrast to most other known cults and sects, this one’s members did not worship – as assumed in the beginning – the ruinous powers: later (and more acute) investigations revealed that they awaited the arrival of a “King in Yellow”. However, as the Imperium undertook such great efforts to prevent the Tau Empire’s rising, most of the alarming evidence as to a sector-wide spread of the cult was forgotten. Only one man wanted to learn more about the coherent reports that had been heard on several worlds now: Ambrosius Bierce of the Ordo Hereticus, who had dedicated himself to the fight against secret cults.
Bierce, as a well-reputed follower of the Star Child theory, had made the eradication of all cults except the Confederation of Light itself his greater goal; to lay a flawless Imperium to the Emperor’s feet upon his return. On Fucosus II, a civilized world only a few light years from the Damocles Gulf, he had a major breakthrough: A huge mutant, less human than anything else, could be captured in cooperation with a few handpicked veteran squads. The fights in the mutant’s lair were even more intense during purging actions; usually, most cultists convert fast after being hit by the first lasbolt. Here, however, wave after wave threw themselves against the disciplined soldiers with the single purpose to allow the great mutant to escape into a sewage system, where he was finally seized.
Further investigation revealed that the creature was not at all a random and grotesque mutation with exceptional psionic potential (Iota), but that its genetic code resembled no known pattern. After weeks of intensive research, the inquisitor coincidentally received a message from a xenobiologist called Advent, that must have traveled through the warp for a considerable amount of time. This message contained information on a highly adaptable organism able to infiltrate other races and cultures by adjusting their own reproductive cycles. Ymgarl, however, was too far away from the inquisitor’s current position, so he could not travel to that system, but instead had to conduct more research in his ship’s – the Lightbringer - huge inquisitional databases. Soon, a sample of the Ymgarl Csith-parasites was found. Careful genetic analysis of the captured mutant’s and the parasite’s DNA samples proved that the huge mutant had to be a subspecies of corporaptor – a dangerous and parasitic organism
In 991.744.M41, Bierce eventually set foot on the mining world of Gregalis Prime, whose planetary governor set off a distress call shortly before because their connection to the astronomican grew steadily weaker. Here, too, traces of the cult of the “King in Yellow” were found; again, Bierce captured individuals with genetic similarities to corporaptor. Collaborating with the planetary defense forces, the cults were apparently eradicated on this world, too. After only a few months of bloody work, Bierce was convinced to have found an answer: several cadres of T’au sept fire warriors advanced from their worlds towards Gregalis. The aliens’ uniforms and their detestation – or perhaps inability – of psychic disciplines must have been the cause. The tau would not only have developed a system capable of obscuring the light of the astronomican and clouding human minds, but also used biological weapons in the shape of the highly adaptive corporaptor!
@Cutthroatcure: Thank you They took an awful lot of work, so I hoped you guys would like it
@Solosam47: Awesome! Thanks! ^^
I guess you won't have to wait for the tyrant for too long - he's about to be painted as soon as the bunch of Genestealers is finished Also, what was your favourite Nids force before?
@Vmw1971: "Unspeakably" - how lovecraftian! Thank you ^^
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@everyone:
Here's the latest addition to my force - the first 5 of the 10 strong Genestealer pack:
First off, the group shot featuring all of the four 'stealers and their Broodlord, having fun in some sort of a water purification plant (hence the pipes, tiles and well, water):
Warning - huge pic (600*4400, 650 KB) with detail shots of most miniatures:
Spoiler:
Top to bottom: Broodlord, Killer, Lurker, Dying Breed, Charger
Broodlord got converted by not using the standard arm pairs and instead replacing them with others, more fitting his size and strength.
Dying Breed to me a lot of effort - he's the one Genestealer I most dislike. At first, I liked the idea of seeing something else wounded than a servant of the Imperium, but it quickly turned out that I wasn't used to paint alien blood. Also, his pose seems to be slightly off...
Charger, who's snapping off the Templar's arm, is my second favourite in the pack. It may not be very practical for actual gaming purposes, but it turned out almost exactly the way I wanted it to.
Lurker is my favourite: lurking in the darkness, waiting for its prey to show up. Its tentacled face unmoving as if set in stone and yet with restless, soulless eyes watching eternally.
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I really like your color scheme and great job with the poses!
Unfortunately some of your pics are partly out of focus, so it's pretty hard to judge your miniatures properly.
@SisterofChaos: Thanks a lot - it's high time that you take up a brush again yourself! I'll do what I can about these pictures. However, since my old digital camera is the only one currently available, I won't be able to provide better pictures. Man, I need some money to buy a good camera. Anyone wants to donate a few bucks?
@Akademee: Thank you!
Well, in my opinion, a paint scheme has to be coherent so as to avoid an optical mess like different blood angel squads... :(
@Kr00gZ: Thanks Simple and effective is exactly what I've aimed for, especially with the genestealers, which, to my mind, should rather stick out by their poses than by their colours. However else could they hide at all? Concerning the pictures - I've got to confess that I have hardly any idea how to use cameras. There sure are a number of tutorials on how to take better pictures, but I'm a painter and not a photographer ^^
@topic:
I've finally managed to paint up a tyrant - wow. That was an awful lot of work, especially with the wings. These things almost drove me nuts!
Also, I hope you won't mind the muddy magazines ^^
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