Verviedi's Forge - 8/1 - Kill-Team

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**Verviedi**

This was one drawn out process, I'll tell you what. My hatred for little spindly antennae that break all the time KNOWS NO BOUNDS.

Bought into X-Wing, so we'll see about what I do about that. I'm seriously not knowing how I would repaint my Imperials.

**General Annoyance**

Looking very nice, V; my only observations would be the shading of the brass and yellow might need returning to (see the vents in the Stubcarbine Barrel).

Other than that, thorough improvement over your last Skitarii work

**Verviedi**

Probably the first time I've ever made something less gothic and freaky. Here's the beginning of my attempt at a Better Balistarius.

**Ynneadwraith**

Less gothic and weird?!

I'll withhold my skepticism based on previous form

Interested to see what you've got in mind...

**jhe90**

Less goth ic 40k.

Heresey.
The main machine guns look a tad vickers Ww1 water cooled.

**Verviedi**

And here she is, the Better Balistarius. I think I pulled off the look quite well.

The Sykona-pattern Ironstrider engine is a rare variant of the standard Ironstrider, incorporating a hard-plugged servitor brain inside of the engine itself, to drive the walker. This system leads to far fewer casualties due to neutralized driver-servitors, and a far greater brain replacement rate. Due to the conditions inside the engine, brains are only introduced immediately before the walker is sent into battle, and have an operational lifespan of roughly three hours.

**Ynneadwraith**

Less grimdark-looking, hiding a more grimdark actuality.

Well played

**Verviedi**

Thank you, I was going for that sort of thing

Bad news. Shapeways order came in. The Kastelan heads are fine. The Kastelan shoulder pads are garbage sandpapery white material. So that's money down the drain, and I need to spend even more money on the right material of shoulder pads. For this price, I should have bought two Castellax. Would have been cheaper.

Good news, my bits order came in. More conversion fodder is online.

If you look closely at the shoulder pads, you can see the shittyness.

**Verviedi**

And painted. Tried a different style this time.

The Sykona-Pattern Kastelan Robot is a Heresy-era variant of the Kastelan robot pattern, utilising a reconstructed version of the Kastelan's sensor array to allow for more complex behaviour patterns to be programmed by the accompanying Datasmith on the move. In addition, the Sykona Pattern has modified weapon hardpoints, which sacrifice stability and arm mobility for improved ammunition feeds and storage.

All credit goes to General Annoyance for the fluff.

**Verviedi**

Ruststalker Princeps, helmet inspired by a John Blanche piece. I'm not happy with the cable trailing from her head, may want to redo that.

The inspiration:

Didn't exactly achieve the robot dominatrix look, I'll revisit this some time. I'd like to achieve more of a match than just a headswap.

**Verviedi**

Walk me closer. I want to hit them with my sword.

**Verviedi**

Huzzah! I decided to start X-Wing with the Empire, and immediately begin work on repainting my force to make them darker and more worn-looking.

Remember, citizen, to remain loyal. The Rebellion are terrorists, attempting to replace our glorious democratic Emperor with one of their death-cultist monks. Peace and stability is the only way!

**Ynneadwraith**

How have I missed these updates?! Absolutely love your blanchian sicarian

the headcrest is a brilliant connection between the two

stunning work!

Love the TIE fighter too

such cool looking ships. How big are they actually? You could make a kickass mecha-Beholder using the central cockpit as an 'eye'

**Verviedi**

What is "Kataphron"? We are not liking you calling our Brother-Cataphractos "servitor", flesh-thing...

The TIEs are quite small, I'll get a pic of one soon, when the repaint is finished. And have no fear, rapid updates means a lot of opportunities

**shasolenzabi**

Very busy Mechanicus you got there

**Ynneadwraith**

What is "Kataphron"? We are not liking you calling our Brother-Cataphractos "servitor", flesh-thing...

Hah, I hadn't thought of that before. It must be pretty difficult in the Imperium to tell who's a mind-wiped servitor and who's heavily bionically augmented.

Could make for some 'interesting' interactions.

'Just who are you calling brainless, little flesh-worm?'

**Verviedi**

I don't much like the idea that the Mechanicus entrusts their sacred heavy weapons to lobotomized criminals or vat-grown husks, so I go back to the old Cataphractii fluff, where they were basically heavy weapon specialist Skitarii, placed on spider legs or treads or what have you. Very much sentient gun-platforms, rather than servitors.

Here's my next WIP X-Wing ship - a TIE Aggressor. Looking at the photos, it needs work on the wings.

**Verviedi**

Morning update this time, instead of updating at midnight? What is this sorcery?

2x TIE Defender and an Aggressor:

And the first X-Wing game I played. Amazingly, I made few rules mistakes.

**Ynneadwraith**

Nice! Did the forces of the Empire restore order or were the rebel scum victorious?

**Verviedi**

The rebel scum triumphed, but I managed to kill a traitor to the Empire (Rex), and a Y-Wing. All in all a great first experience. I am entering the cult, now.

**Verviedi**

My Cyraxian Magos is on the front page of Dakka. So here’s a celebratory Ironstrider! Please ignore the clusterfeth of the background.

**Gitsplitta**

Very nice work Verv... and congratulations on making the front page!

**Verviedi**

Just like all Modified Astartes, recovered commanders are put to use in much the same role they filled previously. Equipped with mental acceleration modules and upgraded Skitarii-pattern brain implants to ensure loyalty, rather than Servitor implants, Modified Astarte commanders are far more autonomous than the dronelike beings they lead.

**Ynneadwraith**

Just swinging by to say how much still i love the idea of 'recovered' Astartes

"Hey, isn't that Brother Androclus over there?"
"No, i think you must be mistaken."
"It definitely is. He got shot, went down and then disappeared. We wondered where he went."
"Your optics must be faulty Astartes. I have an injection here that will fix that."
audible thump as Brother Patrocles hits the deck

**Verviedi**

My local GW has a challenge, roll 6 random paints and paint a model with them. You can base however you want, and mix colors, but mixing can only be done with those 6 paints. This is the result of my challenge.

Ynneadwraith wrote:
Just swinging by to say how much still i love the idea of 'recovered' Astartes

"Hey, isn't that Brother Androclus over there?"
"No, i think you must be mistaken."
"It definitely is. He got shot, went down and then disappeared. We wondered where he went."
"Your optics must be faulty Astartes. I have an injection here that will fix that."
audible thump as Brother Patrocles hits the deck

There’ll be more to come, I just killed 27 Primaris Marines in one game, so I have an excuse...

**Ynneadwraith**

Nice work

both on the 6-paint challenge (that sounds really cool!) and in slaying some of Guilliman's Finest

**Verviedi**

Thank you! It really inspired me, I find myself looking at Eldar more these days. Must... resist...

Here’s the first thing I’ve worked on a while...

**Ynneadwraith**

Haha come over to the dark side Verv

we've got soulstones and ascetic restraint

Crab-walker's looking great dude

replete with the traditional 'drive me closer' dude

Looking at your Guardian I'm more and more enamoured with the darkened burnt yellow on his helmet. Which colour is that?

**Verviedi**

XV-88, highlighted with Tallarn Sand. Not the most tradtional yellow, but that’s what makes it a challenge

**Ynneadwraith**

Interesting

I've got XV-88. I wonder if Balor Brown would substitute for Tallarn Sand. Definitely my favourite yellow that I've seen