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 the_Armyman wrote:

Such a beautiful mini. The subtle OSL while he manifests a psychic power, and the composition as a whole is superb. The pose is menacing, and I love the subtle homage to the GS cult symbol. I can't imagine that any Tyranid player wouldn't want this model in their army. It'll be interesting to see what some of these models command on eBay after boxes get broken down and parted out.

The lighting on his brain is really amazing. No idea how one would approach that technique.

T

timd wrote:

 the_Armyman wrote:

Such a beautiful mini. The subtle OSL while he manifests a psychic power, and the composition as a whole is superb. The pose is menacing, and I love the subtle homage to the GS cult symbol. I can't imagine that any Tyranid player wouldn't want this model in their army. It'll be interesting to see what some of these models command on eBay after boxes get broken down and parted out.

The lighting on his brain is really amazing. No idea how one would approach that technique.

T

Quick blast with an airbrush.

Sprues Pics+ Gameplay have convinced me. I'm in. Even if I have to do a little song and dance to appease trade restrictions or whatever nonsense. Still found a decent price so that helps.

Any one have any examples of gene-stealer cult colour schemes outside of the main purple and blue? Do they just follow Tyranid colour schemes traditionally?

They tend to follow Tyranid color schemes.

 Imateria wrote:

timd wrote:

 the_Armyman wrote:

Such a beautiful mini. The subtle OSL while he manifests a psychic power, and the composition as a whole is superb. The pose is menacing, and I love the subtle homage to the GS cult symbol. I can't imagine that any Tyranid player wouldn't want this model in their army. It'll be interesting to see what some of these models command on eBay after boxes get broken down and parted out.

The lighting on his brain is really amazing. No idea how one would approach that technique.

T

Quick blast with an airbrush.

Model in the picture is definitely not painted like that though.

 NobodyXY wrote:
Sprues Pics+ Gameplay have convinced me. I'm in. Even if I have to do a little song and dance to appease trade restrictions or whatever nonsense. Still found a decent price so that helps.

Has anyone any examples of gene-stealer cult colour schemes outside of the main purple and blue? Do they just follow Tyranid colour schemes traditionally?

Genestealer broods that are already planetside when the invasion begins can be different in appearance to those of a hive fleet. The Genestealers planetside will generally fall under the control of that fleet when they're close enough.
Lictors and Genestealers both act as beacons to the Hive Mind


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timd wrote:

The lighting on his brain is really amazing. No idea how one would approach that technique.

T

I'm guessing either a dry brush or they used an xs artificer brush for highlighting.

timd wrote:

 the_Armyman wrote:

Such a beautiful mini. The subtle OSL while he manifests a psychic power, and the composition as a whole is superb. The pose is menacing, and I love the subtle homage to the GS cult symbol. I can't imagine that any Tyranid player wouldn't want this model in their army. It'll be interesting to see what some of these models command on eBay after boxes get broken down and parted out.

The lighting on his brain is really amazing. No idea how one would approach that technique.

T

If would try highlighting from the purple through to flesh (Cadian fleshtone and Kislev Flesh), then through to bone (Ushabti Bone and Screaming Skull) - probably with corner spots of an off-white like Pallid Wytch Flesh and then adding a soft yellow glaze probably thinned further with lahmian medium. At least, that's how I am planning to attempt it right now.


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The game play looks fun! I think the Genestealer player used his gambits very badly and didn't play aggressively enough.

Should be a fun tactical challenge to try and win with the Genestealer cult. I wonder if there are any campaign rules, like playing through all the missions but the marines that died in one mission not being available in later missions...

Anyone else notice the special edition with a book? Is that a compilation of the existing BL stuff or something new?

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NobodyXY wrote:Any one have any examples of gene-stealer cult colour schemes outside of the main purple and blue? Do they just follow Tyranid colour schemes traditionally?

IIRC when I stumbled on 40K in third ed, genestealer cults had already gone the way of the squats (or were little more than a Chapter Approved list), but genestealers were still the old purple 'n' blue scheme; alongside the studio nids that were purple 'n' red at the time.

Genestealers were one of the hooks that got me into 40K ("Oh, that's where those things in the Space Hulk console game come from"), but it was this pic in the 3rd ed book that really sold me on nids. Hits me right on the nostalgia. (IIRC the GW shop had already moved onto the grinner fexes. It was ages before I got a proper look at the original screamer-killers from that spread.)

Preordered from Element games for £79.99, added a pot of paint to go past the £80 free delivery threshold.

More minis to add to the painting backlog.

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
Preordered from Element games for £79.99, added a pot of paint to go past the £80 free delivery threshold.

Genestealer Purple? :p


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ecurtz wrote:
I didn't like that there seems to be no LoS, but I'll probably only play a few times before moving the cult over to join the Space Hulk horde anyway.

It looks like the mine workings are gantries in an open cavern (also explaining how they can use jump packs), rather than tunnels.

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
Preordered from Element games for £79.99, added a pot of paint to go past the £80 free delivery threshold.

More minis to add to the painting backlog.

Yep, I did exactly the same

EG link is here: http://elementgames.co.uk/wargames-and-miniatures-by-manufacturer/games-workshop/warhammer-40k/deathwatch-overkill

I ordered Kantor Blue as it's the first colour needed for Genestealers following this guide:

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/tutorial-how-to-paint-space-hulk.html

As I aim to get this AND all the Space Hulk figures done in one glorious mission later in the year

So it seems that Darren Latham (@darrenlatham) designed the Genestealer cult minis. He did Ulrik too. His career at GW is looking more and more promising.

I'm seriously considering painting these in the traditional purple and blue. I'm not sure my homemade yellow and green colour scheme will work well unless I want hybrids to look like the old racist yellow Chinese.

 Slinky wrote:
As I aim to get this AND all the Space Hulk figures done in one glorious mission later in the year

I tried to do that in 2009 when Space Hulk came out. :I painted Squad Lorenzo, then did all 23 Genestealers - and was so put off by the whole thing that I didn't touch the rest until the next edition came out in 2014.

 durecellrabbit wrote:
I'm seriously considering painting these in the traditional purple and blue. I'm not sure my homemade yellow and green colour scheme will work well unless I want hybrids to look like the old racist yellow Chinese.

I can understand your concern! If I go with my old hive fleet colour plan, my hybrids will be black. Very black.
But in the way the studio-painted hybrids here aren't bright, saturated purple (the third and fourth generations seem more pale, starved of sunlight) I think you might get away with it if you don't go straight yellow, or the sickly greenish yellow used in old propaganda. Paint ranges have more subtle shades, suitable for yellowish skin tones of any ethnicity. Ungor flesh vs. Kislev flesh, for one example

If the 1st-2nd gen hybrids are made a bit more yellow, I think it'd be fairly easy to tell that's coming from the space-alien part of them, rather than any human.

Maybe paint all your existing Tyranids in the traditional scheme? That's what I'm going to do with my old 5th edition army that's in the loft -starting with my Genestealers, I'm going to drop them in dettol and repaint them blues and purples. If I start to add Tyranids I'll do them in the 2nd edition colours (red flesh and bone carapace). - but that's a long way off as I have 50 cultists to paint first!

Gyaah so excited >.<!! Gotta finish off my projects this week like a madman. Want to jump head first into this the moment I have it in my hand!>

Well I ordered 1 box. We'll see if another one is warranted when the first one arrives.

 Slinky wrote:

 Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
Preordered from Element games for £79.99, added a pot of paint to go past the £80 free delivery threshold.

More minis to add to the painting backlog.

Yep, I did exactly the same

EG link is here: http://elementgames.co.uk/wargames-and-miniatures-by-manufacturer/games-workshop/warhammer-40k/deathwatch-overkill

I ordered Kantor Blue as it's the first colour needed for Genestealers following this guide:

http://taleofpainters.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/tutorial-how-to-paint-space-hulk.html

As I aim to get this AND all the Space Hulk figures done in one glorious mission later in the year

Another way to do it is to paint the fleshy areas Ulthuan Grey, then wash with Druchi Violet, then drybrush with Lucius Lilac. Quick and effective, especially if you do a production line.

 NobodyXY wrote:
Sprues Pics+ Gameplay have convinced me. I'm in. Even if I have to do a little song and dance to appease trade restrictions or whatever nonsense. Still found a decent price so that helps.

Any one have any examples of gene-stealer cult colour schemes outside of the main purple and blue? Do they just follow Tyranid colour schemes traditionally?

I would say a good way to go on the color of the GSC would be a blend between the colors of the hive fleet and "natural" human skin tones.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:

ecurtz wrote:
I didn't like that there seems to be no LoS, but I'll probably only play a few times before moving the cult over to join the Space Hulk horde anyway.

It looks like the mine workings are gantries in an open cavern (also explaining how they can use jump packs), rather than tunnels.

Ah!, Good theory. Of course that makes the bike even more ridiculous, but that was already silly.

Finished watching the full playthrough last night.
Really interested in the game and the GSC but was thinking I might be able to get away with using my BaC and Space Hulk marines for everything except for the bike and jump pack gus.

Don't know if buying GSC and the board game bits and a bike and a jump packer separately winds up saving me anything other than painting time.

The SMs look super but, to me, they're just another 11 models I have to paint before the game looks nice on the table.

Not sure if the Deathwatch formation is worth it, since its 535 pts for just 11 Marines.

FYI North American Pre-orders are up, also FYI, GWs site is being slammed so if you need to recover your password you are SOL lol...

Chikout wrote:
So it seems that Darren Latham (@darrenlatham) designed the Genestealer cult minis. He did Ulrik too. His career at GW is looking more and more promising.

Seems like he's a tremendous addtion

Got to see the models first hand in store today as the staff were working on them, they look amazing, pre ordered a box and can't wait to get my hands on them next week.

 wuestenfux wrote:
Not sure if the Deathwatch formation is worth it, since its 535 pts for just 11 Marines.

That is a lot of points, but most of the models have Special Ammunition and everything rerolls 1s to-wound/ to-pen. Overall, the formation is a little disappointing, but it's definitely fluffy.

I cannot quite remember, but did the Blood Angels dude get any special rules?

I'll be doing the 'stealers black and white to match the Tyranid scheme I'm working on.

For the 'Cult I'll be trying to do human tones (different races) and then tone down to the white. Maybe have blotches that look like sun spots for early generations.

Slayer-Fan123 wrote:
I cannot quite remember, but did the Blood Angels dude get any special rules?

Just Heroic Intervention. It is the better version of it though.