Hi all, just a quick post of my first finished models of 2023. Some models from the Mantic Games kickstarter for Star Saga. I backed it some 3 or 4 years ago then promptly ignored it when it arrived. It's highly unlikely I will ever play it but I do like a lot of the models. So a couple of weeks ago I was searching for proxies for my Drukhari Court of the Archon models. I was also looking for a Biophagus model to experiment on my Genestealer Cult chaps. So here is what I've done;
Biophagus Nerm
Biophagus (Biophagi plural?) are a sort of geneticist that appears in a cult when needed, which is dead handy for the Patriarch. They sort of mess around with genetic code to make cult members more killy and less pleasant to be around. The model I'm using for said battlefield role is Dr Koyner from the Mazon Labs Faction. He can also moonlight as some sort of heretical sci-fi boffin that might wander on to a Rogue Traderesque type scenario. Who knows?
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| As a blatant fuck you to the Imperium, he is seen posing on a big Imperial Aquilla on the floor. |
Experiments 97 through 103
These Plague models are also from Mantic. They came in the kickstarter but I don't see them on the website at the moment. I think they have a variety of uses in my games. Firstly as Ur Ghul proxies for my Drukhari army. Fluff wise they can be creations of Beldam Qud (my Haemonculus). More than likely some Astra Militarum troops captured and then put through the genetic wringer only to come out the other side as muscle bound almost mindless attack creatures. They also look like the sort of thing Fabius Bile could create after he gets in with a rebellious Imperial governor who wants to cede from the empire and get some fanatically loyal buff bodyguards to protect him from insurgents. They could also represent exhibits in some creepy alien zoo where some unfortunate humans have been stuck there and due to having to eat rank xenos food have regressed into shit flinging primates that give aeldari smug smirks of validation. The possibilities are endless.
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| These guys seem to have bony growths on their shoulders so they will probably make great bloodbowl players too. |
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| Family photo. |
So that's my first seven models of the year, if I can maintain this rate I'm looking at 84 models for this year. Not great but at least it's an achievable target. Until next time take care and hobby responsibly.
