@wendigo Look on the bright side, at least you are chipping away at the older sculpts in a quick fashion with great results. Each model you finish means one less batch of straps to paint.
I love the way the blue and the green seem to blend together. It really makes the scheme working on its own.
Thanks, man. I picked up an airbrush last year and I was itching for a place to use it since these models were too spindly to use it on. Clipsos. Man, I really hate the combi model. I think it came through in the sloppiness of the paint job. If I could choose a Tohaa resculpt, it would be this one, because I bring her all the time. I would be tempted to bring AVA 3 Clipsos if I had decent models to place when they revealed.
Gao Tarsos. These are probably my least favorite Infinity models of anything I have painted. Endless amounts of miniscule detail to highlight and six damn wings to paint. How many wings does it take to land? I am also horrible at using airborne deployment, but I figured with the new ITS rules I should give them a shot anyway. That second wound from the Symbiont armor could make all of the difference. I had the paramedic in one of my Baltimore Brawl lists but he failed to land two games in a row and ended up worthless in my DZ both times. The good news is I am almost done painting the old models and onto the fun stuff.
@wendigo For models that you disliked alot these came out looking very good. I wonder what are the other models that you despised that are left to paint? Because if you paint this good with models you hate then the ones you have a fondness for will get lots of love.
I think the only guys I have left that I am truly dreading are the Ectros. I don't know if I will ever field one outside of a random list, so I'm not sure if I'm even going to paint them at all. Aelis Keesan! I really like her profile. She's pricey and I was annoyed at having to buy a Combined model I will never use and can't find anyone to trade with in order to get her with but I love the model. I've used her a bunch and she has done some amazing things. I'm not sure what the belt on her left arm is for, either. I almost clipped it off but I ended up keeping it around.
Will you be getting Neema Saatar? The new Spitfire model that is. Considering what you had to put up with to her I'm extremely happy for you. She seems to have earn her purchase price and then some in the matches you've used her in.
I have her, but she's pretty deep in the queue, as I'm in no hurry to play her. The diplomatic delegate. After the warcors craze in the local meta, dare I say an autoinclude. I wish I could save two points and ditch the specialist/nanopulser, but maybe one day it will come in handy. Was nice to paint some wide open undetailed surfaces for a change.
@wendigo She is better than the Tech-Be that PanO gets. Pretty good use of five points especially if you have no unit to upgrade their loadout. That and she looks good in your colors.
I will concede that she is better than the Tech Bee, unless you bring Joan along to make it a 5pt regular order. I don't mean to complain about the delegate; she has been the MVP in more than one game, locking down a corridor and being difficult to dislodge. Now on to the fun stuff. Kaeltar Specialists! Pretty much an autoinclude, and great models to boot. I wanted the mates' color schemes to be loud and obnoxious, like their profiles. Nothing makes an opponent groan more than dropping four mates on the table, and I wanted them to stand out. The yellow one didn't come out as good as the others, but I pretty much broke all their legs off sanding their base pegs down to points. They were a nightmare to reattach with gobs of green stuff and superglue, and I couldn't bring myself to strip it and reassemble, so I will live with it.
Gao-Rael. Still a little busy with detail but at least they are digital scuplts. I love the sniper sculpt and it is a list staple. A commanding ARO in a triad. I've used the spitfire a couple of times but he needs to be in a triad with some close range guys for protection in order to stay on the board. The sword on the spitfire is inevitably going to break off in my bag eventually. I would love a sculpt for the combi/ADHL at some point. It should be a piece of cake since the digital sculpt already exists. How about it, Corvus?
Maybe you can weapon swap a Spitfire Gao-Rael and give him a Tohaa Combi? I think that is the best you are going to get until CB tells us what they are going to do with the Tohaa line. Currently the Alien Frogs/Shasvastii are higher in the que due to their revamp & resculpting process.
As you command, Leper, here is my Nikoul. I had fun with this guy at the Brawl, but I haven't played him since. I was skeptical about a sniper without fireteam bonuses, but he can be incredibly difficult to remove. Sweet model, too, and I only had to paint half of it :)
You didn't have paint it completely, it looks great and it played great. Sounds like a painter's dream.
They are not, actually. Compare the weapons on Gao-Raels with Clipsos Sniper and Spitfire Rasail/Neema.
Interesting. I wasn't sure about the Spitfire, but the Sniper really does seem like a digital one with the blocky detail and increased size. I think the easiest way to tell is to look at the inside of the joints, but alas mine are already sealed up. Anyway, I'll take your work for it. Sukeuls! Autoinclude! I love these gals, and I love their models. Wouldn't make a list without the HMG and the K1 FO has seen some action. The ML, not so much. Man, I wish there were an HMG model.
The ML model can be converted with an HMG on her back. Likewise, the K1 could be holding an HMG instead.
That is not a bad idea. The Hatail spec-ops blister came with some extra weapons, but I don't know if any of them were HMGs. I don't think I'm good enough with green stuff to pull off a conversion, though. I would love a Sukeul HMG in an action pose like the new Sin Eater HMG. A man can dream. Rasail Boarding Team! I love these guys so much. Rasail viral combi rambo lieutennant with a mate has been my MVP in many games. I haven't run them both at once yet, but maybe in a limited insertion list. Between this box, the chaksa auxiliar box, the Gorgos peripheral, and the support box, I am getting sick of painting Chaksas. I wanted to do something more alien with their skin tone but since they are covered in purple armor, I was looking for something really light to contrast with it so I used the ol' maiden flesh. Not quite as alien as I had hoped but it works.
