Ymgarl WIP

Very nice! Great bases. Can't wait to see some paint on them.

They're very nicely done.

paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaint. Great converts!

Awesome! Where did you get the heads from?

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I think it was about 3 AM when I posted so I was a bit too tired to do a write-up of the build process and the thoughts behind it.

The aim was to create a model easily distinguishable from the normal genestealer.
I wanted it to look more stealthy and predator like with better armor. I also wanted is slightly bigger/longer to represent that it was never reclaimed by the ripper swarms in the later stages of the invasion, but rather left on its own to continue to grow and evolve beyond the original specifications and tolerances defined by the hivemind.

The normal genestealers look like they pretty much have the same pose except from a minor variations, so I set about reposing them with a bit of pinning and sculpting to the joints to make them more sneaky and reptilian/alien like. I'm a big fan of the original alien movie.

As for the overall appearance I tried for a more Cthulhu like appearance with a nautical theme to it. I originally though about adding some deadly sea anemone like tentacles coming out of the chest, but I figured the model already had enough detail and bits at that point.

As for the build itself it is based on the normal genestealer with the torso reversed and the alien heads available from Chapterhouse Studios. The midsection, tail and neck was re-sculpted and the back piece built up with GS and the extra armor pieces from the genestealer sprue. Round toothpicks were used for the spines on the back and the tip of the tale.

I guess I could have gone for more mutations for variation, but I was a bit worried that it would come out too confusing and look more like a chaos spawn with all the things already happening on the model.

A couple more WIP pictures:

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