More Genestealer Hybrids

 First up, thanks very much to everyone who commented on the last post. There were some really useful suggestions. I've been watching some of the videos of Tabletop Minions, which is well worth a look. I was interested when the presenter pointed out that practice has made him not so much better as a painter but faster. I have exactly the same experience.

Anyway, I'll look into the various tips for photography I've received as well, and hopefully my pictures will improve!

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In the meantime, I've been painting some more genestealer hybrids. I don't intend to make a large force of these, but they're enjoyable to paint and the metal models are really good. They're full of details: their armour reminds me of the House Harkonnen armour in the 1984 film of Dune, and they're carrying lots of odd techy gadgets that look really cool. As Games Workshop models go, they're quite cyberpunk.

Here are two more humanoid hybrids. The guy on the left has arms from the Stargrave Scavengers kit, which is the right scale and suitably battered. The chap on the right has a metal autogun from Necromunda. I really like his face, which is extremely detailed and has an expression as if he's just heard some really good news.

Here is a rear view. You can see the odd computer-type machines they're carrying on their backs. Happy-face man has an extra arm clad in some kind of futuristic armour, held down by his side. It's a really nice touch.

These two are somewhat less human. The person on the right is a one-piece metal model. It occurs to me that this might be a female hybrid, as it's smaller and seems to be wearing a skirt. The one on the right has very old plastic Imperial Guard arms and a Stargrave gun that I trimmed down to fit.

And here is something of a rarity. It's an old genestealer/ork hybrid, made in metal. It's in the old blue Citadel catalogue, under "Freebooters". It actually looks quite a bit like the later style of ork, with a face like a mantrap. It's a really cool miniature, and gets the balance between being ridiculous and scary just right.

Finally, here's a group photo. Ever since the original Genestealer Cult army list appeared in White Dwarf, together with limousines, I've always thought that there was something rather gangster about the GSC: less of an army than a weird street gang. They look low and scummy, which feels about right!