The Faithful Throng

Filling out the ranks of The Cult of the Pallid Emperor.

Another 20 odd cultists for the hoard. In GSC you can never have enough Neophyte Cultists. A large part of this blob are enough special weapons to satisfy the Neophytes new box-locked status. Before you could take duplicate heavy weapons and duplicate special weapons, now you can take two different heavy weapons and two different special weapons.

From the one game I’ve played since being box-locked, rolling attacks for so many largely inconsequential special weapons is a massive pain during gameplay. If I wanted to play Kill Team, I would!

With Acolyte Hybrids split into two different datasheets depending on if you want flamers (and demo charges) or autopistols (and mining tools) I needed three new models to fill out a legal unit.

I converted some Genestealers using some Nighthaunt bits, with cloaks made from blue roll and PVA glue. The initial paint job was mostly a black prime, wit layered red and yellow undershading. However, during use on the tabletop (when seen from a 45 degree angle) they looked like black unpainted minis. I pushed the contrast on the bases, trying to invoke smoldering molten wreckage, and this allowed the mostly black minis to be silhouetted against the bright bases on the tabletop.

Although I’m not entirely happy about the deviation from the basing scheme, the improved tabletop readability is a boon.