Zelophahad's Ratmen with guns

Admin Tom suggested some of you might appreciate a look at one of my 40 armies...











More photos and the full story here if anyone's interetsed!

oh My goodness! That is freaking amazing!

zelophahad wrote:

So Hilarious!!!! Great job man. Are skaven in 40k? or are you using the rules for "possesed"? (I really don't know 40k)

I don't think I've seen any of these models in 40k before, but I definitely recognize some Mordheim Skaven parts

Wow,

<---- Impressed

Wow Your army is extra cool. What rules do you use for them? Imperial Guards?

Legion of the damned.

They can have big muties (ratogre)

No there are no skaven in space hehe... YET!!!


These are great!!! You have managed to get the skaven feel throughout the army. Not just rats heads on human bodies.

That is just terrific.
Quite a lot of the minis I've painted for other folks over the last few years are 40K minis, mostly Space [Nazis] Marines, & I've developed an abhorrence for 40K with the exception of the Orks [I love Orks with MACHINE GUNS.]. That said these little suckers are absolutely the coolest 40K stuff [except for the Orks] I 've seen to date.
Great piece of modeling/converting & a beautiful paint job; your take on Fabius Bile is just great. Bravo, Well Done, & Stuff Like That!!

See, Zelo? What did I tell you

terrific work mate! really unbelievable, how nice it is, thanks for sharing!

Sweet. Do you call them Hrud or have you made up a new race of space rodents?

For those that don't know, the Hrud are one of the lesser known 40k races. They are described as rodent like and wear all concealing robes and are hooded like Jawas. There is some debate as to whether they actually look like Skaven under their robes. To my knowledge there has only been one drawing of them, in the 3rd edition rulebook.

Fiction on them is usually snippets in the novels which I do not read, but I understand they are contradictory in nature.

Looks to me like your rats are weapon scavengers? I can see tau, necron, even a tyranid weapon! Awesome work, really individual!

Wow! This is some sweet conversions. I never thought I would see the day that Skaven would be in Space but the Legion of Damned is the best choice.

zelophahad wrote:

Hahaha, the small rat peeping out of the drivers port at the front.

Are you posting hti son 40k.com? because i think i've seen this skaven 40k army before there.

Haha lovely detail with the giant rats in the tracks of the tank!

Man, these are INCREDIBLE! (If there's not Skaven in space, there bloody should be!)

John Blanche loved this army when Zelophahad took it to the GT this year.

(BTW: it was a "Lost and the Damned" army until that list was dropped, (rather than "Legion of the Damned"). It's now fielded using the Chaos Space Marine Codex... but not all of it gets used under those rules )

Wouldn't these look great in Necromunda!?

WarbossKurgan wrote:

(BTW: it was a "Lost and the Damned" army until that list was dropped, (rather than "Legion of the Damned"). It's now fielded using the Chaos Space Marine Codex... but not all of it gets used under those rules )

GOD, but I HATE those MORONS at GW! I could go on a full fledged rant about their collection destroying, arbitrary rulings, but that would necessitate a range of expression that would make a sailor blush.

I JUST found the PERFECT accesory piece to the Rat Marines over a Armor Cast's Cinematic Effects.



It's their High Explosive Hamster Round. COOL, huh!?

Hurray for the Hrud!!!!

Great space skaven army!

DeafNala wrote:

I JUST found the PERFECT accesory piece to the Rat Marines over a Armor Cast's Cinematic Effects.



It's their High Explosive Hamster Round. COOL, huh!?

Soooo, it's Gatler that fires hamsters?

Chad wrote:

DeafNala wrote:

I JUST found the PERFECT accesory piece to the Rat Marines over a Armor Cast's Cinematic Effects.



It's their High Explosive Hamster Round. COOL, huh!?

Soooo, it's Gatler that fires hamsters?

Yep

Can anyone else remember the Gatling Gun line from King Solomon's Mines, or am I the only person who's read it?
Basically, the good guys (all three or four of them) are getting charged by a bizillion baf guys with spears. So one of the good guys says: 'We could clear that plain, in few minutes, if we a Gatling Gun!'.

Chad wrote:

Can anyone else remember the Gatling Gun line from King Solomon's Mines, or am I the only person who's read it?
Basically, the good guys (all three or four of them) are getting charged by a bizillion baf guys with spears. So one of the good guys says: 'We could clear that plain, in few minutes, if we a Gatling Gun!'.

I LOVE these trips dow Memory Lane.

AND "You CAN'T stop men who want to be free!"

DeafNala wrote:

WarbossKurgan wrote:

(BTW: it was a "Lost and the Damned" army until that list was dropped, (rather than "Legion of the Damned"). It's now fielded using the Chaos Space Marine Codex... but not all of it gets used under those rules )

GOD, but I HATE those MORONS at GW! I could go on a full fledged rant about their collection destroying, arbitrary rulings, but that would necessitate a range of expression that would make a sailor blush.

Lol! Do it, I don't think there are gonna be many people here who disagree with you. It'd probably be quite cathartic for all of us!!!

jackanory wrote:

DeafNala wrote:

WarbossKurgan wrote:

(BTW: it was a "Lost and the Damned" army until that list was dropped, (rather than "Legion of the Damned"). It's now fielded using the Chaos Space Marine Codex... but not all of it gets used under those rules )

GOD, but I HATE those MORONS at GW! I could go on a full fledged rant about their collection destroying, arbitrary rulings, but that would necessitate a range of expression that would make a sailor blush.

Lol! Do it, I don't think there are gonna be many people here who disagree with you. It'd probably be quite cathartic for all of us!!!

DON'T TEMPT ME! It would pain my friend Tom the A to have to edit out ALL THAT PROFANITY. Suffice it to say that in my not-so-humble opinion, that the GW Designers are the progeny of female canines suffering from terminal distemper,& practice unacceptable sexual acts; their design attempts sodomize their customers, are basically a vast heap of bovine extrement, &, after decades of revision, are still so poorly conceived that they necessitate endless debate over their meaning, which promote the VERY worst aspects of the hobby. Their business ethics reach heights of contemptibility that I normally ascribe to certain Sicilian entrepeneurs, & American folk heroes, like Jesse James, although he used a gun. Considering their potential as a positive force within the craft, it is truly sad to see them pervert that opportunity.

THERE, I'm SURE I offended a number of folk without being profane. This, OF COURSE, is merely my own thoughts on the subect. Anyone who is TRULY offended ...well, that's too bad.

Sorry for the off topic, however!