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It's no secret that I've never been a big Games Workshop fan. But I'm also a notorious skinflint, and have never been slow to snap up a good deal. When GW discontinued its Epic 6mm sci-fi line, many players turned to eBay to rid themselves of lead and plastic (mostly plastic) that had once represented huge investments of time and money, but in the stroke of a pen become "not officially sanctioned." Secondhand prices plummeted. Never intending to use Epic rules to begin with, I was more than happy to relieve them of their burdens.
The painting on many of these pieces is marginal, or has been damaged by use. But at 6mm scale nobody's looking very closely.
The buildings are Ground Zero Games modular structures and an Armorcast modular refinery.
- Vynnie
The sadism of the Chaso horde is clearly evident; these men are expected to charge machine-gun nests armed with axes and shields! At least they've been supplied with plenty of body armor ... |
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Perhaps the truth lies in an alternate reading of the Codex: that this unit was never intended for battlefield deployment, and that the rune on the front-left shield translates "Municipality of Imyrryr, WTO protesters please disperse." |
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A few firearms can be mixed into the unit for control of feistier crowds. |
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Then again, if you're the legions of Chaos, why not just shoot everyone? |
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Troops that all face the same way when they stand in formation don't deserve the name ... "Chaos" ... |
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"This whole camoflauge thing doesn't work for me. If you're going to fight, you've got to clash!" - Robin Williams, Good Morning Vietnam |
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It took the folks at Cheap@$$ Games to show us that cattle are the best mine-clearing devices since those funny round things with chains on them. And in case they make it all the way through, Chaos gives them battleaxes. |
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And where would a vanguard of evil nasties be without its own bike gang? |
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Or young-girls'-bedroom-decor-style-pony gang? |
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Or ... are those flying halibut? |
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The demons of Chaos have learned how to work these beasties into a mindless killing frenzy. The trick is to get them excited enough that they start biting their own tongues ... |
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If they smell foul enough, do they count as bio-weapons? |
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The trolls have a unique answer to modern weapons. Everytime they regenerate their destroyed flesh, they can crawl a few meters closer to the machine-guns before they're blown apart again. Sometimes the Chaos demons order them to charge a flamethrower, just for a good chuckle. |
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Here we have the chaos demons themselves, towering over the battlefield. Towering, I said. Remember, these are 6mm-scale figures that stand almost 3cm high. Not human-sized 25mm figs. Specifically not old Advanced Dungeons and Dragons type V, VI, and IV demons, respectively. Let's maintain some perspective here. |
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No, not a Type II and I demon, and certainly not a traditional Grim Reaper. |
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The wisdom of Chaos: skulls are much better than track skirts. |
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And make a few of your wheels out of wood. Who would expect that? |
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And on your metal-wheeled chassis, mount ... oh, nevermind. |
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The Khorne auxiliaries are distinguished by their copper color, a color so uniform that it almost got them kicked out of the Horde for non-non-conformity until Khorne threatened to chew holes in anyone who objected. |
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The Horde once captured an engineer who suggested that these land-raiders would have a better field of fire if their weapons were mounted on a rotating turret on the top. Khorne proudly declared that what was good enough for the Space Marines was good enough for him, and ate the interloper for lunch with brie and focaccia. |
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