Welcome to Conflict Valorax, an open-ended narrative campaign for Warhammer 40,000 set deep within the Ultima Segmentum on the Eastern Fringe of the galaxy and close to the limit of mankind’s domain. The purpose of this campaign narrative is to richly detail the setting and history of the Valorax star system in order to bring a depth and storyline to ongoing games set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Games of Warhammer 40,000, Epic, Inquisitor, Aeronautica Imperialis, Space Crusade, Space Hulk and Battlefleet Gothic are all set within this greater context, each conflict adding detail to the ongoing plot.

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Spotlight On: Squat Tarantula



Many years ago, in one of the first White Dwarfs I ever owned there was an advert for a Squat Tarantula, a heavy weapon artillery platform. I never bought one but I always remembered…

Twenty five or so years later and I have the next best thing: The Mantic Hailstorm Cannon!



I wasn’t sure about this model at first. I might not have bought it if it hadn’t come in the Mantic Warpath boxed game starter set, but it has grown on me. 


I don’t know if Mantic intended this to be used as a Tarantula in games of 40K, but the closest thing in the Squat codex I’m working from is definitely that.

 
With this complete I’ve now finished the support element of my army.

Just six Squat infantry to finish now and then I’m done!

(Grins inanely)





6 comments:

  1. Dude. Just.

    Wow. I have spent the last hour reading all your blogs and I am gob-smacked. I love how you use any range of models and the models are truly yours. This is a concept I am trying to move toward myself and free my hobby from Stockholm slavery!

    I am out of superlatives.

    This is a truly excellent resource and I hope you can answer a couple of questions:

    1.How do you do your bases?
    2.Your terrain table mat is that teddy bear fur?
    3.How long does it take you to paint a unit? Looking at those heaving shelves you must be able to churn pretty quickly or just never sleep
    4.Kids? ; P

    Keep on painting!

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    1. Hey,

      Wow. Thanks for the great feedback. I hardly get any comments so it can sometimes feel like I’m blogging to an empty room.

      In answer to your questions:

      1) There’s a tutorial here on how I do my bases.
      2) The war board is actually a huge piece of blanket material dyed black then painted. Here’s a tutorial that includes how to do it. Hey,

      Wow. Thanks for the great feedback. I hardly get any comments so it can sometimes feel like I’m blogging to an empty room.

      In answer to your questions:

      1) There’s a tutorial here on how I do my bases. http://lastchancewar.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/how-to-base-models-arachnarok-spider.html
      2) The war board is actually a huge piece of blanket material dyed black then painted. Here’s a tutorial that includes how to do it. http://lastchancewar.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/how-to-build-bridge.html
      3) I am fairly quick at painting units I guess and a bit obsessive, though I can sometimes flounder about between projects not achieving much (like I’m doing at the moment. My other kryptonite is that I can only be interested in one game system at a time – hence my neglect of my Last Chance War blog at the moment.

      3) I am fairly quick at painting units I guess and a bit obsessive, though I can sometimes flounder about between projects not achieving much (like I’m doing at the moment. My other kryptonite is that I can only be interested in one game system at a time – hence my neglect of my Last Chance War blog at the moment.

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    2. Your lack of comments is nothing short of criminal ; P

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  2. hey i was wondering where could i get information on playing squats?

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    1. Hey,

      Sure thing. Just go onto Google and type Squat Codex. There are two or three fan-updated ones out there. Or you could use them as proxy models for Imperial Guard or Space Marines... or Tau maybe.

      Or just make up your own rules!

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  3. I'd rather use it as a thudd gun. See google images for comparison ;)

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