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jlong05 wrote:You could always use one of the giant spiders or Shelob from the LotR series.

to be honest, i tend to blank out the LoTR when i think of the GW range (ever since we were told how naughty it was to mix bits between the ranges ). there is/used to be a great WHFB giant spider, but that looked more like a tarantula. i will take a look at the LoTR spiders though, just as soon as the page finishes loading.

cheers for the suggestion!

ruffian4 wrote:Link just went to the front page!?!?!?!

search for "gigantic" and its the first result (Direct Only Goblin Warboss on Gigantic Spider).



~ Tim

Does it have to be GW tourney legal?

If not then I would get one or two of these:

http://www.heresyminiatures.com/hm010.htm

and go for something from the Nids list with a synapse boss.

Or I could give you a SST arachnid when I see you in Feb

SST arachnids are a good idea as well, forgot about them.

im not worried about tournament legality per se, but i only really collect GW models. the LoTR spider queen (with babies) was interesting, maybe to be used as a Herald or Fiend, but i wanted to try out this force first to see if it needs anything else.

the problem with Nids at CP is that the only Synapse you can take is a brood of Warriors, which means no 1-model leader unit (my Genestealer Uprising list uses a Lictor for the Patriarch to "Count As", as nothing else comes close to being apropriate). a minimum brood of 3 warriors is a big chunk of (my 400) points, and wouldnt be terribly resilent (or reliable) anyway - plus i need to buy 3 of whatever model i want to represent the leader, and justify having 3 of them fluffwise too.

i was almost tempted to pick the the Doctor Who Racnoss Queen action figure a while back though (giant spider with humanoid torso), which would be perfect for a Gargantuan Creature in Apoc (IIRC shes like 8" tall and a foot long!).

cheers

~ Tim
p.s. unfortunately ive been a bit busy this past few days, so my building progress has stalled - i have completed 7 of the 30 spiders. i will try to catch up a bit over the weekend.

Hmmm, left field idea here, how about treating them as Ork Slugga Boyz?

estarriol wrote:how about treating them as Ork Slugga Boyz?

i had thought about that, but:
- they are slow (1 Waaagh per game, other than that, normal movement)
- they are too cheap (my 30 spiders would be what, 180 pts? i would need more than twice that)
- i dont have any bigger spiders to use as Nobz

plus they would have to deploy normally, without any transports, and footslog across the board.

even if i could get enough extra spiders (and get them all table ready without losing the will to live ), 65 basic Orks in CP would make for very slow and potentially quite boring games.

so far Daemonettes seem to fit the criteria i laid out for my spiders, with the added bonus being that i dont use those rules for anything else (so i get variety). the true test will be how they work on the table - hopefully i will get to find out in Jan when i go up to Birmingam to see Dan & Co.

cheers anyway

~ Tim
p.s. i am thinking of using Ork Trukk Boyz as mad-max style human wreckers (Necromunda Goliath models and Ork vehicles), but that is a looong way off.