What would Hellions be without the Baron Sathonyx? Or Corsairs without a Corsair Prince/Princess? Thus we have this currently work-in-progress version of my warlord. An odd choice you may think, what with the lack of even a power weapon or stats to match a standard Archon. However, I've found that the buffs given out by the Baron are not to be underestimated. Moving to troops takes Hellions from mediocre to a potentially solid addition to the army. +1 to choose whether to go first or second has made a difference in 9/10 games I've played. Usually in the form of choosing to go second with night fight, which usually means first blood for me, and guaranteed objective lockdown last turn. Moving 12", granting Stealth, granting offensive/defensive grenades, and granting Hit and Run have all been game changing additions.
The model itself was an interesting conversion. During the brainstorming, the idea was to have a more 80's punk looking character on a jetboard with a dynamic look to differentiate them from the Voidstorm squad. I actually tried a variety of models before deciding on Lelith. Big 80's hair and a great action pose fit the bill. The jetboard was a big tricky, but eventually an Eldar Missile Launcher combined with a few other bits gave me an interesting look (that someone described as resembling the Serenity from Firefly). The arms were a bit tricky since I couldn't get a look I liked. The spear from a Scourge box ended up doing nicely, but it took me a while to decide on a swinging banner. After all, what's a 40k character without overly ornate banners?
The pose itself gave me fits as well, but liberal use of pinning an glue eventually gave me the dynamic look I was envisioning. Then I realized I had her hair and banner flowing backwards. More pinning and gluing later, I eventually arrived at something I could work with. Although the model definitely needs some touching up (not the best Finecast I've recieved) and a few changes will be made, I'm currently happy with the direction it's taking.
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