One of my favorite snippets of GS lore is when one infected a word bearer and the word bearer asked for his brothers to take him out before it influeces him
*Spoiler for Belisarius Cawl The Great Work ahead* Something similar happens with the Scythes of the Emperor in The Great Work. When they were far away from the patriarch, they were able to resist its influence. Unfortunately, when they got close to it again, it was able to overpower their will once more.
@AnotherDayMiniatures group of Word bearers coming up from investing a sunken space ship, attacked on the way out, and yea, just as @Hugme778 mentions.
Well we all know what has to happen now - with these Genestealer Astartes basically being their own chapter, they need a Chapter Master. The one amongst them with the most mutations.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures It's just really nice to see someone with a similar idea as me, I've always had difficulties with finding my favorite faction in 40k so I often try to find a way to combine my favorite factions together - Space Marines and Tyranids being two. I will admit, my vision of the combination is a bit fanfiction-esk but nevertheless I think it's a good combination that should get more attention.
Ye I personally can never settle on one faction, I attempted for a whole. Ended up just doing a lot of kill team and combat patrol now. Every faction just has such cool models, I can't ignore them :D
@@AnotherDayMiniatures The only two factions that don't interest me are the Eldar and the T'au. However, I'd probably be more partial to T'au if we got more models of different Xenos species for their faction since, their lore states that they have a lot of minor Xenos species within their empire.
The recent kroot kill team they released for tau is amazing. Still have them unpainted but really looking forward to it. I do agree they really need to double down on that part of the faction for them.
They do look a bit skinny 😄Had a similar idea, but couldn't really find any pieces that I thought would work. I tested out a few termagant shoulders, but those just seemed far out of place.
When it's time for heresy, best go full heresy 😄 Sprue goo has been such an awesome tool, I tried using liquid green stuff and just regular epoxy fillers, but this stuff just does what I need so much better.
Yes, yes, YES, FUCK YES!! I've been wanting to do this since forever, just lacking the funds. And you sir, have outdone yourself. Now I know how they would look like without having to experiment on my own. Though I was going for more of a tyranid type of deal, like a Nid Marine and not so much genestealers...but this still works great as reference
😄🤘 Glad I was able to bring the idea to life! I actually considered making one of them more Tyranid with a few Termagant parts but couldn't bring myself to cut up a whole unit. Maybe something to try in a project later down the line 😀
Tyranid Space Marines just made me think of a space marine that looks humanoid at a distance until you realise all his armour is insectoid carapace and all his weapons are fully organic, including the ammunition.
While them having their own colors really sells the genestealer side of it, it'd be cool if you used a chipping medium to have it look like their original chapter colors are flaking off to the bare metal below.
I had a similar thought. I think heavily (sponge) chipped armor would have fit the back story of crazed, muted marines, that care only for the hive mind and no more for their armor very well. Reall Nice idea and fun conversion thou!
Cheers mate! I actually did start sponging on some damage on the one with bigger arms(you can see a bit on the shoulder and leg), but didn't really get the look I wanted. @@ErwinEisenstein
I like to imagine the process of becoming a space marine unknowingly cures one of the genestealer genes Like imagine your back hurts and you got a tooth ache and you’re 20% tyranid but rhe boys in the red robes say “aye its nothin’ a little Mars Magic can’t fix.” And badabing badaboom you’re 0% tyranid but 99% freak still. Chiseled abs, strong jawline, fair skintone… you were a weird ass lobster baby just yesterday
These are great I imagine it was an impossible choice on what color to paint that armor but ultimately, that gray doesn’t distract and looks great! Good job.
You're spot on there! I considered going with something more saturated, but I knew it would imply a specific chapter regardless of which color I picked.
Love it. I've since thrown them out, but I once had a squad of chaos marines who had their genes stolen. Ended up dissatisfied with it because I couldn't really accentuate the religious aspect of the gene cult with them. This vid might inspire me to use Horus Heresy marines to tackle the idea again. Hybrids in power armor... deliciously heretical.
That sounds awesome, GS stealing chaos tainted dna is a really cool thought. Yea, the new HH marines are fantastic for kitbashing with their size and much simpler appearance.
i just had a very similar idea for a tyranid astartes kitbash, but playing more into the space marine side than tyranid/genestealers. this helps a ton with inspiration!
I convert genestealer cultists into both first born and scouts for use in star grave. Mainly did head swaps for the full marines but more genestealer DNA in the scout who were taken from the land speeder storm riders.
That's awesome. I hope they remake the land speeder with new scout sculpts, that kit was really nice. I'll have to look into Star Grave, first time i'm hearing of it.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Get out of the GW bubble then. Stargrave is the scifi version of Frostgrave. These are the top campaign skirmish games on the market in the vein of Mordheim.
This feels more like kill team project than a 40k one, mostly because of budget reasons. Looks interesting tho. Uh never mind, they could be used as possessed, a small really elite unit. That way you wouldn't have to break the bank!
Honestly the time consuming part is the biggest thing. The entire hybrid kit still can be fully assembled. You could also get some nice deals on those first born marines thanks to how many age of darkness sets didn't sell out.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures fair enough. I keep thinking how these would not really fit in any already existing army, so obviously converting an entire new one is the way to go, but damn would that be expansive.
Those look really cool, I've kinda wondered what a GSC-aligned Space Marine would look like. Also I've been wanting to make a force of Nurgle-corrupted Drukhari maybe whenever I get the chance to (or if I had enough money to spare)
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Indeed, also you're welcome. If I may ask, which bits could I use to convert/kitbash Nurgle-corrupted Dark Eldar? I'd be curious to hear your suggestions
I was thinking about it for some time. For wyches and warriors the only kut I could think of was the pox walkers. Even then it would need a lot of green stuff to make it work. You could also get some cool stuff from the gellarpox and a few others but that would be very expensive.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures I was thinking that some bits and pieces from the Deadwalker Zombies (or any standard zombie minis from either GW or some other brand) could work well for Nurgle infected Wyches and Kabalites, making them somewhat skeletal in appearance, which I think would also fit in well with the whole "decay and rot" aspect of Nurgle. For some of the monster units (such as the Wracks and Grotesques), I would imagine they would be abit more bloated and mutated due to Nurgle's influence and the usual Dark Eldar vehicles would probably have putrid fleshy growths, pustules, and tentacles coming out of certain places, with a few Nurglings riding along, since you can't go wrong with having a couple Nurglings scattered across the base and what not
I hope something like that happens in the next game. Given all the new tyranid variants, it would be cool to see one that does rapid conversion for infiltration/infection purposes.
I love the kitbash! I would totally see a deathwatch kill team use these as berzerkers or like death company blood angels. Sadly idk if theres any genestealer marines left from that chapter in the belisarius cawl book. prob still headcannon it because theyre cool
Thanks! In the book they are indeed all gone, however like you said make your own cannon. You could also make a chapter operating outside of imperial space and have their lore include the corruption as some dark secret.
Its funny that you chose this specific kitbash cause the first time i red about GC was in an old annual from 4th edition that introduced the kroot Mercenary and the GC and they were Infected spacemarines instead of Guards :)
Cheers! Honestly, I'm not sure, but from what I saw, it's a bit unlikely. The bodies are quite mono-pose and any modification would need a large amount of green stuff just for the repose.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures True. Though maybe using some thin saw to keep the back/belly bits when removing the chest, there'd be enough stuff left to make a decent fit with some sprue goo? Though at that point not sure the effort is worth the ever so slight hunch... maybe. I'm still real tempted.
These are definitely coming once the Nids eat Robot Sillyman. Mark my words, the golden boy is gonna get et as soon as other Primarch’s start showing back up
No problem. Important side note, to have that effect the pigment must stay dry. Unfortunately that means it will come off with smudges, or general touches. Varnish alters the look of it quite heavily, unfortunately.
They are a little, just without the crazy mutations due to the time constraints and marine physiology having resistant to it. But if even orks aren't immune to transformation, it must be some potent stuff. Edit: Belisarius Cawl The Great Works is the book. Great read....or listen 😄
Ye it's mentioned in The Emperor's Finest (Ciaphas Cain Book). They thought they were feral orks on the space hulk but turned out to be genestealer ork hybrids. The giveaway was the 4 arms, and them fighting in silence rather than normal yelling. @@Usinghealer099
It's a nice read. I also heard someone mention that 7th edition genestealer codex has mention of Ork and other race hybrids, but I don't personally have it to confirm that. @@Usinghealer099
Indeed, I think thin cement is part acetone and part butylacetate. I personally wouldn't have anywhere to store both of those in large quantities given their flammability as well. But it's a great tip if I ever try working on a larger project 👍 Cheers
Pauldrons are shoulder armour. They are by definition shoulder armour. Saying "shoulder pauldron" is the equivalent of saying "shoulder shoulder armour". The models look really damn cool, though.
I do not. You just throw bits of sprue into a bottle of tamiya thin cement and allow it to melt. Usually ready to do in 24h. I would start with a few small bits of sprue and see how you like the consistency and adjust it to your personal preference.
Super good, but i feel the space marine armor should be colored and have chapter insignia. Ads a bit of depth "were they actually spies? Or have they just taking bodies on the battlefield
Thanks! I couldn't decide on the chapter and I enjoyed the idea of it being a remote splinter chapter. Helped the idea of GSC being able to take over without getting wiped out by others checking up on them.
I do know that Space marine can be infected by the Genestealer’s kiss but because of there Hypno treatment and that they don’t have the urge to repurpose, rather there Genetically modified immune system would detect the infection and eradicate it or The body would let the virus be known by obvious symptoms like feeling under the weather for a space marine and would take a visit to the apothecary. Other then that these models look great.
Space Marines bodies are powerful, but in the end, Tyranids are the ultimate bioform in 40k. Some geneseeds are also more unstable and susceptible to mutation. Also, thanks! :D
I have a few spacemarine models but have always been stuck with a sense of how silly the proportions of the armour are. I've worn late period medieval plate that was a close match for me in sizing and moving in articulated rigid armour is awkward to say the least. Add pauldrons that wouldn't fit on a buick and cricket pad lower legs and it's just absurd. Now I know what I can do with them and the ridiculous shaping is just to accommodate alien physiology
I will definitely give it a go. If it worked out it's definitely a cool video idea. I'm also trying out a few other factions to see what can work well.
Cheers! GSC really are fantastic. I actually still had enough parts at the end to make the entire acolyte hybrid unit 😁. That kit has a lot of extra stuff, since it makes the other unit option(can't think of the name).
Nothing new here. A gamer from my old gaming club started building an army of Tyranid/Marine hybrids back in 4th ed 40k (roughly around 2006-2007). He hasn't stopped since.
Great question. I think it would really depend on the geneseed, someone like blood angels have a gene known for overpowering even the most abhuman recruits.
Let's say, the gene stealer cult infiltrated a monastery through its chapter serfs and gradually subverted the entire organisation until the entire population of the planet was controlled by the cult, and the chapter exclusively recruited from that planet and natural versatility of tyranid genetics let it change to become compatible with space marine augmentations. The inquisition hasn't gotten round to purging this subverted chapter yet.
@seekingabsolution1907 Ye that's very similar to what happened to the scythes of emperor. From another GSC book, sometimes they mutate and evolve without further generations when there is one of those GSC "doctors" who actively helps those genes come out.
When I was kitbashing them a similar thought crossed my mind. Maybe some special strain of contamination got to them. Resulting in space wolves being sent in to handle the situation.
Officially I don't think Tyranids were written in pre 40k. As the Pharos overloading in the Battle of Sotha was supposedly what send them towards our galaxy, I believe it was the Pharos HH book. It would be interesting to hear where they are basing the horus theory on. @@zygoatindustries
A lot of the heads have a leaning forward design, as a result you have them impact right into the armor. You could lift them with green stuff, but it would have a bit of a giraffe neck effect. The neophyte hybrid heads definitely worked the best, with worst being the aberrant since they have a collar around them.
Not heretical enough... Old school rogue trader allowed for this very thing via the Hive Mind influence! Funny enough the game mechanic was that without synapse these units could return their conscience and fight for the opposing army.
Kinda reminds me of Infested Terrans from StarCraft. Oh, but one linguistic gripe: 'pauldron' implies 'shoulder' already (as a pauldron is a shoulderplate), so saying 'shoulder pauldron' is a tautology, and therefore a big no-no.
Absolutely see what you mean. Using a few Nurgle marine parts could make for a pretty accurate kitbash of those infested terrans. Funny enough, someone else also mentioned my 'Foot Shoe' situation. 😄
One of my favorite snippets of GS lore is when one infected a word bearer and the word bearer asked for his brothers to take him out before it influeces him
*Spoiler for Belisarius Cawl The Great Work ahead*
Something similar happens with the Scythes of the Emperor in The Great Work. When they were far away from the patriarch, they were able to resist its influence. Unfortunately, when they got close to it again, it was able to overpower their will once more.
2nd book of the Word bearers trilogy.
Was actually looking for that, thanks! Love books that involve genestealers.
@AnotherDayMiniatures group of Word bearers coming up from investing a sunken space ship, attacked on the way out, and yea, just as @Hugme778 mentions.
That sound like the perfect read, I'll have to pick it up. 👍 @@stephenpiper2690
Well we all know what has to happen now - with these Genestealer Astartes basically being their own chapter, they need a Chapter Master. The one amongst them with the most mutations.
😄 I've had a few ideas but definitely something that needs to marinate a bit, before I start cutting up all the kits I have in mind.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures It's just really nice to see someone with a similar idea as me, I've always had difficulties with finding my favorite faction in 40k so I often try to find a way to combine my favorite factions together - Space Marines and Tyranids being two. I will admit, my vision of the combination is a bit fanfiction-esk but nevertheless I think it's a good combination that should get more attention.
Ye I personally can never settle on one faction, I attempted for a whole. Ended up just doing a lot of kill team and combat patrol now. Every faction just has such cool models, I can't ignore them :D
@@AnotherDayMiniatures The only two factions that don't interest me are the Eldar and the T'au. However, I'd probably be more partial to T'au if we got more models of different Xenos species for their faction since, their lore states that they have a lot of minor Xenos species within their empire.
The recent kroot kill team they released for tau is amazing. Still have them unpainted but really looking forward to it. I do agree they really need to double down on that part of the faction for them.
Needs more carapace as a substitute for Shoulder pads
They do look a bit skinny 😄Had a similar idea, but couldn't really find any pieces that I thought would work. I tested out a few termagant shoulders, but those just seemed far out of place.
I like that the chainsword has the same colour on its teeth as the blades and claws.
These Genestealers don't want any of those puny human metals, they have awesome biologically enhanced ...stuff. 😄
My favourite part about warhammer is seeing what kind of crazy kitbashes my fellow painters come up with 😂 fr I love this idea so much
Cheers! It really is a fantastic part of the hobby. Ironically I hate building normal models, but always love kitbashing.
Probably my favourite video you've done yet, all the colour choices are awesome - the free hand details in particular were a great touch
😀 Thank you! I was a bit unsure about the free hand stuff but I'm glad it translated well.
The neon green swords and claws are absolutely spectacular
Thank you!
Great idea for CSM Possessed conversion, for example!
That's a great point! A few CSM helmets mixed in there and it's spot on. With some skulls as well....of course.
This is extra-heresy. 😁
Very cool conversions and great use of the always magical sprue goo trick.
But still, extra-heresy.
When it's time for heresy, best go full heresy 😄 Sprue goo has been such an awesome tool, I tried using liquid green stuff and just regular epoxy fillers, but this stuff just does what I need so much better.
Genestealers? What are you talking about? Those are the Black Dragons, a VERY LOYAL chapter that is ENTIRELY WITHIN the bounds of the Codex Astartes.
"Just some extra geneseed mutations Inquisitor :)"
They ARE Limbs of Loyalty!
Look amazing! The blades/claws really pop as you say! Inspiration for future projects. Well done!
Thank you! The green was hands down my favorite part.
Yes, yes, YES, FUCK YES!! I've been wanting to do this since forever, just lacking the funds. And you sir, have outdone yourself. Now I know how they would look like without having to experiment on my own. Though I was going for more of a tyranid type of deal, like a Nid Marine and not so much genestealers...but this still works great as reference
😄🤘 Glad I was able to bring the idea to life! I actually considered making one of them more Tyranid with a few Termagant parts but couldn't bring myself to cut up a whole unit. Maybe something to try in a project later down the line 😀
Tyranid Space Marines just made me think of a space marine that looks humanoid at a distance until you realise all his armour is insectoid carapace and all his weapons are fully organic, including the ammunition.
While them having their own colors really sells the genestealer side of it, it'd be cool if you used a chipping medium to have it look like their original chapter colors are flaking off to the bare metal below.
That does sound like an awesome idea! I need to experiment with chipping medium, had it for ages but never got around to using it.
I had a similar thought. I think heavily (sponge) chipped armor would have fit the back story of crazed, muted marines, that care only for the hive mind and no more for their armor very well. Reall Nice idea and fun conversion thou!
Cheers mate! I actually did start sponging on some damage on the one with bigger arms(you can see a bit on the shoulder and leg), but didn't really get the look I wanted. @@ErwinEisenstein
I like to imagine the process of becoming a space marine unknowingly cures one of the genestealer genes
Like imagine your back hurts and you got a tooth ache and you’re 20% tyranid but rhe boys in the red robes say “aye its nothin’ a little Mars Magic can’t fix.” And badabing badaboom you’re 0% tyranid but 99% freak still. Chiseled abs, strong jawline, fair skintone… you were a weird ass lobster baby just yesterday
I think the blood angel gene seed does just that. They are said to be able to turn even the most ab-humans into a son of Sanguinius.
@@AnotherDayMiniaturesSanquinius is such a pretty boy that his blood is able to make anyone resplendent
UA-cam just recommended this channel and im already loving it.
😀🤘 Cheers mate!
The Gene(seed)stealers. Big fan of the kitbash, and honestly would love to see it on the tabletop.
😃🤘 Cheers mate!
The glowing weapons look so good! I’m gonna have to try that
Cheers!
These are great
I imagine it was an impossible choice on what color to paint that armor but ultimately, that gray doesn’t distract and looks great! Good job.
You're spot on there! I considered going with something more saturated, but I knew it would imply a specific chapter regardless of which color I picked.
They're gorgeous models
😃 Thanks
Man, SO INSPIRED now. Ffs this is an awesome idea
😄 Awesome to hear!
Love it. I've since thrown them out, but I once had a squad of chaos marines who had their genes stolen. Ended up dissatisfied with it because I couldn't really accentuate the religious aspect of the gene cult with them. This vid might inspire me to use Horus Heresy marines to tackle the idea again. Hybrids in power armor... deliciously heretical.
That sounds awesome, GS stealing chaos tainted dna is a really cool thought. Yea, the new HH marines are fantastic for kitbashing with their size and much simpler appearance.
These would make super awesome Possessed as well ❤
Thanks! Honestly didn't think of it at the time, but a lot of people seem to really agree.
oh cool, sythes of the mighty four armed emperor
The four armed emperor sent his angels 😄
Sweet concept. Glad you did this
😃 Thank you!
Awesome video, man! First I've seen of yours and looking forward to seeing everything else you come up with.
Thank you :D Hope some of the other stuff will be interesting.
Well done. I like the final result. This earned my subscription.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
An army of those would be sick
Indeed!
Looks cool.
Thank you 😃
Im going to do this for Daemons! Great idea
That's awesome! Cheers.
They are amazing! I am going to have to make some myself now. Epic.
Cheers mate!
@@AnotherDayMiniatures I just need to remember where I put the Geanestealer Sprue. PS You got a Subscriber too :)
I forget I have certain sprues leftover quite often. Thanks! @@TheGrayfrog100
i just had a very similar idea for a tyranid astartes kitbash, but playing more into the space marine side than tyranid/genestealers. this helps a ton with inspiration!
I have a working(if unoriginal) name for the "chapter", the Dragon Eaters.
look super cool. you could also add an aberrant tail to them and that would look sick
Such a cool conversion! Gotta get me some of that cement stuff for myself!
Cheers mate! Yeah I learned it from Vince Venturella, you just take the thin cement and throw some sprues in there and let them melt for a few days.
THE GENE STEALERS GOT TO THE GENE SEED!!!
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I convert genestealer cultists into both first born and scouts for use in star grave. Mainly did head swaps for the full marines but more genestealer DNA in the scout who were taken from the land speeder storm riders.
That's awesome. I hope they remake the land speeder with new scout sculpts, that kit was really nice. I'll have to look into Star Grave, first time i'm hearing of it.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Get out of the GW bubble then. Stargrave is the scifi version of Frostgrave. These are the top campaign skirmish games on the market in the vein of Mordheim.
This would work perfectly for my Tyranid Mutated Tzeentch Warband!
Those sound awesome.
Hope that yours YT channel will grow and hit marks you have as yours goal,nice kitbash
Thank you!
They look amazing!
Thank you! 😃
Great kitbash!
Thank you!
This feels more like kill team project than a 40k one, mostly because of budget reasons.
Looks interesting tho.
Uh never mind, they could be used as possessed, a small really elite unit. That way you wouldn't have to break the bank!
Honestly the time consuming part is the biggest thing. The entire hybrid kit still can be fully assembled. You could also get some nice deals on those first born marines thanks to how many age of darkness sets didn't sell out.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures fair enough. I keep thinking how these would not really fit in any already existing army, so obviously converting an entire new one is the way to go, but damn would that be expansive.
Honestly if you color match them to an army, most things tend to blend in really well.
Yes Inquisitor, this video.
Those look really cool, I've kinda wondered what a GSC-aligned Space Marine would look like.
Also I've been wanting to make a force of Nurgle-corrupted Drukhari maybe whenever I get the chance to (or if I had enough money to spare)
Thanks mate! That idea sounds awesome, we need more Nurgle love in different factions 😀
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Indeed, also you're welcome. If I may ask, which bits could I use to convert/kitbash Nurgle-corrupted Dark Eldar? I'd be curious to hear your suggestions
I was thinking about it for some time. For wyches and warriors the only kut I could think of was the pox walkers. Even then it would need a lot of green stuff to make it work. You could also get some cool stuff from the gellarpox and a few others but that would be very expensive.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures I was thinking that some bits and pieces from the Deadwalker Zombies (or any standard zombie minis from either GW or some other brand) could work well for Nurgle infected Wyches and Kabalites, making them somewhat skeletal in appearance, which I think would also fit in well with the whole "decay and rot" aspect of Nurgle. For some of the monster units (such as the Wracks and Grotesques), I would imagine they would be abit more bloated and mutated due to Nurgle's influence and the usual Dark Eldar vehicles would probably have putrid fleshy growths, pustules, and tentacles coming out of certain places, with a few Nurglings riding along, since you can't go wrong with having a couple Nurglings scattered across the base and what not
Ye that's a fantastic idea. I do wish we got more Nurglings, the best ones are definitely from the blightwalkers and the the new gellerpox kit.
This would be supremely ironic if it happened Leandros in space marine 2.
I hope something like that happens in the next game. Given all the new tyranid variants, it would be cool to see one that does rapid conversion for infiltration/infection purposes.
theses daggers look fantastic !!
Thank you 😀
These are mint! Great job.
Cheers mate !
absolutely love this
Thank you :D
They finaly achieve to steal a space marine’s jean 😂
Nice kitbash man ^^
😄 Cheers mate!
I love the kitbash! I would totally see a deathwatch kill team use these as berzerkers or like death company blood angels. Sadly idk if theres any genestealer marines left from that chapter in the belisarius cawl book. prob still headcannon it because theyre cool
Thanks! In the book they are indeed all gone, however like you said make your own cannon. You could also make a chapter operating outside of imperial space and have their lore include the corruption as some dark secret.
Who cares is it's heretical.
You are making our majestic Dark Prince proud.
For the four armed Emperor !
Its funny that you chose this specific kitbash cause the first time i red about GC was in an old annual from 4th edition that introduced the kroot Mercenary and the GC and they were Infected spacemarines instead of Guards :)
Ohh that's awesome, I really need to get a hold of some older codexes for those awesome bits of lore.
Inquisitor, yes this person right here!
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Actually really cool
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ahh yes, another fine kitbash vid that was interesting enough to be ASMR, but ended up like sports-ball TV.
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huh cool. i did these ages ago but i used terminators and hybrid heads and claws
That's awesome!
Remind me of the mind-slaved troops from the original WD Tyranid list, late Rogue Trader.
Those sound really interesting, will have to take a look at it.
Damn that's nice!! Might give this a try with some of my spares. Wonder if I could repose the torso more hunched without any green stuff?
Cheers! Honestly, I'm not sure, but from what I saw, it's a bit unlikely. The bodies are quite mono-pose and any modification would need a large amount of green stuff just for the repose.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures True. Though maybe using some thin saw to keep the back/belly bits when removing the chest, there'd be enough stuff left to make a decent fit with some sprue goo?
Though at that point not sure the effort is worth the ever so slight hunch... maybe. I'm still real tempted.
I think at that point you would also need to make sure your chest area isn't too short/long as a result of the hunch. @@spencerruston406
5:46 that weapon here looks more like a war pick
I think you're absolutely spot on. I did look up what it is, and it matches perfectly 👍
This kitbash made the Emperor cry 😭
😏 Just as Abaddon told me.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures next you will do Custodies Genestealers 😭😭😭😭😭😭
🤔 hmmm
just found your video and im subscribe as a huge gene stealer player im now probably gonna make my own batch of these using your as inspiration
Thanks mate. Hell yea! Part of the kitbash was trying to make it really friendly to others hopefully making some of their own.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Appreciate it the only Kit Bash ever attempted was a set of gene stealer Cult orks and it didn't quite work right.
I heard about the genestealer ork kitbashes in an old white dwarf. Definitely not an easy thing, but damn it sounds cool
These are definitely coming once the Nids eat Robot Sillyman. Mark my words, the golden boy is gonna get et as soon as other Primarch’s start showing back up
How does one paint the mars/rust bases like the ones you made for them? They look simple, but very effective
Thank you. It's AK dark earth texture and the red is dry pigment Vallejo Bunt Sienna.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Thx man, I'll give it a try
No problem. Important side note, to have that effect the pigment must stay dry. Unfortunately that means it will come off with smudges, or general touches. Varnish alters the look of it quite heavily, unfortunately.
Now I really want stealer marines to be canon.
They are a little, just without the crazy mutations due to the time constraints and marine physiology having resistant to it. But if even orks aren't immune to transformation, it must be some potent stuff.
Edit: Belisarius Cawl The Great Works is the book. Great read....or listen 😄
@@AnotherDayMiniatureswait, even orks are susceptible to genestealers? Could I mayhaps get a source?
Ye it's mentioned in The Emperor's Finest (Ciaphas Cain Book). They thought they were feral orks on the space hulk but turned out to be genestealer ork hybrids. The giveaway was the 4 arms, and them fighting in silence rather than normal yelling. @@Usinghealer099
@@AnotherDayMiniatures ah, that's awesome! Haven't really read that book yet
It's a nice read. I also heard someone mention that 7th edition genestealer codex has mention of Ork and other race hybrids, but I don't personally have it to confirm that. @@Usinghealer099
fwiw you can also make sprue goo with acetone in case committing a $12 2oz jar of glue to your sprue goo seems a bit over the top.
Indeed, I think thin cement is part acetone and part butylacetate. I personally wouldn't have anywhere to store both of those in large quantities given their flammability as well. But it's a great tip if I ever try working on a larger project 👍 Cheers
Pauldrons are shoulder armour. They are by definition shoulder armour. Saying "shoulder pauldron" is the equivalent of saying "shoulder shoulder armour".
The models look really damn cool, though.
You wait till I put on my foot shoe! 😄 Cheers mate!
Only problem is this isn't how genestealers work. It's not like an infection that causes sudden mutation, it's bred in generationally. But you do you.
Marinestealers, I'm into it >.>
Cheers!
Something like this would be good for the Soul Drinkers and all their mutations.
That's a great point.
That thing you did for the gaps, the mix with glue, do you have any video or somewhere I can check about it?
I do not. You just throw bits of sprue into a bottle of tamiya thin cement and allow it to melt. Usually ready to do in 24h. I would start with a few small bits of sprue and see how you like the consistency and adjust it to your personal preference.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures thanks!
I'm calling the Inquisition
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Super good, but i feel the space marine armor should be colored and have chapter insignia. Ads a bit of depth "were they actually spies? Or have they just taking bodies on the battlefield
Thanks! I couldn't decide on the chapter and I enjoyed the idea of it being a remote splinter chapter. Helped the idea of GSC being able to take over without getting wiped out by others checking up on them.
I do know that Space marine can be infected by the Genestealer’s kiss but because of there Hypno treatment and that they don’t have the urge to repurpose, rather there Genetically modified immune system would detect the infection and eradicate it or The body would let the virus be known by obvious symptoms like feeling under the weather for a space marine and would take a visit to the apothecary. Other then that these models look great.
Space Marines bodies are powerful, but in the end, Tyranids are the ultimate bioform in 40k. Some geneseeds are also more unstable and susceptible to mutation. Also, thanks! :D
Lucky nobody ended up with extra legs ;)
We don't talk about Karl....
I have a few spacemarine models but have always been stuck with a sense of how silly the proportions of the armour are. I've worn late period medieval plate that was a close match for me in sizing and moving in articulated rigid armour is awkward to say the least. Add pauldrons that wouldn't fit on a buick and cricket pad lower legs and it's just absurd.
Now I know what I can do with them and the ridiculous shaping is just to accommodate alien physiology
Prettt idea💯
Thank you 😊🤘
Can you make ork genestealer hybrids
I will definitely give it a go. If it worked out it's definitely a cool video idea. I'm also trying out a few other factions to see what can work well.
I think there's something like that in lore
YES INQUISITOR. THIS VIDEO HERE
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Maybe i need to get my gene stealer custodians finished
Hell yeah! those sound awesome.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures I'm still stuck on the heads and the greenstuff lol
Yeah as you might have noticed I avoid greenstuff in most of my stuff 😄It's an incredibly difficult skill to master, props for having a go at it!
@@AnotherDayMiniatures it's just gsc icons I'm green stuffing lol
Still Green stuff 😄
The four-armed-emperor protects i giess? 😂
4 arms emperor > 2 arms emperor 😁 It's honestly just math at that point.
These look absolutely brilliant, but i can't bring myself to desecrate any GS sprues. Their to cool as is!
Cheers! GSC really are fantastic. I actually still had enough parts at the end to make the entire acolyte hybrid unit 😁. That kit has a lot of extra stuff, since it makes the other unit option(can't think of the name).
Gene seed stealers
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Nothing new here. A gamer from my old gaming club started building an army of Tyranid/Marine hybrids back in 4th ed 40k (roughly around 2006-2007). He hasn't stopped since.
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What happens if a first gen GSC gets introduced into the astartes?
Great question. I think it would really depend on the geneseed, someone like blood angels have a gene known for overpowering even the most abhuman recruits.
11:46 sounds almost like a romantic comedy plot
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The parts fit but I just don't see it working outside a weird fan fic.
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Genestealer Space Marines make no sense, lore wise. But they sure make for a cool build!
Job well done!
Cheers mate!
Let's say, the gene stealer cult infiltrated a monastery through its chapter serfs and gradually subverted the entire organisation until the entire population of the planet was controlled by the cult, and the chapter exclusively recruited from that planet and natural versatility of tyranid genetics let it change to become compatible with space marine augmentations. The inquisition hasn't gotten round to purging this subverted chapter yet.
@seekingabsolution1907 Ye that's very similar to what happened to the scythes of emperor. From another GSC book, sometimes they mutate and evolve without further generations when there is one of those GSC "doctors" who actively helps those genes come out.
Brillian perfect job❤
Thank you 😀
I tried this with nids and guard kit Bash but then that’s when gsc came so that dampened it
That sounds awesome! I want to use one of the reaper swarms with a guard to make a sort of an alien chest burster.
My personal headcannon is that the 11th legion got infected by genestealers
When I was kitbashing them a similar thought crossed my mind. Maybe some special strain of contamination got to them. Resulting in space wolves being sent in to handle the situation.
40k theories recently did a video about horus potentially fighting some genestealer cults
Perhaps some details of that conflict have been expunged?
Officially I don't think Tyranids were written in pre 40k. As the Pharos overloading in the Battle of Sotha was supposedly what send them towards our galaxy, I believe it was the Pharos HH book. It would be interesting to hear where they are basing the horus theory on. @@zygoatindustries
I think im gonna give this a go myself. Do some of the heads no work at all or is it cus you didn't want to use green stuff?
A lot of the heads have a leaning forward design, as a result you have them impact right into the armor. You could lift them with green stuff, but it would have a bit of a giraffe neck effect. The neophyte hybrid heads definitely worked the best, with worst being the aberrant since they have a collar around them.
@@AnotherDayMiniatures Ahh okay thankyou
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Kitbashing ☑️
Genestealer Cult ☑️
Making lore dorks mad ☑️
😄 Cheers mate. I try to stick to established lore, but I don't let myself be bound by it.
Infected terrans
They really are very similar :D
my brother in Crist this is heresy.
Yes :)
What is the music in intro
PS: incredible
Temptation Sensation by HEINZ KIESSLING. Cheers!
@@AnotherDayMiniatures thanks you
I didn't catch all the names of the paints of the greens can anyone tell me the colors he used
HERESY! STOP! I CALL THE INQUSITION!
They will never catch me! 😁
Not heretical enough... Old school rogue trader allowed for this very thing via the Hive Mind influence! Funny enough the game mechanic was that without synapse these units could return their conscience and fight for the opposing army.
That's really cool, never knew about that. I'll have to look into some old rogue trader lore to see if there's anything else neat there.
Well... uh... I guess my idea is out the window. lol
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Kinda reminds me of Infested Terrans from StarCraft.
Oh, but one linguistic gripe: 'pauldron' implies 'shoulder' already (as a pauldron is a shoulderplate), so saying 'shoulder pauldron' is a tautology, and therefore a big no-no.
Absolutely see what you mean. Using a few Nurgle marine parts could make for a pretty accurate kitbash of those infested terrans. Funny enough, someone else also mentioned my 'Foot Shoe' situation. 😄
Christ bless you, this looks amazing but it is still HERESY!!!!
Cheers! :D
Gene marines!
All the genes, some marines 😄