Servo-skulls- not enough love.

[Cosmiccastaway]

I've been thinking lately that the humble Servo-skull doesn't get much limelight. They may be a little pointless but I've recently gotten addicted to painting them.

I found 5 in my Bitz Box and thought I'd just add them to my Imperial Guard as a bit of fun. However after painting the 1st, I became obsessed and since then I've spent all of today just randomly painting them all up.

I know they're not the most impressive of minis with no fancy weaponry or shiny armour, but sometimes the simplest of things can be the most interesting...

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/Photo3079.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/4.jpg

(since these photos were taken the bases were finished and the 5th one has been completed)

Cosmic

[Connjurus]

I've written rules for "Servo-Skull Swarms" for my fiancee's custom AdMech army, three skulls per base - there are three kinds:

Las-Skulls
Close-Combat Skulls
AND MELTA SKULLS

The melta-skulls are basically 3 Servo-Skulls that carry melta-bombs and throw themselves at tanks and blow up.

[TSINI]

I can definately recommend the forgeworld servo skulls then! they are cool, i grabbed a few of them for my doomsday device for a recent big weekend game, they're fiddly trying to get the tiny arms to glue, but worth the effort!

[Grailkeeper]

Connjurus

theres mention of servo skulls armed with bolt weaponry being used in an assassination attempt on ciaphas cain in one of his books

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http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?t=4302&highlight=fade_74&page=9
I made a psycher battle squad outta mine lol. BTW to all the people who used to follow my painting thread..im back at it...new pics to come!

[Wolf Brother Hellstrom]

I like sticking them in my around my dreadnoughts feet it really adds to the models appearence

[Connjurus]

Connjurus

theres mention of servo skulls armed with bolt weaponry being used in an assassination attempt on ciaphas cain in one of his books

That's where I got the idea from, originally - that, and there were three of them, weren't they?

[plasticaddict]

Very nicely done, they look great. I've always liked the humble servo skull myself. I used to use them as objective markers for my IG, however with the new Grey Knights book they will be seeing the table with my Inquisitors.

[Cosmiccastaway]

Thanks for all the suggestions :)

Servo-skulls should definitely have a bigger role to play in the game.

[Cosmiccastaway]

Well, they're now done :).....

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0765.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0767.jpg

Good old servo-skulls, and here they are mixed in with my Guard..

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0747.jpg

Cosmic

[ScrutMaster]

I agree never under estimate a servo skull! Back when the Daemon Hunter Codex was still really new I played against a buddy of mine and he rolled up a generic greater daemon to use in his SoB army. My Inquisitor and retinue came into close combat with the greater daemon and after a round or two of combat the servo skull was the last man standing in the fight and ended up inflicting the final wound on the greater daemon and killing it. Needless to say we were both amazed.

[negativezach]

I too love me some servo skulls. Of course they actually get some love in the GK codex and are a functioning part of the game I gladly pay extra for each game.
http://www.xaqindustries.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/GK_ServoSkulls.jpg

[vman]

I think they are pretty cool.

If your into the Fluff of 40k, servo skulls are just awesome

Come on... its a skull... that floats. Whats not to like?

[magickbk]

It just occurred to me that Servo Skulls could be used to counts-as vox-caster guardsmen.