Designing a Bioweapon

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

So, I'm slowly working on a Slaugth (maggot-men) (http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Slaugth#.T-I1UitYs4o) army as well as my H'rud. (Prototype sculpt here. (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z399/RevTibe/Slaugth360.png)) Slaugth use lots of "Constructs" - biomechanical creatures which serve as spies, workers, warriors and so forth. Their "Warrior Construct" looks like: http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/8214/slaugthwarriorvassalcon.jpg

I'm brainstorming up some other construct designs, but what do you think would look good? A single-purpose organism designed to excel in one piece of battle? One of the designs I'm playing with is sort've a fish with a gun for a head, a grav-wheel for a tail and two spindly legs emerging from where its side-fins should be :P

Thinking more about a "what would its body be like, what would its battlefield purpose be" kinda approach than modelling - once a creature has a strong description and purpose, the model tends to come to it naturally!

[commissar camenzuli]

Get some nud long legs some wraith coils and a nid mouth. Put em on a daemon body and see how it looks.

[Pendragon38]

something like this http://pardulon-models.com/images/product_images/popup_images/14_0.jpg
or
http://pardulon-models.com/images/product_images/info_images/17_0.jpg

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

Chances are the Slaugth Constructs I wind up making will be scratch-sculpts and simple molds, which I have a reasonable amount of experience with, that allows me to maintain a consistency of design kitbashing different ranges doesn't allow.

I was thinking more in terms of "Perhaps a Catachan Devil with a mining drill for a mouth to burrow into the enemy backfield etc." kinda thing than the modeling angle, I was pretty unclear! Still, those digger-worms are an awesome design, could be quite the jumping-off point. Hmmmm.

[MaltonNecromancer]

http://defiancegames.com/index.php/shop#ecwid:category=1831053&mode=product&product=11889124

Seem like the sort of thing you need.

[Deadlift]

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab3/joenortonjones/6eb2ce31.jpg


Your not a closet pastaferian are you ?

Those warrior constructs look vaguely familiar.

Seriously though I am loving your sculpting on the Hrud, I read your post on those a few days ago. Nice work.

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

Your not a closet pastaferian are you ?

Those warrior constructs look vaguely familiar.Hmmm, one of the units I have planned out is a Slaugth bonded with one of those floating-brain Medusae the Dark Eldar have. So, a large monster made of stringy, one could even say.... noodly maggots, with a couple of ball-like lumps of brain-meat attached to it. Hmmmmm.