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Before I st art of ram bling on all t he
great cont ent of t his issue I would first
like t o t hank all t he people who
responded t o t he pict ure request s I have
E placed in t he last couple of m ont hs.
Many t hanks for subm it t ing all t hose
D great pict ures. And if you don’t find yours
back in t his issue t here w ill alw ays be a
m om ent when I can use t hem in a fut ure
But hum ans should not worry t oo m uch
about all t hese Xenos as in t he Dept hs of
Space heroic Capt ains defend t he borders
and brave Adm irals explore new st ars for
m ankind.
This applies t o Xenos ( ha! ) as well, like
t he Tau.
Warp Rift 17 will feat ure an art icle called
‘Pat rol Fleet Rules’ by MKG. This t ies in very
nicely wit h t he ‘I n Dept h of Space Art icle’
about which I am t alking.
wit h t he Space bugs t he at t ent ion it
deserves.
So aft er som e pondering I opt ed t o m ake a
separat e PDF for t he st ory. All spiced up
wit h som e cool art work and a splendid
cover. For which I really t hank everyone
involved.
So wit h all t his int roduct ion on m y side I
can only say you should download t he PDF
called ‘A Tyranid War’ , t he st ory writ t en by
Reg St einer. This m ont h feat ures chapt ers
one t o four. Next t im e furt her chapt ers will

I issue. H a ppy Ba t t le fle e t Got h ic in 2 0 0 8 ,

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be published.

I really hope you appreciat e and like t his

This issue sparks t he st art of a sort of
T sist er publicat ion t o Warp Rift . I w ill go in
furt her det ail in a separat e box on t his
A TYRAN I D W AR
addit ional inst alm ent t o Warp Rift .
H a ppy Re a din g,
page. Roy
O What can I t ell about t his issue? Very As I m ent ioned in t he edit orial t his issue
of Warp Rift sees t he st art of a separat e
R easy: it is filled w it h Xenos. And t hen
m ost ly wit h t hose nast y creat ures from
anot her Galaxy: t he Tyranids. They
docum ent , closely linked wit h Warp Rift .
This new add on is, for all I can see now,
I ssu e Six t e e n – Con t e n t s:
I appear wit h som e delicat e craft ed
experim ent al rules, a really great and
a t em porary one.

Why a separat e docum ent in t he first En cyclope dia Got h ica

ext ensive conversion guide plus a m ayor
A appearance in t he new Warp Rift
addendum ( as said, see t he ot her box…)
L The ot her alien race which has a m ain
feat ure t his t im e around are t he point y
eared Eldar.
For t he Dark Eldar we have an addit ion
t o t he fleet list as present ed in t he
Arm ada book.
The Eldar feat ure in a t win- linked
scenario based around t he Haven Spire.
place?
I t all st art ed as Reg St einer cont act ed m e
Dark Eldar addendum
Tyranid Experim ent al Rules
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and t old m e about a st ory he had writ t en.
Since Warp Rift has a sect ion called t he
Officer’s Mess which feaut ures short st ories
Ta ct ica l Com m a n d
I n t he Dept h of Space 18
of course I was int erest ed. But as soon as I
set eye on t he st ory I realised it would be D r y D ock
m uch t oo large t o sim ply publish in Tyranid conversion art icle 23
st andard Warp Rift form at .
The fact issue 17 cont ains som e really Void St a lk e r
cool Tyranid art icles was a m ot ivat ion for Twin linked Haven Spire scenario 47
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Addit ion a l Ru le s for t h e D a r k Elda r

O By Jim ‘Ka vok ’ W e ight m a n ( w it h a n a ddit ion fr om Zh a i M or e n n)
P Th e follow ing D a r k Elda r fle e t a ddit ion s a r e m e a n t t o be in t e gr a t e d w it h t h e Ar m a da D a r k Elda r Pir a t e s fle e t list .
A N ot e s:
D a r k Elda r Su bj u ga t ion cla ss Ligh t Cr u ise r …………………...1 3 0 pt s
E The Subj ugat ion class is com m only m odified for use by Wych cult s
TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS and ot her splint er groups of Dark Eldar. Any num ber of
D Cruiser/ 4 35cm 90º Shadowfield 5+ 0 Subj ugat ions m ay becom e Wych cult ships at no ext ra cost . These
ships increase t heir speed t o 40cm , reduce t heir arm our t o 4+ .
I ARMAMENT RANGE/ SPEED FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC
I n addit ion, Subj ugat ion class cruisers m ay be equipped wit h one of t he following
They also ignore t he effect s of t urret s on an opposing ship when
conduct ing a boarding act ion.
weapons from t he list below.
A Prow Torpedo t ubes
Prow phant om lance
30cm
30cm
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F The Wych cult ships m ay replace prow t orpedo t ubes for a sm all
I n addit ion, Subj ugat ion class cruisers m ay add one hardpoint weapon from t he launch bay at + 10 point s. This bay has st rengt h 2 but m ay only
list below at t he indicat ed point s cost . launch assault boat s.
Prow weapons bat t ery 30cm 5 F
G Prow Torpedo t ubes
Prow Phant om lance
30cm
30cm
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2
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“ Weapons dam aged” crit icals will dam age t he ‘free’ weapons
choices, “ Prow arm am ent dam aged” knocks out t he hardpoint
I m paler At t ack Craft 30cm Special F
O syst em s. Wych cult ship assault boat bays cannot be repaired if
dam aged.
Prow weapons bat t ery: + 25 pt s
T Prow
Prow
t orpedo t ubes:
phant om lance:
+ 20
+ 30
pt s
pt s
Subj ugat ion class cruisers operat e alone as m uch as t hey form part
of fleet s. Every 2nd Subj ugat ion t aken count s as a ‘cruiser’ for t he
H Prow I m palar m odule: + 20 pt s purposes of requiring escort s.

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D a r k Elda r M or t a lit a s cla ss Gr a n d Cr u ise r ……………………...2 6 0 pt s
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TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Y Cruiser/ 6 35cm 90º Shadowfield 5+ 0

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Prow weapons bat t ery
RANGE/ SPEED
30cm
FI REPOWER/ STR
10
FI RE ARC
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I n addit ion, Mort alit as class cruisers m ay be equipped wit h t wo of t he following
L weapons from t he list below. The effect s from m ult iples are cum ulat ive. These
weapons will bot h be disabled if t he vessel suffers a prow arm am ent crit ical hit .
Prow weapons bat t ery 45cm 5 F
O Prow Torpedo t ubes 30cm 4 F
Prow Phant om lance 45cm 2 F
P I m paler At t ack Craft 30cm
Fight ers – 30cm
Special
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Launch Bays Bom bers – 20cm 2 -

A Assault boat s – 30cm 3

E Prow
Prow
weapons bat t ery:
t orpedo t ubes:
+ 25
+ 25
pt s
pt s
Prow phant om lance: + 35 pt s
D Prow I m palar m odule: + 10 pt s
The largest t ype of vessel ever conceived by t he Dark Eldar, t he
Mort alit as class is t he generic nam e given t o t he largest and m ost
Prow Launch bays: + 30 pt s powerful cruisers fielded only as personal t ransport s for a Kabal
I Archon or Wych Lord. The ‘class’ covers het erogeneous vessels
usually built t o t he diabolical whim s of t he DE m ast ers, and does
A not conform t o any known design specificat ions or designat ions.

The DE have never represent ed a bat t lefleet as such, and t hus

N ot e s: The Mort alit as cruiser is a very rare vessel and t he personal t heir capacit y t o build, or need for, vessels any larger seem s slim .
propert y of t he m ost powerful Dark Eldar Com m anders. Only 1 m ay be However, wit h t he next generat ion of Lords rising from t he m urder
G fielded in a Dark Eldar Fleet of any size, and m ust be com m anded by a of t heir form er m ast ers, perhaps one day t he const ruct ion of an
Dread Archon. even m ore int im idat ing vessel m ay begin.
O A Mort alit as cruiser equipped wit h Launch Bays m ay launch Torpedo
m perial vessels have never report ed com bat wit h a Mort alit as,
Bom bers at no ext ra cost .
T t hough t ransm issions m onit ored aft er t he Bat t le of Get hsem ane
indicat ed t hat a large Dark Eldar vessel, possibly of t his t ype, had
overcom e and dest royed t he Eldar Void St alker Candle of Hope and
H it s escort s aft er t he form er had already sust ained m oderat e
dam age in com bat wit h t he forces of Chaos.
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D a r k Elda r Sla ve r Cor sa ir ……………………………………………...5 0 pt s D e sign e r 's N ot e :
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TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS This vessel count s as a t ransport for any m issions as is required.
Y Escort / 1 25cm 90º Shadowfield 4+ 0 This craft is best used in conj unct ion wit h t he special cam paign
rules known as " Goya's Mast erpiece" on t he Port Maw forum s (
C ARMAMENT
Weapons bat t ery
RANGE/ SPEED
30cm
FI REPOWER/ STR
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) where raiders benefit from bringing t ransport s wit h t hem on t heir
Slave Hold Special Special Special
raids for carrying loot / slaves off.
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The Dark Eldar Slaver variant Corsair m ay conduct hit and run
O t eleport at t acks, but inst ead of rolling on t he crit ical hit s t able, t hey
sim ply gain t he DE player an addit ional 10 vict ory point s, up t o a
P m axim um of 50 per Slaver. This at t ack m ay only be conduct ed
against escort s and crippled capit al ships/ defences.

A The Dark Eldar would never risk t heir own lives t o preserve a hold
filled wit h livest ock ( Mon- Keigh) and t hus t he Slaver variant Corsair
E m ay m ake a leadership t est during t he beginning of any of t he Dark
Eldar player's t urns. I f it is passed t he Slaver increases it 's speed
D from 25cm t o 40cm but effect ively has j et t isoned t he slave hold
and t hus w ill bring no resources back t o it 's pirat e base. At t he end
of t he scenario t he vessel is back t o it 's original profile of 25cm
I speed and being able t o carry a st andard t ransport 's load of cargo.
This special rule is only applicable t o cam paigns conduct ed w it h
A " Goya's Mast erpiece"

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C involving I ncubi:
The following upgrades are added t o t he
Y Dark Eldar pirat es fleet list .
C 0- 2 Dracon………………………………………... 25pt s
L Any capit al ship m ay carry a Dracon, t he
Dark Eldar sub com m ander, increasing t he
ships’ Leadership by + 1.
O bonus vict ory point s. I f t he bridge has
I ncubi bodyguard……………………………….10pt s
P An Archon or Dracon m ay be accom panied
by a ret inue of t heir m ost proficient
A warriors known as ‘I ncubi’. I nst ead of t he
norm al DE boarding m odifiers, a ship wit h
E an I ncubi bodyguard adds + 2 in t he first
round, but no m odifier applies t hereaft er.
D Wych cult light cruisers m ay not upgrade
wit h I ncubi, as t hey can carry Wych
Archit es or Dracit es ( count ing as Archon
I and Dracon as norm al) who rely on
experienced Wyches t o perform t he sam e
A t asks.
I n addit ion, roll a D6 in any boarding act ion DE Slaver Corsairs m ay t ake m im ic engines
at 20pt s, Light cruisers at + 30pt s, Grand
cruisers and bat t leships at + 60pt s.
On a 5+ , t he I ncubi achieve t heir prim ary
obj ect ives of seizing t heir opponent s'
com m anders and dragging t hem back t o
t he dubious hospit alit y of t he Dark Eldar
vessel. The opposing ship suffers a 'bridge
sm ashed' crit ical in addit ion t o any ot her
dam age caused. The Dark Eldar score 10
already been dest royed, t reat t his as a
norm al Dark Eldar hit & run at t ack ( D6+ 1
on t he crit ical hit s t able)
On a roll of 1, one of t he I ncubi sees t heir
chance t o seize cont rol of t he Kabal or t o
usurp a great er posit ion wit hin it . The DE
ship suffers a 'com m anders slain' crit ical.
Any unspent re- rolls w ill die w it h t heir
arrogant and foolish owner!

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Spe cia l Ru le s
L m odifiers:
O Syn a pt ic Con t r ol
P Le a de r sh ip
Only Hive Ships have leadership, which is
at a fixed value of Leadership 9 t hat can
A only be im proved by t he Hive Mind Power
‘I m perat ive’ t o leadership 10. A Tyranid
E squadron, including single Hive Ships and
Cruisers, m ust pass a leadership t est
D against a Hive Ship’s leadership at t he st art
of a t urn t o gain ‘Synapt ic Cont rol’: ignoring
inst inct ive behaviour and being able t o go
I on any special order you wish and at t em pt
t o perform any possible act ion ( e.g. com ing
A t o new heading and t hen boarding) . The
order of Tyranid squadrons t o t ake t his
leadership t est is up t o t he Tyranid player.
I f t here is any ot her reason why a
leadership t est m ust be t aken ( e.g. t est ing
G t o ram ) use a Hive Ship’s leadership in t he
sam e m anner.
O I m perat ive: + 2 hit s. + 1 Ld for any ships
using t he Hive Ships leadership ( including
T t he Hive Ship)
H t he Hive Ship)
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By Ra y Be ll
Leadership t est s will have t he following Va n gu a r d squ a dr on s
Squadrons of Vanguard Drones and Kraken
act m ore independent ly and are m ore
• I f a m em ber of t he squadron and/ or t he
Hive Ship has a Blast m arker in cont act =
int im at ely linked t o t he Hive Mind t han
ot her Tyranid squadrons, and so have a
- 1Ld basic leadership of 5 t hat can be used
• I f no m em ber of t he squadron is wit hin inst ead of a Hive Ship’s leadership. Every
15cm = - 1Ld* Vanguard Drone in t he squadron im proves
I f no m em ber of t he squadron is wit hin
30cm = - 2Ld*
t he squadron’s leadership by + 1. ( Up t o a
m axim um of 10)
• I f no m em ber of t he squadron is wit hin
45cm = You m ay not use t he Hive Ships
I n st in ct ive be h a viou r
leadership.*
I f a squadron failed t o gain ‘Synapt ic
* On ly a pply t h e w or st r e su lt !
Cont rol’ it m ust act according t o t he
A re- roll m aybe used on any ships using a
follow ing condit ions.
Hive Ship’s leadership ( including t he Hive
Ship) if t he Hive Ship has t he Hive Mind
Con dit ion 1 :
Board nearest possible vessel wit h norm al
Power ‘I nfluence’.
m ovem ent . I f t he ship can’t board any
When a squadron fails t he leadership t est
enem y vessel obey condit ion 2.
t o gain ‘Synapt ic Cont rol’ no ot her
squadrons m ay use t hat Hive Ships
leadership t o gain ‘Synapt ic Cont rol’ t his
Con dit ion 2 :
Reload ordnance if possible, m ove half
t urn, ot her Hive Ships leaderships m aybe
used however.
speed st raight ahead, shoot nearest t arget
for each weapon ( order of weapons fire
I nfluence: 1 re- roll t o be used on any ships
chosen by t he Tyranid player) . Ordnance
m ay only be launched if at t acking in t he
using t he Hive Ships leadership ( including
sam e ordnance phase ( including if at t acking
ordnance) .
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C Tyranids have norm al shields. + 1 t o H&R at t acks.

Y Tu r r e t s Te le por t e r a t t a ck s
Tyranids have norm al t urret s. No Teleport er at t acks.
C M ove m e n t Cr ipple d Tyr a n id sh ips
( I nst ead of t he norm al rules for crippled
L Tyranids have norm al m ovem ent rules.
+ 2D6cm inst ead of + 4D6cm on All Ahead ships)
Full special orders.
O Br a ce For im pa ct
I f unable t o use t he leadership of a Hive • - 5cm Speed.
Boa r din g
P Ship, Tyranid ships m ay use brace for
I m pact w it h leadership 7 as if it w ere a
Boarding Mod + 2 ( inst ead of double
boarding) .
• Bio- plasm a and
st rengt h.
Pyro- acid bat t eries at half

norm al ship. • Feeder Tent acles, Massive Claws,

A Re- roll boarding D6 ( second roll st ands) .
Torpedoes and Launch bays m ay not be
Ce le st ia l Ph e n om e n on used.
E Tyranid ships count as having Leadership
10 when t raversing celest ial phenom enon
All is Lost
Unlike in a norm al boarding act ion, when
Not e: Shields and t urret s do not drop in
an enem y ship is dest royed in a boarding
D t hat requires a leadership t est .
act ion roll on t he cat ast rophic dam age t able
value and t here is no + 2 t o t he enem ies
boarding m odifier.
Squ a dr on s adding t he num ber of hit s t he ship was
I Hive Ships: m ay not be put in squadrons. over killed by.
Cruisers: m ay be put in squadrons of 1 or
A 2.
Vanguard squadrons: Vanguard Drones and
Kraken m ay be put in squadrons of 2- 12.
Escort Drones: m aybe put in squadrons of
6- 12 and m ay not be m ixed wit h any ot her
G escort t ype ( i.e. Vanguard Drones or
Kraken) .
O Sh oot in g
Tyranids always shoot t he nearest t arget
T and m ay never shoot ordnance. However
any t arget wit hin 15cm of Vanguard Drone
H ships m ay be t arget ed inst ead of t he
closest t arget .
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C Tyranids only have one t ype of t orpedo:
Boarding Torpedoes wit h a speed of 15cm .
Y Fe e de r Te n t a cle s
Unaffect ed by Special orders. D3 Hit and
At t a ck Cr a ft
Runs, during t he m ovem ent phase.
C Tyranids only have one t ype of at t ack craft
which count s as bot h a Fight er and as an
M a ssive Cla w s
Assault Boat wit h a speed of 15cm .
L Unaffect ed by Special orders. During t he
m ovem ent phase, Roll 2 D6 for each set of
M e ga Spor e M in e s
O Massive Claws, each roll of a 4+ causes a
point of dam age t hrough shields ( not Any Tyranid capit al ship, including Hive
holofields) , and t hen t he ship carries on Ships, m ay have Orbit al Mines for every
P wit h it s m ovem ent . launch bay replacing it s at t ack craft at a
cost of 10pt s per Launch bay.
However if 2 or m ore 4+ ’s are rolled t he
A ship lat ches on and st ops in base cont act
wit h t he t arget ship. The lat ched on Tyranid
ship cannot fire any ot her weapons or Or dn a n ce
E launch ordnance. Before any ot her act ion in
t he end phase, roll t o cause dam age again
D wit h t he Massive Claws wit h an ext ra point
At t a ck Cr a ft Lim it
Tyranids have no at t ack craft lim it .
of dam age if 2 or m ore 4+ ’s are caused.
I Eit her ship m ay board as norm al.
Crit ical hit s are caused as norm al.
Pr e - la u n ch e d Or dn a n ce
When t he gam e begins any ship wit h
Aft er t he at t ack t he t arget ship m ay m ove
A on as norm al.
ordnance st art s wit h it pre- launched in base
cont act , boarding t orpedoes facing t he
appropriat e direct ion. The Tyranid vessels
Bio Pla sm a
m ay t hen launch again in t he first t urn not
Lances t hat go t hrough shields.
needing t o reload!
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Pyr o- a cid Ba t t e r y Or dn a n ce I n st in ct u a l Be h a viou r
O Weapons bat t eries t hat re- roll t o cause
crit ical hit s.
Tyranid Ordnance also follows a form of
I nst inct ual behaviour: unless wit hin 45cm
T of a Hive Ship Tyranid at t ack craft t ravel
direct ly t owards t he nearest enem y ship,
sim ilarly boarding t orpedoes m ust t urn as
H Cr it ica l H it s a n d Ca t a st r oph ic da m a ge
Use t he norm al t ables.
far as t hey can t owards t he nearest enem y
ship.
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C TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
( you m ay only t ake a m axim um of 1 Bio Morph for each Hive Ship
which count s as one of your broadside weapons.)
Bat t leship/ 16 15cm 45º 2 5+ 4
Y ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC * Solar Vanes and Adrenaline Sacs: + 35 pt s
Prow Massive Claws and + 5cm speed and + 1D6 cm AAF
Cont act - F
C Feeder Tent acles
* Reinforced Carapace: + 25 pt s
You m ay replace t he Prow Massive Claws and Feeders t ent acles wit h one of
L t he following:
Pyro- Acid Bat t eries…………………………………………………………………………….+ 10 pt s
+ 2 hit point s

* * Ext ra Spore Cyst s: + 40 pt s

O Bio Plasm a……………………………………………………………………………………………...0 pt s
Torpedoes…………………..……………………………………………………………………..…..0 pt s + 1 Shield and + 1 Turret
Prow Pyro- Acid bat t eries 45cm 8 F
P Prow Bio Plasm a
Prow Torpedoes
15cm
15cm
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A Dorsal ( Thorax) ( Choose 1) :

Massive Claw and Feeder Tent acles………………………………………….………..+ 10 pt s
E Pyro- Acid Bat t eries……………………………………………………………………………...+ 10 pt s
Bio Plasm a………………………………………………………………………………………………..0 pt s
Launch Bays………………………………………………….……………………………………….…0 pt s
D Torpedoes……………………………………………………………………….……………………....0 pt s
Dorsal Massive Claws and
Cont act - F
I Feeder Tent acles
Dorsal Pyro- Acid bat t eries 45cm 8 F
Dorsal Bio Plasm a 15cm 4 L/ F/ R
A Dorsal Launch Bay 15cm 2 -
Dorsal Torpedoes 15cm 6 F

Port and St arboard ( Choose 3) :

Pyro- Acid Bat t eries…………………………………………………………………………………..0 pt s
G Bio Plasm a………………………………………………………………………………………..………0 pt s
Launch Bays……………………………………………………………………………….………..+ 10 pt s

O Port Pyro- Acid bat t ery

S’board Pyro- Acid bat t ery
30cm
30cm
4
4
L
R
Port Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 L
T St arboard Bio Plasm a
Port Launch Bay
15cm
15cm
2
1
R
-

H St arboard Launch Bay 15cm 1 -

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Ex a m ple H ive Sh ips Cr uise r ………………………………………………………………...1 2 0 pt s
C
TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Y Ch a r ybdis……………………………………………………………...3 5 5 pt s
Cruiser/ 10
ARMAMENT
20cm 45º
RANGE
1 5+
FI REPOWER/ STR
2
FI RE ARC
TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
C Bat t leship/ 18 15cm 45º 2 5+ 4
Prow Massive Claws Cont act - F

ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC

You m ay replace t he Prow Massive Claws wit h one of t he following:
L Prow Torpedoes
Dorsal Launch Bay
15cm
15cm
6
2
F
-
Feeder Tent acles………………………………………………………………………………………0 pt s
Pyro- Acid Bat t eries…………………………………………………………………………….….+ 5 pt s
Port Launch Bays 15cm 3 -
O St arboard Launch Bays 15cm 3 -
Bio Plasm a………………………………………………………………………………………….….+ 5 pt s
Torpedoes…………………..……………………………………………………………………….…..0 pt s
Not es: Can't Com e To New Heading, I m perat ive, I nfluence Prow Feeder Tent acles Cont act - F
P Void Kr a k e n of Ta la ssa r …………………………………………..3 8 5 pt s
Prow Pyro- Acid bat t eries
Prow Bio Plasm a
30cm
15cm
4
2
L/ F/ R
L/ F/ R
Prow Torpedoes 15cm 3 F
A TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Bat t leship/ 18 15cm 45º 3 5+ 4 Dorsal ( Thorax) ( Choose 1) :
E ARMAMENT
Prow Pyro- Acid bat t eries
RANGE
45cm
FI REPOWER/ STR
8
FI RE ARC
F
Massive Claws……………………………………..…………………………………….……….+ 10 pt s
Pyro- Acid Bat t eries……………………………………………………………………………....+ 5 pt s
Dorsal Pyro- Acid bat t eries 45cm 8 F Bio Plasm a……………………………………………………………………………………..……..+ 5 pt s
D Port Bio Plasm a 15cm 4 L Launch Bay………………………………………………….…………………………….……….…+ 5 pt s
St arboard Bio Plasm a 15cm 4 R Torpedoes……………………………………………………………………….……………………....0 pt s
I Not es: Can't Com e To New Heading, I m perat ive, I nfluence, Ext ra Spore
Cyst s.
Dorsal Massive Claws
Dorsal Pyro- Acid bat t eries
Cont act
30cm
-
4
F
L/ F/ R
Dorsal Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 L/ F/ R
A Be a st of Bh e in M or r ………………………………………..……..3 6 5 pt s Dorsal Launch Bay 15cm 1 -
Dorsal Torpedoes 15cm 3 F
TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Bat t leship/ 18 20cm 45º 2 5+ 4 Port and St arboard ( Choose 2) :
ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC Pyro- Acid Bat t eries…………………………………………………………………………………..0 pt s
G Prow Massive Claws and
Cont act - F
Bio Plasm a………………………………………………………………………………………..………0 pt s
Launch Bays……………………………………………………………………………….………..+ 10 pt s
Feeder Tent acles
O Dorsal Massive Claws and
Feeder Tent acles
Cont act - F
Port Pyro- Acid bat t eries
S’board Pyro- Acid bat t eries
30cm
30cm
4
4
L
R
Port Pyro- Acid bat t ery 30cm 8 L Port Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 L
T S’board Pyro- Acid bat t ery 30cm 8 R St arboard Bio Plasm a
Port Launch Bay
15cm
15cm
2
1
R
-
Not es: Can't Com e To New Heading, I m perat ive, Psychic Scream , Solar
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Cr u ise r Bio M or ph s Ex a m ple Cr u ise r s
C ( you m ay only t ake a m axim um of 1 Bio Morph for each cruiser which
count s as one of your broadside weapons.)
Y Pyr ocla st e r …………………………………………………………...1 5 0 pt s
* Solar Vanes and Adrenaline Sacs: + 20 pt s
TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
C + 5cm speed and + 1D6 cm AAF Cruiser/ 10 20cm 45º 2 5+ 3
ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC
* Reinforced Carapace: + 15 pt s
L + 2 hit point s
Prow Pyro- Acid bat t ery
Dorsal Pyro- Acid bat t ery
30cm
30cm
4
4
L/ F/ R
L/ F/ R
Port Pyro- Acid bat t ery 15cm 4 L
O * Ext ra Spore Cyst s: + 20 pt s S’board Pyro- Acid bat t ery 15cm 4 R
+ 1 Shield and + 1 Turret , large flying base Not es: Ext ra Spore Cyst s

P Ra zor fie nd………………………………………………….………..1 5 0 pt s

A TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS

Cruiser/ 10 25cm 45º 1 5+ 2
E ARMAMENT
Prow Bio Plasm a
RANGE
15cm
FI REPOWER/ STR
2
FI RE ARC
L/ F/ R
Dorsal Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 L/ F/ R
D Port Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 L
St arboard Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 R
I Not es: Solar Vanes and Adrenaline Sacs

Te r r ife x …………………………………………………………..……..1 5 0 pt s
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TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Cruiser / 10 25cm 45º 2 5+ 4
ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC

G Prow Massive Claws

Dorsal Massive Claws
Cont act
Cont act
-
-
F
F
Port Pyro- Acid bat t ery 30cm 4 L
O S’board Pyro- Acid bat t ery 30cm
Not es: Solar Vanes and Adrenaline Sacs
4 R

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C
TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Y Escort / 2
ARMAMENT
25cm 90º
RANGE
4+ Save* 5+
FI REPOWER/ STR
0
FI RE ARC

C Choose one of t he following:

Feeder Tent acles ( St alker) ……………………………………………………………….………0 pt s
L Massive Claws ( Ram sm it t er) ……………………………………………………….…….….+ 5 pt s
Pyro- Acid Bat t eries ( Deat h Burner) ….……………………………………………….….+ 5 pt s
Bio Plasm a ( Sm elt feast er) …..…………………………………………………………….….+ 5 pt s
O Torpedoes ( Thornborer) ……….…………………………………………………………….…..0 pt s
Feeder Tent acles Cont act - F
P Massive Claws
Pyro- Acid bat t eries
Cont act
30cm
-
4
F
F Escor t D r one …………………………………………..………….…..1 5 pt s
Bio Plasm a 15cm 2 F
A Torpedoes 15cm 3 F TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS
Not es: Kraken have a 4+ save as if on Brace for I m pact special orders but Escort / 1 15cm 45º 1 4+ 1
E can’t use t he special order t he norm al way. ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC

D Choose one of t he following:

Feeder Tent acles………………..…………………………………………………………….………0 pt s
Pyro- Acid Bat t eries……………………..……………………………………………………….….0 pt s
I Va n gu a r d D r on e Sh ip………………………………………….…..3 5 pt s
Bio Plasm a……….………………………………………………..….…………………………….…..0 pt s
Feeder Tent acles Cont act - F

A TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS

Pyro- Acid bat t eries
Bio Plasm a
30cm
15cm
3
2
F
F
Escort / 1 25cm 90º 1 5+ 2
ARMAMENT RANGE FI REPOWER/ STR FI RE ARC

Choose one of t he following:

G Feeder Tent acles………………..…………………………………………………………….………0 pt s
Pyro- Acid Bat t eries ( Prowler) ….………………………………………………………………0 pt s
O Bio Plasm a……….…………………………..…………………..….…………………………….…..0 pt s
Feeder Tent acles Cont act - F
Pyro- Acid bat t eries 30cm 2 F
T Bio Plasm a 15cm 1 F
Not es: Enem y, excluding ordnance, wit hin 15cm of a Vanguard Drone ship
H can always be t arget ed by ot her Tyranid ships.
+ 1 Leadership t o t he Vanguard squadron per Drone Ship.

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Tyr a n id Splin t e r Fle e t List
C H ive Sh ips & Escor t D r on e s
Y Fle e t Com m a n de r
I nst ead of fleet com m anders, t he Tyranid
Fleet has Hive Ships. Each Hive Ship can
C t ake Hive Mind Powers as shown below:
L H ive M in d Pow e r s
( you m ay t ake any Hive Mind Powers once
O for each Hive Ship)
I m perat ive: + 2 hit s. + 1 Ld for any ships
P using t he Hive Ships leadership ( including
t he Hive Ship) ……..……………………….…..50 pt s
A 1 Met eor St orm ( Chance circum st ances: 1)
I nfluence: 1 re- roll t o be used on any ships
E using t he Hive Ships leadership ( including
t he Hive Ship) …………………………………..25 pt s
D Psychic scream : Enem y ships wit hin 15cm
of t he Hive Ship suffer - 2 t o t heir leadership
I value………………………………………………...20 pt s
Hive Ships and Escort drones are bought
t oget her as one Hive Ship and a single
squadron of 6- 12 Escort Drones.
Tyranid Hive Ship…………....250 pt s or m ore
Escort Drone……………………....15 pt s
Cr u ise r s
You m ay include up t o t wo Cruisers for
every Hive Ship.
Tyranid Cruiser…………………..120 pt s or m ore
Va n gu a r d Squ a dr on s
You m ay include any num ber of Vanguard
Squadrons.
Vanguard Drone Ship………….35 pt s
Kraken………………………………...45 pt s or m ore
Usin g t h e Splin t e r Fle e t
The Tyranid Splint er Fleet is suit able for use
in t he following scenarios: Cruiser Clash,
The Bait , The Raiders, Blockade Run,
Surprise At t ack, Fleet Engagem ent .
Su bplot s
Tyranids use t wo subplot t ables t he one
below using subplot s from bot h Legacies of
War and Chance Circum st ances t ables. The
ot her being t he full Secret ploys subplot
t able from t he rulebook. Roll for subplot s
random ly as norm al, using a D2 t o pick t he
t able.
2 Gunnery Pract ice ( Legacies of War: 1)
3 No Quart er! ( Legacies of War: 5)
4 Vendet t a ( Legacies of War: 6)
5 Navigat ional hazards ( Chance
circum st ances: 4)
6 Unexpect ed help ( Chance
circum st ances: 3)

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C Ca m pa ign s
Tyranid vessels don't gain experience like Tyranids follow all t he norm al rules for
Y Tyranids in cam paigns are played as
Raiders but lack a Pirat e base and have an ot her races. I nst ead t hey m ut at e or sim ply Appeals wit h t he following clarificat ions:
alt ered set of scenarios for play. age, growing bigger or m ore efficient .
C At t he end of each bat t le roll 2D6 on t he
When appealing for a Hive Ship it has t o
com e wit h escort drones so you will have t o
The Scenarios in a cam paign t o be played
use 2 successful reinforcem ent rolls at t he
L by a Splint er Fleet ( Raiding Fleet ) should be
as follows:
Evolut ion t able for each capit al ship t hat
t ook part and was not crippled ( even if it sam e t im e! So you'll only be able t o do t his
st art ed t he gam e crippled) , cruisers have a wit h a renown of 11 or m ore!
O 1. Cruiser Clash - 1 m odifier. Escort squadrons roll 1D6 on
t he t able aft er each bat t le, as long t he A Refit would be a furt her roll on t he
2. The Bait
P 3. The Raiders squadron wasn't crippled. Evolut ion ( experience) t able for any capit al
ship. There is no ext ra value added t o t he
4. Blockade Run
ship, j ust as w it h norm al rolls on t he
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6.
Surprise At t ack
Fleet Engagem ent
No result can be t aken m ore t han once, if a
duplicat e is rolled it count s as a failed Evolut ion t able.
evolut ion! I f a ship becom es crippled it
E * I f a Maj or Raid is rolled for roll 2D6 and loses an evolut ion, t he Tyranid player picks
t ake t he highest ! t he evolut ion t o be discarded.
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I Pr om ot ion s Ta ble Re pa ir s a n d W it h dr a w a ls

A Unlike m ost ot her fleet s Tyranids don't

have a fleet com m ander. I nst ead t he whole
fleet receives t he following bonuses as if a
cam paign fleet com m ander were present :
Tyranid Escort Drones ( not Vanguard
Squadrons) are num berless, as such
Tyranid escort s drones are replaced aft er a
bat t le wit h no expendit ure of repair point s.

G Re n ow n Ot her t han t his except ion Tyranids follow all

t he norm al rules for Repairs and
1-5 : 2 repair point s, 1 reroll.
O 6 - 1 0 : 3 repair point s, 1 reroll.
1 1 - 2 0 : 4 repair point s, 1 reroll.
Wit hdrawals.

2 1 - 3 0 : 6 repair point s, 2 rerolls.

T 3 1 - 5 0 : 9 repair point s, 2 rerolls.
51+ : 12 repair point s, 3 rerolls.
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C 1 - 2 FAI LED Evolut ion: no change.

3 I ndependence: Aut om at ically pass Synapt ic cont rol once per gam e.
Y 4 Celest ial fins: Not slowed by BM’s or Gas/ Dust clouds.
The ship has developed a st ream lined set of fins and const rict or H ive Fle e t Ca m pa ign s
m uscles, m aking it easier t o navigat e t hrough debris or gaseous
C t errain. A full Hive Fleet encroaching on a m ere
5 Select ive Evolut ion: Roll 3D6 and discard t he highest w hen rolling sub- sect or would be im possible to
L for leadership checks of a specific special order. Pick t he desired
special order!
represent wit h t he Cam paign rules here and
in t he rulebook. Should anyone w ish t o play
O 6 FAI LED Evolut ion: no change.
7 Tenacit y: When on AAF, BR, CTNH, weapons st rengt h is
a cam paign where Tyranids are m oving in
full force I would suggest t he following
unaffect ed. Scenarios:
P The creat ure has evolved t he capabilit y of effect ively bringing it s
weapons t o bear on it s enem ies even when following t he prerogat ive Ra ids:
A of t he Hive Mind. When on All Ahead Full, Burn Ret ros or Com e t o
New Heading special orders, it ’s Pyro- acid bat t eries and Bio- plasm a
1 . Cruiser Clash
2 . The Bait
E are unaffect ed.
8 Reinforced Carapace: + 1 hit .
3 . The Raiders
4 . Blockade Run
The creat ure has grown t o an inordinat e size wit h correspondingly 5 . Surprise At t ack
D reinforced endost ruct ures and addit ional ablat ive carapace, 6 . Fleet Engagem ent
increasing it s t ot al m ass and capacit y t o sust ain dam age. The ship
I gains one hit .
9 Accelerat ed healing: I gnore blast m arkers when healing ( repairing
Ba t t le s:
1 . Maj or Raid ( roll again on t he Raid Table
A crit ical hit s) .
The bio- ship has enhanced it s abilit y t o heal w hen in a conflict having
playing a Maj or Raid)
2 - 3 . Ext erm inat us ( Tyranids as defenders)
a honeycom b of secondary carapaces filling wit h healing enzym es or / Planet ary Assault ( Tyranids as at t ackers)
sm aller creat ures when crit ical dam age is sust ained. 4 . Surprise At t ack
1 0 More Discharge vent s: Reduces t urning dist ance by 5cm . 5 - 6 . Fleet Engagem ent
G The num ber of discharge vent s along t he beast ’s lengt h has
increased dram at ically. The creat ure reduces t he dist ance it needs t o * A vast cat egory of ext ra ( galact ic) special
rules need t o writ t en t o accom m odat e a Full
O m ove before t urning by 5cm .
1 1 Ext ra spore cyst s: + 1 shield, + 1 t urret . Hive Fleet in a cam paign, but t he players
1 2 Hive Mind Nexus: Range of Hive Mind increased t o 60cm ( but –1 who would wish t o play t his sort of
T Ld over 45cm ) . cam paign m ust be ent husiast ic and
The Hive ships connect ion t o t he Hive Mind has grown except ionally im aginat ive sort s, so I 'll leave it t o t hem !
H st rong able t o relay t hought s and override inst inct s at great
dist ances. This ext ra range is not applicable t o ordnance inst inct ual
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D iffe r e n t Fle e t Ope r a t ion s
I I n t h e D e pt h of Spa ce
C By Roy ‘H or izon ’ Am k r e u t z

A Sm a ll Sca le Ba t t le s From Wing Com m ander cam e m y view

L Forget about all t he fleet rest rict ions you
know and have learned. I would like t o
int roduce sm all scale bat t les w it h
explorat ion or pat rol fleet s cent red around
a Bat t leship.
C My inspirat ion for t his art icle is t he old
t hat it is really cool t o have a fleet
consist ing of a large carrier, support ed by a
heavy gunship, and followed by som e
sm aller escort vessels.
I t hink Bat t lefleet Got hic offers plent y of
room t o int roduce such a t hing. A level on
which you can field bat t leships at low point
values.
And it w ill help creat e fine bat t les for
t hose days when we do not have enough
t im e for t he full scale 1500 point s bat t les.
Of course all t his should be looked at w it h
a view of ‘fun’. The described scenarios at
t he end are very biased as well.
+++

com put er gam e Wing Com m ander ( m ade

O by Origin back in t he days) and background
st ories about deep space pat rols which can
be found t hrough out t he Bat t lefleet Got hic
M rulebooks, for exam ple t he Oberon and
Despoiler.

M Not always ships gat her en m asse and

fight in large bat t les. On m any occasions
t hey m ay be part of a sm all fleet pat rolling
A a sect or’s border or being assigned t o an
expedit ion consist ing of j ust a few ships.

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A Th e Gu ide lin e s

C Wit hin t hese gam es t here are only a select

few races who apply t o t he use of Pat rol &
Explorat ion fleet s:
T o I m perial Navy
o Tau ( eit her Com m erce Prot ect ion Fleet
I or Explorat ion & Com m erce Fleet )
o Chaos / Renegade
I n order t o creat e a Pat rol or Explorat ion Of course t hese pat rol and explorat ion
fleet t he following requirem ent s m ust be
adhered t o:
fleet s can bat t le against each ot her. But , of
course, t hey will encount er a variet y of
opponent s. So, t hey can encount er enem ies
o The m axim um fleet size is 750 point s.
The ships are chosen from one list .
like t he Eldar, Tyranids, Orks and ot hers.

( Exam ple: if you t ake t he Arm ageddon People who would rat her field t heir own
C o Rogue Traders
o Space Marines
o Adept us Mechanicus
list only ships from t he Arm ageddon list
can be t aken) .
raider fleet s should follow t he follow ing
guidelines for a m ore ‘balanced’ sm all scale
o Take t he cheapest possible Adm iral or bat t le against t he Explorat ion fleet .
A ( I n a lat er issue of Warp Rift I am planning
t o do a separat e art icle on som et hing Eldar
Com m ander for your fleet and give him
a nam e.
Alt ernat ively raiders could play against
each ot her as well:
o Select One Bat t leship or Grand Cruiser
L relat ed.)
from your chosen fleet . Rogue Traders
m ay m ake use of t heir st andard fleet
o An Adm iral, Com m ander or Pirat e is
opt ional and not needed.
list . A Dem iurg St ronghold m ay be o The m axim um fleet size is 750 point s.
chosen as t he Tau ECF bat t leship. o Up t o t hree capit al ships m ay be
o Aft er t he bat t leship and Adm iral or chosen. The rem aining point s should be
Com m ander are t aken you m ust spend spent on escort vessels.
C at least 40% of t he rem aining point s on
escort vessels.
o Give every ship and squadron a nam e.
o Don’t let official races hold you back as
o The rem aining point s m ay be spent on t his is an int erest ing set t ing t o use and
O ot her vessels available t o t he chosen
fleet .
t est various sm aller races designed by
yourselves or ot her people. As an
o Nam e every ship and squadron. exam ple you could use t he Tobari
M o I t is ent irely possible t o use fan m ade
list s, like t he Diasporex or ot her ( alien)
Raiders or Q’orl Swarm hood from Warp
Rift 11.
Races m ade up by yourselves.
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A Ex pa n din g in t o t h e de pt h of Spa ce

C But as we all know bat t les are not

necessarily balanced. An Explorat ion fleet
could run int o a nest of aliens and be
T overwhelm ed. A Pat rol fleet could run int o
an enem y gat hering a bat t le fleet . On t he
cont rary t hey could get an order t o pursue
I local pirat es or defend an im port ant convoy
fleet .

C M iss For t u n e
When an Explorat ion fleet or pat rol fleet
A runs int o a larger fleet t he larger fleet
should use t he follow ing guidelines:

L o The m axim um fleet size is 1500 point s.

o Apply all st andard fleet rest rict ions.
o I n addit ion t o t he st andard rest rict ions
up t o 25% of t he fleet s value m ay be
spend on Defences.

C o Of course you could go wild and

increase t he fleet size lim it t o wherever
you want .

O Pe r se cu t ion
When an Explorat ion or Pat rol fleet is

M ordered t o hunt down Pirat es or encount ers

m inor host ile alien force t ake care of t he
follow ing guidelines:

M o The m axim um fleet size is 500 point s.

o The fleet m ay have a m axim um of one

A capit al ship, t he rem aining point s m ust

be spent on escort vessels.

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A Pa t r ol Fle e t s & Ex plor a t ion fle e t s Th e Old fa sh ion e d Sh ow - D ow n M e r ch a n t m e n
Spe cific Sce n a r ios Two Explorat ion or Pat rol fleet s run int o A Pat rol or Explorat ion fleet is ordered t o
C Given t he select ion of t he Pat rol or
each ot her. These t hings can happen all
over t he galaxy. As such t hese bat t les can
prot ect a large convoy. The convoy fleet
should consist of all kind of Merchant s,
Explorat ion fleet s plus t he select ion of t he happen anywhere. ( Heavy) Transport s, Freight ers, et c. For
T enem y fleet s it is quit e possible t hey w ill be
unsuit ed t o cert ain scenarios as opposed t o
Creat e a bat t lefield at random using t he
rulebook. Of course if you are doing m ore
Tau Explorers wit h launch bays st ripped
down would work as well. This convoy fleet
fleet s specifically designed t o bat t le or of a narrat ive gam e t he set t ing can be should cost a m axim um of 500 point s.
I breakt hrough.
Below are som e suggest ions on how
prearranged: for exam ple; near a planet , a
board filled w it h lot s of ast eroid fields, near The fleet needs t o prot ect t he convoy from
t hese scenarios can be perceived. a cert ain m yst erious anom aly, et c. short edge t o short edge ( 180cm ) . Anot her
C The deploym ent can be done j ust like t he
good old ‘Cruiser Clash’ scenario.
Explorat ion fleet or a Raiding fleet t ries t o
pick of t he convoy ships in search of
Th e Pr ize Alt ernat ively you m ay change zones a lit t le. inform at ion, t echnology, loot et c.
A This for t wo Explorat ion fleet s against each
ot her, but it can also be played against one
For exam ple one fleet in t he t op left corner
and t he ot her in t he opposit e down right The convoy needs t o survive wit h at least
of t he Raider fleet s. corner. Feel free in such t hings. 50% int act .
L Place an int erest ing cool obj ect , ship, hulk
or even a planet in t he cent re of t he t able.
Deploy bot h fields opposit e of each ot her,
ent ering from t he long t able edges. The
fleet which first m anages t o get in cont act
wit h t he obj ect ( or in an area of ~ 10cm )
C and st ay t here for 1- 2 t urns get s t he ‘prize’.
And of course has t o head out of it .

O Th e M a r k
A Pat rol fleet get s t he order of High
Com m and t o hunt down a not orious pirat e
M in a cert ain area or a sim ilar opponent .
A m odified The Hunt er, Prey scenario from
Whit e Dwarf 233 would do. Or a slight ly
M m odified The Bait from t he official rulebook.
As long as t he pirat es are in a good

A defensive posit ion and t he Pat rol fleet is

forced t o engage & search t he scenario will
be fit t ing.

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T Qu ick sa n d Flood Lin e
On a deep space pat rol an Explorat ion or A Pat rol or Explorat ion fleet encount er t he

I Pat rol fleet runs int o t rouble while

invest igat ing an anom aly. Place t he fleet in
gat hering of a large enem y fleet . I t is
im port ant t hey relay t his inform at ion t o HQ,
t he cent re of t he t able near a large but aft er as m uch inform at ion as possible

C gas/ dust cloud ( or anyt hing plain cool) .

Alien ships ent er from all around t rying t o
has been gat hered in order t o prepare
count erm easures.
pick t he int ruders off. The
A explorat ion/ pat rol fleet should run for
safet y.
The enem y fleet is unaware at first and t his
gives t he Pat rol fleet t im e t o gat her
The pat rol fleet should escape from a pre int elligence. When enough inform at ion is
L det erm ined short t able edge ( 180cm x
120cm t able) .
gat hered t he Pat rol fleet should get out
w it h as lit t le causalit ies as possible.

Sh a t t e r e d H a ve n For each enem y vessel which get s wit hin

The Pat rol or Explorat ion fleet receives an 30cm of a pat rol ship t hey gain int elligence.
em ergency call from a nearby Trading When 4 point s are ‘collect ed’ and t he fleet
C Haven. As t hey m ove in t hey discover t hat
t he Trading Haven is under at t ack from
m anages t o escape* wit h at least one ship
it is a win for t he pat rol fleet . 1- 3 point s is
anot her Pat rol fleet or a Raiding fleet . considered a draw. 0 point s or when no
O Place t he Trading Haven ( Space St at ion)
plus som e defending t ransport s and escort s
ship escapes it is considered defeat .

on t he t able. The enem y fleet is at t acking * The ship only count s if it escapes aft er
M t he Trading Haven and t he defending Pat rol
fleet ent ers from a t able edge t rying t o
t he point s have been collect ed.

save t he Space St at ion. +++

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A I n t h e n e x t e dit ion of W a r p Rift w e w ill pu blish a n a r t icle ca lle d ‘Pa t r ol Fle e t Ru le s’, su bm it t e d by M a r cin K. Ge r k ow icz ( M KG) .
Th e se r u le s ca n be se e n a s a sor t of 4 0 K k ill t e a m or W a r h a m m e r Fa n t a sy Bor de r Pa t r ol for Ba t t le fle e t Got h ic. Th e se con n e ct , in m y
opin ion , ve r y n ice ly w it h t h e se r u le s. On ly a t a n e ve n low e r poin t le ve l, ye t m or e focu ssin g on e scor t t ype of ve sse ls.
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Ve sse ls of t h e Ga la x y

Tyr a n ids

Tyr a n id Con ve r sion Gu ide

D By Gu ilio Ta ve r n a
R
I n de x 1 . I ntro
Y
1 .I n t r o Hi everybody, and welcom e t o t his lit t le t ut orial of m ine
1a. wysiwyg about put t ing t oget her a 'nid fleet from conversion j ob and
1b. ebay scrat ch building. Along wit h describing what i did on m y
D 2 . Escor t s
Hivefleet I m enot h void faring creat ures, I 'll t ry t o give som e
general suggest ion about 'nid convert ing. You'll find out t hat
2a. bodies t his em ot ionless race of abom inat ions from beyond t he st ars
O 2b. biom orphs offers t he possibilit y t o obt ain very good looking and unique
m inis, no m at t er if you j ust add t he right biom orph in t he
C 3 . Ligh t Cr u ise r s
2a. " Moana"
right place, using few cent im et res of m et al wire and a hand
drill, or if you scrat ch build and ent ire Hiveship from foam ,
K 2b. " Cancello" plast icard and bit z.
I hope t his series of t ut orials and suggest ions will be useful t o
4 . H e a vy Cr u ise r s beginners as well as expert hobbyist s, and anyone in
4a. " Pat ella" bet ween : ) .
4b. " Aragost a"
4c. " Granchio" You'll not ice t hat m ost of t he ships pict ured here look good
from norm al playing and viewing angles, but quit e m essy and
5 . H ive sh ips unfinished w hen observed from below . This is because all
5a. " La Cicciona" t hese ships are gam e m odels and not exposit ion or paint ing
5b. The Transform er Hivefex cont est level m iniat ures, and it was useless t o wast e t im e
placing det ails t hat would never be looked upon. Sorry for
t hat !

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 1 a . w ysiw yg

Many hardcore players know what t his acronym

m eans, and act accordingly when building t heir
fleet / arm y. For t hose new t o t he concept , t hat ’s an
acronym for " what you see is what you get " , and is a
general fair play rule in t ournam ent s, used t o avoid
1 .b Eba y
confusion in your opponent on what you're playing
wit h.
When t alking about WH40K 'nids, I usually
I n m y count ry ( I t aly, bt w) , BFG is quit e an elit e
D phenom enon, t here are neit her t ournam ent s nor
official event s, and single or t wo- days event s are j ust
advise you t o be very careful when buying
from ebay, because even if it 's easy t o find
good deals, people t end t o overkill m inis
R st art ing t o appear lat ely.
wit h st rong glues, st rong ( and poorly
applied) paint s, ridiculous post ures, and so
This is one of t he reasons why I 've never cared t hat
Y m uch about t hat rule. Even if you're a lucky fellow
on. However, BFG gives you t he
opport unit y t o t rip freely wit h fant asy about
living in a place where BFG is popular and t he gam ing
t he shape of your vessels, as t he official
com m unit y is widespread and act ive, if you plan t o
range is so poor ( and, personally, I don't
prepare a Tyranid fleet t here's no need t o worry t hat
like m ost of it ) . Moreover, having cheap
D m uch about wysiwyg, because t he official range of
m iniat ures GW produces is far away from covering all
" raw" 'nid m at erial t o work on gives you t he
possibilit y t o t ry and experim ent , which I
'nid rule opt ions, and hey! everyone knows how a
O nova cannon or a lance bat t ery looks like, but t here's
wouldn't have t he gut s t o do wit h t he
incredibly expensive GW boxes. So, YES!
no official schem e showing how a bio- plasm a
hit ebay and search for t hat huge lot of
C shoot ing organ is m ade, or how long a feeder
t ent acle m ust be, so feel free t o use any night m are-
poorly- paint ed concret e- glued Tyranid
warriors and gaunt s, you'll surely find a
K spawned shape you like for anyt hing you want .
creat ive way t o m ake a use for all t hat st uff
aft er cut t ing and grinding, and your wallet
Keep in m ind, t hough, t hat it ’s m ore suit able t o use
will t hank you for sure.
t he sam e bit s for t he sam e purpose in a fleet . This is
t o avoid generat ing confusion bot h in you and your
opponent , once t he pieces are deployed on t he t able.
I f you like chaos and variet y, and really can't wait t o
use all your different lit t le plast ics from t he bit s box,
at least t ry t o keep hom ogeneit y wit hin t he various
ship classes. No one said t hat escort sized m assive
claws m ust look t he sam e as bat t leships' ; ) .

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 2 . Escor t s
Tyranid escort s can vary a lot in m odelling size, as you can use alm ost any com binat ion of big
and sm all bit s t o achieve your result . To avoid generat ing confusion, it will be a good idea, before
gluing, t o plan how t he various t ypes of escort s will look like. The only t hing t hat m at t ers is
clearness during t he gam e, so if you have different t ypes of escort s on t he bat t lefield, t hey
should have different " m ain bodies" , t o avoid confusion about what is what . Sam e goes wit h Now fill t he big socket for t he leg and
biom orphs, if you have different weapons syst em s on t he sam e t ype of escort chassis, m ake sure secondary arm bit wit h green st uff, and
t hey are different at first sight . give it a round shape t o creat e t he effect of
a living, healt hy body. I use m y fingers wet
wit h wat er t o do t his, because fingerprint s
D 2 a . Bodie s
Having acquired lot s of over glued gaunt s
leave sm all folds t hat w ill look great t o
sim ulat e living t ext ure ( and it 's way sim pler
t hrough Ebay, I used t hem for t he m ain line
R of escort s bodies. I 've em ployed t hem for
t o m anipulat e green st uff, I m ight add : D) .

long t im e as Krakens, however I now play Aft er t he shape is given, but before GS
Y wit h no such creat ures, and use t hem as dries, you can add det ails and t ext ure t o
Escort Drones inst ead. Bot h horm a and t he newly form ed body of t he beast , t o give
t erm agaunt bodies will do, you can ut ilize it a m ore real feeling. Keep in m ind t hat in
t he variat ions bet ween t hem t o easily t o t he fict ional realit y of WH40K t hose lit t le
dist inguish squadrons. escort s are hundreds of m et res long, so
D t hey will m ost cert ainly have m any det ails
t o please t he eye before t hey consum e you
O in som e painful way.

C I achieved t he result wit h a sim ple wet

sewing needle, using bot h t he round head
First of all, cut t he leg and t he secondary
t o creat e holes and t he st eel part t o shape
K arm from t he body piece. Try cut t ing as
folds. Try following t he pat t ern of t he
neat ly as possible, wit hout losing m at erial,
det ails already present on t he m iniat ure, t o
as you're going t o use every piece you can,
give t he feel t hat everyt hing is in it s right
and t hose lit t le arm s and legs w ill prove
place. The final det ails are t he eyes,
useful for m assive claws and " engine"
obt ained w it h t wo sm all green st uff balls
exhaust s. I use a clipper* * t o rem ove big
insert ed in t he m ain arm socket s.
part s and a cut t er or m odelling knife t o
clean up.

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D
Finally, t his is t he last t ype of escort body I needed. I bought a blist er of t he GW
R drones for collect ing purposes ( and bt w, t hese are really nice) . They are good and
affordable, but i didn't like t he idea of having som e unconvert ed piece in m y fleet , so i
Y j ust drilled a hole t hrough t he nose ( m out h? w hat ever) , and glued in posit ion w it h
cyanoacrylat e glue som e fine m et al wire. I 'll writ e m ore about t his in t he next sect ion.
I f you don't like t he idea t o use gaunt bodies as
basis for your escort , you j ust have t o reach out for The last st ep for every kind of body you'll creat e is t o drill a sm all hole in t he low er
t he bit z box and t ake out t wo or t hree m edium and sect ion and place a m et al pin inside, so you can at t ach t he vessel t o som e previously
D sm all sized part s, and arrange som et hing. worked base. To prepare bases, j ust cut or file t he last plast ic st ep of t he st em and drill
The escort in t he pic and her sist ers are used a hole ( t he size of t he pin, of course) in what rem ains.
O norm ally as pyroacid krakens. I m ade t hem by
t aking t he t op part of Tyranid warriors' heads, filing
t hem and j oining t hem t o cut - out devourers
C t hrough green st uff. As in t he exam ple before, you
can sim ply give a t ext ure t o t he GS before it dries
K wit h needles, cut t ers and so on, creat ing folds and
holes. I t t akes very lit t le t im e but enhances t he
m ini a lot .
As a final t ouch, I added t wo of t he sm all glands
from t he gaunt kit ( I t hink t hey can be found on
alm ost every 'nid plast ic kit ) t o represent t he eyes
of t he creat ure. This set up is nice because you can
use t hem , according t o t heir " facing" , from bot h
sides, having m assive claws krakens for one m at ch
and pyroacid ( or bioplasm a, why not ?) escort s for
t he next one.

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 2 b. Biom or ph s
Now t hat you have a dread host of escort bodies, it 's t im e t o equip t hem for t he fight . Alm ost any sm all it will do for t he j ob, j ust use your
im aginat ion. As a m at t er of fact , it can be m ore im port ant how you connect weapons t o t he body, rat her t han t he specific bit you use t o sim ulat e
t he weapon it self. Rem em ber t o check orient at ion and st abilit y of t he weapon you m ount , and fill em pt y spaces wit h green st uff. As usual, folds
and holes will give a m ore " fleshy" and realist ic, living feel.

I use t his kind of gland t o

represent pyro- acid bat -
t eries on krakens, even if
D lat ely I ’ve been using t he
sam e m odels t o field bio-
plasm a escort drones.
R Those lit t le shiny bum ps
look j ust like m assive
Y shells full of venom ous
acid, ready t o be t ossed
t o burn away t he enem ies
of t he hive m ind. But , as
always, no- one can t ell
D you t hat bioplasm a
nozzles don't look exact ly
O like t hat

C I used som e spinefist s t o give variet y wit hin

t he fleet , and t o recognize different escort
squadrons, even when arm ed in t he sam e
K way. I know t his goes against what I said
before about clarit y in gam e, but if you
know your opponent t here won't be any
problem .. Besides, being very clear at t he
beginning of t he gam e will save you from
arguing wit h any opponent . Being all
escort s in m y fleet paint ed in t he sam e
way, I found t his a good m et hod t o
dist inguish bet ween squadrons. in m y case
it 's vit al because t hey t end m ix up from
t urn t wo : D

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 Feeder t endrils will be one of t he m ost repulsive while eye- at t ract ing pieces of your fleet , if
you build t hem properly. You can choose m any wire diam et ers, and t he m et al you want
( early 90's deat h m et al is t he best hehe) , however if you have good m anual skills and
som e elect rical or audio cable available, you could j ust use t he very t hin copper wires t hat
form t he cable it self. This will give you very good looking and realist ic t endrils, however be
sure t o be gent le w hen handling t he m iniat ure or t he paint j ob w ill scrat ch out in no t im e.
1m m wire is far m ore resist ant and easy t o use, even if it 's obviously bigger and less
realist ic.
The t endrils in t he phot o are m ade from 1m m iron wire. St eel wire is expensive and it s
propert ies are sim ply not needed for t his use. To at t ach t endrils t o t he gaunt bodies
D described before, sim ply carve a big hole in t he " face" of t he vessels, fill wit h green st uff
and t hen insert t he wire in place. You can place every t endril on it s own or t wist t hem all
R t oget her and place t hem as one. This w ill give you far bet t er cont rol on t he final result .
( check next phot o) .

I 've never used m assive claws on escort s

D in gam e, so I don't have m any exam ples
and t echniques about t hat . You can see a
O t ry in t he kraken on t he right in t he phot o
t o t he right and in t he first t wo pics of t he
C art icle; t he result is quit e pleasing, if not
very " m assive" .

K
3 . Ligh t Cr u ise r s
First of all, I 'd like t o point out t hat Tyranid rules in BFG allow any player t o set up his capit al ships in a great num ber of different configurat ions.
Therefore, unless you have lot s of t im e and m oney at disposal, or you play wit h t he sam e t est ed list every t im e, you'll probably never be
respect ing 100% t he wysiwyg. I chose t o divide m y cruisers in " light " and " heavy" , basing light ones on Tyranid warrior bodies and heavies on
Carnifex carapaces. Light cruisers are t hose st anding, as per rules, on t he sm all flying base, t he sam e as escort s. Keeping t his in m ind, I m odelled
t he vessels caring m ore about appearance t han wysiwyg, I like t o experim ent in gam e so it would have been point less t o be st rict in t hat sense
anyway. Try adding different weapon- like det ails spread on t he front and t he sides of your ships, j ust t o cover a bit of any sit uat ion, and t hen let
your fleet rost er t ell t he det ails of your list .

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 2 a . " M oa n a "
This is t he first cruiser I 've ever convert ed, but it st ill kicks ass
( in m y hum ble opinion! ) . Convert ing it wasn't as easy as
escort s t hough, but t he result on t he bat t lefield is wort h t he
ext ra effort . As you can guess, t he basis of t he vessel is form ed
by a Tyranid warrior's t orso and t ail. However, it will be
necessary t o reposit ion t he t ail t o a bet t er looking angle, as
gluing it in it s socket direct ly w ill produce an awkw ard flying
posit ion. Just t ry what angle suit s you, t hen drill bot h t he t ail
and t he t orso socket , and pin t hem int o posit ion. You can let
t he pin be quit e long as t he next st ep is t o fill and cover t he
ent ire em pt y space bet ween t he t wo plast ics wit h green st uff
( you can see it in t he t wo pics at t he right of t he im age above,
bot h unpaint ed and paint ed) . As usual, use your wet sculpt ing
D t ool t o generat e m uscle fibre like t issue. This w ill generat e a
very good looking j oint .

R
This done, it was t im e for m e for som e drilling. The t orso I used was from ebay, and had arm s glued so
Y hardly t o it t hat I couldn't dislodge t hem . I had t o cut t hem st raight out ! This left a sm oot h, unnat ural
surface. I had t o drill it t o creat e som e easy and quick t ext ure ( t hey're t hose holes bet ween t he chest ribs
and t he dorsal arm our) . You can im agine t hey're som e kind of exhaust , bioplasm a or gun launch t ubes, or
what ever. Opposit e t o m y WH40K Tyranid creat ures, I want ed all m y vessels t o have eyes. However, placing
D t hem in t he m ain arm socket s, like in escort s, didn't t urn out very well, so I t ook m y drill again and worked
up t wo big holes in what would have been t he shoulder arm our of t he Tyranid warrior. I kept t hem at t he
sam e level of t he neck hole ( which would subsequent ly becom e t he m out h of t he cruiser) t o give it a creepy
O and spider- like look. Aft er placing in posit ion t he t wo green st uff balls represent ing t he eyes, I carved t he
whole neck area t o creat e t he m out h. Rem em ber t hat every m odel will benefit from som e ext ra det ail, and
C as I wasn't com plet ely pleased wit h t he " eye sit uat ion" , I added t he 4 glands on t he first plat e of t he dorsal
carapace. They can be addit ional eyes, cannons, or what ever biom orph you can fant asize about .
K And st ill, t hat wasn't enough! Rem em ber when I suggest ed keeping t hose sm all gaunt arm s you st ripped off
t heir bodies t o m ake t he escort s? There t hey are! They fit perfect ly as m out h apparat us, and are quit e
sim ilar t o what crust aceans and ot her art hropods really posses in nat ure, giving t he ship a cross influence
from various really exist ing beast s ( crawfishes, spiders, insect s) . The next st ep was t o give it som e m ot ion
device, so I at t ached t o it s sides t wo filed devourers. Drilling som e holes on t he flat ends gave t hem t he
feeling of som e adj ust able plasm a exhaust . As always, fixing t hem was achieved t hrough a bit of t ext ured
green st uff.
Last but not least cam e t he m ain weapons! I chose m assive claws j ust for t he pleasure t o build t hem and t he
ignorance of t he weapon in it self. And t hey look good and scary, t oo. To give t he arm s and scyt hes t he right
angle you'll have t o cut som e warrior or horm agaunt arm at t he height of t he elbow, and rot at e it . Once
found t he angle t hat fit s t o you, pin t he t wo plast ic pieces t oget her and fill t he result ing em pt y space wit h
green st uff. Text ure it following t he folds already exist ing in t he plast ic m odel.

Just as a not e, t his cruiser was bapt ized " Moana" because of it s wide, invit ing open m out h ( Moana st ands for
Moana Pozzi, one of t he m ost fam ous I t alian porn act resses) .

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 As a side not e, t his light cruiser is
called Cancello ( it alian word for
" Gat e" ) because of it 's size,
weight , and pain t o t ransport
around and play wit h. I t 's a
2 b. " Ca n ce llo" horror t o get it in base cont act
This is m y ot her light cruiser, it 's very sim ilar t o wit h ot her ships! That 's why it 's
Moana in it s const ruct ion, even if t he bit s used wise t o avoid gluing your m odels
are slight ly different . I built t his because I had direct ly t o t heir bases, as in
bought one of t he ret ail GW cruisers, j ust for clut t ered gam ing sit uat ions it 's
collect ion, but I really didn't liked t he m odel easy t o rem ove t he m odel from
it self once having it on m y workt able, so I t he base and count only t he lat t er
cannibalised it s pieces t o build som et hing m ore for rules purposes, keeping not e
D pleasant .
The t orso is t he m ain part of t hat m odel t hat
of t he orient at ion of t he ship wit h
a scat t er dice or placing t he
ended up in t his ship, and t he rest is a sim ple m odel next t o t he base it self.
R reapplying of t he t echniques showed above:
pinning of a warrior's t ail and green st uff filling
Y plus t ext uring, as showed for Moana. Sam e
goes for t he leg socket s. When t ext uring t hese,
t ry following t he holes and folds already
present in t he plast ics. As a bossy variant , I
t urned t he original BFG cruiser scyt hes t o point
D onward, using som e m onst rous creat ure part s
of arm . The j oint s are done t he sam e way as
O for Moana, j ust in a bigger scale. Not e t hat
drilling and pinning m et al w ill be quit e harder
C t han plast ic, so be sure you know how t o do t he
j ob before ruining t he bit s. As t he ret ail cruiser
already has a hole t o put t he base st em in, I
K found it bet t er t o proceed as following t o keep
a st able yet t ransport able base: saw t he st em
in t wo pieces, and carefully drill bot h of t hem ,
t hen glue t he t op piece in t he hole under t he
ship, and glue a sm all pin in t he ot her. I n t his
way you can rem ove t he ship from it s base t o
t ransport it easily, and st ill have a st able piece
on t he bat t lefield. You can use t his syst em for
every ship you like, and it will be m ost useful
wit h t he heavier and bigger ones.

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 4 . H e a vy Cr u ise r s
Here com es t he good st uff. These cruisers form t he m ain line of what I act ually use in gam e, and as t hey were m ade lat er during m y playing
career, t hey care a lit t le m ore t o wysiwyg t han light cruisers. They st and on a big base, because I use t hem as 4 spores/ 10 sp cruisers. Heavy
cruisers, along wit h Hiveships, will be t he cent repieces of your fleet , so t hey are wort h som e ext ra work on. Place as m any details as you want ,
j ust keep t he m odels t idy and " clean" t o t he eye. Also, not e t hat as a m odel at t ract s t he eye, it will at t ract fire t he sam e, especially against
opponent s who don't know your fleet or your gam ing st yle so well. I t can seem a paradox, but you could evaluat e t o m odel your big ships
according t o how long you want t hem t o survive in bat t le and how hard t hey are t o kill. I m port ant ships will t herefore carry a low
m odelling profile, while very hard or non- vit al ships could be heavily convert ed and st unningly fashioned.
Not e also t hat heavy cruiser m ake for excellent flying warriors in WH40K gam es, bot h if arm ed wit h claws and wit h guns. Just bring around som e
spare warriors bases t o place under t he flying ones, t o point out t he exact gam ing posit ion and dim ensions of t he m odel.

4 a . " Pa t e lla "

This was m y first heavy cruiser. The Carnifex kit offers m any
possibilit ies in t erm s of conversion, having so m any spare bit s t o
D salvage and use on your ships. The m ost useful of t hese are cert ainly
t he spare dorsal carapaces, as t hey fit perfect ly as upper shells for your
R void faring lit t le beast s.
The bases for t he const ruct ion of Pat ella were Tyranid warriors' t orso
Y and t ail once again. You'll find t hat t he Carnifex carapace fit s quit e w ell
on t his basis, creat ing a solid bulk body for your ship. Just pin t ail and
t orso t oget her as usual ( AFTER som e dry fit s of t he 3 pieces t oget her) ,
t hen place t he carapace in posit ion and fill any em pt y spaces wit h
green st uff as concret e. You'll not ice t hat quit e som e space will be left
D bet ween t he arm socket s area of t he warrior t orso and t he int ernal side
of t he carapace. As heavy cruisers require m ore powerful engines t han
O light ones, I decided t o glue in t hat posit ion t wo lit t le " arm s" carrying a
plasm a exhaust each.
The lit t le arm s are t he lower part of t hose gaunt legs we saved during
C escort const ruct ion, while t he exhaust s are t he t high of t he sam e legs.
You'll have t o t ry out which leg fit s best wit h it s angle in t he space you
K have at your disposal.
Drill t wo holes in t he rear part of t he exhaust , w here plasm a is
supposed t o flow out , t hen, aft er using som e green st uff t o t ext ure a
bit t he whole st ruct ure ( do a bet t er j ob t han I did, m y t ext uring on t his
ship is quit e crappy) , pin t hem t o t he " engine arm s" , and finally glue
t he result in t he space under t he Carnifex carapace. The red m arked
pict ure will give you a bet t er idea of what I 'm t rying t o t alk about : D
Use green st uff and cyanoacrylat e glue t o put t hese pieces t oget her.
Not e t hat GS + superglue creat es a really good " binder" t hat m akes
everyt hing st and in it s place t ight ly and fills well em pt y spaces.

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 Once t his is done, add t he ot her pair of engine
exhaust s in t he leg socket s of t he t ail part of t he
creat ure. As for m ost of t he ot her exhaust I m ade
on m y ships, t hey're done using t he arm oured t high
of gaunt s, warriors or Carnifexes ( choose t he size
you need) . Rem em ber t o drill t he act ual exhaust
hole. Adj ust ing t hese shouldn't be m uch t rouble;
green st uff alone should be enough for t he j ob.
Finally, you can choose t he weapons for your ship.
I want ed som e shoot ing cruiser in m y rost er, so I
D t ook t he GW Tyranid cruiser's cannon set , drilled it
and pinned it in posit ion, in t he neck hole of t he
R warrior's t orso. You'll have t o file a bit here and
t here t o m ake t hings fit right . I want ed also side
cannons, but was in a hurry t o com plet e t he ship,
Y so t he best t hing
I m anaged t o do was adding t hat purple, weird
looking t ext ure on t he higher engines. Please, do
bet t er t han I did XD.
D You'll probably already have not iced t hat t his ship
has no eyes. This det ail, com bined wit h t he
part icular shape and t ext ure of t he out er carapace,
O m ade m e christ en her " Pat ella" , which is t he I t alian
nam e for t he lim pet :
C
If you want
K your ship to
have eyes, you
could evaluat e
som e solut ion
t aken from t he
nat ural world,
like som e eye
at t achm ent s
sim ilar t o t hose
of crabs :

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 4 b. " Ar a gost a "
Tim e t o use som e Carnifex spare bit s! This
ship is an effect ive yet quit e sim ple scrat ch
building exam ple. The m ain body is form ed
by t hree part s: a dorsal carapace, t he big
engine sect ion, and a t ail. Each one was built
wit h Carnifex's bit s, in m y case each bit was
unused ( t hat because I use scyt hes inst ead of
legs for Carnifexes in WH40K, you'll see how
in t he final part of t his art icle, t he
" t ransform er Hivefex" chapt er) .
As you can see from t he pict ures t o t he right ,
t he idea at t he base of t his ship is t he fact
D t hat t hose Carnifex t highs, j oined t oget her, fit
perfect ly wit h t he sharp sect ion of t he sm oot h
carapace. This, however, generat es t oo short
R a ship, so I t ook one of t he weapon t ubes
from t he Carnifex kit ( I t hink m ine was t hat
Y of t he venom cannon, but I 'm not sure) and
t he m ace t ail final bit . Join t hese t wo wit h
green st uff, and figure out how t o put all
t hings t oget her. The best way t o accom plish
t his j ob is t o green st uff t oget her t he t wo
D engine exhaust s and t hen push t he t ail part
wit hin t he green st uff you j ust applied, before
O it dries. Try t o keep t he front part s of t he
t highs close t o each ot her, as t hey'll have t o
C fit wit h t he carapace. As GS t akes a lot t o
dry, you could t hink about gluing t he lat t er in
place now, wit hout wait ing. That will give you
K t he opport unit y t o m ove a lit t le t he various
pieces around and have a m ore solid and
hom ogeneous look. Rem em ber t o t ext ure
green st uff as usual. Now it 's t im e t o fill t hat
huge em pt y space under t he dorsal carapace.
I had no suit able bit available, so I carved
som e foam board in t he right shape t o fit
w ell. Not e t hat foam board isn't a great filling
m at erial for your m odels, because it 's not
hard, but elast ic and " shift ing" inst ead. I had
no m odelling put t y around, but you really
should use t hat kind of filling chem icals t o
accom plish a perfect j ob. Nevert heless, foam
board worked for m e, so if you are good
enough wit h t hat m at erial, it 's j ust fine ( and
cheap) .
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Next st ep is t o add weapons and
det ails. St art wit h t he eyes,
creat ing t he usual green st uff ball,
but cut t ing it in half t his t im e. Then
glue t hem in posit ion, inside t hat
recess m ade by t he dorsal
carapace, at t aching t hem t o t he
foam or put t y you j ust applied. This
m eans t hat t his part of put t y/ foam
should be sm oot h and plain.
The ship was growing good,
however it looked t oo flat , so I
decided t o creat e som e crayfish- like
ant ennae t o be placed on t op of t he
dorsal carapace. Sim ple iron wire
( diam et er 1,5 / 2m m ) will do for
t he j ob, j ust bend it wit h a pair of
pliers and t ext ure it w it h a clipper.
Be careful not t o bit e t oo hard wit h
t his one, you j ust want t o leave
t ext uring signs, not t o cut t he wire.
Drill t wo holes w here you'll like
t hem t o be, and fix t he ant ennae in
place wit h som e glue. As usual,
once t he body is com plet e you can
focus on t he weapons you like.
I needed anot her firing cruiser t o
m ake a pair wit h Pat ella, so I
placed t wo big pyroacid cannons
under t he dorsal plat e, at t aching
t hem t o t he foam previously
applied.
I used som e Tyranid warrior's big
gun, in t his case barbed st ranglers.
The final det ails w ere t he six lit t le
gaunt hooves placed on t he side of
t he engines, working as bioplasm a
launchers or pyrocannons. They fit
in bot h roles nicely. Carefully drill a
hole under each hoof, t hen place it
in posit ion wit h green st uff.
Ready t o kill! Aragost a is t he I t alian
nam e for crayfish, and t he ship was
bapt ized so because of t hose eye-
cat ching ant ennae
 4 c. " Gr a n ch io"
This is t he m ost elaborat e of all m y cruisers. I
needed som et hing wort h 10 st ruct ure point s and
wit h som e scary close com bat weaponry.
Unfort unat ely, I was running out of Carnifex spare
bit s, so I had t o sort t hings out wit h what I had left .
The bases of t he ship are st ill a w arrior's t orso and
By t he way, t he nam e Granchio
t ail. Thanks t o Ebay I had plent y of t hese t o use
m eans " Crab" , and obviously was
wit hout having had t o sell one of m y organs t o t he
suggest ed by t he claws of t he ship.
black m arket . However, I t hought t hat sim ply
D at t aching t he t ail t o t he t orso wasn't what I
needed, being t hat m ore suit able for light cruisers.
R Having som e 3rd edit ion hive t yrant guards around,
I decided t o dism em ber t hem in order t o
cannibalise som e bit s ( anyway, t hose m odels
Y looked way t oo kinky for m e t o em ploy on a
bat t lefield) . The first t hing I did was pinning t ail
and t orso as usual, however I used a very long pin
for t he j ob. This left about 1 cm of em pt y space
D bet ween t he t wo plast ic part s, w hich I readily filled
wit h green st uff. Plat e it wit h t wo of t he m et al bit s
from t he t yrant guards, t he shoulders, t o be
O precise. you can see what I 'm t alking about
highlight ed in red in t he pict ure below.
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 While sat isfied wit h lengt h, t he sheer weight of t he ship was far from what I
was looking for.
I needed som e big hard carapace t o wit hst and heavy naval weaponry. Two of
t he t yrant guards' shields were sm iling at m e from t he bit z box, and I couldn't
resist t heir charm . The placing of t hese pieces requires som e at t ent ion, as t hey
are heavy m et al blocks and t hey’re likely t o fall out of posit ion. Don't be m ean
wit h green st uff and place t he whole w.i.p. m odel t o rest in som e " com fort able"
posit ion unt il GS is dry enough. I f you place t hem in a posit ion sim ilar t o m ine,
t o resem ble t he sheat hed wings of a beet le, you'll have som e em pt y space
bet ween t hem , ready t o be filled wit h green st uff and t ext ured as it was m ade
D of m uscle fibre.
The last det ails of t he bulk of t he body of t his vessel are our w ell known friends
R " plasm a exhaust s" , obt ained from gaunt or warrior's t highs and placed in t he
leg socket s, as usual. Rem em ber t o drill t heir holes w hile t hey're st ill not And finally, here com es what everyone was looking for, giant
at t ached t o t he vessel. Next st ep are t he det ails. First of all I placed t he crab- like m assive claws! The arm s com e from t he m onst rous
Y eyeballs in posit ion. creat ure sprue; you'll have t o cut and rot at e elbows as for
Then it was t im e for som e dread m out h apparat us, so I reached out t o t hose Moana, refer t o t he phot os t o get t he exact pict ure of t he
spiky bit s from t he Carnifex sprues ( or perhaps from t he warriors’ ones, I can’t sit uat ion. Not e t hat t he forearm arm our point s t owards t he
recall exact ly) , and placed t hem on t he sides of t he neck hole in t he warrior's inside and not t he out side of t he ship. Pin t he pieces t oget her
D t orso. Use abundant green st uff t o at t ach t hem , and carefully t ext ure it in t he
usual m anner. Pay som e ext ra at t ent ion during t his operat ion, as t he m out h
and fill+ t ext ure wit h green st uff as usual, t hen t ake one of
t he big scyt hes and work it t o fit int o posit ion. You'll have t o
and face of your m odels always draw at t ent ion, and will be looked at a lot . At pin it .
O t his point I felt t hat m y ship w as lacking som et hing in rear area, so I reached Rem em ber t o leave som e em pt y space t o be filled wit h green
for t hose poor t yrant guards and st ripped t wo of t hem of t heir whips. You'll st uff and t o insert t he ot her, sm all scyt hes, which com e from
C have t o figure out how m uch of t he whip arm t o cut and t he orient at ion of t he
cut it self, basing t hem on how you placed t he t wo dorsal plat es. Once you're
warrior sprue. you'll not ice t hat t he last plat e of t he forearm
arm our st ands out quit e a bit from t he forearm it self, t his will
K done, at t ach t hem under t hese plat es using a lot of green st uff, as highlight ed
in t he phot o below . This will be a pain in t he neck.
prove useful t o creat e t he em pt y space needed t o fit t he
sm all scyt he int o: fill t he ent ire space bet ween t he plat e and
Try t o find a way t o let t he m odel rest in a good posit ion and let t he green st uff t he big scyt he you j ust pinned wit h green st uff, t hen insert
dry. Spill som e cyanoacrylat e glue over t he green st uff t o let it harden m ore t he sm all scyt he holding everyt hing t oget her wit h your
t ight ly. As t hey are m et al bit s, and t herefore quit e heavy, you'll probably have fingers. Use t hem t o cover wit h GS t he first few m illim et res
t o superglue som e ot her point of t he arm t o t he plat es. Just don’t m ake it t oo of t he sm all scyt he, t o be sure it is firm ly in place. Then
visible. The red arrow in t he pic shows where I did it . I f you're good enough t ext ure t he green st uff accurat ely, let everyt hing dry, and
w it h your hand drill, you could consider drilling and pinning t he w hip arm t hat 's it ! Here is som e t rouble for t hose self right eous
direct ly int o t he plat es, inst ead of using green st uff alone. I wasn't good I m perial capit al ships. Or Necron Tom bships, as Granchio
enough t o do t his, especially because bot h are m et al pieces, but if you t hink it self would gladly confirm hehe.
you can accom plish t he j ob, it 's cert ainly t he best way t o hold t his part in
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 5 . H ive sh ips
Hiveships will be t he cent repiece of your fleet , you like it or not , so it 's wort h spending som e t im e working o t hem . Rules allow you t o have
gargant uan 14 sp/ 6 spores ships, and I found t he official m odel from GW not even half as m assive and at t ract ive as it should be. I n m y fleet I use
t wo 14sp/ 6spores Hiveships, one carrier and one gunship. However, considering t he sheer num ber of opt ions Hiveships can have, it would have
been silly t o focus on wysiwyg, and I went forward building j ust what I t hought would be cool t o see fielded in bat t le. Bot h t hese m odelling
proj ect s require som e pract ice and experience wit h your t ools and t echniques, but following t hese advice you can build alm ost what you want ,
from alm ost not hing. As a general rule, rem em ber t hat you're going t o play wit h t he ships you build. So, if you want som e part icularly big vessel
t o hit t he st ars, m ake sure it has been suit ably based, and t hat it s st em is high enough t o allow convent ional ships t o pass under t he m odel t o get
in base cont act .

D
R 5 a . " La Ciccion a "
This ship is big. Really big! I t
Y dwarfed any ship she
encount ered, and at t ract ed t he
ever

at t ent ions of anyone passing by t he

t ablet op ( and t he ot her player's,
t oo) . I t 's 25cm long from t endrils t o
D t ail, and was scrat ch built alm ost
com plet ely. I really liked t he big
O squid ship in t he illust rat ion on
page 83 on Arm ada, and want ed t o
build som et hing sim ilar, w hile
C keeping it w ell blended w it h t he
ot her ships of t he fleet . This m eant
K t hat I would need som e plat ed
shell, in order t o be able t o paint
m y wasp- like yellow and black
pat t ern, and t hat I needed som e
dist inguishable eyes t o let t he
creat ure see, like her sist ers ( or
probably, daught ers) . Keeping t his
in m ind and t he pic from Arm ada as
a guide, I st art ed m y foolish plan.

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 The base m at erial used t o build t he st ruct ure of t he ship is foam board ( also known as polyst yrene in t he worst Caracas pubs) . I had plent y, it 's
cheap, and quit e easy t o shape wit h cut t ers and sand paper.
I t was clear from t he beginning t hat I had t o build t wo sect ions of t he ship separat ely, t o j oin t hem j ust before paint ing. I st art ed wit h t he shell,
being it far easier t han t he head of t he beast t o sculpt , cut t ing and filing a piece of foam unt il it had t he shape I needed t o glue som e plat es on it .
I f your foam pieces aren't t hick enough ( m ine weren't ) , glue t oget her enough slabs unt il you reach t he t hickness needed, t hen, once glue is dry
and t hey're firm ly at t ached t oget her, you can st art working on t he piece. Roughly, t he wide part should have t he sam e sect ion height and base
you'll w ant t he head t o have, and t hen it should shrink 't ill it 's 1cm w ide, m ore or less. Be sure t he upper surface is sm oot h, or ot herwise PVA glue
won’t hold t he plast ic plat es in place. The problem wit h foam is t hat it 's consum ed by m ost kinds of glue, so you'll have t o use t he weak yet non-
aggressive PVA one.
Once t he int ernal st ruct ure of t he shell is done, st art cut t ing your plat es. To m ake t hese I used a t hin plast ic sheet obt ained from a pineapple box
from superm arket ! Plast icard is everywhere, j ust st art scavenging your kit chen. I won't t ell you t hat it 's bet t er t o wash and clean it up w it h dish
soap. Ops, I t old you XD. To know what shape you need t o cut your plast ic sheet int o, first t ake m easures using paper. Roughly draw a shape you
t hink m ight be ok for t he last plat e ( t he lit t lest one, at t he end of t he shell, which will be covered by t he next one) , cut it and t ry put t ing it on t he
m odel. I t 's a good idea t o cut your paper larger t han what you t hink you'll need, and t hen adj ust it lit t le by lit t le as you figure out precisely how
you want it t o be. Also, rem em ber t hat plast ic isn't as easy as paper t o work wit h, so bet t er be always generous wit h m easures. I f it 's t oo m uch,
D you can always cut again, but you can't do t he opposit e. Once you're sat isfied wit h your lit t le paper plat e, t ranspose it on t he plast ic sheet and cut
it . Repeat t he process for every scale, unt il you cover all t he foam . I t hought it would have been bet t er t o hide every bit of foam , so I let m y
R scales go down a bit beyond it s lower lim it . Also, plast ic plat es need t o be placed so t hat t he base of a scale is fully covered by t he next one's
" round" part , and t he last scale m ust go out som et hing less t han 1 cm beyond t he foam 's border, t o hide t he point where you will j oin t he shell
wit h t he head.
Y Not e t hat you'll need t o give a shape t o t he plast ic plat es by bending t hem wit h your hands, as PVA glue won't be st rong enough t o keep t hem in
shape. I found a cent ral crest t o be very good looking t o shape, j ust like what GW did wit h every t yranid carapace in WH40K. You'll need t o keep
every plat e in shape wit h a rubber band ( if you're lucky) , or wit h your hands ( in m ost cases) long enough t o let t he glue get a firm hold.
This will be quit e t edious, so t urn som e good m usic on, if you haven't yet , or call your girlfriend t o ent ert ain you while you play wit h your st upid
D lit t le soldiers inst ead of buying her " som et hing nice" XD.

O
C
K The nam e of t his ship, " La
Cicciona" , lit erally m eans " The Fat
One" in it alian, and it 's a useful
nicknam e developed during BFG
gam es t o quickly ident ify t he ship
against all ot hers XD

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 Ok, now t hat t he shell of your Hiveship is
done, it 's t im e t o focus on it s head. Even
t he base for t he head is foam ; j ust shape
it in a fashion t hat suit s your needs. I n
m y case, t he original foam shape is t hat
highlight ed in red in t he pict ure below
( well, m ore or less… I 'm act ually quit e
poor at digit al drawing, as you can see…
sorry about t hat ! ) . I chose t hat part icular
shape t o be able t o place t he j aw
apparat us j ust next t o t he m out h t ube,
giving it all a " realist ic" and unit ary
feeling. Also, t his was t he shape of m y
choice because I had already planned t o
D use warrior's t orsos for t he arm oured
basis and m uscle syst em of t he t hree
Now prepare t o use lot s of green st uff. First of all, you'll have t o cover fully t he foam j ust prepared. Apply a
t hin layer of green st uff everywhere, except in t he back face of t he head, t hat w ill be j oined w it h t he shell
and t herefore be invisible. This is necessary t o m ake it suit able for paint ing.
Moreover you can st art from now t o give som e t ext ure and det ail where you'll like t hem t o be. I had no clear
im age in m y m ind at t his st age of what t he out com e of t he whole j ob could have been, so I gave neit her
t ext ure nor det ail at t his point . There's no need t o give t oo sm oot h a finish t o Green St uff, as digit al print s
and such lit t le " errors" will give a m ore living appearance t o t he skin of t he vessel.
Next cam e t he building and placing of t he j aws. Easy t o see, t hey are m ade by one warrior's t orso wit h a
m onst rous creat ures' scyt he at t ached t o it , pinned right int o t he t ail socket . Check t he orient at ion of t he
scyt hes t o fit your idea of how t he m out h of t he ship should look like, I w ant ed t hem all t o point forward in a
rest ing posit ion, but you could evaluat e t o place t hem wide open inst ead. Next st ep is t o fill & t ext ure wit h
green st uff t he side of t he warriors' t orsos, covering t he arm socket s. As you can see form t he pict ure below,
som e random ly placed lit t le holes are a very sim ple yet effect ive way t o t ext ure t his sect ion, however you
could easily find bet t er and m ore pleasing ways t o do t hat . Anyway, t hey were obt ained by a rapid nailing of
t he ent ire surface wit h a needle.

j aws, so I cut t he m out h t ube t he right

R lengt h t o let t hese pieces fit nicely in
posit ion.
Y

D
O
C
K
Once t he t hree j aws are built , at t ach t hem t o t he head bulk. Use abundant green st uff, place t hem in posit ion, and t hen cover any art ificial- looking
em pt y space wit h green st uff. Then t ext ure t hem in a m uscle fashion: as you can see form t he pict ures, a good way t o achieve t his effect is t o
ent irely cover t he green st uff area wit h fine st raight lines. They are clearly visible as t he purple colour I applied m akes t hem st and out nicely. I
decided t o ext end t he m uscle fibre quit e long t owards t he back of t he head, inst ead of sim ply filling t he em pt y space bet ween j aw arm our and
head st ruct ure, t o sim ulat e in a m ore realist ic and good looking way t he unbelievably st rong m uscles needed t o operat e such long ( and powerful, I
bet ) chit inous j aws.
At t his st age, you'll probably not ice t hat t he area bet ween t he horizont al j aws st ruct ure and t he vert ical one is quit e em pt y and unnat urally
carved. This is right , because you'll need now t o fill t he ent ire zone wit h green st uff t o sculpt t he eyes, eyelids, and folds.
Place abundant green st uff and t hen push in posit ion som e ball t he right size t o have a nice pupil. I used t wo plast ic 6m m BB bullet s for air soft
guns, as I had t housands available, t hey are light - weight ing and j ust t he size I needed. Make t he eyeball fit covering it wit h t he surrounding green
st uff. Avoid placing ot her GS over, it 's bet t er t o use your fingers t o gent ly m ove t he GS already available around t he area t o creat e t he eyelids.

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 I suggest spending a lot of t im e and effort in t his operat ion, as
t he eyes of a m odel are always one of t he first spot s anyone will
focus his at t ent ion t o. Use t he sharp part of t he GW sculpt ing t ool
( or anyt hing sim ilar, obviously) t o m odel t he eyelids.
This will define t he expression of t he creat ure. Next m ake t he
rest of t he surrounding green st uff " flow" down from t he eyes
zone, t owards t he m out h t ube. This will j oin nicely t he t wo areas,
creat ing unit y. I t hen used t he round side of t he sculpt ing t ool t o
creat e t hose down flowing folds next t o t he eyes. This t urned out
very good in m y case, because I sculpt ed t he eyelids t o express
t he evil, ancient st are you can see in t he phot os, and t hose folds
gave em phasis and furt her aged t he look of t he creat ure. I
want ed som e Cht uluh- like gaze and feel, and t hose folds are j ust
what I needed.
Your Hiveship is alm ost com plet e; at t his point I j ust added som e
D det ails t o fill t hose em pt y looking surfaces like t he side of t he
m out h t ube. I placed som e holes here, and sculpt ed t hose crat er-
R like holes on t he flanks, under t he eyes. To sculpt t hese, push a
ball of green st uff in place wit h your fingers, t hen push it again
w it h a suit able round obj ect t o creat e t he cent ral hole ( I really
Y don't rem em ber what I used t o accom plish t his, sorry... probably
a drill, t hough) , and t hen use t he sharp side of t he sculpt ing t ool
t o generat e our well- known friends, t he m uscle- like fibres. I f you
want , you can ext end t he t ext ured area around t hese as I did,
D wit h anot her t hin layer of green st uff random ly st uffed wit h any
lit t le, nonsense det ail you like. As a funny st ory t o t ell, in gam e I
pass t hese crat ers off as t he side weapons of t he ship, eit her
O cannons or launch bays! None ever com plained, so I t hink it 's ok
hehe. Finally, t o com plet e t he head bulk I placed t he lit t le crest
C on t op of t he head, t o fit under t he last plat e of t he shell,
because t his area was t oo em pt y. I t 's m ade of green st uff.
K I f you want your ship t o display feeding t endrils, t his is t he right
t im e t o build and place t hem . We have t o m at ch t he general size
of t he ship, so I placed very t hick and heavy t endrils m ade by
st andard iron wire. Diam et er of t his is som et hing like 1,8 or 2m m
( ! ) . The best way t o accom plish t he j ob is t o cut as m any iron
wire sect ions as you like, t hen m ake a bundle of t hem and glue
wit h abundant cyanoacrylat e t he first 2 or 3 cm of one side of t he
sheaf it self. Make sure t he glue ent ers t he sheaf and covers all of
t he wires. Once t he glue is dry, hold firm ly t his sect ion t o avoid
t he glue from breaking, and bend one by one t he t endrils wit h
your ot her hand. Be careful because cyanoacrylat e is fragile t o
t his kind of m ovem ent s once dried. I 'm no gluing expert , and had
t his one at hand, however you should consider m ore m et al-
specific glues, if you know any.
To at t ach t he t endril com plex t o t he ship, carefully carve a hole in
t he m out h t ube, so t hat it ’s wide enough t o accept t he glued side
of t he m et al bundle. Be very careful! Let t he walls of t he t ube be
t hick enough t o bear t he w eight of all t hat m et al w ire. The hole should be a lit t le
short er t han t he glued side of t he t endril bundle. Use green st uff as a binder t o finish
t he operat ion.
So t his is it ! You have a shell, and you have a head, now it 's sim ply t im e t o j oin
t hem . I placed 3 long m et al pins in t he back of t he head, posit ioned at t he cent re of
t he t hree foam part s t hat work as basis for t he j aws, t hen drilled t he t hree
corresponding holes in t he shell's foam . As foam is so soft , use t he 3 m et al pins as a
guide for t hem selves, applying enough pressure for t hem t o leave a m ark where t he
holes need t o be drilled. Finally, apply a suit able glue or green st uff bot h on t he back
of t he head and t he foam wall of t he shell, and unit e everyt hing in place. You're
alm ost done!
A bet t er way t o j oin t he head and t he shell of t he ship, and t o have a m ore st able
and resist ant m odel, is t o let a single m et al t endril t o be very long and st raight , so
t hat it can work as " axis" for t he ent ire ship. I did not t ry m yself because I t hought
t his one right now, writ ing t his art icle. Theory seem s good, t hough, so if anyone t ries
please writ e m e about t he result s.
The last st ep t o com plet e your ship is t o build a suit able base t o play.
I had a lot of m et al sheet around m y house due t o m y j ob, so I cut a disc of iron
sheet wit h suit able m et al scissors. The disc m at ches t he size of a big flying base, so
it 's legal in gam e. Then I placed t wo heavy dut y m et al wires t o m ake t he ship st and
horizont ally. You will need som et hing sim ilar if you placed m et al t endrils, as t hey are
far heavier t han t he rest of t he ship. Use a suit able resin t o glue m et al on m et al.
I know t hese aren't st andard hobby m at erials,
but if you followed m y t ut orial up t o t his point , I
t hink you'll m anage t o solve t he base problem
using what you have at your disposal. See t he
base phot o below, and sorry if it sucks, but aft er
m any gam es som e of t he paint was st ripped off,
I 'll have t o fix it .
Anot her t hing you should t hink at is a way t o
m ake t he holes you'll drill in t he foam in t he
underside of t he ship st and gam e dut y across t he
years. Foam is very soft and t he holes will be t orn
wit h usage of t he ship. Obviously, t his doesn't
apply if you plan t o glue perm anent ly t he base at
t he ship, som ehow. I had t ransport ing problem s
and preferred a m obile solut ion, and aft er som e
gam es I filled t he holes w it h silicon glue, t hen
insert ed and rem oved repeat edly t he t wo st em s
of t he base, t o m ake it at t ach t o t he walls of t he
holes. This operat ion t urned out quit e good, but I
t hink it won't be enough as a long- t erm solut ion.
Writ e m e if you have any suggest ions about t his!
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 Even if t his is an art icle for BFG ships, it w ill be useful t o st art
t his proj ect as a Carnifex, because t he Hiveship version of
t his m odel is by far easier t o build, and if you follow correct ly
t he procedure t o have a st anding, 4 scyt hed Carnifex, you'll
have 3/ 4 of your Hiveship already.
First of all, not e t hat t his was an experim ent . I like t o use
sm all neodym ium m agnet s in m y Tyranids ( even in gaunt s! )
t o have t he chance t o swap weapons from gam e t o gam e,
w it hout having t o paint ( and buy, of course) billions of
m iniat ures. You'll not ice t hat I used som e m agnet s also in
t his Hivefex kit , however you could j ust go ahead and use t he
double- pin t echnique for every swapping bit you plan t o use.
You'll
underst and bet t er what I m ean lat er in t he t ut orial. I f you
like t he sm all m agnet s idea, you'll find useful t o know where
D I buy t hem , as m any people have asked m e in m y gam ing
and m odelling career: I buy t hem online at
R www.kj m agnet ics.com , and if you plan t o do so, t ry finding
som e friend int erest ed in an order, because t he m agnet s
5 b. Th e Tr a n sfor m e r H ive fe x t hem selves are quit e cheap, but shipping cost s t o Europe are
Y The last chapt er of t his art icle is at a fixed rat e.
dedicat ed t o a very nice and useful I m anaged t o find 10 people t o j oin m e in an order j ust
proj ect . Since I saw it , I t hought t hat t he post ing a " m agnet t ut orial" on an I t alian forum , and paid
4t h ed Carnifex kit was sim ply am azing. alm ost not hing for shipping on m y own. As anot her useful
D However GW prices are becom ing
som ewhat offensive, and it 's a known fact
not e, I suggest using t he 2 sm aller size disc m agnet s ( D101
and D201)
t hat m y lit t le arm s are short ( an I t alian
O expression m eaning I avoid using/ wast ing
m y m oney if I can) . The solut ion t o t his
C was t he t ransform er Hivefex. I sim ply
bought j ust one Carnifex kit , wit h t he
K precise obj ect ive t o use every single
finely- sculpt ed plast ic det ail t o build or
enrich as m any m odels I could. m any of
t he scavenged bit s from t his kit were
already used in som e of t he ships seen
above, but now we'll em ploy t he big,
unique part s of t he sprues, along wit h
som e bit s from t he lesser m inions' kit s
( gaunt and warriors) and ( guess what ! ?)
som e green st uff.

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 The basis for bot h t he Carnifex and t he Hiveship is what you can see in t he phot o above. No need for a
t ut orial here, because it 's j ust t he st andard Carnifex set up. The base idea of every Carnifex in m y
Tyranid arm y is t hat t hey walk on 4 scyt hes inst ead of t heir st andard legs. This would be easy enough
t o accom plish in a st andard m odelling sit uat ion, where you j ust glue t he various bit s t oget her and t hen
go and play at t he nearest club. This is a t ransform er Carnifex however, and you'll need t o have
scyt hed legs t hat can be rem oved, yet able t o wit hst and t he w eight of t he m odel and t he handling it
needs in gam e.
Take t he 4 scyt hes and st art figuring out how you want t hem t o be posit ioned t o m ake your m odel
st and up in an aggressive at t it ude ( or any post ure you like, bt w) . This part of t he m odelling j ob is quit e
im port ant , and will affect heavily t he final result , so spend som e good t im e t hinking and posit ioning.
You could evaluat e t he usage of som e rubber m at erial like blu- t ack or sim ilar, t o be able t o m ake
t hings st and in t he desired posit ion wit hout gluing anyt hing.

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Once you're done wit h your posit ioning and observat ion, st art filling t he leg and m iddle arm socket s wit h green st uff, t o obt ain a sm oot h, plain
surface. Now it 's t im e t o cut flat t he round part behind t he shoulders of t he scyt hed arm s, like in t he pict ures above. Be careful t hough: t he
angle which you cut t he round part int o m ust be precise if you want t he scyt hed leg t o st and as you planned, because t his flat part w ill j oin w it h
t he flat green st uff you placed int o t he socket s. I f you cut parallel t o t he axis of t he arm ( 0 degrees) , you'll have a scyt he t hat st ands t oo close
t o t he body, and t he m odel won't st and in place.
Opposit e, if you cut t oo wide an angle ( 90° or abov e) , you'll have your legs st anding t oo far from t he body, giving a weird and funny look t o
your creat ure. I t w ill be very st able, how ever, so it 's bet t er t o st art w it h a high angle cut , and t hen file finely unt il you reach what you desire. As
I said before, if you cut t oo few, you can cut again, if you cut t oo m uch, you're f* * * * d hehe.
Follow t he schem e below : place t he leg in t he angle you desire ( t he red line) , avoid posit ioning it t oo close t o t he green lines, and t hen cut t he
plast ic parallel t o t he axis of t he flat green st uff in t he socket ( yellow line) . My result ing cut s are highlight ed by t he arrows in t he pict ures above.
The schem e refers t o t he back scyt hes, viewed from below. Mirror it t o m ake it help you posit ioning t he front scyt hes.

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 Next st ep are weapons and head. My Carnifex is
usually arm ed wit h a venom cannon and a barbed
st rangler, but , as m any not iced, it 's quit e hard t o
m ake t hem bot h fit good even in t he st andard m odel,
and it 's sim ply im possible in t he scyt hed fex, unt il
you decide t o rem ove t he " side arm " and leave only
t he bare gun- holding arm s on t he m odel.
I have t o apologize, but from now on I could be a
lit t le inaccurat e wit h t he nam e or ident ificat ion of t he
D various bit s I use. I built t his m odel quit e long ago,
and don't rem em ber exact ly what I did wit h what .
You should have no problem , however, if you have
R Al l t his pain you went t hrough has a
m eaning: it 's now t im e t o apply t he
t he various sprues t o look upon while reading and
looking at t he phot os, t o ident ify w it h precision w hat
Y double- pin t echnique! Basically, you have
t o drill 2 pins in. These w ill hold t he
I used were. For exam ple, I t hink I used t he venom
cannon arm as it cam e from t he sprue, but convert ed
scyt hed leg in posit ion. I t 's very hard t o
t he barbed st rangler t o be left handed. However I
drill neat holes on a round surface, even
don't recall exact ly how I did it and which bit s I used.
if it 's plast ic you're working on, t hat 's
I f you followed m y t ut orial up t o t his point , t his
D why you had all t hat t rouble cut t ing
precise angles. t ry placing your pins at
should not be m uch of a t rouble, also considering
t hat you m ight want t o use different weapons.
O som e convenient dist ance, as you'll have
t o drill t he corresponding holes in t he
As you can not ice from t he various pics, I used
m agnet s t o fit weapons. The reason for t his is t hat I
green st uff, and t his m at erial isn't highly
C drillable as plast ic, and could deform and
planned t o swap t hem frequent ly, and t herefore t he
t wo pin m et hod could fail: it 's hard t o pin various
be t orn in t he operat ion. I f t he green st uff
arm s t o fit in t he sam e holes on t he m odel, and being
K is st ill fresh, you could evaluat e t o gent ly
paint som e
t hose holes drilled on green st uff over plast ic, I fear
t hat hardcore usage can wear t hem off.
oil ( any kind, I used frying oil lat er in t he
However, m agnet s alone ( even if you use t wo of t he
Hiveship m out h const ruct ion) on t he pins,
bigger discs t o cont act ) will give you a loose cont act ,
and t hen let t hem carve t he holes for
and it 's likely for weapons t o m ove during play. This
you. I did not act ually t ry t his, so I don't
is not a problem for m e, but m any people dislike
know how good it will work. Once again,
m oving m iniat ures. I f you're one of t hese people, or
m y m odel was an experim ent and I t ried
if you plan t o swap weapons not t hat frequent ly, I
t he various solut ions direct ly on it , so m y
suggest you t o use t he double pin m et hod here t oo.
holes are som ewhat random , because I
j ust pay at t ent ion during weapon swaps.
placed a m agnet and a pin inst ead of t wo
pins at first , j ust t o realise t hat t he
m odel wouldn't st and. You know it , so
you should do bet t er t han m e : ) . I
highlight ed t he holes on m y m odel in t he
next t wo phot os.
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I f you want t o go ahead and use
m agnet s, follow t his easy m et hod : first
of all, fill t he rem aining 2 arm socket s
wit h green st uff, but be careful not t o
overfill, as you'll have t o push a m agnet
in. Then t ake one of t he drills, and let a
m agnet at t ach t o it s flat end. This way
you're sure t hat t he face t his m agnet is
showing is always t he sam e ( posit ive or
negat ive, but always t he sam e) .
Now let anot her m agnet t o be at t ract ed
by t his one, and use t he whole lot ( drill
+ 2 m agnet s) t o push t he lat t er m agnet
D int o t he green st uff. Once t he m agnet is
inside enough, it w ill st ay in t his place
R while you m ove away t he drill wit h t he
ot her m agnet at t ached t o it . Use your
Y fingers t o hold t he m agnet direct ly
at t ached t o t he drill if it st ays in cont act
wit h t he one beneat h green st uff when
you t ry t o m ove it away. Choose a drill
wide enough to apply pressure
D com fort ably.
O m iniat ure pieces.
C
K
t he m agnet . You can see t he m agnet s insert ed in t he round part
behind t he shoulders of m y Carnifex in t he pict ures below. I f
you're good enough, you can drill a suit able hole right int o t he
Then at t ract anot her m agnet t o t he one
round plast ic, or you can cut t he round part , cover it wit h green
at t he base of t he drill, and push it int o
st uff and reconst ruct it once t he m agnet is in it s place.
t he ot her green st uffed socket .
I ndependent ly from t he m et hod you choose, let a m agnet be
This st range operat ion gives you t he
at t ract ed by t he one in t he socket you're working on: in exam ple,
cert aint y t hat t he t wo m agnet s in t he
t he right socket , t hat will hold t he venom cannon in m y m odel.
socket s show t he sam e polarit y t o t he
Let a very t iny drop of cyanoacrylat e int o t he hole you drilled
out side.
behind t he shoulder, and cat ch t he new m agnet at t ached t o t he
This is im port ant t o swap w eapons,
ot her in t he glued hole. This way you'll be sure t hat t he right
following a procedure will save you
m agnet face will be point ing out side t he arm : you place t he
from building a nicely convert ed
m agnet in it s hole direct ly from t he right posit ion ( t hat is,
m agnet ic arm and find out j ust in t he
at t ract ed by t he one in t he socket ) , so t here is no chance you
end t hat it 's not at t ract ed, but repelled
t urn it for m ist ake. I f you chose t o use green st uff inst ead of
by t he m agnet in t he arm socket . That
happened t o m e a few t im es, and it 's
drilling a hole, sim ply cat ch t he " arm m agnet " at t ached t o t he
socket one pushing t he green st uffed shoulder against it . Once
incredibly annoying, so follow a
" m agnet ic m et hod" , eit her m ine or
again, t his w ay you'll be sure t hat t he final result is at t ract ed and
not repelled by t he m agnet in t he socket . Give t he green st uff a
anot her t hat suit s you m ore.
suit able shape wit h your fingers, let it dry, and t here you are!
Make t he socket surface wit h t he
your guns are ready for act ion.
m agnet sm oot h and plain, t hen let t he
As a side not e, once you build one m odel wit h m agnet s inside,
green st uff dry. While you wait , t ake
use t his one as a m agnet polarit y reference for any ot her m odel
t he weapon arm s you want t he Carnifex
t o have, and prepare a socket t o accept
you plan t o place m agnet s int o. This way any weapon arm you’ll
build will be at t ract ed by every m agnet ic socket in your arm y,
giving you great freedom and let t ing you build and paint far less
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 Last but not least , insert t he head in it s
place and build a suit able gam ing base. I
applied a lit t le conversion t o t he head, t o
fit t he rest of m y WH40K swarm ( no
eyes, alien rules! ) , and added som e horns
t o m ake it look nast ier. The horns are
som e of t he spiky bit s from t he sprue. As
for t he base, I decided for a wide and
high base t o let m y creat ure place it s
front al scyt hes ont o, and decided not t o
glue it t o be able t o rem ove t he m odel
from it s base in clust ered m elees. This is
very im port ant wit h t his kind of
m iniat ures, as t hey can get very large
and hard t o m anage in real gam ing
D sit uat ions.

R Back t o BFG now. Transform ing your newborn Carnifex int o a Hiveship is
j ust a few hours away. As you can see from t he pict ures, aside form t he
Y bulk shared wit h t he Carnifex, t he Hiveship consist of 4 engines, eyes
and a m out h. Am ong t hese, t he m out h only can give som e t rouble, while
t he engines are built in a w ay sim ilar t o t hat of t he ot her ships', and t he
eyes are very sim ple t o achieve. St art ing from t hese, all you have t o do
D is t o form a suit able green st uff ball, let it dry, and t hen cut it in half.
Every half is a pupil ( guess what ?! ) . I f you used m agnet s in t he front al
socket s, like I did, insert one of t he sm all m agnet discs behind every eye.
O I f you used t he double- pin m et hod, drill j ust one pin in posit ion. The eyes
are very light and won't need 2 pins t o st and in place, m oreover t he less
C you drill green st uff, t he bet t er she feels.
You'll not ice from t he pict ure below t hat I didn't push m y lit t le m agnet
K inside t he back st ruct ure of t he eye. This will prove useful t o rem ove
t hem when you have t o t ransform your Hiveship int o a Carnifex, and if
you did t hings w ell w it h t he socket , it w ill be invisible from out side t he
sam e.

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 To com plet e your Hiveship you now need only t o build it s m out h. This
procedure is easy t o describe, but requires som e m anual skill, because
Life is sim ple wit h t he engines t oo. t he space you'll be working in is t iny and will be crowded.
Use what ever you like t o build t hem , First of all, t ake one of t he spare heads of t he Carnifex and saw t he
I decided t o have 2 m ain engines and round and pinned plast ic part t hat should fit in t he neck socket , building
2 m anoeuvre ones. I can't recall it as it com es in t wo part s. This w ill help t he m out h st and in place m ore
exact ly what bit s I used for t he body com fort ably. Now carefully paint som e oil in t he whole neck hole. This
of t he m ain engines, however if you will help you t o rem ove t he green st uff you're going t o place once it 's
have som e Tyranid sprues in dry. Aft er t his, place t he round plast ic part you j ust sawed in it s place,
eyesight , you should easily ident ify and fill w it h green st uff bot h it and t he w hole rest of t he neck hole. This
t hem . I t hink t hey're part of som e of w ill be t he basis of t he m out h, where you'll insert t he j aws. Be careful t o
t he warriors' big guns, probably shape it in a m anner t hat can easily let you t ake it out when you need t o
barbed st ranglers. The ending ( you'll need som et hing t o help you do t his anyway, I carefully use t he
exhaust s are built wit h t he Carnifex' sharp end of t he sculpt ing t ool every t im e, but I never st ripped off any
hooves. Carve t he underside of t hese paint ) . Now t ake som e of t he spare spikes from t he Carnifex sprue ( or
D t o som e shape, as t his surface is t oo
sm oot h. At t aching t hem t o t he m ain
what ever you like t he ship t o have as j aws) , and carefully push t hem in
place. Use som e sculpt ing t ool t o m ake green st uff cover t hem a bit , like
body of t he engine should require
R cyanoacrylat e only, if t he cut t ing of
flesh w ould do in real t eet h. This w ill help t he piece you creat e t o survive
years of gam ing. Let everyt hing dry up well, and t here you are! You
t he plast ic part is neat . should be able t o rem ove quit e easily t he m out h piece from t he neck
Y The direct ional engines are m ade of a
warrior leg wit h an invert ed hoof
hole, if you paint ed sufficient oil and shaped green st uff well.
Go slowly when you rem ove t he piece for t he first t im e. By now it
at t ached t o it , looking at t he pict ures shouldn't be paint ed, so t he chances of ruining it are few.
below w ill be good enough t o
underst and how . Drill t he exhaust
D hole in t he flat side of t he hoof, and
at t ach it wit h green st uff. Regarding
O pinning, as t hese are light plast ic
pieces, only one pin is required.
C Green st uff will adhere t o t he pin and
won't let t he engines rot at e, if you
drill t he holes w ell.
K You can add t he second pin if you
want ext ra st abilit y, however
rem em ber t hat drilled green st uff can
wear off wit h heavy usage, so bet t er
spare as m any holes as you can.

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 The last t hing you need t o play wit h
your newborn ship is a suit able base.
I built a sim ple yet quit e effect ive
base j ust wit h a norm al big flying
base ad a t ransparent plast ic piece of
sprue, you can find as m any as you
like in t he bases bag. Carefully file a
socket at t he end of t he horizont al
part : t his socket w ill w elcom e one of
t he spikes under t he Hivefex chest .
You'll also need t o drill a suit able hole
under t hechest , where you'll push t he
st em of t he base. Once t he m ain
st em is in, t ake your m easures and
figure out where exact ly t o glue t he
D horizont al part . This depends on what
posit ion you want t he ship t o show
R once on t he base, however it
shouldn't be very different from m ine.
Obviously t his m et hod doesn't require
Y you t o glue t he m odel t o t he base, or
else you won't be able t o play t he
m odel as Carnifex.

D
That 's it ! I don't t hink t he
O nam e of t his proj ect needs
explanat ions, so t his t ut orial
C ends here. I f you're reading
t his, I t hank you for t he
bravery and pat ience you
K paid t his far. I f you have any
suggest ions, com m ent s,
m enaces or what ever
feedback you want m e t o
hear, writ e me at
m arcello.t averna@t in.it ..
t hank you all, and happy
consum ing!
Giu lio

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V Void St a lk e r
Sce n a r ios & Ca m pa ign s
O
Ex pe r im e n t a l Elda r M M S r u le s + sce n a r ios
I Elda r H a ve n Spir e
D By Fa fr in

RULES FOR TH E H AVEN Elda r H a ve n Spir e ………………………………………………...5 0 0 pt s

TYPE/ HI TS SPEED TURNS SHI ELDS ARMOUR TURRETS

S These are t he rules as used by our group
as used in t he linked scenarios .The hunt
Defence/ 20
ARMAMENT
5cm Special
RANGE
5/ holofield
FI REPOWER/ STR
5+ 5
FI RE ARC
for t he Eldar. Pulsar lances 30cm 5 All round

T The rules are for use wit h MMS 1.6

Weapon bat t eries
Launch bays
45cm
Fight er–30cm
20
5
All round
All round
Bom ber- 20cm
( edit ors not e: Eldar MMS v1.7 has j ust been
A released but t hese rules do not int erfere
wit h t he updat e) .
Torpedoes 30cm 5 All round

N ot e s

L The Haven is t he Corsair Eldars m ain

refuge and represent s t he best solut ion t he
• Leadership 10
• Speed: never reduces by blast m arkers or dam age
Eldar have found t o t he need for a base of
K operat ions hidden from prying eyes [ or
ot her sensory organs! ]
•
•
Turns: m ay m ove in any direct ion
Dam age is t aken as a whole and every four point s of dam age
reduces t he Havens st at s by one fift h. crit ical hit s cause an

E The Haven is always found at t he cent re

of an ast eroid field as explained in t he
addit ional point of dam age but have no ot her effect , so for
exam ple aft er 12 point s of dam age t he Haven would be Shields.
2.Turret s 2. Pulsars 2. WB 8. Launch bays 2. Torps. 2.
above scenario and in a cam paign set t ing
R will always re- deploy aft er discovery.
Aut hor’s not e: I t hink t his best depict s t he gradual dest ruct ion of
a m aj or asset and gives any Elder player t he chance t o cut and
run, as would be t he norm for a raiding force.

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 A LI N KED PAI R OF SCEN ARI OS TO I N TROD UCE TH E H AVEN
V
Th e h u n t for t h e Elda r
O
SCEN ARI O ON E TH E ASTROI D S Spe cia l Ru le s Vict or y Con dit ion s
I To successfully search a field t he searcher The gam e ends when t he Eldar wit hdraw
m ust have unopposed ships or craft in t he conceding a m inor vict ory t o t he searcher
D Ba t t le zon e
field. So each player should t ake plent y of
ordnance. At t his point all UNCRI PPLED ships m ove on
This scenario consist s of a clust er of
ast eroid fields in t he out er reaches of any t o t he next scenario. [ t his is why t he Eldar
suit able syst em . The fields are of random D e ploym e n t should t ry t o fight t o t he last possible
shape and size and posit ioning is roughly m om ent ]

S one field t o each sixt h of t he t able. Each player st art s on a short t able edge, a
long edge is sunward.

T Obj e ct ive

The gam e obj ect ive is for t he hunt ers t o

A search each field wit h t he searching of all
six fields revealing t he Haven. The Eldar
player wins big t im e if he can prevent t his!
L
For ce s
K The searcher has 1500 point s t he Eldar
1000
E
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V Su m m a r y
O The final scenario is t he searchers at t em pt
t o dest roy t he revealed Haven.
I The Haven is found at t he cent re of an
ast eroid field and t he searchers m ust cross
t he field t o engage t he Haven and any
D surviving Eldar ships, all ast eroid field rules
apply so keep t hose re- rolls handy!
Ba t t le zon e
The uncrippled searchers ships can be
placed at any point out side t he ring on any
facing and t heir first m ove is t he m ove int o
t he field st art ing wit h leadership t est s for
collision dam age! !
Any surviving Eldar ships from scenario one
m ay be set up anywhere in t he inner
clearing and t hey and t he Haven m ay have
any CAP deployed.
The searchers win if t hey dest roy t he haven
or force it t o disengage. The Eldar have a
m inor vict ory if t hey prevent t his.
N ot e
My t hinking behind t his scenario is t hat t he
Haven is a hidden base so will ALWAYS be
concealed in an ast eroid field as t his gives
t he Eldar t he m axim um advant age and on
discovery t he finders will have ONE chance
t o dest roy t he Haven before it redeploys via
t he webway. Enj oy!

S The Haven is at t he cent re wit h t he nearest

ast eroids 30cm away, t he rest of t he field
form s a ring 15cm t hick.
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Obj e ct ive
A The searches t ry t o dest roy t he Haven. The
Eldar t ry t o prevent t his.
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For ce s
K Bot h fleet s use t he uncrippled ships from
scenario one. The Eldar addit ionally have
E t he Haven Spire.

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