FIRST PAINTING UPDATE

So I've dug out the models I had already pre-painted and plan to incorporate into the growing cult.  First off the bat a squad of genestealers led by a broodlord - standard space hulk models, as I've mentioned I'm a HUUUUGE fan of the sculpts.  The dark-blue and purple color scheme will be used for the standard genestealers.

Next up my squad of ymgraal genestealers - just normal stealers with a slightly different paint job.  I love these guys in game terms, while overwatch in 6th ed has serious hampered assault units with crap armour saves - the ability of ymgraal stealers to assault on the turn when they arrive from reserve (the only unit capable of doing so!) means they're gold.  Even the threat of them can make your opponent change their deployment.

Next up we have a fun little conversion pair - flying genestealer hive tyrants.  In my next post I'll discuss my feelings on lists to run the genestealer cult - if I was going the hard-core, win at all costs, face-smash list (which I very rarely do, seriously I'm just a big fluff bunny...no really....) I would definitely run 2 flying hive tyrants.  These are basic conversions based on the space hulk brood lord and the vargheist wings.  A little bit of left over greenstuff makes a good lashwip.

Also have a couple of genestealer magus/psykers sculpted by a friend of mine, these guys will stand in as zoanthropes until I can get my hands on some of the old school genestealer magi (and when I win the frigging lottery - cos WOW those guys are going for a fortune on ebay)

Last, but not least, probably my favorite model in the force, and actual the model that started the whole thing - inquisitor scale purestrain genestealer!  Really big model (that's a 60mm base), and stands in as the genestealer patriarch/ hive tyrant on foot in the army.

As always thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment, and make sure you check back later in the week to see some updates.
still to come:
List build - matching fluff with effeciveness
More model construction! - working on "counts-as" hive guard, biovores and pyrovores

Peace.