The Core

[nachtnebel]

Background (or so)
The Core is a robotic high-tech civilization that was originally created as a cluster of von Neumann probes by an alien nation. After they crossed the galaxy and gathered data about it, its residents and the technology they used for more than hundred years they went back to their creators home system just to find it empty. Without a raison d'être they decided to go on stand by until their creators might come back some day and they could finally complete their mission.
After decades an alien fleet appeared in the system and started firing at the probes, they wanted to destroy them cause they considered the them as a threat (due to what they are). The probes almost got wiped out by the blitz, only a few hundred survived and gathered in a mineral-rich system in the outer rim of the galaxy. Here they decided that the galaxy is too dangerous for them to stay unarmed and organized, so they used their combined knowledge to found a robotic civilization, this was the natal hour of the Core.
It took the Core only two decades to become an efficient high-tech civilization. From now on the used well armed exploration fleets to regain the information that was lost due to the alien attack and to search for their creators. They also decided that, even if they might never find their creators, they should at least try to gather as much data about the galaxy and its residents as possible.


These are my first 100 points:


Mantis Bots (19pts)


Grunt (1)
Shoot Veteran 5 (3)
Assault Seasoned 4 (2)
Guard Quick 13 (6)
Soak Scout 11 (2)
Mental Seadoned 6 (2)
Skill Trained 3 2
Primary Laser Rifle (3)
Melee Basic (1)
Grenade 0
Ultimate Agility (2)
Squad Attachments
Medium Laser (7)
Medium Laser (7)


Gemini (30pts)


Air Support Vehicle (15)
Size Medium (6)
Mobility Jet VTOL 13 (1)
Damage 14
Soak 15
RAM 11
Guard 13
Skill Seasoned 4 (2)
Weapons (2)
Infantry Light Laser (2)
High Flux Reactor (2)

Loyalist Assault Bot (13pts)


Specialist (1)
Size Medium (5)
Mobility Mecha Walk 5 (1)
Soak 14
Guard 12
Damage 6
Shoot Expert 6 (4)
Assault Seasoned 4 (2)
Mental Seasoned 6 (2)
Skill Trained 3 (2)
Primary Heavy Laser (6)
Melee Small (0)
Force Shields (3)


Proto-Brain Specialist (22pts)


Specialist (1)
Size Scout (1)
Mobility Grav 10 (3)
Soak 12
Guard 14
Damage 4
Shoot Green 2 (0)
Assault Green 2 (0)
Mental Elite 7 (5)
Skill Elite 7 (12)
Primary NN Phase Gun (6)
Melee None (0)
Medic (5)
Force Shield (3)
Light Em Up (2+5)


Proto-Brain Commander (16pts)


Commander (1)
Shoot Expert 6 (4)
Assault Green 2 (0)
Guard Supferast 14 (8)
Soak Scout 11 (2)
Mental Expert 8 (4)
Skill Veteran 5 (5)
Damage Light 14 (2)
Primary Medium Laser (5)
Melee Small (0)
Melt Away (1)


I'm still not sure about the color scheme, the Gemini and the Commander look good, but I'm not really satisfied with the Mantis Bots and the Loyalist.

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[maxxev]

Nice, I always love original army ideas and designs, good stuff

[comstar]

That's really cool and I like the colours they work well

Nice rebuild of Tau vehicle and wire work

Btw what did you use for all the small stuff ?

[nachtnebel]

The Mantis Bots are made of paper clips (one per model) and the remains of plastic blister boxes (~1mm thick):
1. cut the paper clip into 4 12mm long pieces
2. bend them to fit the shape of insect legs (like /\__).
3. glue those legs to a ~4x4mm plastic X
4. use a 2.5-3mm long piece of the paper clip as the barrel of a laser gun and glue it to the legs
5. cut out the cephalic shield (roughly a diamond shape) and use some Green Stuff to attach it in the right angle to the legs. A second piece of plastic on top of the cephalic shield adds some contours.
6. cut out 4 cuneiform pieces of plastic (about 2x4mm) and glue them to the legs
7. cut out as many 1x1 and 1x2mm pieces of plastic as you need to cover the visible remains of the paper clip

The Loyalist Bot is made in a similar way, it just has 3 15mm legs and 12mm long piece of the paper clip is used to create the backbone of its upper body. The head and the torso are made of plastic pieces (a small t-shirt and anything that you like for its head).

The Proto-Brain Specialist is made of a head of a Space Marine Weapon Servitor, some Green Stuff and a lot of 0.5mm thick wire.

The Proto-Brain Commander is made of 3 plastic pieces, some Green Stuff and the same wire work as the Proto-Brain Specialist.

[pancake]

Cracking job well done, and i think the coluor is fine.

[inrepose]

These look stunning. Great imagination in those creations. Nice use of the Tau vehicle. I have a Tau vehicle on my workbench which is supposed to be finished for Salute. I will share the details when I get it airbrushed.

[droffset]

Great creations, fun to look at and very unique.

[fjodin]

AMAZING DESIGN!