Aggressive Tonsillitis

 

"Christ, Adrian, your tonsils look like Polaris missiles."

Say 'Laaaaaaaaaaaaaascannon.'

A brace of Firestrike Servo Turrets, the Primaris Tarantula reborn from its Space Crusade days. Damn, I miss that game! 

Admittedly, these are a bit of a cut above compared to those originals. There's a gunner's chair, interesting panels and wotsits, and an actual Techmarine operating it. Nice stuff.

No magnets required for these push-fit optional guns, either, they're left unglued so you can have two of either sort. I like the tiny touch of power cells vs ammo hoppers on the model, it's subtle but fun. Not magnetised here, because that's probably a stretch too far, and who's going to notice?

Late edit - this is an original Space Crusade Tarantula - you can see the resemblance.

Battle-wise, they aren't bad, putting out a decent burst of firepower for reasonable points. Terribly slow, though, and easier to put down than other, similar units (light tanks like a Razorback, for example). Anything with a big armour plate that I can paint mouths on, like these gumshields, gets a thumbs up from me regardless of function. 

Here's the Primaris Techmarine to follow along behind, slapping laggers with his giant spannaxe. Great sculpt, Doc Ock meets Iron Man. Dr Man sounds a little generic. Diron Mock?

More Crypt Angels inbound! Grit your teeth - I have.