The Stingrays of Luccini

To fire and glaive is this crews preferred tactic, firing their handguns, and afterwards rushing into the closest of quarters with their single-edged chopping blades.

Current Army List

Summary

1998 - Renegades (Square Based)

250 - Infernal Castellan, Darkforged Weapon, Naptha Bombs, Full Plate Armour, Shield, General, Armour of Destiny, Mantle of Stone

428 - 20 Infernal Guard, Fireglaive, Shield, Drilled, Blackshard Armour, Deathmask, Naptha Bombs, Breath of Hashut, Standard Bearer, The Blazing Banner
410 - 21 Infernal Guard, Fireglaive, Shield, Drilled, Blackshard Armour, Deathmask, Naptha Bombs, Hellshard

150 - Deathshrieker Rocket Launcher, Hellbound
150 - Deathshrieker Rocket Launcher, Hellbound
150 - Deathshrieker Rocket Launcher, Hellbound
150 - Deathshrieker Rocket Launcher, Hellbound

310 - Iron Daemon, Steam Cannonade, Hellbound

A large departure model wise from the classic dwarf aesthetic, as all the models in this project will be man shaped. I had been playing around with the idea of a dogs of war or pirate army the last few months, and have decided to combine the two into one project. I’ll will be running this crew as a kind auxiliary force for hire using the current Chaos Dwarfs Renegades (Square Based) army rules. Here is rough preview of the up coming project

The Stingrays are a mercenary company originally formed to defend the harbours and merchant convoys of Luccini. Provided there’s enough silver, their services are now available for a variety of tasks, whether dealing with hunted pirate fleets, northern raiders, and other ever-present dangers of the ocean. Helmeted and heavily armoured sailors, they are specialists with pike and shot. Their renown and namesake comes from their use and knowledge of “Manann’s bone meal”, a mineral dredged from sunken sea caves, when lit it burns with a white flame that neither water nor wind can quench. Survivors tell of battles at dusk, of the horizon lit like a second dawn, or of marksmen wreathed in spectral fire as they reload within the roar of the surf. This devastating munition can be found among many of the company in grenades, shot, and shells. The Whaleback their fearsome flagship is designed for stealth, though small in stature it has a likeness to the great ships of Barak Varr. Its eerie appearance often accompanied by a low rumbling fog, strikes fear into those who encounter it. The crew’s renown makes them a versatile company for hire, whether escorting merchant fleets or caravans. Those seeking the company should contact the docks of Luccini or Sartosa for their services.

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Summary

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All finished with the kitbashing, I have a bit of cleaning up, and then they’ll be ready for some primer

The Crew

The Iron Demon

My current take on a Deathshriekers

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Shadow and Flame

Hear now, ye sailors wandering the sweeping sea,
Who fare on Manann’s far resplendent waves.
Of Stingrays stout I sing and fates long sealed,
On Stirr’s black stream where sorrow silent raves.

With Morr’s grim, guarded knights they shaped their course,
Their pikes held poised and sabres shining keen.
Through Sylvania’s shadow shrouded realm,
Where seldom strides a son of mortal mien.

The mist moved in like grave cloths gathered close;
The reeds gave rasping warnings on the shore.
Then rose in ragged ranks the restless dead,
As did the crew unleash their flame once more

While Whaleback roared like wrathful winter storms,
So feared that sailors spoke not of her name,
Yet still the pale persistent host pressed on,
A death drenched tide untamed by hallowed flame.

Then ship by straining ship sank down to gloom,
To drown within the Stirr’s devouring deep.
At last their captain cracked each guarded seal,
And cast cold kindled fire upon the heap.

The river burned like lightning’s leaping path;
The fog fled far in fear before the blaze.
But death rose dark in tireless waves anew,
And claimed the crews beneath the haunted haze.

So whisper wary sailors when winds wake east:
“No flame nor fire can free the Stirr of doom.”
For ever shall its hungering waters hold
The weight of woe that wraps its watchful gloom.

a passage from the Songs of the Raven C.2299

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Currently working on glow effects for the stingrays project, any suggestions are welcome as I haven’t tried making such a large amount of glow effects before. My take on the “spectral fire” idea I had in mind from a awhile back.

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