In the case of the upcoming Dark Eldar for Warhammer 40,000, the Grotesques have been re-made into a large-based hulking brute-squad. We won't see new Grotesque models until sometime in 2011, so in the meantime, I'd like to field them with some suitable stand-ins. Enter, Vor: The Maelstrom. This old sci-fi skirmish game from the late 1990's had a short lifespan, but produced some pretty interesting models which are still sold at the Iron Wind Metals web site.
Among them, the Neo-Soviet Cyclops monstrous infantry will make ideal Grotesques for the DE! At $6.50 a pop, you can't beat the price, and the figs are scary-awesome. I have one in my collection right now that I have used for many RPG's over the years. It's got an older, dipped paint job that still stands up pretty well. I snapped a few pics to show off the look and scale of the figure. Check it out!
As you can see in the comp shot above, that's a 40mm base he's on, and the scale works out pretty closely with what the pics in the DE codex indicate. My buddy Rico and I will be ordering 3 apiece of these excellent models to add to our DE Kabals.
While you're on the Iron Wind site, do yourself a favor and also check out some of the other excellent Vor minis, especially the Neo-Sov Mutants--perfect for Dark Heresy and other sci-fi games!
I may sneak in another post this weekend, but if not, Happy Halloween!
--Scott
