Firebase #05.pdf

December 2007 – Issue #5

Art by Aerion the Faithful (Nicolas)

Table of Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Firebase Staff go Apocalypse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Army Showcase: 11th Vostroyan . . . . . . . . . . 10

Battle Report: LatD Rats vs. Orks. . . . . . . . . . 15

Rival Species: Half Life Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Kill Team: The Sequel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Kroot Mercenaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Club Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Battle Report: New Chaos vs. Tau . . . . . . . . . 51

Conversion Workshop: Aquilla Lander . . . . . . 60

Painting Workshop: Tyranids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Specialist Games Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Fiction: Thrice-Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Next Issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Firebase Issue #5 – December 2007

Editorial

EDITORIAL

A Moment of Laxity Spawns a Lifetime of Heresy

FIREBASE STAFF

Brandon Vallee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor

Mike Glaeser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-Editor

Adam Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advisor

Jon Mattison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designer

Brian Solomon . . . . . . . . . . . Misﬁ re Comic Artist

Gabriel Schrock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy Editor

Ben Skinner . . . . . Specialist Games Sub-Editor

Lefteris Gavalas . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public Relations

“Where in the hell is my copy of FIREBASE?”

Admiral Smith slammed his ﬁ st down on the table.

“B-but sir, there have been…technical difﬁ culties.”

the orderly trembled.

“What kind of difﬁ culties?”

“Well sir, it’s the…the ‘chosen one’ you appointed.”

“What about him?”

“Well sir…he,” a grin split the orderly’s weasley

features, “he’s buggered off!”

“Buggered off!?”

“Cavorting with foul, tentacled xenos, or so the

rumour goes.”

“Emperor damn it! Get me Captain Brandon on the

double!”

For a moment it looked as though our beloved mag

would come crashing down, destroying my faith in

all things good and pure –and free!

To make matters worse, graphics guru Steve had a

baby! (Now there’s a disturbing image)

Suddenly the FIREBASE fuel cells were left empty

and with no captain or pilot, who would navigate

her? Brandon of course!

-Adam

They’ve ﬁ nally released me out of the brig and I

have been promoted to Captain!

For those of you who don't know me, I‘m Brandon

Vallee and I’ve been on the FIREBASE team since

the very beginning.

When I heard that FIREBASE had fallen into

turmoil with no one at the helm and all the content

lost, I felt it was my duty to steer the mag back from

the brink of annihilation and give it new life.

With the start of issue #5, FIREBASE is going

to take on a whole new light! Backed up by an

incredible team of talented staff who contribute

some of the best work I have ever seen, we’re

going to tackle new feats and uncover new areas

of the hobby. Hell, we’re even going to sponsor a

tournament team to help spread the word!

So go tell all your friends that FIREBASE is back!

Bigger, stronger and a whole lot crazier!

SPREAD THE WORD!

-Brandon

FIREBASE is published every three months in association

with Warseer.com. All text and layout remains the copyright

of FIREBASE. FIREBASE is a fully independent publication

and its views are not the views of any company mentioned

herein. All characters and artwork shown in this magazine

remain the © and trademark of their respective owners.

No part of this magazine may be reproduced without

the express permission of the Editor or Deputy Editor.

FIREBASE can accept no responsibility for inaccuracies

or complaints arising from editorial or advertising within

this magazine. All letters and emails received will be

considered for publication, but we cannot always provide

personal replies.

This fanzine is completely unofﬁ cial and in no way

endorsed by Games Workshop Limited. FIREBASE is a

nonproﬁ t making fanzine with the aim of promoting Games

Workshop games, products and hobby.

Firebase Issue #5 – December 2007

Firebase Staff goes Apocalypse

MOVIN’ ON UP

The FIREBASE staff reveals their plans and preparations for apocalyptic scale conﬂ icts!

TOO MUCH ON MY HANDS!

By: Brandon Vallee

So how do I plan on expanding to Apocalypse? I

am all ready there the issue boils down to getting

all the models I have painted *whistles*. Don’t get

me wrong; I do have a couple things I need to buy.

My recently acquired Rapid Insertion Force needs

a couple of Broadsides, or those new Ork Bikers

coming out in January (Plenty of conversion ideas,

I can’t wait!). But I really need to crack down, get

the brushes out and start painting. Especially

since I have so many projects that are on the verge

of being ﬁ nished. My 5000 point pure Grey Knight

army (It’s crazy I know!) with 2500 points of drop

troop Imperial Guard inspired by the movie Aliens,

my 3000 point Kroot Mercenary army (Before I

start buying Great Knarlocs or some of those new

Cold Ones), my 3500 point Cities of Death based

mechanized Tau army (My next tournament army),

and ﬁ nally my 3500 points of Hells Angels Space

Marines with 70 or so converted bikers are all in

the queue. I have a lot of projects to ﬁ nish so I

might not even be able to plan anything speciﬁ cally

for Apocalypse by the time I have everything else

painted and ready to go! There are no massive

expansion projects, just boring painting. I like

converting models, not so much painting though!

Brandon expands his Imperial Guard with these Work-In-Progress shots.

Firebase Issue #5 – December 2007

Firebase Staff goes Apocalypse

RALLY VOSTROYA!

By: Mike Glasear

There are dark forces gathering strength, ready to

annihilate the Imperium with massive numbers. The

Age of Apocalypse is upon us and the Emperor

is calling for able-bodied men to defend the realm

of mankind. The planet of Vostroya, bound by an

ancient decree, continues to assemble, arm, and

supply regiment after regiment of Imperial Guard.

The 11th Vostroyan Imperial Artillery Regiment is

no different.

My 2000 point list includes 117 infantry models

alongside two Leman Russ tanks. If anyone knows

anything about the Guard, those numbers are not

enough! I recently received some tanks from a

friend, which brings my armour up to seven Leman

Russ, two Exterminators, one Vanquisher, one

Demolisher, two Chimeras and a Hellhound. Funny

thing is, my regiment is based around artillery so I

can’t just be a treadhead right? I have three Forge

World Heavy Mortars ready to rain Griffon strength

templates down on The Emperor’s enemies. Add

in some Thudd Guns and two Earthshaker chassis

and my opponents will be forced to deploy in neat

little lines to avoid massive blasts.

What about the infantry? A third platoon is in

the works with autocannons and plasma guns.

That is another 35 models and another important

leadership bubble to ensure they do not run away

as soon as a Hierophant appears.

One thing I’m looking forward to ﬁ elding is the

Imperial Guard High Command. This squad was

Chapter Approved in WD 306 and allows me to

ﬁ eld a mighty crusading general with all his aides.

I am using fantasy movement trays to create a

playable scene with ofﬁ cers yelling across battle

maps as they maneuver their massive armies into

position. It makes perfect sense to ﬁ eld this unit

both game wise and background-wise. May the

Emperor be with you fellow commanders.

See the rest of Mike’s army in our Showcase

Firebase Issue #5 – December 2007

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