The Gribbly Aradus Soldier & Sentinel Scuttle Into Hordes For Skorne
May 8, 2015 by brennon
Privateer Press have gone off into the desert and found some strange insectoid creatures for the Skorne of Hordes. If you're looking for a big gribbly monster then see what you make of the Aradus Soldier and Sentinel kit...
Armoured Insects
Skorne still aren't my favourite of armies in Hordes but these new Warbeasts are certainly going in the right direction when it comes to winning me over. I think both kits, while very similar, offer you some really interesting options not only for the tabletop but also for painting...
"The horrific, insect-like aradus are among the most terrifying of the skorne’s warbeasts. Protected by a thick layer of chitin, aradus soldiers lash out in battle with hooked claws to drag enemies toward their vicious mandibles. The soldier grows strong from its feast, wounds closing with each mouthful. The aradus sentinel possesses venom sacs that can be constricted to fire a precise blast of debilitating venom at its enemies. Living tissue exposed to this toxin dissolves and sloughs off the bone in melted gobbets."
Once again this is a multi-part plastic kit with components to make either of the Warbeasts above. I really like the armour plating and how it's been integrated into the rest of the model. There's almost something of the Starcraft Zerg about these beasts!
Which version would you go for?
"I really like the armour plating and how it's been integrated into the rest of the model..."
Well those are interesting. I do like Aradus Sentinel more than Aradus Soldier.
As far as rule of cool goes, I like these a lot. The proper rules will be the thing examined by the Skorne player at my club though, to see if they make it into his army.
Uhhhhh, they are cool.
Skorne is looking like an amazing faction,
Howard the duck just crapped his pants… The dark overlords are back 😉
😀 😀 😀
I do rather like that!
Never played this game … But minis look really cool !
Has privateer gone a bit heavier on the construction as of late?
Nasty, nasty, nasty bugs! love it. 😀
Not sold on this beastie…
Maybe if I stuck it on a 80mm base to reduce all that overhang it would look better.
If its HIPS plastic then I will get it some time in the future If it is PVP then I will leave it off my shopping list.
So what’s your favorite army in Hordes? Most of the things PP makes are ugly.