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Stealthsuit Team Soft Rain
Shas'Vre
Commander Stillsea has a problem.
StillSea
is, as his name implies, steady, quiet, and deep. This is not the
case with his two team members, both part of his bonded family group,
who essentially play the part of Larry and Moe from the Three
Stooges. Where StillSea is serious, his team mates are even yet
excited about how the jet packs in their suits allow them to leap and
hop like rabbits on crack. At least they can focus in battle. A bit, anyway.
StillSea
would like to be helpful to Commander WarmRain, whom he admires, but
his own shyness, combined with the reckless antics of his team, have
placed a wedge between him and his goal.
Oh
well. At least when the embarrassment level becomes too great, he
can switch on his stealth field and hide.
No
one sees him much these days.
About
the Miniature:
I
was unable to get a satisfactory image of all three members of my
stealth team, the other two have been mounted in flying -leaping and
jumping poses.
I liked the effect another painter did with his Stealth team of
making the legs show electrical effects to denote the stealth field
in action; I imitated the look. I used a spray modelkit paint for the
basic finish, which I then detailed with acrylics. I liked the
ultra-glossy sheen.
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About
the Army Card:
With
only three members to the stealth team, adding Bonding was an
obvious choice, I think - I don't want the remaining team running off
the battlefield in terror if one of them is shot, which invariably
happens. Increasing their Ballistic Skill with a Targeting Array also
helps; to be useful, they need to hit most of the time, since they
serve a valuable purpose. With one burst cannon attack per
stealthsuit plus a nice fusion attack for the commander, the stealth
team can deliver seven attacks in one turn, one of them Melta.
This team can do some damage.
With
that lovely Fusion Blaster on StillSea, he is one of my best hopes
to take out pesky armored vehicles that my other units cannot easily
touch. Melta Weapons are made for that purpose. That is another
reason I took a Hard-Wired Target Lock; even if the team is otherwise
engaged, StillSea can target something else more useful, while his
teammates deal with whatever immediate threat is upon them.
Of
all the army cards I have done, I like the illustration on this one
the best. |
