The Pen of Penemue

This month sees the release of the Gao-Rael, the awesome new Tohaa hunter.  In the fluff, this unit was specifically designed to combat the Shasvastii - actually, scratch that, they were designed to hunt down the Shasvastii like the vermin they are .  That's straight out of the unit description, by the way: "The appearance of the insidious and treacherous Shasvastii, expert in all kind of camouflage and deceit, was initially a hard blow against Tohaa forces. The Shasvastii hidden assassins and shooters caused many casualties after their entrance into the conflict. However it didn’t take long for the Tohaa Trident to create specific units to counter this new danger. And to a civilization like the Tohaa, having spent such a long time living in constant conflict, “to counter” has a definitive meaning. Therefore, the main trait of the Gao-Rael unit is its operational disposition. This special unit hasn’t been conceived to combat hidden Shasvastii shooters as battlefield foes, ...

Here is the new Tohaa Diplomatic Delegate, front and back, courtesy of Von Skyfury over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the very cool Kaplan Tactical Services model with Spitfire, both front and back courtesy of Von Skyfury over on the Infinity forums.

Here is the Combined Army's Corax Special Ops unit, front and back, courtesy of Von Skyfury over on the Infinity forums!

Here are the contents of the Aleph starter box, courtesy of Von Skyfury over on the Infinity forums!

Here is Haqqislam's deadly Hassassin Lasiq, wielding the lethal Viral Sniper Rifle, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here is the Nomads' Bakunin starter box, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums! Moderators Reverend Moira Sin Eater Zero

Here is the Combined Army's Gwailo with Spitfire, front and back, courtesy of Ironmonger over on the Infinity forums!

Here is Haqqislam's Ghulam Doctor, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums!

Here is Haqqislam's Fiday Hassassin with Rifle, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums!

Here is Haqqislam's Ghulam with HMG, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums!

Here is Haqqislam's Ghulam Hacker, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums.

Here is Corvus Belli's promotional model, GoGo Marlene, courtesy of Bardelius over on the Infinity forums!

Here is Yu Jing's elite Oniwaban assassin, Shinobu Kitsune, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here is Yu Jing's Shang Ji Invincible, armed with Combi-Rifle and Light Flamethrower, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here is Yu Jing's Imperial Service Sectorial (ISS) box, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums! Boxed set Pheasant Agent Hsien Multi-Rifle Celestial Guard Wu Ming Boarding Shotgun

Here is Yu Jing's Daofei with HMG, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here are the Nomads' Tsyklon Sputniks, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here is the Nomads Securitate with HMG, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the Nomads Reverend Custodier with Boarding Shotgun, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the Nomads Interventor, male sculpt, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the Nomads Tomcat Engineer, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the double-blister of Haqqislam's Hassassin Muyibs, with Spitfire and Rifle, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here is Haqqislam's Hassassin Farzan with Boarding Shotgun, courtesy of Isaacch over on the Infinity forums.

Here are PanOceania's Acontecimento Regulars with Combi-Rifle and Spitfire, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the second box of Haqqislam's Kum Motorized Troops, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums!

Here are Haqqislam's Kum Motorized Troops (bikers!), courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums.

Here is Haqqislam's insane biker, Izzat Beg, courtesy of MillingSkink over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the Nomads Prowler, wielding Combi-Rifle and ADHL, courtesy of Madpat over on the Infinity forums!

Here are Yu Jing's Celestial Guard with Spitfire and MULTI-Sniper Rifle, courtesy of Houtex73 over on the Infinity forums!

The new Wu Ming sculpts have been spoiled, and man...I'm glad I have a bit of extra cash floating around for the next few months.  These guys (and gals?) look fantastic. Borrowed from Angel's Blog  here Combi-Rifle and E/Mitter - That is one cool new Combi.  I'm guessing the E/Mitter is underslung, but I really like the size of the new Yu Jing rifle.  The older one was nice, stylistically speaking, but it's always seemed so big compared to the non-power-armour models carrying it.  Hopefully this trend will continue with new Yu Jing models. On a numbers basis, I think the Combi Wu Ming is just what the doctor/Imperial Agent ordered for a "cheap" fireteam filler.  The Boarding Shotgun was ok, but it wasn't a long-ranged threat by any means - in a fireteam, you're trying to maximize the amount of ARO shots your opponent is facing, and a Boarding Shotgun just doesn't have the distance to present a serious threat against something in Cover/with...

Here is Haqqislam's Tuareg Hacker, front and back, courtesy of Hordshyrd over on the Infinity forums!

Here is the Combined Army's Sphinx TAG, courtesy of Hordshyrd over on the Infinity forums.

Here is the Combined Army's Shasvastii starter box, front, back, and bagged, all courtesy of Hordshyrd on the Infinity forums.