Firebase #07.pdf

July 2008 – Issue #7

Art by Tim Divar

Editorial

“That’s the end of that one.

Atmospheric conditions in

outer space often interfere with

transmitting.” - General Roberts,

‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’

search for devoted staff to help with Firebase

- okay, so some did approach me themselves,

but I’m glad they did! In this issue you’ll ﬁ nd we

have some talented new artists and writers who

will become regular contributors to Firebase.

We’ve got a fan-made codex that is nothing

short of excellent, complete with instructions

on making your own terrain and a battle report.

Comprehensive event coverage from both

sides of the world is included, and even a peek

into what our staff are working on themselves; I

hope, faithful readers, that you will be pleased

with our efforts. We’re already working on Issue

8, amongst other fun stuff for you, and I think

you’re going to be in for a treat.

FIREBASE STAFF

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

Gaming Sub-Editor . . . . Michael Glaeser

Time for release already?! It’s already been

three months since I wrote my last editorial?!

It hasn’t been an easy three months for many

of us, and I must admit how proud of the staff

and myself I am this issue. Despite many of us

being full time students, having a career, raising

children and having to deal with the variety of

life we’ve still managed to put together yet

another astounding issue. I sincerely hope you

will agree.

Modelling Sub-Editor. . . . . . Stephen Gair

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

Design & Layout . . . . . . . . . . Jon Mattison

Proofreaders . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Alexander

Huw Davies

James Maliska

Matthew Phelps

I’ve got one more bit to say, summer is here!

Have a safe and fun one!

STAFF

Cover Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Divar

This issue we’ve been working on making a great

magazine better. I’ve been very fortunate in my

-Gabriel “Gabe” Schrock, Editor

Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Andrews

Nacho Fernandez

Tim Solosy

Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Solomon

Paul Wantland

Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timo Lorenz

David McGuire

Geoffrey Snider

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Firebase Issue #7 – July 2008

Table of Contents

IN THIS ISSUE

Staff Work-in-Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

News from the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Adepticon Travelogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Open Bash Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

APOC Datasheet: Stormhammer . . . . . . . 30

The Imperial Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

What’s Wrong with my Bolter? . . . . . . . . . 34

Tips & Tactics: Army List Efﬁ ciency . . . . . . 36

Ruleset: Jungles of Death battlezone. . . . 43

Battle Report: Jungles of Death . . . . . . . . 51

Modeling: Jungles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Modeling: Advanced CoD Ruins. . . . . . . . 77

Scratchbuilding: Tau Orca . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

APOC Datasheet: Tau Orca . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Scratchbuilding: Tyranid Meiotic Spore . 106

Stripping Forgeworld Tanks. . . . . . . . . . . 110

Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Fiction: Four Horsemen Amateur Night. 115

Fiction: Titans Anamnesis . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

BoLS: 5th Edition First Impressions. . . . . 129

Interview: Ross Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Dark Heresy: Daemonhosts . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Specialist Games Section . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Firebase Issue #7 – July 2008

Staff Work-in-Progress

STAFF WORK-IN-PROGRESS

BEN SKINNER

Top Left: I’m putting together a new 40k

Marine Army for 5th edition; each squad is

going to be painted as if they’re ﬁ ghting at

night with a light shining on it.

Top Right: An example of the light effect

as used on the Terminator Squad.

Right: I’m also working on some Epic

Chaos Space Marines. The Daemon

Prince is scratchbuilt.

Firebase Issue #7 – July 2008

Staff Work-in-Progress

HUW DAVIES

Wolﬁ e

I had a crazy idea to make a really distinctive Spawn

based on the ‘Loper’ creatures from the ‘Return To Castle

Wolfenstein’ game, and after some brainstorming this...

thing was the result. The basis for the torso is the top

half of an Ogre body, with sprue forming the ‘skeleton’

of the arms; I wanted to use the same technique CGI

artists use to get realistic body proportions, building

muscles over skeleton and adding skin last of all. In the

second shot you can see how far I’ve gotten with this,

just needing now to blend in the claws and add horrible

Nurgly skin...

Firebase Issue #7 – July 2008

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