Space Hulk : Genestealer

Only 3 references compose the metal collection of the first generation of Genestealers. Theses metal models are somptuous especially the models with the slotta arms. Unfortunaltely, they are difficult to find on the EU collection market. Generally supplanted by the same models with the butt arms. It is suspected the arms were changed as the slotta arms used to break off the tab very easily in use. Note that an unreleased stealer was seen in the White Dwarf magazine and the Space Hulk advertisings.

An infested corridor

Slotta arms models

Slotta arms

Butt arms models

Butt arms

The unreleased Stealer model

I collected 15 of these metal models but only two of them have the slotta arms, so I converted the others and I swapped the butt arms by the plastics arms from the sprues of the original box. I slightly changed the orientation of the thumb to accentuate the claw effect as the metal slatta arms.

Plastic sprue from the first SH box

I Converted a last genestealer in an hybrid version with heavy weapon. His legs come from a Chaos Sorcerer. The back of the pictures is the prototype of my scratchbuilding and/or kitbashing 3D Space Hulk walls.

Hybrids love Beamer weapons