


“本月典軍簿”旨在介紹世界范圍內最強的軍隊。其中有些屬于GWS的工作人員,而另一些軍隊的收藏、建立和涂裝則由你——親愛的讀者耗費數年的心血來完成。這個月的主角屬于一位《白矮人》的編輯——杰斯·比克海姆,這是他壓箱底的寶貝——泰倫蟲族。要知道,早在“游俠商人”的首款模型發布之際他就開始收集這些蟲子了,但是直到戰錘40K第二版的蟲子模型發布,他才真正開始沉迷其中難以自拔。
這要追溯到1987年的Games Day展會,當時我買了“戰錘40K游俠商人”,一切便從此開始。蟲子們的生化科技令我著迷,它們的生物圖強烈地震撼了我,令我不禁遐想:“這些蟲子足以令其他任何種族感到恐懼?!贝撕笏鼈冊诘诙?0K中再次登場,出自Jes Goodwin之手的第一只蟲巢扈從(利卡特)、蟲巢暴君和劊子手的模型,牢牢地扣住了我的心弦。我手上的不少模型都很快被替換掉了,但是這只扈從原型我卻始終不忍丟棄,我現在把它當死亡跳躍者來使用。
泰倫蟲族這些年一直在不斷地進化,既有老物種之間的相互融合,又有新的單位被創造出來。塑料制的泰倫武士經受了時間的洗禮,劊子手也如第一版那樣引人注目,而近幾年炮蟲和掘蟒更有了長足的進步。
It all began when I bought Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader when it was released at Games Day 1987. I was fascinated with the bio-technological nature of the Tyranids, and this splendid line in their bestiary entry really caught my imagination:”Exposure to Tyranids tends to cause insanity among other races.” Then, when second edition 40K rolled around and Jes Goodwin sculpted the first Lictor, Hive Tyrant and Carnifex models, I was properly hooked. Not many of my models survive from this ear but I still have the original Lictor; I use him as Deathleaper in my current army.
Its been fascinating, and quite fitting, to see the Tyranid miniatures evolve over the years, not least into a cohesive race – and each generation has delivered some astonishing models. The plastic Tyranid Warriors have really stood the test of time, and the plastic Carnifex is as impressive as it was when first released, but things have really escalated in recent years with models like the Trygon and Tyrannofex.
1 杰斯的瘴氣蟲是他最喜歡的模型。用他的話說就是“在我軍隊的所有異形怪物中,它是最最特別的。它讓我想起了某些令人作嘔的肉食植物?!?/p>
2 兩代老獨眼?!拔乙恢狈浅O矚g這巨獸的設計理念,”杰斯說,“我用新版的塑料劊子手改裝了一個來替代舊的第三版金屬模型,嘴部是稍加改裝的沙蟒部件,其余的來自掘蟒套組,這一切給了它獨一無二的身份?!?br>