These are latecomers to the Khorne horde as Exodus Wars only released these wonderful proxies a short while ago.
The Squats are killing me in terms of motivation. Only a few models are left for the army but those happen to be really big: super heavies, flyers and some artillery.
After a long absence due to a mix of travel and Squat-induced painting fatigue, I finally managed to finish the display base for the Nurgle Epic army. Like all my display bases, this one uses a 24″x18″ tray that slots into the display cabinet in the gaming room. The image can be expanded for a detailed view. The army barely fits so no more Nurgle models in the future…
These are just regular Rhinos but for some reason the Squat lists call them Spartans. They will serve as transports for the red Brotherhood.
Termites Tunnelers for the yellow Brotherhood. I shaved off all the imperial symbols to make them fit more nicely into the Squat army.
And we have reached the end of “plastic stuff on bases”. Next are the vehicles and big war engines. The robots are a mix of the two old plastic styles.
Regular Hearthguard. I mixed them with the excessive quantity of standard bearers (surplus from needing multiple boxes of Squats to get any list formation done).
The Squats have become numerous enough to deserve their own page (under Games & Armies\Epic Armageddon\Squats): https://wargamingworkshop.wordpress.com/games-armies/epic-armageddon/squats/ I will finish up the page as they get completed.
Now that the Epic Chaos armies are completed, I am going to build display bases for them. I am using the same general approach as for the Flames of War base document here. I am using the same black frame (I have 50 of them, custom made to fit into the display cabinet – many more bases to come!). It’s taped off in the picture to protect the gloss finish until everything is done. So far I have created the back walls out of MDF and filled in the elevation levels with dense foam. The MDF walls give a clean finish and protect the edge of the foam in the elevated rear section.
The pic below shows the status so far with the Nurgle army set up. That step is essential as most of my armies are large enough that they just barely fit onto a full base (some need two bases). Click on the pic for a larger version. The base will have a tiered rocky hill at the back and a river running down the hill (probably a waterfall), with extensions going into a triangle shape towards the front corners. It will be a slime river of course… The shape is a play on the Nurgle symbol. I don’t have enough space make three large lakes in a triangle (the actual three-dot Nurgle symbol). So the rivers effectively subdivide the army into three blocks in the right configuration.
Next step is to cover the surface in magnetic sheet (to hold the models in place – everything has a metal base). Afterwards I will add moulded rocks to the cliffs and start the spackle work for all the cracks.
Short guys in big armour. Now the only infantry left are the regular Hearthguard and the Robots. Getting close!
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