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The big daddy is done. I am now done with the Khorne contingent for the Lost and the Damned. There are a few more infantry units for the Khorne World Eater army coming in but those will paint up quickly (more Berzerkers basically).

This is actually only one model, not two or three. The arms are magnetized to allow for the various weapon combinations.

With the Khorne contingent completed (minus Land Transporters), I am going to wrap up the Undivided Iron Cult units. The infantry is already done so this leaves the vehicles. These guys are supposed to be the Lost and the Damned “partner” to the Iron Warriors (my Black Legion Undivided contingent). The theme is a lowly cult of slaves and workers from the Iron Warriors forge worlds who have to make due with any salvage that they can get acquire. I am using a mix of imperial vehicles with lots of custom modifications. The rust colour theme ties everything together visually. I think this is one of those examples where miniature painting should NOT thrive for realism. The rust on these vehicles is not realistic at all – the patches are far too big and continuous. A real rusty vehicle shown at this scale would basically look continuously brown. I basically used a “human scale” distribution of rust patterns to give the visual effect of rust at the model scale. That gets the idea across which is ultimately what matters.

The formation includes two artillery batteries and two scratch-built Hydra flak tanks from spare parts (Rhino body, old Ork Tractor Cannon cut in half for the sides and some bitz as guns).

Just some doggies. Based on Warmaster Fleshhounds from the Daemon range with a more “mortal” paint scheme to distinguish them from the actual Epic Fleshhounds.

A small group of Hellhounds to reinforce the Khorne horde. Nothing fancy but I had the old models in my bitz box so why not use them.

Another big model done for the Khorne contingent. The Altar is based on a Doom Blaster carriage, old Fleshhounds, a tongue depressor, Hirst Art flagstone, Warmaster Bloodletter and various 40k vehicle bitz.

One small step at a time. I finished one of the two Khorne Greater Brass Scorpions. The model is a custom scuplt by the same artist who made the Blood Slaughterers. I add a few wires at the back to complete the cables for the tail gun. The paint scheme is very simple but was actually painful to do (lots of washing stages that had to be done in multiple steps for lack of ways to hold the model – its very fragile). The second one is almost done, a few more washes left and some details.

With the Khorne contingent nearing completion, I am starting to work on the basic colour scheme for the Slaneesh horde. My first effort was aborted when I ran out of Tentacle Pink paint and found that Games Workshop doesn’t make it anymore. After some trials I have now settled on Vallejo Squid Pink as a replacement.

These models are the trial for all the Slaneesh Knights, Titans and vehicles. A GW Liche Purple basecoat, manual highlighting with Vallejo Squid Pink and then some details in gold, black and green for the gemstones. I am using old plastic Eldar Wraithlords as Slaneesh Traitor Sentinels. They fit in very nicely with the other walkers of the Slaneesh horde.

More progress for November: Four Blood Slaughterer of Khorne. The models are custom sculpts by a very talented modeller on the Tactical Commands forum. A nightmare to assemble but incredibly nice once they are all together. The Tactical Commands World Eater list actually has them as a unique unit. Otherwise they can proxy for Defiler in the regular Black Legion list.