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.
I am slowly clearing terrain projects off my desk. This one is a Hirst Art tower modified to look like the lair of a crazy scientist. The model is done but needs to have greenery added (vines, grass, bushes, etc). I am considering furniture for the interior but the tower is so small that any fixed obstruction would render it useless for gameplay. The thing on the inside wall is actual tapestry (using inkjet on canvas paper). The image, suitably, is an Empire engineer fighting some kind of chaos creature.
A small diversion from my Epic project. This is a work in progress display base for a 28mm DBA Greek Hoplite army. It’s just a spare picture frame filled with foamboard. The holes for the bases were cut out and then everything was then coated in sand and rocks. The paintjob is complete but I still need to all greenery (to both display base and the model bases).
Another small step forward: The Khorne objective market is completed. The models are old Bloodletter, a Hirst Art skull and some chain.
The water effect in the cauldron has finally dried so here is the finished product. These were done in October so they don’t count for this month…
More Chaos goodness (or badness) for the October ToEG quota: A unit of Khorne bikers including character. The models are custom sculpts by a very talented hobbyist at the Tactical Commands forum. Incredibly nice work! The character is a minor conversion of mine. I will add decal icons to all the Chaos character models once the whole force is done (similar to my Orks).
I am short a few Leman Russ tanks (inbound from Ebay) but work has started on the other Iron Cult vehicles. They are bashed together from whatever leftover imperial parts I had in my bitz box.
The first armoured artillery squadron are fairly straightforward Basilisks. I had to add some fuel tanks and Green Stuff items to the older models to “bulk” them to the new size (I only had two of the newer types left).
The second squadron uses spare Basilisk chassis but mounts siege mortars. I had those left over from the Ork Gargant kit and they somehow fit.
Finally I have two Hydra anti-air tanks. I have a bunch of Rhino hulls without tracks so I made wheels by cutting Ork plastic guns into two with a scroll saw. Add some Ork AA guns and an old Whirlwind launcher.
Once the weather is dry again these will get sprayed and then painted.
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