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Awesome builds on those not-scions. You continuously have the best mix of fantasy and 40k bits. So will they run as allied traitor guard or a group of cultists? You've probably said so earlier and I missed it in my absence.

I decided to folow your advice and go with only one model i chose the tempestus scions, this is a photoshop picture of the conversion i planned to do:



bigger here: http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/353404centraltest.jpg

What do you think ? (its for a private terran house army)
The 4th begin from left is too egyptian like but maybe with green stuff i could delete eyes gaps.

Cheers, guys!

@ Moltar: Well, while technically, aynthing smaller and less bulky than an Astartes could be used as a cultist, I think these guys actually look slightly too organised and well equipped for that, so I guess they will be used as Stormtroopers in my allied Traitor Guard. There's a look at the rest of my Traitor Guard further up in this thread or here, in case you're interested.

@ Eloniel: I think that recipe does have some promise: You may want to get rid of some of the decoration on the scions, like maybe shaving off the armour trim to fit the sleeker look of the Puppets War helmets, but I'd personally leave that off until you've checked that everything goes together well. But I think it could really look cool!


So, as luck would have it, an order I had placed with a bitz seller on ebay was delievered today, on the last day of my Easter vacation, and I couldn't help messing around with the bitz: This guy pretty much came together just like that, easy as pie:







I have to give credit where credit is due, though: The idea for replacing the blade on that Deathwing axe was nicked from AMaximus , and the brilliant use of Warp Talon toes on Chaos Termninator gauntlets was suggested by fellow hobbyist Lucutus. Oh, and the model above will probably be named Raas the Butcher, as a shout out to Augustus B'Raass, who was nice enough to feature a namesake of mine in the fluff for his spectacular Night Lords contemptor.

Anyway, let me know what you think!

Very nice work on those traitor guards, i especially like the squad leaders, as well as the guy with the plasma gun.....though the star of the show imho is the new terminator...I had been wondering when you you would use the Red Butchers ad i can say it was worth the wait. Keep it up!!!

Another great chaotic conversion !

 KrautScientist wrote:


@ Eloniel: I think that recipe does have some promise: You may want to get rid of some of the decoration on the scions, like maybe shaving off the armour trim to fit the sleeker look of the Puppets War helmets, but I'd personally leave that off until you've checked that everything goes together well. But I think it could really look cool!

You mean shaving off these part (in red) :

Because it seem like a real hard task with lot of green stuff job and i don't think i have the skill to make it and it would be easier to go with an other kit if i want something ungothic/much sleek.

@ Legio Ultra: I actually only got myself two Red Butchers for now, strictly for experimentation purposes While I love the armour design, some of the poses seem very awkward, especially if you use the stock arms. Let's hope I'll be able to do better with my little test conversion

@ Eloniel: Actually, I was thinking more of the shoulder pads, since I agree that getting rid of the trim on the torsos might be too much hassle to be worth it. In any case, why not just get a box of scions - they are definitely worth the purchase either way - and five of the heads and get going? I am pretty confident things will start falling into place once you get some firsthand experience with the kit -- at least, that's how it was for me!

Yes i will do that, i ordered the heads (that are sold by 10), Before all that stuff i have some studies contest for integrade an engeneering school so this stuff must wait until june or july... :(
I will keep you informed. =)

Like that terminator conversion. Can't wait to see it with some paint on it.

I'm curious, where do you get yours bitz from? i cannot find any bits on EBay, and bitzbarn is out of stock on the stuff i really want. :/

Rass the Butcher looks great but maybe a little static?
what are the red butchers models like to put together?
it looks like one big cast, which would be annoying.
also can the heads be changed easily?

the scions look brilliant by the way!!

Cheers, guys!

Currently painting the Red Butcher conversion, so expect an update soon-ish

@ Thunder Fury 2575: Since there are very few good bitz shops in Germany, I usually pick up more specific stuff from a couple of German ebay-sellers that happen to have an interesting selection of both GW and FW bitz. This is usually a fairly expensive option, however, so I try to only make use of it if there's something I really need (or when a really rare bit happens to be on offer). I also try to do bitz swaps with other hobbyist, which usually makes for fairly interesting acquisitions.

@ Chaos Emperor: As you suspect, the whole Red Butcher body is one piece, with only the arms being separate bitz. While that obviously makes them fairly easy to put together, it also severely limits their flexibility. Getting rid of their heads should be possible with a bit of shaving - as poom has done on some of his Red Butchers , but the operation seems needlessly complicated, especially since there used to be perfect prototypes with absolutely amazing bare heads at GD. Why FW didn't release them like that is an absolute mystery to me...

Alright, everyone, time to show you the finished Red Butcher!

It was clear that I would be painting the model to fit the rest of my World Eaters, of course. But as a matter of fact, I have never seen the Red Butcher models painted in post heresy colours so far, and the official Forgeworld paintjob is, well, atrocious...

Anyway, while painting this guy, I subjected myself to the challenge of trying to finish the model in 3 hours, as part of a small, friendly challenge between several like-minded hobbyists. So I tried to be fast.

Here’s the model at shortly before the two hour mark…



…and, a while later, after precisely three hours:



Not bad, but clearly not finished either. Just to give you an idea, Jeff Vader managed to completely paint an absolutely amazing Plague Bearer in the same amount of time. Nuts!

But while I had sort of failed the three hours challenge, the work I had managed to accomplish during those hours went a long way towards getting the model painted, so it was all good. I ended up putting in another hour or two, and here is the finished model. I give you Raas the Butcher:





















As you can see, some of the additional touches really sell the model, at least in my opinion: The planet at the centre of the stylised legion badge on the model’s helmet was picked up in turquoise for that additional bit of pop. And I even added some blood to the halberd’s blade, because the Butcher really seems like that kinda guy:



A similarly bloodspattered Space Marine helmet and a skull were added as decoration to the model’s base:



Painting a whole Forgeworld model for the first time certainly has certainly been an interesting experience as well, although it made me realise that not only do I dislike converting resin models, but I am also not all that fond of painting them: The Forgeworld resin provides all those tiny nooks and crannies on the model that I remember (with dread!) from my past experiences with metal models, and all that scrubbing and soaking beforehand, in order to get rid of the mold release agent covering the model head to toe, also isn’t that much fun. So while I can see myself painting the odd FW model every now and then, assembling an entire army of models made from this material seems like a bit of a nightmare to me, to be honest…

Oh, and one more thing: While I am rather pleased with the finished model, it does look slightly puny when stood next to one of my plastic models in Terminator armour. Justs sayin’…



I’m happy enough with the result, though: One down, one to go! I suppose the second Red Butcher I purchased will end up looking more or less like this:







I might just replace the right arm with an arm holding an axe or sword, though. Hmmm….

On a semi-related note, I realised that some of the Red Butchers’ design elements, especially the torso and helmet, are quite reminiscent of that old metal Terminator Lord I picked up used a while ago:



The resemblance is really quite uncanny, don’t you think? So maybe these guys will end up hanging out together in the end? In any case, it’s especially delicious to find visual consistency where you hadn’t even expected it, so yeah…
Oh, one more thing, by the way: My finished test model, Raas the Butcher, was named for fellow hobbyist Augustus B’Raass. This is a small thank you to him, both for providing lots of inspiration with his kick-ass Night Lords army (seriously, what is it whith all the amazing NL armies lately?) and for indulging me when I instigated a rather egg-headed (but nevertheless pretty fascinating, at least to me) discussion on his thread lately.

Thanks for taking it all in stride, mate!

Anyway, here’s the model’s background:



Raas the Butcher

The warrior known as Raas the Butcher is one of the 4th assault company’s oldest veterans and serves in Lord Captain Lorimar’s personal guard, known as Lorimar’s Fist. Even among this band of ruthless killers, his thirst for blood excels, and his penchant for tearing his opponents limb from limb is well known and feared by those who have to stand against him: Watching Raas charging the enemy with surprising speed, a blood curdling howl on his lips, is terrifying to behold, and usually the last sight his victims are afforded before his mighty war halberd effortlessly shears through their armour and flesh. His bloodlust is so great that he spends most battles completely lost to the nails, as much of a danger to his friends as to his enemies. Chains decorate his ancient suit of modified Cataphractii armour as if to bind him, but it is clear that the Lord Captain’s abyssal growl is the only thing that will bring this wild hound to heel…


As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

Damn it kraut, now I have to go paint terminators.

Very nice work, I really like that love you gave to the little details. Cant wait to see the second one though i feel his pose is a little like a cartoonish run. What if you switched the angle on the arms, turn the left arm down and give his right hand a forward pointing weapon??
Looking forward to waht you will come up with!!

Butcher looks badass, KS! Excited to see the next one, who already looks like a boss.

Abyssal Growl excellent turn of phrase

The butchers are going to look great! I personally don't like resin much either, never had a forgeworld model myself, but i know what you mean. Looking forward to the painted terminators.

On the note of headswaps with the Eisenkern, I used some of the female apocalypse survivor heads from wargames factory. The eisenkern bodies actually work fairly well as women in power armour, being more slender than the average GW miniature. I'm using them to put together a 'sensibly armoured' sisters of battle army at the moment.

I know I told you by email but now he is named I like him even more. He really is brutal!

Thanks a lot for the kind words, guys!

Like I said, the arms on the second Red Butcher are yet WIP, so things might yet change. I really fancy giving him a sword/thunder hammer/axe for his right hand atm...

However, it'll be some time until we next see this guy: I'm already fluttering along to the next possible conversion project. That is the bad news. The good news is that I more or less used painitng the Red Butcher as a test run for a bigger update. Sit tight and watch this space for the next update

Damnit I wish I had that old Chaos Lord. It looks fantastic.

Great work as usual!

@ Squigsquasher: Yeah, he's one of the models I have always wanted to own, so I was lucky to get a good deal on him a while back. To make things even more tantalising for those who want the model, it's still listed on GW's page, albeit as "no longer available".


Alright, I promised you a bigger update, and here it is: Those of you who have been following this thread for a while may recall my ongoing work on a couple of World Eaters riding massive juggernauts of Khorne. Even though there are currently no rules for such a formation, every self-respecting follower of Khorne should have some juggernaut riders in his army, period.

Anyway, my first test model on the way to a whole squad was actually built and painted quite a long time ago:



I am still reasonably happy with this guy, especially since the WFB Skullcrushers of Khorne had not yet been released back then, so building the rider actually took some doing (erm, and the “borrowing” of an idea from Sprugly’s amazing thread here ).

Speaking of the Skullcrushers, the release of that kit did of course make my whole life a lot easier, and I snatched it up for the bitz alone. But the kit also gave me the opportunity to build three more juggernaut riders, my Brazen Hunters:



These were actually named for fellow hobbyists who had greatly inspired me with their respective chaos projects. And I imagine the squad will be a sight to see, once I finally work up the motivation to get them painted (fingers crossed ).

But during all this time, I did not yet have a suitable Chaos Lord on juggernaut, even though such a model is the one highly viable way of currently using a Chaos Space Marine on a juggernaut to begin with! However, I am basically addicted to building Chaos Lords, and it was entirely clear for me that this guy would need to be really impressive.

It may surprise you to learn that I have been quietly pottering away on a suitable Chaos Lord for a rather long time now. In fact, a first test version was built as early as 2011:



But while I look back on that first effort with some fondness, the model really wasn’t as cool as I wanted it to be. So the rider was ditched, I kept the juggernaut and waited for a suitable rider model to go on top.

I finally found a solution to my problem when my cousin Andy gave me a Chaos Lord on Manticore as a birthday gift in 2012. I have gone on record stating that the kit is basically worth it for the rider bitz alone, and you even get two riders (and the Manticore can have its uses as well…).

Anyway, while one of the Manticore riders was turned into a rogue Primaris Psyker for my Traitor Guard, it was always clear to me that the other one would end up as the lord riding that leftover juggernaut — but the project still stalled for some reason.

Until the recent 14th Painting/Converting Contest over at Throne of Skulls provided the perfect occasion for me to finally clean up my act and finish the model. So I sat down and combined rider and jugger. Here’s a look at the WIP version of the model:











Granted, this conversion might have been quite a bit more exciting before the release of the WFB Skullcrushers, but I think it still holds up. The Manticore kit comes with some absolutely brilliant bitz, among them the heavily scarred head I used for the rider. The chain cloak is another personal favourite of mine, since not only does it look badass on any Chaos Lord, but chains feature rather prominently in the World Eaters’ legion aesthetics, so what better place to use this wonderful bit.

In order to suitably “40k-i-fy” the fantasy model, I added a plasma pistol (if only to give me an excuse for paining some light blue plasma coils every once in a while ), some grenades on the model’s belt and a backpack from the Dark Vengeance Chosen. The juggernaut was also subtly converted in order to make it look a little more impressive: The main additions were two Marauder shields on the hind legs and two tusks (made from a set of horns from the Chaos Knight horses). The latter idea was borrowed from an excellent diorama created by Keith Robertson and Kornel Kozak and published in an issue of WD:

When it actually came to painting the model, I had to be really disciplined for once, since I had let the deadline for the ToS contest approach without lifting a finger, lazy bum that I am — maybe this was a subconscious attempt at forcing myself to perform well under pressure?

Anyway, I actually painted rider and jugger back to back over a matter of three days, which was quite a drag, but also didn’t give me any time to dawdle or lose interest. I started with the rider, because I instinctively realised that he would be far more fun to paint. Here’s the finished rider (looking like the victim or a particularly nasty groin hernia without his steed):







The funny leg pose notwithstanding, painting this guy really was a blast! I basically used my usual recipe for World Eaters, but this model gave me the opportunity to combine two of my favourite effects on the same model: glowing plasma coils and a turquoise daemon weapon. As a matter of fact, I added another light blue area to the model’s backpack, making it look like some kind of reactor core:



Painting the juggernaut was mainly an exercise in patience and perseverance, because the model is pretty big and has quite a few nooks and crannies (and I had, of course, been idiotic enough to glue together all the different parts, save the head, before painting). I went for the same, dark turquoise I used on my last juggernaut, both because it makes for a nice contrast against the red of the rider’s armour, but also because it provides an added bit of visual consistency for my army: my daemon weapons or daemonic steeds all use variants of the same turquoise.

Painting this guy in such a relatively short timespan was quite a bit of work. Fortunately, when I was already on my last leg, my copy of Warhammer:Vision arrived and seeing my model for Legion in Blanchitsu helped me release some hidden reserve of power

So, without further ado, here’s the finished model. I give you Lord Valkar, the Scarred One:



















The one problem with the model, from a construction perspective, is that the chains of Valkar’s cloak seem curiously gravity-defying. Unfortunately, there was nothing I could have done to change that, short of cutting apart the entire cloak — and I was too much of a chicken for that
Let us just presume that Valkar’s a) gallopping so fast that even the heavy chains are streaming in the wind or b) some kind of sorcerous power is keeping them afloat?! Yeah, sorcerous power, that makes sense! Let’s totally go with that!

Anyway, let me share a couple of detail shots with you:



I am actually really happy with the model’s face, even though I just used my usual, minimalistic approach. The scars actually play into this guy’s background — but more about that in a minute.





So yeah, that’s my finished Chaos Lord on juggernaut of Khorne, at long last. Only what, three years from inception to finished model? That’s really slow, even for my sloppy standards. But well worth it, of course

Seriously, though: I really am pretty pleased, both with the model and with the fact that I finally managed to complete this particular task. Whatever his chances might be in the ToS contest, I am already super happy at having added another bigger model like this to my collection.

And, of course, a tried and true tradition here on Eternal Hunt, let’s get to know the latest model better: Who is this guy? What are his dreams and ambitions? Allow me to share the background I came up with for the model:



Huntmaster Valkar, the Scarred One, Lord of Chains and Master of the Brazen Hunters

In the latter days of the Great Crusade, Brother Valkar was fighting as a line officer in the 12th legion’s assault formations, and it was during the pacification of a cluster of feudal worlds in the eastern fringe that he incurred a wound that would change his life forever: A maddened cultist attacked him with a weapon wreathed in sorcerous flame, taking Valkar’s right eye and leaving him with a hideous, eight-pronged scar over the right side of his face. To make matters worse, the damaged eye socket wouldn’t take any augmetic replacement for some reason unfathomable even to the Legion’s Apothecaries, leaving Valkar permanently one-eyed. In any other Astartes Legion, that would have surely relegated him to the place of an Auxiliarii or a diplomat – a bleak prospect for one who had been bred for war. But Angron’s legion had little use for diplomats, and even crippled officers could hold a command as long as they knew how to hold their own in the fighting pits. So Valkar learned to balance the consequences of his disability and returned to battle, seemingly as effective as before.

However, it seemed his scars ran deeper still, as Valkar started hearing voices: Harsh whispers now spurred him onward in battle, inciting him to ever growing acts of bloodshed, bellowing excitedly at every kill, and howling in frustration at each denied killing stroke. Valkar feared he might be growing insane, but in a legion wracked with the influence of the Butcher’s Nails, sanity was not exactly a priority.

For Valkar’s seeming descent into madness only mirrored that of his legion: The World Eaters became ever more brutal and uncontrollable, finally siding with the Warmaster Horus and becoming one of his most effective terror weapons. And Brother Valkar was always there, swept along with the tide.

The last time he heard the mysterious voices was when the drop pods of the XII legion rained down on the blasted hellscape Istvaan III had become: When the doors of his Dreadclaw hissed open and Valkar began charging at his erstwhile brothers and their fellow loyalists with a blood curdling roar on his lips, the voices broke into triumphant laughter one last time – and then fell silent. The pact had been sealed.

Over the following centuries and millennia, Valkar has become a mighty champion of Khorne. He was one of the first officers in the World Eaters’ 4th assault company to be granted a daemonic steed by the powers of the warp, and riding this beast wrought from brass and hellfire, he became nigh invincible. He has gathered similarly gifted brethren around him, forming an elite cadre of mounted legionaries called the Brazen Hunters.

And once again, there are voices: Whispers in the shadows that Valkar the Scarred One could one day challenge the Lord Captain himself for the command of the company.


As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

That is a very pretty model. Just don't tell him I said so.

Thats a very well done model and a background to boot, how you get those good details on the face is beyond me. I tried my hand at the first web exclusive captain a few days ago, and that eye gave me the most trouble.

hmmmmmmm not very red

The Jugger lord looks awesome mate and the Red Butchers are nice as well. Keep the updates coming.

Valkar looks AWESOME!! Love the background for him! Lorimar wouldn't stand a chance....

Great job there !! I really like um......wait, everything about this guy I am still curious however as to how he got the title "Lord of Chains" (I mean apart from the huge chain cloack he wears). And one little observation: I believe the lance tips from the Skullcrushers might have been even better for his weapon. But still great job!!

That rules! Props for the juggy being blue.

Thanks a lot for the feedback, guys!

@ wolfmerc: Picking out the details on the face really isn't all that hard, you know: I just use a fine detail brush, using very little paint and applying it to the most prominent areas of the face (nose, cheek bones, brow,...). You need a little brush control for that, but as long as you don't try to do too much in one go, you should be fine. I absolutely hate painting eyes, btw, which is why servants of Khorne (with their milky white eyes) are great for me

@ flibjibchaoscookie: Erm, okay?! Is that good or bad, though?

@ Chaos Emperor: Whoa, easy there buddy: Lorimar hasn't been the Master of the Hunt for nearly ten millennia because he's just a pretty face: The last guy to openly oppose him ended cleaved in half and interred into a Dreadnought Sarcophagus Anyway, thanks for the kind words!

@ Legio Ultra: Well, to be honest, the epithet "Lord of Chains" was a bit of a no-brainer, given the cloak My background thought was that he might be the one to lead the Forsaken (i.e. the Chaos Spawn) into battle from time to time, which would give the title a secondary meaning?! Maybe I'll have to think about that some more. Regarding the lance, while the "Khornate" lances from the Skullcrushers are pretty cool in their own right, the weapons are held at a much less interesting angle, plus they are all held in right hands only, so they weren't realls such a good option for this model after all.

@ Moltar: Hah, red juggers are so five minutes ago