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My Forgeworld order arrived, but I'm busy with studying atm, so I'll wait till next week before I work on it.
I did take a look at the rider though. I won't have to do any conversion work on the horse, it has weird, sick-looking legs already and the gas mask is the final touch. However, the horse and the rider is a single piece, so I'll have to cut/saw the him of at waist level, so I can use a FW traitor torso.



The hunting lance is only a flimsy bit of resin. I thought it would be metal. Maybe I'll use Chaos Marauder arms with spears instead. Do you think naked arms would look good on the traitor bodies? It might be a nice contrast between my two platoons.


I also got tons of bitz from a friend. Now I'll be able to build me a Leman Russ with Plasma Cannons (too bad he can't have one in the hull as well ) and do some work on the command and veteran squads I have planned. Still not sure how to build my Commander though. Does anyone know when Creed will be releases in finecast?

I'm a bit busy with studying atm but yesterday evening I decided I needed a small break and took out the bitz box(es).

First, here's the Tech Priest again. You've probaby seen him on page 1 or 2 of this thread. Now I added two arms from the Talos sprue.



I've also been working on the Nurgle Talos/Venomtrope again. He now has two tentacles, which doesn't look quite as threatening as the giant claw he had before, but I like it this way. That way it looks creepy, but less dangerous then some of the Demons I field. Not sure how to paint the hull yet. Either in the camo green I use for tanks or the rusted metal I did on the Drone.




And here are a few things I've been working on for my Traitor Guard HQ. From left to right:

My Officer of the Fleet. Someone on Twitter suggested he needed "bling" so I thought the mask would work.
The Artillery Officer. A choice too good to pass up. Not very chaotic, but I really like how he turned out.
Just a small test how Cadian boots looks on Fantasy pants.
The radio guy for my main command squad.
Beastmen hoves on Cadian legs. I think I'll use those for the Veteran squad.
And the head in front is for my main HQ character, probably based on Strakan.



Actually, the Commander is the one model I haven't quite figured out yet. I'm probaby gonna build me another one later, based on Creed, but I'm not sure what to do with this one yet. He should look larger than the rest, something I can achive with the legs I also used on the Artillery Officer. Maybe I could add a milimeter or two by using Ork boots.
Strakan has a Plasma Pistol and a Shotgun. I have enough Shotguns lying around, but I'm considering giving him a scythe, just for the heck of it.

With the nurgle drone/ venomphrope i reckon rusty would look the best, and i am liking the hooves legs mixed with the cadian legs.

So I'm finally done with stuying for this Semester, now I can put some real work into this army.

I've run into a problem with my Commander. Originally I wanted to use Strackan's rules, because he's really awesome, but then I started building and came up with this guy.

Now here's the problem. First of all, I think he already looks pretty awesome. But there's no way I can give him a plasma pistol, a shotgun and something to justify his power in close combat without ruining the... dignity of the character. Shotguns are the biggest problem, there's just no room on him for those. So I probably will use the regular rules for the IG HQ choice (what's he called in English anyway? Company Commander?), though I still don't know how to equip him. The metal scythes too large and the power fist looks boring.
Any ideas?

Here are two more veterans. The one with the shield is a prototype for my 2nd Veteran squad where hopefully everyone will have a shield like that or a similar one, to represent the 4+ armor saves. I also gave the first veteran a shotgun, because I want both squads to have them.


Here are my first two snipers. Kroot rifles and Flagelant bodies are a nice combination, I just need to sculpt a hood and get a Space Marine laser sight.


I also really want to do something with the Red Faction walker toy I had lying around for over a a year now. I guess I'll just use it as an oversized power lifter Sentinel. The model is cool just the way it is, so I'll probaly only add some minor Chaos bitz.



Speaking of lying around, I found and old plastic bag full of collectible miniatures from D&D, Horrorclix and Dreamblade and now I'll have to figure out what to do with them. Any ideas?

Well, these are obviously some sort of cavalery, but I only have two and want my Guard to still use horses. Still, snails with saddles, I have to use them for something.


No idea what to do with them:



But there's got to be some room for these:

I see a Necron Lord from that robotic skeletal figure in the first view, but that might just be me. And the title for which you are looking is El Capitano, if my fake Spanish is working properly (Captain if it isn't). You could have said Captain's shotgun holstered on his back or just use a different variant. And weapons layout wise, converting that 2 handed flail into a 1 handed deal could make for a rather effective looking chaotic commander, or even turn it into a mace, if emulating the Word Bearers, if you wanted to.

Snail riders could work very well, maybe even within said squad of rough riders

My 200 yen. Kaesar II

Combine weapons, like the Necron Warscythe. Shotgun in the top of a scythe?

@Lord Kaesar II: I can't put the shotgun on his back because of the cape. They're all pretty huge anyway.

@Anvildude: I'll think about it, but I can't quite imagine it right now.

Losing backpack abilities is always a problem I've found with the cape scene, though some people have just gone right over it, moving it around and such. An attendant could be holding the shotgun or he could keep it around his shoulder, which wouldn't particularly get in the way of the cloak but also be handy quickly. And, as always, there's more than 1 way to skin a cat- shotguns can come in all shapes and forms (or at least several). I've been known to carve up lasguns into shotguns as well as use scout shotguns, and then there's also using a look similar to the small, thin shotgun Forgeworld sells.

Some may call it madness, I call it persistent inspiration. Kaesar II

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Here's a small update. I finally build my own version of Harker and finished the first sniper. Let me know what you think.

My brother got me a bunch of awesome stuff for my birthday, including a box of these:


I immediatly build and painted the first one, but somehow he doesn't look right. I used the same colors as with the rest of the army, but something just looks off.





He doesn't look very chaotic. What do you guys think?

He looks pretty sinister to me. But, he is lacking in typical spikey bits and what not. Maybe try dirtying him up a bit, namely, his coat. Is there any way to maybe give him a backpack respirator with tiny guitar strings running from his gas mask back to the respirator?

So, I'm leaving for Gamescom wednesday morning and take a small vacation right after that. So you probably won't see anything new from me until september and I thought I could post at least a little update in this blog and the other 2 active ones.

I recently found a very nice toy truck which has just the right scale for 40k. And I think it looks really good with a few of Traitor Guardsmen in it.





It adds to the ramshackle feel of the force, without drifting into Ork junk. What do you think?

I like it, just get some nice weathering on it, and it will be perfect

You might also want to check these out. Heresy Miniatures also had some cool stuff IIRC!

Anung Un Rama wrote:So, I'm leaving for Gamescom wednesday morning and take a small vacation right after that. So you probably won't see anything new from me until september and I thought I could post at least a little update in this blog and the other 2 active ones.

I recently found a very nice toy truck which has just the right scale for 40k. And I think it looks really good with a few of Traitor Guardsmen in it.

(no need to repeat pics)

It adds to the ramshackle feel of the force, without drifting into Ork junk. What do you think?

That's awesome add some sandbags and a heavy weapon, or two to the roof, and it would make a kickass counts as Chimera.

I've been looking at a truck a bit longer and I really really like it. But there's no way it'll be able to attach a gun resembling a Heavy Bolter without making it look stupid. And it'll be open-topped on way or the other.

I just wanted to say that you are extremely creative regarding building yer Traitor Guard and are also an excellent painter. Keep up the good work.

Also, I like the toy truck, lol. All you need to do is paint it so it looks old and Nurglish and it'll be perfect.

Thanks Lictor, I appreciate that.

And it doesn't even have to look that nurgly. I just wish there were some decent rules for vehicles in the IG list that aren't tanks.

Looking nice! For the heavy bolter, you could mount one in a cupola over the passenger's seat? A second weapon could be crewed by the passengers.

What's a cupola?

The bit where this gunner is in:

Oh, that won't be easy. The truck is die cast. I will not be able to put a whole in the roof without complety destroying it.

You could instead, say, just represent with a model in the back firing a heavy bolter mounted on the railing

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been away a while and then sick for a week or so. And painting isn't nearly as much fun as converting. Well, at least painting the infantry. Painting the monsters is more fun. Here's my progress on the Talos conversion.

He's looking godd, great rust effect.

Had a game with my Orks against my brother's guard last friday.
I need Commisars.


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btw. my Cryx "medics" arrived and I also ordered this guy, though I'm not sure as what I could use him yet. Either as my Army general or as Officer of the fleet.

Really love this force, getting into the feel of Nurgley stuff since starting my Death Guard.
I'm thinking of adding a traitor guard army to go with them, I feel this will be a great source of inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

Not much today, folks. I was doing some minor stuff last evening while playing Gemini Rue.

First of, I have an idea for Commisars. I will call them Reapers (not releated to giant alien machines poised on destroying every lifeform in the galaxy) and build them with gasmasks, hood and cloak whenever possible. Maybe a scythe or two on a few models. I hope to make them stand out by using darker colors than usual. The one you see on the left is kinda a prototype, he just needs a bolt pistol.



In the middle, you can see my first wip medic. Heroic scale heads (from the Wargames factory Shock Troops btw.) don't quite fit with the non-heroic-scale Warmachine figs, but it should look better with a bit of GS.

The third on is the Anima Tactis mini I've posted above who will be either used as officer of the fleet or maybe even my company commander. I drilled a few holes and cut a few corners into his coat, to make him a look a bit more chaos-y, I'm not sure what head to use though. I have this really cool Chuthulhu head (also from the Shock Troops), but I'm not 100% sure if that's where I want to go with this army. A simple gas mask looks pretty neat as well and I could just add an officers cap to it.

Go with the tentacles. The wave of the coat will look good with the danglin' bits, and the dichotomy of the chaotic, 'slimy sea creature' head with the stiff, regal pose of the body will look rather cool, I think.