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Hails to all that read this. I've been tossing a few projects back and forth here lately but this has been my #1 focus behind the scenes. It isn't finished completely but there's enough to it that I wanted to share. Comments welcomes, and suggestions... well, it's done already. But share anyway, I am always looking for that next project idea.

Not posting everything, these are just representations. 22 pics at my gallery.


Overview of my army. I stated it in 1997 and have built on them over time. The Death Guard were part of a larger force comprised of World Eaters, Death Guard, Iron Warriors, and Black Legion. Each aspect of the force has grown over the years and after a recent battle I decided to complete them as an individual force.


Aspiring Champion that I painted just the other day. I know the model is just a regular Plague Marine, but his pose is dynamic so he stands out.


The model in the center was just finished on Friday but the other two are part of the original lot I picked up back in 1995 (I think, 1996 at the latest) and have long been part of my Chaos Space Marines. I'm not sure if I am proud that my painting skills are the same all these years later or if I should be disappointed that I haven't improved. Ha.


Old Imperial Space Marine Dreadnought serving a higher purpose. This was one of the first models I completed for this army.


Daemon-possessed Predator. I had a lot of fun converting this model and it's always received a lot of attention from my friends (usually in the form of lascannons).


Thanks for looking.

I love the Tank
I'm scared of it so i'm sure thats why it gets shot

Thanks for the compliment. I'm looking at a Land Raider and two Rhinos right now to add a bit more firepower and a lot more transport option, and I'm looking forward to corrupting them to the fullest extent.

I know my brother would love this thread. Sickness in all it's old school glory. Awesome models and paint jobs dude.

Can't wait for more pictures!

InventionThirteen wrote:I know my brother would love this thread. Sickness in all it's old school glory. Awesome models and paint jobs dude.

Can't wait for more pictures!

Thanks for the compliments and I hope you get a chance to show this to your brother!

I finished the Terminator squad tonight. Here's where they were a few days ago:



And here's how they finished up:



And one shot with the full squad together for the first time (with paint, anyway):

I like this thread. Makes me miss the models I grew up enjoying.

Wow! Really awesome, dude! It makes me wish I'd have started my chaos army about 15 years earlier!

Subbed!

Very retro. I love them!

Wow, thanks all! I got motivated to finish this because I put up a thread that profiled failed projects, and while it was a fun poke at ourselves it really made me ask just when it was that I last finished something, and it has been a while. I also had just played a game w/ a friend and I had a lot of unpainted miniatures (in this army) on the table. I was already working a few projects so I started to focus on this "in between", meaning I worked on this when I was taking a break from the other projects I was working instead of playing a video game or watching TV with my time.

More is coming. I have some old Death Guard Veterans (aka Havocs in the current ed) that I want to get finished, and I'm looking for a Land Raider and two old Rhinos to provide some more firepower and a lot more mobility to my army.

I'll be updating this again. Thanks for checking it out.

The tank looks very possessed, keep up the good work. Keep us updated!

Showed my brother, thought it was awesome. Likes the use of older models.

I like the wood on the aspiring champions bolter (at least I think it's wood). It adds a stronger sense of corruption and decay.

InventionThirteen wrote:Showed my brother, thought it was awesome. Likes the use of older models.

That's awesome. Thanks for checking this out. More old Chaos stuff coming for sure.

Draglide12 wrote:I like the wood on the aspiring champions bolter (at least I think it's wood). It adds a stronger sense of corruption and decay.

It is wood. There were a series of Plague Marine models that GW did that used wood stocks on the Bolters and also on a Plasma Rifle. I should pick the detail out on it a bit more so it is not as washed out as the rest of it.

Simply love the old models, even the paint job has a retro feel to it... which isnt a bad thing, love it all.

I would however rebase the Dread and terminators. Firstly Square bases have no place in 40k! looks ugly. Secondly terms look far better on the bigger bases.

Apart from that...awesome!

Love the models. This thread is full of win. Your models really catch what's Nurgle. Big up!

Nice to see some more old school chaos minis.

Since the title is "old meets new" here's some of the "new" that is on the way. First and foremost is my first attempt at fielding a Daemon Prince. This was not an idea I thought through. I'm doing this 100% solely based on how absolutely awesome the miniature looks. I'll find a place for him just to have him on the field and part of my list.

Fresh out of the bag!! It came with a base but I have never liked putting miniatures on huge diorama-like bases for wargaming. Do they hop down and drag their rock with them across the entire battlefield? Ha. So no, not using that and already gave it to a friend of mine.


Glued and ready for priming. Those are 2nd ed Chaos Terminators in the background for size comparison. It's a little smaller than I originally expected but considering the role it is going to fulfill in my army it's exactly what I need it to be.



Closeup for more detail.


Not only is this a new miniature for my very old Death Guard, but it's also the inspiration and centerpiece for the next generation of Plague Marines I am going to build (I'm not going to mention APOC here, but my friend just picked it up...). I will be using bodies from the most current CSM sprue, but with different helms / heads. The gas mask is something I already find quite disturbing. It's so much worse than simply a closed-face helm or mask, there's something very unnatural about it, something very wrong. It is frightening to me in a way that I could try to explain but would ramble on and steer this thread into OT land, so I'll move on.

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So anyway, the gas mask look. Absolutely perfect for Plague Marines. I've been searching online (and asked fellow Dakkalites for assistance on another thread, thank you for your help) for swapper heads that would fit my idea and came up with the following. I have not picked a winner yet, still trying to figure out who I am going to like more. But I'll share here now. Please feel free to comment, I haven't done anything yet and I'd love to steal hear your ideas.


Contestant #1- Pig Iron Productions. With two entries in consideration there's a good chance PIP will be seeing some $$$ from me very soon. I really like the HD.1 Kolony Rebel head sprues and would be a perfect compliment to the HD.3 Kolony Inner guard head sprues

Contestant #2- Maxmini. Fewer heads for more money, I might get one of the Tox Guardsman heads to add variety to whatever else I wind up getting but I'm not expecting that my business will be exclusively w/ Maxmini

Contestant #3- West Wind Productions. Many choices from Secrets of the Third Reich but the US Gas Mask Heads are what caught my eye and looked most likely to fit my needs.

So again, haven't decided which I'm getting yet but admittedly am leaning strongly towards Pig Iron. What do you think? Also, if you have ideas that I didn't show here please post. I did look at and decided against Chapterhouse Studios and Wargames Factory (for no reasons other than they didn't fit what I am looking for right now).

There's my update. Thanks for looking.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:

Yeah!
These early plague marines are really sweet and you've done a good job on them.

Still loving the look of the old school chaos models!
I think you should be proud of your painting skills, way better then mine, very detailed and you know how to highlight(more then i can say)

Thanks for the compliments. I try to not bag on my painting skills because I know that I am not terrible, but I have a difficult time saying that I paint well because I don't feel that I do.

Anyway, therapy session over. Here's my latest update. I spent most of my weekend being social around real live people. You can imagine the detrimental effect that had on my modeling time. I was not able to get a lot done, but I was able to very carefully remove all mold lines, models some GS to fill connection seams (also used it to put a bit more "plague" on him) and decided on a Flesh Wash base instead of my regular home-brew Green Ink wash.














I love that last picture the best. There's so much attitude in it, it is a direct challenge. I'm very much looking forward to finishing this model. I'm going to re-wash it in spots again tomorrow because the photos show me places I missed (small ones, but worthy of attention).


On the Gas Mask front, I'm going to go with the PIP and see how that goes. If it doesn't turn out as awesome in real life as I hope I'll be out a few dollars and have an awesome head set for Traitor Guard (which is how they were being used when I first saw them). I'll order them sometime this week likely.

Until then, here's a teaser glimpse of the future- I've started to convert the next generation of my Death Guard Plague Marines. It's a bad photo and it's a mess, but a good idea of where I am starting. This will be an Aspiring Champion when it is done.



I have a 4 day weekend w/ no plans coming up. No doubt I'll be updating this thread a few times. Stay tuned for more contamination and other horrors of the Warp.

Nice model for a Daemon Prince... Can't wait to see him finished!

Definately still has the 'plague' essence!
Keep up the good work, and can't wait to see the rest of that peek of whats to come!

An interesting blog - will be following it with interest

Quick update- was able to spend a bit of time today with this. Colors are all GW except for a homebrew ink wash I made from a couple different sets.

This is a WIP- it is not finished! Yes I see the mistakes. The question is, will they still be there in the next picture?

Just a single shot for now but wanted to show that I'm on this and I am completely motivated.



More coming. A lot more.

That demon prince is super cool! what model is it?

tekk_45 wrote:That demon prince is super cool! what model is it?

I'd also like to know, it look familiar...

The model was originally released by Ultraforge Miniatures but it doesn't look like they are active on their website right now seeing how nothing I can find online about them mentions 2010, just 2009 (including their own website).

There are quite a few places you can find it online and it has appeared in some painting blogs on other sites. I never saw it before seeing a thread here on Dakka but when I looked it up I knew I had to have it and that it was going to be a thematic piece for the next wave of Plague Marines in my army.

More coming soon.

Skalk that old dred brought back memories!! I still have one and it is being soaked in Simple Green as we speak I will paint it soon to show you all after my main army is done.
Great Job on your Nurgle force. I gotta show this link to my buddy he too is a Chaos head!!

nasty! in the best of ways!

Dude!!! That demon prince kicks ass... Its so sick looking. This thread is legend.