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Hails to all that read this. Welcome to the start of my 40K Cultist blog. After some consideration I decided that I’m not going to call it a Chaos Cultist or Traitor Guard because the application for most of these miniatures could cover a wider range than that, and I don't want the direction of my vision and creativity dictated by a definition of what this is “supposed” to be (although I'm quite certain that most of the troops I'll be building would gain the unwelcome attention of the local Arbites, if not the Inquisition). You may choose to call them Lost and the Damned, or Slaves to Darkness. I prefer to think of them as maligned freedom fighters standing against the tyranny of the Imperium. In any case, if they aren’t fit for duty in the Imperial Guard, they belong here (Penal Legions don’t count…ha).

If you are familiar with Rogue Trader or Necromunda you'll see where a lot of my inspiration comes from. The variety of things you will find here (over time) will be interesting and eclectic, if not always "list legal". Expect things like a WFB Zombie w/ a Lasgun to a Necromunda Juve w/ a Shuriken Catapult. I've been thinking about this project for a very long time and have finally decided to start doing it. If you have a chance, please check out my Death Guard Plague Marines blog because that's where this truly started.

Sometime within my next few posts I'll be creating a list of links to people on Dakka that have distinctly inspired me. In some instances I will create my own versions of their ideas. It is my hope that imitation is seen as the most sincere form of flattery.

I decided to get some work done before starting this thread to help get it off the ground. Initially I started this Cult idea when I ordered some gas mask heads from Pig Iron Productions (hereafter referred to as PIP)



The scale seemed just a bit off to use with my Plague Marines, but was perfect for Guardsmen models. Below is a pic of the first models I converted. Granted not a lot of work went into the first models. It was for test purposes.



But it did get me thinking that I wanted to start this as an individual project instead of a side distraction. I waited a while to finish up a few things with my Death Guard and ran into a few issues that eventually led to me taking a break from all this. When I started back up I just wasn’t feeling the drive to paint more Plague Marines. Then one day I was surfing around eBay and scored a sweet deal on some half-painted WFB Zombies. I need more Zombies like I need a hole in the head, I have over 500 of them already painted for WFB (and that’s no exaggeration, anyone that knows me IRL can verify that) but these were different, I had an idea running through my head and was going to try it. I didn’t give them the most attentive paint jobs ever, but I was happy with the results. Specifically, I converted WFB Zombies into Plague Zombies for the 40K universe.



That got things rolling for me, but I still waited a few weeks before really jumping into this. That brings us up-to-date with where I am right now. The following is where I am starting. Not a lot of difficult conversions yet, and you don’t have to pay a lot of attention to see where most of the parts I’m using came from. This is the foundation that I’ll be building on in the weeks (months?) to come. More complex and varied conversions are coming, I have a lot of ideas of my own, plus quite a few that I am going to borrow (with credit, of course) from elsewhere.





I’ve split the Cult up into groups of 3 for easier narration. The first group consists of old Heavies from the Necromunda Cawdor range. The left and right models carried Heavy Bolters, and the middle had a Grenade Launcher. The Heavy on the far left I converted way back in the day, was going to use him as a “low cost” Heavy that eventually would get an actual Heavy Weapon. The other two models were scrap from a friend that bought them for the weapons (doing conversions of his own) and gave me the bodies. The ease that these came together was a bit weird, the middle Heavy needed no conversion at all, just slapped a Lasgun onto him and it fit perfectly. The Heavy w/ the Flamer was almost as easy, just a little work to add a hand. The Heavy with the Flamer is going to get painted up in Redemptionist colors.



The next group consists of two old Necromunda Orlock plastics (left and middle) and the Cadian Autocannon assistant gunner model from the old metal range. They are all sporting PIP heads.



Here are two of the old Chaos Cultist model (left and right) and a Bloodbowl Quarterback. I did a bit of converting on each of them. Left and middle have PIP heads.



The WFB Zombies and W40K Cadians plastic sets are going to be used a lot in this force. Other bits are from the original Necromunda set and even the original Imperial Guard plastics.



More Zombie / Guard bashes. These all have PIP heads. Model in the middle has an old Squat plastic arm.



Next group is pretty straightforward- Zombie legs, Zombie or Cadian torso, Cadian Lasguns, and PIP heads.



This group I changed up a bit, and have one of my more ridiculous models. I added Catachan bits to the mix of parts used along with the Cadian and Zombies, but also decided to “make up” for some of the very basic models I’d done so far (model in the middle)



This guy gets his very own photo. This is an old Necromunda Goliath model with a slight bit of converting, but I think it came out awesome! It was supposed to be just another rank / file tropps with some character, but as I started chopping things up and looking at what was coming out of it all it turned into this. He’s without a doubt in charge of something somewhere. He has a Power Axe and a Bolter! He’s freakin’ HUGE! And he has that awesome helmet! He absolutely HAS to be in charge of something somewhere!



And here they are all together again (minus a few that are already primed) getting ready for my painting table.



I’ve already started working on things, and have made a bit of progress. These are all WIP and have a long way to go. I’m looking for feedback on colors, contrast, etc. I know I don't suck for tabletop quality models but I'm far from a "good" painter, so recommendations like “paint better” aren’t going to help much.







Hmm. Looking at this last photo, I guess it could be called “chaos” after all. Ha.





Again, thanks for taking the time to check this out. I appreciate any feedback and I hope you'll come back soon as I'll have more stuff up to share before long.

Looks like a promising start. Not much I can advise you, not terribly experience painting wise

Wow. I really like the individual character of each model. That's what lured me to the Chaos side of things. Great conversions and individualization of troops is my forte'

great work on the guy with all of the grenades and the Necromunda Goliath model is definitely in charge of looking freakin awesome.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:

That old Necromunda Cawdor Heavy is one of my favorite models. His face alone has so much character and he looks so boss with that Heavy Bolter. I've actually cut one of those mini's up and have attached that head to a Nurgle Termi that I'm currently working on.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/204096-Nurgle%20Terminator%20WIP.html?m=2

I'm glad to see you back in the painting game, Skalk, and I look forward to seeing where you take these cultists. They're looking great so far.

@ kenshin620- Thanks for the confidence. I'm always sketchy about first posts. Dakka is a cruel place sometimes.

@ Brotheralexos- Hails and thanks for checking this out. Once I get the time to really sit down and dedicate some time I'll start coming up with some truly horrific and chaotic conversions. Glad you're digging on what I have so far.

@ Lord of Death Mountain- Once I have him painted I think I'll have a "name that warlord" contest. I'm already rethinking the Power Axe because as awesome as it looks, I *suck* at painting the whole "looks like an activated power weapon" thing. Maybe if I just say it is "off"... ha

@ Moltar- I love that model. I have a couple more of them that are complete and it's quite likely one of them will wind up in this list as a stock model. It's just that cool. I'm not limiting my modeling to current rules. One of the motivating factors for me in this project is to create for the sake of creation without a specific application to consider. I can run anything "counts as" with the guys I game with, and if I ever talk anyone into playing Necromunda again I'll have the ever-annoying Arbitrator NPC gang ready to mess things up. And thanks, I'm glad to be back.




As stated in my last post, here's a list of threads I have found on Dakka that inspired me in some way. Please check them out of you are into Traitor Guard, Chaos Cults, or alternate Guard armies. I do have a specific request, though. Some of these threads are old, so PLEASE check the date of the last post before responding to them. Mods will lock thread necromancy. If you're digging the stuff you see and the thread is old, send them a PM.

I think this is in reverse order, oldest thread to most recent. I know this isn't everything I've seen, it's everything I could find before posting today. I'll add more as I find them.

BigBadWolf37
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/332033.page

elotsip
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/329837.page

BigBadWolf37
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/273059.page

Yggdrasil
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/293824.page

Rabid Ferret
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/315066.page

Anung Un Rama
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/235233.page

Cadaver
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/324921.page

Hyenajoe
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/296459.page

weetyskemian44
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/315548.page

Fattimus_maximus
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/331169.page

I'm listing these because I really believe in the whole "community" thing on Dakka and always appreciate it when someone that is into my work shares it with other people. There is so much amazing work around here that gets minimal attention because it gets buried or passed over. There's a lot of inspiration out there, and the above threads all caught my attention in one way or another.

I've gotten some painting done and I'll have more to share in a few days. Thanks for checking this out and I'm really looking forward to seeing where this goes.


*edit edit edit... man it's been a while since I've done this. Gotta get the rust out of the joints. Ha. *

I really like the different threads you posted. I've done a LOT of searching for cults and traitors around the Interweb, and found a few threads you may like:

Nurgley Guard, along with Vile ratmen:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/292739.page#1572175

LARGE LatD army, tons of mutants:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/302773.page#1791734

TANKS, TANKS, TANKS!!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/226902.page

The Reimagining, a very large log, with a staggering amount of conversion work.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/246515.page

I hope you can find further inspiration and ideas from those threads, I sure did. I hope to be getting a start on my Traitor Guard soon, I'll post a link when I do.

@ Brotheralexos- Thanks for posting those links, that's exactly what I am talking about. Some of that stuff was really intense. I'll be trying that "Lasgun Lite" (cutting down a Lasgun by about 1/3) conversion this weekend. Looking forward to seeing your work once it gets started. If you ever needed the motivation, here you go! All sorts of it!



Nothing says "yes I am working on it!" like a few random WIP shots. The "overalll group" shots are cool because you can see models changing that haven't really been profiled yet.

This is what I've got done. It's not a lot, but it's progress.















That's it until the weekend, the rest of my week is booked out solid and I won't have time to get anything else done. But I'll be around this weekend for sure. Thanks for checking this out, more coming soon!

Nice trators!

@ bigmek35- Thanks for checking them out! A lot more to come.



Decent update for the weekend. I'll be working more after I post this, but figured now would be a good time to stop using sharp tools and sit in front of a nice safe keyboard instead.

As before, a "group shot" of the absolute madness this project has turned my work space into. It shows everything I'm working on right now, plus a few surprises for later.



Every model from the original batch has at least some paint on it now. The color scheme in this has been a lot of browns and greens with some blues here and there to break it up. I think I'll be staying with that as I move forward, I like the darker and dirtier / grittier look for the Cultists. Here's a quick series of shots without narration to bring everything up to date:





Things are going well for the Cult. So well, in fact, that word of the new cult is starting to spread and the disenfranchised are starting to arrive. Here's the most recent group of Imperial society outcasts:



This squad would make an excellent Necromunda gang. As I was putting these together I had the storyline play out in my head. Almost every model in this squad is a mutant of some kind, and the few that are not are wanted for horrific crimes. Here they are in groups of 3.

My first genuine Chaos influence in the Cult so far. The Beastmen heads were from leftovers I had from a bitz auction on eBay. The WFB Zombie bodies (left and right) were donated by a friend of mine. They are pretty stock except an old Bolt Pistol (left, counts as Autopistol as far as I am concerned) and the new laspistol / chain sword from the current IG plastics. The Beastman in the middle is on a Catachan torso / legs. He has an Orlock Bolt Pistol and his left arm is from the WFB Chaos Marauders set. The knife is an old Space Marine accessory.



All bodies are WFB Zombies donated by same friend. Lots of current IG kit bitz on these models. Heads are from (L to R) Chaos Marauders, WFB Empire, and WFB Zombie accessories. Chopping hands to add new weapons and swapping heads is my usual conversion work w/ models like these, but I did something tonight I'd never done- used direct heat to soften the plastic and reposition the model. Check the model on the right, see his stance? I really liked how it looked like he's sighting in for a shot but he was bent / hunched over like all the other Zombies on that set of legs. I used open flame to soften his legs, stood him up straight, and I'm loving that particular model now.



More WFB Zombie bodies donated to the cause, plus another old Chaos Cultist. Model in the middle has a tentacle arm, another indication that there might be more to this uprising than originally thought. The heads are (L to R) from an old set of models based on the movie Lawnmower Man, WFB Empire, and PIP. Weapons are Necromunda, except right which is from a Chaos Cultist I converted into something else.



Leader of my most recent squad. This model took a lot of work. The body is an old plastic Fimir taken from the HeroQuest expansions. The bitz are all from the Catachan and Cadian IG plastic sets. The left arm is old WFB Chaos Warriors, the right arm from the Necromunda plastic Goliath model, but I made a combat shotgun (similar to a Ripper Gun) out of the rear of a Bolt Pistol, an inverted Grenade Launcher, grooved and drilled the magazine drum to make it look like a cylinder, and added a forward handle for easier 2-hand use. I really like this model.



The new Cultists has a few Plague Zombies follow them into camp (WFB Zombies, all donated by my friend) . This brings my total number of Plague Zombies to 20 once these are done.



You may have noticed a model missing from the original squad. You know, the big guy with the Flamer? Apparently he saw the light of the Emperor and reconsidered his path in life. He donned red robes and is hanging out with new friends. He hopes to revisit his old comrades someday soon and bring the "light" of the Emperor to them as well.



That's it for this one. It's bedtime, I'm tired. Well... maybe I'll run those Plague Zombies out for a quick base of black before I go. But that's it! Of course... I could clean up the bench. I might do that while waiting for the Plague Zombies to dry. And once they are dry I may as well do a quick flesh drybrush, right? Just picking out a few details here and there isn't that much work, I can get that done quic.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Great stuff, skalk. The heroquest fimir dude rules. I like his combat shotty

good looking stuff you have they're. keep up the good work

Nice. I love the idea of zombie guard

My only comment would be to zombify their skin up more...

@ Moltar- Thank you, I appreciate the compliment. I have a bunch of those old plastics (Orcs, Goblins, Fimirs, Mummies, etc) and until now I've only used the Zombies and Mummies in any army I was building. I was digging through my box of stuff I'll never paint but keep around just in case... and decided to give the Fimir model a go. I really like how it is turning out, though I changed it again, will show new conversion after I get some more paint on it. The Combat Shotgun was my inspiration for the evening for sure. When I was a League Arbitrator I made a few "house rules" and the Combat Shotgun was one of my favorites. It was available at the Trading Post as a standard weapon so anyone could buy one. It allowed a player to (if they chose to) roll a Sustained Fire die instead of taking a single shot. It was very popular in the League. I ran a gang called Blaster's Blasters, and every one of my Gangers had one. We sucked at long ranger, but once (if?) we got up close it was pretty brutal. So yeah... anyway, that's where the idea comes from and I'll be converting a few more over time.

@ moonshine- Thanks! Keep checking back from time to time, there's a lot more of this coming. Once I get started on a project like this I run it into the ground to the point that I never want to paint another miniature that even reminds me of whatever project I was on for so long. It passes of course, but that's the only "off" switch I have. Ha.

@ risewiththefallen- I'm merely standing on the shoulders of giants. Check one of my earlier posts for links to people that have inspired me. There's a lot of really good stuff on Dakka that I'm drawing inspiration from.

@ Imperial Monkey- Not sure what you mean, the Plague Zombies I've already done of the ones I'm still working on? Keep in mind that Plague Zombies are not technically "dead", they are still alive but have a horrid disease (think "13 Days Later"). In any case share your thoughts and I'll check it out.



Last update for the weekend, and things will likely slow down for a while after this as I have an insane week coming up and I won't be online next weekend at all (well maybe Friday night unless I wind up going somewhere). I'll see if I can get any work done maybe Wednesday night.

Anyway.

To start things off, I'm pretty excited that I finally got around to a backdrop for my photos. I've been working on a lot of terrain lately and this came together pretty easily once I figured out what I wanted. It's similar to what I was using earlier, but it's much cooler, and it's permanent. This is what I'll be taking most of my Dakka pics on from now on:



I still have to play around with lighting and focus (have been meaning to build a light box for over a year now, just keeps falling lower and lower on the "to do" list) but I'm really happy with how this came out and you'll be seeing a lot of it from here on out.

I got quite a bit of work done today. I had a hard time concentrating on any one thing for very long, but luckily I have so much going on at once even my scattered attention span was no match for the sheer volume of choices I had. Here's most of the stuff I got done. I'm not taking pics of models I just dotted eyes on, and almost everyone has their bases done now but nothing else that is worthy of a photo.




I also found myself running a storyline through my head all day as I was working on each model in turn. I'm approaching this more from a Necromunda or Rogue Trader point of view than 40K because rather than the horde of nameless characters, I have unique individuals who all have a reason for being in the Cult. Credit goes to Yggdrasil for the inspiration. I was going to wait until each group / individual was done before offering a story for them, but I'm going to skip ahead and share a bit of this. Not every model has a story behind it yet, and some may not ever. These are the models that jumped out at me and wrote their own story. The others... if there is a story there, it hasn't come yet. I'll be posting pics of the nameless masses after I profile the models that have inspired me to prose. Admittedly these are raw ideas instead of edited and complete stories, but I still think someone may enjoy them.

Sylas Orman, Zombie Hunter



Sylas Orman was once a Sergeant of the Watch for a large settlement called Northern Reach. A few years ago a massive outbreak of Zombie Plague overtook the lower Hive and the number of Plague Zombies coming up for the Underhive threatened to overwhelm the already sparse Watch and the detachment of PDF that had been deployed to assess the situation. Sylas was a key figure during the Purge and he was decorated for his heroism. Victory was not without a price however, and after returning home it became evident that Sylas had contracted the Zombie Plague. Inexplicably he retained his intellect even as his body deteriorated. As his physical condition worsened he was approached by the very same Watch he once led. Threats were made and orders issued. Heated tempers drew guns, and after a short exchange of gunfire three Watchmen were dead and Sylas Orman was a wanted man. Disgusted and disillusioned he wandered through the Wastes until happening upon a band of outcasts, and they welcomed him into their ranks. He lives now only to seek revenge against the society he "lost" his life defending.

"Gramps" Thuston, M60849, and M80850 "The Deserters"



Johan Thurston (a.k.a. "Gramps") was once part of a top secret bio-genetic research project that was attempting to create genetically enhanced humans similar to Space Marines, but on a mass-production level. Early tests met with horrific results and it quickly became apparent that genetic enhancement of the average specimen at that level was not possible. The project scaled it's scope back and began focusing on creating a robust human clone with programmable intelligence. Thurston and his team created the first successful prototypes, M60849 and M80851. They were stronger and more hardy than an average human but displayed a base intelligence and relied on direction instead of initiative. Months of rigorous military training ensued and the prototypes were completing their tasks with ease. It appeared that the project was a complete success, but tragedy struck when M80851 exploded in rage and killed 3 training officers with his bare hands during a field exercise. The project was put on suspension and both prototypes were scheduled to be dissected for investigation. No one knows exactly what happened next, but it is suspected that Thurston set fire to the lab, destroyed all data files on the project, and fled with prototypes M60849 and M80851. On the run and in hiding since that day, "Gramps" watches after "his boys" M60 and M80. He has been part of the Cult for some time now.

"Brothers of the Beast"- Darkrox, Ulgor, and Moontooth



You know... I had a storyline here and for whatever reason (probably because I was working on the stuff above) *poof* it's gone. Gone. All I remember is Brothers of the Beast. Hmm. I'll come back to this one. Maybe.

Ok, enough of that. Here's some more pics. These are just of work I've gotten done on the Cult:





Again, there's more, it just wasn't dramatic enough to post. Like I said earlier almost everything has been based. Part of the reason for that is I spilled a pot of Codex Gray so I had to use up as much of it as I could w/o it going to waste. Usually I finish the base last, kind of a symbolic last step before calling a model "done". But it all worked out.

Speaking of bases, I changed the bases to all of the following models to make them look more like the same project but in fact are from my original Necromunda days. I have more coming that I'm going to re-base. I think all of these will fit in rather well with the Cult.

Group shot


Hired Guns / Scum


Scavvies


Beastman / Bounty Hunter


I have been digging through my IG, Necromunda, and Genestealer Cult collections and have found quite a few models that will find a home in the new Cult. Those models along with the ones I am working on right now will put together a decent sized force in no time. Which means before long I'm going to start working on ... yes, you guessed it... ARMOR!

But not tonight. I'm done for now. Thanks for reading, comments welcomed, I'll be back.

Great work! I like the individuality of the models... so unique!

Very inspirational, it shows how regular people get sucked into a cult.

Yay zombies I like Zombies alot, the entire idea of "slay us and there is another hundred to take our place" really appeals to me. Are you going to use the Ig codex and max out on troops ?

Love the mods and the Zombie hoarde idea. Stoked to see some vehicles! Zombie Walkers? Zombie orks? Zombie ogryn? Will be waiting anxiously.
DrG

Nice back drop. What are those wall peices from? my uncle got me some and i have no idea where there from.

I think they're from the scenery/buildings that came with the Necromunda box set

Awesome work. I like your mindset regard the project; how you know where all the bitz are from and linking inspiration. That's love there man.

And I like how you can use them for ... anything. They aren't just a Necromunda gang or just CSM Cultists (counts as Lesser Daemons) or any one thing, they are too individual. It's a fine line to ride because you can end up with a mash of nothing gelling, but I think you're doing well.

"The heads are (L to R) from an old set of models based on the movie Lawnmower Man" That guy on the left looks like he has a mask on, kind of like "The Man in The Iron Mask" or one of the BBEGs in Elder Scrolls Morrowind.

@ djphranq- Thanks, I really appreciate that people are digging what I am doing here. The modeling opportunities are endless.

@ Brotheralexos- If I can serve as an inspiration, that's awesome! My opinion of any Cult in 40K is that is the vast majority of the people in it are just your average everyday Jane and Joe.

@ moonshine- As far as gaming goes I'm going to look at my options. The current IG list is the easiest way to go, but it's too vanilla. There is a 4th Ed Codex called Eye Of Terror and it specifically profiles a Chaos Cult. It looks like a lot of fun and reminds more of 2nd Ed than anything else I've seen since. The guys I play with are very cool and and while WYSIWYG is the preferred standard, "counts as" is used in every person's army.

@ doktor_g- I am nearly shaking w/ anticipation to get started on vehicles. I have a few vehicles from my Genestealer Cult that I am going to overhaul and add to this list. Ahhh... Cults. I can take ANY vehicle from the Imperial list and add it to my ranks. Rhinos and Hellhounds and Griffons, oh my! Ha.

@ risewiththefallen- Moltar is correct, they are bulkheads from the original Necromunda set. The coolest thing about them as my backdrop is they are connected in the back w/ coffee stir sticks (the same ones I -steal- take from Starbucks when my wife gets a coffee. No harsh glue or anything like that. If I ever get sick of this I'll simply pull it apart and everything is fine.

@ Moltar- Thanks for the save, I should have noted that in my original post.

@ Chomo-Uri- Wow, thank you. I'm taken back a bit. You *really* get what I'm going for here, and you obviously appreciate what I am doing. Keep checking in, things are going to change a lot here over the next few weeks. And the Lawnmower Man head... well, see.... I was looking at that model over and over and over... something just wasn't right, so I popped the head off and swapped it out AGAIN, this is the 3rd time in this thread so far and is actually head #5 (counting the original). I think I'm going to take that model outside and turn it into tinfoil with my 10lb hammer before much longer, I'm really starting to hate it. See below for photo update.



No new work tonight on the Cult, but I did do some work on terrain / objective markers. I also a noticed a blurry pic from my last series so I took a new one, and I took a pic of the head swap I did on that old Chaos Cultist model.

I'm really tired so I'm going to make this quick. Here's a pic of the terrain / objective markers. It has relevance to the Cult because this is the stuff they steal so they have equipment like Imperial canteens and bayonets and grenades. Model included for scale:



Here's a "replacement shot" for the blurry photo of the same models I posted the other night:



And finally, here's Head #5:



Story behind it is that he asked the Chaos Gods for a sign that they truly exist. Apparently they do. Ha.

That's it for tonight. Thanks to everyone that posted a comment, it's really validating to know that people appreciate my work. Granted, I'd do this if I had no one to show it to. Being able to share this with my contemporaries and know that what I am doing is enjoyed by other people is a decent feeling and is a motivational drive for sure. Much more is coming, check back soon!

Cool terrain. Zombies stepping out from behind that stuff, classic horror film...

The models are great aswell

@ moonshine- Thanks, I've been meaning to put some objective markers together for some time, decided it was time, and they went together pretty quick. I've done more work on them since but I won't be posting them here again, I might do a terrain thread after a while but not until I have more stuff done, it'll be in the P&M Showcase because it's a "one off" thing, not going to do a blog on it because I have too many other things going on where I'm not focusing on terrains specifically anymore. It comes and goes.



I wasn't expecting to have time to get much done this week but some plans I had didn't turn out so I put some work into the Cult. These models are done. I'm not aiming to win any painting contests, I'm just putting together decent tabletop quality miniatures that I will have fun with gaming.

Group shot of what's done:



And individual shots of 3:

Plague Zombies are done, for now. This brings me up to 20.



I'm really happy how the middle model came out w/ the new head.



So happy with it that I decided to post a pic of just it. If you've ever seen Johnny Quest, this model reminds me of the invisible monster:



Perfect Cultists. I'll be doing more like these in the near future:



Laspistol in the middle inspired by weetyskemian44:



Blurry pic. Sorry. Will fix later, to much of a hassle to do it right now:



And finally, group shot of the rest that are left. 20 to go, then I'm going to start working on some armor!!!



Short update but way more than I was expecting this week. More coming as soon as I have something to share. Thanks for reading!

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:

Skalk,
This dude totally rules. I'm really diggin' him. Although, I do get a little bit of "Hey you, Guys!!!!!!" from him. Other zombies look really good for gnarly Table-top zombies and Weety's inspired laspistol guy looks good too. And I'm growing more fond of that old, shirtless hobo. Keep up the good work!

some of those are really good.

as for bad painting, I dont think you are, realy all you need to do is

-use a color
-hit the color with a wash to darken it
-drybrush the original color over top

and you have plenty of depth for tabletop!

Looking great. You could use the ork codex

@ Moltar- Glad you like him. I forced myself to paint and finish that model. It is one of those models that just throws a wrench into an entire project because every time you look at it you hate it and it sucks the life out of your motivation. I have a couple of those in this batch, will be hammering through them as best I can. I think that "Gramps" is one of my favorite models from this whole project so far.

@ Grundz- Thanks for the compliment. I harsh on my painting style / ability because I'm insecure and would rather be humble and understated than to present something as being awesome and then have my ego handed to me by someone that truly is an artist. I paint because I enjoy it, have learned a few tricks here and there (basecoat everything black, paint by numbers inside the lines, drybrush for fake highlights, wash / shadow, drybrush again if necessary, flock base, done) and it's done pretty well for me as far as personal satisfaction and for general acceptance / interest amongst my peers. Sometimes I get caught slacking or cutting corners, and those are fair criticisms. For the most part I'll put a reasonable amount of time into some detail and make a model look good from 3 feet away, sometimes even less! Ha.

@ moonshine- Actually considered that but decided to let the Orks keep their own thunder and draw my lines within Imperial boundaries for better or worse.



Last night I was surfing photo galleries and saw THIS in Brotheralexos image page. As you might imagine my head exploded and instead of going to bed and getting a few hrs of sleep, I did this instead:



It is a cut down and slightly converted Flamer. See side-by-side comparison:



Then today while surfing Dakka I saw a thread asking about shotgun conversions. Ha. Ok. I did a few more when I got home. From top to bottom we have IG Cadian Flamer, IG Cadian Flamer, IG Catachan Flamer (L) and IG Cadian Grenade Launcher (R).



After cobbing those together, I had to find new models to put them on. So here you go, two new Cult members displaying my newest shotgun conversions:

Original shotgun conversion completed w/ drum. Model is old Necromunda Orlock plastic body and (very) old MK VI Imperial Space Marine Sergeant head.





Shotgun made from Catachan IG Flamer. Model is Cadian body with CSM head and original Imperial Guard plastics for left arm. I like how this model turned out even if it is not very dynamic:



My friend Fionn stopped over tonight for a bit and checked out the Cult in person, he's really happy for me that I'm this excited about a project again and have been cranking out work on it. Especially likes how there's really no two models alike, and also says I need to buy a lot more PIP heads and put them on IG bodies. Also gave me a beat up and ragged looking Chaos Giant and told me to give it a good home. Hmm.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.

Yeah, the gears are spinning but for now I need to liet it go. Now I have 22 models to complete before I can get started on armor. I already have a Leman Russ waiting. 22 more troops...

Thanks for reading, comments on the shotgun conversions especially appreciated because I want to do more stuff like that.

Awesome conversions! Really! Those shotguns are just perfect and consider these ideas stolen for my PDF force for Refuge's End (although I'll change them into Auto-stubbers for my force (think SAW machineguns))

And I definately like the look of that old plastic Goliath ganger! I've been looking for ways to use them and that conversion of yours is just perfect!

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