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Hey all Dakka fellas !

A BIG project going on here…
Not necessary big as in loads of figures. But big because it implies learning the ropes of wargaming (I am a total n00b at WH40k, or 30k for that matter)
It initially started with the desire of painting a full size army, as currently I am only painting termies in different chapters, based on how much I like their appearance. Combined with some reading here and there, some basic wikis and some (read: a lot) of Forgeworld browsing, I decided to go with a pre-heresy Death Guard. They look cool, they have a great fluff, they don’t use a lot of tanks (this will help re: storage space).

I am currently reading (besides The Flight of the Eisenstein) the 40k bundle, mainly the history (2nd) book. Will then start with the 3rd, which is obviously the rules, and from there I’ll see how it goes and if I manage to get into playing this thing.

At the moment, there’s nothing much to see here. The figures were delivered, and will just outline them here:
- 10 man Tactical squad troops with bolters (with death guard shoulder pads and heads)
- 10 man Breacher squad
- 5 man Grave Wardens squad
- 2 man Command Set (will add 1 Praetor from below)
- 2 man Praetor set (will only use one attached to the Command Set, most probably the one in MK III armour, as I heard it’s supposed to be Garro of the 7th Great Company).



This should really be enough to start playing a game when the painting stage is done. Which will probably take a while, given I want to apply the primer and white basecoat from rattlecans, and weather here in UK isn’t exactly great at the moment. Eh, more time for cleaning I guess

I plan on modelling a loyalist 7th Company, and at this time I’m thinking of printing some names to stick on each base. The majority of them are taken from Flight of the Eisenstein, but won’t only be part of the 7th, but other companies as well. Let’s call it … artistic liberty . The destroyers’ names, which I plan on adding later, are from Distant Echoes of Old Night, and while the story takes place after the Heresy, their names aren’t chaotic or implying various diseases as it’s usually normal with Nurgle warriors. I might use 5 of those names for the Grave Wardens, though.
Also, the bases are resin ones. I really enjoy modelling my own bases, but for these ones I wanted to go with something that I really liked and saw some time ago.

That seems to be pretty much all the moment. It’s more ideas than pictures and results, but those will come in time.
As I plan this to be a quite long project, anyone can feel free to resuscitate it from the deep grave of forgotten threads

Thanks for looking!
Alex

Looking forward to seeing this build love the heresy period it's where I've moved onto this area in my hobby. Best of luck

Young Logan

Quick update here guys...

All bits cleaned, some of them still left on the casting blocks as i feel those will be easier to paint. I will paint the majority of parts before gluing the entire figure


Next, bases. I decided to ditch the resin casts as go with my own. I chose a rocky dark grey, to contrast with the Death Guards colours.
Grass turfs will be added in the end, after the model is pinned and the base is sealed with varnish.


Lastly, the terminator bases are complete (again, without grass turfs). I am thinking to add some water effects pouring from the ends of the pipes, maybe mixed with some green and a bit of yellow. In hindsight, a second coat of grey drybrushed on the outer edges won't harm...


That's quite all for the moment. Waiting for good weather to experiment on a test model with a few different options of priming/basecoating.
Thanks for looking

Not a lot of work going on sadly, thanks to the lovely weather.
Completed all the 25mm bases, and did some work on two 40mm objective markers.
There's still some stuff to be added, but at least THEY BLINK!



Was wondering if anyone knows of some cheap two-parts resin?
I'm not interested in casting, but i want to fill the bottoms of the bases to provide more weight and stability.
Also, if they'd come in smaller qtys, that'd be great

Cheers!

The undersides? You'd be better off sticking a coin under as resin hardly weighs anything.

Hello Dakka !

Small update going here with Mortarion's sons
Finally some good weather (read: a few hours) that allowed me to basecoat all the parts. I also managed to paint white about 1/2 of the parts, before the rattlecan decided to get empty.

Some pigments mere applied to create heavy damage and rusted armour, and will benefit from a second thin coat of white, and then will be rubbed with a toothbrush to expose the pigments again.


I also managed to airbrush the shoulderpads, flag and boarding shields, and the only remaining parts are the Warden's pads.


And after removing the masks.


Some touchup will be required, but that should go easy before damage application
And now, again waiting for some sun

Thanks for looking!
Alex

So here we go guys,

Test model complete, Garro of the 7th Company
Took me around 9-10 hours to finish him, obviously the rest of the army won't be as detailed as him.

Sadly i lost my camera's card so the pictures taken by phone should do for now, anyway quite ok to get an idea









Bad news? I managed to lose one breacher shield.
Anyone who might have a spare for sale, i'd be interested. eBay and bitz sites are empty on this one

Cheers!

Here we go with a super-late update...

Not much time to paint lately, but a nice addition (…or two) made its (…their) way
A Death Guard Contemptor (of which I plan to have 2 eventually) and a Deredeo with plasma cannonade. I tried to resist for a while, but seeing the beauty of it with all that plasma on its back was too much to say “no” again.



I plan on transferring some details from the Contemptor to the Deredeo, such as the molecular studs, the XIV and the death guard logo on his foot. I also plan on working on a respirator of sorts, but the carapace shape makes it difficult, so I’m still planning.

As I’ve seen there are not many “unboxings” in the wild, see below the contents of each set







Also, a quick fit of the Deredeo’s legs. I tried to somehow emulate the weight of this beast by “cracking” the earth around his feet. The effect is not as convincing as I’d wish it to, but still goes a far way from plain ground. Sadly, raising the cork’s edges any more would have looked a bit too unrealistic and also would have obscured certain details.





Back to the troops, I finished all the shoulderpads, the legs need to get some black painted, and about ½ of the torsos are done.
Sadly no pictures of those yet, so will update again in a couple of days

A few more planned things. Barbed wire on some bases, plus a second layer of orange rust on top of the big scratches. Detail pics as soon as weather allows to seal the powders under a layer of varnish

Thanks for looking!

Finally a proper update.

As you can see from all the pictures below, there’s a lot of work on pretty much everything, but all of them still need more
The closest to done are the shoulderpads, which have the colour degradation done will only get one more layer of battle damage once the entire figure is assembled.

Detailed shoulderpads for Assault squad


Plain shoulderpads with decals applied, for Breacher squad


Command squad shoulderpads, standard


Legs, torsos and stuff








Next, more work done on the bases.
Completed 2 objective markers


And pretty much done the bases for the Contemptors and Deredeo. Again, no grass will be added until all is sealed first
Contemptor 1


Contemptor 2


Deredeo – note that the top part and the pipe are not glued in place yet, to allow for minor adjustments based on the feet position.



That’s pretty much all for today.
New updates… “soon”.
Thanks for looking, comments and especially critics are welcomed

Really nice start, brave too jumping into forgeworld, but their models are fantastic.

I really love that base, sorry if I missed it, but was it airbrushed? Maybe on the stolen ideas list!

Good stuff.

Thanks mate,

Indeed the 60 and 80mm bases were airbrushed as it was easier to get the colours the way i want.

The 80mm then got an additional layer of drybrush as things went a bit tits up after watering down paints too much.

I tried getting the same effect as on the 40mm bases that i finished before (pics above), but i ended with a much yellow-ish glow. in hindsight, i like this one more, but won't harm to have different glows for different bases/figures

Hi Mate!

Really love your work going on here.... grat looking colour scheme and really nicely weathered. Real gritty feel just right for the Death Guard!

the bases look cool too... nice use of materials and colours!

I will definetly keep an eye on this to see how you progress!

Thanks Magos!

Been a bit disappointed initially, i much more liked the clean white, but as work progressed i started to love more and more the dirty look.
I expect the final result to have an even bigger impact

And now, some customisation work on the Deredo.
I used some rivet strips from Zinge, the colour difference should be enough to see what was added where

Head and kneeguards:


Top legs, right bottom leg:


And finally, the hull:


I have added a Reaver air intake, not sure if i like it, and if it should stay. Any inputs?


Still some planned work, mainly a brass Death Guard logo on the left bottom leg, as well as a cable going on the left side of the head guard and into it somehow. Plus a greenstuff XIV to mirror the position on the Contemptor.


As usual, thanks for looking!
Alex over

Small update on the Deredeo. This is what I believed will be the final state of customisation, however I became unhappy with the XIV marking so I peeled it off and sanded the area. Planning on a different sculpt, same texture, but a better looking triangular base shape to fit the space on the hull

Particularly happy with how the pipe ended, it’s twisted wire so a few gaps appeared but should look fine after painting.







Any thoughts ?

Good stuff so far keep it up.

Thanks ghostmaker, appreciated ! Trying to keep up at a steady rate, however i’m a quite slow painter. Or a fast one with very little time

One more quick update. Heads for the breacher squad are done. I haven’t used the breacher version, but the standard one as I liked it a bit more
I might use those if I get any MK II kits, as I don’t like their helmets that much


And finally, torsos. A few more decals were applied and weathered on the Assault squad.
All battle damaged, and made me think I went a bit heavy on the bronze weathering. But then again, they’re the Death Guard! Weathering galore, then.


The only step left for torsos and heads at the moment is to apply a bit of orange rust powder to the larger damaged areas and seal them in.
Progress is also made on the guns.

I have changed a bit the loadout; I will add 2 flamers (the Sternguard kit ones) to the breacher squad instead of the ones available in the kit. In the end, this Legion can make better use of it…
Also, the breacher sergeant will get a power fist instead of the bolter, while the assault sergeant will get a power fist and a plasma pistol

New updates, soon (hopefully!)

Morning (or evening!) Dakka

Finally some proper modelling to show. In spite of sunny weather, perfect for BBQs and other stuff.
The Assault squad has been pinned to bases, torsos and both arms have been glued as well.
The only thing left to paint is on their right (trigger) hand, the black trigger cover and grip bottom.





I also worked a bit more on the damaged areas, and added a final layer of MIG orange rust that was sealed under a bit of Testors.
Here’s a close up of all the parts that got the treatment, both from Assault and Breacher squads.



Next planned action? Green …

Really enjoying watching this develop.... looking great.. don't have any real comments or pointers... just enjoying it!!

Cool, returning customers

Thanks Magos, appreciated
I guess my painting really went up a notch. Or i'm incredibly good at hiding all the mistakes under the Guard's rust, grime and damage

Overall, i am happy with the outcome, and that's a first...

As a battle plan, assault squad should be done soon, with some more work on the breachers and some more green laid on other parts

And that reminds me i need to start searching for the camera's memory card. Like, the fifth time already...

I love this work. Some awesome stuff here, especially the weathering. Keep it up!

Yeah, great looking work here.

New update!

Assault Squad nea...
Wait. I promissed thou more green. So green shall thou receiveth...

(With a few obvious touch-ups required)


A quick view of the Aiolos launcher



And now... Ladies and gentlemen, the assault squad near completion!
Still needs a few decals on the vexilla, then varnish, grass and some barbed wire on a few bases




And a quick back view of the vox, commander and vexilla



I plan on taking proper pics of each one as well as the entire squad as soon as they are varnished and done
As usually, comments are welcomed and critics appreciated

Thanks for looking!


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timthehierodule wrote:I love this work. Some awesome stuff here, especially the weathering. Keep it up!

Azazelx wrote:Yeah, great looking work here.

Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated!
Trying to keep up. Still wondering how comes i have so little time when weather is fine and so much time when it rains and i need to spray some varnish outside

Are those rivets made out of BBs? Also, I love your Death Guard so far! Subbed!

(Totally gave me the idea to remove some steel pellets from some of my old shotgun shells.)

Great stuff, keep it up!

Nice models, great weathering effects. Very authentic death guard.

Stormwall wrote:Are those rivets made out of BBs? Also, I love your Death Guard so far! Subbed!

(Totally gave me the idea to remove some steel pellets from some of my old shotgun shells.)

BBs could totally work! I actually used some weighting beads that i got for a few taller models, such as the contemptors or the standard bearer.
But in the end, it's pretty much same thing, round lead bits. Might just be safer to buy them rather than popping open a shell

Jehan-reznor wrote:Great stuff, keep it up!

Thanks, at the mercy of Mother Weather now but some motivation built up lately

weetyskemian44 wrote:Nice models, great weathering effects. Very authentic death guard.

Thanks! Though i'd not say Death Guard is easy to paint, or Forgeworld easy to work with, i'd say Death Guard would be good for any starter painter. Missed a spot? Crossed a line? More weathering, more damage!
I guess that only techniques will make a proper difference

Here we go again!

Assault squad completed. Group pic, then each one posing as badass as possible
























And given the backdrop was set, camera settings worked fine and i had one last drop of juice in the battery, i decided to give Garro of the 7th the proper attention he needed





Clickie for larger size so you can see all the f**kups.
It's either or . Let the critics begin!!!

Thanks for looking!
Alex

I REALLY like the paint scheme on your Deathguard. The red on the sergeant is a nice, bold touch.

All looking really good mate! Really I, pressive and great to see a DG army before the pestilance and corrosion...

Oh... and Garro looks badass!!

Warboss_Waaazag wrote:I REALLY like the paint scheme on your Deathguard. The red on the sergeant is a nice, bold touch.

Thanks mate! The shoulderpad does not pop so much due to other details and the degrade i painted on it as well, but on the front eagle it really breaks all that bronze.
Though i have seen many paining the entire top part bronze, i couldn't stand that. Happy to see people appreciate it

MagosBiff90 wrote:All looking really good mate! Really I, pressive and great to see a DG army before the pestilance and corrosion...

Oh... and Garro looks badass!!

Cheers! Not any pestilence here, but we need to talk about corrosion
Just wait to see the breacher shields, i should have an a picture later today (if the weather holds and i manage to seal them with some varnish).


On a different note, the books describe Garro as having a big aquilla with wings folded behind his back. Probably on top of the back collar or on top of the backpack.
I have seen some versions around with that piece, but for the love of me, wasn't able to find it on eBay, nor did my Google-fu helped a lot.
Any idea where i could find it, if some of you are long time players/painters and have a bit more knowledge? there are 80% chances that if i find it, i won't like the looks of it, but if it's a £1 or so, it's worth a try. Worst case, gets the bitz box treatment.



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Work nearly completed on the shields

Front is done 100%, just a bit of weathering/grime on the back, another coat of varnish and i can call it a day

Really went to town on the weathering side. But hey, i had to make up for the not-so-badly-damaged armour that the squad has
I could say i'm in love with the way they turned out, i plan on using the same techniques on the dreads as well



Anyone who would vote against that much weathering??