Hi all,


The first army I started playing 40k with were Space Wolves. As a way to taunt me one of my buddies started calling them "The sons of pus" (he named his army the Sin Eaters, so you can imagine what I called them). So after awhile I decided it was time to start a Chaos army.

I needed a break from power armor armies and painted a Tau than Eldar army, so after about four years I broke out the Chaos stuff and started the real "Sons of Pus".

I put a list together based on what if some members of the thirteenth great company succumbed to the lure of Papa Nurgle. I started with the lone surving Long Fang, who contracted the Obliterator virus.


the only thing left is to add a water effect. I am currently testing different methods to achieve a murky, slightly green, slime like effect that will just cover the skulls on the base while hopefully still being able to see them.


any comments, ideas, critiques are encouraged.

thanks and take care


edited title to reflect update

That name made me laugh!

Good job on the paintjob man!

This is really cool,love the model,love the concept.
For the slime effect you might try chestnut ink,thrakka green wash and varnish in eqaul parts,then heavily water this mix,it creates a nice glossy slime.
Can't wait to see more.

Thumbs up from me, great looking model. The gray armor + purple / blue contrast is excellent. Conversion is rocking as well

- Salvage

That's a great paint job. I hope you plan on posting more of your force in the future.

< Glares at all people who make chaos space wolves. Nice paint good green stuff

Cool idea and a great paintjob. Nurgel Space Wolves sound like a cool idea. If possessed wouldn't suck so much you could do some nice conversions there too.

thanks for the remarks.

here is the next unit (seven models) to be painted. They were originally plaguebearers, but after the release of codex chaos space yawn they have been downgraded to lesser summoned demons.

I gave them wolfish heads and axes (like proper space wolves should).

take care,
jsa

Nurgle Space Wolves FTW!!! Serves them right for what they did to the Thousand Sons on Prospero.

Dude. Awesome! You should make a Werewolf-Great Unclean One combo. Like a gargantuan, rotting, bug-coated wolf. That'd be sweet.

Obscurum wrote:Dude. Awesome! You should make a Werewolf-Great Unclean One combo. Like a gargantuan, rotting, bug-coated wolf. That'd be sweet.

This would be a really cool model If you can build it,you could also use WHFB Direwolves for rotting Fenris wolves.
I really like the whole "Nurglized" Space wolves Idea your going with,keep the pics coming.

here is the first plaguebearer sans water effect on the base. The test bases are still drying (twenty-four hour dry time my tuckus, more like one week).



the flash washed out a few hightlights.


any C & C's are appreciated.

take care and happy holidays

you totally get some mad props on this whole idea. so far everything looks really awesome. also if you could make that nurgle thing they were talking about that would be SUPA SWEET!

THat is really good be sure to let some old space wolf armour stick out a litte

great idea and execution. Your oblit is far better than the standard mini.

wow, they are looking great, just out of curiosity, what else do you have coming up?, consider my subscribed

kormas wrote:wow, they are looking great, just out of curiosity, what else do you have coming up?, consider my subscribed

1. love your avatar. it's right up there with "bummer of a birthmark, Hal"

2. with regrets to Fitzz and Obsurum there are no current plans to include a Great Unclean One. However, my demon prince is being built around the nightbringer model and I found an appropriate "zombie-wolfy" head to go with it.

3. the current version of the army list looks like:

HQ -- demon prince
elite -- chosen (7 models)
trp -- plague marine (x9) w/rhino
trp -- plague marine(x8) w/ rhino
trp -- csm (x16) with icon of khorne (represents Blood claws)
lesser summoned demon (x7) plaguebearers
HS -- land raider, this may become a transport for the chosen
HS -- obliterator

4. some units were built a few years ago and need to be upgraded.

5. goal is to finish in time for GT Baltimore 2009

take care

Those, sir, are great conversions. Now, imagine a bad-ass, huge, killer Wolf of Fenris, the one from the Norse gods mythology, as a chaos lord!

hi all,

an update on the plaguebearers. the squad is finished except for the water effect on the base.

each picture has a listing of colors (from base to highlight).

just a note on acronyms;
GWF = games workshop foundation
GWW = games workshop wash
VGC = vallejo game color

At the end are a couple pics of the test bases. I'm looking for a murky, greenish, icky water effect. a couple are close, but overall not the look I want. any comments, suggestions, ideas are more than welcome.

thanks and take care

Your painting style is a little old school. Makes them look 3rd Ed. Might be the Camera though.

who knew giving the plague bearers a head swap would give a huge effect. great job!

Great Idea and execution. I love them.
Keep them coming.

Or else.

Looking good, what is next in the production line?

kormas wrote:Looking good, what is next in the production line?

feeling good, Billy Ray (sorry, just saw Trading Places ... again).


thanks, and thanks to all for the comments.


next will be a unit of seven chosen, still working on the models. I'll post pics of them pre-paint.


take care

hi all,

Finished (for the most part) the unit of Chosen.

I really liked what Cadaver is/was doing with his plague marines and was greatly "inspired" (read as stealing) to use similar techniques.

The hand-on-a-ring represents my version of the mark of nurgle, the banner will be counted as the icon.

take care,
jsa

Looking great, eagely awaiting photos of the painted product

Hi all,

here are pics of the latest marines to be painted.

I have given up on a water effect for the bases. after twenty or so test bases and zero acceptable results it is time to move on.

I could use some ideas/ suggestions regarding the pustules. The fleshy-ish growths are overpowering and I would like the pustules to stand out a bit more without dominating the model.


thanks

Loving the scheme, how long does it take you to paint to that standard?, as for pustuals, cant really help here but maybe using more of them or making them larger, just an idea

Loving it and your conversion skills are amazing!

OMG Does that marine have a hand coming out of his pooper?

these models look bloody amazing o.o
just 1 thing you could add to make them better (maybe 2)

the 13th company wolfen might work well in units since they just need plaguing up

maybe a giant pus wolf as a daemon?
fur isnt too much trouble sculpting, so you just find a large model, sculpt on muscle and face, then add the fur and any other little bitz needed.

gud work mate.

love the use of fantasy zombie parts.

i got ana idea 4 you though. i also own a chaos space marine army and this conversion worked a treat. buy an attack squad for a tenner and then go and get yourself some wolf chariots from the fantasy orc and goblin section. you may have to remove some bits to get the marines to fit but if it works you got a wonder ful set of bikers.

i did this with tomb king skeleton chariots and i will be showing them soon. alternatively for a nice set of wolfy bikers use grom the paunches chariot or mount chaos bikers on wolves from the Wolf

great work!!! ive got an idea. for a great wolfy converison get a wolf chariot or grom the paunch ( on chariot) from the fantasy orc section. then get a chaos space marine attack squad and stick them on , with or without bases. i did this with fantasy skeleton chariots. here they are:

oops changed comps and sent same messages twice. Soz guys

Wow great conversions!!! Can't wait to see what next!

if this works here are my chariots if not ultra soz

Hows about that?

Just read about the multiquote button, this should be an interesting test run.

kormas wrote:Loving the scheme, how long does it take you to paint to that standard?, as for pustuals, cant really help here but maybe using more of them or making them larger, just an idea

I average about an hour or so each night of painting. I would say between ten to eleven hours for both.

jamunition wrote:Loving it and your conversion skills are amazing!

thank you

P4NC4K3 wrote:OMG Does that marine have a hand coming out of his pooper?

egads!!! I never noticed that before. That was certainly not intended, but it is funny.

JD21290 wrote:these models look bloody amazing o.o
just 1 thing you could add to make them better (maybe 2)

the 13th company wolfen might work well in units since they just need plaguing up

maybe a giant pus wolf as a daemon?
fur isnt too much trouble sculpting, so you just find a large model, sculpt on muscle and face, then add the fur and any other little bitz needed.

I have a few pieces of wulfen in some of the models in the army. i mostly used Berzerkers, Space Marines, and Chaos Space Marines because they are plastic and muuuuuch easier to convert.

the pustous wolf-demon is a popular idea. The current version of the army does not include one, however, I will most likely make one down the line.

deadly chicken wrote:Hows about that?

I like where you are going with the chariot idea. I wrote up a list with two units of bikers and a lord-on-a-bike. If I make them only the Lord would be on a chariot-ish ride. The regular bikers could be on a mix of wolf/dire wolves or even converted Juggernauts.

thanks to all for commenting and take care

Deadly chicken... im in love with that chariot.

thank you

p.s if you like the idea they are quite cost effective and easy to convert. however making a ultramarine version may prove difficult. just an idea but for a great wolfy champ get Ragnar Blackmane and give him a chaos head.

JD21290 wrote:these models look bloody amazing o.o
just 1 thing you could add to make them better (maybe 2)

the 13th company wolfen might work well in units since they just need plaguing up

maybe a giant pus wolf as a daemon?
fur isnt too much trouble sculpting, so you just find a large model, sculpt on muscle and face, then add the fur and any other little bitz needed.

i have just the model. Yes the holy rat ogre. has some fur a tonne of muscle and a kinda ratty face do a chop and swap with one of its hands / arms for a terminator bolter and there you are a basic, but perfect frame for your green stuff magic!!!!!

wow, i like those chariost, although they might create some interesting TLOS issues

The thing with the bases. Well for muddy pond swampy bases I've simply used PVA over Graveyard Earth and it works well. Also you could try adding colours to the PVA which might produce an unusual effect.

Thank You kormas!

as for the TLOS dileama, when using the chariots i always use the riders LOS as well its the best !!!

Hi all,

Just finished a couple 'o more Chosen. After receiving some new ideas on how to approach the water effect on the bases I tested a few other methods (various PVA things) and still haven't found an acceptable base. I mean it this time. I am done searching for a water effect for the bases.

Second I painted the pustules a bit different. Making them greenish. Moopy presented a different style to the pustules discribed here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/229947.page. It makes sense, however, I don't want to change the "growths" to look like dead skin. The living colors/aspect of the growths give me the feel that they are taking over the marines body.

Thanks to Moopy and Llamahead, I tried your suggestions they didn't work this time, but please keep them coming.

any C&Cs are encouraged!

take care

koooooooooooooooooooooool

wow, they are looking AWSOME!!!!!!!!!, i cant wait to see an army shot

very nice work, the detail on the chosen's gunblade on the left side is really something, the dark rich tones of the army are excellent.

Really nice work here albinoork! I love the champion.

How is your colour scheme built up??

Defcon56 wrote:
How is your colour scheme built up??

The plaguebearers on the first page have a step-by-step or color-by-color process at the bottom of each photo. Just substitute demon skin for marine armor and add the following:

Marine skin: gwf talleran flesh, vgc dwarf flesh, vgc elf skin, vgc pale flesh, gww ogryn flesh, gww thraka green, vgc deadflesh

"Growths": gwf khemri brown, vgc plague brown, vgc bonewhite, vgc bald moon yellow (just dab in spots), vgc pale flesh, gww ogryn flesh, gww baal red, vgc pale flesh, vgc bald mon yellow (once again only a few splotches).

If you any more questions please ask

thanks for the postive comment all. Once I finish the Chosen I'll post a picture of what is finished.

Hi all,

YAY, the chosen are finished!!

Here are the last three members:
Champion or can be used as a Lord





Meltagunner (I will have a plasma gun ready so for swap-out)





Chosen Marine 3 (a red shirt)



The complete pack:



Included are a couple of pics as the army stand today.



Next up, a unit of eight plague marines with a rhino.

take care

Looks revolting in a good nurgle way. But you got to do the great unclean one wolf pus monster.

wow, looking great, i absalutly love the colour scheme

Brillant! All the more awesome that 40K has chaos and space wolfs. Breed them together and you get some seriously F***ed up stuff.

On a serious note however, brillant work!

Hi all,


Here is a WIP photo of the Rhino for Plague Marine Pack One (the name will be Resef or Asag).

Note the feet .... erm paws of my great unclean one in the sixth picture.

Once again any C&Cs are welcome


take care

That is no Greater Unclean One, you sill goose ^^
That is a cat, an agent of Great Cthulhu!

But that Rhino is awesome, really like ^^

Or it's a dog...hard to say with just paws...

Vargtass wrote:That is no Greater Unclean One, you sill goose ^^
That is a cat, an agent of Great Cthulhu!

But that Rhino is awesome, really like ^^

Or it's a dog...hard to say with just paws...

Yes it is a cat. She has asthema and coughs phlegm and such regularly (Hence the GUO title).



the next question is for everyone.

as far as the Rhino, is it too much Nurgley stuff, not enough, or just right?

Looking at photos makes me think they are bit over the top.

thanks and take care

That Rhino looks good I've seen stuff like that (complete with guardsman being sucked into the goop itself).

wow, it all looks so good.

i have no crits at all.

You have some seriously cool looking guys! Where did you get the nurgly stuff for the rhino or did you make it?

Fattimus_maximus wrote:That Rhino looks good I've seen stuff like that (complete with guardsman being sucked into the goop itself).

Thanks. I know which one you're talking about, but can't seem to remember where I've seen it. Any idea where I can find it Phil?

phillpowell wrote:wow, it all looks so good.

i have no crits at all.

Thanks. I have enjoyed your blog. In fact, you may notice a few backpacks share a similar look to some of your stuff. The best ideas are stolen ones
I see you updated your blog but the IT police at work won't let me see the nurgley goodness

Stretch wrote:You have some seriously cool looking guys! Where did you get the nurgly stuff for the rhino or did you make it?

Thanks. The nurglings, wolf heads, and tentacle are all GW bitz. the other stuff is "ProCreate" putty and bits of plastic tube and such.


After about a month I was finally able to base coat some models. During that time I assembled and converted another Rhino, Land Raider, Deamon Prince (as close to a gaint pus-wolf monster as I could get), and started another unit of plague marines. I will post pics as soon as possible.

On a side note I ordered a piece of foam from Battlefoam (the sabol sized 3 rhino, 6 termie) with "Sons of Pus" etched into it. I had to make a couple of small adjustments to fit the spikes on the front of each rhino. Other than that I am very pleased. It seems to be sturdier than the sabol foam and looks better.

take care

I had started another thread. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/255506.page.

However, MeanGreenStompa wanted all the pics in one place. So here they are.

Sorry, MGS, but closer pics will have to wait.




























As always any comments, thoughts, suggestions are appreciated.

take care

Hi All,

The pics are a bit darker than I like. The sun was not cooperative this morning


Finished the remaining Plague Marines. Pics of the first four plague marines are just a bit higher on the screen .

Their rhino is assembled and primed, however, I want to build the remainder of the army (1 squad berzerkers w/ rhino, and another Plague Marine Pack) before painting it.

I did notice one very Homer-esque move on my part. The icons on the banner should be horizontal not vertical. D'OH!! Luckily the next group will have vertical lines and it should be easy enough to switch the banners.

I am thinking of using mostly berzerker bits (particularly helmets) for the berzerker squad and painting them to match the rest of the army or paint them will different colored sections to represent piecing together armor (kinda like thirteenth company). The berzerkers represent the new "blood claws" brought into the fold. Any thoughts or ideas are welcome.

take care

Hmmm, the update did not cause the thread to move to the first page.

Hopefully this will

The squad looks sweet! I wish I had any skills with putty/greenstuff at all. The sons of puss are looking good, keep it up!

love how the oblit iz based upon thphus

this army pwn's bro

Sorry fella , I cant see any detail on the minis even zoomed in , might I sugest the use of a lightbox or have a lamp with a sheet of paper ofset when you take the pics so they are lit ? also they are a bit "far" away , about 6 -8 cm focal lenght will yield far better pics,

you have done a pile of work and it looks good and will probably look fantastic with better pics !

Just a tip / take it or leave it as you see fit

keep postin !!

Thank you, Aziz.


The sun stayed out this morning so I tried a few of Tauzor's suggestions. I have a fairly basic camera (Kodak easy share M883) and it does not allow shutter speed changes

Any way these look a bit better.

Thanks and take care,

Loads better !!
Your pushing on fast with the work , great stuff keep it up

The daemons look particularly awsome.

The Thousandth Son wrote:Nurgle Space Wolves FTW!!! Serves them right for what they did to the Thousand Sons on Prospero.

Here Here! They deserve it!

Very nice conversions and paintjob. Keep up the good work.

All very nicely done...

But not nearly WOLFEE enough for a fallen wolves army

Hi all,

I've been assembling the last two units of the army. The models still have a fair amount of work left, but I wanted to be able to use the whole army at once.

Plague Marines are first and the Rhino starts the berzerkers.

Any thoughts, comments, etc are appreciated. I am having a mental block with the berzerker champion. His giant sword doesn't look right and I can't figure out a way to fix it without making it smaller ( I want the damn thing to look huge, but something just isn't right).

thanks and take care

Hi all,


In what is turning out to be of the slowest P&M Blogs in dakka history I present the latest installment of Sons of Pus.

The following are pics of a rhino for one of the plague marine packs. I've recently bought a new camera (Canon Power Shot SD1200) and these are the first pictures using it. I took about forty pics trying various angles, lighting, and modes. Some are better quality than others and some experimenting is required on my part.

The goal is to have the army ready for Mechanicon in early November.

Next in the assembly line is the Land Raider.

Thanks and take care

Nice conversions

Hi all,

WIP pics for the Land Raider. Started with Charadon Granite and highlighted up to white, than layers of Devlan Mud, Green wash, and finally purple wash. Next colors to go on are highlights of camo green and dead flesh over the gray.

Thanks and take care

They are very good, congratulations

Hi all,


Just added the camo green and dead flesh highlights to the land raider. Next are the "growths".

Thanks

I like the cartoonish look you achieved.land raider looks great so far ^_^

Hi all,

The "growths" are finished. Next up are pustules and wolf pelts. Hopefully it will be finished in a couple of weeks

take care

This army is crazy!

Hi all,

Work on the Land Raider is almost complete.

Take care

Looks really great , im really liking the landraider , how long does it take you to paint per marine ?

Thanks ~UnDeAd~

~UnDeAd~ wrote:Looks really great , im really liking the landraider , how long does it take you to paint per marine ?

Thanks ~UnDeAd~

I don't paint particularly quick.

It takes about five to six hours per marine.
I've been working on the land raider for about fourteen hours.

take care

Hi all,


The Land Raider is DONE!!!

Next up ..... Demon Prince.

Take care

Looks good. Could use some gloss varnish though. To make it look more slimey.

SOMEONE needs a shower...

Hi all,

Started painting the Demon Prince. I am happy with the robes, however, the skin needs a bit more work. I was thinking of adding some splotches of color to give a feel of disease and sickness.

I am looking for peoples opinions on a couple of parts.

1. Growths on the robe. I was thinking of painting some purple and others green, or should it look like the growths on the vehicles and have a sickly aura about it?

2. Scythe. either paint it black with jade-ish highlights, or paint it a very dirty, diseased, somewhat corroded metal? I am leaning towards the metal to keep a consistent decayed appearance but the idea of the weapon being dark and omnious keeps gnawing in the back of my mind.

If there are any other comments, suggestions, etc. please feel free to post.

Thanks

Nice idea, but he still looks a bit too much like the Nightbringer imo.

I think it looks fantastic and some what scarier than the nightbringer.

Anung Un Rama wrote:Looks good. Could use some gloss varnish though. To make it look more slimey.

I have had bad experiences with gloss varnish. The gloss reflects light and higlights parts I didn't intend to highlight. I wonder if satin varnish is a good compromise?

Anung Un Rama wrote:Nice idea, but he still looks a bit too much like the Nightbringer imo.

Yeah, didn't change much. Just a head swap and added a few horns on his back. Hopefully a bit more paint will help.


thanks and take care

Hi all,

Here are some pics of the demon prince WIP.
The hair is finished. The weapon is done, I like how the "well worn" look came out. The horns are done ... for now, they still aren't what I'm looking for.

Take care

Is there any way you could dangle some wolfy-type bits from his waist, or perhaps attach skulls to the robes? I think the problem is that he looks totally unique on top, and just like the Nightbringer everywhere else.

Hi all,

I finished painting the Demon Prince. If time permits I will add a few things to make him more "wolfy", but for now I want to finish the remainder of the army.

Next up is the last unit of plague marines.

Thanks and take care,

These have been consistently exellent from the start! Loving the wulfen deamon prince, he is just perfectly gribbly and horrid. Looking forward to seeing these plague marines up soon, keep the awesome coming!

Hi all,


Here are a few pics of the army as it stands now. Mechanicon is about four months away and given the pace at which I paint I should be able to finish this army with a couple weeks to spare.

I've built a display board which mounts to a wheeled cart for ease of transport at a tourney or similar event. The foam portion is 2' x 2' which can be swapped depending on which army is being used. A apce belw holds codexi, rulebook, army list, dice, etc. Underneath is a nice are to hold a cooler for various drinks.

Thanks and take care

Nice Display! Will you be painitng the white, or leaving it blank for maximum visibility?

HadoukenAvenger wrote:Nice Display! Will you be painitng the white, or leaving it blank for maximum visibility?

Thanks!

Actually, I started out painting it to match the bases of the models. One problem, you couldn't see the models very well. Everything was a shade of gray with little contrast and the models just seemed to meld with the background. So after several attempts at adding layers of white paint and not getting anywhere I decided to paint the display white. Now you can see the models and still get a feel for what I was trying to achieve with the model bases.

take care

Very cool army. Creative and unique. Good job!

coool army!

I wasnt so sure about the running poses until it had been done to every squad.

Though my fav is the daemon prince, the whole army looks great.

Hi all,

Okay, after working on some other things not related to wargaming (work, house, vacations) I've realized Nov.5, 2010 is just around the corner and I still have a lot of models to paint. Nov. 5 is the first night of the Mechanicon and I have to focus on finally finishing the Sons of Pus.

Only one unit of eight berzerkers with rhino and a vindicator to go!

The following are pics of a third pack of plague marines and WIP of their rhino.

Thanks for the kind words and suggestions. Please feel free to continue

I plan on making a Pus Wolf Demon( as suggested very early in this thread) next year and will consider any suggestions for further units.

Thanks and take care

dont know how i feel about the chariots, def not marine tech or chaos enough. love everything else thou!

wow your stuff is awesome very good highlighting on all of the power armor and deamon skin. Bravo sir.

Hi all,

Sageheart wrote:dont know how i feel about the chariots, def not marine tech or chaos enough. love everything else thou!

Yeah, those are Deadly Chicken's. He was showing an example. Nice idea, but you're right. It doesn't fit this army.

Vlad Von Carstien wrote:wow your stuff is awesome very good highlighting on all of the power armor and deamon skin. Bravo sir.

thanks.

Here are pics of the finished rhino. I went with fewer streaks of rotting flesh highlights than the first rhino. I do prefer this look.

Good news. Only eight infantry and two vehicles remain.

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

Just a few WIP pics of the berzerker pack.

I am undecided about the helmets. It's not that I am displeased with the results it's just so ... bright. I am thinking either keep the edges of the "horns" orange and paint the remainder like the rest of the armor, or keep the interior part of the "horns" orange an paint the remainder like the rest of the armor.

The last pic is of my painting station.

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

The Berzerkers are done.
I tried a couple of different variations with helmet colors. Ultimately, the original all orange helmets looked the best to me.

A bit of my fluff for this unit. The Berzerker Claws are new recruits to the warband. Therefore, they get the leftover / unwanted equipment (except the Skull champion). They also are feeling the affects of a tainted Canis helix and have an uncontrollable drive to get into hand-to-hand combat which is why they are berzerkers and not plague marines.

Only two vehicles remain. A rhino for the berzerkers and a vindicator. It's about five weeks to Mechanicon and all should be ready without to much trouble.

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

Well after two years or so of painting the day has finally come. The Sons of Pus are finished (for now)!!!

Here are pic of the Berzerker Rhino and Chaos Vindicator.

I'll post pics of the full army after Mechanicon. Hopefully, Papa Nurgle will bestow his blessing upon his followers and influence the dice to above average rolls.

Thanks and take care.

amazing!

Hi all

Well I made it back from the Mechanicon.

It was a great weekend.


The Sons of Pus managed to take second place for "Best Painted". The TOs used a checklist to determine painting score. I somehow received a 47/50. Using their checklist I figured anything from a 34 - 44 based on the criteria listed.

I started a battle report if any are inteterested.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/328892.page

Next up are Imperial Guard. When GW released Apocalypse they had army deals. I picked up the Guard Company and Sentinel deal and it's about time to put them together.

Thanks and take care

I love the idea and the conversions, but the painting seems a bit blobby, especially the highlights. I know Nurgle is supposed to look dirty and rough, but you should consider using a smaller brush, and putting less paint on the brush when you highlight. Also, I would try transitioning between highlights and shadows a little less drastically, the almost pure white highlights right next to the almost black shadows on the purple horns is a bit much.

Don't take the criticism badly, the above is just my bigoted opinion

Still, I love the idea!

_Tim?

Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:I love the idea and the conversions, but the painting seems a bit blobby, especially the highlights. I know Nurgle is supposed to look dirty and rough, but you should consider using a smaller brush, and putting less paint on the brush when you highlight. Also, I would try transitioning between highlights and shadows a little less drastically, the almost pure white highlights right next to the almost black shadows on the purple horns is a bit much.

Don't take the criticism badly, the above is just my bigoted opinion

Still, I love the idea!

_Tim?

Ach, crivens!!! I needed to hear this two years ago At least I have something to consider as the army grows.

Actually, the Blobby highlights were intentional (for the most part) in order to give it a Nurgley feel.

I see what you mean about the purple to white highlights. I was trying for very small highlights with the white but obviously layed it on a bit thick. When you say small brush how small are you talking?

Thanks and take care

albinoork wrote:

Some_Call_Me_Tim? wrote:I love the idea and the conversions, but the painting seems a bit blobby, especially the highlights. I know Nurgle is supposed to look dirty and rough, but you should consider using a smaller brush, and putting less paint on the brush when you highlight. Also, I would try transitioning between highlights and shadows a little less drastically, the almost pure white highlights right next to the almost black shadows on the purple horns is a bit much.

Don't take the criticism badly, the above is just my bigoted opinion

Still, I love the idea!

_Tim?

Ach, crivens!!! I needed to hear this two years ago At least I have something to consider as the army grows.

Actually, the Blobby highlights were intentional (for the most part) in order to give it a Nurgley feel.

I see what you mean about the purple to white highlights. I was trying for very small highlights with the white but obviously layed it on a bit thick. When you say small brush how small are you talking?

Thanks and take care

I am thinking, for a small brush, about size 0? Trying to do really smooth transitions from one color to the next on horns is very hard, so just keep practicing!

_Tim?

Very nice. I love your style. The first few painted minis had me reading through.


The orange noggins? Not so much. You may still win me over if you can pull it all together in the army though.

Hi all,

Looks like I will be attending The Colonial GT in March. I will be taking the Sons of Pus (no more infantry guard lists, ugh). I haven't used these guys for a fair bit and they need a little TLC.

I did change the army list a bit. Out is the lone Obilterator. In are two plague marines and warptime on the Demon Prince.

The first thing up is a new display board. I liked the previous version, but it was very cumbersome. It was 24" x 24" and could be mounted on a portable cart. I picked up two wood painting panels from Dick Blick. One is 12" x 24" and the other is 20" x 24". Both are 1 5/8" deep.
They can be found here: http://www.dickblick.com/products/american-easel-wood-painting-panels/


I next cut a piece of 1" thick foam and 1/8" masonite to fit inside the panel (10 1/4" x 22 1/4").




I drew a grid pattern on the masonite and circled the areas where to cut out holes.






I used a 1 1/8" hole saw for the 25mm bases and a jigsaw to cut out the 60mm base.


All my infantry models have metal washers on the bottom of each base. So I put a piece of magnetic stripping between the foam and the masonite. It gives it just enough tack to keep models from falling over during moves from table to table.




I sprayed the masonite with a layer of gray.


Than a couple layers of white.




Because the board is a wee bit snug I marked each spot for each specific model.




Pics of the army on the board.












I will have some touch ups to do on some models and make new army lists.

When I am finished with the Space Rangers I plan on adding some new models (like a Defiler). The new Chaos codex will hopefully be out by than.

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

The Colonial GT requires three objective markers. So I decided to make five.

I figured since I was going to have to make three it wouldn't be difficult to add another couple.

Nothing real fancy. Just used five 25 mm bases and copied same insignia as on the rhinos. Also the same style of greenstuffing.

Hopefully, the weather will cooperate in the next few days and I will be able to prime them.

Thanks and take care

HI all,

Well, it's been a mere two-and-a-half years since the last update.

I came home from work one day a couple of months ago to see a smallish cardboard box. Inside the box was an Ultraforge Greater Plague Demon. The model was a gift from a friend who knew I wanted this model, but couldn't justify buying it (for many reasons). I was in the final stretch of a Grey Knights / Inquisitor and retinue project so this arrived at a perfect time. I had wanted to get back to this army, but another project always seemed to get in way. Now there was no excuse. Time to get Nurgley!

The Ultraforge Greater Plague Demon will count as a Great Unclean One. However, in order to use it with the Sons of Pus I also needed a troops choice to make an allied detachment. I have oodles and oodles of Nurglings laying about so I decided to make four bases.

First up, GUO parts


Second, added a pin to make the bond stronger (when it is time for assembly)


Third, Added a "growth" to match the Sons of Pus


Fourth, base is ready for priming. More on bases to follow.


Fifth, started adding some pieces of fur (to tie in with wolf theme).



Work on Nurglings has progressed as well.

I will have three nurglings on each base. I tried four per base but it was too cluttered. Notice the ring 'o greenstuff. The plan is to build a lip in order to make the bases appear as if the nurglings are making their way through a pool of muck, pus, general grossness. It is a holdover idea from the original Sons of Pus that I could never get to work. Recently, I've had some success with Secret Weapons Miniatures Realistic Water and Tamiya Clear yellow.


Bases with gravel


Bases with "growths". One Nurgling will be in the growth portion.



Finally, about two years ago I picked up a Scibor Miniatures 28mm Rotten Lord. He will be my counts-as Typhus. Not much is done with him...yet



Thanks and take care

Good stuff, man. Great conversions. Unique theme.

HI all,

Spaz431 wrote:
Good stuff, man. Great conversions. Unique theme.

Thank you.


A little more work has been completed.

I added a bit more greenstuff sections of fur, growths, and pustules. I was able to put a few layers of paint on the model with an airbrush. I am attempting to refine my pre- shading skills. Still have room to improve, but it is getting better.
Starting with the Great Unclean One. It's not as bright as the photo shows. Guess it's time to practice with the camera.


A slightly better photo from a bit above the model.


Horns and Nurgling


Base


Some leftover Plaguebearers to use for test purposes


Closer view


Counts-as Typhus is coming along. Just added some GS.






With Pre-shading (although it is difficult to see due to my complete lack of understanding how to work a camera).


Hopefully I'll be able to get some paint on the plaguebearers over the next few weeks. Does anyone have a preference for Nurgle demon colors. I'm thinking of trying a few options.

Thanks and take care

HI all,

I was able to get some paint on the Plaguebearers. I went with five test models and some have a few variations. Some are more traditional than others.

Start with a group shot and than individual models.

Group


"A" - Reaper Master Series Paint (MSP) Undead Skin triad with three different washes. Right side with Secret Weapon Miniatures (SWW) Fallout, belly and left leg Tamiya (TAM) Clear Yellow / Clear Green / Thinner (1/1/4), head and left arm SWW green.



"B" - MSP Stone Grey triad with three different washes. Left side with Citadel Shade (CS) Agrax Earthshade, right bottom with Citadel Technical (CT) Typhus Corrosion, right top with Vallejo Smoke.



"C" - MSP Violet Red traid with a wash of TAM clear red / TAM clear blue / Thinner (1/1/4).



"D" - MSP Sun Yellow traid wiith four different washes. Left leg with SWW Yellow, right leg with SWW Fallout, Left arm CS Cassandora Yellow, right arm TAM clear yellow.



"E" - MSP Orange triad with a wash of TAM clear Orange / Thinner (1/2)



Group - Slight lower angle than above photo.


The plan is to pick two or three variations to paint two squads of fourteen. I feel it will be more interesting to look at and paint if some non-traditional colors are used. Innards, tentacles, etc., color will be based on skin tone.

Does anyone have a preference? Any thoughts of color options not shown?

Lastly, my son was watching me take photos after which he insisted on taking photos of his mini-figs (he's almost four).



Thanks and take care

Hi all,

I know it's been awhile, but this project continues to expand.

A mere eight years ago a few comments referenced adding a Wolf Pus Demon (see the first page). It has been something in the back of my head ever since. Last week at the local FLGS i was perusing their Reaper Bones collection and found a Wolf Demon. Oh, my! A base model for the Wolf Pus Demon had just appeared.

This guy.


It's a little shorter than a GW Demon Prince, but taller than their GUO.
Time to break out greenstuff and some plastic tubing.


Some small gaps needed to be filled and tubing on his back, similar to the Typhus model, were added.


The claws aren't going to be a part of the model and I'm not really feeling wings or such. Not exactly sure what's going to happen with them.
Added bits of pustules and fur to make it a wee bit more Nurgley. The base for a bloated belly and innards is complete.

Probably going to add some tubing to its arms and legs to show it was space marine to begin with and has been warped over the millennia.

That's it for now. The plan is to get him done over the next few weeks and have it ready to paint for one of Paradigm's Unofficial painting contests.

Thanks and take care.

Excellent, this model will look sinister !

Hi all,

A little more progress has been made on the Wolf Pus Demon. I'm thinking he will be used as a Great Unclean One when summoned from a Psyker.





Still have a fair amount to go. Need to add more cables, fur on the arms, and permanently attach the head

Probably a few other things as well.

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

A little more progress to report.

Added some fur. I had to switch to brownstuff because the greenstuff is almost gone. Glued some sand mix to the tubing on its back.



I will be adding more fur bits and pustules and more Nurgley goodness. Still working ideas for the base. Head still needs to be permanently attached

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

The Wolf Pus demon is built and ready for primer!

Finally attached the head and added some tentacles coming out of its mouth.


Added some schmutz to the end of the exhaust port.


Added some growths down the length of the tail and a cable on its back.


Added some bits of fur on its arm.




Not sure if the Nurgling will stay.


Time for some primer and hopefully it fits the theme for next month's unofficial painting contest (Paradigm's).

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

Because the unofficial Dakka painting competition is open for anything I've decided to give it a go with the wolf-pus demon.

The skin is finished and work has begun on the fur. It's going a wee bit more difficult than imagined. It's just three shades of undead skin (reaper triad) with athonian camoshade. The shade tinted the fur a little more yellow than anticipated, but I like how the coloring. I can't seem to get enough contrast between the peaks and valleys of the fur. Hmm, something to ponder and experiment.



Thanks and take care

Hi all,

Work is progressing at an acceptable rate. Finished fur, growths, and pustules. Horns have been started but I may go in a different direction (darker).



Thanks and take care

Looking good, this is gonna be creepy !

Hi all,

 KernelTerror wrote:
Looking good, this is gonna be creepy !

Thanks! That's the plan.

Repainted the horns. The previous version just didn't look right. Added some color to his entrails.



Getting closer!

Thanks and take care

Hi all,

The Wolf Pus Demon of Nurgle is finished!











I'm thinking a unit bikers will be next or maybe Mortorion.


Thanks and take care

Congratulations, this is magnificiently disgusting !

 KernelTerror wrote:
Congratulations, this is magnificiently disgusting !

Thank you! It's been a fun project.

Great work. What do you wrap around the based to keep the water effect in? I did an epic fail when I tried something like that.