I'm new to the thread, but quite impressed. Love the Chaos FW stuff. The blight drone came out lovely. Have had to tie my hands not to order one and you go and post that...

By far the creepiest psyker battle squad that I have seen. Keep up the good work.

Wow I've certainly missed alot!

Those blight drones are fantastic Dave! Really beautifully done!

Those pyskers are still creeping me out.

sweet! nice to see abnetts visions come to life so vividly! especially love the "Infardi/Ershul" very nice.

how did you model the slime from the rear of the blight drone? i just picked up three of them and im looking at doing something similar

Hi guys

Thanks for the kind words. Those Blight Drone models are indeed awesome.

@ studderingdave - the slime/poop out the back of the Drone is greenstuff, built up over paperclip armatures. The stream of poop is greenstuff over a brass rod that goes up into the Drone and bends underneath the base. Then the whole thing was painted with a mix of browns and greens and given a layer of 'Ardcoat to finish it off.

Anyway, here are some new pictures of my finished Command Squads, I hope you like them.

Company Command


Platoon Command


Company Standard Bearer


Officer of the Fleet


As usual, there are a few more pics on my blog, link in my signature.

Cheers
Dave

Nice. The yellow accents work really well, and I love the red shading. Nice banners, too -- lively, vivid, but not so busy that they pull focus from the figures themselves.

Stellar work as always Dave. I especially love the blood splatters on the banner bearer.

Keep it up.

Very nice,the command squad looks lovely,excellent work keep it up.

Lookin really sweet , I would never go renegade but if I did this would be my inspiration .

That standard bearer came out great. Love the work on the banner as well as the guys face. Excellent work Dave!

As always, great work on a really beautifully themed army; I hope we can get in a game at the Battlefoam tourney in October.

Will you be bringing your stalk tank for a show or a bit of immoral support?

Wow, I love that command squad, looks great. This army just keeps getting better.

great job on the command squad, just one nitpick: the blacklining on the banner is very stark, compared to the smooth freehand. a dark brown would have looked a tiny bit better, imo.

Just read through this thread, this is a wonderful army project! You've realised some of the most memorable baddies from the Gaunt's Ghosts series marvellously.

The Mantis/Stalk Tank is outstanding; you might like to know that at the EPIC community over at Tactical Command (http://www.tacticalwargames.net/forums/index.cgi) someone is talking about making an Epic scale version of this model...

Looking forward to seeing the rest of this army develop!

Hi guys

Thanks very much. I'm very happy with how the army is coming along. I'll be taking a break from the infantry until I finish off the tanks for the Battlefoam GT. To answer a few specifics:

@Gitsmack - hopefully we can get in a game. I'm also hoping to bring out the Stalk Tank, Romeo is doing some custom foam for me so we'll see if it all fits ; )

@ The Mighty Warhamster - Good critique on the black. I don't actually do any blacklining, just paint over black undercoat, but in this case I have definitely left too much black showing. Thanks.

@ firestorm - can you point me to the particular topic? I'd love to read it but the tacticalwargames forums are very involved and in depth. I'm having trouble tracking it down.

Cheers
Dave

Wow talk about impressive.

davetaylor wrote:@ firestorm - can you point me to the particular topic? I'd love to read it but the tacticalwargames forums are very involved and in depth. I'm having trouble tracking it down.

Sorry Dave, you can see it here, towards the bottom of the page - someone has even put forward your very own Mantis tank scratchbuild as the basis: http://www.tacticalwargames.net/forums/index.cgi?act=ST;f=7;t=16593;st=40

I for one am infavour of the individual involved making this a reality, but there are other demands being placed upon him, so we'll have to see...

can you tell me how you made those battle psyker's?

lookin' good, as usual...

the officer of the fleet is a brilliant use of the nurgle sorcerer...

nice use of the dragonforge bases, esp. on the commander and the heavy flamer team...
they look really cool in the dark scheme...

keep up the good work...

cheers
jah

Hi guys

Thanks very much!

@ firestorm - I also hope he can make a few in Epic scale, then send one my way ; )

@ deadly chicken - here are a few links to posts in my blog about the psyker brood:

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2009/05/pater-sin-and-his-brood-of-psykers.html
http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-of-brood.html
http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2009/06/creepy-little-guys.html
http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com/2009/07/less-than-week-to-go.html

@ jah-joshua - yeah those Dragon Forge bases can work well in a lot of different schemes.

Cheers
Dave

Cool new additions - nice, fast and effective looking scheme.

Outstanding!
Cleary Golden Daemon winning material!
(When I was in GD a couple years ago, there was stuff much worse than this. This is great!)

As always, excellent use of bits. Whenever anyone asks me what my inspiration is for my army I just point them towards your blog.

Your reds are also very well done. I know how hard it is to do reds on guardsmen and it's not as easy as it is on a Space Marine.

A really fantastic aesthetic to this force. The entire thing just seems to work so effortlessly. Great color choice all around.

I really like the Master of the Fleet, more people need to do stand in's like this. And the big jagged hunk of metal the Platoon Commander is using as a weapon reeks of savagery.

Great stuff as always Dave.

How quick are you turning these guys out now?

I like the yellow cannisters as a continuous theme, it adds a bit of interest and a nice shot of colour. I'd like to see the yellow be a little paler and more rusted up, but otherwise, great stuff.

Can we trouble you for an army shot at some point?

Cheers,

Dante

I love them, also the amount i want to play against them with my not nearly as fine crafted tanith is staggering

Epic stuff, right here

I love the praying mantis gribbly thing !!!

Keep up the awesome work

An idea for you, you should have one squad with beastmen heads and hooves !

Damn sharp man. That standard bearer is just excellent! You have me trying to figure a good way to work it into my army.

davetaylor wrote:
While I agree that the Goblin and Gor heads are a bit too big, I think the Ungor heads fit right in there, I'll be using a few of those along the way too, just to speed things up.

Dave, didn't you do at one point a Cadian conversion that used Gor or Ungor heads and dark red uniform scheme?

nice one man i got flooded by inspiration now!

inzeos wrote:

davetaylor wrote:
While I agree that the Goblin and Gor heads are a bit too big, I think the Ungor heads fit right in there, I'll be using a few of those along the way too, just to speed things up.

Dave, didn't you do at one point a Cadian conversion that used Gor or Ungor heads and dark red uniform scheme?

Why yes I did, they were kind of a precursor to this army.

Sorry I've been absent from this blog for so long, I've been very busy getting things ready for this weekend, I'm off to the Battlefoam Wild West Shootout Indy GT in Phoenix. Anyway, here are a few pics of my latest work, there are many more pics on my blog, link in my signature.







Cheers
Dave

Well done, you've made me vomit with jealousy and rage!

Really nice conversions, and the painted chaos symbols are excellent touch.

I really enjoy following his blog on these on his blog spot. I will profess I was sitting at work bored waiting for him to post these recent ones and all I can say is DAMN was worth the wait. Good luck at the GT dave.

Looking sharp Dave!

Nicely done. You are like a machine Dave. Just churning away. Well done.

This whole project wins a pack of Morleys.

awesome, i need to sort myself out and finish my traitor guard, so far all i'v done is give all the ones without head covering beards....nice an chaotic really sticking it to the imperium there

This is great work! How did you do those eightpointed stars on those two artilery pieces? (not so into the new guard codex, medusae is it?)

The latest batch of vehicles is simply STUNNING!! Great scratch building and very effective looking scheme!

Thanks for inspiration Dave

i like those tanks,

DC

The tanks look great. Recognizably 40k and Imperial in origin (if not in loyalty), but also distinctive. And the paint scheme is very effective. Looks war-warn, authentic, traitorous. Well done.

Thanks very much guys.

@PanzerSmurf - this seems to be a popular question, so I'll have to do a tutorial on it soon.

Cheers
Dave

Love the look of the tanks Dave!

Was that you on 40kradio? I heard them questioning somebody about their blood pact army, so I assume it was you! Props on making it onto their show! You're stuff is still awesome, btw. Diggin the armored vehicles.

I just stumbled across this blog while looking for inspiration for my new Guard army, and it blew me away. I've been a huge (but silent) fan of your work for quite a while now, and I have to say that this is probably my favorite I've seen. It might have something to do with my love for Dan Abnett's work, and the intersection of two of my favorite artists, of course.

I'll be eagerly following both this and your blog from now on. I can't wait to see more!

wow Dave, going through your blog, I noticed the newest addition to your forces! Im a big fan of the Ursurper, as well as the at-73´s! Exceptionel work really!! Those half-track/ "chimeras" are pretty wicked as well.

Also, good job on your Fulgrim version Will you be painting him as well?

Hi guys

Thanks for your continuing support. I'm glad you're all still checking things out, even though I've been a bit slack on getting Dakka updates sorted.

@FoxPhoenix135 - Yep, they were my dulcet tones you heard on 40K Radio. Nerve-wracking as hell ; )

@Shane - as a fellow Abnett fan I'm excited about being able to intersect more with his work.

@Flachzange - thanks mate, I have just finished painting Fulgrim and he'll go up in the next post, and off to my client tomorrow.

Anyway, here are the latest pics. I was asked to post a full army shot, but I don't really have a suitable setup for that sort of thing just yet. I've split the army into three groups.

The Infantry



The Vehicles



And the Apocalypse-only models



If you take a look at my blog you'll also see a run-down of my gaming experiences at the Wild West Shootout, link is in my sig.

Have Fun!

Cheers
Dave

Wow, I havent been posting on Dakka for a long time (outside of the Video Games section) I have been missing out!

Great, great work Dave. The netting on the truck is a nice touch. I may steal it.

Looks great. I sure it felt good to plonk them down on the table and play a bunch of games vs. other fully-painted armies at the Shootout.

- Blackbone

I've just started work on making one of your trucks. I'll have to wait a few days before I can use my school's laser cutter, but it should be built soon. All your models are superb, and I'm really grateful that you posted instructions and templates. Hope you get the rest of the guide up soon.

man awesome i really like the weathering on the vehicles..TOP NOTCH!...also how did you make these chimeras?looking pretty good!! 4 EVER!!!

Excellent group shots, the Blood Pact look very cohesive together despite the rag-tag vibe to each individual.

have to say that patar sin in the back their is my favorite model in the army. Honestly I only ever pictured him much like that(though with bdirty blonde hair no idea why).As usual great work spot on.

Awesome stuff. I really enjoy the chaos stars on the vehicles. A very unique treatment.

*edit* Also, the Trukk's to counts as Chimera conversions are brilliant.

Wow. That's all I've got. Just "Wow".

Any plans on adding Loxatl mercs to them? Guns of Tanith was one of my favorites

I finished making one of the trucks you posted. Thanks so much for posting instructions and templates (though it was a bit hard to translate the pdf file into something that the laser cutter would read, so I had to trace it over with corel draw). I'll email a picture soon to go in the gallery.

lalabox wrote:I finished making one of the trucks you posted. Thanks so much for posting instructions and templates (though it was a bit hard to translate the pdf file into something that the laser cutter would read, so I had to trace it over with corel draw). I'll email a picture soon to go in the gallery.

Adding that Corel file for laser cutters would be oh-so-helpful!

I think I still have it. If you want, I can try and post it. (You'd have to tell me how. If I have to upload it somewhere or whatever.)

Edit: I do have it. Someone should tell me how to post it on the internet.

lalabox wrote:I think I still have it. If you want, I can try and post it. (You'd have to tell me how. If I have to upload it somewhere or whatever.)

Edit: I do have it. Someone should tell me how to post it on the internet.

you can use this : http://www.box.net/

or if you want I can make the job for you if you send me the doc.


I have a question for Dave.

I read in the book "honor guard" that STeG 4 have 6 wheels (2 or 3 time in the book) Have you others informations for choose 4 Wheels ?

bigdaddy wrote:

lalabox wrote:I think I still have it. If you want, I can try and post it. (You'd have to tell me how. If I have to upload it somewhere or whatever.)

Edit: I do have it. Someone should tell me how to post it on the internet.

you can use this : http://www.box.net/

or if you want I can make the job for you if you send me the doc.

I create the download, it's here : http://www.box.net/shared/16a0gzgish

tell me if it's ok !

You, good sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.

I don't have corel myself, so I can't check it. Also, since I was printing on 6" by 12" sheets of plasticard, some of the bits from the first page are on the second page so that they would fit. Also, be careful to line it up properly, and the small vision slits are prone to warp as they are such small pieces, but they can be put back into shape using a bit of hot water.

Thanks once again.

your army is so impressive the blood pact book is for you!

Hi guys

Sorry for such a lengthy absence. No new Blood Pact just yet.

I have, however, put up a poll on my blog to determine which Blood Pact project will get my attention next. Please head on over (link in my signature) and vote!

Cheers
Dave

Love these, I will miss being able to look at excellent stuff like this while I wait for a connection at my new place.

Voted for the artillery battery, as I would love to see more armor from you.

I want to see these Bats of yours. They sound really interesting.

I voted for the aircraft. looks like its winning cant wait to see it.

one of a kind work! inspiring

Hi guys

No new work just yet, but the poll is rapidly drawing to a close and it looks like the Rapid Assault Force will be the clear winner. I'll be getting started on this project next week.

On another note, I've just had my first Bell of Lost Souls article posted. I'll be reposting it on my blog towards the end of the month. It's about how I paint the Chaos stars on the sides of my vehicles:



Check it out here If you're interested.

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/12/40k-hobby-mark-of-dark-gods.html

Cheers
Dave

Thats always exciting when you get new stuff posted cheers to that dave. Also can not wait to see what you do for the rapid assault for. Question for you paint wise how do you paint the armor on the basic soldiers

What an excellent tutorial, I would of never thought of using a round base as a guide.

I think I will try this when I get around to it.

Thanks for the great tutorial, always nice to see new techniques.

Thanks guys!

@Empchild - the armor on my regular troopers is drybrushed with Tin Bitz, followed by a drybrush of Boltgun Metal, then a patchy wash of Thraka Green, a patchy wash of Leviathan Purple, followed by a wash of Devlan Mud, then Badab Black. All of that is finished off with an edging of Mithril Silver. Hope that helps.

Cheers
Dave

Very much dave I loved the idea so much I wanted to do it on my traitor gaurd.
-Cheers

Wow, lots of amazing stuff here Dave, excellent work. It's really nice to see these familiar names as it was Dan Abnett's books that got me back into WH40K after a 15 year break. Any plans to do the Vervunhive forces?

Simon

Hi guys

Following the holidays I've been able to get back into my Blood Pact. Huzzah! The readers of my blog voted for the Rapid Assault Force to be my next project. So, that's what I'm working on now.

First up, the Chaos Hellblade



And side by side with the Locust, a vector-fighter that Thomas Wynn and I are designing and building using the fins from Space Marine Drop Pods



And a shot of the Locust WIP by itself



I hope you all like them, more shots on my blog.

Cheers
Dave

Great stuff, DT. That spacecraft is going to look spectacular when finished, I am faithful. On a side note: I much enjoyed your article on BOLS. If I had a traitor army, that would be really useful! Maybe I should convert!

Just been looking through this thread, some really great work, i have seen you site too, loving your work, really like you painting style, nice and clean, i think i might have to convert to Chaos IG army once i have finished my Loyal IG, i was thinking sons of Sek or Nurg maybe. Anyways, keep it up and i'm looking forward to seeing more.

Looking great already!

Can't wait to see the hellblade painted, love that kit!

Cheers,

Dante

Yowzers! More from the master!

Excellent work, I love your converted truck, can't wait for more.

Where have you gone?!

@Disjointed Entity: He went to his blog.

http://davetaylorminiatures.blogspot.com

it's in his signature

Wow, that Hydra Truck is hot stuff. Yeah, the barrels are a little short, but frankly, I think it works with the overall look of the vehicle. Great use of West Wind heads, too.

Threadcromancy whats up with this today.

Cheears

Great stuff as always Dave, I'm really forwards to these being finished.

Love your work
I'm a huge Abnett fan , and loved seeing Patter Sin and the stalk tank.
Are you tackling the Sons of Sek yet?
A comrade asked if you were doing a Loxtel , I am also curious about that.
You've definately nailed the spirit of Abnett's enemies.
I am a fan of your work.

worldwarme wrote:Love your work
I'm a huge Abnett fan , and loved seeing Patter Sin and the stalk tank.
Are you tackling the Sons of Sek yet?
A comrade asked if you were doing a Loxtel , I am also curious about that.
You've definately nailed the spirit of Abnett's enemies.
I am a fan of your work.

Your better off going to his blog as he hasn't done much on this one in a while.

Right on.
TY

Right on.
TY

This Blood Pact army is really the best I ever seen and your Tutorial for IA Trucks is nice.
At time I working on my own Blood Pact army and to see your army was a great help.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/284112.page

Maybe you get some new Ideas if you see my convertions.

If I had any, my bionic implants would break. Thank you for showing me your coolness.

These are really nice, i love the idea that you have taken a book and turned it into a set of minis, looking forward to seeing more of them keep up the good work

Great army though may i ask how do you make the auto guns.

Considering it's been like 3 months since he's posted in this thread you'll probably have better luck going to his blog:

davetaylorminiatures.com