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Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/08 22:03:58


Post by: VyRa


The hordes of chaos have always fascinated me. Far more than generic bad guys, in the Dark Future of the 41st Millenium, at times they almost seem like anti-heroes. Almost.

In any chase, they can be so much more than just spikey marines - no matter if they are survivors of the Horus Heresy or recent renegades of the Badab War.

In this log i will try to build several small war bands, each with their own character and identity, who will form the bigger whole of a truly chaotic host of warriors for the dark gods.

The first Units to get out of the trenches are my Death Guard war band, the Heralds of Corrosion. Let's get started.



Lord Morsus, the Black Flame. He was blessed by the Plague Father with the ever burning touch of corrosion, singing the flesh from his bones but leaving him free to spread the joyous corruption and decay that delights the Lord of Rot so much.



Morsus's personal retinue are the Plague Riders, ready to spread death and doom under the command of their master.



The Plague Champion Stercus and his fellow Plague Marines.



Sodden Death, the Rhino of Squad Stercus.



The Plague Champion Siphious and his jolly brethren.



Corpse Wagon, the chosen method of transportation for Squad Siphious.



Enhanced Ogryns, formerly attached to the Planetary Defense Force, led by the being formerly known as Algernon.



More of the repurposed workforce of the Planetary GovenourĀ“s nurserymen, led by the being formerly known as Jobe.



The Chaos Champion Deiectio and his men, ready to gift death to any who would welcome it.


These are my first thousand points of this new project, but there are quite a few more to come. As you might be able to tell by now, this blog will be conversion heavy, time constraints be damned. The ogryns are stand ins for chaos spawns, at least until i've managed to build a bigger host of traitor militia to my forces. Feel free to comment and critique, and stay tuned for the next update.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/08 22:17:38


Post by: amazingturtles


These are amazing, and i've got nothing to critique. those rhino's look spongy and porous which is pretty perfect!

i am going to follow this with a lot of interest.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/08 22:42:40


Post by: KernelTerror


Magnificiently gore, that paintscheme works nicely at showing the filth of a Nurgle warband.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/09 15:44:40


Post by: VyRa


Thanks guys, really means a lot to me.

Here's what i'm currently working on: Some seventy-ish Plague Zombies from back in the day.


These are former loyal elements of the Planetary Defense Force, having succumbed to the Curse of Unbelief and risen to the command of their new masters.

They will count as cultists until i've been able to add Typhus or Necrosius to my force!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/10 16:28:46


Post by: amazingturtles


Excellent! where can you get those kinds of zombies from? any place that still makes them?


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/11 05:19:42


Post by: VyRa


 amazingturtles wrote:
Excellent! where can you get those kinds of zombies from? any place that still makes them?


All of them are Mantic Miniature's Plague Zombies, back from 2012. They were made by combining their Kings of War Zombies with their Corporation soldiers. Sadly, the soldiers are by now OOP, which makes the only place where you cann still find them Ebay. Mantic has now started a new line of sci-fi zombies, who look pretty good - but i wasn't able to get my hands on them yet. Still, i'd probably recommend them, given the past quality of Mantic's products and the comparably low price.


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Also, i don't get a lot of hobby-related work done under the week, but here's a sneak-peak for my new project. Things are going to get ...excessive.





Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/11 06:24:57


Post by: evildrcheese


Awesome plog. Some really styling minis, you've got skills.

EDC


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/11 10:18:57


Post by: DarkSoldier


I hear face-melting guitar solos in the distance...


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/11 13:20:30


Post by: JeffyP


Those are some fantastic nugle minis! It's so easy to just paint 'em green and be done with it but you went above and beyond. Keep them coming!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/13 20:08:20


Post by: VyRa


Thank you guys, as always it means a lot.

I've had a busy weekend, but i've managed to put some time aside for some posing and glueing. Now i'm out of superglue and this is what i've managed so far.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/14 05:58:17


Post by: amazingturtles


Thanks for the info on the zombies! those guys are looking good too


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/14 06:49:03


Post by: evildrcheese


Looking good so far.

EDC


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/14 07:05:30


Post by: Heretic Tom


Those plague marines are absurdly cool. Fantastic work. I love the poses of your noise marines, that marine stomping pose is too good.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/14 08:48:09


Post by: genom.cor


Subbed! So much win! What can I say? Fantastic death guard and those noise marines are looking killer! The effort you put into your pieces really shows through. Very grim my friend. Lovely!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/21 10:21:31


Post by: VyRa


I've made some good progress on the Noise Marines, although i'm not quite happy with some of the hair yet. I'm aiming for a stage of not-total-corruption, mostly because i dislike the pink and black colour scheme and also because i want to give them some additional character. Also i wanted a somewhat over the top look for them, all in all these guys are much closer to hair metal marines than the canonical BDSM hermaphrodites that GW is going for these days. As you might be able to tell, this project is still very much work in progress, so i'm kind of making things up as i go along.








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Aaand i've just noticed the whole buzz around the Traitor Legions Supplement. Feth me. I have to admit, i'm usually the guy who really dislikes to get hyped. But it certainly looks like a good time to get hyped!

In honour of the release on the 10th of december i will temporarily set my Noise Marines aside and finish a project that i started two or three years ago. Time for some Thousand Sons.


Tiamakh the Necromancer, Lord Sorcerer of The Windtorn, Thousand Sons warband.


The finished half of Squad Gacharin, Rubicae led by the Sorcerer Gacharin Veidt


The unfinished half of Squad Gacharin, four more Rubics to give the unit the blessed Number of the Prince of Pathways.


Squad Qurak of the Scarab Occult, Rubic Terminators, also unfinished.

As you might be able to tell, i got bored with them during the highlighting, so i shelved and forgot about them. Now they will hopefully see some more use in the not to distant future. In any case, they've collected enough dust and are about to be finished.





Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/11/21 18:43:33


Post by: KernelTerror


Brilliant update, really loving the noise marine leader giving the sign of the beast, that should be a badass and metal squad in the end.

And these thousand sons sure deserved the unshelving. I really love the original model of the sorceror lord, and the additions you made are tasteful.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/12/01 12:37:22


Post by: VyRa


Looks like the all new Thousand Sons are due for this weekend, so i got myself busy, finishing my old guard.


This is Tiamakh the Necromancer, Lord Sorcerer of the Thousand Sons.

The leader of my small detachment is a conversion of the old OOP chaos Terminator Lord in metal, and i do hope that not too many declare this to be heresy, but i felt it was necessary to give the model a more certain egyptian touch.

For what it matters, i'm very happy how the finished model came out. and the additions you made are tasteful.

That is a relief. I don't dare to think of all the hate i got on 4chan when i first announced my plans to convert this guy.


His personal guard, Squad Qurak.

Made with a lovely conversion kit from ebay. By now they can be far easier bought from Wargames Exclusive. I really do enjoy the feel of these guys. I'm looking forward to their new rules, overpriced as they might be.


Rubicae marine squad the Torn, led by the Sorcerer Gacharin Veidt.

Also made with a wide range of bits and the conversion kit from Wargames Exclusive. There is an almost three year gap between the guys on the upper and the dudes on the lower row, and i can really see the difference - but at least i can now call them finished.







Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2016/12/29 12:11:37


Post by: VyRa


So, it's been a while and i've managed to put some base layers on my Noise Marines.



Every time i get to this stage i deeply question my painting skills. But, well, everything will look better once i get to add some shades.

I've also had some time to dig out some older squads from back in the day and touch up on some forgotten projects. Stay tuned.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/03/20 05:57:42


Post by: VyRa


I haven't posted stuff in quite some time, turns out finishing my master's degree is actually a lot of work. Who knew? In any way, i've finally come around to convert a Rhino for my Noise Marines.


Also, since i was really in the mood for converting some stuff, i've also finished a unit of Berzerkers, completing my gallery of all the cult troops.




Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/03/20 06:37:27


Post by: evildrcheese


Nice. I like the eagle head from the terrain set on the EC rhino, excellent idea.

'Zerkers are looking great too.

EDC


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/03/28 14:41:08


Post by: KernelTerror


Very cool additions, the head on the rhino is indeed a very cool idea. And the berzerkers look full of personality too.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/03/29 04:53:28


Post by: amazingturtles


I like those berserkers a lot. Some blood reaver bits in there, i think? They work quite well


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/21 12:08:32


Post by: VyRa


 KernelTerror wrote:
Very cool additions, the head on the rhino is indeed a very cool idea.


Thanks! I still had about 30 of them lying around and i figured that i could do something eagle-related with them, given the Emperor's Children unhealthy obsession with tagging imperial eagles everywhere.

 amazingturtles wrote:
I like those berserkers a lot. Some blood reaver bits in there, i think? They work quite well


I think they are Blood Warriors from the AoS starter kit. In my opinion they mesh quite well with the DV chosen and the newer, more organic design for CSM armour.

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Since the weather was just about right, i finally managed to try out that brand new airbrush - that i bought merely three years ago.I still have to do some layering and edge highlights, of course, but i'm really suprised that i wasn't forced to strip the poor thing. Please let me know what you think.

There is a big game with my Death Guard coming up in two weeks and since the age of formations is coming to an end, the time seems about right to build a Terminator Annihilation Force and a Raptor Talon. So i 'll keep myself busy building up those two. I'll post pictures once they're presentable.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/22 00:10:41


Post by: Shrapnelsmile


This is an amazing array of chaotic eye candy. So nicely done -- especially to me the green on the Nurgle troops. Just spectacular.

I enjoy your conversions and you've inspired me to kitbash my DV chosen with some extra chaos pieces lying around.

Thank you, keep it going this is stellar work.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/22 05:47:25


Post by: evildrcheese


I love the Kirby bashing with the Blood Warriors. They work really well together.

Nice work on the EC Rhino too. Real classy.

EDC


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/25 06:42:49


Post by: VyRa


So i've spend the last two days almost exclusively converting my formations for the upcoming Battle.



15 Raptors and a Raptor Lord for the Raptor Talon.

I might change their loadout to 4 Plasma Guns and 2 Melters, i'm not entirely sure at this point.



Five out of nine Terminators for my Terminator Annihilation Force plus a Sorcerer / Typhus conversion. The other Terminators are coming from a four man termicide squad that i had finished before starting this blog.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/25 10:17:34


Post by: KernelTerror


Awesome builds on both squads, well done !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/27 06:36:53


Post by: VyRa


I kept myself busy over the last few days, got through the whole paint-by-numbers baselayers stuff in two days, just finished up with the first layer of shades on both formations. The time-out that i took in the last week won't last, though. I'm planning to at least finish my basic thesis before the 8th Edition hits - because who knows what might happen then...



So, my Death Guard Raptor Talon. Unfluffy as they might be (at least in the eyes of some), they fulfill an imporant role on the battlefield, one that i lacked in the past. Here we have three squads, each with two special weapons: Squad 1 with two Melters and Squad 2 & 3 with two Plasma Guns each. No special loadout for the champions for now, might give them something later after getting some experience on the field with them.



The Raptor Talon formation also comes with a Lord with a snazzy Jump Pack for free, so of course i converted one! This guy only got the most basic loadout: A bolt pistol and a melee weapon (although it's huuge). His arms are magnetized, so i still might add some special gear later on. For now, i wanted to keep him cheap.



And then there is the Terminator Annihiliation formation. These are three squads with three guys each. Two combi-melters and power axes (aka. scythes) and a champ with a chainfist in each squad. It's a very basic termicide loadout, meant to disrupt and annoy the enemy, giving them a target that will (hopefully) take a lot of firepower to bring down while being hard to ignore. They will be accompanied by a nurgle sorcerer (with a free termintor armour, yay) who is also my stand-in for Typhus - at least until he gets reincarneted in the forseeable future.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/05/31 08:43:20


Post by: VyRa


With my last big battle in 7th edition being due tomorrow, the last unfinished units are slowly but surely getting close to being finished.





The terminators still need a few hazard marks, highlights here and there and a bit of sponging, but i'm already happy with the spoiled, corrupted look that they sport.



I also decided to take an old project of mine off the shelf and touch it up a bit with a few techniques that i picked up in the last few years. The plague hulk is a lovley and highly detailed model, and i doubt i will fully do it justice in the next 36 hours, but i'll give it my best shot and at least produce something tabletop-ready.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/06/07 04:45:06


Post by: VyRa


It's another week, another update.

Finished three squads of Terminators, a Terminator Sorcerer and a Plague Hulk. Pretty good i'd say!

The first squad is led by the Chaos Champion Kurl. Armamends for all three squads are the Same, with the Champion sporting a Combi-Bolter and a Chainfist and his two companions being armed with Power Scythes (aka. Axes) and Combi-Meltas.


Next up is Squad Gixion, led by the towering Gixion himself.


And last but not least, the final Squad is led by the belcherous Champion Jarzos.


Accompanying these three is the Traveller himself, Typhus. Or a mere Nurgle Sorcerer in Terminator armour - depending on my points in that respective list.


Finally, the Plague Hulk is completed. The rites of binding, fusing the greater Daemon of Nurgle Blegh'Ragh to the chassis of a Chaos Defiler, have been completed, the sacrifices have been made, and the unholy daemon engine of nurgle is finally ready to enter battle.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/06/07 07:08:43


Post by: KernelTerror


Holy nurgle, you are on a roll ! Brilliant models, I am sure they have slain their share of loyalist scum.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/06/07 10:03:21


Post by: Ezra Tyrius


By all that is unholy... those are some fantastic conversions VyRa!

Keep up the good work!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/07/25 12:03:49


Post by: VyRa


So i didn't have a lot of free time in the last months to work on my little monsters, but at least i'm almost finished with my master's thesis, so there's that.

Anyway, my girlfriend left town yesterday to visit the family and i had to sit the house. Of course i did the resposible thing and worked extra hard two things: eating a lot of unhealthy food and spend much more time on the hobby than i should. Good times.

I've started converting a Mauler Fiend of Khorne, giving the daemon engine a much more bestial appearance, removing the middle pair of limbs alltogether, giving it a new set of exhaust pipes, a longer tail and, of course, a new horned head - both parts have been converted from the Heldrake.





Both head and tail sections have been magnetized, and can be switched for other options. In my mind, the longer tail represents the lasher tendrils, while the ectoplasma cannnon head makes a good stand-in for a pair of magma cutters.



I also added these three huge glyphs of Khorne. They're pretty crude, but i consider that to be quite fitting for the blood god. For the biggest symbol on top of the beast i added a few skulls, which only adds to the impression, that this daemon engine is a living, breathing altar of khorne.



The Warpsmith behind this creature is a conversion of the classic Iron Warrior's Warsmith, mixed with a few bits and pieces from FW. Adding the mechandrites to this guy will be fun.




Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/07/25 12:28:25


Post by: KernelTerror


Sweeet, the helldrake parts work nicely and are very khornate !
Congratulations on the master thesis too !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/07/29 09:31:55


Post by: VyRa


Work on the Mauler Fiend and its master is coming along nicely.


I've tried my hand at a small conversion for the deamon engine's base, hoping to give it a feeling of actually breaking through a wall. I'm not quite sure yet, if i should add some debris on the inside of the wall as well.




The Warpsmith was a fun kit bash so far. His mechandrites are mostly power cables from Dragon Forge mixed with some Dark Eldar bits. The Smith himself is mostly a mix of the old Iron Warrios Warsmith and the MKIV (or was it MKIII?) Tech Marine from Forge World, with a chest from the Death Guard 30k conversion kit and a head from the Iron Hands 30k conversion kit.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/07/29 11:45:27


Post by: KernelTerror


Very cool warpsmith ! The use of dark eldar as mechadendrite weapons is a good idea, fits the dark mech vibe !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/08/14 19:14:10


Post by: VyRa


Nothing much too add here, i put some paint on Maulerfiend and Warpsmith. Both are a joy to paint, but i can't seem to find much time to follow my passion these days. But then again, such is life.



The Fiend is a true beast on the battlefield and gave me lots of joy in these last few weeks, breaking down gun lines in pretty much every battle that it faced. There are still many details to finish and, of course, some blood spatter to add some special character to the whole model.



The warpsmith is still trying his best Doc Ock impression. Some people told me, that he looks too busy and that it's hard to really make out single details in the whirling mass of mechandrites. And that might be true, but then again, it's really what i aimed for. He really looks like his tentacles do most of his work for him!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/09/12 07:52:21


Post by: VyRa


And another look onto my work desk. I have to admit that due to the new edition, new codex and a lot of private things going on, i hardly get to paint stuff anymore. Thankfully, my local gaming group is not all that harsh about fielding unpainted models, but still. Every time i do it, i just can't help feeling somewhat dirty...

Anyway, here's an short outlook on my current batch of 'zerkers! I'm planning on fielding 20 of them on Thursday. All of them heavily converted.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/09/24 11:12:23


Post by: VyRa


Progress, progress. Not much to see here. Just more converted Berzerkers.





And a brand new Exalted Champion. The new Codex keeps me busy.



With the release of the Death Guard Codex i really feel all the more drawn to the followers of Khorne, at least for now. So my current goal is to finish up a big Unit of twenty 'zerkers, two HQs - the exalted champion and a dark dpostle, the maulerfiend, and two converted rhinos for some rhino rush highjinx.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/09/25 08:44:18


Post by: Ynneadwraith


How have I only just discovered this? These guys are stone-cold awesome


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/09/25 19:11:45


Post by: KernelTerror


Excellent ! That squad of berzerks is properly brutal !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/03 10:03:00


Post by: VyRa


I would like to thank you for the kind words.

I've managed to finish the first batch of World Eaters. First time trying a blood splatter effect. Also first time trying out pigmets. Pretty happy with how they came out.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/03 13:22:17


Post by: KernelTerror


Those are gorgeously brutal, well done !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/07 17:05:14


Post by: VyRa


Thank you, that was my goal here.



8/20 done.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/09 17:09:18


Post by: VyRa


Aaand 12/20 down. I'm on a roll!



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/10 12:02:47


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Dude! These just keep getting better and better! Stunning work


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/23 16:16:39


Post by: VyRa


Well, here we are, almost done with the Berzerkers - another four ready for the cupboard.



Add to that a Dark Apostle, guess i'll christen him the Slaughter Saint.



And the end of this particular project draws near! Only four more 'zerkers and an exalted champion left to go.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/10/23 17:11:06


Post by: KernelTerror


That dark apostle is terrifying, splattered as the berzerkers but the green sets him apart nicely !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/23 19:04:15


Post by: VyRa


'tis the season to be jolly and i certainly feel so. My current project ist (finally!) finished, and as another four Berzerkers join the ranks of their Brothers i can now field a full unit of 20 raving mad men.



Also finished are the characters, with the Exalted Champion leading the chosen of Khorne into glorious bloodshed.



While this project was very time consuming, it still made it possible for me to apply a range of new techniques and push my personal standard to a higher level. I've also finally finished my Master's Degree (yay) and started working at my new job. I'm very much looking forward towards spending a few hours in the man cave over the next few days and, of course, a new year and to many good news, regarding the hobby. In that sense i would like to wish all of you a merry christmas (or whatever you would like to call it) and a happy new year.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/23 20:27:39


Post by: kestral


Great stuff! You're really bringing the chaos aesthetic to the next level. What are you using for those silver power cables?


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/23 21:01:09


Post by: VyRa


 kestral wrote:
Great stuff! You're really bringing the chaos aesthetic to the next level. What are you using for those silver power cables?


Thanks a lot! I've been using Dragonforge's pewter power cables for a few years and i can only recommend them. They are cheap-ish, flexible and formable and all over easy to work with.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/23 21:24:12


Post by: kestral


Thanks! I've been wrangling guitar wire for years and it is definitely time for an upgrade.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/24 12:43:10


Post by: VyRa


There is no rest for the wicked. A new project is already afoot.
Spoiler:
Perhaps even afloat?






Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/24 19:55:51


Post by: amazingturtles


I recognize some of the parts, and i'm looking forward to whatever results!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/27 15:51:15


Post by: VyRa


There was some slow progress in my off-duty hours, while the family was asleep...

This one is only a small conversion with a killa-kans drill bit. My idea being that this is a mosquito-like deamon, slowly changing the shape of the machine that it is bound to.



Bloat-Drone #2, the flesh here is pretty much done. I really like the bloated look here.



I wanted to give Bloat-Drone #3 a gaping maw of some sort. Still, not really happy with the shape of the fleshy parts of the drone, yet.



Bloat Drone #4 is a straight up conversion of Forgeworld's Blight-Drone. Only instead of guns it'll have an assortment of claws and maws as a way to symbolize the flesh mower.



And Drone #5 will be the all purpose model for this unit, with some magnets to take advantage of the full range of weapon options that come with the bloat drone kit.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/27 20:41:52


Post by: Boss Salvage


Lovely project log, loads of wonderful chaos conversions backed up with great painting Especially a fan of the Nurgle scheme, corrupted white armor + hazard stripes ftw!

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2017/12/27 21:20:54


Post by: IGtR=


Would like to see where this one goes


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/02/11 16:57:37


Post by: VyRa


Didn't have all that much hobby time in january, but here are the assembled Bloat Drones:



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Still need to finish the bases, but that's really nothing to be concerned about. Then it's finally time to add primer and base layers!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/02/12 10:22:53


Post by: VyRa


Base layers were a pain to do because the design of the drones is a bit busy in places. But at least they'll do nicely on the battlefield, once they're finished.











At least i'm certain that i will enjoy the process of shading them a lot more.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/02/15 16:17:01


Post by: VyRa


Well, the drones are coming along nicely, but i just needed a break today. And since the wife was out of town and i had the house all to myself, i (once more) did the reasonable thing and build and pained a Blightbringer for my battle this evening.



It's a simple conversion, using some blight king and dark imperium pieces, also a head from the old mutation sprue and a csm plasma pistol.



Also tried my hand on a little OSL effect on his upper leg. It's subtle but i like it.



All in all a solid and fast job. Now it's back to the Bloat Drones for me.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/07 13:41:21


Post by: VyRa


Another three weeks, another update. The drones are almost, almost finished. To be honest, i could've probably finished them by now, if it wasn't for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. But i guess some things can't be helped?



I tried my hand at doing the hazard stripes with a pigment liner and i'm really happy with the results. Of course i need to fix it up with some paint, but at least they base is there and that took me just about two hours on all those difficult surfaces. Especially the power cables, oh lord, the power cables.



I really like how the metal parts of the base came out. With some proper pigments, those will certainly look great!



I'm still not sure what effect i will go for with pointy's smoke plumes. Probably blue-ish, maybe green-ish. Certainly not grey-ish.



The rust effect was actually the easyiest part of the entire paint job. Gods bless Typhus Corrosion and thinned down Ryza Rust.



Their eyes will have proper irises added to them once i'm done with the main work. They'll probably be somewhat plain looking, but that will (hopeyfully) be a good contrast to the outlandish horror of the rest of the model.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/07 14:01:24


Post by: techsoldaten


I see conversions like this and become immediately jealous of the skill, time and creativity that went into all of them.

While some projects are enjoyable to look at on a screen, this one makes me think I would genuinely like to see it on a table top.

Good job.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/07 18:04:29


Post by: KernelTerror


These drones are starting to look really amazing, can't wait to see the finish product


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/08 15:02:27


Post by: VyRa


 techsoldaten wrote:
I would genuinely like to see it on a table top.


Thank you. I'll try to snap a few action shots once i'm at the hobby club later today, can't make any promises though.

The weather was rather nasty today and since i had nothing better to do i took a shot at doing some HUGE eyes. I used the tutorial by MiniWar Gaming and i'm pretty satisfied with the results. Certainly there is room for improvement here, but, hey, not bad for my first try.



My girlfriend threatens to throw me out of our work space if she has to spend the next few days in the company of "those creepy looking f*ckers". I'll take the help where i can get it, time to finish these bastards!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/08 15:39:40


Post by: Boss Salvage


Eyes look great to me, so watery and weird Chalky white drones are legit as well, love the contrast against the weapons and hazards.

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/21 11:07:14


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
Chalky white drones are legit as well


Well, i do hope to give them a bit of an aged look once i'm finished.



So, most of the big stuff ist finally done. Layers, Highlights, etc. Now i'm down to the technical details.



More corrosion, blood spatter, bile, pus and pigmets to come. This is the fun part!



After that, it's only the bases left - but that won't take too long.



And i'll say it again: I'm really looking forward to doing something that hasn't been blessed by the Plague Father.






Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/21 11:19:28


Post by: petitflacheur


The white make them realy disturbing
Much more than the regular greenish

Well done


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/28 13:27:16


Post by: VyRa


Good news, everyone!

The drones are finally here.











Feels good to be done with them. This was an exhausting project and i really felt like just doing something - anything - else a lot of times. I would like to thank all the good people that cheered me up during the hard times.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/30 10:08:35


Post by: VyRa


No rest for the wicked! I pulled this Chaos Decimator off ebay years ago. Stripping forgeworld models is always tedious, thankfully the previous owner used acryllic-based paint, so i was able to scrub off most of it in the end. Here's a sneak peek:



I got rid of the chaos runes on top of his shoulder pads, most of it was too damaged to repair. Instead i'm going to add some sweet glyphs of khorne up there. Yeah, that's right, this is going to be a World Eaters Decimator, baby! After a long time of thinking about it at work, i also decided to lose the original helmet, which just didn't give me a berzerker-ish vibe. After trying out some skulls and daemonic faces, i settled for the upper body of a Berzerker, even though the Decimator is technically not a helbrute. Such heresy!

Other additions were the loincloth to give him a more centered feel, a flew marks of khorne here and there and the gut-plate, which is a nod to Kraut Scientist's work with his World Eaters, who has been a great source of inspiration for quite a while. I'll see if i can add a few more pieces to give the guy some more character. And since my Berzerkers refuse to stop beheading psykers i also ordered two soulburner petards so that my boys might get some way to throw around mortal wounds.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/03/30 13:35:50


Post by: Boss Salvage


Like many people it seems, the Decimator falls short for me in a handful of ways. I want to love it, but that head, the hunched over posture, the inconsistency with other daemon engines / chaos ranges ...

So clearly I'm a fan of your salvage job here All the changes look solid, including the baby bjorn-style berzerker-helbrute pilot. And this dude will be white as well? Delicious!

PS: The drones look great all finished up, lots of tasty details

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/01 06:25:57


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
the Decimator falls short for me in a handful of ways. I want to love it, but that head, the hunched over posture, the inconsistency with other daemon engines / chaos ranges ...


Glad that i'm not alone on this one! Yeah, it's a shame. Because the chicken walker chassis itself is quite great and something that is - at least to me, chicken walker-fan that i am - missing from the wide range of chaos miniatures.

 Boss Salvage wrote:
The drones look great all finished up, lots of tasty details


Thank you!

So, i had a very industrious easter so far. I added the chain-of-skulls to his shoulder for additional character and i have to say, GW's skull kit is just a blessing for the followers of Khorne! Also painted the weapons that came with him originally, just in case i would want to field him until the petards arrived. All in all, this was a blast to me so far. But i'm glad i had the option to use my airbrush for the base layer of chrome on all the metal parts - especially the cables, oh dear lord, the cables.



I'm looking forward towards the shading process to add some depth to the paintjob.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
May the dark gods bless the easter holidays! While the family was asleep, i managed to finish the shades.



And some of the details. The mark on Khorne is part greenstuff and also includes the glyph from the chaos vehicle sprue.



This was, so far, a really quick and enjoyable paintjob. I'm looking forward towards finishing it - if only that package would finally show up!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/02 05:13:43


Post by: karimabuseer


Decimator looking awesome - simpleish conversion, but definitely a vast improvement


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/08 08:13:11


Post by: VyRa


And here we are, the Soulbreaker is finished.



This was really a fast and fun project for me. All in all it took me barely two weeks.



The paintjob is definitely rough and shabby in places. Certainly not my best work, but it felt very refreshing to do something that wouldn't take months to finish.



The conversions are pretty minimal. But i felt the model was outlandish enough, so i didn't add random mutations here and there.



Still, some fine details have to be in place. I really do love these fallen statues.



All in all, it feels very much like a World Eater's unit, and that was my goal from the start. And i have some real firepower for my poor 'zerkers now, so that's good.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/17 16:41:55


Post by: VyRa


Allrighty, time for the weekly update!

So, the other week i had a devastating game against Thousand Sons. And i've been also struggling against Eldar armies, basically anything very heavy on the psy-side.

So, on friday evening, i grabbed a few old dire wolves and chaos warhounds and started building somoe Flesh Hounds of Khorne.

Took me about eight hours, and it shows, but at least i don't have to be afraid of psykers when fielding the XIIth any longer.











Also, because i always liked the idea of him, i gave Karanak a quick splash of paint. With him, i'll get 5 chances every round to deny the witch.



If anything, i wish i had spend more time with their bases. They do look a bit dull here and there, but then again, it's nice to quickly finish a detachment every now and then.

Last but not least, one of my Bloat-Drones was chosen to be Warhammer 40.000 Germany's facebook page's official model of the week.



Yay me.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/17 18:27:17


Post by: KernelTerror


Yay you indeed ! Well done, and well deserved !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/21 09:49:22


Post by: VyRa


 KernelTerror wrote:
Yay you indeed ! Well done, and well deserved !


Thanks a lot!.

So i managed to get out last thursday and play a little game. Sadly i didn't get to let the dogs out, but instead i teamed up my World Eaters with a Thousand Sons force of a buddy to do a 2000p matched battle with the sons of Russ.

Thanks to some good fortunes i had the chance to deploy very close to the enemy and managed to seize afterwards.



My so my boys took the chance and jumped out of their metal bawkses (on loan from Death Guard fc) and charge!



In the shooting phase my decimator managed to take out an axe n' board dreadnought of the wolves.



The resulting melee was utterly brutal. Berzerker squad A managed to chop up Bjorn the Fel Handed, a unit of Primaris used counter-offensive to kill half of Berzerker squad B, but the following melee by the remaining Berzerkers, the Dark Apostle and the Exalted Champion took down half a dozend Hellblasters, even more common Primaris and a Wolf Priest. After that, one of the Berzerkers managed to get close enough to the big Long Fang squad behind the wall of Primaris and engage them inclose combat as well, forcing them to fall back next round.

All in all my opponent lost over 800 points in out first round. He spend the rest of the game struggeling to somehow keep our forces in check. He wiped out all of my Berzerkers and commaanders by the end of the second turn, but ended up paying a high price for it. After all, the Thousand Sons still remained basically untouched and many of the Warriors of Fenris had died by that point. He surrendered at the end of his turn, with only a heavily damaged Storm Ravend and a Razorback remaining on the battlefield.

So, a quick and sowhat one-sided game. Still, felt good not to die horribily while charging a gunline, which is nice, for a change. For the future, my techno-barbarians need some more disposable units at their side, right now every lost marine hurts my army as a whole. And i should also construct some fast moving units to pressure the enemy into making mistakes. We'll see what the future brings...


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/22 17:58:45


Post by: VyRa


Turns out the future brings cultists. Lots and lots of cultists. I re-purposed a bunch of Blood Reavers from AoS and mixed a few loose pistols in there, here and there. The finished product is quite nice, although it will be painful to watch them die by the dozen(s) to some unpainted Nu-Marines. *sigh* C'est la vie!

















They're parts of the 144th Regiment of the Planetary Defense Forces of my yet-to-be-named war zone. Having been corrupted by the Bloodgod in the merciless warfare of the 41th century, they abandoned their former ranks and titles, instead becoming a horde of plundering, reaving madmen.

And that's why they're wearing green pants!

Anyway, sadly i missed out on taking some WIP-shots of these guys, but i'll promise there will be plenty of those from my next project. Having finished this fairly cheap unit, it's time to build something a bit pricier.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/23 14:02:55


Post by: Boss Salvage


 VyRa wrote:
And that's why they're wearing green pants!
Forge that narrative!

Masses of cultists are looking solid, my favs are the reaver bodies with cultist heads, probably best fits the chem-fueled frothing wasteland marauder bill

Cheers on the report, and 'grats on the official mention!

Oh man, you also painted some bloody hounds of blood, way to pull a squad of pups together in such a short time. Needs must, as they say.

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/24 17:34:19


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
 VyRa wrote:
And that's why they're wearing green pants!
Forge that narrative!


Will do! Also, thanks a lot!


So, since i have another game coming up on Thursday, i decided to do a little do-over on a Demon Prince that i had painted about five years ago.



He's shiny. And what a difference a few years, better techniques and improved tools can make! Sadly, he lacks any amount of World Eaters iconography, but it's hard to add new things to a FW model. Still, looking back at him now, i probably should have gotten my hands on a pair of bigger wings. But, well, it's warp-stuff, so logic isn't all that needed, right?

And now it's back to converting things. Hopefully, i will be able to give you a quick look towards my new project soon enough.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/25 11:57:37


Post by: VyRa


Another day, another update. I'm getting stuff done in the last few weeks, it's great.

Of course, that won't last forever. We'll be moving house at the end of next month and another two months after that, i'll get to start my new job at the municipal government. So i'll make the best out of what i have. But on the bright side i might finally get my own hobby room, so there is that!

Work has begun on a big squad of World Eater Terminators.



Bases are a wild mash up of discarded, earlier work and new stuff. All in all i wanted to give the boys a more massive, threatening look.



I used mostly cataphractii and tartaros -legs, for that old and forgotten feel. Also because i don't really like the ancient plastic Chaos Terminators at all, especially their poses. For the crest ornaments, i used some of the more elaborate designs from the blood warrior helmets, that i felt to be out of place on a Berzerker. Having them on top of a Terminator's battle plate seems to make more sense to me.

Next up: A lot of drilling to be done!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/26 19:30:22


Post by: VyRa


Right, the legs have been pinned and here they are on their bases.



I've added some plastic tubing to their hip areas to give them a straighter posture and make them less squad and bendy looking.

I also finished the base for the Chaos Terminator Lord that will accompany the Squad.



Can you tell who that is? I've employed the same techniques for his base that i had already used for my Maulerfiend.

Lastly, i've started converting the combi-weapons, that the boys will be armed with. These are Kromlech's Legionary Thunder Guns with under-barrel plasma guns. They are a bit rough at places, but i do like the overall design, especially the drum magazine.



I plan to give the entire squad these combi-plasma guns. However, i'm not certain about the chainsaw bayonet. Obviously, it's a bit loose and will gain more structural support, once i get started with the green stuff. Still, i'm looking for some opinions here. How do you guys feel about them?


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/28 19:18:52


Post by: VyRa


Still busy doing basic cutting, pinning and posing. Nothing is glued yet, but here's a vague size comparison between a cultist, a berzerker and one of the fresh new terminators!



Pretty happy about the size, the pose is much straighter and looks far less ready to topple over. He looks like a chaos space marine wearing heavy armour - not like a deformed pickle-thing, trapped in a walking fridge.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/28 19:36:38


Post by: Big H


Well done mate those terminators are shaping up nicely ! The plastic tube is a nice touch , I always pinned them with a gap and filled with greenstuff, I like your way better !

I think the chainsword attachments look cool and suit Khorne troops really well, what is it you don't like ?


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/28 20:05:20


Post by: VyRa


 Big H wrote:
Well done mate those terminators are shaping up nicely ! The plastic tube is a nice touch , I always pinned them with a gap and filled with greenstuff, I like your way better !


Thanks buddy!

 Big H wrote:
I think the chainsword attachments look cool and suit Khorne troops really well, what is it you don't like ?


Well, i guess they look a bit too frail to me right now. Eh, some pieces of wire and green stuff to close the bigger gaps will probably fix that. In any case, thank you for the input!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/29 21:01:36


Post by: monkeytroll


Some lovely work here sir!

And I'm with Big H - no self-respecting khornate loon turns down a chain-bayonet on their dakka


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/04/30 07:17:35


Post by: VyRa


 monkeytroll wrote:
Some lovely work here sir!

And I'm with Big H - no self-respecting khornate loon turns down a chain-bayonet on their dakka


Why, thank you.

And, yeah, by this point i'm fully committed to the idea of giving them chain-bayonets.

First though, i got to assembling (and pinning) the melee-arms.



Their poses are kind of same-ish for now, but i am glad enough that i managed to get them to stick together long enough to get these pictures. The icon of wrath comes from the defiler sprue, with a ogre's gut plate added for good measure. Once i get to the smaller details, i will add a khorne rune on the center of the gut plate, to honor the lord of skulls himself.



Not all of them come with chain-axes, though. And i don't know about some of them, especially the double headed axe on the left, it just feels... bland. On the other hand i really like the Lord of Contagion's axe head on the Preator Tribune. He'll be the champion of the squad.

And i almost forgot about this guy right here:


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/05/24 06:13:06


Post by: VyRa


It's been some time since my last update, so i guess it's about time!



The Terminator Champion is obviously a conversion of the Legion Praetor Tribune. I just love his determined pose and once i got hold of him, i knew he had to become the leader of my new elite unit.







The pinning, posing and converting of the Terminator unit is almost finished. I feel that their poses are somewhat limited, but given the bulky nature of tactical dreadnought armor, that's perfectly okay. Still not to sure about the berzerker-bunny-ears on them, but it's too late to turn back now. Time for the finishing touches and then it's off to priming!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/03 17:01:24


Post by: VyRa


Another weekend, another update:

Conversion work on the Terminators has been finished, they are ready to be primed.







And so is their fearless leader, Lord Zhufor:



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/03 17:20:41


Post by: monkeytroll


All looking suitably khornate, and Zhufor looks nice and angry


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/05 09:32:05


Post by: Big H


Nice terminators mate ! Lots of animation in the poses compared to stock termiā€™s, good job !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/10 13:31:52


Post by: VyRa


Ah, the weekend. Finally some time to post my progress!











Layering is suffering, but it can't be helped. At least you can somewhat point out the direction i'm going to. I realy hope i'll get to field these someday, in the current meta of my club they'd be hopelessly op and i've already lot enough friends bringing my cultists and that pesky Decimator to the table.

 Big H wrote:
Nice terminators mate ! Lots of animation in the poses compared to stock termiā€™s, good job !

Thanks Bud! To be perfectly honest, i'm not all that happy with their poses. With all the effort i put into making them feel somewhat more mobile than the current terminators, i still feel like most of them have very similar, sluggish air to them - but then again, these are Terminators, i suppose they aren't suppose to prance around the battlefield. Nevertheless, thank you very much for noting the work i put into their poses, it helps quite a bit.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/16 18:56:33


Post by: VyRa


I'm making slow progress on my terminators. I really enjoy painting single models much more than entire units (or batches), but then again, i also really enjoy to look at finished models, so you have to bite the bullet.



My Champion is coming along nicely. Finished up the white sections of his armor so far and i'm pretty happy with the chipping, i'm getting better at it with every model that i finish. Skin is still a pain, though, and the metal looks a bit bland, but that will change, once i start with the blood spray. I also started with the OSL of his combi weapon, i do love the effect of Vallejo's fluo colours!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/18 13:46:49


Post by: Boss Salvage


Champ here is my favorite of the bunch, dig the resuscitated Nurgle axe Also interesting to see the jump between his in progress pics a post earlier and this one, quite a bit came together between those shots.

Will be quite the crew of bloody white-armored superhumans when they're done!

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/06/23 16:14:37


Post by: VyRa


Alright, done with the white and red sections of their armor. Also done are the optics and insignias!



Doing the weathering on pure-white armor is exhausting, but it needs to be done.



I finished the plasma effects on all of the guys, although at this point i'm pretty sure that i will mostly field them with combi bolters.



Next up are bones, leather, cloth and skin. Hopefully i'll be able to finish the squad until next weekend.



I'm actually not all that happy with this unit at this point, and i can't even put my finger on the problem here. I guess they'll look fine enough when they're drenched in blood and gore.

 Boss Salvage wrote:

Will be quite the crew of bloody white-armored superhumans when they're done!


Exactly!

Still, i need to paint smaller batches. These big, highly detailed units are simply killing my motivation to follow the hobby.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/01 19:31:28


Post by: VyRa


Whew, i can't believe it but they're finally finished!



Champ is still the poster boy of the unit. Really like the feeling of this model and also that i finally got to put that man-reaper to good use.



The Icon of Khorne was fun to build, really glad i played Ogre Kingdoms in another live. On the other hand i truly dislike the old plastic terminator heads. They are more than just a little bit rubbish, even thin coats kill all their fine details.



Guy to the right of this trio is my personal hero, mostly because i managed to put that Kromlech chainaxe on him. Also: The skull kit is just neat.



Finally, it wouldn't be one of my units without the trademark statue head with the big sad eyes. Love them, they never disappoint.



Lord Zhufor looks just like a fun guy to be around. Although he's a bit short, compared to the other blokes in the squad, but what can you do. Still, doing the split bases is something that i'm slowly getting better at and that also gives the model a very real feel to me.



Finally, i've managed to get my hands on a pair of really old, broken and horribly painted rhinos. Broke them up and stripped them down, time to give my Zerkers a couple of METAL BAWKSES!!!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/02 13:43:23


Post by: Boss Salvage


Congrats on finishing the squad! Felt like it may have been a bit of a slog at times. Champy is still the winner but plenty of cool details across all the boys.

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/04 17:02:31


Post by: monkeytroll


Great job, and well done on finishing the squad. All look good, but yeah, Champ is the champ.

Maybe Zhufor is extra angry and berserky just because he's a little shorter than his troops....in the grim darkness of the future short guy syndrome sends you to Khorne.

Look forward to the bawkses!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/08 15:40:25


Post by: VyRa


Thanks guys, always glad to have people speak highly of my stuff.

The boxes are coming along, even though they're in a pretty rough shape.



Had to replace two door hinges, hopefully this won't show once they're primed and painted.



I got my hands on some Vallejo Plastic Putty to fill many of those nasty gaps. It's really great. Also got the legion heraldry and extra armor ready. I got all four kits off ebay, for a suspiciously low price. Well, the quality turned out allright and i'm no purist, anyway.

On a completely different note: These two noggins over here look like they're about the same size - don't they?





Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/15 17:18:16


Post by: VyRa


Sunday is update-day!



The Rhinos are coming along nicely. I've had time to fix up any gaps that might have been there and while it looks a bit rough right now, it's really pretty good at this stage - good enough to start with the medium details.



Hatches for the basic loadout. I won't glue them to the chassis because...



... i still got two optional bolter turrets are build. One of the with a little extra conversion. Still need to fix a few gaps here and there.



The hatches have been magnetized, just in case i should ever feel like having two World Eaters Predators - as unlikely that might be.



The next big step: Siege shields. I have already magnetized them so that they can be affixed to the top of the prow without having to drill the extra armor. I will have to bring out the green stuff and a load of skulls for these two.



For the exhausts, i've got these coal pans, that i had previously used on my Death Guard Rhinos to some effect. They will be converted so that the flames point to the rear of the vehicle, indicating some fast motion.



As a personal touch, i will nail these chaos shields to the exhausts, giving the rhinos a few more details.


I've also spend some time thinking about giving the rhinos some intricate details, but i think that it's only fitting for my warband if their vehicles are not so much covered in ornaments - these are warriors after all, not the sniveling kin of Lorgar's brood!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/18 15:31:37


Post by: VyRa


Right, time for a mid-weekly update. I had some time on my hands and made some progress!



The Rhinos are almost finished. Still have to add skulls and chains and hooks and all those tiny details, but for now, they're done.



I also came to rework one of the gunners, giving him a less generic pose and a more "world eaterish" pose.

With the Rhinos done to a point where they could be identified as proper Tanks, i moved on towards the last part of this project: The siege shields!



Siege shield #1 was to be adorned with the icon of the Blood God itself (little surprise here, i know).



After drawing a crude figure of the symbol on the surface, i brought in the green stuff. Layering is the most important part of working with this much green stuff, so i made certain to take breaks to give the putty time to cure.



Raw icon finished, still need to work on the details and of course sand it all down.



And that's the first icon (almost) finished. The shield itself is to be covered in the skulls of conquered enemies, of course, but those will come in at a later point.



The second shield was to be adorned by the World Eaters icon, a world being swallowed by a set of jaws.



I made sure to put in a lot of layers here to not ruin the different parts of the icon.



Turns out i'm not that great at sculpting land mass. It will have to do.



And the jaws themselves are done. Still need to fix some details and sand it all down.

That's all for now. Hopefully, i will be able to add tons of skulls very soon.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/18 15:45:10


Post by: Boss Salvage


GS decor looking good, I dig going that route over freehand alone. Props on lavishing so much attention on these rolling boxes

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/25 07:12:44


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
Props on lavishing so much attention on these rolling boxes


At least they'll take a bit more effort in this edition to get wasted!

I finally managed to add a few skulls here and there to the siege shields, maybe you can tell.





And since the rhinos are very much finished at this point, it's time to get primed!



I just don't dare to do it right now, since it's like 40Ā° Celsius outside. Tim to play the waiting game.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/29 07:25:15


Post by: VyRa


I'm stuck hiking in bavaria, so i can't get any hobby stuff done.

Still, here are the primed rhinos:





Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/29 09:19:25


Post by: monkeytroll


Those boxes are looking pretty sweet now


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/29 11:43:21


Post by: Fifty


Nice bawkses.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/29 16:13:34


Post by: Dark Apostle 666


I love the skulled-up siege shields, I'm looking forward to seeing them all painted and gore-spattered!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/07/29 16:39:50


Post by: Elbows


Awesome work in this thread. About as polar-opposite as you can get from my CSM (and my aesthetic style), but I love the work and effort that's gone into everything in this thread. Great stuff.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/08/05 16:32:40


Post by: VyRa


Thank you guys for the kind words. It's nice to see all that support, even though this army is turning out to be the most time consuming I've ever build on an hour/model rate.

 Elbows wrote:
About as polar-opposite as you can get from my CSM (and my aesthetic style)

Your stuff is really neat too, though. I'd agree on the 180Ā° thing, but that just show how far the hobby can go, and it's easy to appreciate both armies for the individual work that went into them!

So, weekly update and all that. I'm finished with the base layers and washes, mostly. Right now i just got started in fixing my mistakes on the white. You can see the difference if you compare rhino #1 to rhino #2.





The siege shields are also coming along. I feel tempted to just drybrush all those skulls very carefully, instead of glazing the bone, as usual. It's simply so much bone!





Finally, i've been to DizzCon yesterday. I haven't really met any new players since i've moved to my new town a few months ago, so i decided it was time to meet new people and made some friends. That worked out pretty well, i would say, even though my poor Eaters of Worlds still did pretty poorly and got tabled by the cowardly xenos. I managed to lose 7 out of 9 Berzerkers to overwatch from a Wraithlord in a single charge, so my rolls might have had something to do with that as well. ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ



Still, i don't mind losing. I had a blast of a time, even though the weather is trying its best to kill us slowly.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/08/05 17:15:56


Post by: monkeytroll


It's not the rate of work that keeps us here

Both box'o'skulls looking good with the colour starting to appear. That is a heap of bone to paint.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/08/12 12:16:23


Post by: VyRa


Time for the weekly update. To be perfectly honest, i've been mostly busy building our new home instead of building little plastic men, but then again, at least some progress was made:





I've finished the upper layers, iconography, optics and flames. Also did a quick sponging, which always gives the model a somewhat finished look.





The big icon came out great, it actually looks a lot better than expected. Next up are metals and technicals!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/08/13 18:26:54


Post by: Boss Salvage


That is an impressive world-being-eaten! The starfield is a lovely flourish

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/16 17:46:27


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
[...]the starfield is a lovely flourish

- Salvage


To be true, it came out a lot better than expected.



So, the dark gods have blessed me with a great work that has kept me busy for many moons. Sadly, it's been boring-but-tedious crappily paid administrative duty, so i have little to show for it.

Nevertheless, i have managed to finish Rhino #1 so far. There are a few mistakes here and there to fix, but aside from that, i can go on towards blood splatter and pigments, once the chipping effect on Rhino #2 is done.

Doing vehicles by brush is just exhausting. I'm looking forward towards painting a small, simple model next to give me a quick reward after the long hiatus.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/16 19:09:58


Post by: monkeytroll


It does however look lovely in return for time spent


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/23 10:25:49


Post by: VyRa


Almost three months have passed, but the rhinos are finally here. All recovered, worn down, built up, bloodied and dusty. I'm pretty satisfied!



Named "Thunderbolt" by its crew, the vehicle has show a special liking to rapid attacks, at one point even outpacing the lightning-swift eldar themselves.




This rhino has often been the last sight of the cowardly servants of the corpse-emperor, well deserving the name "Sudden Death".



Now, it's time to move on towards (hopefully) less time-consuming pastures.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/26 17:06:57


Post by: VyRa


Time for some new stuff!

After the rhinos i felt like doing something more mobile and energetic. Also, since my army really doesn't stand a chance against vehicles, i decided to go for some helbrutes. Sadly, i really, really do not like the bio-organic look of the new model. Don't get me wrong, it's cool and all, but it certainly doesn't fit my old-school-ish vision of my warband. So, sadly, the only way left to go were the old Ferrum Infernus dreadnoughts, who have been OOP for a while now. Either that or converting loyalist dreads into chaotic dreads. So, i decided to keep my eyes open and managed to acquire three of the old dreads, just please don't ask me how. :(

Anyway, here they are!



In the first step of converting them i added a couple of Caedere Remissi to the upper part of their chest cavity. I really didn't like the idea of adding the bladed horns to the helmets of the dreadnoughts themselves because it would've meant to somehow open up the sacrophagus and destroy much of the traditional look of the dreadnought. I also decided to add some variation to their helmets, swapping one out for a newer model (Leviathan, i think) and scraping some details off the two others so to give them a deeper sense of identity.

And of course we would not want our bloodthirsty servants of Khorne to just stand about - so i will try to give them a very fast moving, almost sprinting look.





This meant cutting and pinning a couple of joints on their feet, knees and ankles. I added a few new cables for the ones that had to be cut and also scraped off some further details that will later be replaced with greenstuff.

See you soon!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/26 17:55:02


Post by: Boss Salvage


TRRRRRIPLE DREAD

Love it, excited to see the posse come together

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/26 18:00:21


Post by: monkeytroll


Good job on the rhinos, worth the wait

Looking forward to seeing the dread triplets come together.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/28 12:23:22


Post by: VyRa


My girlfriends been away and thus i have made some good progress over the last few days!

The remodeling of their legs and lower joints is mostly finish. Nothing too complicated here, just green stuff to reform the gaps that my previous cutting had left.





I'm pretty happy with their poses so far. I've spend hours thinking about and researching a Golden Deamon-Entry that i had seen years ago of a khornate Dreadnought. In the end i managed to find this beauty.



This was build and painted by Vincent Hudon back in 2003 and it really stayed in my mind as one of the most impressive conversions i've ever seen. The way he reposed the dreadnought to give him this impressive, charging look. I obviously cannot aim to even replicate the delicate paintjob, since i want to be finished with the three 'bots in this decade, but the attention to anatomic detail that was put on display here is simply something very inspiring to me.

Now i've almost finished the torsi. Obviously i will not be able to add smoke launchers because the current entry for helbrutes doesn't have that option any more. It's a shame, since my shooty opponents will be delighted to tear these boys apart before they can get into proper charging distance. I've also decided against giving them flamers, mostly so that i can cram in a few more cultists here and there. But taking the bolters is usually always a good choice, given the helbrutes tendency to shoot things close by and their low cost. I mean, 4 points, that's just a single cultist!



As you might have been able to tell on the picture above, i also managed to fix the gaps that raising their arms to a less static pose had created. I cut down some of Dragonforge's cables and put them over a rough core of GS.



On their right arm i put a neodym magnet in the center of the socket so that i will have some tactical options (perhaps for lascannons, who knows) at a later time. It's always nice to have options!



So, i'm really satisfied with the production speed that i've managed to maintain over the last days. If i can keep this up, i will be able to put some paint on them by the end of the weekend. Yay!!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/09/30 08:40:02


Post by: VyRa


Still working on angry dreads.

At first i was determined to let the third of the bunch keep his original stance, but after a few tries i just couldn't figure out how to place him on the base that i'm going for properly, so he had to go under the knife!



Redoing the shafts wasn't half as bad as i originally thought. I simply pinned them without gluing them straight away and put the pins into some small plastic tubing.



As you might be able to tell, there are still some minor gaps here and there. I'm going for a slightly more static and heroic pose for this one.



I've taken the scenery base from the HH kit of KhĆ¢rne, i felt it was a little too pretty to just let it go to waste. Also, if scraped off / cut off most of the details on his legs, to give him a more individual look. You can already see one of my rough outline on the other leg of the new detail that i'm going for.



Here's another one of the KhĆ¢rne-base. Really like that maimed, free-flying marine there. I think he's going to be a Dark Angel. Their armor is a nice contrast to the color scheme of my army.



Another base for one of the charging dreads - i'll add some debris and rubble on the wire mesh.



And finally, a small detail. I've bought bunch of new, tiny chains for the more delicate work, like this skull here.

If all things work out, i'll get to finish the conversion progress today. I'll keep you posted.


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And here we are.



Time to get primed!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/01 13:38:08


Post by: Boss Salvage


A noble endeavor, making dynamic dread legs, and one you've pulled off very admirably Hudon's dread has been in my inspiration folder for years as well

- Salvage


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/03 15:58:16


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
(...) and one you've pulled off very admirably


At least so far. I'm still not to sure how they will look in the finished product. I guess i'm afraid that those loose chains might somehow destroy the illusion of movement here, but there is only one way to find out.

So painting up these lads has been pretty fast and entertaining so far. Honestly, it's amazing how much progress i've made, considering the time and effort it took to finally finish those pesky rhinos. I guess it really matters how much you actually enjoy the project that you're working on. Who knew?

So, these are the Warriors Three:




Kronk the strong. He's perhaps the most brutish of the trio, having a well-deserve reputation, even among berzerkers, for going in head-first. His reckless fury finally brought him down while charging an enemy battle line. While his body was maimed and broken by the enemy shells, his spirit remained strong and full of anger. When he was interred into the sacrophagus, his first action was to break his chains and crush the med-slaves who saved his life by damning him to this fate. Ever since then, he was at the front of every battle that the Unbound have fought, being broken again and again, but - perhaps through the grace of the Blood God himself - always eventually returning to the glorious field of battle.




Cagemaster Cor-Tharr over here was almost a noble warrior, for world eaters standards, of course. Known for having a high respect for martial prowess and his opponents sense of duty and honor, his fighting skills earned him a fearful reputation in the cages, where there was no other honor to be found. His abilities should eventually be his undoing, as he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Butchers and condemned to a shunned fate among his peers. In the end, he was broken by a siege mortar and found too useful to be wasted. He has done his duty ever since, but it whispered among the tech-servs, that he relishes the periods of incarceration between battle even more that the bloodshed of war itself, redrawing deep within his mind using ancient techniques of mediation and mind-mastery. To this day, he has refused to openly accept the mark of Khorne unto his armored form - but the Blood God cares little for such indulgences, as long as the blood is flowing.




While they have no true leader, Kastos the Redis probably the guiding factor between the three. While Kronk's mind was lost long ago, deep within the Butcher's Nails, and Cor-Tharr is a recluse in the behemoth shell of a dreadnought that seldom raises his voice, Kastos is the most - in a way - balanced of the three. At least he will answer to his commander and even show some tactical understanding beyond his own survival and the quickest way towards the enemy lines. In another life he was part of a rhino's vehicle crew, known for his calm in the heat of battle. On the day that his tank was torn open by some unnamed xenos fiend and his fellow warriors torn asunder before his very eyes, Kastos lost that calm and gave himself into the blessing of the Lord of Skulls. He was slain, of course, but has retained a glint of tactical keenness ever since.



Lore crafting is fun. I really need to write down the broad head-canon, that i've been building for my dudes. Anyway, see you soon.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/03 16:11:22


Post by: RobS


This is awesome - I had to comment on this post and have been waiting to get the chance.

You've seen the Chaos Space Marine minis in the same way as I always have - a starting point.
Converting them to be unique makes them better models, in a better army, and really fits the fluff.

Waaay back in 2e I was building a Black Legion/World Eaters warband with the same ethos (albeit with much less skill and dedication), with a couple of bespoke converted warlord/champion characters and a bunch of re-posed and re-weaponed rank and file troops to go with them. Sadly, I threw the box with that army in away (I know!).

However, I'm starting again in 8e, building up a Khorne warband. I'll be doing a bit of converting a re-posing (nothing as extreme as you) but hopefully if they look ok I'll put some pics up of how they turned out.

Thanks for the inspiration!

By the way, Khorne troopers in white armour? That's unique, and brave, and actually looks really good.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/05 14:31:21


Post by: VyRa


 RobS wrote:
This is awesome - I had to comment on this post and have been waiting to get the chance. You've seen the Chaos Space Marine minis in the same way as I always have - a starting point. Converting them to be unique makes them better models, in a better army, and really fits the fluff.


Thanks man, it's always nice to hear some encouragement.

However, I'm starting again in 8e, building up a Khorne warband. I'll be doing a bit of converting a re-posing (nothing as extreme as you) but hopefully if they look ok I'll put some pics up of how they turned out.


I can honestly say that i'm looking forward too it. There are never enough crazy conversions out there. It's what makes this hobby great.

By the way, Khorne troopers in white armour? That's unique, and brave, and actually looks really good.


Oh, there are a few white khornate armies out there. The World Eaters used to wear white plate, back before they fell apart as a legion.


Small progress post here.



The boys are coming along nicely. Hopefully i'll be able to finish them this weekend.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/07 12:03:43


Post by: VyRa


And here we are! If every project would be as fast and as satisfying as this one, i would probably see a lot less sunlight. Well, not everything can be a bother. This really was fun.

I've already posted some fluff to these guys earlier on, i'm trying to get away from the the usual world eaters bio stuff - he's a bloodthirsty berzerker and likes to kill things with his axe and he also collects skulls and he does other berzerker things. Ugh, so boring! No, i wanted these guys to have some character without moving too far into gary stu territory. So, let me know how you feel about that, since i'm trying to get a story together for the warband as a whole.

Alright, picture time!





Kronk seems like a fun guy to be around.





Kastos was really the most work, conversion wise. I'm not all that satisfied with the dark angel on his base, he's just too dark on his pictures, and there are also some splotches of blue on his front that i have overlooked. Well, maybe another time.





Kor-Tharr is probably my favourite out of the three. He's not so much a clear copy of Vincent Huson's Hellblade and the Leviathan head came out a lot better than expected. I just can't shake the feeling that the spike on his forehead looks very much like a drop of blood, but, eh, maybe he spend a little bit too much time with the sons of Baal, who knows?


Next up: Some firepower. I need to win games from time to time, dammit!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/10 09:34:54


Post by: RobS


I've been trying to decide if dreadnoughts fit the ethos of a Khorne warband or not. These look great, you may have convinced me.

Seems to me a way for a warband to carry heavy shooty weapons without slowing them down. A dreadnought can't drop his gun to get into melee, while the rest of my guys might!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/14 06:32:20


Post by: VyRa


 RobS wrote:
Seems to me a way for a warband to carry heavy shooty weapons without slowing them down. A dreadnought can't drop his gun to get into melee, while the rest of my guys might!


I've spend a lot of time thinking about this.And while the sons of Angron obviously like to get into CC, the need for anti-tank weapons is pretty obvious, at least if you are playing outside of friendly, clearly non-competitive games. On the fluffy side, i like to think that most (or some) World Eaters are not the fanatical mob they have been often depicted as, that gleefully will run into a barrage of gunfire to be torn into pieces. That's just dumb. I don't like to play dumb or act dumb. These men are warriors, and being a warrior means looking at situations from more than just one perspective, unless you want to give your enemy the advantage.

So, coming back to the Helbrute, i think they are possible platforms for heavy weapons, but far from ideal ones. You want them to move and to be menacing, to draw fire from the enemy that would otherwise rip open those precious rhinos. Also they have to stay moving making their okay-ish shooting just plain average. I think they are far better at being melee tank hunters, with their cheap D3 weapons and their non-diminishing profile.

Having said all that, i feel a need for a heavy weapons platform myself. Gun lines, if led by a competent commander, are a tough nut to crack and usually my troops will end up in a bottleneck where they will simply be mowed down. And while i'm perfectly fine with losing a game, it's a different think to lose all the time. Besides, there are worshippers of Khorne, even World Eaters, who prefer carnage from a far over carnage at close range. They are not as numerous as the chainaxe-crowd, but they certainly exist.

So. I'm doing a Leviathan. The greatest challenge here is that the HH-designs look very organic and unadorned, while the Ferrum Infernus boxnoughts look, well, exactly the opposite. So my first goal was to take away some of that round organic feel, and make him more hunky. Also to add a trim over the most obvious pieces of his armor, so that he can look somewhat similar to the Warriors three.



I went with a mobile, advancing pose, added in a greenstuffed head of a boxnought because i really like the look of them and an ogre gutplate because they always look spiffy.



Here are some details that will be added. The cover of the sacrophagus had the traditional bunny ears added to it, can't have a warrior of my warband without it - except for those who obviously can't use them. The other is a chain of skulls that i will drape around his "neck" - or the closest thing i can find to it.

So, fun times. And i look forward towards adding some menacing weaponry to this bad boy.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/20 18:20:32


Post by: VyRa


Another week, another update.



The big boy is coming together quite nicely. Doing the baroque framings on his carapace worked out far better than expected. I used small strips of plastic card and put them into hot water to make them more flexible before sculpting them over the armor. Gut plate on his groin is from some poor ogre, the chains beneath the plate is from the CSM terminator lord kit, if i'm not mistaken.



Other details had to be done the more traditional way, with layers of green stuff. I feel like i'm getting better at this, but still, the piece above especially stands out to me, since it's really uneven. But the more organic sculpt of the leviathan is actually really uneven (or, you know, organic) in a lot of places, so i really struggled to sculpt these maws on the lower leg part. I figure they will do.



My new big thing on this project are rivets. Those little black orbs you can see all over the framings? They are tiny balls of glass, from Green Stuff World. Great stuff, really, but a pain to handle.



More rivets on the leg. It takes time, planing and steady fingers to put these into their place, but at this point, i really like how it's coming along.

So long people, see you soon.




Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/10/21 12:07:11


Post by: KrautScientist


I think that's probably the best World Eaters Leviathan conversion I have seen so far! Excellent choice of head, too -- that piece really is great for all kinds of Khornate walkers, isn't it? Works really well on a Contemptor, too -- just sayin'...


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/01 18:05:00


Post by: VyRa


 KrautScientist wrote:
I think that's probably the best World Eaters Leviathan conversion I have seen so far! Excellent choice of head, too -- that piece really is great for all kinds of Khornate walkers, isn't it? Works really well on a Contemptor, too -- just sayin'...


That means a lot, especially coming from you. Without going all fanboy on you, let me just say that i wouldn't be posting these miniatures without you. Your outstanding work has been a source for inspiration and encouragement for years now and i really couldn't imagine a higher praise. And yes, that head really is great for just about anything Khorne-related. It's a shame they had to throw out the old Boxnoughts.

Now, lets post some progress:



Here he is right before getting primed. I was really concerned that the rivets would just fall off at the first uncareful touch, but primer and paints helped out with that.



Base layers. Ugh. But it needs to be done.



Shades are down, now i'm fixing up my mistakes. The amount of detail on this guy really takes up a lot more time that i imagined.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/01 18:20:56


Post by: Boss Salvage


I've been quietly enjoying this build from the shadows, I think he's solidly one of my favorite Leviathans I've seen, especially a Chaos Leviathan. While I like the solidity of the standard model there's definitely a level of ornateness / grimdark eevil for me when it comes to seeing these in Chaos armies.

Oh, interesting to see the rivet-balls in action, I saw those the other day and wondered.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/03 16:22:45


Post by: VyRa


 Boss Salvage wrote:
I've been quietly enjoying this build from the shadows, I think he's solidly one of my favorite Leviathans I've seen, especially a Chaos Leviathan. While I like the solidity of the standard model there's definitely a level of ornateness / grimdark eevil for me when it comes to seeing these in Chaos armies.


Thank you, again, at least it was worth the effort. Looking at the BA Leviathan that came out recently (he might be conversion fodder for my ECs, if i ever get back to them), i can at least see a chance for specialized Legion Leviathans in the future. Nevertheless, it think it's a missed opportunity, given the frequency that i come upon chaos leviathans in the past. You would think that a more evil-ish model would manage to sell.

Oh, interesting to see the rivet-balls in action, I saw those the other day and wondered.


It takes a bit of getting used to, but they are probably the best way to do rivets. To be honest, i originally bought them to be used as nurgle-ish pustules, but never gotten around to it. Nevertheless, they are a pretty neat tool for many conversions.



So, i have finished most of the higher base layers, and have gotten into most of the smaller details. Just got done with the sponging before taking this picture. There is still a lot of cleaning up do to, but the girlfriend just left me alone to do my hobby-things. I have aprox. eight hours to myself, lets see how far i can take this one!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/04 09:39:02


Post by: VyRa


 VyRa wrote:
lets see how far i can take this one!


Pretty far, it turns out.

So after spending some time thinking about the nature of this model and considering how empty his guns look at this time, i figured it would be a good time to try out some muzzle burn effects. It would only serve to enhance the, shall we say... frustrated nature that a Berzerker who is forced to mostly shoot at his targets would probably possess.



And well, it's something. Not really at that happy with it. I went a tad overboard with the blue and the paintjob is just a little too flat for my taste. It looks like paint, not like something that head would do to a barrel. But at least i managed to learn a few important things. Lesson one: Airbrush > shades. Lesson two: I really, really need purple-ish and blue-ish metal colours. Lesson three: It's actually not that much work, i might do this more often. Nevertheless, it works and i intend to keep it this way.

And then... it really didn't take much longer to finish this bad boy!













What can i say. This was my most ambitious project to date and i think i managed not to ruin it in every imaginable way - so that's good, right?

Joking aside, it was an very intresting experience and a way to try out a few very important and useful new techniques. The leviathan by itself is a great model and really a lot of fun to pose and build. It's impressive what a great range of motions the dreadnought can display, given his rather massive chassis. Looking at my work, i can confidently say that i'm getting better and better at using greenstuff and especially on doing the more ornate trims, that is so typical for chaos armor.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/04 09:49:59


Post by: Wolf_in_Human_Shape


Oh my, yes. That is a glorious leviathan.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/04 23:45:16


Post by: monkeytroll


Yeah, nice job on the walking box.

With the muzzle burn I think you're right about too much blue, but still looks good. It still works in the assembled pictures, and doesn't come across as just paint.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/11 12:01:08


Post by: VyRa


Thanks guy, it's always nice to get some appreciation.

So, new week, new project. I got tired of dragging the old chaos sorcerer around and calling him an Dark Apostle. And since i can't much stand the current Dark Apostle (he's tiny!), i decided to build my own!



Started out with the upper body of a Chosen from the Dark Vengance. Always like the pose of this guy, holding his helmet. Chaos doesn't get much of those more natural poses. But, well, i didn't like the helmet, i didn't like the head and i didn't like his legs (and the scaling, again, he's tiny!) - so they all had to go! I did like his mace, buuut, i also had these amazing chaos weapons from Kromlech lying around and i just couldn't resist putting them to good use. Just look at that mace, it was made to be used by a Dark Apostle!



I used the legs of an old WHFB plastic general, had these in storage for ages, and used a bit of plastic pipe to elongate his mid section so to give him more realistic proportions. Also put a Berzerkers helmet in his arm, because, well, World Eaters, right? Put his base together from some cork clippings in a hurry, but it works out pretty good. Still need a lot of gaps to fix, though.



Added the head of the cataphracti preator (i think) because of that nice snarl and mohawk. Good stuff. Also put a few cables on him to add a bit of sci-fi to the fantasy bits that i've used. I tried to add a kind of world eaters icon on his mid section, letting those cables shine through. It's a bit rough, but i think it'll come together once he's primed. Also adding a pistol and a few small bits here and there that you can see on the right.



Finally i added some skulls and a head to his base, a piece of cloth and an icon of khorne to his waist and the backpack too. There is just some sand missing and he's good to be primed. Pretty fast job so far, it took me about three hours to build this guy. Feels nice to do something, well, fast once in a while.





Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/18 21:23:34


Post by: Tyranid Horde


Been following your progress on all of your dreadnoughts and they're all brilliant!

I really like the start of your Dark Apostle and I look forward to what's next!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/19 17:34:28


Post by: VyRa


 Tyranid Horde wrote:
Been following your progress on all of your dreadnoughts and they're all brilliant!

I really like the start of your Dark Apostle and I look forward to what's next!


Thanks man!

So, i didn't spend all that much time on the Apostle since i have a game coming up tomorrow. Here's a quick show of progress:



Quick baselayers, no details yet.



First shades, work has started on the smaller details.



Finished with the upper layers, started with the wear & tear, highlights are next.



And here's the finished product! As usual, his face is kinda meh, but hey, i wanted a quick project after the vehicles that i've put out in the last few months. Really satisfied with the pose and proportions on this guy. Cool stuff. Also enjoying that chaos mace. So he's a bit crude, sure, but i don't think that matters all that much to the Blood God.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/19 21:39:06


Post by: RobS


That's great. I imagine lots of people end up converting a Dark Apostle as the GW model isn't great.

Strangely, just spent the evening making a start on my own. What do you think? I shamelessly stole the horn idea from KrautScientist!

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Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/23 17:22:48


Post by: VyRa


 RobS wrote:
That's great. I imagine lots of people end up converting a Dark Apostle as the GW model isn't great.

Strangely, just spent the evening making a start on my own. What do you think? I shamelessly stole the horn idea from KrautScientist!


Pretty good stuff there, buddy. The terminator legs look a bit clunky compared to his lean upper body, but a proper paintjob will fix that. It seems like there is still a but of sprue hanging from his chin, you should fix that. In any way, keep me posted. There are never enough fluffy khorne conversions in this dark galaxy.

Anyway, i figured it was time to pick something off the ole pile o' shame and found this little box.



I wonder what's inside...


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/24 09:18:04


Post by: RobS


You gave the game away by mentioning Daemon Prince in the thread title! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

With my DA I am hoping that it won't be screamingly obvious that his legs are terminator armour once painted. His upper body is massive - he's probably Primaris scale.
I have a WIP thread on Bolter and Chainsword but I haven't made much progress yet!


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/30 09:47:22


Post by: VyRa


 RobS wrote:
You gave the game away by mentioning Daemon Prince in the thread title! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

With my DA I am hoping that it won't be screamingly obvious that his legs are terminator armour once painted. His upper body is massive - he's probably Primaris scale.
I have a WIP thread on Bolter and Chainsword but I haven't made much progress yet!


Dang, looks like i gave it away a little too easily. And i get what you mean, they old CSM terminator legs are clunky to the max. Have you thought about giving tartaros terminator legs a try? I have made some good experiences with them in the past. The upper body is probably the slaughter priest, right? Those guys are just HUGE. Too massive even for true scale marines. I'm thinking about doing a squad of Possessed with those giant bodies, all roid-raging and stuff!

And i have to admit, Creature Caster is some next level stuff, probably the cleanest casts i've ever seen. Little to no flash, minimal warping in the parts, a couple of bits to add additional character to your monster... it's great.



And here he is. Went with a sword and claw combo so that i won't miss out on those DttFE attacks. The wings are really massive, but what really strikes me are the realistic proportions that i've only seen on FW sculpts this far.



The wings were the trickiest part of the whole miniature, i had to pin then in a couple of places - just to be safe. There were a couple of gaps there that i had to fix, but vallejo's plastic putty did the trick, as usual.



The whole model already had a pretty khorny vibe to it, all muscles and skulls and stuff, but it all just felt a bit generic to me. So i added an ikon of Khorne to his right shoulder.



And since he was a World Eater, once, i also added the mark of the Legion to his left shoulder.

I'll prime this guy as soon as possible, if i can take a break from rolling out christmas deco. Also have a shiny new airbrush to try out, so i hope that i'll make some fast progress here.

See you soon.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/11/30 14:04:53


Post by: Boss Salvage


Beautiful mini, love CC's stuff. Excited to see where you take it


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/01 20:46:21


Post by: RobS


Love that model. Just out of interest, how big is it? Like, how does it compare to the GW daemon prince and bloodthirster minis?
I have no plans to include a Prince as yet but I do want a bloodthirster (Arbra'Gax, as it goes). Might be a good 'counts as'?


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/03 11:34:35


Post by: VyRa


Boss Salvage wrote:Beautiful mini, love CC's stuff. Excited to see where you take it


Thanks man, i really have to say, the quality of the sculpt and the detail of the cast really help a lot with paintjobs like this.There are so many details that simply come to shine with rather simple techniques like shading and drybrushing. It's almost... fun. Ha!



I went with the classical brass & red combo. Painted the big daemon heads for the base in pink and turquoise, because Slaanesh and Tzeetch suck. I only gave the broader details a quick stroke of white. I'll add more details if i'm done with the skin, because of the aforementioned techniques, there is just no point in painting single horns or spikes at this point.

RobS wrote:Love that model. Just out of interest, how big is it? Like, how does it compare to the GW daemon prince and bloodthirster minis?
I have no plans to include a Prince as yet but I do want a bloodthirster (Arbra'Gax, as it goes). Might be a good 'counts as'?


I don't have the new Bloodthrister at hand, but i'll arrange a size comparison for my next pictures. Didn't read your post in time for this one, but they're coming. If you'd force me to take a guess, i would say he's a tad smaller than the current bloodthirster, but mostly thanks to the fact that he isn't flying but standing on his little scenic base. But there are multiple khornate sculpts over at CC and i'm pretty sure this guy is the smallest one of them. So the others should be a pretty good match for a Bloodthirster.



Here's a shot of his back and wings. Gave him a few quick streaks with the airbrush and added a thin shade. Looks pretty good already.

Next up: More shading!. More drybrushing!




Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/03 15:04:45


Post by: Boss Salvage


Great progress Also had no idea those heads were on that base


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/09 09:36:05


Post by: VyRa


Alright Gents, what a week it has been, time for another update.

The holiday season is keeping me busy, so i didn't make that much progress. Still, if everything will go according to plan, i'll have this bad boy finished until the end of the year.



After finishing the washes i'm now working through the layering and highlights. A lot of detail also means a lot of highlights, so it's time consuming, whodathunk! I also decided to paint the Legion icon in chrome, to have it stand out more - i'm pretty certain that this model has enough brass on it. Also started with the horns & bone spurs and gave his eyes a shiny black coat. He looks down right demonic now, with those black peepers, i'm tempted to just leave them like that.



I've tried out a few new techniques with the wings, mostly involving the ole brush-o-air. I tried putting layers of shade and airbrushed highlights over each other to give the skin a nice organic and natural flavor. It came out pretty well, but it doesn't show all that well on these pictures, i'm afraid. So just take my word for it: It looks pretty sweet. I'll finish up the wings with a very, very careful drybrushing with hot orange.



But first, it's off to finish that tasty brass. After the stuff from last week i added a layer of reikland gloss shade to make it, well, glossy. Right now, i'm going through the motions, going up from dark bronze towards a more golden tone and finishing that off with highlights in chainmail. It'll look smashing, i'm certain of it.

And, almost as an afterthought: Here's the size comparison i had promised.



Creature Caster's Lord of Slaughter next to a Leviathan, Cultist, Be'Lakor, CSM and FW's Khorne DP. Just grabbed a few models on hand, i might have to get my hands on a few un-converted models if the opportunity opens up for pictures like this. As you can tell, he's actually the same size as the FW DP, plus the base and wings, of course.

And speaking of afterthoughts! The first leaks for Chapter Approved 2019 came through this Friday, and man, what a blast. Cultists are more expansive now, but pretty much everything else got cheaper. Especially daemon engines. And since i've been planing my projects for 2019 in the last weeks and months, i can now confirm, that 2019 will be the year of the daemon engine for me. I'll convert two Mauler Fiends, two Heldrakes and (maybe) three Defilers. Love me some big beasts with lots of details and lots of opportunities to let my mad lust for conversions run wild.

See you soon.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/10 16:00:27


Post by: Boss Salvage


 VyRa wrote:
And since i've been planing my projects for 2019 in the last weeks and months, i can now confirm, that 2019 will be the year of the daemon engine for me. I'll convert two Mauler Fiends, two Heldrakes and (maybe) three Defilers. Love me some big beasts with lots of details and lots of opportunities to let my mad lust for conversions run wild.
YESSSSSSS

It's like Chapter Approved is paving the way for the Dark Mechanicus that FW is finally starting to tinker with ...

In the meantime, beautiful progress on those wings and all that brass in particular. Lovely tone you've got going on.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/13 11:08:26


Post by: RobS


That looks awesome. Totally.

Now I'm mulling over WHEN I get a Bloodthirster, which one to get. I do like the GW one (I think the FW is too much and too bulky, I like the leaner more dynamic look of the GW one), but some of the Creature Caster daemons would be a pretty good 'counts as'.

Ho hum, decisions...


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2018/12/17 15:24:11


Post by: VyRa


 RobS wrote:
Ho hum, decisions...


Those are the best kind of decisions, though! With the new reduction on Bloodthirsters, i'm pretty certain i will get me another, bigger model from CC. They are just great.

And here's my progress so far: Almost finished with the brass and the skin. Might give him a slight glaze with hot orange on his body parts, i feel that another layer of thin highlights won't hurt.



Also finished with the eyes, although i might bring it all a bit more together with a slight black and blue shade.

I focused mostly on the blades, going for a very dark, almost ice-like look, that i've used before on the Khorne Daemons that i painted back in.... 2014 i think.





I'm very happy with the blade itself, the teeth and eyes on it are obviously still very much work in progress. I'm not happy at all with the transition between the skin and the blade itself, it just doesn't look very organic right now. Might add a few layers of shades and glazes there. We'll see.





And the sword, just like the blade on his left hand, looks very promising. Again, the very deep structure of the mold does most of the work for me. Nevertheless, it's just a pleasure to paint it.

In the next few days i'll finish the horns, spikes and teeth. I'll also put some work into the eyes, but i'm not certain if i'll be able to finish them, given that i plan to pay quite a lot of attention to every single one of them.




Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2019/12/04 05:28:45


Post by: VyRa


Looks like i haven't done stuff in quite a while.

Get yourself a job and family, they said, it'll be fun, they said.

Oh, well.

So, i saw the kits of the Lord Discordant and the Venomcrawler and thought to myself: "Those legs look awfully similar, i wonder what would happen if you threw those kits in a blender..."
And if you have asked yourself the same question, wonder no more. The answer is: Complete madness!



Also used a Blood Warriors torso in there and gave him a couple of arms to keep himself busy. I wasn't so sure what head to go with, so i painted a FW head and one from the new (is it still new?) CSM kit.



The result is pretty okay-ish for me. Not the standard that i usually strive for, the blacklining is patchy, the highlights flat and not-too-subtle. Also quite a few mould lines that i overlooked can be found in the close ups. It's nothing great, but man, the conversion was fun. With CA coming out next week and Disco Lords only getting cheaper (at least if you're taking the flamer), we'll probably continue to see quite a few of them. Maybe this will inspire some folks out there to convert their own and mix up the look of armies out there. I love chaos, it's just such a great army for conversions and kit bashing.


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2019/12/04 19:47:48


Post by: KernelTerror


I hear you ! Job and family are indeed the only reason chaos has not triumphed yet !
Great blender mashing of these too kits !


Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2019/12/04 20:17:33


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Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2019/12/11 13:07:24


Post by: VyRa


Another week, another Lord.



Building monsters like this is just plain fun. And the awesome rules do not hurt, either.



Conversions for the Dark Gods @ 2019/12/11 14:02:13


Post by: Boss Salvage


Six-legged Sleipnir-style Juggernaut!! Holy hell dude, I love it all <3

Side note, I'm surprised how few converted Disco Lords I've seen? Maybe because the original is so extremely legit? But even then, people typically run 2-3 of these things in a list, yet they pretty much just have their capes painted different colors ...