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Very very good!

Great work, KS! I love the mask on the first guy, and the skin tones are fabulous!

Compleatly kick ass! seriously a very good job there with the transformation

Thanks a lot, guys! I also have something new for you to look at:

There are some days on the grimdark battlefields of the 41st millennium when just shooting at your opponent’s not enough. That goes double if you are a deathless slaughterer in the service of the Blood God. And sometimes, even your trusty chainaxe, power fist or lightning claws are not enough. Sometimes, all those tools of destruction just won’t cut it. But a buzzsaw will.

Alright, enough with the sales pitch. However, that was more or less my train of thought when I found myself in the possession of a nice and brutal looking buzzsaw from an Ork Dread. What better use for this nice little tool than to transform it into a weapon for one of Khorne’s Chosen? And who better to wield a gigantic circular saw than the venerable Brother Khoron the Undying?

I knew from GuitaRasmus’ thread that buzzsaws on Chaos Dreads were a great idea, so I set off to fashion a nice CC arm out of the saw and a couple of bits. The obvious way would have been to use a regular CC arm. However, I was pretty enamoured with the idea of building the saw as an optional weapon, using the Venerable Dread kit’s cleverly designed system for exchanging weapons.

So I used the basic socket at the end of an unused Assault cannon, added a leftover bit from the Furioso kit to slightly lengthen the arm and the buzzsaw bit. Here’s the finished arm fitted onto the Dread:





Granted, the arm looks a bit less flexible than a true CC arm, but the weapon can now be easily exchanged with minium hassle. A small price to pay for maximum versatility. The saw also looks a little orky, but not so much that it wouldn’t be believable as a Chaos weapon.

I quickly painted the new weapon in my tried and true World Eaters recipe. A short while after, Khoron had a new toy, the better to spill blood for the Blood God:





Although I am usually a little hesitant about adding blood to weapons (since there’s a marked tendency for the whole thing to end up looking like it’s covered in strawberry sauce), there was simply no way I could have the saw looking like it was brand new. So I took a piece of blister sponge and the ever useful Tamiya Clear Red and got to work:





Although it might need a few small touchups here and there, the fluid covering the saw certainly doesn’t look like it came from something growing on a bush

And with that, yet another weapons option was finished. This one allows me to run Khoron with two CC weapons whenever Marax the Fallen has his day off (or I want to run two CC Dreads in the same game). I also realised that I now had a silly amount of different weapon options for use on my Dread. Take a look:



From left to right, you can see the basic arm construction with the insets for the Plasma Cannon, Lascannon and CC arm respectively. There are even more options when I add the Autocannon and Heavy Bolter Arms I built:



And of course there’s always the surplus Heavy Bolter given to me by Biohazard. Lots and lots of lovely tools of destruction. Gotta love it, right?

Anyway, who knows what crazy kind of power tool will be the next to be added to Khoron the Undying’s tool shed? In any case, I’ll keep you updated!

Right, before I wrap up this post, just a little note from the editor’s desk: For those of you interested in my army's fluff, I have added a background section to my blog, outlining the fluff behind my own army, Khorne's Eternal Hunt, in the style of the old Index Astartes articles, and presenting the most prominent characters of the 4th assautl company. Take a look if you're into this kind of thing!

As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

Y U SO PROFICIENT!

Damn fine work... I'm going to read through your new fluff with a cup of tea!

Nice work, KS! I think the buzzsaw looks great. Good job on the blood, too. I think blood is overdone sometimes, but I think you got the right amount on. Is the Tamiya Clear Red that glossy or did you add gloss coat after?

Nice write up on your army, too. I really like Kharduun. Not sure how I missed him before....

Cheers, guys!

@ Eiríkr: A cup of blood would be the better drink to go with the fluff, of course, but how would a Slaaneshi dog like you know that, right?

@ Yellowbeard: What you see is the paint exactly how it came from the pot! It stays glossy and has a wonderful, wet look. The only thing I do from time to time is to add some Tamiya clear red mixed with a drop of Scorched Brown or Chaos Black on top to add a little more depth to the blood. That stuff is magical! Plus one pot of it will probably last you for a looong time.

Oh, I haven't checked this blog for a while.... gotta go back and read everything!
Btw, that dred looks great, love the use of that Ork saw and your writing style!

The saw looks great! I like the addition of the extra bit, makes it look like it can spin at the wrist as well. Excellent job buddy.

Biohazard wrote:makes it look like it can spin at the wrist as well.

Dude, I didn't even think of that! I just added that bit to make the arm a bit longer, so the Dread wouldn't suffer from "Tyrannosaurus Rex" syndrome. But you are right, it really looks like it was done that way on purpose...

...which it was, of course. I totally planned that. Like, for real

I told you before that deciding on a course of action for converting my Ogryn Berserkers was pretty hard at first. Well, third time’s a charm, or so they say, so my third corrupted Ogryn was actually much easier to conceptualise and build.

Once again, fellow Chaos-worshipper Biohazard provided the main ingredient for this project: He had sent me an Ogre belonging to the Scraplauncher/Ironblaster kit some time ago. The great thing about the model was that its pose was much more intimidating than that of the regular Ogres. Combine that with the idea of a huge gatling gun, and something to make the Ogryn look suitably corrupted by the ruinous powers, aaaand…well, here’s what I managed to cook up:









As you can see, this guy actually did get a huge gun: It was spliced together from a Chaos Termie Lord’s Bolter and the barrels from a leftover Dreadnought assault cannon. Of course I also had to add a backpack with lots of ammo to the model’s back.

The other very prominent feature of this model is the horrible, prehensile tongue emerging from the Ogryn’s gaping maw. While this guy lacks his squadmates’ crude implants, I wanted to show that the powers of chaos had still found a way of corrupting him, albeit in a more direct way. So in a moment of inspiration, I cut off the Ogryn’s lower jaw and added a tentactle from the old Chaos mutation sprue. The Ogre body also has all kinds of wickedly sharp metal shards punched through the skin, so this fact in combination with the mutated head made the model look suitably twisted.

So I got to work on the paintjob with the intention of lavishing some extra attention on the model’s mouth, in order to make it look really disturbing. Apart from that, I used the same recipe as I did with the other Ogryns. Here’s the finished model:









To be honest, I am really happy with how this guy turned out! The model’s pose and weapon are a perfect fit, and the mouth and tongue are just horrible (in a good way), which makes this Ogryn a true centrepiece for the squad. I also added some spent shell cases and a skull with a bullet hole to his base as small visual flourishes.

Like I said, I took some extra care to make his mouth and tongue look as disgusting as possible. Once again, Tamiya Clear Red was an indispensable tool: I stippled it into the mouth cavity, onto the model’s chest and on the tongue for the extra wet and gory look:





All in all, this guy is really quite a monster, don’t you think?



With a model count of three, this squad is now also legally playable as Ogryns or Big Mutants. Here’s a shot of the squad so far:



A bit like the three Stooges, huh? In any case, there’s really no mistaking them for loyal Ogryns, is there?

I’ll probably add another model to the squad, but it’s in an early WIP state at the moment.

Let me know what you think! As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

Not a single reaction? That's a little disappointing...

Those ogryns look absolutely amazing! I actualy really like the blood and gore on the last one, something I normally don't enjoy on models.

I'm really impressed with both the conversion work, and the painting. top stuff!

Im loving the gore effect your getting on these models its really good the unit ties together well and the helmeted ogryn is badass.

Also subbed cant wait to see more.

Love the assault cannon dude!! the tentacle is very nicely done, and very nasty looking.

Could have sworn i replyed.... the togue one is by far the coolest, its just the way it just gets goryer the more you look at it great job

Thes ogryns look proper evil! I like the left one most!

Thanks a lot, guys! Speaking of the blood effects, I really cannot recommend Tamiya Clear Red enough! I've been hesitant to add blood to my models for years, but with Clear Red, it ends up looking really believable!

Do you gloss over the red afterwards or is that how it dries?

Yes, that's how it dries. No extra glossing necessary. Magical stuff, like I said

Cool, I'll have to put that om my list

A fantastic Dreadnought there, great paint job.
And those Ogryns look pretty menacing as well.

Thanks a lot, rodgers37! I also have some more World Eaters goodness for you people to look at:

Say about the new 40k rules what you want: One change I as a World Eaters player can only applaud is the addition of challenges. It’s easy to see why I might be in favour of this: It’s a cool way of adding cinematic moments to a game, and it’s also something that fits my army’s fluff rather nicely. It’s also a rather nice throwback to my own Warhammer Fantasy times of yore. In fact, cousin Andy and me sometimes threw in duels between our generals when we felt like it, even when the rules did not yet officially allow it.

But if you want to have warlords and duels and all that, you really need a model who looks like it could pull its own weight, right? Wouldn’t want to get caught in a challenge with a model that looks unimpressive. Well, by lucky chance, I had built the right guy for the jobsome time ago and painted himt just in time for 6th edition…

First of all, let me say that the Chaos Lord in Terminator armour is easily one of my favourite plastic kits. It’s full of options, it delivers quite a bit of bang for the buck, and it’s easy enough to add some extra variety to the kit with the addition of stuff from your bitzbox. So I am not ashamed to say that I already built several of those Termie lords — all I can say in my defense is that it’s a lot of fun — much more fun than painting them, unfortunately!

That said, some time ago, I felt that I had to built a truly intimidating model for my World Eaters. So I cracked open a brand new Termie lord kit, gathered a couple of additional bits and got to work. I wanted the model to look like a truly accomplished warrior of the 12th Astartes legion. I also wanted to add a certain amount of dynamism to the model, making it look like it was in the midst of battle. And I wanted to add some decorative bits to show that this guy is not just some run of the mill Chaos Terminator. Here’s what I ended up with:





As you can see, most of the parts are from the Termie lord kit. I added a Bloodletter sword as his primary weapon and built his sword arm from a Terminator arm, a Chaos Knight forearm and the sword itself. I also gave him a power fist, just because it looked cool. I added a Chaos Marauder shield to his fist as some kind of combat shield. This type of shield is also a recurring visual motif in my army. Parts of a Marauder standard were used to build a crest for his head to represent a more individualised type of the classic Khornate “bunny ears”. I also used shoulderpads from the Chaos Knight kit to make his armour look like it was a special design.

His head is from the loyal Assault Terminators, although it definitely looks suitably angry for a World Eater. And of course I added some skulls to his amour and used them to emphasise a sense of movement. I also planned to base him using one of the very nice resin bases from the GW 40k basing kit.

I was really pleased with the conversion, since the model has a really dynamic pose and looks like it’s in the middle of a fight – or a duel, as it were.

I was a little afraid of actually painting this guy, to tell you the truth. I like this model a lot, so I was apprehensive of the possibility of screwing up the paintjob, so I put off having to paint him for quite a while. In the end, my curiosity got the better of me though, so one warm afternoon, I got to work. And fortunately, my trusted colour recipe didn’t let me down. Neither did my – sometimes a little spotty – talent for painting. What a relief!

Here’s the completed model:











However, the base did pose a bit of a problem: The resin bases, although very nice, are slightly larger than the standard Termie base for some reason. This left me with three options: Use the resin base on top of a Termie base and have it look goofy. Use it without the Termie base and have it look unfinished. Or build my own base.

So instead I looked at the elements that I really liked (the banner pole from a Space Marine officer, trampled underfoot) and tried to recreate a similar base with cork and stuff from my bitzbox. I also added a really cool resin skull (once again courtesy of Biohazard). Here’s two detail shots of the base:





It may not be as great as the resin base, but I think it’s a fairly close approximation. And it actually has the right size. I’d really like to know which rocket scientist decided to make the resin bases just slightly too big… Or am I missing something important here?

Anyway, I am mighty pleased with how this model turned out! I think he looks really intimidating, like he would be a beast to face in battle. Just right for an officer of Khorne’s Eternal Hunt.

All that’s left is to come up with some background, so that Huntmaster Isgarad may take his rightful place amongst Lorimar’s Chosen. I’ll keep you updated. Until then, let’s have a little scale shot with a normal World Eater. The Huntmaster is quite a big guy:



Alright, then, let the dueling season begin. I, for one, am ready

As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

LOVE IT! He really looks like he's about to take someones head off with a backhand. I maybe would have added a loincloth of some type but thats just personal preference everything else looks great.

You'll be pleased to know I managed another few red layers on my dread last night after work. I tried to paint the Terminators but I was too tired for the smaller models Only a few more blends on Krueger and the red will be done and I can move onto the metallics. Then the Termis....then Deimos.

Amazing mini mate!
Love the pose a lot and the the paint job gives It proper life.
I'd love to see a group shot of what You did 'till now, It must be mindblowing stuff all together

Loving your termie lord, Kraut! It's a shame every khorne soldier wears red, how are you supposed to paint splattered blood on them lol

Thanks for the kind words, guys!

@ Biohazard: Looking forward to seeing your Dread and Termies! Bring it on already!

@ MrMerlin: blood on my World Eaters' armour? Just because they're bloodthirsty madmen doesn't mean they have no fashion sense, you know?

SelvaggioSaky wrote:I'd love to see a group shot of what You did 'till now, It must be mindblowing stuff all together

Actually, I am planning to show the current status of my army in more detail soon, in celebration of a possible new Codex

For those who cannot wait, here's a little teaser shot to tide you over until then. Here's all the painted models in my World Eaters army (click for a zoomable picture in the Dakka Gallery):



Some of the Berzerkers were painted more than ten years ago, though, so some paintjobs are rather shoddy. But most of it is stuff I painted after my hobby hiatus.

That terminator is fantastic, great use of other chaos parts

I have that marauder shield in my bitz box and I've been trying to find a decent way of incorporating it into my CSM warband for ages - nice to see someone pulling it off!

By the way, your bases are fantastic, how are you doing them?

Thanks, guys!

@ A Kvlt Ghost: My main ingredient is some thin cork (in fact, cork wallpaper) that I use to emulate the look of rock, burst asphalt etc. I usually add some small bits of slate from the 40k basing set (although some cork chaff that is usually available in hobby stores very cheaply works like a charm as well). Then everything is painted in Adeptus Battlegrey (or any orther dark grey), washed with Agrax Earthshade and (!) Nuln Oil. Then I drybrush the edges with Skull White. It doesn't take long, looks rather convincing and makes a great contrast against the World Eaters' red armour