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Another day, another post! I'm determined to keep this blog and my dakka gallery updated as I wind my way through my hobby projects.
Rolling right along with The Apostles of Contagion, here is the squad champion of the Plague Marines. Ive decided all my CSM are going to get new bases... so there's that to do too...





Thanks for looking! Feel free to C&C!

Now thats a plaque sword!

It is! Where's it from?

Cool. Plague Champ is looming really good, really digging that sword. Where's it from?

EDC

Very nice indeed, will he grant a merciful execution to that cadian ? Or leave him slowly to rot alive ?

Cheers for the kind words everyone!
@hamilkah: Thanks very much!
@turaxa & EDC: The sword is a conversion of the regular csm power sword with the tip taken from a beastmen sword blade and then cut down with a knife. It was actually a 'uge pain to pin sturdy lol. Thanks for noticing! Makes it feel a bit more worthwhile!
@kernelTerror: I imagine a bolter round to the hip is eminent, to stop this lowly worm from squirming, followed up with swift decapitation. It is not worthy of Papa's gift if everlasting life. It's head however shall rot and will become a Blight Grenade to be sure!

If you're interested, this next paragraph is some fluff for my Apostles of Contagion
The war on Vraks saw such heavy loses inflicted on the Traitor Death Guard warband known as the Apostles of Contagion that it had been listed as "destroyed" to the last man by the Ordo Malleus upon the conclusion of that protracted war. Even their leader, Necrosius had been reported to have been KIA by heavy weapons fire in the killing fields of Vraks. How then does one explain these Chosen of the Plague God appearing time and time again since the war? Always found surrounded by the most devoted mortal Renegades of Nurgle wherever the Plague of Unbelief [see also: Zombie Plague Inq.ref.666.699"] rears it ugly head. They seem more spectral than corporeal, appearing suddenly as if from nowhere and enshrouded in a dense toxic fog, Necrosius The Undying and his bodyguard of Apostles of Contagion can bee seen seemingly raising the dead back to unholy life and sending them howling at Imperial forces. Despite them and their rabid cultists reportedly suffering many casualties during intense firefights, no corpse has been recovered from any encounter with the warband since Vraks. When the fog lisfts all that remains in their wake is rust, decay and groaning hordes of the undead.
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Thanks for reading! I'm looking to finish rebasing and finalize this army by Halloween so stay tuned if you like them for lots more. I sometimes add additional photos in my gallery to the ones posted here as well. As always I'd love to hear what anyone thinks about the models or just anything 40k really lol.

And to keep it going, how about more Apostles!
Here's the warband Icon bearer

The banner is in focus in this shot. Pretty happy with how the freehand came out, irl it's a bit darker.


And another of the cursed son's of Mortarion!




More pics of the Apostles and Necrosius coming soon! Thanks for looking!

Rolling right along with another Apostle. The more I see these bases the more they sting the eyes *squints*







Thanks for looking! Feel free to C&C!

I give you Necrosius. Aka. "The Undying", "The Hand of Nurgle". Former Chief Apothecary of the Death Guard legion. Sorcerer and Lord of the Apostles of Contagion.



Ugh, that base...

Gory and surprisingly happy looking, very fitting for nurgle ! Well done !

@KernelTerror: Heh heh Thanks KT!
And what burns besides Heretics? MORE HERETICS!

Oops, I just noticed I missed a grenade on him... damn. I'll have to get that...

The spirit stone trophy on this PM, seems to imply that the Apostles of Contagion plague the Eldar as well.
Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Hey there folks! More Apostles of Contagion! Still haven't gotten the bases in yet but these lads are coming along. Thanks for stopping by!

I've been watching this thread for a while and I have to say, you just don't fail to impress. If I weren't already set on a traitor legion, this would have easily swayed me towards Death Guard... but Alpha Legion and Iron Warriors especially have caught my fancy so I probably won't be joining you in praising grandpa Nurgle.

@King Pariah: Thanks brother! That's high praise! And don't worry, grandfather too watches over both of your legions. Perhaps even several among your warbands are touched by grandfather and you don't even know it yet!

Pretty much finished with these guys, except a couple Frag grenades and rust/glow for the plasma gunners. Then it's on the 32mm base switchover and finishing up the Renegades, which is the majority of this army. Anyways, here's more Apostles of Contagion. More pics available of these models from all sides in my Dakka gallery.

Dyptherion, Champion of the Apostles of Contagion. In game he's a Lord or Sorcerer depending on what I need atm.


More Apostles







Group shots of the plague marines next time and more cultists! Thanks for looking! Feel free to C&C!

These are looking fantastic. Nicely done.

EDC

Way to keep a steady rhythm, love the last addition, especially the very last one. Looking forward to the group shot !

That's an impressive table you've got growing there! I spotted a couple of Scavvies amongst the troops as well

Great blog, can't wait for more!

@EDC: Cheers buddy!
@kernelTerror: Thanks brother! I must come clean... this blog is actually a day or two behind the work. So, I look faster than I am lol. Also, these guys were just awaiting final details so they finished up quick.
@lindsay 40k: Good eye! Yeah that table is basically my first born child lol.
@bignob: Thanks very much! Here you go!


I hope it's okay to go on a bit about the armies I'm working on, to say it out loud, so to speak as I plod along with this polg. Obviously FW's the Seige of Vraks both the books and the models, specifically the Nurgle armies, were absolutely the inspiration for my warbands. Their themes being, The Apostles of Contagion and the Tainted warbands, last encountered on Vraks, now circa the 13th Black Crusade era. The Tainted are a large Death Guard infantry force alligned with a favored Daemon Prince of Nurgle, Mamon, and are thought to operate from a plague fleet. The Apostles of Contagion are akin to daemons summoned from Grandfather's most faithful. They appear as ghosts in warzones where death and decay are rife and orchestrate Grandfather's horrible Plague of Unbelief. The Tainted are 7,777 points of Death Guard and Nurgle Daemons, while the Apostles, 3,333 points, are primarily a Chaos Renegade army with Necrosius and his boys CADed in depending on which of 7 books im using: Codex:Astra Militarum, Renegades and Heretics Servants of Decay list from the original 3Rd Vraks book [the way the army was intended to play], The new Vraks book, IA13 or Codex: Chaos Space Marines and supplements. Other chaos players know the pain of having so many rules source books I'm sure. Anyway, now that the Astartes of the Apostles are being finished, I feel compelled to get to their brothers as well

ENOUGH BLITHERING WORM!! POST PICTURES OR DIE UNDER MY BOOT!!

*Wimpers* Right away master! *Wheezes*... as promised... group shots of the Apostles of Contagion... *nervous chuckle*











*nervous chuckle*..and now... the concept models for the Tainted... are they to your liking master?





More next time! Thanks for witnessing my decent into madness! DO YOU HEAR THE VOICES TOO?!

Awesome ! And having the appropriate terrain to take such group shots definitely adds a lot to the epicness !

Nice freehand work on those Tainted. Cool helmets too, where are they from?

@KernelTerror: Thanks brother!
@Turaxa: Thank you! Those are chapterhouse, I believe.

Today I have a little step by step on my painting process for my Plague Marines. This pretty much goes for the Apostles too.

Step 1: Base colors


Step 2: Trim


Step 3: Wash & Secondary Colors


Step 4: Verdigris wash


Step 5: Final Details & Weathering (see the Apostles above for completed weathering etc., these guys are wip lol)


Figure these kinda speak for themselves but if anyone has any questions i'd love to elaborate. Thanks for stopping by! *coughs until gaging* ... *static* ... *Wheezes*... Contagious? ... *children wispering*.. Oh yes very much *coughing fit*.... *distant scream* ... *rumbling chuckle* ... *static*
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Hey Dakka folks! Here's a couple more of The Tainted. Trying to get all the infantry to this level then finish them all off at the same time. All these bases are temporary too, in case I get a game in with them or something.



Also, here's the gore soaked nightmare Patron of The Tainted, Mamon:




Happy Halloween! Thanks for looking!

Master?! Ah yes .... more of the Tainted, my lord. *nervous chuckle*


Our thanks for gracing us with your presence. Until your return my Lord... *incoherent mumbling*

Excellent, I love that old school plasma launcher guy !

@KernelTerror: Thanks KT! Yeah he's one of my favorites too lol!

Hey Dakka! Been slugging away on the Tainted, I'll post progress pics soon, just alot of batch painting going on right now.
I did do an intro game for a friend at my place though! 5 on 5 guardsmen. It was good times! So here's a few pics of that until I get some pictures taken of the Tainted.



As always, Thanks for looking!

Master! You've returned... forgive us for our surprise. We have made much headway indeed on your Tainted.

Most bolter marines are in final details/weathering though some still need thei heads finished. Champions all need alot of work still, I've been saving them while droning over the bulk of the squads. As with all my armies the Tainted is built with Apoc and 30k in mind too if anyone is wondering why so many plague marines but also trolling folks with 20 man plague marine squads is fun too! I'm nearing the finish line on the 5 squads that are the bulk of the infantry. Rather than stopping for pictures all the time, I just kept on painting but you get the idea of the process above. Anyway, here the goods.

Squad 1


Squad 2


Squad 3



Squad 4


Squad 5



Thanks for your patronage master.. I hope all was pleasing? *nervous chuckle* More pics in the gallery. Thanks for looking and as always C&C is most welcome!

Some excellent updates since I was last here. The big horrible disgusting thing is awesome!

EDC

Thanks for the group shots ! Truly a disgusting view ^^ !

@EDC: Thank you, kind sir. Grandfather's blessings be upon you. *Wheezes*
@kernelTerror: Thanks buddy! Grandfather's blessings!

Just a quick couple shots of the objective markers I'm working on for the army.





Thanks for stopping by!

Looking good! The dried caked blood especially. How did you paint it?

-LostCarcosa