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The preacher sculpt looks amazing, job well done.

Looking forward to seeing the finished riverine. Are you planning on doing boats for them?

I thought flesh and iron was a good story, just not a 40k story... filled with nonsensical plot devices, contradicting statements, and holes. The editor should be slapped.

As a book yea it was good, but for 40k it wasn't all there and I agree, but hey boats might be up in the near future, didn't even think about it yet.

Well its 100 degrees at the beach where I work and not a soul is on the beach for good reason. I am currently cowering under what little shade I can and typing my update from morning progress, I finished a renegade long overdue with my standard jacket scheme of gray and white and have him fall camo pants that will be the main colors of my nurgle company of militia. By the god emperor its hot.

Well its 1:30 in the morning and it seems apparent that when you watch the office on netflix and have your very first tech priest ready to paint you end up posting at this time. A friend of mine got me a tech priest model after i realized I had no money and I really wanted the model and am very appreciative of his generosity. Don't worry I am paying him back, but back to the subject matter, I began to paint my tech priest, only an hour and a half in I realized that I should probably get some sleep and finish him in the morning, so here's my WIP tech priest.

Finished the tech priest and I am proud of it. Here he is and I even based him. A little back story on him, being on a mining world that contained many ancient devices. On this particular planet he has found an ancient map that goes to a planetary defense laser that could benefit his research in recreating an old variant of a Leman russ which could benefit the skitarii and allow for mass production once again. Though he has no support from the astartes he uses his influence to strike a bargin with chaos cultists and a group of mercenaries in order to travel to and take over the weapon in the name of the mechanicum and personal interest. With his band of heretics and mercs, he sets out on a journey to harness this massive superweapon.

This is from the campaign that me and my friends are starting some time in the next few months and I'm very excited for it. Sadly he is the only tech priest that will be there.

Very nice

Worth all 10$ and I'm happy he's sitting on my desk where I paint.

Another update which is not really anything like my previous ones. This is the beginning of something new, something awsome.

Your 'lava' work needs some work, here use this tutorial:

http://www.heresy-online.net/forums/showthread.php?t=6438

if you come out w/ us on Thursday, I can show you my wave serpent which was painted using that method, it looks pretty sweet.

Looks like a cool start, always loved the Reavers armor look.

Thx to the tutorial that was linked, I now know how to create a lava ish look and I have some WiP pictures, so comment please and tell me what you think. Harkanors Reavers o yea

Cool rhino, i like the lava effect. What else is planned for that guy?

Looks good, can't wait to see it in person, the pics make it hard to see the exact coloration (advice for photography: get a bigger sheet of white paper, it only really works if you can't see the background at all).

Have been doing a bit of work on these guys . Got a huge box from a fellow gamers and for a great price. Very happy to say I've been infected by the chaos bug. So here is my progressive work on lava effects over the past week I actually started them. Pleased to know that there isn't much fluff about them and I can write my own. Proud of my own progress and hope you readers and lookers enjoy.

Looking good with the lava effect

Did more work last night and this morning, created Altrik of the brotherhood of Magnus, he's my Karn replacement. Once a dark angel assault marine.

Painted up brother Therox as well who has a rather ridiculous bayonet.


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Started blood gorgons today and will write about it at somepoint.

Looks good so far is blood gorgons good?? I just bought and have yet to start it

Blood Gorgons is alright, its full of plotholes and self contradictory statements, but I came to expect that of Zou's work after reading Flesh and Iron. At the very least its an interesting look into a somewhat different band of chaos renegades.

Worked a bit more though not complete with any of them... they must all be individual and awsome, but here are some more updates.

I am getting mass donations from a friend, an old sm squad and my first vindicator too. Started painting it today and worked a little more on my marines and Magnus is getting more work done to him as I go, had a hangover this morning so I wasn't working to capacity either.

More updates from yesterday. Mostly the vindicator I'm still working on.

Worked on my chaos sorcerer today, Xartis who is a loyal follower of Harkanors teachings and the leader of the Mystics of Imaterium within the Reaver cults. He alone controls the might of a volcano with the Orb of Hephestus and the mighty psyker energy he emits. Blessed by the gods favor, he continues to seek ways to turn his brothers into the fire that he commands. Giving them the form of rubric marines, but held togther by the very heat that fuels their fury on the battlefield.

Hmm... Using TS rules to represent Reavers... Not bad, not bad at all.

3rd times the charm right, I hope it is because I put a fair amount of work into this vindicator. I plan to have my khorne berserkers represented by my very own creations, the Reaver boarding party. Comprised of marines with boarding pikes, axes, swords, and flails as well as assorted stabbing and slashing weapons.

I created the Marauders, the boarding and raiding party that are the khorne berserkers replacements. The Marauders are specialist marines who during ship to ship boarding actions less the way with pike, axe, knife and sword. They are a force to be reckoned with in melee as they are the first to board an enemy vessel and unleash the full fury of their weapons on the defenders. Though the Marauders aren't exactly Reavers, they are an entirely separate company then the Reavers themselves. Wearing scale armor of red and yellow, they are an elite part of the Reavers.

Mass picture update!

In this update I show my scheme I may change to due to the simple fact that I want everything painted and no one has steel brethren as an army.

Meh, not a fan of the all silver, I was actually starting to like the lava guys, you were making real progress with them. I beg you not to let this project fizzle out like the guard did, stick with the reavers warband, make a solid 2000 point list, play some games, learn from your mistakes, you will eventually win.

Also have your FW order ready by tommorow or I will strike you with a pipe.

Yesterday i had a good opportunity to get my biker squad started from a friend who was selling 3 bikes, all of them put together and primed and i thought, why not, they are awesome and i actually have a fast attack though they are expensive. I took them out around 12 this morning and finished painting and basing about an hour ago. Lots of my marines have been painted and are almost done being based as well. The Steel Reavers are my hybrid war band where Harkanor absorbed the steel brethren war band and are now incorporating them within his ranks whilst combining the armor colors.


Also as of now I have the following...

HQ
1x Kharn the betrayer

1x Terminator Lord, power weapon, Mark of Khorne

Troops And Heavy Support

2x Tac Squads of 10 marines with..

1 pwr sword and plasma pistol, 2 plasma guns and an icon of chaos glory

1 power fist and 2 meltas second squad, chaos glory

2 rhinos

1 vindicator, possed

3 bikers

1 squad of khorne beserkers

4 havoks
1 sgt, plain
2x autocannons
2x missile launchers

Elites

4x termonators
1 hvy flamer
3 pwr weapons and a chain fist