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I'm planning to add some stuff to the base of the chariot:



The banner bearer/musician will be magnetised so I can use them in my squad as well (if needed or if I expand it further). I'll full up the area around them with green-stuff/filler to level it out. Even with the biggest base GW has (the 150x100mm large monster one) it barely fits. It's a lot bigger than normal chariots/monster one (100x50mm) but it would be fiddly to have the juggernauts half off the base.

I also started on the Herald on foot:


I've been finishing my purchases for the other gods, picked up another few old metal Seekers of Slaanesh to get enough mounts for both my 20-woman seeker squad and my chariot. One thing I've not had much success with is finding suitable heralds. Since they have to be metal and I don't want duplicates I've been scrounging in non-GW miniature lines. I already have the Avatars of War not-Khorne and not-Nurgle ones, but does anyone have any suggestions for Slaanesh/Tzeentch?

For Khorne I have:
* Skulltaker (can double as normal herald)
* Avatars of War not-Khorne herald
* 4 bloodletter champions on foot in a pinch (although they are too puny to be real heralds)
* 2 heralds of Khorne on Juggernauts

For Nurgle I have:
* Epidemius (can double as normal herald on palanquin)
* Avatars of War not-Nurgle herald
* 2 plaguebearer champions on foot

Tzeentch:
* Changeling (can double as normal herald)
* Tzeentch Sorceror on foot (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440108a&prodId=prod1050018) might put him on a chariot with 2 screamers pulling.
* Tzeentch lord on disc (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440108a&prodId=prod1710164a), going to put a newer type metal flamer on his disc, since he's too humanoid.
* 2 Pink Horror Champions on foot

Slaanesh:
* Masque (can double as normal herald)
* Dechala the Denied One (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440108a&prodId=prod2020002)
* 2 Daemonette Champions on foot

Especially the unit champions are just too tiny. A Herald should be big, on a 40mm base and be a focal point of the unit/army.

And it's done:



The 2 bloodletters at the back (Musician and Banner Bearer) are magnetised so I can take them off for use in a squad (or as Hull Point counters?)

I picked up an old box of Flesh Hounds at the local shop today (14 of the 2006 ones now, 6 to go) and this dude:


It's an Avatars of War Sorceror of Pestilence. I'll use it as a Herald of Nurgle. I spent some time with base coats, washes to make it murky.

The 2nd Blood Throne has been base-coated Khorne Red rather than brown. I want to paint it rather contrasting to the first one, but still fitting with my color scheme.

Some more work on the not-Nurgle herald:


Originally it came with a bunch of tentacles you're supposed to fit in the big holes on the hunch, but I didn't like them much.

Also working on the 2nd chariot:



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While painting the chariot and waiting for things like washes to dry I dug up my 2 Demon Princes:

Legs and torsa are stll unglued because I need to green-stuff/ping them.

For the wings I use sets of Bloodthirster wings that I've scrounged up via Ebay, they need pretty big and heavy pinning:

That's 1.5mm brass rod.


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Some more drilling:


Big pings:


The gap is going to be filled/smoothed with green stuff.

Amazingly, it's pretty balanced and won't tip over by itself. The picture above only has the legs glued together (and pinned) and the torso glued (2 parts tarso + 2 arms). The wings are still loose and the torso isn't glued to the legs either. Big gaps anyway, so lots of green-stuff needed.

Finished most of the work on the chariot itself:


2 Juggernauts will be next!

Work on the Juggernauts nearly finished:



Base-coated the herald and the herald on foot for it, washed and drying...

Will start on the base, time permitting.

The 2nd chariot is done!



The bases embedded at the back can be removed (magnetised) and the banner-bearer & musician I still have to find on Ebay can eventually find their place there.

Both side-to-side for comparison:


Next up: a tale of 2 metal demon princes and their wings...

First one takes:


Some green-stuffed, sanding and priming later:



I'm fairly confident that with the 2 thick pins in each wing they'll stand up to the rigors of battle. My bloodthirster had 2 small pins and I pick it up with the wings regularly without problem (but of course he was designed for the wings).


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Some initial work done on the prince:

And done:

This one was a base-coat of Blood Red, then washed with Carrobourgh Crimson and dry-brushed with Red Sunz. Scarlet

Working on the 2nd daemon prince now, which will have a darker base colour (much like my Bloodletters are split into two base colours). After a wash I'll dry-brush it to lighten it.

The 2nd prince is done as well:

Sadly enough the bits I had gathered to convert it a bit didn't really fit (I had an extra bloodthirster axe/whip) so I went with the standard model.

Brothers next to each other:


Down to my last big Khorne character, the 2nd bloodthirster:

The extra axe I had over from buying all the wings for the princes came in handy! Sort of a flying Skarbrand feel to it. I though about magnetising the wings but they are just too heavy in metal.

After this I only have 2 more units to paint for Khorne, a unit of Bloodcrushers + 2 heralds and a Skullcannon! Edition Khorne is nearing its end. (I am not counting Chaos Furies but I'll probably paint those in a khorney colour scheme as well).

Some green-stuff later:

When it hardens out a bit I can sculpt it a bit into a semblance of muscles (not my strong point unfortunately).

Thanks! I'm kinda sad I'm running out of Khorne models soon, but also excited to swap over to the next Chaos God.

Still, I saved the best for last, I really like the Bloodcrusher models and having a squad of 9 with 2 heralds will surely be hard-hitting (although chaos is fickle with my Grimoire rolls..)

Some work done on the 'thirster:


Brighter base-coat and lighter-coloured armour this time (much in keeping with the theme of the army I have 'dark' and 'light' versions of each unit to separate them).

Cheers,

I've noticed that having 4 days off with nothing else to do (and crap weather outside) makes for a lot of painting. Some more work on the 'thirster:




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Well, some more painting and it's finished:


Next up:

Skullcannon of Khorne, as played by Mr. Hellcannon, Mr Juggernaut and their friendly Bloodletter crew.

The skullcannon was quite horrible. Since it's metal and quite warped it took a lot of filing, bending and green-stuff:


Especially the mouth and rear entrance:



Just noticed it's been another month since I started. This month's panting result was:
10 bloodletters
3 flesh hounds
The Changeling
The Masque of Slaanesh
2 heralds of Khorne on Blood Thrones + crew
Skulltaker
2 Daemon Princes
1 Bloodthirster
2 Heralds of Nurgle


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Primed and ready for paint:


Dry-fitting just to see how it works out. Need to fashion some sort of chain still for the Jugger to pull the cannon. The crew will be magnetised so I can remove them for use in the squads/transport.

Some work done on the cannon:




Dry-fitted it again to check the colour and it rubbed off some at the connecting holes. I'm going to paint the cannon, 2 mounting pieces and the fiddly piece that goes in between first and seal it. Then when I try the wheels I won't have to repair everything each time.

Some progress:



Had some more time this afternoon:



Just need to finish the chains that hold up the big skull on the cannon's mouth and I'm done. Well with the cannon. Juggernaut and crew are next!

Most of the work done on the Juggernaut and the base:



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Nearly done:


Just need to make some sort of chains to have the Jugger pull the cannon now. I bought some smallish chain cheaply via Ebay but it's a bit too flimsy.

Need to search on!

A tale of weak ankles and heavy metal:

The 11 metal bloodcrushers I have (9 + 2 heralds) all have the same problem. They are heavy. HEAVY! And the ankles are thin. It's supposed to stand on that one foot. So naturally I noticed the connection is weak and the metal brittle. Most snapped off with barely any force needed.

The foot is supposed to go here:


I resorted to some heavy pinning. About 1 cm into the leg and all the way through the foot:


(note: the last picture has the foot not all the way through yet)

Lastly, I glued it to a base and pinned the foot from the bottom as well:


The front leg was pinned to the base as well (not through but will have a blob of green-stuff keeping it in place):


The head gets a pin too:


And with the herald:


Head and herald not glued yet since I need to paint it first. Only need various bits and pieces to khorne it up now.

Cheers,

They aren't too bad compared to some of the metal models I've assembled now, but they are up there with Penitent Engines or so.

Finished both heralds:


Simple weapon swap to give one an axe instead of a sword.

In a slight detour from the Khorne business, some goodies from Forgeworld arrived today. In anticipation of the Eldar codex I'd splurged a little bit on stuff I'd wanted for a while:

Now I have the set of 3 complete (Rogue Trader, 2nd Edition and FW)!



I may use these for normal games as the new Crimson Hunter. I was surprised how small they are and that the body is cast in one piece! Especially the Interceptor.

My Sisters also got some reinforcements:

I'm going to convert this into a second Avenger Strike Fighter.

Once my codex arrives in the mail I think I'll take a small break from Chaos to paint up the 2 flyers.

After a lot of work on the bloodcrushers I managed to assemble, clean and green-stuff them:



The heads and riders aren't glued since it'll be easier to paint that way. I hid all the pins with green-stuff as well. All of them have 3 pins (both hind legs and left front leg) into the base for stability. The heads are pinned as well. You may notice some plastic (heresy) but I couldn't manage to make a musician that looked good so I used the torso/arm of the plastic musician. I crafted a spear for one of the crushers which will serve as an icon (probably going to attach a small banner to it).

With that, I just have to wait for it all to harden properly and then clean the greenstuff a bit. Then it's off to the priming station!

Had some time to work on the first Herald's Juggernaut:


I'm going to try one first before I mass-produce the unit itself.

My usual teeth recipe is:
* Deneb Stone
* Ushabti Bone
* Seraphim wash
* highlight with bone
* highlight with white

Still a long way to go with the Juggernaut, I hope to get 1 or 2 done this weekend.


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Some more work:


Gettng there I think. Not sure what I can do with the Herald itself. Nekkid Bloodthirster is nekkid. He doesn't carry much uh equipment.

I'm well trained at lugging big cases of metal with my Sisters of Battle army!

First Herald is mostly finished:


The 2nd herald's juggernaut is on its way:

Darker base colour like every 2nd unit in my army (I have 2 of most things, one light coloured, one dark)

The grunts in the Bloodcrusher unit won't have gold lining, but silver to distinguish them easily. (a bit like the 1st chariot's juggernauts).


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Finished the 2nd Herald:


As a break (and because it's such a great model), I started on the Avatar of Khaine - forgeworld style.

Lots of coats, washes and dry-brushing later... Now I just need to high-light the cracks.

Some more work on the Avatar, using my old ones as a reference:



Makes you appreciate the codex creep! Err, size creep.

 Jackal wrote:
Amazing work, really is nice to see the older daemons being used.
I am pretty damn jealous of those old letters though (axe ones)
Spent a while trying to find some and gave up.

I bought a lot of 20+ off Ebay cheaply. But it took some months of watching auctions, they don't show up much.


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Did some work on the Nightwing Interceptor (since my codex and goodies are arriving this tuesday):



Had to be creative because of the sliding mechanism. Forgeworld was kind enough to ship a modern Flying Stand with it (although their website doesn't say this, so I ordered two separately...). But there's no hole for it on the bottom. It did come with a small piece of resin in the shape of the flying stand..

But the sliding mechanism is on the bottom! So I made a stand-off so I can still access it. There are 2 small, flat, but strong magnets inside the adapter so I can remove the flying stand. I'm not sure whether I'm going to glue the adapter to the flyer, but if it works well enough I might.

Since my Eldar codex arrived I've been working on the flyers a bit:


Really weird how my camera makes the blue so.. blue. It's more muted in the real.


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Some more work, basically done:


Having the day off helps a lot to get painting done.

Been busy with all sorts of work-related stuff, but I did work on another Eldar Flyer:



Since I have a tournament coming up in a few weeks I had to decide which army to take, and I think I can finish off my Bloodcrushers before then so I will go with the Daemons! The pointy-eared invasion of this thread is over for now.

Back to the demons. I'm working on 4 Bloodcrushers now. One will double as the champion and a herald:



Because I bought it off Ebay without the sword attached I converted a spear from a bit of brass and a spare sword from a real herald I had left over (after making one with an axe). The legs were _very_ bent on this one and even with copious pinning it wasn't that stable. So I made I had to support the front legs. I will disguise it with some foliage on the base later on.

Worked on the first 3 Bloodcrusher grunts:


I'm going to paint 4 with the bright red and 4 with the dark red so I can run 2 squads of 5 (4 grunts + herald) if needed.