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Its been a while that i want to make a different army then my old WE's.

But for the past 13 years each time i try to begin a new army,in the end i end up using the models i buy to convert them for my WE army...

Its like i'm naturally draw by the Chaos gods,and that they refuse to let me get out of it...,yup i'm really on the Path of Damnation...

A few months ago came out the new Dark Eldars minis and dex.

I must say that i'm really attracted to those new models,specialy the Incubus,reavers,Wychs and Helions...

The proof of it is that i couldn't resist to buy a box of reavers and turn them into cool looking Chaos Bikes ...,i again turned something into chaos...

And then the illumination came to me(or Khorne send me some twisted and fievery thougths...)

I will use this DE Dex as a count as for a Gladatorial Cult dedicated to Khorne!!!

It will be easy enough for most of the DE models to be turned to the glory of Khorne,plus the play style on DE is really aggresif and their rules represent well enough fast killing junkies that take deligth in death and blood...

My only concerns i can see with the conversions are:

1) the Raiders and other anti gravs;While i want to represent a human cult who makes and life from gladatioral combats and thus want to avoid any high technology liek anti grav and stuffs,i really want to use the Raiders models.

The solutions i came with would be to make them like what i did with the Reaver Bikes:putting wheels on them and Call them "Assault Charriots"

OR

Drop the Aether Sails and the anti grav stuffs and put 4 jet-like engines on the sides,like the ones you can see on Harrier jets or even on Tau's vehicles and call them "Assault Barge"

As i have a Ossprey kit wainting to be done in a Thunderhawk count as the vertical pivoting engines are a plus to me,its smart,simple and conserve that rude and basic feel that the human technology as.

2)Most of the DE heads have long pointy ears...,i planned on swapping then with nude Cadians/Catachan or Chaos Marauders Heads,or even with the Empire Flagellants Heads from battle.



And it migth be a good way to use a few of those Flagellants bits

Or simply use the DE heads and scrap the tips of the ears...


I plan on using Drazhar,Master of Blades with a suit of 4 Incubis in a Venom.

As secondary HQ i don't really know...i Think i'd go with an Archon with a Webway Portal,that could count as a Teleport device or a Warpgate...

I plan on using heavely on Wyches as troop choices,they will be the Base Gladiators,those of middel or low rankings within the Cult,while Incubis would be the most Elite and high ranking Gladiators in the Cult.

Also maybe have 1 or 2 small Kabalite Warriors,for close-mid range firesupport,they would be like the lowest ranking Gladiators,those that are failures in the Cult's arenas but still can serve some purpose,they are helpless during cc battles,but have a good survival instincts,good enough that they can make good use of ranged weaponry,plus even if they are failures as gladiator,they still enjoy inflicting death and suffiring from afar.

Helions and Reavers will be a nice add.

For the Reavers i will use the same process i had with the Chaos Reavers Bikes,but instead of the Space Marines,i will concerve the DE pilot,just then swapping is head.

For the Helions i though for a moment to just put Nids Gargoyls wings on them,but it seems more suited if i want to make a Scourge unit later.

So i decided that the Helions models where cool looking enough,and that they would only need some trophys and Khorne icones on their Skyboard.

I really would like to use a Beastmaster with Khymeras or Claw Fiends.

I allready want to use the Khymeras models to make Flesh hounds,so it wouldn't really be a problem,i will just convert the Beastmaster as a centaure-ish creature that drive forth his minion beasts.

I could use Mandraks as Deamons and Wracks and Grotesque as Mutants

So here it is,my newborn project.
And admit it that would be fun seeing those along side my WE and Deamons during an Apoc game :twisted:

So i first began on the raider


So i made a few tweaks,i got rid of the front barricade thing and the thing where you put the Keel blades,i used them as wing blades.

I inserted them in the little slots in the sides where you could put the plank,i said to me self"...he what the heck lets try it!",and it came pretty good.
The fun thing is that i can change the position of those blades depending on the situation.

I din't use the sails like i said,because like i allready said this army will be a Cult dedicated to Khorne with "mostly humans" cultist,the difference with other cults is that they won't be dressed up in rags or look shabby.

So even if i use the raider and other DE kits,because you gotta admit they look really evil,i still want to make apparent that those are made by human hands,or rather some twisted and pervers minded tech...

Thats why i'd put those two engines on the sides.


What i'm gonna do now is put the neat skull and chains and hooks accesory's that the kit comes up with,put some Khorne icones on it and see what else i can put on it.


In the End this army will rely on Drazhar as a High Gladiator Champion,with a few Incubus,with a Venom.
Seconded by Heamonculis or Urien.

With 2 squads of Gladiators(wyches) followed with a bunch of Failed Warriors(kabalite warriors) with some Blood Pits figthers(Wracks) and a few Mutant Abomination(Grotesques)

With Chaos Reaver Bikes,Blood Wings(Hellions) and maybe a Beastmaster

In Heavy Support a Ravager and a Blood Slaughterer(Talos)

High conversion and adventures ahead!!

A little sneak peak at the mini i bought on the net for my Drazhar count as



Its from the Raging Heroes site,awesome minis,not too pricy.

http://www.ragingheroes.fr/collections/cat...sion-legendaire

Some more work done on the Assault Raider







Yeah i don't like those cone shaped helmets,i always though it was silly,and a un-neccesary weigth on the soldier head.

So i scrap filled it to make it a nice skull shaped mask/helm.

I will make this with all the cone shaped helms and paint them in bone white color,after all they arn't the Bloodied Skulls Cult for nothing...

This is mental man. The raider needs something instead of the sail i think. You've filed the helm nicely on the dude btw.

Ok some update on that Cult project.

So here is the test model for a Wrack;





Used DE reaver head,Bestigor torso,arms and weapon and converted the legs of the Bestigor so that i could fit Cadian legs on it.

Gotta say that it looks pretty good.

Here is my Drazhar count as;Angorath the Blood-Born, Master of the cult of the Blood Reavers.






Here is Angorath and his Incubi's retenue transport,a stolen and modified Land Speeder(count as Venom)








And here my two firsts Grotesques,made of Chaos Minotaurs,and Talos bits.




I aim to have an army consisting of;

Drazhar+Incubi's
Urian+Grotesques
1-2 Wracks units
2 Wyches units
maybe 1 Cabalite warrior unit
Reavers & Hellions
Talos&Cronos
Ravager.

Gonna model the Pain tokens like ripped off Souls who wirls and twist around,they will be fixed on the base of one or a couple of the units models.

I realy like the theory behind the non grave jet powered petrol burning raiders. What was it, assault barge? Thats great! And the theme too is brilliant. I take it your painting them a darkish red?

Not sure on your raider yet tho, maybe some big engines at the rear of the vehicle and make it look a bit more bulky and motor powered?

Drazhar is amazing. I just started using him recently and Im going to use him more often!

Your wouldnt necessarily have to change the heads too, you could just keep them as normal wyches who follow korne!

Looking forward to more updates!



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The venom's brilliant by the way!

Thanks Newt-of-death.

Yeah i might use something else as an assault barge,i was toying with the idea of using LCM3 from the Landing in Normandie.

Gotta put my hand on one of those first, and see what i can do with.

As for the Wyches and Incubis,yeah there is little conversion to do on them, they are allready great looking models,so apart from putting some Khorne icons on them, even i don't really see what more i can do on them.

Well with all the bits supply's i have,i might find something.

So this is my Cronos engine:




Though that it would be funny to make him some sort of Tripod.

The Talos will be more aggresif and thus have only 2 legs.

Great conversion work mate across the broad.

I especially love the bulk that comes with using Minotaur.

Will be watching to see what else you come up with

Hello peeps!!

How are you doing?

Me?,good,good, after been on Skyrim for 15days straigth i decided to work a bit on what i had on my Worktable.

So last month i participated in one of Throneofskulls.net Contest.

This was my entry;






Yup my Drazhar mini,unlucky for me he din't make it to the first place(with a rushed to the deadline paintjob how could you expect it?...),but hey!,participated in it so.

Those Souls there are from the Warmachine range, they come from one of those conversions pack for the Cryx Warjack(can't remember the name right now),i did a master mold of it and a few test cast with GS,still some work to do on it, but the resuslts are good.

Those Souls will serve me as Pain Tokens.

Thanks Gorfan ^^.