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Hi All,

I'm after some advice on alternative colour schemes for nurgle. Green is great (I love painting nurgle miniatures) - but I want something that will stand out as different. My army doesn't have any fluff yet or even any models, apart from a half scratch built palanquin, a few chaos renegades - I thought these would make good initiates and a huge bag of bits (chaos and loyalist).

The plan is to buy one (and only one) extra squad or model (except dedicated transports - these are a must) and build the whole army from my bits box and greenstuff and junk. This may eventually end up going towards the Armies on Parade - but if I just get a new army out of it I will be happy!

First up I will build my chaos terminator lord... Sorry no pics - he's just a pile of bits at the minute.

Cheers Laney

Since I posted this - the thread has pretty much become a random mix of stuff (because I can never concentrate on one project long enough to finish it!).

if you don't want to paint them green try the guide on the gw site. they use brown colors to paint deathguard.
building deathguard from bits sound like fun^^ i built some of mine from berserkers and normal marine kits
i'm looking forward to seeing some pics

Is my Nurgle/Deathguard rhino.

Ok, I now have my colour scheme... go with me on this...

Burnt dark blue metal (it is armour after all) with rusted edges to give a highly corroded metal look. Paint is a long way off as I will build and greenstuff the whole army and then airbrush it in the basecoat - so a lot of converting to do first!

Here's a rough look at the colour scheme on a scenery piece I made... look at the tanks for the dark blue and rust I'm talking about...
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A better pic of the scenery (it will have two extra tanks filled with corpses...
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The Army List:
HQ Daemon Prince of Nurgle Mark of Nurgle, Warptime, Wings) 175
ELITES Chaos Terminators (7) Mark of Nurgle, Reaper AC, Combi-Plasma (2), Combi-Melta (1) 290
ELITES Chaos Terminators (7) Mark of Nurgle, Champions (2), Combi-Melta (3), Combi-Plasma (1), Lightning Claw Pair (2) 310
TROOPS Plague Marines (7) Champion (1), Combi-Plasma (1), Plasma Gun (1), Melta Gun (1), Rhino 241
TROOPS Plague Marines (7) Champion (1), Combi-Plasma (1), Plasma Gun (1), Melta Gun (1), Rhino 241
TROOPS Plague Marines (7) Champion (1), Combi-Plasma (1), Plasma Gun (1), Melta Gun (1), Rhino 241

Total: 1498 Points

This is what I can reasonably make with the bits I have (my one extra purchase is the Daemon Prince and a couple of Chaos Rhinos)

The Bits Box I'm working from...
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One of my chaos marine terminators (very early WIP) - counts as twin lightning claws...
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Plus, just to show you some other nurgley goodness...
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Feedback welcome of course!
Cheers Laney

Looks nice man!

Good start!!

Ok, so here's a quick update...

I've made two of my four allowed purchases (one box - a finecast daemon prince - without any issues! and 3 rhino dedicated transports) and I've sorted my bits into recognisable units linked to the army list - I have just enough parts for the whole list with some creativity and greenstuff. I also have a name - LEGION OF RUST and so does each of the units (each marine in the army will also get a unique name). Proper fluff to follow.

Terminator Squad 1: The Corroded
Terminator Squad 2: The Charred
Plague Marine Squad 1: The Decayed
Plague Marine Squad 2: The Rotting
Plague Marine Squad 3: The Putrefaction
Rhino 1: Morbus Sacer
Rhino 2: Mors Repentina
Rhino 3: Gangraena

The nurgle daemon prince is awesome, but he needs wings (and I can't buy more it's against the 'rules' of this army). So I delved deep into my workshop and came out with a box of old bones - perfect for making demon wings from scratch! Here is my initial effort - I wonder if it needs real feathers over the rough start - any thoughts?
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Here is a little more work on the nurgle terminator test piece.
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Tonight I plan to build at least the basic models for the 3 plague marine squads (minus the greenstuff work) and do the base work on the second demon wing.

As always feedback most welcome

Cheers Laney

02Laney wrote:Ok, I now have my colour scheme... go with me on this...

Burnt dark blue metal (it is armour after all) with rusted edges to give a highly corroded metal look. Paint is a long way off as I will build and greenstuff the whole army and then airbrush it in the basecoat - so a lot of converting to do first!

Here's a rough look at the colour scheme on a scenery piece I made... look at the tanks for the dark blue and rust I'm talking about...
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A better pic of the scenery (it will have two extra tanks filled with corpses...
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Cheers Laney

What did you use to make the tank fluid!?

plus, nice idea for the wing!

The fluid in the tanks is Easy Cast Clear Casting Resin - very easy to use - produces quite a few bubbles if not used properly (I'll post pics of the tanks later to give you the idea).

Thanks for the encouragement on the wings - should they have feathers attached (not covering but scattered, rotting and loose).

1st Nurgle squad almost built!

Cheers Laney

A big update on the army...

The bits box is almost completely drained of parts for making marines (still a few ideas fro other bits though - I reckon I've got another 500+ points in the box still if I'm clever)

I've managed to put together all five squads for my army (3 plague marine units and 2 chaos terminators) - I am now in the process of removing any icons from the models - with an occasional strategic one to remind them of which chapters they've come from - a BA shoulder pad here, a space wolf pelt there etc. The rest will be removed and kept clear - I want this army to look very battleworn, with little time for adornment of their armour.

I have a quick question - I have this old vindicator - in a rubbish state - should I keep it as a vindicator or turn it into a rhino and save myself the cost of buying another rhino (or loyalist razorback kit for the extra stuff)? Here's the pics...
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And here's the rest of the army so far (very WIP)...
Melta gunners - plague marines
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Plasma gunners - plague marines
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Banner bearers - plague marines
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Champions - plague marines
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Bolter marines - plague marines
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Chaos Terminators - Mark of Nurgle
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I'll post more terminator pics later

Feedback always welcome...

Cheers Laney

Subscribed...I love Nurgle....my biggest army is a Deathguard army

Another quick update... Chaos Terminators pics... Much more pipework to add (and fix). I might purchase some more dragonforge cables/pipes (I've lost my last pack - or should I say my wife did!) as the flexible resin ones keep on splitting on me. Anyway here's the pics...
Chaos Terminators Squad Standard Bearers
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Reaper Autocannon (converted from a Space Wolf Assault Cannon)
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Twin-linked Bolter and Power Weapons
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Champions with Lightning Claws
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Combi-Meltas
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Combi-Plasmas
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Still a lot to do, but progress has been rapid this week.

Cheers Laney

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Uhmmm Yes! More of this, please. That AC looks friggin' sweet!

Added some greenstuff to the first terminator squad - they need a bit more physical 'weathering' but are pretty much done...
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The Nurgle boys had their first run out in a game (750 points) and smashed a Grey Knight force with the loss of only one Plague Marine (and that was from the plasma gun GETS HOT! rule) and a rhino (the Grey Knights were completely destroyed).

Cheers Laney

Managed to get some time to add a little greenstuff to an old dreadnought I had. I thought it might be a good addition to my bits box army...

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Slow progress - but at least it's something!

Laney

I'm considering a fourth (and possibly fifth) squad of plague marines, but my bits box is all but empty of marine parts. So, I thought I would re-assign some of my non-marine models to the cause (possibly mix and match with the last few marines I have to corrupt)... Here's the pics of the models I'm thinking of (mostly servitors)...

Apostate Preacher...
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Possessed Guardsmen (would need a new paintjob)
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Medical Servitor
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Some nurgle cultist scouts...
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Some weapons servitors (could easily become marines)
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An astropath/psyker that might make a worthy servant of nurgle...
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The weapons/conversions may need changing to make it work of course.

Any thoughts?

Cheers Laney

Those are some awesome conversions, nurgle would be proud! Although the flamer guy looks like he isnt focusing where his flame is going

What color are you planning for your Nurgle-y bits? Fleshy?

Some lovely conversions, there, especially the apostate preacher.

The flamer guy makes me think that the vomit from a river troll would be a good flamer bit for a Nurgle model.

R.

This looks rather interesting! Especially like those wings!

The whole idea is spot on,its nice to see the bits box getting hammered i know mine is chock full of bits.I'd use the vindicator(sorry GW) save your cash mate.

Keep up the conversions! When do we get to see some paint?

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Cheers Laney

I like the fire on the flamer here, but it looks like his flamer is stuck on "on" and now he's walking around. Maybe give him a more static base and turn his head towards what he's flaming?

-Rawson

I'll try to fix the flamer guys head so he's looking the right way.

Colour wise (no paint yet) - I'm planning burnt metal with heavy rusting (armour) and pale flesh for the 'fleshy bits' - washed with purple/red washes. The whole army will be built and undercoated before they see any real paint - so maybe a month or so. I might produce a test model to see if the concept works though (so might see some paint sooner rather than later).

I've built a chaos sorcerer of Nurgle from some spare bits (mostly grey knight) with a heresy miniatures cyclops head (sorry for the dodgy pics)...
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Cheers Laney

I've spent some time working on a scenery piece - you might like a look at that too - Crashed Thunderbolt Fighter WIP...
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I've finished the first test model for the Legion of Rust terminators (more on the way soon)...
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Here is a finished terrain piece that might be found on their Space Hulk Legion base (A corrupted autodoc/dissection unit)...
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Any thoughts?

Cheers Laney

That's some great looking gore in that terrain piece! What's your recipe?

Cheers,
Rawson

Thanks - the recipe is really simple...

Mix either mechrite red or red gore with a fine sand (I use chinchilla sand because it mixes well to create fleshy bits - plus if you mix it less you can indicate chewed up bone in there too). I have a friend who uses caster sugar as an alternative. Splodge it where you want it and move it round until it looks right.

Then while it is still reasonably wet add fairly heavy washes of badab black (nearer the body) ogryn flesh (the body and a bit further out), then baal red all over and the edges. Let it dry and re-apply if needed.

Last, coat the whole thing with a gloss varnish if you want it to look fresh. If you are after a more arterial look use blood red before the wash stage.

Hope this helps

Laney

This is a bunch of awesome stuff dude. Conversions look great so far. Paint job looks great on that one guy. I hate you for your scenery, you get so much of it done so quickly.

I'm subbing now.

Great i love them all

Awesome is a word that i tend to over use,but in this case its justified.The creativity is brilliant and the rust effect in particular is looking great.
PS,whats the rust recipe?

Brilliant stuff here I'm especially impressed by the Scratch-built Thunderbolt and scenery. Interestingly enough I'm planning to head for the same rusted metal for my Chaos Warriors in the Grim Darkness of the Far Future although I'll be using weathered Bronze.

Thanks for the great feedback guys (always nice to know you're appreciated!).

On the rust recipe... simple (using GW colours)

Undercoat: Black
Drybrush: Dark Flesh
Drybrush: Blazing Orange
Drybrush: Tamiya Colour Acrylic - Medium Blue (XF18) - alternative Shadow Grey or a 1:1 mix of Catachan Green, Ultrasmurf Blue, with a pinch of Chaos Black and Dark Flesh

(I tried some PVA weathering at this stage - but it was a total pain for no real benefit) - you could stipple to create blazing orange areas of simply drybrush the blue less

Drybrush: Blazing Orange again
Light Drybrush: Boltgun Metal
Wash: Gryphonne Sepia
Light Dyrbrush: Boltgun Metal

Selective Wash: Devlan Mud (because any recipe without Devlan Mud is incomplete!) - I use it on the main shoulder pads

So lots of drybrushing and some washing - job done - I chose the scheme to paint an army - otherwise I'll never finish it!

Cheers Laney