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Quick update. Here's the Chaos Lord I've been working on. The cloak is detachable.

Oh MAN! That looks really sweet! I like how the cloak and tabard look like they may have been white at one point. And the claws are really looking great! Do all of those skulls come on that model or did you add a bunch?

It looks great!


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Nevermind, I just realized the base model is Zhufor, and I answered my own question. You can hardly even tell what the base model was! Nice!

GOOD GOD MAN! thats freaking awesome

Oh MAN that's cool!

(and that was my honest reaction... not just copying they guys above me... it's that kind of figure)

Very nice Lord Monkeyh!

Cheers everyone, and yes, I did add loads of skulls! (there are 16 on the model and just one on the base) - Skulls for the skull throne!

This is a really good link to get more skulls
Also, great work on the miniature!

That lord is fantastic! How did you add all that to Zhufor? Is it green stuffed on?

Cheers slugga - the skulls I got were from e-bay - I think Gitsplitta put me on to them, they come from China but are cheap and well detailed.

@ TheAngrySquig (can we call you TAS for short?) It's just Zhufors body and trophy racks, lightning claws from the chaos terminator lord model, a head from the FW terminator conversion set, and extra skulls as already mentioned. The only bit I green stuffed was the cloak. Glad you like it.

Here's a couple of traitors I've just finished.

looking good monkey, really like how the trim work is done.

Nice work monkeyh, they're both looking very nice!

I'm back! It's been a long time since I've posted on my chaos thread, but I've spent a lot of time working away. Two weeks in China, then a week at home, then a week in Mexico, then a week at home, then three weeks in China and a week at home before a weeks holiday in Scotland hasn't left much time for painting but I'm finally back on program! Battled with the new rules for the first time yesterday against space wolves and blood angels (not too tough then). Sadly I got hammered. I'd built my 2000pts around taking and holding objectives but we ended up playing an anihilation (purge the alien?) game. Blood angels deep striking right behind you on the first turn is no laughing matter (not when you're on the receiving end anyway). Although my chaos lord did alright with his bloodfeeder (+2D6 attacks) taking out 8 blood angels in one round! I'm now looking forward to gettingmy hands on the new codex - some of the new models look nice - I think I'll be giving them a go. Anyway, here's a rhino I've just finished. I've got a couple more in progress but I may divert onto something else as I'm in the mood for building. Watch this space!

Ooooh.... shiny!

^Quite so

And Spikie

Here's the decimator I've been working on. Everything is magnetised so I can change the weapons, move the head, take the body off. Sadly no more painting for a few weeks as my boss is sending me back to China! Oh and I'm not very happy with the new CSM codex - damn you GW!

Phew! Just read through the entire thread, and boy is it impressive! My personal favourite is the Berzerker with the mace.

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Really nice work monkeyh... the OSL really gives him that menacing quality when combined with the darker tones of the rest of the paint job. Well done my friend.

Sorry to hear about your dex, you guys have been overdue for a good one.

Welcome squigsquasher and thanks, glad you like it.

Cheers Gits' the more I read the new codex the more I think it may be OK. Perhaps I'm one of those people that doesn't deal with change very well!

good or Bad ??? the new Dex?

When I first looked through I was like "WTF! they've changed things that worked and made them worse!" The things I'm most unhappy about are the fact that mark of Khorne no longer gives +1A, icons no longer allow you to deep strike without deviating, and berzerkers have one less attack. These are things I relied heavily on. So now I have to rethink. I've been doing some sums. Most stuff is about the same points value, or in some cases a bit less, except terminators seem to cost more. Raptors are cheaper, bikers are way cheaper - so I may be investing in some of these. I like the fact that if dreadnoughts - sorry - 'helbrutes' go crazy you no longer target your own troops, defilers are better but more expensive, and with how they've changed the options I'll have to do some remodelling. The more I read it the more I think it will work, but there are still some things that suck. I think it will work best if you have an army specific to one chaos power, as things like berzerkers, plague marines etc are now elite choices but you can 'un-lock' them and make them troop choices if you have the appropriate HQ choice (i.e. Kharne or a Khorne lord to make bezerkers troop choices). There's a lot more options but we could have done with more transport choices (still would love to have razorbacks). Also only havocs can have flakk missiles, would like this option for all missile launchers. All in all, I've decided to reserve judgement until I've actually battled with it. Unfortunately this won't be for a while as I'm working away for the rest of the month.

Great army, really well done!

As for Zerkers, yea they lost that 1 base attack but gained 2 or an additional if they get charged. So on the charge they have 5 attacks a piece, or 3 if they get charged. Problem is they still just get shot into small peices because of no assulting from rhinos so :/

Cheers stroodles1! I'm actually looking forward to battling using the new codex to see if I do any better than usual - which shouldn't be difficult considering I got battered last time!

You are a very talented person!

Cheers fat guy! When I get back in the UK I'll get back to painting some more stuff.

SUPER COOL STUFF!! Im not a big fan of Khorne, but your boys look AWESOME!! Get 'em painted up and send us some pics!!

I looked through your newer miniatures, and I noticed that your painting skills have rapidly increased.
But you are still using that semi-realistic painting style.
I love them!
as I've probably said alot of times before on this thread, keep up the good work!

Thanks FarseerAndyMan and Slugga' - I'll be doing the chosen from the Dark Vengeance box set next (probably)

 monkeyh wrote:
except terminators seem to cost more

Actually, Chaos Terminators are the cheapest of the Terminators in most situations AND you get the ability to add marks.

· A basic set of five CSM Terminators will run you a little over 40 points less than the SM/BA/BT counter-parts. They're even slightly cheaper than SW. Granted, CSM and SW come with power weapons and not power fists, so it's not a completely fair comparison.

· A set of five CSM Terminators with 4 power fists and a power weapon for the Champ will run you 15 points less than SM/BA/BT. For 25 points more you can get a 2+/4++ save. For 30 points more, you can give them T5 with a 2+/5++ save. It's not ATSKNF, but it's useful in a different way. It's my opinion, but debatable, that storm bolters are better than combi-bolters.

Yeah, CSM lack some sort of answer to a CML, but I'd rather have the Reaper Autocannon over the Assault Cannon and the ability to take combi-weapons.

I might be in the minority, but I'm actually quite happy with the Chaos Terminators. Could GW have done something better or included options for cultists Terminators? Yeah, absolutely. There'd have been money in there for them with more Finecast upgrade kits, but they didn't, so we have to look at what we DO have.

By the way, your modeling is absolutely awesome. I borrowed the chainsword halberd idea because that just looks badass. Can't wait to field it.

Cheers for the termie facts kcwm. I'll still be using terminators as I've got loads of them (including my favourite unit with LC's - which will be expanding to 10 at some point) - but I've never had my hands on the other codices to compare (even though I battle SW and BA most of the time. So are you prefering the new CSM codex to the old one? I haven't battled with it yet so am reserving final judgement. Glad you like what I'm doing, feel free to pinch as many ideas as you like - I do!