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I've been trying to work out some Horus Heresy character pieces for a while now, aiming to build up on them to enter into some local painting and modelling contests to give myself a goal to work towards. After a good degree of saving and planning I figured out exactly what I wanted to make and ofcourse the cost was amazingly prohibitive. Still I am nothing if not persistant so I picked up the Loken/Abbaddon kits from forgeworld and 3 of the new outrider models to work with on my conversions.

What I have so far is only rough bluetak mock ups whilst I wait for my magnet/airbrush to arrive as I intend to spend alot more time on these than I would on a standard model, in the hopes that I can produce models of higher quality than I otherwise would. The picture quality isnt great for the unpainted plastic, I do have a light box but where the models are only loosely held together moving them was not an ideal solution for initial pictures.

First up is a Sons of Horus Centurion on bike, he's made from a combination of bits from loken and the outrider models, and whilst a relatively simple kitbash I really like how he looks. There is a plan to magnetise him so that he and the following moritat can be entered as a duel on the scenic abbaddon/loken base that I have modifier suitably.


Secondly I have used components from my Loken model, sanguinary guard kits and a few other FW spares I had in my possession to make up my blood angels Moritat. The wings visible by his feet will be attached when he's fully assembled however in a mock up they didnt take to bluetak too well.


And last but not least I couldnt resist the new Thallax models, he isnt converted but has claimed Abaddons scenic base as his own and is modelled to be climbing up over the rubble.


I am kind of hoping to enter these into golden demon this year, I'm not deluded to think I might win but I entered last year for the sake of having the confidence to put my models on show for the first time and have improved considerably since then.

OK, since the magnetsd arrived yesterday and I have dry fitted everything I got a little bit more of the assembly done. Both the biker and the moritat now have the options of heroic bareheads (loken and telion respectively) or the more sensible MKIV helmeted options that I can switch as and when I want. The outrider bike is now fully assembled and despite some minor seams there was nothing wrong that a lot of filing and a little GS couldnt fix to make it as sleek as it looked on their site.

The Moritat also had to have a little clean up, and Istill have a touch more filing to do on him before I am completely satisfied. He has magnetised jump or regular backpack just so he can run as a sergeant in non-HH games because I like the model. The original intention had been to sell on the abaddon model and 2 spare outrider bikes to make back some of the money from the project, however the longer I see them sat there unassembled the more inclined I am to just keep them and paint them up for the hell of it. UNfortunately this will likely result in me starting a 40K chaos army aswell just to enjoy the use of my abaddon.

Nothing too exciting picture wise but alot clearer than yesterdays ones, the bike in all its glory just waiting for my airbrush to arrive before I get to work, and the moritat similarly lingering for now. Before I paint these two I'll do some tests on my older disused models so I can work out exactly how I want them done. The moritat will likely end up alot darker than my current HH Blood Angel scheme with the intention to work up from a black/red deep tone with true red on only the most raised portions.

Here is where I am at with the models: