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Greetings folks I am quite new to this I started hobby in 2012. I've been following warhammer 40k since first dawn of war though.
When I moved to another place it become possible to me to create a low budget chaos army.

Here in this blog I will keep record of how much I spent for varuis things and I will show progress if my minis. I am not too good at this, I am really just starting it.

What I spent so far
For Minies and bits: £91. 55
For Tools: £14.50
For materials: £24.93
For books: £ 2.50
For postage and delivery: £9.49

I have mostly normal space marines I have mange to obtain quite large army for less than 30 pounds, with dred, and seven space marine bicycles.
Later on I will put some more details, and some fluff around them. I am planing to create custom chapter.
+++ Fluff+++
Enlighten legion
V.0.01


Name: Enlighten legion
Origin: Black Legion
Colour: Different distribution of black and white, with copper rims.
Speciality: Recycling and scavenging , cultists, alliance with many xeno races.
Current leader: Sorcerer Nihalius, speculated to be demon prince.
Homeworld: unknown, speculated to be exterminated forge world.
Alignment: chaos undivided
Allied with: Crimson brotherhood, Alpha Legion, Night lords, several mercenary bands,
Worst enemies: Iron hands, Black Legion, Grey Knights, Red Corsairs
Gene Seeds: Black Legion, Ultra marines, Blood Angels,

Enlighten legion.
Formed by sorcerer Nihialus which, hedonistic sorcerer wanted to achive greatens like every chaos sorcerer. He decided to split away from black legion and form a new legion, powerful enough to destroy lord Abaddon. He never achieved this task, yet he managed to form a strong aliance for several years.
Notable campaigns.
-Invasion on Tarnon III. Tarnon III was small backwater feudal world. It was easy pray for young legion. Planets itself later become arid daemon world. Several champion of Enlighten legion are originated from mentioned planet. This was most successful campaign of Legion and only fully successful one.
- Conquer and extermination of Mechram IV. Mechram IV was small imperial forge world. Beginning of the campaign went in favour of the Legion. Almost whole planet has been quickly converted to chaos, however this world was supplying various space marine chapters on regular basis. Later the chaos break out has been discovered by small Ultramarine force, however whole force has been killed or converted into chaos space marines. However ultramarines managed to send distress call for help and larger forces of Iron Hands arrived. Legion has been broken. Nihailius ordered to retreat into maelstrom. Only few ships managed to get away. The retreating fleet meet it’s destiny from hands of red corsairs which spotted easy prey. Only one capital ship managed to escape red corsairs but it never was seen again in imperial space. This campaign is told to be end of the legion.

Nice builds, Whiskered! We may be pulling inspiration from one another in the future. Where is the mechano-claw arm on your Missile launcher guy from?

Well the idea behind him was that he lost arm and he have been forced to carry missile launcher, as it is only weapon he could use with his new arm.


Dred. Working on it right now. It have interchangeable arms.

Uh odd point but aren't those Lascannons upside down.

 Llamahead wrote:
Uh odd point but aren't those Lascannons upside down.

yes on the pic they are, but i can take them of and put into another side.

Heh, my plans has been slighthly interupted.

As today Is my birth day I get from parents chaos land-rider, brand new. Soon I will start work on it.

Hello there small update here. I a trying out two different primers.

Hello I have a little bit of progress, and also I would like to hear an opinion. I am adding reptilian bits from warhammer fantasy. I would like to know what do you think about this idea, and I would like to know what you think about my raptors.

Speedy update.
I have magnetized my dred's arms. Guess how much money i spent on it.

None!

pro tip there are everywhere magnets laying around. In broken earphones.

Hi people.
This wednsday evening i am coming to the sheffield's outpost. Any one will be coming as well?

Hello people, thanks to one of very very ,veerry kind of users I was able to pushforawrd some of my army. Here is wip of two cultists ( lizard and servitor) and new chaos lord dedicated to the khorne this time.
What do you think guys?

Looking good mate. Nice use of the raptor claws, I did the same on one of my dark vengeance terminators.

I like this thread! Hobby on a budget. Good man.

Thanks mate.
I would be realy happy if some time someone would find here something interesting.

I have some progress I build biker's champion, ( well he is missing shoulder pads). I think he looks more chaosy than actual GW's chaos bikers. It was only possible from donation of one of the forum users. Thanks.

I'm enjoying your blog, makes me think about returning to my own ebay purchases and finally getting started on my nurgle marines. Please do keep up the updates.

All right thank you very much, I am realy glad that you enjoy it.

Hello my comrades and kind followers I have some progress today to show. I would love to hear some opinions mates.

First of my sorceror ex librarian. With force staff and combi flamer. I called him Graham Steel skull. I might work on him a bit.


Some bikers. They are still being worked on and I decided that all of them will have dark eldar hair, expect their champion.




New raptor and csm holding terminator helmet. Damn I need to put so much work on raptors and well that csm misses one shoulder pad, the truth is that I run out of them.

Your stuff looks great dude, I really like the bikers, good use of chaos bits in unique positions.

Cheers sire. I am trying my best with your bits, you cant even imagine how much it helps me.

Hey guys just received new shipment of bits from kind user of this form now I can start working on reptile cultists. Thank you very much.

I gota question to everyone interested in my blog. Would you like to read some background of my chapter? Learns some of their history and details, story of more prominent members?

Detail of your warband is always good. I did have a question for you though. are you planning on building everybody then painting or doing so many then painting i found building in batches and painting in batches helps me get through esp with the regular dudes. I really like your take on the bikers. keep up the good work i'll be watching this.

I don't now relay yet sire. I don;t paint them at home as I don't have all necesarry stuff. I will write down some fluff once I have some time.
Well also I have progress to demonstrate five chaos cultists.


They still need some of a gap filling and adding details. Sadly there won;t be soon more of reptilian cultists as I run out of reptilian right legs and heads. Damn I will try to get some more. Also that one with necron's leg is meant to have prosthetic leg, given by some dark apothecary as cruel joke. I will add some details with GS or something similar.

frigging scalies! thats pretty neat man i dig it.

hope you start painting soon and the fluff im a sucker for fluff. cant wait to see this come to fruition. you know who else makes good cultists? beastmen

Well I might try in future, now I must deal with what I have first. I have tried to paint some models but they look just awful. I might post pics soon.

well just remember to thin your paints and take your time there are some really good tuts on this site if you think you need help with painting youtube also has some good things too. best of luck.

i say post em and ask for advice the only way you get better is if you post and ask and see what you can improve upon.

You wanted you got it. I told you that you are awful and they are unfinished. I have mostly problems with accuracy. Well tell me what do you think.

not bad...couple of finger prints but that will go away with time looks like you got the thin your paints thing down...the only thing i can see that needs work is the metallics but thats kinda hard as gw paint metalics suck when they come out either too thick or too think well practice and patience

Not too bad dude, just practise and you'll improve quickly. Also, remember. Washes are your friends. A quick ink wash hides so many minor imperfections.

What are thees washe exactly? Also some of the inperfections are caused by crap quality brushes leaving visible bristle strokes.