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Thanks for the comments.

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Well I decided to take an army shot tonight. This is everything I've painted in the last eleven months since I got back into the hobby for my Chaos Space Marine army. There are a few things I'd like to do again or do differently like the Chosen unit, but It wouldn't feel right changing them now.

Both the Thousand Sons and the World Eaters have been to a tournament each and I had fun with both.



I'm currently working on my last mini for the year which is the World Eaters Vindicator.

Next year so far for this army you will see a Thousand Sons Rhino, the introduction of my Nurgle force The Reborn consisting of a Daemon Prince and two Plague Marine units with Rhinos, an Emperors Children Sorcerer and Abaddon's daughter!

The large point tournament games are at the beginning of the year for me so I'll be running a mixed chaos force for the first half of the year then hopefully my Skyrar's Dark Wolves army will be painted and ready for action in mid September.

Thanks to everybody who has contributed to this thread you have helped me in both my modelling and painting skills and given me the feedback and encouragement to continue forwards has been most appreciated. Also thanks to the lurkers out there as well, I know you're there

GiraffeX wrote:

Wow, super impressive mate, love everything you've done, and the army shot is brilliant.
Looking forward to seeing much more stuff mate

Your progress over this year is why this is one of my favorite blogs to follow.

Those look sweet together Gir... get some Nurgle green mixed in and you'll really have something.

I love that army shot! And agree w/ Gits.... Father Nurgle awaits.

Yep great shot! Not only do we need some nurgle but some Emperor's Children too! Just to complete the set of course.

Thanks everyone glad you like the photo, I know its not great.

Reaper Man there are four Emperor's Children terminators in the pic. , Currently modelling another of the ladies.

I am finding it hard at the moment modelling new stuff for the Chaos army unless its core troop types due to the rumours of the Legion dex coming out in 2012 if the rumours are true. I don't want to spend ages modelling stuff to find I cant use it or a better version is brought out. It is holding back my creativity at the moment as there are quite a lot of other chaos bits that I'd like to do, which is why I'll be concentrating on the Dark Wolves unless I need something for a tournament like the Nurgle bits.

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Enough of that I have something to show you today thats quite cool. I've finished my World Eaters Vindicator, well ahead of schedule which means I'll have time to continue one of the following three before I pick up my Rhino next week. Currently working on modelling Abaddon's daughter, painting another Jugger and the Wolf Lord.

Yep the hatch is missing I'll be doing that later when I've decided if I need to make a combi weapon for it

So you want some pics?









The doors are from www.warmill.co.uk It did mean I had to cut out the doors from the Vindicators side as its all one piece but I think you will agree its worth it.



Heres a shot in the dark its small as my camera wasnt very happy but you can see the light effect and its a flashing bulb as well.



Now for a few how I done it shots this is the barrel of the cannon with the battery. The bulb just slides on and it goes up the barrel so to speak.. Then the front of the Vindicator is put into place its been magnetised so It wont fall off mid battle. A funny thought for you I was going to paint the gun barrel so it looked like it was carved from bone but I changed my mind as it would have been wrong in so many ways or is that just mind!

Doh! of course there are! Just want to see more of them!

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Doh! of course there are! Just want to see more of them!

I'd like to do a full unit of Noise Marines in the same way I did the terminators with the Dark Eldar torsos, I need to have a play round to see if the fit in power armour. The Sorcerer bits I have in the post will be my test model. Although I'm concerned as the weapon load out may change in the new codex.

I'd also like to do a Land Raider for the terminators with screaming faces all over it but I'm not sure if I have the modelling talent for that, there is always the option of filling heads down and putting them on with some GS hmm .

WOAH! Man that Vindicator is AWESOME! Just WOW!

Excellent job. Your vision and skill is ... I'm running out of ways to say "excellent" and etc. But yeah, all those words.

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:WOAH! Man that Vindicator is AWESOME! Just WOW!

Excellent job. Your vision and skill is ... I'm running out of ways to say "excellent" and etc. But yeah, all those words.

lol thanks Skalk . I keep trying to push my ideas out of the warp into the faces of the imperium, sometimes I feel like Tzeentch himself.

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Here's a list of whats coming and on hold, I need to put this somewhere before my head explodes

Chaos Space Marines

Thousand Sons Rhino - to be finished for mid Feb tournament, I've got the conversion parts and will pick up a tank next week or order one. Doors are in the capable hands of Warmill.

The Reborn Plague Marine squad and Rhino x2 - to be finished by mid May tourn, to be ordered at some point soon.

The Reborn Daemon Prince - to be finished by mid May tourn, just needs painting

2 Obliterators - to be finished by mid May tourn, need parts etc

Emperors Children Sorceress - to be finished by mid May tourn, bits on order

Abaddons Daughter - currently in process no deadline at present

Possible other models maybe needed for 2500 tourn in July, list not made yet

Skyrar's Dark Wolves - Army currently in progress

On hold until Chaos Legion codex comes out

Emperors' Children
Noise Marine Squad x2
Daemon Prince
Land Raider
Greater Daemon of Slaanesh
Daemonettes

The Reborn
Bike/Beast rider squad
Terminator Lord
Terminator Squad (Lightning Claws)
Greater Daemon of Nurgle
Defiler

Thousand Sons
Terminator Unit
Vindicator
Thousand Sons Squad - Already have models

World Eaters
3rd Berzerker Squad and Rhino
Terminator Squad (lightning Claws)
Terminator Squad (unsure load out)
Havoc squad
Chosen

Red Corsairs

Army modelled with lots of stolen kit and pirates and mercenaries, Rouge Trader/LOTD style conversions

Night Lords

I was going to use the BA codex but there are rumours they will be in the Legion codex.


Well thats all the chaos stuff out of my head that just leaves all the imperial and xenos ideas floating round

Quite a bit in the pipeline then!

Vindicator looks fantastic! The glowy cannon works really well and the warmill doors are super cool

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Quite a bit in the pipeline then!

Yeah indeed, I worked out with the speed of my painting if I did all the 40k projects that I have planned your looking at 10 years worth of hobby time!

Commander Cain wrote:Vindicator looks fantastic! The glowy cannon works really well and the warmill doors are super cool

Thanks. My favourite bit is the part you cant see in the pics, the skulls eyes on the top of the cannon flash red as well.

Happy New Year GiraffeX!

Reaper Man 2020 wrote:Happy New Year GiraffeX!

Thanks Reaper Man, Happy New Year to you as well.

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Heres a little new years treat for you all the first Grey Hunters squad (WIP) for the Skyrar's Dark Wolves army.

Mr bug eyes



Tracker



Fading imperium, eagle is half removed. Also got a cool bit on the back of his base, I'll show you that when its painted.



Melta guy



All wolves like a good tree

Wow those are going to look amazing

Looking great for sure!

Just one thing though... this Marine must absolutely hate replacing the magazine on his Bolter:



Ouch.

risewiththefallen wrote:Wow those are going to look amazing

Thanks

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:Looking great for sure!

Just one thing though... this Marine must absolutely hate replacing the magazine on his Bolter:



Ouch.

Yeah never noticed that before, what a strange place to put spikes.

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Ok here's the first Grey Hunter Mr Bug Eyes, his pupils are there but weren't picked up in the shots as they are at the end of his stalks. I'll try to capture them when I finish something else.

Eww. Reminds me of a conversion I did on an old Genestealer Hybrid as a Necromunda Mutie. I called him... really original here... Popeye. I later returned that same model to the glory of the True Emperor sans eye stalks.

Great job on the paint w/ that one.

I've got too more Grey Hunters for the Dark Wolves finished this week end, I seem to be taking longer painting these than normal for some reason.

Fading Imperium, I've notice a bit of green where I missed his eye in the first pic that needs tidying up so ignore that bit









Tracker





I've got all the bits for my Nurgle Marines but I'm still very undecided what colour /chapter to do them. Death Guard would be the easiest as I have the Forge World shoulder pads but if anyone one has any interesting ideas let me know. They were originally going to be The Reborn but the legs I was going to get looked too thin so I picked up some normal tactical legs to make them look a bit different.

Two more Grey Hunters to go for the full unit

Great job on the Vindi and the wolves are looking superb!

Those Dark Wolves look great. They look extremely renegade for lack of a better term. Keep up the amazing work!

the tracker position and base is awesome, keep up with it please^^

Thanks glad you're liking the Dark Wolves there's going to be loads more where they came from.

Love the way those are turning out Gir... they really have a good look and feel to them.

thanks Gits I'm really enjoying painting them although they do look like dull grey battle ships about mid way through painting then they suddenly spring into life.

If there's any avid CSM list builders reading this blog I really need some help making a 2500 list for the middle of this year. There's only one condition the list must include Abaddon anything else will be considered, apart from oblit/lash as I'd find that rather boring to play.

I started a post here so if you have any ideas drop them in http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/forums/show/14.page

Cheers

I finished the last two Grey Hunters today for the squad, I'm quite happy with how the squad came out in the end.













Heres a shot of the completed squad



I'm currently working on building a Emperors Children Sorceress, I've done the hard bit today of removing the inside of the front of a marine torso. Tomorrow will be the GS work and her arms and the I'll show you a pic before I paint her.

I've built and undercoated a new Obliterator as well.

I've also finalised my 2500 point army list for July, thats added quite a few models to the list of things to do for this year including another unit of Plagues and Berzerkers, Abaddon another Rhino and a Land Raider. This year will be the year of the tank Just checked and I have eight planned and a drop pod. I'm starting to think my Marines are a tad lazy

Love the vines on the tree... how did you do that??

I'm afraid that's not hand made its Army Painter Ivy, Its really nice but rather annoying to try and glue down.