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2020/09/22 10:31:02
Subject: My Chaos Warband - now with Squats and Mortal Realms...
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Indescriminate Explicator
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For years I wanted to have a old school Chaos Warband - a mix of daemons, monsters, Chaos Marines, Chaos Warriors, just anything that would scratch that old 80/90s vibe and what my vision of Chaos is. I don't care if it is fantasy or sci-fi, it just has to be weird and over the top. Minis had been bought, built and undercoated but nothing ever stuck until last year and I started to build some Nurgle Daemons. From here I have actually made some progress and am really enjoying putting this warband together. I've no real interest in playing 40k or AoS with the warband and I'm happy to use models from any manufacturer, as well as doing a bit of converting myself.
The first lot of Nurgle models I painted for the Warband.
As you can see I like my minis to be somewhat individual, the warp is a weird place and I don't see legions of daemons coming out of it all the same. More examples are the Pink Horrors and Bloodletters I also have painted up.
I've also painted up some non- GW things.
Some models are old and repurposed
And some have even been converted
While others are straight from the box
There is plenty more painted, and as I add more minis, I'll take more photos and group shots.
Last thing I finished were these large maggots from Zinge Industries
And I am currently working on a unit of Nurgle Raptors. One down, four to go.
Any questions, don't be afraid to ask, and there are more images of various things in my gallery.
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2020/09/22 17:00:58
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Walking Dead Wraithlord
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There's a lot to like here. Great painting and fun models. Skeletor is a welcome sight, and the joy-riding Plaguebearers are awesome.
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2020/09/22 20:15:19
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Alluring Mounted Daemonette
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Hey mate,
Great start to this blog. I love the mix of minis and the real "straight outta warp" vibe from these guys. The different tones on the daemons just work; the bloodletters I think are particularly effective.
Hope to see some group shots soon. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!
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2020/09/24 14:52:07
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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Thank you both for dropping in and your kind words, it is very much appreciated!
Got my Nurgle Raptors finished up. Only five to begin with, I do have another box (somewhere) but quite fancy doing some of the Warp dudes, whose name I can't remember. I bought these when they were first released, then built them last year, so it is nice to get them done. There was a little conversion work on them, just a few spots and gribbly bits added, nothing too much. I honestly don't know if Nurgle Raptors are even a thing, but I should have given the special weapons marine a plasma gun instead of a melta.
The figures are a little top heavy, so the cheapest way to add a little weight... cost me 5p!
Next up is a Khorne thingy (I'm rubbish with names), it has wheels and bloodletters and some old GW daemons and a few things from CP models. Trying to paint and do subassemblies for the Khorne thingy as I have an awful bad habit of building things to completion then getting frustrated when I can't get at bits to paint.
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2020/09/24 16:40:35
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Walking Dead Wraithlord
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Hey, old-school Daemonettes! Can't wait to see those painted. Raptors look good. I like the spot colors against all the green.
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2020/09/27 11:36:54
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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Cheers. Haven't put paint to the Daemonettes yet but have got a few bits done.
The daemons in the front are from CP Models in the UK and a homemade objective token is hiding in the back. They have a huge range and are decent sculpts for the price. I'm a fan, especially as these ones are one piece metals. The little objective token is just a base, greenstuff and a toothpick. I really must get better at taking photos of stuff before I paint it.
A cross between a daemon and Slimer from Ghostbusters. Wanted the teeth and eyes to really stand out, and I did, even though it looks wrong, but it is a daemon, it should look wrong. Also got a bloody base, just to make it stand out a little more...
I've already painted four of these daemons, and I've two more to go. They are smaller than GW Plaguebearers so will work as lesser daemons. I'll take a group photo when I have the others painted and some comparison shots with other models.
Just something I did when I mixed up too much greenstuff. Will do as an objective token.
Anyway... work in progress time...
A little bit more done on the Skullcannon... but it might turn into the chariot thing.
Trying an experiment with packing peanuts or whatever they are called... I hate the amount of waste you get with orders, so try and do the odd experiment to see if I can throw less out and make something useful out of it. It has been coated with a bit of basing texture and with the right paint job with perhaps look Nurgly. It is only costing me time and a few consumable materials.
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2020/09/27 15:26:52
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Damsel of the Lady
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The slimer demon is neat, creepy and a little bit cute all at once, while still looking demon-y
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realism is a lie
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2020/09/27 23:35:33
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Walking Dead Wraithlord
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Slimer. That's fantastic!
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2020/09/29 12:32:10
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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The Slimer Daemon is great. Reminds me that I have an actual not-Slimer from Crooked Dice somewhere that I still need to paint... sometime!
Anyway, I have another few minis finished, and I think it is all the Nurgly things I have painted from CP Models. I will get my camera out someday instead of relying on my phone.
The whole unit is show below and a comparison in size with some GW Plague Bearers. Not bad for £13 and a little postage.
I also got a Plague Doctor from CP Models finished as well. She is not going to cure you though for she works for Papa Nurgle!
This is a group shot of all my Nurgle Daemons I have painted at the moment... but I forgot to included the 6 bases of Nurglings I have.
Anyway, coming next...
More Plague Daemons, this time by Heresy Miniatures.
I've started working on some Plague Marines.
And I continue to build and add more base colours to the Skullthrone/BloodCannon or whatever it is called!
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2020/09/30 10:06:34
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Potent Possessed Daemonvessel
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Brilliant warbands ! I am very fond of the nurgle landspeeder, the perfect thing to crash into ennemy ranks !
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2020/10/04 13:50:11
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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Thank you, KernelTerror, appreciate the kind words!
Just a quick update. Unseasonably dry weather has meant doing outside jobs during my freetime but I have started to build and get some minis ready for painting. Thankfully it is pissing out of the heavens again, so I will get plenty of hobby time over the next few days.
The Minotaur is from Zealot Miniatures and I had so little work to do on it. Possibly one of the best cast minis I have ever gotten my hands on. The Hellhound is from Heresy Miniatures and I decided to pin everything. The amount of green stuff is a reflection of my hobby skills rather than the quality of the sculpts.
A group of Plague Demons from Heresy - these have more pins in them than Barry Sheene (internet points if you know who he is) and the amount of green stuff is again no reflection of the sculpts, more me trying to make sure they stay together when I drop them, because that is a certainty.
More stuff I've been building. The Chaos Warriors are an eBay rescue project. There are another 6 or 7 sitting in Dettol waiting to be cleaned up.
More minis that have been rescued and are going to join my Warbands... I will need to sculpt wings for the Harpies/Furies... but for £1.20 of eBay, it will be a fun and challenging mini project.
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2020/10/07 10:06:49
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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Just a lot more drilling and gluing.
Got a few old school Grenadier evil warriors and a bunch of Beastmen with no weapons.
Weapons and banner poles added to the Beastmen, a lot of greenstuffing to come and the Grenadier minis are ready for a prime.
Also have a bunch of these shields, so one is going to be used on the Beastmen. I think I got these shields in the 90s.
More recent purchases have been this Minotaur and The Gargoyle of Litchmyre from Zealot Miniatures. The Gargoyle is going to be painted like a Khorne Daemon and will be a decent proxy as a Daemon Prince (not that I play any games that need a Daemon Prince, but oh well).
I was going to say that these Chaos Warriors were ready for priming but the photo shows I have done an awful job cleaning the heads so I'll have to go back and sort those mould lines out. (I really should have stripped the paint on the heads, but...)
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2020/10/12 11:31:15
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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I've got a bit of painter's block, so just trying to get bits and pieces done. A few minis finished, though, but have been working mostly on terrain and getting minis prepped for painting.
These are the only minis I have got finished. These are Maggotmen and Maggotwomen from Heresy Miniatures. Really nice sculpts and these were mostly painted with GW Contrast and washes.
Below are a few group shots with other maggots and a frog familiar. All from Heresy and all painted earlier this year.
I also have gotten some Age of Sigmar scatter terrain painted.
and have started work on the bigger pieces
You can see how disorganised I am and also that I have added a little bit of texture to the buildings.
The metal beastmen are just about ready to be primed... I've one weapon to finish one another model.
My Plague Tree that I am making from wire, packing peanuts and PVA is growing.
And I've finished the base for the Khorne Skull Chariot thing... I'll add some tufts to finished when the model is glued to the base.
Until next time!
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2020/10/12 13:20:56
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi and Fantasy)
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Walking Dead Wraithlord
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That base looks awesome! Lots of stuff on the go. Space Crusade Chaos guys are fun to see.
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2020/10/14 12:48:13
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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2020/10/16 08:42:49
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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2020/10/18 15:54:19
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Another Plague Marine done, spending too much time on them really, but they are great figures and really enjoyable to paint.
And with his mate
Work in Progress now.
A couple more Plague Marines getting base coats on.
My Harpy/Daemons have gotten wings. I was going to make them myself but realised I had these ones from Kromlech and that will save a lot of time... not that I am in a rush or anything.
And more work on the Plague Hauler. It is going to be like a snail type thing. It makes sense in my head so will see were it goes.
Until next time!
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2020/10/21 09:29:59
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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2020/10/22 14:58:24
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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2020/10/22 18:52:16
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Bounding Assault Marine
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Wow some great stuff in here! I'm excited to see where you take the Hulk conversion! Will keep checking back here!
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2020/10/23 19:15:29
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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Thanks, FeistyRips, hopefully I can do it justice.
Just some work in progress today.
First thing I did was to get base coats onto the Plague Hauler
The main body is Zandri Dust drybrushed up to an off white. The feshy bits are silver over a offwhite base coat plus a bit of pink and bronze. Then I added Contrast Paint, mostly Plague Bearer Flesh (I think that is what it is called) plus a few other purples, blues and greens. I'll start detailing it tomorrow.
Quiet like how it looks so far... saying that, I wish I had of converted it differently. The bit of armour under the weapons would have looked so much better continuing the horizontal levels from the tail bit. When I do another, and if I go for a similar look, I'll keep it in mind.
The Hulk has also gotten a bit of work. I added more foil, some waste packing paper and hot glue to build up the belly before starting to add some green stuff. First photo was just roughing out the shape and then later I added the detail, which you can see in the photo below.
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2020/10/24 14:17:17
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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More WIP on the Hulk Daemon Conversion thing...
I'm having fun!
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2020/10/25 17:18:48
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Upper body mostly done. I might add a few cut in bits so not everything is just stuck on top. Need to work on the legs. I think I am going to sand/file the trousers to give it a material like texture as well as add a few patches of skin showing through. Then to make a Plague Sword!
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2020/10/26 15:06:49
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Plague Hauler is now finished (well it needs a varnish, but apart from that it is finished).
Apologies for the photos, I will try and get them in focus in the future I have a camera and tripod, I'm just too lazy to find it and set it up.
With one made straight from the box
Didn't realise I had it on the wrong sized base... oops, not that it will ever matter and if someone complains if I do ever play 40k, well, we will only play once...
Also..
I probably have enough parts to do another one
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2020/10/26 18:08:30
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Potent Possessed Daemonvessel
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Very nice hauler !
And the nurgle hulk is looking quite promising itsself !
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2020/10/27 20:23:44
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Indescriminate Explicator
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Thank you, much appreciated!
Started painting and working on my Khorne thing again
And more stuff done on the HulkDaemon
Run out of Green Stuff but have more on the way.
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2020/10/28 20:19:06
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Realised I had brown stuffs so basically finished the basic PlagueDaemonGiantHulk. I am tempted to add some skulls hanging on chains and stuff but happy how it has turned out so far.
The sword was a basic shape cut from plastic card, then hot glued over to create a Nurgly texture.
So you can see the size of it
I have some 13cm diameter pieces of wood coming to use as a base but the feet are going to hang over it slightly. Will probably screw the model onto the wood. Will get a far better idea of how it looks once I prime it.
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2020/10/28 21:25:41
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Potent Possessed Daemonvessel
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Oh wooow, this is muuuch bigger that I thought is was, the amount of greenstuff put into this great enterprise !
Skulls on chains might help sell the size difference with regular models by the way, I'd suggest to try to see how they fit.
The other thing you could put on it would be a loooot of nurglings.
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2020/10/30 11:49:53
Subject: Re:My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Some good ideas, KernelTerror, cheers. I have some of Kromlech's not-Nurglings somewhere and some spare GW ones, so I will probably add them to the base... maybe a Plague Bearer or some slug, snail, maggot things as well.
As I wait for the base to arrive got my 4th Plague Marine finished. I need to find where I have hidden the rest of them and get at least a squad of seven or my Papa will not be pleased!
A bit rough in places but I think they look the part all squaded up
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2020/10/30 20:28:29
Subject: My Chaos Warband (Sci-fi, Fantasy and Terrain)
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Very interesting take on a Nurgle Daemon! So much detail you added with the greenstuff, this will surely look amazing when painted! But the guy is yuuuge
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