Forgeworld Chaos Dragon (5-15-10)

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**Nurglitch**

Lookin' good so far. The sculpting on that model is top notch, but the whole idea about one head wrenching apart into two is just sickening.

**person person**

EPIC AWESOMNESS...

**The Bloody Handed God**

In that last picture it looks like it has a mouth on it's crotch.

**Buttlerthepug**

I couldnt help me self. Glued the heads on during my 20k point legendary battle today <_<

**person person**

Friggin HUGE, whats that tiny red monster in the last pic.?

**Buttlerthepug**

An ultraforge Bloodthirster. Its at least twice the size of a normal bloodthirster... And it could still cuddle inside my dragons wing

**person person**

AWESOME

**Canonness Rory**

I can only assume you are going to patch the gaps up and paint it soon?

Please paint it, i wanna see it painted so bad.

**Buttlerthepug**

Yes I am filling gaps. However it will be after the painting. I havent glued parts in so i can paint them and get ALOT of the detail that I wouldnt be able to if I did glue them first. so Gaps have to come after :(

**Buttlerthepug**

Ok, well I think I might start painting this weekend. Im still stuck on Black Scales/torn flesh and green insides

Any Suggestions on how I can go about doing this. I am not an amazing painter but this model will have so much time going into the painting I want it to look like I am. With the insides Im thinking Ill work my way up from a dark green. Maybe go about it with Orkhide, Knarloc Green, Snotgreen, highlight goblingreen then a ardcoat on that to make it look nice and fresh... Or does anyone know a better way about this? Also what colors would be nice for highlighting the black. I know dark blues or greys are good for this.. Just not sure which (never really painted black since I first started and It looked horrible since it had no highlights.) Any help would be great before I mess this guy up O_o

**deadly chicken**

you could start wide knarloc or snot green (or a mixture of both) then apply multiple washes of thraka green before re-highlighting the original mix and working up to goblin green and 'ard coating. or not.........

**sleazy**

wow dude, I turn my back and you get loads done! I was thinking a pale green colour for mine, would show off the red insides nice.

Y'know I've painted a few titans recently but none of them have intimidated me like the chaos dragon.

**JD21290**

1st things 1st.
The model looks great, and its fething huge!

As for painting, i think a white base coat and then washes may be your friend here.
Due to the texture of the model you can easy get some washes down as base colours then build on that with 4-5 stages of highlights.

**Buttlerthepug**

Alrighty then... Yeh Sleazy... I didnt touch it for like a month (feared it too much) then all of a sudden I got crackin.

So are for painting the insides. Go Knarloc Green followed by snot green with thraka green washes till I get a nice dark green down in there. Then follow up with highlights of constant lighter greens up to goblin green. Then Ard Coat.... Sound like that will work well? I mite make some crazy greenstuff scuplture to try it out on if you all think it will work.

**deadly chicken**

go on then, GO !

**person person**

YAY!!! Paintings starting.

**Buttlerthepug**

Well I cant start painting today as I am out of greenstuff (and forgot to pick some up while I was out today... Doh! ) and need to gap the spots in between heads/neck and head/jaw... Got all the paints I need though so Ill have a friend bring some greenstuff over on monday and do it up! Will post progress on the painting of the neck #1 either monday or tuesday. Any tips on painting still greatly appriciated!

**person person**

Well, they say if you heavily water down GW washes they only go into the recesses, whenever I want to paint black, but don't want to have just black w/ grey highlights, I put ton o black wash on codex grey. I think it would look cool if you painted certain details like eyes.

**manbrodudelobster**

PAINT HIM but sick dude tht must of been hard to paint

**The Fallen Angel**

Such a cool model!
im very curious about how it will look after you have painted it.

**Buttlerthepug**

Sounds like a plan. My friend forgot to bring Greenstuff over to my house when he came yesterday so I didnt get to start... Ill try to get it at soon as possible and post updates!

EDIT: Since I have time I might try some of those ideas on other models, Person Person... Thanks for the tips!

**Buttlerthepug**

Well I couldnt make it to my local GW but my friends comming over again... maybe he wont forget like last time and I can post some progress tommorow? Ill let you guys know... Tips still appriciated

**Nightmare Lictor**

That model looks Superb! (needs painting, eh?) And i think i understand you in that intimidation part, cause i got scared of that one!

Btw, i think Black and red woulda look geniously, but thats probably just me...

**Buttlerthepug**

ooooook so its time!!! I am finally back on schedule and making mah way to my local GW. Gonna get me some greenstuff while im there (as much as I hate using the overly expensive and less quantity gw gs)... I will probably work on filling gaps on necks while im there (after a tournament Im playing in... WoC arent done so I have to play with my OnG... Im so dead) then prime tommorow and get painting! Will post picks... Any last thoughts before I take on this beast?

**person person**

I can't wait to see some paint on thing!!!

**deffskullz**

damn stop the suspence and paint it!

**Buttlerthepug**

WOOHOO The first layer of the paint is on and im still scared as hell about it not comming out to my liking in the end! YAY! So anyways... Heres the first pics of it with paint inside the head... still got some of the tiny inside areas (ugh too much detail... wait... thats good... YAY) to do. I noticed after applying the paint however... ITS FREAKING SPINE THING IS SHOWING... thats an awsome detail I failed to notice and Im sure it will actually bring out some nice contrast in the neck... So anyways... Just wanted do do a very tiny update since Ive kept everyone in suspense for so long... heh... sorry bout the wait but its ON! I might get this moved to the P&M log so heads up on that... I want to get this model done without too many breaks now so yeah... Anyhow I got to go back and paint some more!!!!! wOOt wOOt!

**Buttlerthepug**

Ok very small update... Previous post only had Dark Angels green... since then Ive gone over with snot green... watered down thraka green wash, and a 75-25 snot green-goblin green over the tops to add depth... Going to apply the goblin green and more thraka green wash then do some details and ard coat... then off too do all those little decaying type areas on the skin side (whats left of it anyways). Any suggestions? Eyes will be red... for teeth and bone I like to use the almost bleached bone colored foundation paint followed by some devlan mud washes... Still not sure how Im going to highlight the black but Ill figure it out... still LOTS to do before that time comes!

**Neith**

I don't envy you painting that, it'd probably drive me crazy

Awesome looking model though, I've wanted one since it was released on FW, and I don't even collect WHFB. There must be a way to work it into 40k somehow

Good luck painting this though, it's one hell of a feat.

**Buttlerthepug**

Ive worked on rules for 40k for it though... It annoys the hell out of me that FW Greater Daemons are in Warhammer monsters section but theres only 40k special characters for them.. no fantasy... And at least this model has WHFB rules but no 40k

which is fine since its meant for WHFB but yeah... I might work on them some more since you just literally reminded me about it... I totally forgot I even started rules.

EDIT: Heres a Word Document file for the rules I have thought up...