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I recognise those rhinos! If I'd realised you were going to rip off the fronts I'd have included the spare front I have kicking around somewhere for you to replace one of them with. I'll see if I can find it if you need it?

@endtransmission - Sorry bud, I didn't think to let you know I'm all good for Rhino fronts thanks.The Red Scorpion stuff is really nice though. Hope the DKOK grenadiers are treating you well.

Bash

Hey Bash, just checked out the first page (pics only, at work and sort of ripped through it) and absolutely LOVING this project! Will give it the time it deserves when I get home later. SUBBED!

@ Skalk Bloodaxe - Thanks very much mate. Your work is outstanding, so comments from yourself are very welcome.

So after a couple of days boozing with the family, it's back to the matter at hand. The Sorcerer. Before:



And now here he is, minus his clear base:





I'm rather chuffed with how he's turned out. I wanted him to look 'untainted' compared to his comrades,as if his powers kept him preserved,while still sporting the plain,unadorned armour that the Death Guard wore.

Now I'm in the middle of building my fifth 'counts as' Dreadclaw Drop pod. And I'll show you my new toys when I get them tomorrow, hurrah!

Bash

He looks great, but he is not dirty enough to be a Death Guard. Even if his powers do keep him from getting diseased he needs a bit more weathering, or something else. He looks a tiny bit plain at the moment, he needs a little something more. Try adding another contrast colour to the armour, say purple or maroonish red. It needs something more to make it pop unless that's not what you want. BTW nice OSL and great rust effect!

@ Flying pooo - Thanks for the advice mate. I was worried that with the OSL I'd make him too 'busy'. But you're right,he does look plain. I'll have a think and try some things out.

Bash

HAPPY NEW YEAR DAKKA!

So with a bottle of Strawberry Koppaberg down the hatch, I think it's time to post what I've been upto today. Taking Flying Pooo's advice, I dabbled with my Sorcerer. What do you think?



I didn't want to dirty him up, as I like my Death Guard to wash their hands before eating,but I added a few more cracks to his armour and gave him the Nurgle 'Fly' symbol to tie him in to the rest of the army. As always though, any advice is good advice so keep it coming.

As for expanding this army,ever get the feeling you have bitten off more than you can chew?



We have:
6x Rhinos
2x LandRaiders
1x Predator
20x Bikes
1x FW World Eater Dreadnaught
6x Terminators
3x Squads of CSM
1x Squad of Khorne Beserkers
1x Squad of Plague marines

Not shown:
Abbadan
1x Squad of Thousand Sons
1x FW Khorne Terminator Lord
1x Drop pod
1x Mk 1 CSM Predator (3rd edition)

All this from swapshop, ebay and pillaging my friends. I've decided I really need to plan what I'm doing. I don't even have a bloody army list at the moment! So the next few days will be planning what I'm going with this little lot. But first, it's time this lot bathed in Simple Green.

Bash

Peroni salutes your happy new year also bro!

inmygravenimage wrote:Peroni salutes your happy new year also bro!

Happy new year Buddy! You might want to keep an eye out for the postman come Monday, I may have sent you a late christmas pressie....

Bash

Postie may have cometh early - see The Bloggit..,

He looks a lot more balanced now, and a lot less plain. Great work man!

Happy New Years!

@ Flying Pooo - Many thanks mate, I'm much more pleased with him now. Cheers for the advice

And so a bit more got done today,



Here's the FW Khorne Dreadnaught, stipped of all Khorne Iconography. Some of you may self harm at the sight of such butchery, believe me I didn't enjoy taking the Dremel to him, but bear with me. I'll do him justice and he'll fit right into the DG, as if he always belonged there! I've blu-tacked him into the pose I want, and his feet have been pinned (the previous owner caked him in superglue). Once I'm happy, I'll get started on the GS.



The second of six Rhinos. Black undercoat,3 thin coats of Rotting Flesh, then washed in Devlan mud. Drybrushed with Bleached Bone, then all the detail is added. The picture above just shows the base coat complete.



The first of six rhinos. I bashed together the twin-linked bolter for the hull. This is the pre-weathering stage. Once the weathering has been done, then all thats left will be the head and rear lights (OSL).



And a better view of the Death Guard legion badge. It needs a bit more work (highlights etc) but overall I'm happy with the results so far.

Tomorrow will be all about stripping the CSMs and the remaining tanks. The last drop-pod has been undercoated and is ready for base coating.

As always, comments/advice/tips are very welcome. Enjoy,

Bash

That Dreadnought will look awesome amongst your DG. The Rhino looks nice too but it has the some problem the sorcerer did; it's looking a tiny bit bland. Maybe you should incorporate red as a complementary colour on all of your stand out characters and vehicles to make them a little less bland. Also this is one of the cleanest death guard vehicles I've ever seen, it could use some weathering and disgusting growths and nurgley stuff. That being said, amazing work on the symbol on the top hatch, (freehand I assume), very well done! Also the armour itself Looks very nice, Also great weathering.

@ Flying Pooo - You're right about needing a spot colour. I'll still use red, but I'll have a think about how I'm going to apply it to my vehicles. The DG symbol is free-hand. I'm still quite new to the world of free-hand, but I'm pleased with the result. As for nurgle-ly corruption, I've had a few comments about how clean my DG are! I like treading that fine line between the green,gooey, mutated DG style, and the clean,crisp feel of Pre-heresy DG. I won't be slapping GS and gaping maws onto my tanks anytime soon, but the weathering will be reasonably heavy. Thanks for the advice though mate. I really appreciate it.

Quite a bit done today. Been working on the Dreadnaught this morning. Here's where I got about 9 this morning (I've been up since 6:30 as my son is an early riser )



Just some basic assembly. The Auto-cannon was abit tricky, but it's been pinned and GS'd into place.



And the first part of the GS went on. Once it's set, I just need to do the other side of the chainfist and finish the powerplant. I'll also add a small amount to the chest to tie it all together.

Bash

Yeah, I don't really like the full nurgle pimpin that others sculpt on their DG vehicles either. Some look terribly disgusting ! Although some do it tastefully and it looks rather nice.

Your DG are very tastefully done sir. They are modelled well enough to set them out as Death Guard and then painted in a way that does not make them look too disgusting like some others do. To me the disease and decay is still there but does not detract from the wonderful paint job and the beautiful models themselves.

In short your DG are Very nice!

I can't wait to see that Dread painted he looks very nicely modelled!

Great stuff MrBtB. I applaud your shameless destruction of resin. Lovin the pose, too.

@ Flying Pooo - Thanks for the kind words mate! I can only say that looking at other users work and taking inspiration from them is what has improved my P+M. Plus the input from gentlemen such as yourself has helped massively.

@ graven - Lol! You never fail to put a smile on my face bud!

After destroying the kitchen table and my lungs with weathering powder and cheap value hairspray, I think I'm just about done with the first Rhino:





Just need to finish a few things and she'll be game for a laugh. Tonight I'll finish the base coat on the 2nd Rhino and the drop-pod, plus finish the GS on the Dreadnaught. Quite a bit to do, but I'm hoping to keep this work-rate up to break the back of the amount of armour I've got.

Bash

That poor dread went to Nurgle

How do you sculpt your nurgle filth? It is very nice

Inspiring and nostalgic as I too had a Death Guard army at one point.

Threads like this one give me the gusto to get on with my own projects... good PnM thread mate subscribed!!

@ sonofruss - Yeah he did! Honestly I don't think I could've eaten the amount I wanted to vomit when the dremel made contact, but I'm happy that I went through with it. Besides, everything goes back to Father Nurgle at some point.

@ Captainsolstice - Many thanks for commenting mate, as for the nurgle-ness on the dread, I did it with an assortment of dental tools. I'll load some pictures up of what I use and maybe show a step-by-step of how I do it.

@ Archaon Son - Cheers mate, I started this army early in 2009 after a trip to Warhammer World. I brought some of the FW kits, and well, here we are. It was the P+M blogs that got me working on my army again, after trawling through the backlog of some of the work on here. I'm glad you like it mate, many thanks!

Well update number three today, you lucky people you! Don't get used to it though, I do actually have a job despite my 'hobby' underneath my user name. So the Dreadnaught is assembled and ready for under-coating.



And the first Rhino is complete.



More tomorrow men,

Bash

Love the dread. Can I make one suggestion/request? Drill a hole all the way through the right leg? Shouldn't be more tgan a quick job. Then, have it painted as a suppurating wound. Also, love the weathering on the tank. Who needs a kitchen table anyway? Kids can eat off the floor. Frequently do, in fact.

You mean at 90 degrees, through the shin armour? Lol about kids eating off the floor, mine does. Well he has to fight the dog for his food. I call it 'meal or no meal'.

Bash the Bosh wrote: I call it 'meal or no meal'.

LOL of course you do
a tutorial would be lovely Bash!

that light effect on the rhino is ace! I thought youd led'ed it for a while!

Awesome! Keep up the excellent work!

The weathering and the OSL on that Rhino are very well done! Also that dread looks very nice too.

@ CaptainSolstice - I'll get a step-by-step done later this evening.

@ Vittruvian XVII - Good to hear from you again mate and thanks very much!

@ Arm.Chair.General - Many thanks mate!

@ Flying Pooo - Cheers buddy! I think the weathering is coming along nicely.

So the Dreadnaught is primed and ready for base coat. My second Preadator arrived today. After seeing that it had about 6 (!) layers of paint on it, I just dumped it straight into the soup that the rest of the troops are sat in. I'll leave it for a few days before I bring myself to look at it again.

And I finished the second Rhino:





Now looking at it, I'm not happy with the OSL on the second rhino. Looks streaky to me. Well nothing a bit of paint and a blowtorch can't fix....

Bash

Love the weathering. I actually prefer the understated death guard meself as well.

CHeers Bash, i really need to start doing some stuff again!

@ Vitruvian - I do like the work that the guys have done on the other DG P+Ms, with all the goo and slime. But I prefer to break from the norm and have a more cleaner look to this lot. Not including my dreadnaughts though. They get nurgled.

I've rectified the abomination that was the OSL on the second Rhino. We'll have no more of that. I'll post a picture up tomorrow. And I'm going to have to postspone the step by step guide on my GS work until tomorrow.

Bash