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Brilliantly executed idea. Really like the idea of this gribbly horde advancing in front of your more "worthy" units as a big ole meat shield.

Voodoo_Skaven wrote:Amazing work, definitely subscribed. I've picked up some great idea for conversions just by casually browsing! I love your greenstuff work.

Thanks, Voodoo! Always great to see someone new on this thread. Keeps me coming back for more!

Edreynaline wrote:Brilliantly executed idea. Really like the idea of this gribbly horde advancing in front of your more "worthy" units as a big ole meat shield.

That's the idea! The Crusade rolls in, brings the good word to the masses and "converts" some into its ranks. You can see the convert collecting process taking place on the Rhinos!

Well... I've made just about everything BUT run-of-the-mill Chaos Space Marines. I hear you, I hear you. Well... Here they are! "The Crusaders." Each Marine is heavily converted from the bits box... sprues from CSM, SM, WFB:Chaos bits, etc. Again, trying to capture the evil medieval knight feel while keeping them true to being space marines. That and CSM are a bit more CHOPPY and SLASHY than their good-guy counterparts.

I've taken a bunch of shots in batches of two so you can see each guy up close. I've also cut each image down to 800 pixels max so load times are easier.

As always, let me know what you think!

More! Including an Aspiring Champion. One rule for CSM champs is that they MUST declare or accept CC challenges. I think this guy looks the part!

And lastly, some special weapons guys. Two Meltas and two Plasmas.

Also some group shots.

Here's a shot of all the troop types together: Chosen, Marines, Plaguebearers, Bloodletters, and Zombie Cultists. Each has their own paint scheme but, hopefully, they all work well together and create a unified, themed army.

Taking this shot makes me want to do an army-wide photo-shoot.... might have to take a trip to the FLGS today for some good terrain shots.

Looking good dude, the medieval theme is holding up real well and adds a ton of personality.

It's been too long since I posted.... just have been distracted.

Getting into XWING! Can't claim credit for this storage solution... saw it somewhere on Dakka. Works great though!

It's been a long time but I'm back with some progress updates! As previously mentioned, I've gotten distracted from 40k recently with X-Wing. Been playing a lot with some friends. Such a great game and it only takes about 1/8 of the time 40k does! I favor the Imperial side and have painted them exclusively (my rebels are sit in their storage bins unloved like the scum they are). Anyway, onto the minis!

Introducing: The Emperor's Knife Strikeforce! This is a small faction within the Imperial special forces that carry out the Emperor's Will with brutal but extremely efficient, surgical precision. Hence: The Emperor's Knife! Like Imperial Royal Guards, they're all painted up RED!

Here are some basic Tie Fighters:

And let's not forget about the Interceptors!

I know they're red....but they look pink on my screen for some reason...makes me worry about the emperor even more . But nice crisp work either way, I've done really minor painting on my x-wing models, and man are they tiny details.

 Theophony wrote:
I know they're red....but they look pink on my screen for some reason...makes me worry about the emperor even more . But nice crisp work either way, I've done really minor painting on my x-wing models, and man are they tiny details.

Yeah, the lighting was a bit bright when I took the pictures. Oh well.

Up next is the Tie Phantom!

And here comes the Decimator! I love this big guy. There's nothing quite like running him straight up the middle of the board and watching your opponent squirm away to avoid damage!

My God, a Decimator, I hear it can kill 1 foe out of 10!



Sreiously though, great looking stuff.

Thanks, Kid Kyoto. Actually just played in a FLGS tournament yesterday and the list which gave me the most difficulty had a Decimator. He flew Chiraneau and Vader. Each had a bunch of upgrades which ended up giving the decimator 3+ actions every turn. It was brutal. Ended up squeezing out the win with Soontir but with only one hull point left!

Here's the case fully up and running. The fleet is growing but so far only the some imperial ships are fully painted.

There are four trays:
1) Imperial
2) Scum and Rebel
3) Tokens
4) Upgrade Cards

All pilot cards, bases, and other random stuff fit in the top bin.

Well, I'm on to a new project. I've always LOVED Chaos Space Marines and one of the biggest reasons I got into the game was when I saw a Khorne Juggernaut... what's not to love?!? Playing CSM has always left something to be desired. My play style favors fast, hard hitting CC units. I was all about mobility in 5th and 6th Editions (and now EVERYONE is in 7th) and Chaos just never delivered like I wanted.

So it got me thinking... how can a field a whole slew of Juggernauts, build fun conversions, AND have a fast, competitive army? Cue the SPACE WOLVES.

So here we go! I'm staring on a Counts-As Space Wolves Army themed as Dark Mechanicus. Juggernauts are the perfect fit for some counts-as Thunderwolves. Fenrisian Wolves open up possibilies as do Bikers, Dreadnaughts, and Drop Pods. Plus, playing as an Imperial Codex opens up so many conversion options that I never had before: Imperial Knights, Astra Militarium, Adeptus Mechanicus... you name it!

That is a frightening number of juggernauts.

I heard dark mechanicus

This is gonna be good

 ThunderFury 2575 wrote:
I heard dark mechanicus

This is gonna be good

You heard right, ThunderFury. Dark Mechanicus is here!

Here's some shots of initial basing. Going for a ruined city terrain vibe... some cork, plasticard tiles, and random bits. I'll eventually use some PVA glue and sand to finish off the look after models are placed. As you can see, I have a ton of 40mm and Biker bases in the works. Wonder what they could be for?

And of course, what everyone came to see. The Juggernauts!

That's a lot of juggers.

I dare you to leave the heads off, and just put eyes on the neck ball joint...

I'm planning on having two Wolf Lords accompany the slew of Thunderwolf Juggernauts. Working on them concurrently. However, I want the Wolf Lords to stand out, being a bit more significant than mere Thunderwolves. I've been eyeing the WHFB Mortarch ever since they came out last year. I initially planned to update my Wild Crusade Khorne Lord as one of these guys but, well, here we are now.



It's a pretty large model so it may be challenging to fit him on a 60mm base. One will be rearing back on its hind legs like a triumpant general on a horse. The other maybe pouncing down on it's front legs coming down from a leap. Who knows? So without further adieu, some progress shots:

 insaniak wrote:
I dare you to leave the heads off, and just put eyes on the neck ball joint...

Googly eyes

Started on an Imperial Knight.

*screams* NOW THIS IS THE SORT OF STUFF I WANNA SEE!

Some of these ideas may be...adopted...for my iron warriors blog, much to your credit!

But seriously! It's looking great! I particularly love the knight!

 ThunderFury 2575 wrote:
*screams* NOW THIS IS THE SORT OF STUFF I WANNA SEE!

Some of these ideas may be...adopted...for my iron warriors blog, much to your credit!

But seriously! It's looking great! I particularly love the knight!

Thanks a lot! I'd love to see your take on some of this stuff. I myself get a ton of inspiration from the Dakka community.

Here's my crude vision (via paint) for the Imperial Knight.

A bit more work on the knight. Building out the legs and additional Chaos armor.

Posted the following Army Update on the first page of the blog. It's neat to see them all together!

 JeffyP wrote:
Hi, everyone:

Starting a new blog to keep track of my work and share it with all of you! Please let me know what you think. I'll mainly be showing off Warhammer 40k Chaos Marines and Daemons but I've also recently gotten into X-Wing (Imperials!) and am just now starting a Warmachine army (Retribution of Scyrah). You're feedback means a lot to me. Anyway, here we go!



THE WILD CRUSADE: [Update: 7/3/15]

HQ
“The Huntsman” – Khorne Lord on Juggernaut
“The Maggot Prince” – Daemon Prince
“The Butcher” – Daemon Prince with Black Mace
“The Lurker in the Shadows” – Belakor
"The Glutton: - Great Unclean One
"The Seer" - Sorceror on Bike

Troops
Chaos Marines
Plaguebearers
Bloodletters

Fast Attack
Heldrake
Spawn
Bikers
Rhinos

Heavy Support
Obliterators
Soulgrinder
Maulerfiend

Some update shots on the Dark Mechanicus Knight.

Going for fully-magnetized weapon loadouts, staring with the rapid fire battle cannon. Also finished up the head and started working on the top carapace armor.