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Cam - Weird is good Weird and wonderful is even better - thanks!


Llama - Those were from Urban Mammoth, one of the synths. I'll see if I can figure which one as I want some more mysef


Ok, couple of henchmen for your perusal.....







Can't decide whether the second guy gets an extended hood to go with the first - that was the initial plan, but they've ended up in such similar stances I think it may be more distracting to do so now....



So the idea with the chaos marines was to do a bunch of individual models just for fun, play with various colour schemes and effects. There's a couple with a more traditional purple about them (for the Slaaneshi types that is), but I noticed that several others were all going in a yellow direction. Not all the same shade of yellow, but a definite yellow direction - probably because I wanted to play a bit with chipping on a figure scale rather than vehicles, and I'm fairly happy with ways to chip yellow....



Those two guys for instance....

So I made a concious decision to try something else on the next guy I started and went for some of the P3 turqouise ink I picked up recently - I'm loving their inks. Next thing I know I have several turquoise marines staring back at me....



So...guess I found a scheme for at least one warband now Not sure on trim colours though...I was thinking of a variety spread arond, with just the turquoise to tie them together. Think black should be a nice contrast, also considering reds and yellows, probably avoid metallics for the trim....hmmm, thinking cap on...



edited to at least resemble English.....

Generally I find when I'm painting random colours it often randomly ends up the little bit of colour from another model I have left for my palette and it actually works quite nicely....

Nice work MT.

I like the sonic blaster you gave the chap on the last page.

The right shade of purple can go well with turquoise.

Llama - Yeah, that works on the occassions I actually use my palette... Not so sure it'll actually be random colours for their trim, there will be some sort of thought behind it (mostly), I just don't want them all to be the same complete scheme - Slaaneshi types shouldn't all be conformists now should they.


Dr H - Cheers Doc. Simple but effective I thought. I have no doubt there will be some purple somewhere amongst them


So, not a great deal of progress on the colouring front ('Quel suprise' I hear you cry.....)



Proof of something.....and pulling out some older guys to try and actually finish them...and in the process dropped the most fragile of them and managed to lose at least one bit....(he's not in the pics)


And not a huge amount going on build wise either to be fair....a few randomish pieces slowly getting tiny additions, plus these:




Very basic arm swap only for this gal.




A mutant who still requires some GS around his shoulders....




I figured a change of weapon and a horn could turn an old mechanicus into a slaaneshi type due to the detailing on the armour....haven't decided on what exactly to do with the shoulder pads yet...maybe a chaos symbol, or a slaaneshi icon, or just try to paint something on there.




And another henchman...another burny type henchman at that...may join the first Inquisitor if I find a suitable place to add a feather. Will probably have some kind of auspex in his left hand - chained to his waist so he can instantly let go and grab the flaner if so required - and looking through loincloths/purity seals to find something suitable.


...and that's about the extent of it to be honest....

So this is where you have been hiding then, I seen you posting but thought no work updates then find out you have another thread on the go
Well I have been through it all picture looking mainly hey you know me but dam how many cool ideas and how much more money I need to spend now

So many things have caught my eye I don't even know where to start, love the use of terminators and love the Tau suit legs with marine body solved an idea I have been struggling with so big thanks

Great work once again and really love the look of the renegade torso with blight bodies, I was thinking something like that but was not sure if they would match up well enough obviously do


Ogre looks great and those boils really do pop ( no pun intended ) love it all you truly are the craziest and coolest converter keep up the inspiration

O yes subbed so don't disappear again

I thought I'd commented on the latest batch...

Good work MT.

Liking the purple and the green chaps.
and I like that girl with the new arms. Nice model.

Can't believe I have missed this blog until now! Crazy variety of model conversions, I love it!
They all look cool, I love how good your tentacle mutations look, the tentacle eyes are especially creepy. And the floating tentacle monster is just ace! =)

ldd - That's the not reading things bothering you again see - I'm fairly sure my last post on the orky blog said I'd be over here for a while Felt I needed to change things up a bit to help get back on track hobby-wise considering where my head's at Glad you found me now though.

Those Tau legs have been waiting for bodies for a few years now to be honest Originally they were going to be Cadian and renegade torsos, but that wasn't quite the look I was after, then the Dreamforge stuff came along....hey presto.

Yeah I've found most of the Blight stuff fits pretty well with GW, need to pick up a bunch more soon.

Cheers buddy, and I'll be here for a while yet, maybe with just a quick visit back to ork-land now and again


Dr H - Thanks doc - those two are ALMOST done..some tidying on the purple and some tidying and basing for the green - which isn't bad considering the purple dude can probably be seen on the first page of this blog

Yeah, 'tis a nice model - Chimera from (I think) Figone. Just swapped one of her claws for a tentacle....nearly always a good thing


Two Spartan - No worries mate, it's been laying fallow for a good while till recently And now you know it's here

Cheers - I do need to get round to some more tentiballs soon, it was great fun to make and paint. Tentacle eyes is unfortunately just normal eyes at the moment - lost his saving throw against desktop, and is currently awaiting more tentacles.



So let's see what tiny bits of progress have been made recently...


A couple more guys got drenched in turquoise...






May change the face-prongs on the termie to another colour, I'll re-look at that part when he starts to get some trim colouring.

Think the remaining leg details on the purple trim dude will probably be gold or brass, possibly a black gimp-mask - thinking gloss black with no highlights. Not sure about the arm blade yet....


And as I started on his trim....



Still scrappy and in progress, but I think the idea of different trims with the turquoise main works okay...


Started on one of Lord D'Basqueville's cyber-serpent guard femmes:




Speaking of the D'Basquevilles, I think I've narrowed the choice for Lord down to 2 base models - the Infamy Sherlock or Yannick hennebo's Laurent LeLeu, and have a few possibilites for his lady wife too. And at least one of the medical staff responsible for their servants is being based on the metal female DE haemonculus.



Couple of the daemonettes have started to see a bit of colour too...




And so has their latest companion..



This one is posing with the faithful death-cultist....she will be joining a rogue inquisitor's retinue as a dark reflection of said assassin.


And this guy has been seen before, but I was still dithering over arms for him back then...





Wow, that was almost like a real update....

A very impressive and colourful update.

They look like particularly good arms for him too.

Good work.

Like the daemonettes and lightning claw marine. Some really nice colours as well

Loving the daemonettes.

Always nice to see bright anarchic and sinister Chaos too many Chaos forces are far too uniform.

Wow, so much goodness , the pics from salute are cool , very enviious of that tread bike , i think they are brilliant, love to see a dedicated 40k version for ig .

some superb creations as usual mate , the robot chiken steed is fantastical , really looking forward to seeing that complete.

also loving the slaanesh upgrade bits head , the one that look like a gimp dominatrix mask , i was going to buy that a few weeks ago - or was that the real gimp mask i forget.. the turquoise purple paint scheme works really well .

really far too many good ideas to comment on ... good stuff carry on sir..

Wow! Your stuff is so impressive and full of a creative madness. *subscribed*

Seriously do you live on a boat where on earth do you store all these miniatures, great colouring by the way love the fact you are willing to risk bright colours I must give in and try to be as daring

Great work and do I spy a chaos marauder torso there

Dr H - Well colourful at least Cheers bud! Yeah, those arms are a better fit than the ones I had previously - I don't believe I had the full pair when he was first on the table.


Silver - Thanks. Need a splash of colour for slaaneshi types, what?


Squidbot - Cheers!


Llama - Well I'm fairly sure the one thing you can rely on me for is non-uniformity There will be spikes, there will be skulls, but that is far from everything that chaos represents


neil - Good to see you buddy! Thanks a lot. Yeah, wishing I'd piced up a few more bikes now - having a hard time deciding whether it should be heretical or imperial......

Think the robo-chicken steed may be a while longer yet....and then I have to find a suitable rider.....

That is one of the best slaaneshi heads I think, have to be careful to not over-use it myself.

Will do........


Logan - Thank you, hope you enjoy the ride


ldd - Well, having a small wormhole in the workshop is quite useful Need a bit of vibrancy for the sensation seekers.

Thanks....and no, not in that last update you don't There's a kroot torso and a hellstrider torso, but the marauder isn't in those shots



Just a little something for you tonight, nothing serious....




Flouro-socks FTW! Slaanesh was huge back in the 80's


And if turquoise works, why not vile green?



Flouro-knights forever.....

Disco marines will have you stomping you feet....

For it is the winter of our disco tent.....( sorry )


No, wait...come back.....


Ok, not really....although the flouro-socks on the daemonette do work for me actually....

But after getting out my trusty filbert and some golds...



I know you might not associate corrosion with Slaanesh, but I wanted to suggest this lass has been whipping bad-boys for millenia, so figured a little verdigris on the gold might be worthwhile.


And so obviously....



Not a disco marine at all...much more heading towards the rust and corrosion camp....
Backpack will be rusty steel, may get a touch more brassy metal in there somewhere, and then find a suitable contrasting colour for the pads which will then get weathered up...maybe a dark yellow would work well in there. Flesh will be something icky and slimy.


As I said, just a short one tonight........

Flouro-socks FTW! Slaanesh was huge back in the 80's

LOL

Good effect with the gold over green.

Fantastic effect, the armour looks like ancient relics

Hellstrider I have that box set as well looks great either way.

I think your wormhole ends in our spare room ( I call it the man cave )

How about doing the pad trims in bone finish to tie in with the jaw bone ?

Dr H - Cheers!


Two Spartan - Thank you, just what I was hoping


ldd - Losing your touch

In that case, I'll be over later to grab some bits back

Trims will stay as they are, pads themselves will get coloured, and besides, there's no bone showing on the jaw with colour in place


So, lots of little bits of progress, not much of it worth showing yet. Let's see if there is anything worthwhile....


Loud'n'Spiky:



I'm often heard to say spikes and skulls do not a chaos warrior make....or words to that effect anyway....but sometimes a spiky suit of armour is just what the doctor ordered.



Book-on-a-stick:



Put together another hencman for some inquisitor somewhere. Well, put together is overstating it a bit...stuck a book-on-a-stick to some poor sap's backpack is really what I did Did start putting a spot of colour on him too though...that's gotta count for something, right?



Burny, burny, hot, hot:



Finished building the flaming servitor for some inquisitor....maybe even the same one...who knows?



Three arms are better than two:



Gs'd the mutant's shoulders, and splashed a bit of flesh on him. Not sure whether to go for yellow cat's eyes or regular eyes....not sure a mixture would work well. And if regular type eyes, do I try for a coloured iris?



Scrappy:



The renegade marine was originally going to get a variety of colours....I saw him scavenging armour parts from various friends and enemies ove the millenia. But then I started and it seemed he didn't like that idea so much Very messy at the moment as I've just put chipping in place but not added the highlights yet. Pouches will be a variety of dark greens and browns I think, bolter will be aged blue steel (no, no idea what I mean by that, or how to acheve it ), unsure of the vhainsword still.


Well, that's it for now....it was something at any rate

Cheers for stopping by.

Renegade Marine looks rather Rogue Trader and really liking crazy plant head bloke.

Not just my touch I am losing

The spiky guy does work nicely all though I do agree skulls and spikes do not make a warrior of chaos

Love the Hot Rodney works well great idea and no worries about getting a flat.

3 arms looks pretty cool nice combo of races mixed species

I dont know what it is but loving scrappy he just reminds me of Vultan from Flash Gordon but in a cool way

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Love the conversions of all your dudes. Really adds a good feel, and its top notch smooth work from what I have seen. Surpirsed I never seen your plog before! will have to visit more.

Llama - I'm happy with a RT look Hopefully he'll look more like crazy eye head bloke once done....although I seem to have misplaced my black micro-pen to do the irises....


ldd - If you're referring to your mind, you're not losing it....that ship has long since sailed my friend

Well, sometimes you just want some spiky terminator armour so you can run into crowds and see how many mortals you can get stuck to your armour......

"And so the srevitor came to be known as Rodney....."

Now I need to dig out my beastmen to see what colour their loincloths were....some sort of red I believe, although I may repaint them all turquoise now, thinking there might be a full on army following the marines - cultists and beastmen. Actually, I don't need to dig them out of their storage boxes...I could just look back a couple of pages.........handy this photo malarkey

It is a bit of a Blessed face...perhaps I'll do another hawk-winged raptor with a similar head


Dreadclaw - Well played sir!


ldd - Just not in the same league I'm afraid


panda - Thanks dude. No great suprise really, this one's lain fallow for a while in lieu of the orkses....having a change of pace has brought it back into the limelight now



Progress still going slowly, but a couple of new treats for you.....




Simple arm swap on an old slaaneshi beastman to give him a shotgun, thought about changing out the sword for a more fancy one but decided not to.




Simple head swap to create one of the D'Basqueville medical staff. Still toying with possibly adding a third mechanical arm with a blade or hypodermic.




And an adept of the dark mechanicus. May do something with his backpack yet, not sure.


That's your lot I'm afraid, thanks for stopping by, please help yourself to the hemlock tea on your way out.......

Love the conversion to the genestealer sorcerer dude(last guy, or get his proper title). I think instead of an extra arm maybe a separate piece like a floating surgical tray (tau gun drone repurposed), or lab rat assistant

Loving the adept of the dark mechanicus ! i dont think you need to do anything to the D'Basqueville medical staffer, she looks great as is.

Great work, simple but effective. With your usual twist of course.

Nursey looks scarily brilliant.

dark mechanicus is neat.