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Custodes look great, just what the doctor ordered . Especially like the power blades.

EDC,

Another great update with painted models, well done.

Cheers,

CB

Thanks for the kind words folks

Time for an update! So April has been a busy month in Real Life terms, so the hobby progress is only a melta biker squad for my KDK. However, since I didn't have any particularly good pics of my KDK I thought i'do get some decent snaps and do a little showcase, so without further ado...

First up my bikers, since these are the newest unit they get the top slot. Even though my Lord is in red armour I decided that my other CSM aligned to Khorne will be in a fiery orange armour, the extreme highlight is a yellow for really emphasise the link to fire, i'm even considering adding some black sponging to give a hot broken charcoal effect but i'm not decided on the yet. Thought?


Next up we'very got my JuggerLord, fairly standard load out with a P Fist and L Claw. His fluff is that he used to be an Alpha Legion Preator who relished single combat, i've given a few nods to his background with the Juggernaut having blue and green washes (The Juggernaut itself was a bike prior to becoming a host for a minor deamons and changing into a Juggernaut)





My Bloodletters next, two squads of 10 with an instrument and banner each.I plan on doing all my deamons squads with slightly different colour combos and markings to help set them apart. However for quick reference I paint a trim on the swords a different colour as a type of squad marking





A couple of spawn next, I wanted a beast like vibe for these guys, so they're mostly grayish brown with red spot colours to tie them into the KDK theme. They mainly serve as easy blood tithe points, but i'my not sure how that'll play out in 8th Ed.




Blood Crushers next, i'm really pleased with how these turned out. Again following the concept of different markings and different trim on the sword:
Blood Hunter:


Crushers:




Heavy hitter now, a maulerfiend. Again i'm happy with how this turned out paint job wise, I did consider switching the head for a Juggernaut head to make it more Khorne-ish, but the Juggernaut head was too small :( If anyone has any suggestions on how to Khorne these up I'd love to hear them.






Finally my Skullcannon, again really pleased with how this turned out, especially the fleshy bits. Again the riders get a different trim on their he'll blades.





And that's it other than my Flesh hounds which i'm using Fantasy Chaos Warhounds for as a counts as. I didn't take new pics of them and I only posted them recently so I won't repost them.

I nearly forgot I did re-base some Blood Angels stuff for a competition at the beginning of the month, in which I came 3rd AND won best painted! I'll get some snaps later and do another post for that as i'very jabber education on long enough!

For May my aim is to get a droppod painted up for my Blood Angels. Again it's a busy month in Real Life so only a modest aim.

As usual please give comments/criticism/ suggestions/ and what not.

Until next time!

EDC

Was waiting for an April update and it was well worth the wait. There is some awesome work in here and I love the fluff on the minis that have it. I also like the way you are identifying squads with the sword trims, nice idea and a good effect overall.

Love the models you have painted up, the battlefield wasteland bases look awesome and really tie into a Chaos theme.

In terms of you first question about the black sponging... I reckon give it a go, a hot charcoal look would be really effective I feel.

Maulerfiend, maybe just a few Khorne icons/symbols added somewhere just to show the allegiance might work... or maybe a banner with Khorne symbolism.

Looking forward to your next update for sure

Nice looking Juggernaut armor the blue backdrop reminds of how they used to photos in white dwarfs for quite some time.

Those Demons are my favorite of your work yet! I cannot believe how well those are turning out. 10/10 work!

More great work there EDC.

The Skullcannon is something else. 10/10

Cheers,

CB

That is a beautiful looking army sir. Classic colours but painted brilliantly. Real pleasure to see.

I really like those Khorne bases. Where did you get all those skulls?

Thanks for the kind words all. I'm humbled as ever.

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
I really like those Khorne bases. Where did you get all those skulls?

I found a seller on eBay selling them, here's a link:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/28mm-scale-Bag-of-100-resin-skulls-Warhammer-khorne-chaos-/162385593893?hash=item25ceef8625%3Ag%3Ag2cAAOSwNSxVJCe1&_trkparms=pageci%253A9987be50-3189-11e7-924b-74dbd180b23c%257Cparentrq%253Ad8761e4f15b0aa146770a457ffff7fd6%257Ciid%253A12

EDC

I. Need. Those.

That skull cannon is very snazzy!

Looking very nice EDC!

Nice! I love the Maulerfiend

Alas, the best way I can think of Khorning him up is to paint his skin the same red as the Bloodletters, but then you'd have to cover that really nice skintone you've got on him :S

Lovely work, that Maulerfiend especially . Have you considered changing the angle of the jugger head on that bike?

Yeah, every time I see a nice Maulerfiend, I want to get one!

Cool stuff EDC . I like the base on your Maulerfiend. Adds a bit more threat to the model.

Thanks all.

 CommissarKhaine wrote:
Lovely work, that Maulerfiend especially . Have you considered changing the angle of the jugger head on that bike?

You mean so the head would be facing straightforward rather than looking up at an angle? I did consider it, but converting the front of the bike was more effort that I was willing to put in at that stage I might consider it for the second squad, mostly to help differentiate them.

EDC the

Wow, some great models here! I like the bloodcrushers a lot. I need a skullcannon in my life - that's a great model.

Some great stuff there - The maulerfiend looks great, and the basing is fantastic

I almost feel like your scenic bases steal the show. I also really like the dark steel or dark iron juggernauts.

It's time for an update! Only a couple of months behind schedule, so sorry about that. Luckily the hobbying has been progressing in the background, so let's see what we've got.

So as promised, May was all about a Blood Angels drop pod. I magnetised the weapons and the central column so I could use it for a dreadnought. Obviously dreads can not longer take normal droppods so that was a pointless exercise! Less chat, more pics:





So after the droppod we were waiting for some firmed up information on when 8th would be released. Which left me in painting limbo, so I decided to make a start on the Space Hulk Genestealers that I've had for ages.

Group shot


And some individuals








I decided to paint them up in Hive Fleet Leviathan colours, mainly because that's the hive fleet heading towards Baal and I thought it would be cool to have my forces link in some way. I decided to mount them on bases so they can be used in my Tyranid force when I get around to doing that (I have a bunch of Nid stuff from the Shield of Baal and Lost Patrol boxes)

This month I've painted up a new Captain for my Blood Angels for 8th Ed. Here sits with a Devastator Squad and hammers baddies in the face if they get too close:




Heavy probably needs a bit more work, but he's table top.

I also tried adding some depth to 3 tac marines as they looked a little flat. (Top image is new, bottom images is the before)



I think that's me up to speed. I'm currently working on 2 squads of 8 Khorne Beserkers and a Khorne Deamon Prince, which I'm trying paint up in a mid/late Heresy style, using the colour plates from HH book 6 as inspiration:



Since we're near the end of July I don't expect to have any of these finished before Aug, but I'll do my next update when I've got a squad finished.

EDC

Beautiful stuff as always EDC. Its great to see a variety of projects all being given the same amount of effort and attention.

I really like that captain, and cool choice on the mid heresy world eaters!

Very nice, EDC!

The drop pod looks awesome, and I love the captain too, he's definitely ready to smite the Emperor's foes

That drop pod is jaw-dropping. How long did it take to get it looking that good?

Nice work matey !
Did you find drop pods are deceptively complicated to paint ?
I like the interior console on yours.

Fantastic work all round Stealers looking wonderful and that drop pod is just stunning.

Excellent work doctor! Looking forward to your next work.

Terrific work, Doc! I really like the detailing on the drop pod- I want to be able to do work like that someday.