Here we go again... Tomb Blade(r)

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**Captain Brown**

Nice plasma generator Dysartes.

Cheers,

CB

**Dysartes**

@gobert - Thanks gobert. These weren't helped by me remembering them as being in a different box for a couple of months.

@Olthannon - Thanks Olthannon. They're definitely a contrast to the green units I've put out before now.

@Captain Brown - Why, thank you, Cap'n. And thank you for tipping us over onto page 7

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I've been meaning to do a Sickly Pallor of Decay (SPoD) Plaguebearer unit ever since I completed a SPoD Poxbringer back in 2019, and followed it up with a SPoD Sloppity Bilepiper last year. There are also SPoD Nurglings on each base I've painted.

It's a fun variant colour scheme, just so my Daemons aren't a sea of green. I may well add a second unit in this scheme at some stage, as I know I've got more Plaguebearers kicking around somewhere, awaiting build and paint.

I'd've finished this unit sooner, but for two things - one, I was away for a week towards the end of July, and secondly I've been working with a friend of mine on starting a podcast. We've got 4 episodes in the can now (subject to editing), so we're hoping to launch soon. Mainly problem we've found so far, though, is sticking to an intended duration - but I guess that just means they'll make good background for painting sessions

What's up next? Well, I think I'm going to continue with "finishing off WIP stuff" while I decide what to build next. That means I'm looking at four options - finish the Haemotrope Reactor (2024); work up the two ruins from the 9th edition Command Starter (2022); finish the Thunderer (2022); finish the 5 BA Assault Intercessors & BA Bladeguard Lieutenant (2023). Not currently sure which.

In terms of building, I've got one more Plasma Generatorium to build; the Generatorum Hub to build; 10 more Necron Warriors to build; and 3 Tomb Blades to build, all as immediate options. Building the third PG is almost certainly going to happen this time round, as it is a simple build I can do while watching a Twitch stream. I should probably build my first unit of Tomb Blades, too, as I haven't got any of them in my Necrons yet. Probably the Gauss build for the first three.

Steps

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Pictures

Sickly Pallor of Decay Plaguebearers

I should probably go back and add some Ulthuan Grey highlights to various points on the skin at some stage, but these guys are ready for the table at the moment.

Talos Bronze worked well for a metallic paint over a white basecoat, but I wouldn't describe it as a bronze - it looks far more like copper to me. Still, a dash of Agrax and some Nihilakh Oxide got things closer to how I wanted them to look.

2024 Points Log (MFM v1.11, 22/06/24)

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27 models painted, and I'm only at 375 points? Damn.

**toasteroven**

That's a really good color scheme for those bearers of the plagues.

**inmygravenimage**

Papa's is a very inclusive church, and he absolutely approves of purple pustules

Papa Bless!

**gobert**

Lovely (probably not the right word) plague bearers. Good to get a bit of diversity in Papa’s minions, he does not car who or what he touches!

**Dysartes**

@toasteroven - Thanks. It is one that I originally saw on a Warhammer YT painting video, so I'm not taking credit for it, but I do like the look

@inmygravenimage - Cheers graven. When it comes to Grandfather, a pustule is a pustule.

@gobert - Thanks gobert. In theory, you could probably do a Nurgle army where each unit is painted for a different form of disease or necrosis, but would it look good on the table?

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I had an idea what I was going to get finished next, and this definitely wasn't it. Still, progress is progress. Couldn't really get any traction with painting the Reactor or the Marines, but once these Tomb Blades were built, it was pretty simple to roll through into basing & undercoating them, then getting them painted.

I definitely want a word with whoever designed the Tomb Blade kit - both the Gauss Blasters and Shield Vanes would really benefit from a better way of attaching them, which is why the alignments on the three I've built might not be perfect.

Might try and do another post in a week or so, just showing off the "active" WIP models that are on the go, assuming I've not finished any of them by then.

Steps

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Pictures

Necron Tomb Blades

2024 Points Log (MFM v1.12, 21/08/24)

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**gobert**

Dysartes wrote:

@gobert - Thanks gobert. In theory, you could probably do a Nurgle army where each unit is painted for a different form of disease or necrosis, but would it look good on the table?

There’s only one way to find out! Might make it easier to tell the difference between units, I think tzurks geometric daemons did that iirc.

Love how the tomb blades turned out, and I could not agree more about how much of a pita they are to assemble… and how easy they are to break! They do look cool though

**Warboss_Waaazag**

Nice tomb blades. I love the look of these models and your subtle blue paint scheme works very well with them.