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this thread will follow my progress as i continue on a 10 year ongoing mission to get my Dark Eldar Kabal wrapped once and for all. The current goal (which is highly unlikely) is completion by June 13th for Origins Game Day in Columbus, OH. The more long-term potentially achievable goal being Labor Day weekend as I head to D.C. for the Nova Open.

The Kabal is a combination of all edition models, i have a ton of metals and am slowly adding in more of the newer (spectacularly designed) 6th Ed stuff.

I don't have a ton of pics available atm so i will start small with my Trueborn Squad(s).

First up their Venom dedicated transport
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Trueborn squad Stage 1 - [blasterborn and splinterborn mix]


Trueborn squad Stage 3 - [splinterborn corps]




Thanks for taking a look…look forward to any criticism that may be forthcoming.
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i'll get some pix of the basic troops up asap.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5614622.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5614622.page GMT Couple new additions to the blog today.

First up we have my Ravager WIP. This was my very first attempt at some freehand iconography and it’s pretty meh, imho. Repainting to tweak it just seems like far too much effort when I factor in how much work I still have ahead of me for Origins so…perhaps a long-term project.


Here is a small sample of my Kabalite Raider Squad in the basic army color scheme, lich purple, black and bleached bone (still getting rid of old pots of paint).

The tattered cloth hanging down there is some of my early GS work…I could use about 10 more years of experience with my GS and paint skills.


That’s all I have for the day…the kids keep me pretty occupied at night so not a ton of time for the models. I’ll get more pix and progress updates asap. I posted a couple other images in the gallery not related to the Kabal directly…would love any criticism anyone might have.

Thanks again for checking it out.
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The Kabal is a long time vision of mine that began when my buddy and I first bought the 40k battle pack. We’d been to RiverCon and seen some 40k games going on (I think it was 3rd or 4th ed) and decided it looked like it was just for us. A trip to the local gaming/comic shop continued to build our amazement and with battle box tucked under arm off we went to dive into a new game (translated as ‘addiction’)
It came with some big clunky guys and some thin little pointy ears. The elfy guys appealed to me right away. I have long been a fan of the elf in all forms of fantasy and sci-fi fiction and gaming and these guys were the evil side of the blood pool as well…perfection. Kev was only slightly grumpy at being stuck with the Emperors Mon-Keigh’s...(he’s since disavowed all knowledge of the Imperium and maintains too many Chaos and Xenos armies for me to list…I even ended up with his Space Wolves.)

…and so the progression of the Kabal began.
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Originally a small force, of growing prowess and notoriety, within Commorragh they have since gained a fair amount of history and alteration via play, exposure to more legit canon fluff and the natural advance of time. Their current incarnation is but a small taste of the true underlying power of The Countess and her brother Archon (Kabal of the Blood Soaked Abyss) Aix’Nyre.

Currently the Kabal of the Void Dark Eye is the small but subversively powerful personal army of Archon Ahk’Lyana Zhadaevel, also known as The Countess (and unfavorably dubbed Bubblegum by my gaming group – it’s the pink hair). Many centuries in the past The Countess wrested control of the Kabal from her own father; publically slitting his throat during a gathering of his most trusted advisors. She deftly circumnavigated opposition and took the penultimate position of Archon of the Kabal within days of destroying the existing hierarchy of power. She immediately gained the attention of Vect and has often danced with and around the Supreme Overlord in the centuries since her ruthless usurping of the Kabal.
Based within an abandoned and thought lost sector of the Webway known as Lunix’Ra, Ahk’Lyana and her personal forces scheme under the wane light of the Twin Moons of Murder. These twin celestial bodies were collected with specific intent by The Countess after they were exposed to vast quantities of radiation from a Death World at the point of Supernova. Drawn into the Webway they were translocated to the perpetually night dark sector of Lunix’Ra. The point in this was to provide the Kabal with its own unique source of energy. The moons themselves are virtually impregnated with radioactive dark light energy from the Black Sun at the apex of their former galaxy.

Bringing such highly radioactive elements into a contained pocket dimension did not come without some backlash. The primary side-effect of the Twin Moons is two-fold and has come in the form of pigmentation shifts in the Eldar biology from centuries of exposure to the toxic atmosphere as well as an increased resistance to toxic biological effects. The Eldar of Lunix’Ra no longer bear the milk white complexion of their brethren but now have a glossy grey blue skintone. The pigmentation alteration has given the vast majority of the populace violet eyes and soft downy bone white hair as well. Secondarily the radioactive backlash upon the dimension further collapsed the Webway bridging from the outskirts of the Dark City to Lunix’Ra. Currently there are 3 known points of access to Lunix’Ra and they are all held in strict secrecy.

Primarily left to her own devices Ahk’Lyana manipulates the power struggles of Commorragh via her bond with her twin brother Aix’Nyre Zhadaevel who still maintains a Kabal presence within the Dark City itself. Their familial connection is an unknown amongst the Eldar even their respective Kabal’s do not know their secret connection as they juggle confrontation, conflict and cooperation with each other to the Nth degree. From her secretive and hidden power base Ahk’Lyana’s connections span the universe and extend well outside of her racial peers. Small, secretive sects maintain shadow pacts with The Countess, many completely unaware of the power that has attached strings of control upon them. This shadow organization is the Consortium of the Twin Moons of Murder, a vast multi-racial conclave of conspirators with the shared goal of universal dominion and control.

Some (but not all) of the many contacts are Inquisitor Lord-Sister Diona Corte Von Straten of Ordo Hereticus, Daemon Prince Malaktose the Malignant of the Black Plague, Farseer Rhazahn Vinpressea and an undisclosed Tau Sept. Obviously these are not all direct contacts which can be traced back to The Countess in fact most are long multi-point trails of contacts, a web with the queen at the center watching her network, ever cautious and ever confident.
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This idea of the Consortium, a secret network of power that spans the universe, is something I’ve long had in place for my 40k forces and as I’ve expanded into other armies the Countess has always been central to my selections and expansion. At present I have a rather massive Chaos force (Black Plague) which was assembled in 4/5th ed so the 6th Ed changes have created a need to re-organize and determine what I have that fits into the split, CSM or Daemons…and I continue to slowly expand my Witch Hunter army idea centered around Sisters of Battle models and IG allies. The next cog in the wheel which will likely leap up in the priorities since they can actually ally with the DE will be Eldar when the new dex releases later this year. it will not be a large force, Farseer, some locks and perhaps some Wraithguard or something…time will tell.

so this is a little disjointed and my grammar and composition leaves much to be desired but that’s the basic underlying basis of not only my DE build but also my other armies. This thread though will focus exclusively on The Countess and her personal Kabal…I will create a 2ndary thread on the Blood Soaked Abyss at some point in the future, they are a much more heavily Coven based Kabal with a high number of Wych Cults as well. I have delved pretty deeply into establishing identity not only for the big wigs but also the little fries and have named characters throughout the Kabal(s). as time permits perhaps I’ll do a colorful character of the week and dive into some of the personal aspects of some of the membership.

yet again my thanks.
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I plan to stay motivated on the paint! Origins is looming. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5619792.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5619792.page GMT
Not getting the time I need into the Kabal but, managed to get a little bit done this weekend. I am starting a campaign for the local Gaming Group (Jankze) which has been eating up much of my attention as well as pulling me into making terrain…distractions, never a shortage.

But anyway here’s a little bit of what I worked on this weekend figure-wise.


Put together and based my Wyches finally, as well as my Scourges…got some Reavers together too but forgot to get a pic of that I will though. The arena champion has a little kit-bash/green stuff to her so I’ll get some shots of her tonight if the girls will allow it.

Otherwise this was yesterday’s main project. I’ve long had the idea of an Archon with a blaster to roll with the Blasterborn. It’s not by any means a competitive move but very colorful and so I present the preliminary phase of Mistress Opheles Razzaraek, or Mistropheles as she is more lovingly known within the Kabal.

Venom blade

Started with power sword, removed power cell and swapped for poison canister, added poison tube along blade, reworked pommel into a femur looking tip.

Mistropheles



Used raider figure, added scourge head, stole Wych blaster and kabalite power sword pieces then added green stuff for a trench coat and a scarf

Base

Slate tile with a green stuff skull pile

all i have for now...more to come, asap...June 14th is looming!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5668314.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5668314.page GMT
Do you folks think Mistropheles here should be painted to match the Kabal with purple armor, the Trueborn in the bone armor or black or pink...?? She'll be built as an HQ Archon, even though she's not really.

I haven't painted any other HQs yet for this force. The pre-existing, from 5th ed, is in Kabal purple with pink hair. (hence the pink TB helms)

Please let me know your thoughts and thanks!


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Just a quick update

Finished the assembly on Mistropheles last night


kind of wish i'd have painted her before i glued her to the base...maybe she'll hop back off tonight.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5671041.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5671041.page GMT DE had to be shelved in lieu of CSM's for my team list.

Hitting the road this afternoon...i will be back on the DE grape train upon my return...THIS I VOW!!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5734371.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5734371.page GMT
CSM/IG Pairs build got spanked quite badly as expected in the Origins Pairs tourney, lol. Couple rules things did not play out as expected or our list might well have been quite different.

First game - Tyranids/Grey Knights working together (O_o)
Second game - double GK...(sigh)
Third game - double Eldar...(ho hum)

it was an absolute BLAST though so not complaining at all!

But now the Nova Open sits at the top of the mountain glaring down at me and the Dark Eldar must come alive!

Skaarlys, Asharah and the Kurganova sisters were waiting on me upon my return, yippee!

more photos to come soon as my 9 week crash course in DE preparation gets into full swing...(in between days with the twins!)]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5753381.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/526870/5753381.page GMT