As usual I'll start with my traditional apology for the length of time it's been since my last post.
I've been very lapse in my attempts to take over the universe lately and I'm ashamed to say my poor marines have spent the best part of this month in my shed.
I must be a very fickle Chaos Lord, every time I lose a few games in a row I get despondent and end up frustratedly putting my models away in a cupboard somewhere until something inspires me to get them back out again.
I played a game against Cowboy the other day which has got me back into the spirit of things, so I've got my entire army out and started painting up the many, many unfinished models in my collection.
First of all I'll start with my tanks. I STILL haven't finished painting this LandRaider that I converted several months ago. I need to pick up some tracks from Forge World and properly attach the bulbous growth growing on its back. Once I've finished building it I'll (hopefully) get finished painting it.
Next up is the first Rhino. This is another Space Marine tank that I've converted with a bunch of Green Stuff and some spare Tyranid parts. This is the only Tank in my army that is completely finished.
This is one of the two real Chaos Rhinos that I have. For some reason the other picture has disappeared from my camera, but they are both in a similar state of half-paintedness. I've been very lucky to have picked both of these vehicles up for such a cheap price. I got them both pre-owned from a local hobby Store at a ver reasonable price. All being well I hope to pick up a few more vehicles (a few Predators and a Vindicator) in the near future.
I finally got around to finishing the whole paint job of my Marine Tac Squad this afternoon. They've been half painted for so long I never thought I'd get round to completing them. I'm very happy with the way they came out, they stand apart from my Plague Marines but still look suitably Nurglesque.
My Daemon Prince is another example of a model that I've had for ages, started painting but never got round to finishing. As it stands its one of my favourite units and I guess I'm too scared to keep painting it in case I ruin the work I've already done.
My Helbrute is officially my favourite thing that I have ever painted. I know it's hardly 'Eavy Metal material, but it's great for an amature like myself. It's a shame the actual unit isn't very useful when playing the game because I rarely get a chance to show him off.
My second Helbrute is in the middle of being converted. I was lucky enough to be given this second Helbrute by a friend who picked up the Dark Vengeance set but didn't have a use for many of the Chaos bits. I wanted to try and make it look as different from my other one and practise messing about with Green Stuff. It doesn't look like much at the moment, but when I've finished with it and painted it up I'm sure it will look cool.
Another great pre-owned purchase from my local hobby store, the magnificent "Worcester Wargames". I was always a bit peeved that you could only buy Chaos bikes one at a time direct from the Games Workshop, but I managed to pick up all 5 of these bad boys at a reasonable price. I've modelled two of them to carry Plasma Guns and I've given the Captain a rather funky looking power fist. Not even started painting these guys yet and I've had them for some time, but after painting my loyalist army bikes I know full well just how awkward they can be to paint.
The Havok Squad is one of the few units that is completely finished (except for the bases which need flocking.) and its also one of the units I have used more than any other. I find the Havoks to be one of the most reliably hard hitting units in the new codex.
The Possessed unit I have has seen very little action because I've read nothing but negative things about them and I've never had the courage to field them often enough to figure out their potential. I've only finished painting the three guys at the front, the two guys at the back have only had their first coats.
My Plague Marines are all fully painted and look pretty sweet if I do say so myself. I've used them in almost every game I've played since buying them, but to be honest I've yet to have any real success with them. I've heard nothing but good things about them, so I'm sure they've just been unlucky so far. I will eventually get a few more squads of these to either field a larger unit, or several units of 7 in Rhinos.
My Chaos Lord remains completely unpainted, the model itself looks so bad ass, I can't bring myself to start painting him in case it all goes horribly wrong. Sooner or later I'm gonna have to man up and make a start, after all The Lord should be setting an example for the rest of my Army.
A couple of metal Havok marines I bought of a frien of mine called Birdy. I tend to shy away from metal minis these days as they scratch easily and the weight of the models means they could easily break plastic minis in transport between games. However, these two are pretty cool and will look great when I've finished painting them. I might use them as part of a Chosen squad or even stand them in the the special choices in the normal Marine squad if I feel like mixing things up a bit.
The Aspiring champion is another model that looks so freaking cool I can't bring myself to start painting incase I make a mess of it. I really should get him done soon as I always have a use for more marines in a Tac squad. One of the reasons I love playing Chaos is that I have the option to run 20 Marines in one squad, effectively doubling out any Loyalist units I might have to do battle against.
The chosen unit came with the Dark Vengance set I picked up almost a tear ago. Although the models themselves do look really cool, I'm in no rush to get them done as Chosen are a bit over priced in the 6th edition Codex, so I won't be needing them to field in a game any time soon. It doesn't help that each model is kitted out with specific gear, meaning I more or less have to run with whatever each model is carrying. As it stands I have no use for such an in-focused selection of war gear.
Khorne Bezerkers up next as as you can see its yet another unit that's barely had anytime on the painting table. From my experience fielding them, I know first hand just how useful this unit can be, so I need to get on and finish painting them a.s.a.p. rather than going for the typical Khone Red paint scheme, I wanted something to fit in the the fluff of my Nurgely themed army. I decided to try and make it look like their armour had begun to rust and decay, and the reason for the units high attack and Rage special rules would be due to a Nurgle virus causing some kind of Super Rabies.
Typhus here with a few custom made Plague Zombies. Mostly made up of old Warhammer fantasy Zombies and Skeletons mashed up with plenty of green stuff. I've got another 10 to put together so I can run them as a nice big shambling hoard. typhus himself is a very impressive looking model with some equally impressive stats. I can't wait to run a game with him in the near future.
Not much to say about the terms. They are clearly Space Marine Terminators from the Dark Vengance set, but I need to get my hands on so,me spare parts to customise them a bit and make them look rotten and diseased. I've found Chaos Terminators to be a little overpriced points-wise so I've not had a chance to field them yet, but I'm sure once I've gibbed them out a bit and painted them up I'll let them have a run across a few battle fields and see what they can do.
Finally I've got my mob of Cultists. 40 of them is my current count, and I'll be mixing them up with my plague zombies to run 2 or 3 large squads for bubble-wrapping and tar-pitting purposes. Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of models, it's going to take me a LONG time to get them all painted. As units go, this isn't a top priority for me, but I'm doing them one at a time between other projects to stop myself from getting bored with them.
Well, that's it for now lone reader. As always, thanks for you time and if you ever want to drop me a line, ask any questions or give me some tips, either use the comments box below, or send me a tweet at @hobofox.
May you sleep well each night without being assaulted by bears.
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