Chaos Daemons - Plague Toads of Nurgle

Hi Everyone, thanks for dropping by our humble corner of the blogosphere. My latest additions to the Daemons of Chaos army which has been quietly building up forces in the background, are these Forge World Plague Toads of Nurgle. After last week's post from Lord Halfpenny showing his WIP of his Toads, I thought I should move mine up the order of scheduled posts and get mine out there!

As Lord H said, we bought these on a whim at Warhammerfest this year, I've always wanted them but I didn't know what I'd use them for, but now I can use them as either Beasts of Nurgle, Chaos Spawn or the actual rules are now available in 8th Edition FW Index: Forces of Chaos.

I used some Blood For the Blood God and Nurgles Rot to give glistening pus and sickly wet bloody maws. This Toad was Zandri Dust, zenith highlighted Skull White and then washed Agrax and Sepia. I added a few random splotches of various washes and picked out the eyes and toe nails.

I wanted a quick scheme to get these off the To-Do pile, as this year I didn't want to add to it, I'm trying to reduce the backlog! So washes are your friend with Nurgle Daemons!

The second Toad, grinning Toad was mainly washed Sepia over the Zandri Dust basecoat. I picked out all the horns and spines.

The raw skin pockmarks I picked out with Nurgles Rot and the horns with Karak Stone and Ushabti Bone washed with Agrax. Again 90% of the work with these was done with washes.

And finally my favourite, the Toad that looks like Slimer from Ghostbusters, so I washed with Biel Tan Green wash, a lot of Blood for the Blood God in the mouth and some manky yellow teeth.

So, nice additions for the growing Chaos Daemons army I have as my third/fourth army... rapidly becoming my third place in terms of size. Nick at the Burning Eye blog is working on a few more commissions for me, so the force will grow a little more soon!

Thanks for checking them out, cheers, Siph.

WIP - Chaos Daemons - Plague Toads of Nurgle

Hi one and all,

Just another quick WIP post- my plague toads of Nurgle. These were picked up during (cough) Games Day 2017, both me and Siph picked a set each.

These are currently base coated, ready to complete. I've opted for 2 in the new death guard green, and the 'leader of the pack' in dark angels green.

I've always liked these models, and saw them as an option for beasts of nurgle- however the rules for plague toads have been added to 8th in the new chaos FW imperial armour index.

Thanks for looking! Cheers, Lord Halfpenny.

Culexus Assassin

Welcome Readers, thanks for dropping in. Following on from the Callidus Assassin and the Eversor Assassin I bought ages ago, here is the final of three assassins I bought.

I never got a copy of the Assassin Execution Force game on release however, plenty of assassin models appeared on eBay shortly after and now they get their own blister packs. I didn't want to fund the money grabbing greedy re-sellers at the time, so I bought a pre-painted decent set from an artist/hobbyist instead. So not all my own work, just adapted from a real decent paint job.

I re did the base to match my forces and re-painted all the psychic matrix nodes (blue bits) with Stormhost Silver and Soulstone Blue for a shiny gem like weird gubbins look. I brightened up the Psyk-out grenades and highlighted the brasswork.

I also repainted the cables blue to match the Psi-matrix bits and he was done. Not much effort from me, but now adapted to be my own.

And finally, a shot of all three together, looking great together. I have a older Vindicare I will paint up myself, I prefer the older pose to the new one cowering behind some ruins.

Thanks for droping by, cheers, Siph.

WIP- Kytan Daemon Engine of Khorne

Hi everyone, thanks for popping by!

Here's a little project I started a while ago, and I've used as a distraction over other projects I've got.. which are many!

 I've tried to had a little bit of dynamic positioning to show the Kytan mid battle, storming through the ranks of the enemy. The knee is pinned to the building to act as support, with the right foot nestled onto the other corner section. The motion is further shown with the angle of the axe, as well as how I will position the skulls hanging from the armour.

The armour is painted with a metallic finish which creates natural highlights from a light source. The plan is to have the armour edged with bronze.

For the base I will be adding to it to add depth to the model.

Hope you like!

Vargard Obeyron - Necron Bodyguard

Hello Readers, thanks for dropping in to check out this post, feel free to explore for more Necron goodness and plenty aside.

Here is my latest addition, the Necron Vargard Obyron, as GW explains "the well-known bodyguard for Nemesor Zahndrekh, he is a ferocious military commander in his own right. His martial skills combined with his immense strength means that he is a warrior that few enemy heroes will want to fight. One wrong move is all it takes for Vargard Obyron to slice them in half." So there, now you know. 

He also possesses the ability to cut through dimensions and reappear across the battlefield, taking with him any of the units that he commands, I am looking forward to using that in a battle to re-deploy the slow lumbering Necron Warrior blobs. He did the same at our recent Warhammer World goodbye to 7th.

Armed with his Warscythe, Vargard can be a threat to Vehicles too. I painted the blades of the Warscythe to match the gauss energy sources of the rest of the army. The base of the miniature is a resin one from secret weapon miniatures and the sculpt is a finecast one, a few bubbles were present but for the most part, because of the mono-pose, the mini was fairly clean and straight, even the Warscythe and forearms bit.

I love the brooding look to this character, he looks angry and well 'ard. Thanks for dropping by and have a good day, cheers, Siph.

New Primaris Marines - Plasma Inceptor, Chaplain, Reivers, Apothecary, Aggressors

Not sure if you've seen these yet? A quick post, these images are from the Warhammer Community site and lifted from Reddit (r/Warhammer40k). Plasma Armed Inceptors with re-entry masks down, look cool.

The Primaris Chaplain and Apothecary

The box art from the 10 man Reiver box set. Nice Harpoon Guns, I hope they come with optional helmets.

And some Heavy Support, Centurion style, the Primaris Aggressors, I like the look of these, hopefully they are heavy Bolt weapons on those gauntlets and 'Tau-like' Missile Pods (erm... Launchers!) which are hopefully Frag and Krak.

Magnus the Red, Primarch of the Thousand Sons WIP 2

Hi one and all,

Further progress with Magnus the Red,I've redesigned the base slightly, using rocks instead of buildings- the thought was to try and represent Fenris during the invasion. These were test fitted to make sure Magnus can stand on top of the Dreadnought and the rocks correctly.

 Also test fitted and base coated are the wings, I've opted for a phasing of Red, to Blue to Green-then washed with Agrax. I've done the same style with the feathers on Magnus' body. These will have several dry brushed highlights of a range of colours to make them pop!

Next up is to work on the armour, once this is done and added I'll look to highlight the skin, so that the darker skin forms the shadow under the armour. I did wonder about not having the armour on at all, however I think I will have the armour in place.. he needs the nipple horns..

thanks for looking!

Necron Dynasty - Final 5 Necron Warriors - 40-45

Hi Readers, thanks for dropping by, 5 more from the Battleforce done, now the 5 additional Warriors for the 4th squad, that's 45 done now. no more left, thank goodness - now to move on to more elaborate Infantry such as Praetorians or Lychguard. The intention will be to field three 15man squads, or 3x10man squads and a larger 15man squad - maybe with a Lord with Res Orb to make them hang around longer. Now the 8th rules for RP rely on a larger squad number, I may have to paint some more!

I copied the same scheme for the rest of the Warriors I've done so they blend in seamlessly, makes it easier when choosing my forces for upcoming battles, just pick however many soulless automatons I need... all 45 were used in battle at Warhammer World after Warhammerfest, and they showed their resilience by sticking around in the face of 6500pts of Ultramarines!

The copper capacitor coils are Fulgurite Copper. These are my basic Necrons so they lack any Blue or Gold accents, but the metals are actually more than sprayed! Its Platemetal AP Spray washed with Nuln Oil and Agrax Earthshade and highlighted Runefang Steel. 

Finally, a shot of the whole phalanx of Warriors. I think that might be enough... actually with 8th, I may now have to get more - 20man squads for the juicy RP! Thanks for dropping by, cheers, Siph.

WIP- Magnus the Red - Primarch of the Thousand Sons

Hi one and all,

This week I'm slowly working on my Magnus the Red, Primarch of the Thousand Sons. Having looked at several versions of the model online, I've opted to have Magnus with quite a dark red tone, which should contrast nicely with the bright silver armour. I've also painted the right hand in transition, from red to purple via blue- adding to the Tzeentch feel of the model.

I've picked out the Tzeentch legends on the right arm with a brighter blue, and highlighted the edges with a pure white wash- I'm planning on doing further white washes to highlight this further.

Initially I had planned to have all 3 heads available to swap between them, however this head I went for was the best fit, and also I decided it would be a stronger joint if all glued together.

I am also- as seen last week building a different base for Magnus, this has had a few changes to it- and hopefully will be ready to show soon.

Thanks for looking!

Genestealer Cult - Armoured Sentinel

Hi Readers, thanks for dropping by. Here is my latest addition to my slowly growing Genestealer Cult, a good friend of mine Dark Canon bought me this for Christmas so it was about time I completed it, even if it is Xenos infected scum! (He is an ardent Dark Angel Loyalist! - Rob at 30KPlus40K has painted up his force for when he returns from far afield with work, I look forward to facing them in their 8th 2W incarnation).

The Genestealer Cult rules allowed these to outflank, so three armed with Plasma Cannons can be a right surprise and pain for the enemy. I'll have to look up the new Cult rules for 8th... I used an icon from the Genestealer Cult Upgrade Sprue to denote its allegiance, and magnetised the weapons.

Here is the Plasma Cannon, I trimmed the cables and added the Laser Power Pack piece as this fits better with the interchangeable weapons. The colours reflect the choice of Hivefleet too, Hivefleet Kraken.

Here is the Autocannon, I envisage only arming with either Plasma Cannons (was Blast) or multi shot weapons to counter the low BS.

And also the stock Multilaser in case points are tight. I refrained from painting the Lascannon as a single shot would miss knowing my luck. The missile launcher will be used as a Cyclone Missile Launcher on a future Termie, the Flamer is a waste, better fitted to Scout Sentinels.

I desecrated the Aquila too, Emperor forgive me ;)    The horned skull on the base was a bit I found in my bits box from eons ago, from my original Skeleton Warriors box set from the eighties, the horse head and two horse tails stuck on as horns, lol. Cheers for dropping by, cheers, Siph.