Chaos Daemons - Flamers of Tzeentch, Chaos Spawn and a Poxbringer

Hello all, thanks for dropping by. My (Siph's) final batch of additions to the hordes of Chaos Daemons I have amassed is a squad of Flamers of Tzeentch, some Chaos Spawn and a Nurgle Poxbringer. These complete this year's offerings to our soon departed Liege Lord of Painting, Duncan. All Hail!

Flamers of Tzeentch
The Flamers were a bargain on eBay, I liked the rock bases so I bought at a bargain and repainted them and added 32mm base adaptors to increase the size of the base.

The teeth were picked out in Ushabti Bone and contrast painted with Skeleton Horde. The flames were painted with the same colour palette as my Plasma, Baharroth Blue, Temple Guard Blue and Sotek Green and the bodies washed Leviathan Purple wash over a blue basecoat.

These used to be really effective on the battlefield of 7th, but I am yet to get an 8th Edition Daemons Codex so it will be a pleasant treat finding out how and what in my growing Daemon force is effective, but at this stage I will field all of it to make 2000pts and cheap small units cannot hurt if trying to get a Brigade Detachment for the ample supply of Command Points.

I couldn't save the slate so I had to repaint over it as it was covered with a gloss goo.

So, a cheap small fast unit of potential death-bringing wreathing enemies with eldritch Flickering Flames! A nice addition to the horde of Chaos I have amassed - must go buy that Chaos Daemons Codex now!

Chaos Spawn
Now, not strictly a Daemon addition, as these are found in the Chaos Space Marine Codex and I will field alongside my Daemons with a CSM Daemon Prince as the HQ and these as the Outrider Detachment.

Four were painted as Nurgle affiliated Spawn and two as Khorne. I picked these up also on eBay, repainted them especially as the original paint job had green Khorne spawn - that just wouldn't do, so I kept the purple spikes and claws and repainted everything else and the bases.

These two Nurgle Chaos Spawn had the bone and horn areas painted with Ushabti Bone and Skeleton Horde contrast, the horns having darker browns as a base, the darker horn being toward the older tips; the bodies a mix of Deathguard green, Loren Forest, Catachan Green and Nurgling Green finished with Agrax Earthshade. The bases my usual colours but a few grey rocks left to add contrast and detail. Tentacles got a liberal coat of Nurgle's Rot technical paint to look like ooze and pus after the matt varnish to remain glossy.

These Khorne Chaos Spawn were completely repainted too, save the purple claws which I added a wash to, and some Blood for the Blood God, obviously! The spikes on the crab claws again Skeleton Horde over Karak Stone.

The final two Nurgle Chaos Spawn followed the recipe for the first two, with the eyes picked out, given slit pupils and finished off with 'Ardcoat gloss after the matt varnish to look wet. I also added Nurgle's Rot technical paint over any tentacles.

Poxbringer of Nurgle

The Poxbringer is a Psyker for the Nurgle Daemons, and a cheap HQ slot Character, up to now I only had Greater Daemons for my Nurgle Daemons, in the form of a Great Unclean One so this addition is a great addition to ensure I can bring along a dual Battalion or a Brigade for lots of CPs.

The Poxbringer was a bargain eBay job too, this time a decent paintjob which I added too and didn't totally do again. I repainted some of the gory innards and torn fleshy areas, however the Deathguard Green skin areas and the Nurgling were great job so they remained. Only half painting points for this Character.

I picked  out the boils and gave them 'whiteheads', the torn flesh coats of Blood for the Blood God and some Screamer Pink and Pink Horror and even a little Averland Sunset as the subcutaneous fat layer. The organs were picked out and the entrails given 'Ardcoat to look wet.

The Balesword was a grey basecoat but with a metallic drybrush of Leadblecher and a wash of Nihilakh Oxide technical paint for the verdigris look. Plus a little Blood for the Blood God after the varnish.

There you go, some great offerings to the Dark Gods just before the year's end! Next year I am going to start out on some well deserved big items that have been languishing in the to-do pile for too long and of course, work on a Titan ahead of June's Titan Owners Club Walk UK... no promises - my track record is 3.5yrs for a Titan!

Have a great New Year's and see you all in 2020 for more WeeMen hobbies and fun!

Cheers, Siph, Lord Halfpenny and the elusive 6thDegree.
(20 points - 3 troops, 6 large based, 5pts part Character)

Chaos Daemons - Pink Horrors of Tzeentch

Hello one and all,

I've had some time away with work in hotels, so I picked my trusty case with models and paint, and finished a unit of Pink Horrors (and next weeks post too).

These were painted the same as my other 2 units of 10, just with different coloured tongues to make out the units in combat.

The pink was achieved with a base coat of Emperor's Children Pink over a white base, with then a wash of Carroburg Crimson.

A nice bright unit to go with my daemon force.

Cheers, Lord Halfpenny (10 points to the annual painting total)

WIP Pink Horrors and Inquisitor Greyfax

Hello one and all!

Having had a few days away with work, I opted to take some models with me to my hotel to paint, rather than spend all night in the hotel bar!

Pink Horrors

I've painted these the same as my other 2 units, with a different colour for the tongue to make the units stand out. I've used gold for the bracelets and blue for the flames on them. To finish is some further details etc.

Inquisitor Greyfax

I've had this model for a while, and decided to give her some love. Working over a silver base the model has had gold detailing added, as well as details picked out with red for the Inquisitor 'I' The cape was painted with a purple hue, which was painted in different thickness' to try to add depth to the cape. I've also added a nod to my wife's favourite shoes - With red soles added in tribute to her Christian Louboutin's. (Ah, a worthy visage on the tabletop of the long haired Admiral Halfpenny! - Siph)

Thanks for looking! LH

Chaos Daemons - Tzeentch 40k Additions

Hi One and All,

I've recently spent some time working on building up new units for the WHW battle with Siph (post to come) and here are the Tzeentch additions to my daemon 40k army.

Lord Of Change

This model I decided to convert so that the Rod was in the right hand, instead of the left - I really like the way the profile of the model now has a slight nod to the original LoC model. The model had a Macragge Blue basecoat, and then had several washes and dry brushes to highlight the model. The wings had a base coat of green to the outer edges, with these wings highlighted with goblin green.

Definitely my favourite of the head options - I opted to go for a bone skull finish, which really pops with the blue!

3 Burning Chariots of Tzeentch

These were all painted with a similar scheme, with a slightly different blue finish.

Fateweaver

This model had a lighter blue basecoat using an old can of Army Painter blue. The tips of the wings were base coated with Zandri Dust, and then washed with red, the plan was for Fateweaver to have a very different look to that of the LoC.

 The text in the book was painted freehand, with different symbols and legends.

3 Flamers, 10 Pink Horrors and a Fluxmaster

These were painted as per my other units, the flamers were bought from a well know auction site, with me completing the bases to fit with the army.

Screamers of Tzeentch

2 units of Screamers, one 6 man unit, and one 9 man. I wanted to have the units very different and to stand out from one another. The 9 man unit was bought ages ago, and are the old metal models. These had been painted a range of colours. I decided to paint them the same, with a theme, I wanted them to be red to stand out from the blue unit, and seeing there was 9 in the unit I opted for a very 'British' scheme - behold my 'Screaming Red Arrows...

The new units on the battle board.

Thanks for Looking! Up next week - Disgustingly Resilient amounts of Nurgle reinforcements...

Cheers, Lord Halfpenny

58 points to the annual painting total!

• 5 for 10 pink Horrors (part painted last year so half points)
• 1 for 3 Flamers (re-based)
• 15 for Screamers
• 15 for Chariots (3 x5)
• 20 for LoC and FateWeaver (Characters)
• 2 for Fluxmaster (Terminator Sized)

Fateweaver and Lord of Change of Tzeentch WIP

Hi Everyone,

Another WIP post, this time with a new Kairos Fateweaver and a Lord of Change.

For Fateweaver I've opted for a standard build, having used an old 'Ultramarine Blue' spray for the base. This has had several washes and a dry brush to add depth and detail. All extras will be painted separately and added once finished.

The Lord of Change I've converted slightly, with the Staff and the Rod changed into opposite hands, I think the Rod looks better at this angle, and changes the overall pose of the model - like he is moving forward whilst firing Smite with the Rod of Sorcery.

Thanks for looking! LH

Magnus the Red - Daemon Primarch of the Thousand Sons

Hi Readers, thank you for popping by.

Over the last few weeks, you've seen my progress with Magnus the Red, and in this post I will show the final results!

As posted before, I've opted for a different scheme to that shown in the GW art and as painted by the 'Eavy Metal team. I've used a gold basis for the armour, with a wash incorporating purple to add a 'magic' feel to it and to move away from the Khorne style gold/brass.

I've also gone for a combination of colours for the wings, going from Red, to Blue and then Green, these were all highlighted with Sotek Green, with the edges of the Green tips highlighted with a dry brush of yellow.

For the base, I really wanted to go all out, with a base that would add to the model - I didn't really like the single dead Dreadnought arm, so when for something a little extra.. A dead/broken Bjorn the Fellhanded (I'm sorry, to every Space Wolves Player - he's awaiting recovery, honest) I've built him around rubble from a smashed building with most of his legs trapped under the rocks. I've used normal rocks for this, and added extra bits to add '40k' to it.

He is a picture before Magnus is glued into place.. I've added 'Magic' damage to the dreadnought with blue highlights to the areas I've cut into the dreadnought.

The head of the staff of Magnus - I've left off the 'ball of energy' off the model for now, I am toying with trying to add an extra dimension to the model using this but need to plan that a little bit more...

For his horns, I've got for a marble effect, using browns, greys and whites. I saw this style of marble whilst at a family wedding, and thought it might contrast well with the gold armour. This was my first attempt at marble, I'm happy with the results, however I would like to improve my painting skills further.

The eyes were all picked out the same, apart from the one in Magnus' hand- this has no iris just an edge of blue around the eye itself.

Here are the last two pictures, with Magnus on the battlefield. The first surveying the surrounding area...

...the next, confronting a returning Brother Primarch... Roboute Guilliman.

Thanks for reading, and for your comments during the build, I, we, really appreciate the comments and feedback! Cheers, Lord Halfpenny.

###EDIT### I've changed the pictures, as the black background isn't giving off the same 'flash' as the white was.