More Chaos Marines

Some reinforcements of the psychic kind. First up a Dark Apostle and his damned attendants.

Then a Master of Possession from the Shadowspear box accompanied by a couple of his experiments.

Base colours are Contrast, metallics are standard GW paint.

Abaddon the Despoiler

This was one of GW's most popular models of 2019 and was the first time I'd encountered a new(ish) phenomena with GW releases - it sold out on the day of release. This has happened a few times since and I believe it's a case of GW actually underestimating the popularity of a new release. Abaddon's original model was sculpted in the 90's and I had held off purchasing it in the hope of a replacement for more than 10 years.

As ever these days the base colours are all Contrast with metallics and details being completed with the old fashioned three shade acrylic method.

 

Chaos Defiler

In the annals of science fiction war machine design there have been many that have appeared somewhat impractical. The AT-AT walkers of Star Wars bubble straight to the top of my mind, they certainly look good on the big screen when being pestered by Luke Skywalker and his rebel cronies in their speeders but are they really a good design for warfare?

Have aesthetics toppled practicality?

I doubt they have a low radar profile, to be honest they are so big they would probably turn up on my car's GPS. They certainly don't do stealth with those reverberating, ponderous, titanic footsteps and whilst we are on the subject of ponderous footsteps, I guess the top speed isn't going to get the people at Top Gear excited (though some of the optional extras - large laser battery etc. might make it a more attractive buy).

But, they are not the most impractical design I've come across, that definitely belongs to GW's Chaos Defiler. Six legs, so I guess it might scuttle speedily, except the front two have huge mechanical claws which when coupled with the spindly mid and back legs does give it some balance issues. As with AT-AT it's not going to be stealthy (when is Chaos in 40K - ok I did not see the Alpha Legion coming but who does?) and it does come with its own daemon which may cause a little dimensional instability or random consumption by the warp.

It is spikey though and when it comes to chaotic optional extras you can never have enough spikes upon which to impale the deluded servants of the false emperor, can you?

Time for a Little Chaos...

Every army in Warhammer 40K needs a little cannon fodder; the Imperium has their guard, the Taut, Kroots and the Eldar... well maybe they're too posh to deal with the sacrificial classes.

Chaos has cultists to fulfil the role of pointless gestures and these chaps are taken from the Dark Vengeance box set I bought about four years ago (which gives some unwelcome insight to my painting lead time).

Twenty five of these charming, slightly mutated, homicidal maniacs are heading to downtown Morgoth XIII for a relaxing evening of murder and pillage.

The posse includes two heroes.

The group were painted using three pallets, one dark red, one brown and the third sandy.

This is based on the colours used to paint the sector boards last year so should hopefully blend in.

All are of course GW's finest.

Word Bearer Dark Apostle

I'm old enough to remember when George Michael used to sing about Faith, though I doubt he was thinking of this chap's.

This is a Fine Cast model from Games Workshop. Like many I've never been a fan, not quite as detailed as a metal casting and certainly not as resilient as either plastic or metal.

But if cleaned (no easy task) and primed properly a reasonable paint job can be applied and for a while it was the only way to get older, rarer unit types.

This recently finished fallen marine is part of the Word Bearer contingent coming to Morgoth XIII.

Chaos Terminators

More reinforcements for the forces of corruption. These like my previous Word Bearers have been finished using a combination of Army Painter base coat, the darkest of the dips and highlight using Citadel paints.

As before I left the gloss varnish finish, I doubt the fallen much care about camouflage as the Long War enters another millennium. Soon the 13th Black Crusade will sally forth from the Eye... and invade some green flocked polystyrene tiles in my spare bedroom.

 

All figures are Games Workshop.

Finished Unit - Chaos Dreadnought

The Word Bearers get a new toy with which to destroy the works of the false god-emperor. Gee these guys need to take a holiday, 10,000 years of perpetual hate can't be good for the stress levels!

Used Army Painter spray can as an undercoat followed by details using Citadel paint. The whole model was then dipped in Strong Tone. Highlights then applied. In keeping with my other Word Bearers models I've kept this one with a gloss look, just to be different from my preferred matt finish.

Its all GW's finest of course...

 

 

Finished Unit–Chaos Marines Word Bearers

Another inroad into the plastic mountain. The figures are Citadel as is the Chaos Temple in the background.

This was the first unit I had tried using the Army Painter method. I was pleased with my test piece:

But I clearly didn’t mix the dip well enough before I used it on the others as they came out brighter and with less definition which was only partially remedied by ink and paint:.

I did like the gloss finish it made them look very different from my matt Imperial marines.
For reference I used the guide available for download from the Army Painter web site. I will be trying again, hopefully practise will make perfect (or at least acceptable).

What I’m Working on Now..

Chaos Space Marines that have been sitting waiting for contact with a brush for some years. They probably felt it wasn’t just the Emperor that had forsaken them.

These will be an experiment in dipping… more of which in a later post.
All models Games Workshop