From DavidB: Potpourri Part 2 (205 points)

Black Sabbath-Mob Rules

Since I have returned, I have been busy clearing my desk of the nearly finished and this is a batch of stuff intended for Inquisimunda, Kill Team, and 40k. Up first is a group of of chaos cultists which are also going to be my chaos gang in Necromunda. They are from the latest cultist set of monopose miniatures from the Blackstone Fortress game and classic GW sculpts. I like how some of them have elements from various chaos powers and used that to indicate initiates of those powers. They also matched enough with the classic metal miniatures to beef up their numbers. 

The classic cultists from the 90's finally painted up 

Back when GW sculptors would do one- offs and sometimes be deemed cool enough for production.

Khorne, Tzeentch, Slannesh, and Nurgle with colored robes in appropriate hues. The other members have black robes.

I may also use the big guy as a Pyro type Psyker in Necromunda

The new sculpts do have ladies represented and I think they may be worthy of a ticket in Lady Sarah's Limo. I used turquoise to indicate their benefactors may be agents from one particular Marine Legion.

World Eaters are too bloodthirsty for covert ops, thousand sons are either dust or beastmen, you can smell Deathguard coming, and Word Bearers are just too fanatical to be good sorts for kill team operations (IMO) ;) The Black Legion are a good choice, but nothing screams kill team operations louder than the legion that perfected subterfuge, assassinations, sabotage, theft, fake news, good guy/bad guy misinformation better than Alpha legion. In addition to kill team, they are perfect to lead this group of chaos cultists behind the scenes.

I used a silver undercoat with contrast paint to get that pretty blue and then went to town in traditional acrylic paint for everything else. They turned out way better than the alpha legion marines I did awhile ago.

The shoulder insignia is a hydra from "Pop goes the monkey" on shapeways.

A dual handed chain-axe wielder and he is keeping a tally of skulls taken.

this fellow has drunk all the koolaid and isn't himself anymore!

My favorite of the bunch is this lowly nothing special close combat equipped chaos marine.

Cultists? check. Alpha Legion? check. now we need corrupted militia. I have them in grey to oppose my Cadian 7th in union blue. Their armor and equipment is weathered heavily as they have no NCOs or discipline for tending to equipment.

these are my favorites I really liked the breacher model on the left and the grenadier by the sniper is by far the best choice for the kill team specialist as he has lots of explosives modeled on. the three in the center are from the blackstone fortress game and monopose minis

The cleanest traitor guard is doc, but he is more prone to dispense experimental drugs and use torture

look at that clean tidy backpack no doubt filled with illegal substances!

I am no longer jealous of Barks as I finally have the corrupted commissar and his pet Ogryn bodyguard. 

I've been told that I may find the blackstone rules for them online too.

The Ogryn was a lot of fun to paint and makes me regret not getting the Chaos Ogryn from forgeworld when I had the chance.

A power sword...er maul made from an I-beam!?

The classic Kharn the Betrayer. I scored him from a Upper Peninsula medic this past weekend as she collects chaos marines and has several of this model.(Thanks again, Jenn!) He was still in the blister when I got back home, but now is ready to join the rest of my classic beserkers after I matched colors with them.

I like this model much better than the current sculpt as it seems to be screaming a challenge to all. The newer sculpt is "fine" but lacks the poise of this one.

So here is all painted this week and while I was away playing cool guy stuff. For the record I think I should probably do this type of stuff more often as while my heart and mind thrills to do the macho stuff....I am getting too old and I am really hurting from keeping up with the kids. Plus winter and water in January and February looks so much nicer when it is outside and my fireplace is warm!

Not sure where I will go next with  Lady Sarah's Limo, but next week I will be off to "Under Construction"

Cultists 11 for 55 points and 12 skulls

Traitor Guard 19 for 95 points and 20 skulls

Alpha Legion 10 for 50 points and 51 skulls

Kharn the Betrayer 1 for 5 points and 9 skulls

total- 205 points and 92 skulls

This time I will try to not add more minis to my desk and clear room for the airbrush....Initiated a challenge and so many marches conceded already!

Friday Minion: I need a little rest between Minioning your posts, David, there are so many exciting things in them I just can't cope. I am appreciating this one a lot, in part because I resisted picking up a set of these Blackstone Fortress cultists and traitor guard for an abortive Necromunda project. So I can live vicariously through you, and my plastic mountain can be that little bit smaller. Thanks! 

My favourite here are the Traitor Guard for sure. But I shouldn't write that, because then I'll go look up how much they cost on eBay again.