From KyleC - Chaotic painting comes to an end..

And with that the challenge is over for another year. As many have shown their bounty, and work allowing finally, here be my offering to the chaos gods if painting. 

First off thanks to Cute and Sarah for running this once more. Always a pleasure to participate and more so to help Minion it! Shout out to the Sunday Crew for keeping me busy Saturday nights prepping for Sunday! 

Looking back it was a smaller painting collection than previous years for me. Due to work trips abroad, minioning, and general lethargic nature due to health. 

But I was happy to reflect as see that I had painted enough for 3 full armies in 3 completely different genres of gaming systems of which they are of 3 different scales! 

The big one obviously is the Legion Imperialis army that I spent a fair chunk of time both printing and painted. Plus also getting in games with! Something that is normally amiss for me during the challenge time period. 

I was able to really focus on building up a decent sized Death Guard force with a side of World Eaters here. And seeing how they play just makes me want to print and paint some more! 

The star wars legion collection was built purely for the campaign our club was running. And I have to say that Mof and his Dark Trooper robots were a force to be reckoned with. Scoring top marks in all but 1 game, while giving none in return. Last game is still to be had but might not happen as the result won't change my top spot in the campaign apparently. So more games of LI will be happening instead. 

I do like how the Storm Troopers in particular came out. It was much better than the previous ones and I suspect it will be nice to see the other 40+ of them lined up in the same fashion. 

And finally the latest focus.. my Warriors of Chaos for The Old World. I have really put more focus on the quality of them as well as the output to get enough for a game. Still waiting on said game but it might happen soon enough. However when it does at least my army will look slick! 

For the library donation, I will be doing that when I visit back home in Canada this April. Either in Duncan where my folks live, or Nanaimo when we look at the campus for Jr who might attend there in a few years. 

Thanks again for checking out my painting, and commenting on the Sunday Crew posts! 

I leave you with my surprised face getting 2nd place for painting in a tournament I attended during the challenge. Surprised Canadian is Surprised. 

From KyleC - Let's Go! (116 pts)

So we are down to the line, and the painting desk has been heavy in painting to get ready for more gaming in various games. 

First up is the leader of my Legion forces, Mortarion. Although no rules exist for him, yet, I am using him for my Legions command base. He is an absolute unit of a model when compared to the normal troopers, and fills out a base like he is a dreadnought ready to smack units around. Sadly the legion command base is not as tough so its all intimidation tactics being used here instead. 

Speaking of absolute units.. these Deredeos are also impressive compared to their plastic counterparts. Mostly due to me incorrectly guessing their size when printing and making them about 20% larger than needed. But when on the table, it is barely noticeable. 

Switching over to units used in my game this week are 2 units of 6 Javelins. Only got to use one, the missile launchers, and overall they failed to do much in their game. Though hoping to bring them back into a game once more this Sunday. I do hope that they help more in clearing buildings as I suspect many a Raven Guard will be squatting in more than one on Sunday. 

Flipping to over to their heritage within the World Eater faction... are their forefathers from the god of war. Rounding out the first main unit of Warriors now with 6 more to join their cause. 

This now gives me a solid unit as an anchor for the army, and I will get my first game in this coming Tuesday ( club night ) with them. 

To join them though, and this was a rough unit to get finished, are the chaos knights. 

Every time I had thought they were finished, I found new parts or details that needed dealing with. 

I do hope that this is a hammer among hammer units from all the work I put into it here. 

They join their brothers now ready to go to battle very soon!

So a bit of painting this past week, and I have some more to go over the next few days.. as I hope to get in another game this Sunday with Legions. So plenty of WE units to get finished for that game ( or as much as I can ). Let's see how I get on with it all!

Points wise.. 

18*6/8mm Vehicles/Monsters - 36 pts

6*28mm Infantry - 30 pts

5*28mm Calvary - 50 pts

Total here - 116 pts

Skulls - 30 between the Khorne models and Mortarion ( he had 6! )

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Fabulous work Kyle! I'm very jealous with all the Legions Imperialis gaming you're getting in. We've had a few great matches to date, but I'm eager to get in some more. 

Your 8mm Mortarian is awesome. Are there rules for the Primarchs for LI yet? If so, I'm sure they're awful/wonderful depending on your perspective or side of the table. I'm not a fan of the Deredeo design, but your renditions here look great, even if they are a little over scaled (but this is 30K where EVERYTHING is over scaled). 

Your 28mm Khornate brethren look amazing. I really like the oversaturated shades of red set against the blasted groundwork. Very nice.

- Curt

From KyleC: Future Blood Takers.. SciFi (88 pts)

 Got a 'small' post for today... get it.. no? well.. ok then.. 

So a quick shift in painting due to being offered a game of the new Legion Imperialis (LI) next week.. and the new book just got released the other week, so rules for some faster unit types are now available.. 

And with a few printing commissions being asked, I fired up the farm and pushed out a 'few' units to paint up for myself. 

2 units of 6 bases worth of Sky-hunters. I printed the plasma ones thinking they might be as good as they are in the 28mm version of Horus Heresy... but seems that they do not get that option ( yet ) in LI. So my plan on how to use them is gone, and will be put to clearing paths of infantry as/where they can. 

But I suspect being quick, and having range for shooting at infantry, they will still be fun to play around with. 

Then we have 2 units of Outriders. I printed these with bolters, and guess what? They can have plasma! So that is all messed up there and now I guess I have 4 units worth of infantry clearing forces to play with. Also very quick, and fun to paint up. 

Both types of units were painted in World Eater colors to give myself something different to paint up. Their legion rule gives a dice reroll in combat.. so let's see if that is something that I will use. Not the best combo I know, but still something different to try in the games. 

And then these guys... 8 bases worth of terminators.. printed and painted up to be red butchers, even though there are no rules set out for them..  but they are to be used in combat so hopefully the threat of the Red Butchers will give them some bonuses. 

I have kept the bases similar to that of the Death Guard so that they do match a bit, and can be allies/enemies depending.. 

Also putting this for the SciFi section in the library.. 

Points wise.. 

40 8mm Infantry - 20 pts

48 8mm Cavalry - 48 pts

SciFi Section - 20 pts

Total - 88 pts

Nice to see some Legions Imperialis love happening here Kyle, I wouldn't worry too much about the weapons loadouts you modeled, these things are small enough that anything can be anything, within reason. The bikes are cool but the Red Butchers look absolutely fantastic, great work on the whole lot.

88 points for you!

Dallas

From KyleC: (Moar) Blood for the Blood God! (35 pts)

 

So now that I am back, I was able to get a few bits painted up.. 

Finally got this first core unit finished for the Blood God!

Quite happy with what I have here now, and will be great to see them on the table. 

Now this was a fun little project.. I had a Khorogath for my Khorne Age of Sigmar army, but he was missing a crucial bit for the top section, so I never really built it. But I want a unit of Spawns for this army, and this seemed like a good base for one. So after filling it with tissue and super glue ( and airing out the room from the fumes that came from it ) and doing a bit of greenstuff work to give it a body base. From there I just begun to stick a ton of plastic bits on it. Armor panels and the like from the Deamon Prince that I didn't need when building the fantasy version. 

I think he gives off the brutal Killing Blow feeling, but now I need to figure out 2 more to make a full unit of 3.. let's see how that goes then. 

So this is where we stand now for this army.. and it seems I have enough for a 1000 pt force to play a game with. Not the best, but playable all the same. 

Now for the Skull Count so far in this force.. 

- Khorne Lord on Daemonic Mount - 14
- Khorne Lord on Foot - 5
- Khorne Here BSB - 11
- Warqueen - 5
- Chaos Ogres - 15
- Chaos Warriors - 4
- Marauders - 28
- Khorne Chariot - 10
- Chaos Spawn - 36!

Total Skulls so far for the Blood God - 128, which when divided by 8 is 16 proper gifts to the Blood God!

Also I have brought some of my city walls upstairs to the office for photos, but I am not fully sure if it is better or worse for photos.. would be curious on any comments about the photos.. 

For challenge points... 

5 * 28mm infantry - 25 pts
1 * 54mm model - 10 pts

Total 35 pts

Nice work here Kyle, the lads look suitably blood-soaked and ready to spill some gore. "Khorne cares not from where the blood flows..." etc. Your army is looking great and I do fully support the square based regimen. Your Big Fella warrants 10 points for sure!

35 points added!

Dallas

From KyleC - Khorne Kontinues (Sarah's Cart) ( 60 pts )

So another week, and I was able to get a few more models painted up for this Khornish raiding party here... 

Worked on a few Heroes ( Lord, BSB, Aspiring ) for my character section, and then another 5 of the marauders to bolster the unit a bit further. 

Big boss on foot here.. again from the Age of Sigmar range for Blades of Khorne. I have like 4 or 6 of these models due to how many of the starter boxes I procured way back when I first wanted to try building this army ( spoiler.. never got too far off the ground ). So now I have a few that I can chop up and use for different projects like this one. He is normally accompanied by a flesh hound, but chopping the reins off, he just looks to have a nasty hand weapon there instead. 

Same red armor I have on the newer models, but I tried a stippling/lines approach to the cloak to make it a bit different, even though the colors used are exactly the same here. 

Another model I have multiples of from the starter box. In Age of Sigmar he is a cool model buffing those around him to new heights of frenzy... in the Old World.. he is just a Battle Standard Bearer but can take magical banners up to 100 points. Combined with the other model, and stuck in a unit of Warriors, I suspect they will have some lasting power for smaller games. 

Tried to use more purples/reds in the skintones here.. not fully sold on it.. 

The Warqueen Marakarr Blood-Sky! A figure I have no idea why I picked up, but she's for Warriors of Chaos, and will look great leading some marauders, so figured she was a good model to paint up! Again playing with the cloak, but going a bit brighter in the red as she doesn't have a lot of armor that I could or would paint red here. 

She is also my contribution to Sarah's Cart.. to travel to the Rotunda First floor.. just not sure which section, but most likely Sci Fi.. unless I score something on my trip coming up.. 

5 more Marauders made from the Blood Reavers. And the Banner boi getting a massive banner from the Juggernaut set.. Practical in Age of Sigmar as they are individuals and don't need to rank up.. in ToW.. not so practical.. but one unit of Marauders can be skirmishers, so that might be these in the end. 

Thankfully they are still able to rank up so far, and this now gives me 15 of them. 5 more and that will be a full unit, and I can then go and focus on something else! I am liking that the extra effort/time I am putting to the multiple skintones is making the unit look more interesting. And that the few parts of red painted really are vibrant on the overall unit. Going to have to be careful when I get to the warriors then, and see how to keep it up!

But for now, I am off to India for a work conference. So one of our other minions will take on the Sunday role, and I am unlikely to have any post of models to showcase next weekend as I won't have anything hobby related with me next week. Though depending on what socials, I might have a few snaps from the trip itself. 

Total for today's post then are:

- 3 28mm Infantry Heroes - 15 pts

- 5 28mm Infantry models - 25 pts

- Sarah's Cart entry - 20 pts

Total 60 pts for today

Some more excellent kernels (geddit??) from you here Kyle. They all look quite nasty and ready for some skull-taking and blood-spilling. The Blood God will be pleased and Sarah's Library Cart will transport you to the First Floor Rotunda and the Sci-Fi stack!

60 points for your tally as well!

Dallas 

From KyleC - Reinforcements (Fantasy) (95 PTS)

So the Warriors of Chaos army project continues to grow.. though the lighting in my garage is not the best for army photos.. 😔

First with some Marauders and then also a powerful Chariot. 

So first up.. after the test model the other week, I spent the last 2 weeks working on these guys bit by bit. 

Spending a bit more time on each model to give a bit of variation on the skintones. Playing with basic skin colors but also different shades of grey and cream colors to give some hues throughout the unit. 

The armor I did not go full red as they are but Marauders. Not yet worthy of the fully blooded armor that the warriors receive. So between the darker black lower armor, the lighter sun averse skintones.. the reds they do get pop a bit further. 

Next real step will be to sand and paint the movement trays, but I do plan to do that for the whole army together. 

Now the big baddie here.. the Chaos Chariot blessed by Khorne. Ready to run over his enemies to feed him with skulls and blood. And even rocky terrain won't deter them from their mission. 

I have had this part assembled in pieces ready for painting since well before COVID was a thing. 

I am glad that I waited though as the motivation for painting it was much higher now, and the amount of effort I could put into it 

Plus for the first time in a long time I am liking how this red came out. A good mix of GW reds wet blended and stippled on top of each other. With a dark burgundy wash in the shadows. But I was finding it too unsaturated.. so I then glazed the Blood Red Contrast thinned over if all. Before tackling the highlights once more to just push it that much further. 

The base is corkboard, dirt, pebbles, and some resin printed bits before tufts of grass were added. 

Fantasy section completed now. 

So altogether we get a nice addition to the army and some points for the trouble also. 

9*5 pt Infantry = 45 pts

1*20 pt chariot/vehicle = 20 pts

2*5 pt riders = 10 pts

Fantasy section = 20 pts

Total 95 pts

Couple characters and more troops to come next.. 

Really nice Chaos models here Kyle! With the return of ersatz-Warhammer Fantasy Battle the thoughts of many are turning back to square bases and your work is really fuelling that excitement. I agree with you that the red looks great. Good work and 95 points for you!

Dallas

Sunday & Anniversaries

 

So a bit late night last night as me and my partner celebrated our 18th Wedding Anniversary. How she has put up with me and my miniatures for that long is beyond me.. but hey.. there you go! 

And it got me to thinking of this challenge a bit, and how we are basically celebrating the anniversary of its creation each year! This being the 5th year that I have fully participated in the challenge ( and I think only the 2nd time in those 5 that I haven't moved house in the middle of it! ). And I know, looking at the Minions excel, that there are quite a few that have been coming back year after year to help make this challenge the success that it is!

With that, as one does when celebrating an anniversary.. here's a toast to everyone new and old in the challenge!

For today, we have some wonderful pieces from the Sunday crew. So grab some bubbly, and have a gander at today's post!

From KyleC - Khorne Continues (Overdue&Returns) - (86 pts)

 

So the armies of the northern wastes continue across my desk this week. Still struggling with the cold and a cold, but some downtime has given me a chance to put some effort into painting.. and here are the results!

First up a unit of Ogroid Theridons from Warriors of Chaos (WoC) in Age of Sigmar (AoS).. that have been repurposed to be Chaos Ogres for my WoC army for The Old World (ToW) instead. Hefty beasts of burden with massive axes to chop through any and all that get in their way... at least that is what I hope they will do.. 

Absolutely PITA to get to rank up though. Really not meant for ToW, or for ranking up but with some finagling they lined up int he end.. But I wouldn't bet on getting a second rank in on them anytime soon!

Now for the overdue portion of the post... the unit I am calling The Forsaken.. so aptly named as I have no clue where I received or picked these up from, but looking online they hail from the times of Realm of Chaos and 1st/2nd edition of Warhammer. Pure metal, and after a few coats of gloss varnish before a black primer, I had a good base to make some angry little warriors. 

I have plans for regular warriors for the army, so instead for these they will be used for the actual unit called The Forsaken.. mutants of the army and just a mess to manage... much like this unit was.. 

But ranked up they look the business and they were relaxing to paint once I got the initial color scheme nailed down. They might have too much red as a grouping or on each model, but they are literally just full armor warriors.. with only the odd one with boots of gloves.. 

Slapping them all together now we can see the army growing nicely ( and also show how large the Lord on his Monstrous mount ( 50x75 base there ). Is this the greatest list to be using for gaming... no.. not even close.. but is it thematic so far, and coming together chaotically?? Very much so and so fits nicely to how I wish this to be!

Last up I have is the test of the actual chaff unit for the army.. the Musician for the Marauder unit. Which I have taken as being the reavers from the Blades of Khorne forces in AoS. An army that I have wanted to do and have build up, but never got painted. So re-purposing them for this army feels right. Static grass to be applied when he sits with the unit as a whole so I can see how and where the tufts will look best. 

Really enjoyed painting the skintones on this guy.. spent a fair bit of time on it with having to go back into the shadows a bit harder as it was originally very washed out. But the grey undertones really helped the model. 

Unit as a whole will be a bit darker than the other units. As they haven't fully proved their worth or merit to the almighty Khorne lords, and thus are only allowed portions of red armor compared to those that have bathed in the enemies blood for so long! Or something to that effect.. 

3rd topic now completed in the Library.. though not focusing on it so much this year, figured that this fit the criteria so would be a shame not to include Curt and company's hard work on the Library Challenge into the post!

Points wise, we have:

    - 3 x 40mm Ogres - 21 pts

    - 8 x 28mm Warriors - 40 pts

    - 1 x 28mm Marauder - 5 pts

    - Overdue and Returns Topic Bonus - 20 pts

Giving us 86 pts for today's post. 

With a focus on getting more of the Marauders finished over the coming week.. though crazy week for work incoming so not sure how many will actually get completed there!

Whoa now those guys look... pretty scary Kyle, nice work on those minions of the Blood God. My favourites of course are the old-school metal Chaos Warriors, to my mind they've never been beat in terms of cool sculpts. I have a ton of them in my old WHFB Chaos Warriors army and they are just - COOL. 86 points added to your tally!

Dallas