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I've succumbed to the Call of Chaos. I figure if I even get 2 units done in the timeframe I'll be doing great! My Death Guard is an army I've been working on and off with for a while, and I'd like to see it get done. So here I am!

 

One motivator I have is Pax East, I've got my ticket and I'm entered in the tournament so that should be fun. My goal is to show up with a completely painted and based army where every model has a conversion of some type, even it it's just some work on the base.

 

The theme for my army is Cannibalism, this is a splinter of the Death Guard whose Omophagea has mutated to a point where their desire to consume flesh is as great as their will to make war. There will be lots of Ogre Bits, Barrels of dripping 'you don't wanna know', bones and meat and of course Zombies.

 

The unit I'm starting with is bikers. I've wanted to make Nurgle Bikers since the last codex, I just couldn't decide ona conversion I liked. Then it hit me recently, when I noticed what an overabundance of Chaos Knights I have. Kitbash on! I figure that bikes would rot and rust right out from underneath the Plague Marines anyway, so wouldn't they ride undead steeds blessed with the strength of Nurgle? I figure this would be what happened back on Barbaros anyway, so I ran with it.

 

I believe it's obligatory in these WIP threads to post your work room, so here they are:

 

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And my, uh, Bitz Box...

 

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A couple shots to show what my paint scheme will be like:

 

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And now, a WIP Biker. By the by, I apologise if the pics are bad. I only have a phone to take pics with. If anyone has good suggestions for apps to take pics with an iPhone 5 to make them better, let me know!

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/PlasmaBiker3.png

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I've got another one I've started building, C&C appreciated!

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Thanks man, I'm really happy to be working on stuff again too. I can't make the time for daily updates like I used to, but I'm hoping to get a lot done anyway.

 

I always loved Cobalt 60, which was the main influence for going this route with the unit. I'll be working in some swampy bases with the dead rising out.

 

What do people think of using Horses as Bikes?

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Awesome looking miniatures! Most point out that the weight of a marine would crush a horse and in the realm of reality they would, but in the year 40,000... I think in this particular case a marine mounted on a horse will work out just fine, the supernatural aspect of a possesed/demon horse thing is enough to argue that the physics don't matter here.
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Hey All,

 

Second update, and second bike done. I've also built, prepped and primed a Dark Vengeance Chaos Lord to paint. I'll post a pic once I get some pigment on it :)

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/SecondPlasmaBiker2.jpg

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  • 4 weeks later...

I haven't updated in a while, but that doesn't meant here isn't any progress! I've gotten work on The Lord and Sorcerer, as well as a couple more bikers (pics soon).

 

I also did some work on the DV Lord. I still have stuff to finish, but at least he is table top ready.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/IMG_5313.jpg

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He paints again!

I realize I missed a couple updates here during December, I'll copy them over from MWG later msn-wink.gif

I've been stupid busy lately, and picking up a brush or an exacto knife just hasn't been an option. Tonight, I broke the cycle. I did some base work on 2 Bikers. One got armor highlights, and both got some greens in the eyes and plasma as well as purples and pinks in the fleshy bits. So much fun to paint. I still need to put in some rust effects on the metals, but I suppose they are tabletop for now. At least they aren't an embarrassing plastic or primered...or proxied smile.gif I should also state that I'll need to base them soon, I have some nice ideas and some water effects to rock this out.

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Thanks, and I sure can its pretty simple.

 

Prime white (I use the Rustoleum drywall stuff)

Then I give it a good wash with Army Painter Strong Tone

From there I build up with the Reaper Master Series Bine Triad

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Ok folks, time for a huge photodump before I go prime these. I've gotten ridiculously lucky, and it's 48 degrees F here in New England. Almost perfect!

 

I had done some December Updates on MWG, and was going to insert my posts today. Jokes on me, the forums are down. I'll put them in later.

 

Group Shot, minus the 2 above which I put some paint on.

 

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My Lord, Blackmaw

 

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Aspiring Champ, with Ork Powerklaw Trophy. He could never quite figure out how it worked (counts as a lightning claw)

 

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My Sorcerer...whom I had a name for and I hope I wrote it down somewhere...anyway, he is heavily bestowed with gifts from Nurgle like the rest of the Warband.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/IMG_5604.jpg

 

 

You'll also notice there are several skulls about, which he speaks to for inspiration. Most of the time they are just cranky and argumentative, which is probably why he is so angry, always yelling and mutated.

 

 

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I haven't done sculpting with Greenstuff (besides some scarabs on my Thousand Sons) and tried making a cute little familiar to ride on the back. Kind of inspired by the Watcher in the Woods as well as The Dark Crystal. I always loved those creepy muppets.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/IMG_5608.jpg

 

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Here are my December updates, all wrapped up into one!

 

 

Well I haven't been idle, but the going has been a little slow. I'm a slow, slow builder. I tend to want each little bit perfect, and I'll break down and rebuild something until I'm happy with it.

 

I've totally sculpted the torso on the Lord from Greenstuff. It's my first major foray, and while I know it isn't perfect I'm actually pretty happy...and surprised I could do it! I'm hoping to finish the rest asap while we have some priming weather, it's only details that are left now.

 

I kinda like the skull that the Sorcerer is carrying. I picture him just jabbering away, like a backstreet driver. "I told you to turn LEFT at the Hive City, now we're lost in the middle of Armageddon because of you! I told you we should have taken 2 Biomancy spells, but NOOO you wanted to go Pyromancy. Well look where it's gotten you now!". I also tried to sculpt a kind of cute lil pudgy Daemon on the back, to count as the Spell Familiar.

 

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/IMG_5366.jpg

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A couple quick pics of my progress so far this month:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/IMG_5705.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v57/Dez667/Death%20Guard/IMG_5704.jpg

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