Dammeron

Oh, you utter tease. Stop it right now (actually, don't).

Massively looking forward to this. ADB has a way of...elevating the 40K material to realms I would never have believed it would function on. Don't get me wrong; I'm a huge fan of the pulpy, bolter-porn, grim-dark hyperbole as anyone else, but books like The Talon of Horus, Aurellian, Betrayer...they make the universe and its characters something more; there's a wilflly subversive quality to them, in which they take established history and lend it subtly different emphases, making the villains not quite so villainous as they might be generally painted, the heroes not quite so heroic as their own self-authored legends claim...I particularly loved the relatonships between Khayon and his entourage in the last book; his genuine, emotional attachment to his pet Dark Eldar and daemonic familiar. Abaddon himself was the biggest surprise; I like him far better as the faintly laconic sage that ADB paints him as than the red-handed nemesis of all that is good he generally comes off as in the background books.

For me, your work exemplifies exactly what Slaanesh is about: deviance and transgression not only in thought and deed, but body as well; those spawn in particular are fantastic, absolutely fantastic; the kind of aesthetic I wish we'd see more of in GW Slaanesh miniatures.

This is just one of those threads that makes me want to pick up my glue and green stuff and get to it. Absolutely inspiring stuff.

It's brilliant to see people being more inventive with their Thousand Sons conversions. There is a tendency for them to be somewhat standardised because of the manner in which they are typically presented and described within the background material. I particularly love the idea of using the Vampire Counts/Undead "ghost" bits and pieces to represent their spirit-selves seeping out of ruptured or damaged armour. Fantastic work.

Stunning; the epitome of an Iron Warrior Grand Company.

That Contemptor is gorgeous; it's exactly the right balance of Astartes war engine and Night Lords ornamentation.

gorgeous work: I've said it before, but it's this kind of thing that keeps me anchored to the hobby: for me, this is the very epitome of what an Iron Warriors force should be.

From an ardent student of Fulgrim and servant of Slaanesh, that is an example of utmost beauty :)

*Stealing the Defiler and Lasher Fiend idea. Will make them Slaanesi ;)* Amazing work!

Woah, that be a handsome Chaos Lord! Stunning work; such a crisp, clean paint scheme.

Alot of this discussion depends on whether or not you agree with the portrayal of Angron and the World Eaters in the HH fiction. Bear in mind, these are merely several author's interpretations of those concepts and characters. We already have quite significant divisions between how several legions are portrayed and operate with BL fiction. Take the Word Bearers, for example; as portrayed by James Swallow in Battle for the Abyss, they are moustache-twirling super villains, arrogant fools who can't even find a rampaging Berserker on their own ship. In ADB's The First Heretic, they are considered metaphysicians; intellectuals and philosophers seeking poetry and meaning in a universe that seems, superficially, pretty devoid of it. The Space Wolves too come in for some pretty diverse portrayals; up until Prospero Burns, every portrayal of the Space Wolves and Leman Russ is far from flattering; they come off as brutish, bellicose thugs who can't look past their own drunken prejudices and who fight like animals. In Prospero Burns, they are much more the archetypal "noble savages;" tribal warriors who evidence their own idiosyncratic warrior culture, that is at least as developed and considered as that of any other legion. What ferocity they bring to bear is measured and calculated; more akin to that deployed by the Blood Angels than the World Eaters. Classic background states that Angron fell to Chaos through much more considered motivations than "KILL, KILL! MAIM, MAIM!" The Second Ed codex states that Angron had messianic delusions; that "...only he could save mankind from destruction." This is a far cry from what we are provided in HH fiction thus far. That, of course, may change, as more focus is brought to bear on the World Eaters; it is entirely possible that there are hidden complexities or simply facets of character that have yet to be explored regarding Angron and his legion. As already stated, I have no doubt that Angron is quite intelligent in his own way; he has simply come to the conclusion that his chosen style of warfare is the most efficient. In many respects, his form of warfare is no less perverse and/or frivolous than that practised by more ornamental legions. Look at my own chosen favourites, Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children; they demonstrate a frippery and theatricality both in their aesthetics and style of warfare that I have no doubt is potentially as deleterious to the practicalities of warfare than Angron's "Charge is the only order worth remembering" approach.

That's really impressive; the "glowing" effect makes the black armour look distinct and very dynamic. Beautiful stuff.

Absolutely beautiful; a highly distinct and characterful take on a Nurgle theme. They have the ethos of warrior-priests of Nurgle (one could almpst imagine that a band of Word Bearers became infected with some hideous warp-spawned delirium and came under the exclusive sway of Grandfather Nurgle). This is the kind of thing that keeps me anchored the hobby at the moment; the sheer creativity and vision of its fan base.

This is truly astounding stuff. Just out of interest, what's the background behind this army?