Khorne's Eternal Hunt - KrautScientist's chaotic WIP thread: Fine-tuning Eightbound...

[KrautScientist]

Haha, yeah, it's about darn time I get this guy painted, right? Good thing he still fits the "modern" look, even if he's just a tiny fraction shorter than the newly released CSM.

[Gederas]

Haha, yeah, it's about darn time I get this guy painted, right? Good thing he still fits the "modern" look, even if he's just a tiny fraction shorter than the newly released CSM.

Hey, better late than never I say.

 

And with the right base, you won't be able to tell. But from what I can see with my own, the DV Chosen are the same height as the New Chaos Marines, they just look shorter because they're more dynamic.

[Augustus b'Raass]

He instantly reads as Huron, for sure - and the Hymadraia conversion is fantastic. A floating bloodletter head with a spine.... you, Sir, have a beautiful mind. 

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys! :)

 

@ Gederas: I would actually say that the new CSM are slightly longer of limb than the DV Chosen -- but you are correct, of course, in that just a bit of "plateau" basing should solve the problem rather beautifully ;)

 

@ Auggs: Cheers, buddy! Glad you like the "Not-Hamadrya", even moreso because it was really improvised from nothing but leftover bitz. My proper plan would have been to use one of those AoS ghosts with a Bloodletter head, but I didn't want to have to pick up a box of them, so I had to get creative ;)

 

Speaking of which, here's the finished conversion, all straightened out and ready for undercoating:

 

 

 

Now I did experiment with some shaved-down Bloodletter shoulders and arms, because I thought it might look cool to suggest the daemon only being half-formed, but it ended up looking like not much of anything at all. And just the head and spine makes it look malevolent and somewhat creepy -- like a grimdark version Kaa the snake ;)

[Leviathus]

Yes!! Can't wait to Huron and Hammy painted! Do you go for black or gold trims for his armour?

[DeadFingers]

 

This guy's a couple of spindly arms away from being a Mephisto lookalike.

 

[Augustus b'Raass]

Just excellent. I'm really looking forward to this painted up. Good to see you back on track on this thread, my friend. I've missed the Eternal Hunt :)

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys! :)

 

@ Leviathus: Seeing how this is a World Eater-esque take on Huron, he'll be painted in my (new) World Eaters recipe, i.e. red armour and bronze/brazen trim.

 

@ DeadFingers: Hah, you are right! I did even experiment with arms, but it just ended up looking silly (and less creepy).

 

@ Auggs: Cheers, buddy! :)

 

So here's the first part of my first vow, at least: The "Not-Hamadrya":

 

 

 

 

 

To support the impression that this is not just a standard Bloodletter (or rather, half of a standard Bloodletter), but rather something unwholesome and half-formed, I went for an even more limited palette than usual. At the same time, the daemonic spirit is glowing with an inner malevolence...

 

 

Next up will be counts-as Huron himself. Let me know what you think! :)

[Gederas]

I like the result on the Daemon Familiar. If I ever make a Not-Huron for my own World Eaters (or maybe Night Lords), I'm stealing that, jussayin :lol:

[Syrakul]

As much as I plan to run Huron in a Khornate warband myself... the dude is a psyker. Though could just go with the right power and say its like a slaughterpriest/apostle prayer then?

Diabolic Strength is simply a better Wraithful Entreaty (when just considering effect, and not the method)

[Platuan4th]

As much as I plan to run Huron in a Khornate warband myself... the dude is a psyker. Though could just go with the right power and say its like a slaughterpriest/apostle prayer then?

Diabolic Strength is simply a better Wraithful Entreaty (when just considering effect, and not the method)

 

Khorne worshiping Psykers(generally using blood sorcery) exist, they just can't ever obtain the Mark of Khorne. The Mark is a simple way to denote it rules-wise, but the lore is a lot more open in Chaos alignment(where Marks are supposed to be granted to the greatest of the gods' worshipers).

Edited June 5, 2019 by Platuan4th

[KrautScientist]

Cheers for the feedback, guys! :)

 

I have to admit that the whole psyker question didn't even occur to me, back when the model was first built: It was conceived as part of a challenge over at the Throne of Skulls forum to build distinctly khornate versions of existing (non-khornate) Chaos Space Marine characters, so my main goal was simply to build a model that both reads as a World Eater/follower of Khorne and is clearly recognisable as a take on Huron.

 

That being said, I agree with Platuan4th that a fluff explanation wouldn't be impossible, even moreso because the actual Huron is mostly a psyker "by proxy", as far as I am aware, courtesy of his pet. But, again, this didn't start as an attempt to try and include a psyker in a Khornate army.

[Mechanist]

The familiar is looking ace and it's great to see some more for the Hunt.

As for the Psyker issues I believe the powers are manifested by his pet not actually Huron so same works here it's the effect of the warp around the pet and not actual sorcery.

[ElDuderino]

I'm very much looking forward to seeing your Huron stand-in get some paint, I really like that guy. Great to see some red guys from you again!

[Kor Dalron]

Just to add my own mustard, i have to say eventhough its not that lore friendly with a khornate sorcerer (even of its Huron) I really like what you did with the familiar, looks really good especially painted!

[Evil Eye]

Cheers for the feedback, guys!

 

I have to admit that the whole psyker question didn't even occur to me, back when the model was first built: It was conceived as part of a challenge over at the Throne of Skulls forum to build distinctly khornate versions of existing (non-khornate) Chaos Space Marine characters, so my main goal was simply to build a model that both reads as a World Eater/follower of Khorne and is clearly recognisable as a take on Huron.

 

That being said, I agree with Platuan4th that a fluff explanation wouldn't be impossible, even moreso because the actual Huron is mostly a psyker "by proxy", as far as I am aware, courtesy of his pet. But, again, this didn't start as an attempt to try and include a psyker in a Khornate army.

I'd be tempted to explain away the psyker abilities as his familiar being a daemonic entity somehow capable of invoking the blessings of the Blood God, ala the Judgements of Khorne/Slaughterpriests.

 

He looks fantastic in any event, and makes me want to do something similar with Slaanesh versions of characters.

[Aasfresser]

I love your Non-Hamadrya! Very effective and good looking solution (and it's thematic!). I'm so curious about your Huron, he looks fantastic so far.

[Syrakul]

Ah didn't mean to stir the pot too much, hence offering a fluff workaround. Nice to see painting stuff! That red looks crisp on the new CSM so good to see it on Huron. Thoughts on having the daemon familiar trailing/dripping blood behind him a bit?

[KrautScientist]

Cheers for the feedback, everyone! :)

 

Since I have a painting session scheduled up for tomorrow that should allow me to complete most of my first vow, I have allowed myself some light kitbashing today. It was fun to further explore the new CSM kits, something I have been meaning to do for a while.

 

First up is a Khornate Havoc -- I'll still need to work out a lot of kinks on this model, but here's the basic setup:

 

 

 

 

This model actually startef off as an evocation of Jes Goodwin's vintage concept for the "Teeth of Khorne" the World Eaters' dedicated heavy weapons specialists:

 

 

I realised how many elements of the new havocs strongly resembled this piece of art, so I tried to come up with something similar.

 

There's also this model, a Warpsmith-like character, presumably for my Iron Warriors Killteam:

 

 

 

 

 

As always, let me know what you think! :)

[Kythnos]

That Warpsmith oozes character - a great conversion! Where are head, backpack and hammer from? Varanguard and Kataphron are my guesses.

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, Kythnos! You're also bang money regarding the hammer and head, at least for the most part:

• the head is, indeed, a Kataphron head
• the hammer is a Varanguard hammer, spliced together with a forearm and haft from the Chaos Lord on Manticore (since I needed a left hand holding a weapon for this conversion
• the backpack uses a flamer arm from the Kataphron. The rest of the backpack was spliced together from Havoc backpack bitz, with the added remains of a Venomcrawler "face" for those extra lenses behind the head.

[Atia]

Oh ma gawd, the familiar is soooooooooooooo cute!!!! 

 

 

He just needs a fitting name now though!

 

Oh and great work on that Havoc - I really hope these get flashed out once we get the World Eaters Codex ^.^

[Sagentus]

Epic work as alway kraut! Always gives me plenty of ideas :D

[PowerHungryMonkey]

Love the Warpsmith. Its close enough to an Iron Hand that it gets my seal of approval \m/

[Leviathus]

LOVE the warpsmith!!