BlackTriton Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I am in need of a model for my chaos lord. I do have the Dark Vengence Chaos lord, but he just doesn't quite fit in. He would also be quite hard to convert into anything. So I was thinking of converting the Plague surgeon into a chaos lord with balesword. Its a gorgeous model, the nartecium arm is easy to switch out, he already comes with a sword (easily pass for a chain sword or a balesword). There's a few syringes to and pack-pack modules to remove, should be an easy conversion. What do you think of it? would it be confusing? I do not think there is any specific lore to chaos lord, so I could even leave some of the apothecary details. Is there anything I should be careful of adding / removing from the model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Sounds like a good idea to me. I'd maybe see about removing the Nartecium and giving him a ranged weapon of some sort. His hand already appears like he's gripping one, so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackTriton Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 The nartecium arm is one piece easily switched out for a bolt pistol Asside from some important gap in the model I now have fixed, my biggest concern is the seringes in the front that dosent quite feel "chaos lord", but I feel it would be hard to remove without damaging the model... Also I have no Idea what to do with the backpack. there is no spare in the Plague marine box where I savaged the Pistol arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Just use him without backpack. He looks great as is. :P I agree about the seringes. They look a bit odd for a chaos lord, but removing them would require a lot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Lord Loki Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Oooooh sinister!! I like it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat33.1 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 While he wasn't a Lord, Talos the lead character and later leader of the Night Lords warband in the ADB NL trilogy was a former Legion Apothocary so there is some precedence you could use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMDR_Welles Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I'm probably going to use the Champion that comes with Mr Sassypants as a Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickedJester1013 Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 To be fair, of all the chaos lords, nurgle lords would actually be likely to carried vials and syringes in my opinion. You can say it his latest project for nurgle and is spreading his gift in the name of nurgle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackTriton Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I scoured the internet for lore on Chaos lords and... there is none. Basically there is no defining feature to a chaos lord, other than wargear. To make it more "lordish" I figured I would have to put more work on the base, and that means Skulls, obviously. I also added a skull to the Plague surgeon backpack. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only skulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Yea going back as far as I can remember I think the Chaos Lord has always been identified as the strongest among them, but not differing a whole bunch from the majority. The old metal fig days had some interesting looks for us but nothing to write papa Nurgle about. I think what you’re considering there is a great idea. But for some reason I actually think s back pack could be a defining accessory. For some reason the Death Guard line is full of examples of ‘the cooler your backpack is, the more awesome you must be’. It’s just something I noticed right up the line in including Mortarion. So for me that might be an alchemist look, like Biologus, but you use him. It could be an experimental surgery field kit ala Fabius Bile’s backpack. Stuff like that. So in line with that thinking I really like what you did here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McElMcNinja Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I like it and the base. Personally I would run him with a plasma pistol, better in game and makes him standout a little more. Then for the syringes, since I play against nids a lot I might one of their skulls over them. Try to make it look like it's hanging off the string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Trophies are definitely a great way to make a lord stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguecaster Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Being accompanied by a Nurgling or two can show him being favoured by the plague god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fhanados Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I love the conversion! Toss a few trophies on the backpack and there's no mistaking it for something less than a lord. Personally I'm using the Plague Marine Champion that comes in the Dark Imperium set (the one with the hood, power fist and sword). He looks like more than just a Champion to me. Cool sword? Check. Cape? Check. Cool backpack? Check. Mysterious hood? Extra marks! Equipment loadout isn't optimal, but he essentially exists for his aura and as a counter-punch unit if something scary gets close so it's not terrible. Alternatively I have a spare Chaos Lord from the old Dark Vengeance kit I can use. My Death Guard are in Iron Warriors colours, so more "vanilla" models don't look totally out of place side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackTriton Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nurglings a good idea, too bad i dont have any space left on the base :/ I started painting the dark vengence chaos lord and had to stop. I found him horrible to paint. It is an otherwise nice model, but way too busy with way too small details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMDR_Welles Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nurglings a good idea, too bad i dont have any space left on the base :/ I started painting the dark vengence chaos lord and had to stop. I found him horrible to paint. It is an otherwise nice model, but way too busy with way too small details. He looks fine in the red and bronze of the Crimson Slaughter. I dont think I've ever seen that model painted as anything but Lord Krannon that didnt look off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Nurglings a good idea, too bad i dont have any space left on the base :/ I started painting the dark vengence chaos lord and had to stop. I found him horrible to paint. It is an otherwise nice model, but way too busy with way too small details. He looks fine in the red and bronze of the Crimson Slaughter. I dont think I've ever seen that model painted as anything but Lord Krannon that didnt look off... Kranon's model looks pretty good in Night Lords colours, or Black Legion. I do agree that anything other than Crimson Slaughter (and those two I mentioned) doesn't look right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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