Kabal of the Poison Void - WH+ Vampire Archon conversion

[Captain Coolpants]

Maaan I wish I could blast out that many models. I'm lucky if I do a single model a week!

 

 

 

Looks real nice!

 

As strange as this sounds, given how nice the models are, my favourite parts are the bases. Its a nice browny colour. Is that weird of me to say? Lol

Edited April 12, 2021 by Captain Coolpants

[USNCenturion]

Love these guys! It’s great how you managed to get the color scheme from the codex cover down, even though it seems unintentional(?), I still love it. Is the base simply Sons of Horus green? I didn’t even know that was a color in the range lol.

 

Really good stuff mate, following your work for sure!

[TrawlingCleaner]

Wow ...Awesome additions here   I love scourges so my approval rating is at 11 !

 

side note, my mate and i saw the last of a game at our *FLGS yesterday and it was Deldar Vs DeathGuard and the Deldar won a good victory we saw he used urien, drazhar  covens and Cabals (both players were competent veterans so it was a good sign for the new book)

 

*additional info - we're in Australia and covid is under control so game shops are running as normal

 

great looking force TC , cannot wait to see more!

 

Mithril

 

Thanks Mith, Dark Eldar are really looking great this edition. Hopefully I can play them against my mates and not feel too waffle-stompy

 

Somewhat of an understatement... You're making everyone look bad Keep it up

 

I just cut a few corners here and there, a couple of weeks off work definitely helps

 

Maaan I wish I could blast out that many models. I'm lucky if I do a single model a week!

 

 

 

Looks real nice!

 

As strange as this sounds, given how nice the models are, my favourite parts are the bases. Its a nice browny colour. Is that weird of me to say? Lol

 

Thank you Captain, IMO bases are 50% of the paint job, proper basing can make or break a colour scheme

 

Love these guys! It’s great how you managed to get the color scheme from the codex cover down, even though it seems unintentional(?), I still love it. Is the base simply Sons of Horus green? I didn’t even know that was a color in the range lol.

 

Really good stuff mate, following your work for sure!

 

Thank you Crix! It definitely wasn't intentional, I went with an easy to replicate scheme as I'm relatively lazy when it comes to painting: quick job for good results! It's just Sons of Horus green in the armour, Nuln Oil in the reccesses and Dawnstone highlight. For the Incubi and Characters, I edge highlight the corners with Administratum Grey, then dot with Ulthraan Grey

 

End of last week I finished off another 5 Incubi bringing me up to 10 total, they are wonderful kits (as are the new Banshees too) and I honestly can't wait for Craftworlds to be updated like them. Of course this isn't a thread about the goody two shoes eldar

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the other scale of things are the Court of the Archon models, I love the old sculpts but Finecast is absimal which was the same for the Mandrakes. The Sslyth has a massive seam down the centre, there were a million and one tags on the chains of the Medusea, etc etc. I did really enjoy painting them though, I even experimented with Contrast a bit on the Ur-Guul too. A mix of Daemonette Hid and Black Templar contrast, BT in the reccesses, thinned daemonette hide on the rasied areas. (PVA was still wet when I took the pictures)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lhameane is ridiculously small even by Eldar standards

 

 

I figure my Archon like Mercenaries quite a bit

 

[TrawlingCleaner]

I also completed a 3rd Raider last week too, my Dark Flotilla has grown quite a bit with the majority of the army being able to fly

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MithrilForge]

Now that's a super impressive picture there... 

Look at all that hard work! and how it's paid off   i don't know how you can work with those failcast models   i'm hoping for plastics ...one day!! (fingers crossed)

the Lhamaean model is nice but resin   so i converted one of those GSC ladies into one instead (better sized)

 

Lots of awesomeness here though Congrats!

 

Mithril 

[ThePenitentOne]

Loving this army- fantastic work. I too love the group shots.

[Angel of Death]

[snip]

Looks really cool man! Dude, it looks like you have real flow and mojo man!

 

I hope its gonna be like that for me too! I ordered today 5 raiders (already have one) and 6 crypt fiends that Im gonna convert to grots!

Ive also ordered my very first airbrush kit. Ive been in warhammer 40K since dark eldar came out in 2010.

But this will be my first time Im painting with airbrush, and yeah its gonna be dope.

 

Im impressed by your army, it looks like you had fun painting them And the result wasnt that bad either.

Edited April 28, 2021 by WarriorFish
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[TrawlingCleaner]

Thank you dudes, I really enjoy painting this army, it's nice and simple to do with very few colours and techniques. Just a lot of highlighting!

I've just finished off a Ravager, which will likely be the last unit I complete for this force for a little while. The Omnissiah calls for me

 

 

 

 

As per the usual with my vehilces, I try to make each scheme slightly different with different panels

 

 

I've still got plenty left in my Pile of Potential but I'm going to take a break from this force for a bit, my hobby butterfly is taking off again!

[The Yncarne]

Painting different panels makes it easier to ID units that are supposed to be on them. It is also almost required for visual interest on identical models.

[WarriorFish]

Some more great work, the variance on scheme is a good idea and one I will steal liberate :tu: You've done a lot of great work so have more than earned some spice for variety. Don't forget an army shot at some point if you have the time and space :D

[Angel of Death]

[snip]

A worthy exit indeed Definately cool, refreshing when people use their own paint schemes instead of the standard black with green tints.

 

@mods Im sorry about the scroll hell. I dont really know how to remove it, or how to not quote that way but I hope it wont happen again.

Edited May 5, 2021 by WarriorFish
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[WarriorFish]

Outside of the quote elements it's normal BBCode content so you can remove it and keep the quote itself - it's a courtesy for handheld device users to prevent them from scrolling too much especially on images That said I usually omit quoting when we're in WIP topics, or anything where it's obvious what you're talking about. Or at least I hope TC knows we're talking to him As good as it is, we don't need to see TC's work twice

 

I'm hoping you don't drift apart from your DE for too long, perhaps they can be a nice break when you need one from your AdMech? :)

[TrawlingCleaner]

Thank you all for the compliments, I really enjoy painting this force and will hopefully enjoy playing it too (not too long until the UK allows households to mix!)

I still have plenty in my Pile of Potential (Shame), with plenty of units that I haven't painted currently and additions to units I do have. I'll be back to the old ways soon I imagine, especially after I've gotten some games under my belt and want to expand my options!

[Angel of Death]

Thank you all for the compliments, I really enjoy painting this force and will hopefully enjoy playing it too (not too long until the UK allows households to mix!)

I still have plenty in my Pile of Potential (Shame), with plenty of units that I haven't painted currently and additions to units I do have. I'll be back to the old ways soon I imagine, especially after I've gotten some games under my belt and want to expand my options!

What I usually go for is 1: keep it simple. and 2: stick to one paint scheme for the entire army.

 

and this concept always works :) its not always about having as much different paints as possible on the model;

that kills your attention because it gets annoying to look at. and if you have like 20 different warhammer paints per model,

it just takes so much unneccessary energy to get going and actually paint it. and yeah.

this concept of sticking to just a couple of paints works so well for me, it has made me get into painting more and more.

and it seems a bit like you have done something similar yourself, its simple but perfect. :)

 

I roll with the prophets of flesh. you probably knew i play coven, but thats the subfaction i play.

so i paint my raiders black and with grey tints, its so much fun. said this, because i think this concept applies pretty well to your way of doing models aswell. :)

[TrawlingCleaner]

Right then, I'm coming back to this project after about 2 years away with a bang!

First up my vow for the Call to Arms Event includes a decent chunk for my army:

Lelith Hesperax (5)

14 Kabalites (14)

Talos (3)

Ravager (6)

Not a huge amount but most of the Vow goes towards my Craftworlds! I have included Yvraine, Visarch, Yncarne and a squad fo 10 Corsairs which can all get used in soup lists!

 

I also got some games in this weekend, the first was against a full 'Quin army:

Spoiler

Troupe Master in a 5 man squad ina  Starweaver

Shadowseer in a 5 man squad in a Starweaver

2 Deathjesters

Solitare

3x2 Bikes with Haywire

 

Vs

 

Archon with 10 Kabalites in a Raider

10 Wyches in a Raider

5 Incubi in a Raider

Court of the Archon

5 Helions

Talos

 

 

I didn't manage to take photos of game 1, it was bloody and brutal! I totally messed up and put the Inubi, Venom, Wyches and Raide rinto Deepstrike rather than have them on the board. By the time they came down the rest of the army was dead. I whiffed hard and literally did 0 damage except MW from Deadly Demise. Very rough, but I had an absolute blast!

 

The second game was vs my own GSC army piloted by a pal, I had a lot more of a chance this game!

I killed a Rockgrinder, 10 Acolytes and about 30 Neophytes before finally succombing. The Archon and 6 surviving Kabalites were swarmed by 30 Neophytes in the combat phase with the Archon Surviving before being shredded by the drilldozer on a Goliath!

 

 

[TrawlingCleaner]

I'm working on the Kabalites and Lelith at the moment (plus Corsairs and Yvraine+Visarch) but these are the first DE models I've painted since 2021! Feels good to get back to this paint scheme!

 

Very WIP so far so lots still to go!

[TrawlingCleaner]

Slowly, slowly making progress here. Washes are done so we're at the "I've the model and the paint scheme, time to strip it!" phase. I just need to percevre!

[The Yncarne]

Finish your bases and you may change your mind about stripping.

[TrawlingCleaner]

8 hours ago, The Yncarne said:

Finish your bases and you may change your mind about stripping.

 

It's all good, once I get to highlighting the moment passes and I'm back to loving the paint scheme. It happens for most things I paint, for some it only comes together right at the end!

[The Yncarne]

It is a very nice color scheme neither too dark nor too light, with just enough hue.

[TrawlingCleaner]

These Kabalites are almost done, all I need to do is bases and faces!

 

I've also been working on some Wracks too, using Kairic Acolytes from the AoS range. I've got another 10 to build but I think with some paint, they'll fit right into the army:

 

The Wracks will go in my 2nd Vow for Call to Arms whenever I finish the current one, as will this old Talos I picked up dead cheap from ebay:

 

Lots to work on!

[TrawlingCleaner]

Faces and Bases were completed for the Kabalites:

 

This gives me 3 squads of 10 with all their gubbins, but also irritatingly leaves me with 5 normal rifle guys and 4 Squad leaders. I may have to do some surgery and make another guy to make a 4th squad:

 

Edited July 18, 2023 by TrawlingCleaner

[TrawlingCleaner]

I was going to get the Corsairs painted up but my Wazdakka Red dried up so I was stalled on their armour, so instead I got Lelith done!

 

 

Base is still to go but otherwise calling her done for now!

[TrawlingCleaner]

Whilst washes were drying on a Corsair I was painting, I got a a Haemonculus conversion mostly finished up to lead my Wracks:

 

The staff needs straightening up and hero rock needs some smoothing outbut otherwise, I'm pretty happy with him

[TrawlingCleaner]

Another game this weekend, it was a 2k game vs Necrons. A friend brought 1k Tau so I matched him and we allied together to take on the Necron advance.

I took:

Archon

10 Kabalites

10 Kabalites

Court of the Archon

5 Scourge with 4 Haywire

5 Incubi

3 Reavers

Talos with haywire

2x Raiders

Venom

Ravager

 

Tau took:

Etheral

Fireblade

10 Fire Warriors

10 Breachers

3 Stealth suits

10 Pathfinders

3 Crisis suits

Devilfish

Longstrike with Railgun

 

Necrons took:

Deciver

Overlord

Lokhust Destroyer lord

Gunslinger Destroyer (affectionately named: Glocktopus as I couldn't remember his actual name)

20 Warriors

10 Immortals

5 Immortals

10 Lychguard

6 Destroyers

3 Heavy Destroyers

Stalker

Annhilation barge

 

It was an insanely brutal match, for us mainly. We struggled to fully kill a unit before they reanimated with the Protocol of the Undying Legions pulling it's weight. We did houserule some stuff on the fly as my mate that was playing the Necrons was starting to feel increasingly bad, mainly the Glocktopus being able to shoot *every* time a friendly unit is shot within 3". He graciously changed this to be once per shooting phase after we had a full turn of trying to shift the Lychgaurd in our deployment and the Glocktopus killing so much of our armies.

 

Although the game was very brutal and we struggled to do much, we all had such a blast. There are problems with the rules and there's plenty I'd change but I'm loving how 10th plays and am really enjoying my games. I think if you have a great opponent and the right mindset, I could lose every game of 10th I play and still have an absolute blast.

Maybe I am powered by pain?

 

"We can't keep it, it won't fit in the Raider!"