Teetengee

That is fantastic, and I think the skin works really well. I do wonder if some variation in the skin tones between different stitched sections would have sold the concept further, and also likely been less vibrant, either darker or paler, and let the blue pop further.

Dec 22 and Dec 23 are the penitent engine base, which I am tentatively calling Tormentous Renunciators/Torment Engines. They have been changed to represent devices imbued with daemonic energy where the cult install prisoners taken from their enemies. These machines torture those installed, running of their suffering with technology inspired by both penitent engines and captured haemonculi creations. Kept conscious and alive by sorcerous science, and bathed in the energies of the warp, these figures will inevitably face one of two fates: 1. reject conversion to chaos worship, and have their souls be trapped eternally within the device in death (DEC 22). These are the standard Torment Engines. 2. convert to chaos, embracing the suffering as sacrifice to the gods and fusing psychologically with the device for greater control even as their bodies mutate, often beyond usefulness or coherence outside the machine (DEC 23). (Colloquially Renunciators). drat, mouldlines always sneaking in! I'll have to get that tentacle-leg when I get the chance

well, I'm glad I'm starting with the sisters rhino to begin with, I suppose

I definitely would have hoped for more bionics in the iron warriors upgrade sprue, and I wonder how much the new model design ethos (less ability to mix bits between mini without more work) contributes to the difficulty in making those bionics actually work as an upgrade. THOUGH. If we get a suitable iron hands upgrade pack this year, one which could be combined with either the legionnaire or loyalist (or likely the corsairs) kits, then that could cover the gap nicely.

Dec21 a priest of the dark gods! And a bonus priest of the dark gods, in power armor! (Dark Apostle)

GS World sounds promising as well, mostly just trying to avoid other full kit manufacturers (largely just because it helps me keep focused on my projects)

and Dec 16-20 (quite late, of course)

I'm trying to decide how to chaos up some rhinos. Specifically, I want them to really capture the religious aspect of chaos, particularly word bearers/a reflection of the imperial cult type vibe. I was wondering what kits would have the most (spare) bits for adding that energy to a rhino or too. Anything with candles, cherubs, or instruments is a definite contender. I'd like to stick to gw plastic if possible.

IRON WITHIN IRON WITHOUT LET'S GOOOO

Hrud don't look like skaven, and while presumably the old art was a skaven called a hrud, it could also have been a skaven who specialized in hunting hrud. Hrud are spindly tapeworm arm type fellas these days.

really depends on what happens in the series

very excited for these minis, but am most curious to know how they scale against others in the same and other lines from GW

I really like the female head sculpts, which are either somewhat androgenous and thus have some more flexibility, or clearly female without falling into the traps of looking too waifish or supermodel. These faces look like they belong to people who spend their days killing the :cuss: out of people, and that's great. I am curious to see how they size up to marine heads, as I'd like to make some female possessed at some point, and I'm guessing it won't be hard or expensive to buy the female custodes heads on the secondary bits market. Shame about the loss of leg aquillae, even if I think the infantry sculpts overall are quite nice with the thinner proportions. If I end up starting a custodes army, I'd be tempted to get a couple of the old legs, bluestuff mould the old legs for the icon to apply to the new ones.

the reavers reavers, and they're not the big bads, but they do make for some great chaos cult inspiration