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It's good to be back.
 
You knew I could only stay away for so long.  Not that I haven't been busy with other armies, playing other games, working on other projects, but I think we all knew I'd be coming Back to Black sooner or later.  And since it's been a while, and the old thread had gotten a bit cluttered with models I no longer own and projects I'll never finish, it seems like now is a good time to start fresh. 
 
So welcome, brethren.  Welcome to Malisteen's new hobby log, chronicling the exploits of the Black Legion warband the Crimson Eyes.  Conversions, painting, fluff, battle reports, and assorted other hobby themed rubbish will follow in the days and years ahead.  But first, I figure I'll take stock of my remaining forces (to be updated as new stuff is painted):
 
 
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Chaos Lord Hamal Vhilgraf, Knight Arietis of the Black Shine
 
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Lord Vhilgraf leads two squads of Crimson Eye chaos space marines
 
This (old) picture shows my painted collection as it currently stands.  The only fully painted models I got rid of were the plague reaper and the forgefiend.  I did get rid of a number of half-finished conversions and half painted or unpainted or unassembled models, but others have just been boxed up and may reappear at some point in the future.  Which is which will remain a mystery until then.
 
Of course, old stuff is old.  What about new progress?


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Here's the before picture of my Black Legion Chosen for ETL.  300 points total.  10 Chosen with Veterans of the Long War (they're Black Legion), Icon of Vengeance, 3 meltaguns, 2 power axes, and a champion with a power sword.  All wysiwyg, all primed black but unpainted, apart from the bases.
 
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And here's my painting progress for today.  I've done grey overbrush work on everything, and the first basecoat layer of the metal trim on 5 models.
 
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  On 5/22/2015 at 7:30 AM, Forté said:

Lol. I'm looking forward to seeing what you create this year. I doubt I'll be putting up many points though as I'm putting in extra effort on my Lord. Got to make him look better than my sorcerer after all

Then you've set yourself up for quite the challenge. Much as it pains me to admit it, that sorcerer is really something else. Then again, if your skills were any less impressive, you wouldn't be worth my time as a nemesis.

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  On 5/22/2015 at 1:43 PM, Sith'ari said:

Yeeeeeaaah!

Good to see you back Mal - I'm looking forward to finally seeing some paint on those chosen!cool.png

As am I. I've left them hanging long enough.

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Nope.  No.  Wrong.  No.  "to".  "TO".  Not "in".

 

First, I set the musical tone for my hobby thread, dammit.  And second, Hard Rock / Heavy Metal for Chaos?  How cliche can you get?  *over-exaggerated eye rolling*

 

No.  No, this is the spiritual successor of "Black Like my Soul", we need something just a bit more soulful up in here.  Something stately, dignified, and just a little bit tragic, because if my inability to escape this hobby and this army in particular is anything, it is a gods-damned tragedy.

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  On 5/23/2015 at 2:32 AM, Slayer le Boucher said:

And i got what you did, just wanted to tease you a bit.

Right back at ya, buddy. tongue.png

Also, Subtle Discord has finally started their summer restock! I predict a rhino or two will be making their way into my second vow, once the chosen are complete.

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First up, a quick ETL update: chosen bases are painted, apart from the rims, the metal bits on the models are base coated, and the first black wash has been done.  Altogether, that puts me on schedule for where I wanted to be with them this weekend, which means I can set them aside until Tuesday.  Pics have been taken, and will go up tomorrow, along with another brief fluff bit.

 

So with that little notice out of the way, it's time for something a little different.  You see, a little package came in the post for me today, so I get to do an unboxing!

 

 

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Yes, it's my very first order from Subtle Discord's bits shop, the Dark Works!

 

The letter in particular was very nice.  You see, because I was so eager to get my hands on his kits, I ended up placing two separate orders, buying the kits I wanted as soon as their restocks came in, and as a result ended up paying double shipping fees and missing out on the generous 15% discount Discord offers on larger orders.  I knew this when I placed the orders and didn't mind.  I considered it an extra cost well spent to ensure I got all the kits I wanted - I was worried that the first kits to get restocked might sell out while I was waiting for the rest of the kits to come in otherwise.  I honestly hadn't even expected Discord to notice two orders coming in from the same address so close together, but he did, and since I had ended up paying more than I otherwise would have, he threw in some extra bits!  That's some quality customer appreciation there, folks.  This is one stand up Legionnaire.

 

So what did I end up getting?

 

 

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As you can see, each of the kits came in their own nice little ziplock package.  Everything looks top quality, and I'm excited to start working with them.  Of course, cool as all those kits are, they're just the icing on the cake.  The main thing I was after was Discord's chaos vehicle trim kits!

 

 

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Both trim kits look good, arriving intact despite how fragile they must be.  Actually, if anything, they were maybe packed a bit too securely, as the squeezing of the trim kits caused them to bend a little bit around their sprue nubs.  Nothing a little warm water won't fix right up, though.

 

But I'll get into that more in the coming weeks as I make individual posts looking at each of the kits during assembly of my new rhinos.  The short version in the mean time: these kits all look extremely clean, very minimal flash, hardly anything in the way of mold lines, no major warping, no bubbles or miscasts on initial inspection.  Fantastic products all round and I would (and will!) absolutely order from the Dark Works again in the future.

 

 

Even so, I won't be exclusively relying on Discord's work to pretty up my vehicles.  To add a bit of further flair, I also recently picked up a couple of FW brass etching sprues:

 

 

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The brass sprues weren't the only FW item I purchased - I also bought a physical copy of Imperial Armour 13, since I may be using some options from it in the not too distant future.  In the mean time, I now have everything I need to build a couple of very nice new rhinos to carry my chaos marine squads around:

 

 

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However, while I do plan to spend some time assembling these rhinos in the coming weeks, I may not be painting them for ETL.  Rhinos, after all, offer a pretty poor return of points for the time invested, and since I'm taking my time on the Chosen, my hated rival Forté is going to have a large enough head start on me as it is.  We'll see.

 

Of course, this also means that I've got a few built chaos rhinos that I'm no longer in need of.  On top of that, I actually found mself picking up rather a lot of additional second hand chaos stuff from a player quitting the hobby, and I'll be posting picks of that stuff a little later on, in case anybody is interested in offering a trade for some of it.  But why would I, a player who only recently put a lot of work into downsizing my collection, be grabbing a haphazard second hand lot from another player?  Well, let's just say there was a diamond in the rough.

 

But that's a post for another time.

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ETL update:

The adapter rings to convert the bases from 25 to 32mm came in the post about a week ago, and most of this week was spent in attaching them (which took some work, as they didn't fit perfectly), building out the units basing to cover the larger area, and painting the new bases.  It was a lot of work, but I really feel it was worth it, as the larger bases really add to the presence of the unit on the tabletop.

That done, I also painted the base coat of the gold and silver trim, and applied the first black wash, bringing the chosen up to what I generally consider to be 'base coated'. That was my goal for the week, so these guys are still on track to finish up by the end of June.

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Back Row Left to Right:  Levi, Gregor, Reeve, Konrad, Marius

Front Row Left to Right:  Dominik, Kristof, Gustav, Victor, Marcellus

 

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From left to right: Marius, Dominik, Gustav, Gregor, Marcellus

 

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from left to right: Reeve, Levi, Victor, Kristof, Konrad

 

 

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Next up is the soft armor.  I hope to have both that and the cloth portions done this week.  Then there's bone, flesh, highlights and shading on the trim, touch ups on the armor, the red bits (eyes, power weapons, etc), and edge highlights, rivets, and that's about everything.  Still a lot to do, but they're coming along, and everything gets a bit easier now that the base coat on the trim is done.

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Mal, you're in for a treat: I've had the absolute pleasure of working with SD's kits and they're by far better that what FW is able to produce. You'll love it.

BTW: I see you got two tracks kits. Those come with a long part of track that will not be seen at all. My advice: leave those lower tracks (the ones that actually touch the ground) out when using both kits and use the normal plastic tracks instead. This will leave you with four long track parts, which together can be used (along with some warm water) to make ANOTHER track set. It's literally three for the price of two smile.pngthumbsup.gif Check here to see what I mean.

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  On 6/1/2015 at 12:12 PM, Augustus b'Raass said:

Mal, you're in for a treat: I've had the absolute pleasure of working with SD's kits and they're by far better that what FW is able to produce. You'll love it.

 

Arrrgh...stop going on about his kits...I want them more the more I see them lol

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  On 6/1/2015 at 12:12 PM, Augustus b'Raass said:

Mal, you're in for a treat.

Yeah, on initial inspection everything looks top notch. Clean, smooth, no bubbles, little to no warping. Honestly, I agree, better than the forgeworld stuff I've ordered, at least in that regard. I do like some of the Forgeworld designs...

 

I think I'll be assembling the tracks as is. Sure, nobody would be able to see that the bottoms were different, but I'd know.

 

I really only wish there were a reason to run the chaos land raider, or at least a midway decent forgeworld variant, or something. If there were, I'd pick up his armor and track kits for that, too. As it is, I may end up buying his predator kit at some point. Probably not too soon, though, as I already have a reasonable amount of armor to work on.

 

The rapier kits, on the other hand... I mean, depending on the price point when he finishes them.

 

 

  On 6/1/2015 at 12:18 PM, Forté said:

Arrrgh...stop going on about his kits...I want them more the more I see them lol

Your envy is like a fine delicacy. I look forward to the taste of your tears as I enjoy the privilege of working with Discord's luxurious conversion kits over the next couple months, while you wallow in your poverty with your plain, unadorned vehicles, like a peasant, or an artless Iron Warrior.

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  On 6/1/2015 at 2:52 PM, malisteen said:
  On 6/1/2015 at 12:18 PM, Forté said:

 Arrrgh...stop going on about his kits...I want them more the more I see them lol

Your envy is like a fine delicacy. I look forward to the taste of your tears as I enjoy the privilege of working with Discord's luxurious conversion kits over the next couple months, while you wallow in your poverty with your plain, unadorned vehicles, like a peasant, or an artless Iron Warrior.

I bow before you, sir, after which I shall join you to feast on the deliciousness that is Forté's envy. 

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  On 6/1/2015 at 9:02 PM, Augustus b'Raass said:

 

  On 6/1/2015 at 2:52 PM, malisteen said:

 

  On 6/1/2015 at 12:18 PM, Forté said:

Arrrgh...stop going on about his kits...I want them more the more I see them lol

Your envy is like a fine delicacy. I look forward to the taste of your tears as I enjoy the privilege of working with Discord's luxurious conversion kits over the next couple months, while you wallow in your poverty with your plain, unadorned vehicles, like a peasant, or an artless Iron Warrior.
I bow before you, sir, after which I shall join you to feast on the deliciousness that is Forté's envy.

Lol, I think I can control my envy as I work on my current ETL/ display/ competition piece :P

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