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I'm of the very firm belief that the Fabius Bile trilogy by Josh Reynolds (Primogenitor, Clonelord, and Manflayer) are amongst the very finest of works from the Black Library and I'm currently working on my Chaos Space Marine army based around some of the themes of Fabius Bile's 'Consortium' and the Emperor's Children legion. Essentially, my army isn't looking to represent the Consortium of the books but my own ragtag band of hedonists, misfits and deviants who have fallen into the orbit of Fabius Bile (or he has fallen into theirs). I love kitbashing and coming up with some bits of my own fluff so this is just as much an excuse to create lots of little characters as it is anything else, but, I need to get the hobby momentum going as there's lots to build and paint. My timing couldn't be much better as part way through the project, we have the new 10th Edition Codex Chaos Space Marines and the announcement that there's going to be an Index for the Emperor's Children! Can't wait! I'll use this post as a bit of an introduction one and something that I can come back to and amend to as a bit of a hub once more things actually get built and painted!

In preparation for ETL, I kind of went overboard - in addition to buying hobby supplies (most importantly white primer), I picked up: - a keeper of secrers - the herald + daemon prince combo - the mirror - the Masque - a "let's start collecting slanneshi daemons" box, and - 3x boxes of witch elves As I already had 10 daemonettes, 10 seekers, 2 chariots, 6 fiends, an infernal enchantress, a mounted herald and 2 foot heralds to paint, there should be no risk of running out this ETL. Last night I assembled the daemon prince/herald double team - its a beautiful model, but it looks like it will be super fragile - no way I can carry it safely in a regular case, so I've put a big steel washer on the bottom so I can magnetize it and carry it in a metal tool box. I think the model is warming on me - at first I felt a lot of the details were kind of silly, but as I was assembling it I found them more weird in a disconcerting way, which is very appropriate for a slanneshi model.

edit: now a proper project blog! edit 2: update to better reflect project scope (ever increasing it seems...) edit 3: now we're including Thousand Sons, guess the brackets were prophetic? edit 4: now the Thousand Sons can fulfil a detachment they get their own topic in the Thousand Sons section edit 5: Daemonettes have their own home too, also updated warband scheme at bottom of post After getting a taste for Kill Team my gaming circle got into some talk about collecting small kill teams from new armies as a fresh modelling opportunity. Whether or not this comes to fruition is another matter, but I thought this would be the chance to tick a few boxes of mine; namely to get my Slaanesh on and experiment and push my modelling and painting abilities. So here I am to scope it out before anything gets started! I'm familiar with Marines, but having not encountered Chaos for a while I'm a bit out of touch with the finer details of what's going on aside from the obvious. How does Slaanesh fair these days? What about daemon units? I'm not too fussed about the other gods at the moment, if I did end up using their stuff I might counts-as them as something Slaaneshi as a good excuse to hone my converting skills. This is all sort of unplanned so you'll have to forgive the rambling nature (or more rambling than normal?). I quite like the idea of whites, pinks/purples and maybe some black and gold but I gather this is fairly typical of Slaaneshi stuff? I'm not set on anything yet other than liking something bright, maybe with something in the pinky-purpley range - all my armies have green on so far, could that be good somewhere? As I said I really want to get outside of my comfort zone but I also want to do something I'd like. I crafted a quick CSM painter colour scheme up, behold it's probably generic glory: Well, everyone starts somewhere right? Painting a halved scheme would be something new too, I'm discounting quartered because I'm slow enough painting as it is While I'm sure that the army has a good chance of growing into a full one given time (isn't it always the way?) I'm only focusing on a Kill Team right now so I'd prefer to start with suggestions based on that first I've not given any thought to backgrounds, names etc yet either but I'll put some time to this if it ends up having legs. Thanks in advance Edit 5 new scheme image with more accurate colours and bits:

I suppose my soft spot for the Emperor's Children comes from 4th edition, back when bolters could seriously harm most things in high enough quantity and Space Marines felt a little weak. I bought the Chaos Space Marines codex and was stunned at the variety and options Chaos had over their vanilla brethren - You mean I can upgrade my marines to have +1 A, I, W, or T? It seemed pretty cool at the time, but what caught my eye was the book of Slaanesh in particular. That section was an explosion of Sonic Weapons (bolters you could move and double or triple shoot with *gasp*), Combat Drugs, and neat upgrades. Nowadays however the tables have sort of turned in 40k, with Space Marines having all the variety in free Chapter Tactics and Chaos having been stripped of nearly all unique legion special rules and selections. It is kind of discouraging, but then of course there is 30K! The purpose of this post is to talk about the Emperor's Children as they were in the Horus Heresy and more specifically the different tactics they can employ which make them effective versus the other legions. Admittedly it's not as easy to see what makes the EC so good when you have other 'heavy-hitter' legions like Iron Hands (-1 S to ranged weapons and FNP is a highly effective combination on MEQs and TEQs), Imperial Fists (+1 BS Bolt weapons and Tank Hunter devestators), Salamanders (Artificer Armour troops with Flamers/Meltaguns, Storm Shields, Eternal Warrior and Mastercrafted!) and Alpha Legion (Infitrate EVERYONE!) but after a lot of thought I think I've sorted it out. ... There seems to be a consistant theme throughout the Emperor's Children of Combat Resolution Bonuses, Initaitive bonuses, speed increases, and sporadic (but still present) non-Unwieldy AP2 in close combat. Naturally almost all of these gear the Legion towards Close Combat, which would be BAD in 40K where many armies can outfight you (since you're still just marines with some perks in most cases) but in 30K since it's for the most part MEQ on MEQ its sort of okay. With some of the upgrades and improvements that have been applied to 30K with the release of new books, there's actually a new angle that can be played quite effectively - Outflanking + reliable reserves. This particular combination comes to fruitition when using the legion's unique Rite of War the Maru Skara. The ability to have reserves arrive exactly when you plan them to is invaluable, and having Outflank means you can set up some pretty devestating ambushes to catch more stationary gun-based opponents off-guard. I could write a whole article on the Maru Skara and the application of it, but instead I'm going to move to the next most important point: Fulgrim. Amongst his brothers, Fulgrim is arguably one of the best Primarchs in the game. With the upgrade he can take a Mastercrafted Paragon Blade (which also has higher chance to ID) which is pretty much a no-brainer, and so armed is statistically likely to kill any other Primarch in the game in a one on one battle (except Horus, who can wear him down and kill him over many turns). This is just a perk however, not his main draw - the big benefits to taking Fulgrim in your EC army are: 1) You can choose his Warlord Trait from the BRB or Crusade Army List. This opens up a whole pandoras box of army building options... you can have Master of the Ambush Fulgrim to press in your Bikes/Marines, Fighty Fulgrim with Coordinated Assault, Shooty Fulgrim with Target Priority, or even Victory Fulgrim with Legendary Fighter (you can count on your opponents refusing pretty much every challenge though...) 2) Reroll Reserves - as if the Maru Skara isn't enough reserves shenanigans, you can ensure everything else arrives right on time too! 3) Combat Resolution Bonus - stacks nicely with Rylanor's Aura for a +3 bonus. If you can't get enough of this, Paladin of Glory Fulgrim increases it to +4. So basically unless you completely whif versus World Eats you are unlikely to lose too many combats... Later I'll talk about the unique units and potential army lists in more detail, but for now I'd like some more experienced EC players to chime in. Are you out there?

So I am starting a secret Slaanesh project that my gaming group doesn't know about. This gives me some time to really put some good work into converting models that I don't think are quite up to snuff. Thus I am looking for some advice! I also would like to only stick to the GW range of models. I have a list models/units that I would like to convert in some form or fashion, any advice would be appreciated. #1 - Fiends are my #1 model that I think need a conversion. The GW model is growing on me the more I look at it but I think it could be a good conversion opportunity. Currently I am looking at Gryph-Hounds from AOS and somehow finagling a Daemonette body where the head would normally go. I am not sure how that size issue would work though. Otherwise I'm left with the standard spider/daemonette conversion I've seen so far. #2 - Keeper of Secrets - Another older model in the Slaanesh range I would like to convert. My main idea for this is to use a C'tan Deceiver.. I just need some ideas on what to exchange his head with. My ideal was the Sigvald model head atop him but I think it may be too small.Any other ideas are welcome! #3 - Daemon Princes - So I have one conversion down... the Bloodwrack Medusa, for one female DP. My second Daemon Prince I'd like to be male. I feel like this would represent Slaanesh's male/female duality thing pretty well. I do not have the DP model in hand yet so am mainly curious... does it have many Slaanesh options? I'm thinking it shouldn't be a hard thing to make it look Slaaneshi and hyper-masculine. Thanks again to any advice!

He wants his head back and he’s taking those of any White Scars he can find until he gets his own. He was rather attached to it. Credit goes to Teetengee for inspiring this model with his entry in Inspirational Friday 2016: Retro Chaos And thanks to many members of the CSM forum for feedback and ideas, not all of which made it into the final model (sorry for any disappointments). The sword I’m not sure how well it shows up in these photos (it shows up well enough in Real Life) but the ground is cracking where the flames hit it (Agrellan Earth). Not a bad collection. He’ll keep on collecting until he gets his own back. As this version of the bike was inspired by Pain Killer by Judas Priest (thanks to SanguiniusReborn for the suggestion), I thought it fitting to try to replicate their symbol on his screen.

Well I have come full circle, four years ago I joined B&C just to partake in the Call of Chaos with my Slaanesh army and oddly enough the we have a Slaaneshi theme this year (its almost like the gods willed it) so naturally I will be vowing units for the god of PVC and boobies. For those of you who are new or are unfamiliar with my previous Slaanesh offerings you might notice that I am 'slightly' obsessed with the Hellraiser movies (and comics and action figures), and naturally the third incarnation of my force will be no different. This time I will be dipping my toe into other things for inspiration as well, like the classic 80's movie (and the more recent prequel) The Thing, Event Horizon, Silent Hill and the artwork of Niko Nikizar, Paul Gerrard (his book 'Company of Shadows' has loads of great art in, well worth reading) and Hieronymus Bosh amongst other things (got some good things off google when searching 'Body Horror'). Some of the things that I want to try out will be a Helbrute with a design similar to the Lament Configuration (the Hellraiser puzzlebox) on its sarcophagus (unless it drives me mad and I end up microwaving it), a Herald of Slaanesh using a Bloodletter as the base mini and a Rhino with tortured fleshy faces over parts of the hull. So this year my vow will be Keeper of Secrets Herald of Slaanesh Daemon Prince of Slaanesh Helbrute x6 Warp Talons x6 Noise Marines x6 Possessed Rhino Contemptor x6 Chosen and here's the before pictures (everything will be stripped/repainted). Quick question, I have just munched an egg and cress sandwich and was wondering if I have any greenery stuck between my teeth? http://24.media.tumblr.com/63411360ab8cea664353355097722c88/tumblr_myjokfXGS31rp0vkjo1_500.gif

Profane Defilers [Reneged Chapter] In order to understand this legion one would first need to journey back to before it fell to the perverse pleasures of the Slaanesh, back to when it was first founded as one of the Adeptus Astartes loyal to the God Emperor of Man. Back to when it was a chapter known as the ‘Storm Hammers’. 'Storm Hammer Chapter http://imageshack.com/a/img922/9687/4Mm9rU.jpg It’s gene seed was or so it is believed to have come from a stable Ultramarine stock as was many created during the thirteenth founding, the Storm Hammers where to become renown by those that faced against them or fought alongside them in battle as having an indomitable will, it was argued that its regular engagements the forces of chaos is the reason behind this chapters sheer force of will that or the a mutation to the Chapters gene-Seed, at least this is the general belief by those in the Adeptus Mechanicus whose duty it is to monitor the gene seed of the Space Marine Chapters still loyal to the Imperium. Others believe it is just a reflexion of the Chapters extreme and mostly all ways highly destructive ways of dealing with things, for while other Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes are more akin to a surgical implement and the Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) are likened to a sledge hammer. The Storm Hammer Chapter would be best described as nothing less than a wrecking ball, slow to get started but when it does it leaves nothing but complete and total destruction, everything is raised to the ground. For the Chapter Honour in Battle is considered nothing more than a luxury and not a necessity as such many challenges to a duel are turned down or answered with artillery fire. But results as well as effectiveness of their methods, as savage and brutal as they maybe to those outside of the chapter cannot be denied or ignored as they demolish and shatter the enemy lines with their ferocious assault. For all intents purposes the Storm Hammers are a devastating force and have proven time and again to live up to name their preferred weaponry, the Thunder Hammer and the Storm Shield. One of the more unusual though not unique traits of the Storm Hammer’s is the way the indoctrinate new recruits into the Chapter, while most other chapters of the Adeptus Astartes replenish their ranks from a single world or worlds with in their home territory the Storm Hammers pull theirs from anywhere be it penal colonels to gang’s form over crowded Hive worlds. Storm Hammer Scout http://imageshack.com/a/img922/8135/SVceEP.jpg This fact could well be the true reason for their sheer strength of will and brutal style of combat that can be frustrating to the tacticians of both allies and opponents alike something the Elder and Tau are well aware of, even after the Chapters fall from grace they have proven to be a random factor in any battle plan. 'The Storm Hammers make the Space Wolves of Fenris look civilised and cultured.' -Captain Calton of the 502nd Tempestus Scions- Wargear During their heyday the Storm Hammers would often sortie into the close confines of Hive Spire or the corridors of a Space Hulk as such their equipment tended for the most part to evolve around squads utilising Storm Shields alongside their Bolt Gun while the Sargant would field a Storm Bolter or Thunder Hammer. In some cases, it was not unknown to see a marine from the storm hammer chapter with a pair of Lightning Claws. Tough the use of Flamers/Melt-Guns and Heavy Flamers/Multi-Meltas would also be utilised due to their high effectiveness in such confined areas. Though since falling to the powers of chaos the Profane Defilers many aspiring champions are found to have a preference to wielding Combi-Bolters with Power Fist combination, some still retain attachment to their old Lightning Claws unfortunately this also tends to be quite literally as they in most cases tend to have fused with their weaponry. The hierarchy of the Storm Hammer Chapter on the outside looks not to unsimilar to that laid out by the Codex Astartes but on closer inspection one would find that each squad and company is laid out from strongest to weakest with the most strongest fighter in the whole Chapter earning the right through combat to hold the title of Chapter Master and lead the entire chapter. The Chapter Master at that time had managed to keep hold of his title for several centuries crushing those who challenge him for his position in rank, their skulls adorning the assembly hall as badges of honour as well as a warning to those others who contemplate trying to take his title for themselves. To be the weakest in this Chapter is to suffer a living hell where torment becomes a way of life, but in this lay the chapters biggest weakness; for if a chain is only as strong as its weakest link then so to would it be for the Storm Hammers and the path to their downfall. The chapters fate was sealed on 775-777.M41 along the outer rim where the Chapter’s Barque the ‘Storm Lord’, was dragged into the immaterium during what had at first seemed to be a malfunction in the massive vessels warp engines. It would be foolish to think the Storm Hammers could escape escape the interest of the chaos Gods especially Khorne the Blood God who converted the Chapter for his own ends, but he wasn’t alone as Slaanesh had noticed the delightful if not exquisite cries of the weakest member of the now doomed Chapter. However, while Khorne bellowed and used force to try to make the Storm Hammers to worship and pledge allegiance to the Lord of Skulls, Slaanesh approached used a far more subtler less direct attempt. No empty promises or simple seduction of the senses to beguile the Lone Marine kept under foot by his Battle Brothers. Instead Slaanesh through one of many Daemonic handmaidens nurtured his body bring his lips to the Daemonette’s teat and feeding him milk made from the very essence of the warp itself while whispering words of comfort and reassurance to boost his confidence and rebuild his pride so he might stand tall.The Marines body grew stronger than his Battle Brothers, faster with reflexes akin to denizens of the black Library, he was no longer the simpering wretch he had once been; the corrupted Marine was grateful beyond all measure and begged to bare the mark of Slaanesh. The Daemonette gifted the mortal with a kiss while her claws sensuously caressed his cheek as the mark formed over his heart and his soul was freely offered up to and accepted by Slaanesh naming the new servant to his armies as Ash’Slaa a word meaning ‘Liquid Ecstasy’ in the tongue of Daemons. The Grudge of Durran IV’ The incident leading to tensions between the Storm Hammers and the Dark Angels being tenuous at best came about upon the Hive World of Durran IV where a Dark Angels Interrogator demanded a gang being scouted by a Chaplin of the Storm Hammers for possible recruits, be turned over to him and his brothers for reasons that the Interrogator refused to give. Frustrated and incensed by such demands the Chaplin attacked the Interrogator while their honour guard watched on, forming a ring around the two combatants. The fight lasted for hours with at last the Chaplin emerged victorious and claiming the gang as his spoils. As was the tradition with the Storm Hammer Chapter the gang was permitted to come aboard the strike cruiser ‘Flaming Vengence’ to watch as those chosen from amongst their own and other gangs those who had been chosen fought for the privilege of recruitment in to the Chapter. Half way through an unmarked vessel engaged the ‘Flaming Vengence’ performing a boarding manoeuvre that led to the death of the gangs and some of the Chaplin’s overseeing the selection of suitable juves for induction. One of the gang leaders though was missing and a power sword with the livery of the Dark Angels chapter was found buried deep in the Storm Hammer Chaplin who had defeated the Interrogator early that week. Outraged the Chapter Master of the Storm Hammers demanded recompense from his counterpart in the Dark Angels only to rejected and informed not to cast false allegations and that one weapon was not evidence enough. Since then that same sword was placed in the Chapters Trophy room as reminder often Dark Angels unforgivable act against the Storm Hammers least the foul act be forgotten. Latter this same sword would be used as an instrument that would lead the chapter into the hands of Slaanesh. -The Grudge of Durran IV- While the forces of Khorn laid siege to the fortress monastery the forces of Tzeentch preyed upon the Navis Nobilite Navigators but where driven back with the aid of the Chapters Librarian’s in an combined momentous effort to repel the psychic assaults. Even the forces Grandfather Nurgle who had made a late start in this latest game between the Gods of Chaos, Nurgle sought to add the vessel to the Nurgles Plague Fleet. Eventually unwilling to let neither Nurgle nor Khorne have this precious prize the Changer of Ways tore open a hole into the material world, upon seeing the opening the Chapter Master ordered the ‘Storm Lord’ to head into it. Upon exiting the warp the mighty vessel echoed with the cries of victory by those that had remained true and resisted the pull of corruption proving once more there indomitable will or so they thought, one Marine the weakest link in the chain that bound them all together as warriors, had been broken. With the Warp Engines beyond repair the vessel limped towards the nearest Imperial world to initiate repairs and feast in honour of their own glory in holding their own in such dire circumstances, a peril that had in the Imperiums past both claimed and corrupted other Chapters of the Adeptus Astarties. Fuelled now with a sense of over confidence in their abilities the Storm Hammer chapter fell foul to Hubris and deeming those unable to resist the pull of chaos as being weak something they could never be. These same delusions led to the Chapter Master to the belief that he was completely untouchable, that no foe could touch him. That he was on par with the great Primarchs, or at least that was until Ash’Slaa entered the Chapters Trophy Chamber and took a Power Sword that had been taken from the broken body of a Dark Angel Interrogator. With Sword in hand Ash’Slaa challenged the chapter Master who merely laughed and mocked him claiming him to be beneath contempt and proceeded to ignore Ash’Slaa as a fool and a weakling, only to find himself looking up at the lowly Marine from the floor, unable to comprehend why the room seemed to be getting darker or why he could no longer speak. With the head of the Old Chapter master in hand he raised it up as proof of his right to rule through victory, over the period of the next few hours many believing their chance at advancement in the hierarchy had come tried to slay what they conceived as an easy target only to lose their heads as well. Eventually those Captains who remained alive knelt before the New Chapter Master Ash’Slaa and the seeds of corruption had been sown and the Chapter began its unknowing descent towards the clutches of Slaanesh. With the rise of the new Chapter Master, Slaanesh at long last had a foot hold in a prize much coveted by his brothers Khorne, Nurgle and Tzeentch. The hedonistic doctrine was swiftly embraced infecting the entire chapter like some undetected cancer. The Storm Hammer’s being too proud and stubborn to acknowledge or even recognise the corruption from with in their own ranks until it was too late had become a renegade chapter, such was the stubbornness of that same unyielding pride that the Storm Hammer’s refused to comply to the inquisitions demands for investigate the rumours of secret practices and worship to the chaos that was occurring within their chapter, a decision that would return to haunt the Storm Hammers latter. For while the Inquistion has command over many of the forces within the Imperium of Man the Adeptus Astarties is not one of them, as such while the Inquisition may well have had some suspicions as to what was happening they could do very little but watch and wait. As with most things of this nature the Chapters actions were coming to a head as the Storm Hammers had slowly begun to cease supplying their quota of their Gene Seed to the Adeptus Mechanicus as prerequisite for all Chapters of the Adeptus Astarties. As such the rumblings of annoyance and outrage began to build in the Adeptus Administratum as this was a most unprecedented turn of events. While it was not unheard of for some Chapters through extreme loss of force to send less and less Gene Seed, but the deliberate act of stopping was of a great concern and alarm. The truth though to the Storm Hammers frailer to pass on a regular percentage of their gene seed was much more sinister, it was mutating beyond acceptable limits and would have revealed the truth behind the chapter having turned to Chaos. The Inquisition who had long been shunned by this Chapter even before it had turned began to make its move sensing the time was right, those Inquisitors who had, as the inquisition is most fond of doing, had stopped jealously guarding their own individual investigations and formed a conclave with which would work with the singular goal of having the Chapter sanctioned as ‘Excommunicate Traitoris’. Chaos Marine of the Profane Defilers http://imageshack.com/a/img923/2913/lQpYwn.jpg It took only a few decades but the conclave gathered evidence enough to prove the Chapter was mutating under daemonic influence, this was all they need to convince other Chapters of the Adeptus Astarties as an ‘Edict of Obliteration‘ was sanctioned, but before the strike force had even been assembled the Grey Knights had attacked the Chapters Barque the ‘Storm Lord’ that acted as the Storm Hammers Fortress Monastery. The ‘Storm Lord’ was eventually destroyed by the Chapter Master ordering its massive reactors to be overloaded while the massive vessel was plunged in amongst the Vessels of the Grey Knights before detonating and ripping a hole in the fabric of the materium for but a few brief moments sucking the rest of ‘Storm Hammer’ chapter fleet into the immaterium and into the awaiting arms of their patron Slaanesh. This act of absolute defiance took out a sizable chunk of the Grey Knight force that had come to utterly wipe the ‘Storm Hammers from the face of existence itself. When next the ‘Storm Hammers’ where seen they had become something else entirely, their flesh had become fused with their weaponry and armour some even to their vehicles, no longer were they the ‘Storm Hammers’ they were now the ‘Profane Defilers’ the metal of their weapons and armour was forged from psycho-conductive metals forged in the smiths of Slaanesh’s forges. This allowed the Profane Defilers to commune with their armour and weapons in ways the black carapace worn by their loyalist breather could never experience as well as enhance the sensations experienced in battle where experientially increased. It is due to this nightmarish fusion of technology, warp and flesh that has over the centuries lured Warpsmith’s, Mutilators and Obliterators to the legion bolstering the sheer strength and ferocity of these traitor marines. The Grudge Renewed The grudge the Storm Hammers had towards the Dark Angels remains even in their current form as the Profane Defilers, as such they gladly give refuge to the Fallen even accept them into their ranks just to spite the Sons of Lion El’Johnson. This tends to work well for the Fallen and even in some occasions for Cypher when looking for a safe location to recover where the Dark Angels cannot easily get at him. In regards to recruiting new blood to replace their fallen warriors, the strongest warriors from the Chaos Cultists that follow the Legion like so many love sick groupies are selected, those blessed with selection and survive the transformation into chaos space marine are implanted with a shard of solidified warp energy and a spike forged of psycho-conductive conductive metal. Each spike is a prized and zealously guarded artefact that is considered as a gift from Slaanesh as proof of their allegiance to Prince of Pleasure’s in all its obsessive forms, with every battle their war gear grows ever more apart of them. For some they will become more akin to mechanical skeletons with parts of their old power armour fused to their techno organic bodies as a sign of what they had once been, these veterans are as far from Human’s as Daemons are from Mortals. Their humanity and mortality striped form them as they travel form battle field to battle field with screams of pure ecstasy while their psycho-conductive metal bodies absorb and amplify the pleasures of combat. these follows of Slaanesh are domed never to become fully daemonic yet at the same time are blessed with an eternal fully sentient existence, the chaos marines of the profane defilers take great delight in their duties in the service of their one and only true master Slaanesh. The Profane Defilers Flagship http://imageshack.com/a/img924/8417/lzpxIM.png It was during their time as the loyalist chapter that brought them to blows with a small group of Magas with in the Adeptus Mechanicus and those forces in their command, the main reason for this intense tension between the two organisation lay mostly with the chapters love of tweaking of their equipment and neglecting to perform required prays to the machine spirits of that same equipment. This in itself both a Techno’Heresy and an affront to the Machine God, worse yet the chapter would openly and make no secret of picking up a fallen enemies’ weapon to use be it of Chaos origin or Xenos. They cared little as long as it would allow them to continue killing their enemies and while these practices are often frowned upon by the Tech Marines of the Chapter but with no support to stamp it out from the Chapter Master the Tech Marines could do little, some would even hoard Xeno tech’ for closer study. Now as a renegade chapter these practices continue to the point where the Profane Defilers will go out of their way to capture whole Xeno’s factories and ships to study and strip for its technology, their once disapproving Tech’Marines have become Warpsmiths that encourage and support such endeavours. It should be pointed out that while much the same as the legions and renegade chapters in the service of the fell gods, the Profane Defilers steal the much treasured gene seed from the defeated bodies of those Loyalist Marines whose Progenoid Glands they will plunder, as such it is not uncommon for this renegade chapter to make raids upon an astartes strike cruisers or planets under the protection from one of the loyalist chapters, This and the chance for a fight against a worthy adversary. On this note however unlike those of the other renegade chapters and chaos legions the Profane Defilers refuse out right to do business with the much loathed Fabius Bile, considering his Cloned Warriors an affront to their pride as warriors and in their view a complete insult to the joys of battle. 'We Forgo Glory, We Forsake Honours, Gifts of Praise are but an Insult to us! If you seek to reward us then give us a fight against impossible odds for that is what we crave!' -The Profane Defilers to a Herald of Slaanesh- .

The 'Profane Defilers' Chaos Marine Legion, while they are Slaanesh based I decided to fly in the face of the norm when it came to their colour scheme and the way they look. I fancied a techno-organic feel, a nightmarish fusion of machine and flesh like in cyber-punk anime and Tetsuo the Iron-Man film series. So I started off with three chaos dreadnoughts or hell brutes as they are called these days, these ones are the first ever lead ones that look nothing like any of dreadnought you may be used to these days and have been in my collection for a long long long time. Click Here! / Click Here! Had to strip them back down which since they where metal wasn't so hard or risky. For two of them I customized the heavy plasma cannon using two Stranglethorn Cannons side by side and a Venom Cannon from an old plastic Tyranid Warrior sprue and an ammo drum from Imperial Guard Auto Cannon Team to act as a Twin Las' Cannon and a Reaper Autocannon. My only regret is I suck at taking photo's or I would pepper this thread with them everything comes out all blurred or to dark or fails to show the models off in all their glory. Been using a lot of possessed Space Marine bits alongside other chaos marine bits to make each Chaos Marine unique in its own way as well as parts from Tryanid Warriors like the cabling and such to help give it that bio-mechanical feel to my army. The Havoks are using these parts Click Here! for back packs and missile launcher since not only are Missiles Launchers (at least in my view) highly flexible weapons with reasonable range. But I was also a great fan of Space Crusade and Advanced Space Crusade as well as Space Hulk with all the upgrade model packs that came out for them. Personally I buy my bits'n'bobs for conversions and scratch building from E-Bay it's cheaper especially if you’re putting your own stamp on your army to make it stand out as yours and not some generic look, but perhaps that's just me heh! I am also currently putting off putting together the Chaos Decimator with Conversion Beamer and Siege Claw, as well as my Chaos Knight (has the forge world parts), it's gonna have an Avenger Gatling Cannon Arm, a Thunderstrike Gauntlet and a Twin Icarus Cannon. Been considering switching out the Heavy Snubber for a Meltagun. The latter due I find the prospect to putting it together quite intimidating as I have no instructions since I got it off e-bay heh! Now onto the actual paint scheme, it's pretty simple as shown below. http://imageshack.com/a/img922/1921/oTbTck.jpg I start off with a base coat Chaos Black followed by a coat of Warplock Bronze before adding Kantor Blue to the joints and any techno flesh area of the armour often found on the Possessed Chaos Marine Torso/Legs/Arms/Shoulder Pads and Helmets. Next I apply Balthasar Gold to the trimmings, details and cables, if there is no helmet then painting skin on to the exposed head (different skin types so have a varied collection) and red, blues and greens for any wires leading to the helmet or head. I may add other colours but only as required. Finally I use Nuln Oil Wash, this when dry gives it a dark look that when you turn the model in the light you get to see a nice antique dark bronze like colour to each model. BUT add it not with a big brush but with a medium or small brush as you don’t want to drench it or water log the model in the wash. Also be ready with a spare brush to suck up any excess wash or you end up with whole area’s completely black, now once this is done I add Glistening Green to the eyes of the Helmet and skulls and any other eye like decoration and voila!...It’s done! After all that just need to do the base for which I use Astrogranite Texture followed by a little bit of Nuln Oil Wash and then Goblin Green around the sides with no wash. OH nearly forgot needed to add some Liquid Green Stuff to areas that when put together due to most the models being a mix'n'match of parts, just so as to leave no gaping holes or gaps, sometime even using normal Green Stuff to tiny to small areas. (my skill in sculpting is neigh on zero) And there you have it heh!

I would like to ask if I may please as to what part or parts would best suit for a flame emerging from the neck part of the chaos space marine torso? I’m creating my own special character based on the now headless remains of Doom Rider; I'd probably call him for lack of a more original name the ‘Headless Rider’ kind alike the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, heh! I'm trying to create burning flames coming up from where the neck and head would have been after it having been hacked off by Kor'Sarro Khan of the White Scars, so if the daemonically possessed bike and daemonic weapon that the Rider carried where never taken away or destroyed when the head was taken as a prize then I can just picture this in my head. The daemonic bike and sword still one with the headless body riding from battle field to battle field in search of the missing head and suffering from the hatred rule towards the White Scar Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. (That or constant arguing about whose in charge and which direction in a fork in the road to take ) So any suggestions for parts I could use for the flames bursting and burning from where neck and head should have been?

so the noise marines have a special rule which allows shooting out of phase : so the rule about shooting in melee is bypassed, however when shooting, you're not allowed to target units in melee so a noise marine dies in melee, and then makes a shooting attack against another enemy unit in line of sight?

The Assault on Eibhir I don't have an Eldar army but when I decided some years ago to enter my Psychopomps (my Slaaneshi heretic astartes) in Armies On Parade i decided that I wanted to not just show the army but to show them at war. What more fitting a foe than Eldar? I discussed with my local GW's staff which craftworld would look best fighting my pastel-heavy CSM and he first suggested Saim-Hann, which I turned down as I wasn't keen on doing a lot of jetbikes (plus I'd just finished making Crusade-era 1kSons and wasn't in the mood for colours close to red), so he suggested Biel-Tan. Over the years of prep I added a few Eldar bitz as... ...Basing materials Sacrifices... ...Snacks... ...more snacks... ...and lots of trophies and some not getting killed/tortured, for display on the AoP base itself. With the B&C now allowing Eldar I thought I'd show the Biel-Tan and Harlequin Eldar I did for the display (The Psychopomp assault upon the Biel-Tan maidenworld of Eibhir). First of all, the Armies on Parade diorama, which got me Silver: Hidden Content Silver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on FlickrSilver: Psychopomps by Nehebkau, on Flickr I'll post photos of the Eldar models next.

Hi Here is what I have finished in my little army of IV legion Here I have Centurion Delegatus with Power Sword 2x Centurion with Charnabal Blade and Boarding Shield Centurion Forge Lord with Power Sword, Augury Scanner\Nuxio Vox and Plasma Pistol 5 men Veteran's Serg with Power Fist 10 men Tyrant Siege Terminator 5 men Iron Havok with Lascannons Rino Deredeo Pattern Dreadnout with Anvilus Pattern Autocannon Battery Legion Typhon Heavy Siege Tank And Sicaran Battle Tank with Heavy BoltersComing Soon: Heavy Iron Leviathan Dreadnout Contemptor Dreadnout's Deredeo Pattern Dreadnout

Edit! this post was from more then 3 years ago...they have not passed in vain! My new stuff looks more like this Still not a good level, but something I am more happy with Yes, I still have to do the bases ------------------------------------ Hi! While tring to kill time waiting for Etl's results, let me show you some results of the Etl Here on B&C you may find all kinds of marvelous armies, with legendary background, incredible conversions and unbelievable paint jobs. I, for a change, will offer you a journey into a sonic weapons / bikers heavy army who at best goes for a little more then 6 and half out of ten in all the previously nominated fields. Which, by the way, is thematically appropriate (Slaanesh) as the vote should be near 6,666666666666...etc ^^ So, (not so well taken, better to come) pics first! Most of the army (everything excluded the actual noise marines, the hellbrute and a couple of characters) was unpainted or even unconstructed before this year ETL (Thank you Semper, and all of you(and my wife), wonderful event!) A bit of background Long story short, they are posers. Nobody knows exactly how it started, but a chaos lord was a freaky fan of Fulgrim and had an obsession for sonic weaponry, even if he was not a part of the original Emperor's Children legion. So he simply sought after renegades warriors and the equipment and implants of fallen noise marines to make the warband of his dreams. More concerned with finding the perfect and loudest sound of the galaxy then to seek victory or glory he eventually became a spawn (included in the army, guess which one!). His successor was only a bit smarter, but the warband was to crumble if not for a Sorcerer (without the mark of Slaanesh) that now subtlety manipulates the new lord into doing his bidding. More story to follow And now...modeling problems: HOW SHOULD I BASE THEM?? (options are red sand, putty heavy/demonic flash bases or...well, any suggestions? What goes with pink?)

UPDATE: The Liber Astartes article with the warband's full background and writeup can be found by clicking on the following image: And in Inspirational Friday: Timelines of Treachery you can find all the fluff/fiction I've written about the warband over years of IF entries. The mere bones of a project at the moment, but I do hope to (slowly, as my IG are my main army and my Scythes of the Emperor is slow enough. This project is likely to be glacial) build up a Slaanesh-themed CSM force (or, if GW ever produce a pure Slaanesh book, then chaos marines and daemons). Their name will be the Psychopomps. In Myth 'psychopomps' are creatures, spirits, angels or deities whose responsibility is to guide newly deceased souls to the afterlife. These marines and their followers have decided to start giving souls a bit of a kick start on that journey.