Serraphim Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 So I'm getting started with my GT army for next year and I've decided to do World Eaters. I don't care about winning, I just want to push my painting and modeling skills to their limits. One thing I do need to find out is if the GTs are 1750 or 1850, its been a long time since I played 40k. In the army I have: 2 units of 8 chosen 2 units of 8 csms in rhinos 1 unit of 8 bezerkers in a rhino 1 unit of 7 bezerkers with the chaos lord in a rhino 1 units of 8 bikers w/ icon of Khorne 1 unit of raptors w/ icon of Khorne. 8 units of 8, got to keep it fluffy. So I began work on a mock up for my chosen last week: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020763.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020761.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020762.jpg I'm not keeping the bolter, I didnt really like how it came out and I think ill just use a regular bolter, but have them pistol griping it. And I managed to get a lot of work done on the chosen unit last night: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020759.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020760.jpg The last pic is of the unit champion, I dont want him to be swinging his weapon over his head as that has been done before, so I was thinking of having him swing a large hammer up from left to right. C & C would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 Sorry for the double post. Okay I was just playing around with the marine painter having a hard time coming up with a colour scheme. So here are the 10 options that I have: Blood Red and Hawk Turquoise: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm1php.jpg Blood Red and Liche Purple: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm2php.jpg Blood Red and Bleached Bone: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm3php.jpg Blood Red and Catachan Green: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm4php.jpg Blood Red and Dark Angels Green: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm5php.jpg Scab Red and Dark Angels Green: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm6php.jpg Scab Red and Catachan Green: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm7php.jpg Scab Red and Graveyard Earth: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm8php.jpg Scab Red and Hawk Turquoise: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm9php.jpg And finally, Scab Red and Liche Purple: http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/csm10php.jpg I'm kind of leaning towards the scab red and catachan green myself. I'll have the contrast between the red and green without it looking too christmasy. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubernator Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm more sucked into the Hawk Turquoise and Scab Red scheme. Seems to work well nicely IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arbogast1 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 i like the blood red and bleached bone scheme. its got a nice contrast without looking too christmassy. also, i like how youre doing the chosen. definitely unique in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 i like the blood red and bleached bone scheme. its got a nice contrast without looking too christmassy. also, i like how youre doing the chosen. definitely unique in a good way. Thanks, I've always seen chosen as chaos blood hounds, sniffing out prey for the rest of the army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysis Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Blood Red and Bleached Bone is definitely what's jumping out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_raven_240 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Blood Red and Bleached Bone would look awesome on those World Eaters. They're looking good already, can't wait to see more of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0NEW0LF Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 the conversions look great! i am seriously considering stealing the idea for my chosen as i have loads of beastmen bits and hadnt thought of putting them together with the marine bits like that, a most excelent idea. as i'm a bit of a bit of a purist if you want them to be Worldeaters they should be in Worldeaters colours at the end of the day it's your army do what the hell you want mate :rolleyes: if i have to choose then i like the bone n red one B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 the conversions look great!i am seriously considering stealing the idea for my chosen as i have loads of beastmen bits and hadnt thought of putting them together with the marine bits like that, a most excelent idea. as i'm a bit of a bit of a purist if you want them to be Worldeaters they should be in Worldeaters colours at the end of the day it's your army do what the hell you want mate :D if i have to choose then i like the bone n red one :P I feel you on using the WE colours, which is why I want to keep the red in there, but as I'm putting this army together to try and win the painting, I really need something else there to break up the red, otherwise the models will just end up looking boring. If youre using the beastmen bits, a couple tips: 1. Cut off the rear neck guard as the head wont fit otherwise. 2. Only use the horns that go up, the ones that sweep round the side wont fit in between the shoulders. 3. You have to add a little length to the "neck" on the beast head. The head doesnt sit flush with the armour and youll have a bunch of guys staring up. 4. If you're using the legs the way that i did, give yourself about 2-3mm above the knee and slowly trim down until it fits. I over cut a few of them, and now i have a lot of gsing to do to fix it. 5. Due to the way marine legs are, you'll end up with a lot of running posses unless you reposition the thighs Hope that helps you lonewolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 nice conversions and quite unique. are they going to be counted as possessed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L0NEW0LF Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 cheers for the tips :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyng72 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Might I suggest another colour combo? Blood Red and Chaos Black for Khorne Berzerkers of the Black Legion, or for your Chosen the original White w/Blue Trim of the World Eaters Legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Very cool looking models already :(. Looks very promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 nice conversions and quite unique. are they going to be counted as possessed? The Beast Marines are for my chosen squads, theres going to be 2 units of them converted in the similar style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chaplain Astador Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Cool conversions! I may have to try some myself since I have the bitz! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Blood red and bleached bone. It echoes the usual WE colors (unlike the others, which look odd and contrasting) while alos remaining unique. The light bone colors will also provide plenty of opportunity to slap on some nice shocking blood effects that will stand out. It also brings to mind the horrific image of exposed bone bursting forth from bloody flesh. ;) The beastmen parts are nice, and appropriate for Khorne, but perhaps more so for the possessed. While the chosen are definitely more mutated than their less favoured brethren, the conversion here depict them in a far greater state of warping than "normal" CSM. While im all open for alteration of the ideas behind the chosen, their being their own unit being a rather new idea, I feel there may be some confusion. Perhaps they could be reassigned as the Possessed? ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 So it looks like the over whelming opinion is to go with the blood red/bleached bone look. Now if I could only finish the models. I'm been modeling at my LGS and I keep getting distracted by Blood Bowl Games and other random board and roleplaying games. But mainly Blood Bowl. The beastmen parts are nice, and appropriate for Khorne, but perhaps more so for the possessed. While the chosen are definitely more mutated than their less favoured brethren, the conversion here depict them in a far greater state of warping than "normal" CSM. While im all open for alteration of the ideas behind the chosen, their being their own unit being a rather new idea, I feel there may be some confusion. Perhaps they could be reassigned as the Possessed? ^_^ I completely understand what you're saying, but allow me to explain my thinking. Possessed are unstable mutations, constantly warping and changing, never settling on a single change. Whereas the chosen are the favoured of their god, in this case Khorne, and as such they have a stable mutation. There's not going to be any random mutations going on in this unit. The other thing is that as chosen are the infiltrators, working behind enemy lines, advanced scouting party, and more importantly they hunt down prey for the rest of the army to come in a slaughter. It's their job to track down worthy opponents for Mephistopheles to challenge and beat. It'll make a lot more sense if I ever finish the fluff behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Okay, I worked on the Melta gunner and Aspiring champion tonight. First the Melta Gunner. The gun and back pack are only blue tacked on right now. Only thing I need to do to him is sand down the Procreate so it's a lot smoother. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020845.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020844.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020843.jpg And the Aspiring Champion. I still need to do a lot more work on him, especially the putty work, but as you can see from his tail the direction that I'm going with the bolters. Each bolter will have an eye for a targetter. http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020850.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020847.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020846.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020848.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/serraphim/40K%20Khorne/P1020849.jpg C&C encouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathar the great Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The giant axe and bionic arms look good so far but I really don't like the "tail" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Knight Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 wow very unique but im thinking the lower part of the axe half is a bit thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Great looking models, very dynamic poses! My fave is the melta-gunner. Also, I wish I'd thought of making the legs like you, back when I made this (failed) project Thank you very much for inspiring me to go back and try again. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{}{ Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Scab red and dark angels green will look AWSOME :jaw: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Thanks for the replies. @ Frost Knight: It is, but thats to give me space for the putty work that needs to be done @ Brother Nihm: Through up some photos of your beastmen, you might have better ideas on how to solve some issues ive hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vash113 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Honestly I don't think the standard WE scheme gets boring, especially when you break it up with WE symbols, chaos icons, skulls and other goodies, but the Bleached Bone and Blood Red split may look good. *shrug* The conversions look good but like someoen already said the tail on the Champion looks kind of odd, maybe raise it further up his back to look like an extension from his back rather than a wierd looking tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serraphim Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 The conversions look good but like someoen already said the tail on the Champion looks kind of odd, maybe raise it further up his back to look like an extension from his back rather than a wierd looking tail. If you don't mind can you explain further what feels off about the tail. The concept behind is it similar to the brass scorpion, and seeing as how all my champions are ex-techmarines, to me it fits, but this is why I post pics, to gets as much c&c as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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