aeroplane Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) I am currently in the midsts of building and painting a Death Guard army, tentatively named 'The Antares Malestrom'. (My main Chaos army is 'Perdition's Flames', a cookie to whomever get the reference...) I must thank _Cadaver_ and PlagueBearer for inspiration - I was merely going to make a unit or two of Plague Marines, but their work and posts gave me a bunch of ideas and techniques, and an entire force solidified in my mind... In the beginning the army list is going to follow the tenants of demetriiTZ; 2 winged, warptime Daemon Princes, a bunch of Plague Marines in Rhinos, and (to start) three Vindicators. More units will undoubtedly follow. Currently I have 20-something Plague Marines complete, and this Rhino. 3 more Rhinos are very close to complete, and the first Vindi is coming along nicely. The HQ for the army is underway, you can see that thread HERE The Group Shot - (more photos further down in thread) http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/Group1DG.jpg The 'Antares Malestrom', Chaos army of Nurgle The Daemon Brothers of Nurgle - http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/Brothers.jpg The first complete squad. Thanks for looking! http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/DGsquad1complete.jpg http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/SquadC1.jpg Plague Marine squad http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/SquadC2.jpg Another Plague Marine squad http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/SquadC3.jpg http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/DefR.jpg Defiler with Reaper Autocannon attached http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/DefC.jpg With Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon attached Vindicators - I think they look a bit too similar, I should have made them a bit different, but they look good. The gunner (removable) will have to suffice to tell them apart. http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/vindi1.jpg http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/vindi2.jpg Edited May 31, 2010 by aeroplane Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlagueBearer Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Great start mate!!!I like the shield on the champ!!! Nice basing and great colors that match. Excellent work!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodric Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Wow, very very cool!!!! I can't wait to see more :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 Great start mate!!!I like the shield on the champ!!! Thanks for the comments! A question for you -- where did you get the gas mask heads for your army? They are awesome! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlagueBearer Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Great start mate!!!I like the shield on the champ!!! Thanks for the comments! A question for you -- where did you get the gas mask heads for your army? They are awesome! They are the renegade militia torsoes from Forge World.They are great models.But they were a problem gluing arms on them... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcL63 Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Sorry I can't say anything more original or constructive, but they just look great. Full marks! :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
incinerator950 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Nice Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Very nice, I love the feeling the Chaos Fantasy helms give off, especially the one with the mutated arm. Keep up the good work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2048990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy.Gee Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 'The Antares Malestrom'. (My main Chaos army is 'Perdition's Flames', a cookie to whomever get the reference...) I may be way off but is that a Dr.Who reference? Awesome minis, you have shamed me and my Word Bearers. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 I may be way off but is that a Dr.Who reference? Good guess, but no. Keep trying! :huh: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomikron Noxis Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Great start to the army, and the answer is KHAAAAAAAAN!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 the answer is KHAAAAAAAAN!! We have a winner! Congrats!! http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/aeroplane_album/cookie.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Balmephinstein Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 VERY AWESOME ! I love the glow of the plasma guns. I still have not gotten that technique down yet. And that one model with the 3 eyes and 1 horn, he looks the coolest to me. Very awesome mini's. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomikron Noxis Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 NOM NOM NOM!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonsword Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Looks nice! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2049830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 If anybody would like to see the WIP thread of this army, please find it here - http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/pai...-guard-wip.html Thanks!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2054666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlagueBearer Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 If anybody would like to see the WIP thread of this army, please find it here - http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/pai...-guard-wip.html Thanks!! Nice wip thread!!! It is nice because you can see each model one by one!!! Also thanks for mentioning me and the influence I had...Haha!!!Nurgle Contagion!!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2054843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsis the Unclean Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Excellent work mate some good subtle conversions in there, and 2 daemon princes and 3 vindicator's...ouch thats gonna hurt those loyalist marines! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2056742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosReigns Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Wow dude! Props on an awesome Death Guard army! I can't wait to see the rest of your stuff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2056831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drudge Dreadnought Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Excellent. But it looks like your 2nd and 3rd squads have only 1 melta instead of two? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2057092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 But it looks like your 2nd and 3rd squads have only 1 melta instead of two? Those aren't really 'squads', just groups of 7 for the photos. (Hence the lightning claws...) I have a bunch of guys on the bench right now, mostly special weapons and a couple of champs. By the time I'm done I should have 4 plasma, 4 flamer, 6 melta, and at least one more powerfist. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2058003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglephill Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 fab! well done and keep it up. this army is gonna be cool when its done ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2060489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammeron Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Absolutely beautiful; a highly distinct and characterful take on a Nurgle theme. They have the ethos of warrior-priests of Nurgle (one could almpst imagine that a band of Word Bearers became infected with some hideous warp-spawned delirium and came under the exclusive sway of Grandfather Nurgle). This is the kind of thing that keeps me anchored the hobby at the moment; the sheer creativity and vision of its fan base. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2060865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplane Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) (Photos added to the top post) This thread is only for completed models. To that end, nothing has happened in a while but there has been progress - just nothing finished. Specifically; The remaining 3 Rhinos are 95% complete today. Those should be done in a day or two. (11Aug09 - all rhinos complete) The (2) Vindicators are also very close, those should be done slightly after the Rhinos. I have modified my all-bitz Defiler to be part of this army, and made it slightly magnetic.(11Aug09 - complete) I needed a few specific troopers (Powerfists, flamers, a plasma, and a couple more melta) they are all built. However, once I got done distributing all my neat Death Guard bitz and shoulderpads onto many models, I ended up with 20 more guys!!!! The Forge World Termies are coming along nicely. (but slowly) And to top it all off, I got a box of WFB Crypt GHouls to use as lesser Daemons. They are great models. (assembeled and primed - but I have no idea what kind of paint scheme to use on them...) Most of this progress can be found here: http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/pai...-guard-wip.html A few months ago I thought I was just making a single squad... Oh well... :) Edited August 12, 2009 by aeroplane Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2072541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlagueBearer Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Nice to hear you are expanding your army!!! Can't wait to see photos!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/173317-death-guard-army-the-antares-malestrom/#findComment-2072803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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