Sons of Hate WIP CSM Army

[PipX]

I've recently come back to the hobby and have been working on putting together and painting an army before I start heading down to the LGS to play. I've always been a big fan of Chaos since it is usually portrayed as a more varied and nuanced view point rather then the at times rigid Imperial thought structure. I've named my games the Sons of Hate based off a blurb in the codex, originally they were going to be the Sons of Omega or some such derivative, with heavy Alpha Legion symbology with the hydra and the omega symbol, however sculpting either is something beyond me as well as free handing the symbols. The main symbol for the army is going to be the hagalaz rune, which looks like this:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Untitled.jpg

 

Rune sculpted:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/DSCF0246-1.jpg

 

The look of the army will also lean heavily towards "slaaneshy" trophy type things, with trophy racks, studs, leather, and anything else I can think of added to them. I want them to have more of a well kept mercenary look. Mutation is also rampant within the legion. This is my first foray into really painting an army myself and making it my own, as well as taking photos to display them, so any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

 

Color scheme:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/SW1.jpg

 

Weapon detailing:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Weaponscheme.jpg

 

First batch of marines painted:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/GroupShotbatch1.jpg

 

Second batch of marines painted:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0191.jpg

 

Mutant skin closeup:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DemonSkinshot.jpg

 

Daemon Prince Conversion (I'm probably going to cut the torso from the legs when the new plastic kit comes out and give that one this models legs and vise versa, will probably also be giving this model a head from that kit and arms):

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DP1.jpg

 

Daemon Prince back:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DP2.jpg

 

Icon Bearers:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Icons.jpg

 

Champs and Meltagunner:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/ChampsandSW.jpg

 

Berserkers (All Khorne Iconography is filed off in my army, these models will have orangeish mutated flesh as well as red hands/possibly red backpacks vents):

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Berserkers.jpg

 

Raptors:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Raptor1.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0209.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Raptor2.jpg

 

Defiler 1:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DefilerMain.jpg

 

Defiler Mutant Claw:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/Defilerclawcloseup.jpg

 

Stuff I still need to build for my stock 1500 points list is another Defiler converted from a Soulgrinder, going to be giving him a pelvis mounted leman russ battle cannon or vanquisher cannon, whiever makes it easy to paint/transport him, as well as using the mechadendrite bundle from the defiler kit in place of his right arm. I also have some terminators to add to the army as well as boat loads of marines, not pictured are also 4 rhinos which are just in the basic construction stage without any side/hatches chaosy modifications.

[Skirax]

I like the wings, but as for the Sanguinary Guard wings... meh. Maybe you could achieve a similar effect of the mutated wing-backpack by getting some normal Back Packs, removing the vents, and gluing the Guard wings in place? Aside from that, very nice models! :tu:

[firestorm40k]

Your scheme looks good en-mass, and you've got a suitably warped & corrupted set of minis to get this army off to a good start! ^_^

[PipX]

Skirax, that's not a bad idea, especially since one of the boxes of marines I bought had miscasted heat vane bulbs and I was trying to figure out what to do with em, just gotta figure out how I'm gonna get the jump packs off without damaging em.

[PipX]

First batch of hybridised sanguinary wing/CSM backpack raptor packs:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0240.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0238.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0237.jpg

 

And for a little teaser for an about to commence soul grinder to defiler conversion:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0241.jpg

 

The placement of the battle cannon is going to be a litmus test for maturity. I need to figure out how to add on 2 more "DCCW" onto the model since so far I only have 2 that will be torso mounted, and it looks like a defiler with the 4 CCW weapons count the two on the upper unit and the 2 front claws as its weapons, I hate to spend a lot of time painting and modeling only to have someone claim that the two normal walking legs on the soulgrinder shouldnt count as 2 DCCW. I'm thinking of either adding in two tentacles with reaper blades arching in over the back or one tentacle reaper over the back and then seeing about adding in another arm on the lower right side from the new plastic daemon prince kit.

 

Thoughts/Suggestions?

[PipX]

Almost finished with a Soulgrinder to defiler conversion, just need to add on two more DCCW like weapons to have him counting as replacing the ranged weaponry, since unlike the defiler kit the SG only has the small walking legs on the front instead of the giant behemoth senor crab claws.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/piprin/Sons%20of%20Hate%20CSM/DSCF0255.jpg