Red Skullz Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 About time I made a new log. So it`s back into my bitz box as with my last plog, the Damned Stirlanders (VC) trying to save a few coins and reduce the amount as much as I can. That means a lot of old minis and a few new ones, kit-bashing, and converting. With that said, here`s the obligatory work station pic: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/office.jpg I know...it`s a right old mess but when inspiration gets me I start going through boxes and picking out sprues and bitz I want to use. Took me two days just to get off the floor as it was the only place I had space after the first few evenings. As for obligatory pet-pic, don`t have any at the moment, but I do have kids, three of them, between the age of 2-6 so don`t have the time for pets yet! It`s amazing I have any spare time, lol! Okey, with that out of the way, let`s get to the matter at hand. I`m going for a Night Lords themed army, mostly because of (in my eyes) the epic Knightmare plog, Re-Inventing Fear, The Knightmare Project. One of the very first plogs that really caught my eye, but I hadn`t thought about for many years until I stumbled on this plog, Night Lords 18th Battle Company. So a new colour (blue) that I`ve never painted before as base colour on an army, and a ton of inspiration from those two plogs (and of course a lot of others plogs but you get the point..). I won`t be doing any "count-as", at least as far as codexes go, I`ll be using the CSM codex. First up you have a quite standard, out of the box CSM unit: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMTROOPStwomarine1.jpg I really dig the missile launcher-, icon bearer- and aspiring champ minis. I just did som minor conversions but I wanted them to stay as close to original as possible. Will be some more stuff added, severed heads, skulls, etc. Here`s my fav conversion so far in the army: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMHQlord2.jpg A Chaos Lord, not count-as Abaddon. Scaled up and refined. Still some work to do on the lower legs, but getting there. Per now I`m in build-mode so I`m struggling along with painting another CSM unit that the one I`ve shown so far. I hate showing my PiPs so don`t expect any of those but plenty of WiPs and hopefully completed ones as well. Not the most frequent one to update, but I hope that some of you find the time to comment, ask or come with ideas for further conversions and builds. I plan on doing some really cool conversions so we`ll see how that goes. Until next time! Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 His right arm is a bit too long, I would shorten it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 His right arm is a bit too long, I would shorten it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Nice start I agree the arm looks to be long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Lord Captain Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 yeah put the arm right up to the elbow joint, will look better imho. But great work so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Ah replies ;) I was quite uncertain on that. Logically your hand won`t fit like a glove in that thing so how far in does it go. But all of you are mentioning it si I`ll sway ;) As I mentioned in the intro post, I`m in build mode. Here`s a few more pics: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMELITEtermies1.jpg I got a ton of the old termies, both SM and CSM. With the scale-up they`re more in line with the new plastic ones as far as size goes, but I do need to fix the waists and legs. I plan on having chains and severed body parts central for that purpose. http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMHEAVYpred1.jpg Probably heresy to cut into one of these but it`s better to do it and get it back to use than to continue to let i collect dust! Some more detailing and it should be ready for some paint. As always, comments, ideas and what-not are welcome :) Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Er Chaos should be "distorted".. so having an arm that is too long fits perfectly. (no pun intended) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Haha :huh: True indeed, maybe just let it be as it`s pinned really good. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Been away a few days from work, I planned on finishing the paintjob on the first CSM squad but it`s so cold outside that I can`t varnish them so I didn`t bother..instead I started building some more, this is the result so far: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMFASTraptor1.jpg Yupp, a raptor ;) Now the 40mm base is a must as the rule of cool* says so! So this is just a regular trooper. This squad will open up plenty of fun conversions and really be a focal point as far as the Night Lords part goes. As always, comments are more than welcome! Red *Rule of cool is simply that instead of taking what is gaming-wise you take what you like simply because it looks good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Weee that looks like a Wiley-Coyote rocket pack by Acme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Haha, well it`s pretty close as it`s a rokkitboy backpack :P R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Your assault marines need those and rocket skates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ah...finally! This just took forever and ever but now I can present the first half of Claw Noctis: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMTROOPS5finmarines-1.jpg Not the best pic but it`s pitch dark here this time of year. Nothing fancy but I`m well pleased. As far as my army goes I see this squad/claw as "truebloods". So no mutations or anything here! I also feel that the Aspiring Champ, the vintage Ragnar Blackmane fig came into his own as a Night Lord ;) The bases I compromised on. I like the more grey and industrial look for 40K but seeing as most boards are green grass I went for a trench/wet mud look with some clusters of bushes. I think it looks quite nice and it also allows me to not be that neat around the feet of the minis when I paint it :D C&C is more than welcome! Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 No comments, no cry. Got some more pics this evening. First off is the first model I made when I started with the new army, but then it was Chaos Daemons: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/herald1.jpg He`s suppposed to be on a chariot of Tzeentch, and that little critter holding the book is the familiar. Now for CSM I can`t have a chariot, so the best I can do is daemonic steed of Tzeentch. Cool mini though. I like the arcane tech feel of the rocket-board! Now for more arcane tech, here`s my take on some obliterators: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMHEAVYoblits1.jpg In my opening post I mentioned Dan the Daemons plog. He made some Night Lords obliterators as stealthy weapon teams instead of the hulking monstrosities. Night Lords still according to fluff has stabile genes with little to no mutations. Mine aren`t as high tech as his, mine are arcane tech. You`ll see the details better when I paint them up! This next mini I made before I landed on Night Lords: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMELITEdread1.jpg It`s a heavy duty salvage job. I`ve had the dread for ages but not with all of the bits so I made a daemonic possesed version. Now this goes against what I mentioned on the oblits, but I got a cunning plan for integrating mutated stuff in this army without stepping on established fluff. I`ve armed it with to ccw`s. Finally for now, the last 5 CSMs for Claw Noctis: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMTROOPS5finmarines2.jpg Better pics of the entire claw will be taken as soon as the rhino is dry and can be photographed. As always, c&c is welcome. Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Ambroz Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Looking good. Love the dread there very original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 These have such a nice old-school feeling to them, in both assembly/conversions and painting style: I love it ;) Keep it going! Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 @Tanith Ghost: Thanks ;) Quite hard to pull off something original with a dread these days so your comment is much appreciated! @Battle-Brother Ludovic: Thanks :P Just wait till you see the tanks ;) R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Finally got the rhino ready so I could take a proper pic of claw Noctis: http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z199/tomkristianse/CSMTROOPSclawnoctis.jpg I`m very pleased with the end result. I`ve found a way of painting this army that won`t kill motivation and which looks good enough for me as far as table top goes. I know that the missile launcher and the flamer probably isn`t the hottest kit I could use but hey, rule of cool right :) Up next will be the finished obliterator teams and hopefully some WiPs of the berzerker claw. Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 I love your Night Lords :o Enough said. Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 You`re too kind mate, but a hearty thanks :teehee: R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 In advance, sorry for double-posting! I`m having doubts on how to continue with this army as I`m closing in on some of the mutated/daemonic stuff. Night Lords are supposed to have stabile genes as far as mutations go so it could be cool with a different Legion/Chapter for the mutated/daemon infested stuff. Something that contrasts to the blue but with a common colour to tie it all up. Like the white skin and purple on the power weapons. Thoughts on this from anyone else? R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosjetka Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 You're most welcome for the praise mate ;) Maybe try a dark orange? Contrasts with blue, but if toned down enough, shouldn't make people's eyes bleed ;) Ludovic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Haha, true :lol: Orange would be fitting. Something like Fire Dragons perhaps? Or just go for a safe bet in Word Bearers? R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 These I like, nice skin tone; it looks well against the dark armour. I have a soft spot for NL and these are coming along well. As for your dilema, what about Red Corsairs? They have worked with some certain Night Lords before....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skullz Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thank you so much! I used your Flesh Eaters as a rough guide on how to do my skin so high praise indeed :lol: I`m painting up a Word Bearer now. I think it could work well. I`m keeping the armour fairly dark but with flaming runes instead of lightning, but the weapons and skin is similar to the NLs. Pics as soon as I feel it`s representable, as mentioned I hate showing my PiPs.. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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