Khorne's Eternal Hunt - KrautScientist's chaotic WIP thread 2024: Baby steps...

[Urauloth]

Absolutely love the scion conversions, I really can't wait to chaos up a box of those myself.

 

Also hooting/hollering out of the building at the sight of that heavy duty saw conversion on that cultist. Going to have to sacrifice a heavy weapon, now.

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys! :)

 

@ Yogi: Dude, those new Imperial Trenchers are looking awesome! I knew they were relaunching Warzone, although I hadn't seen the new Imperial models yet. Thanks for the link! Almost makes me want to pick them up!

 

@ Augustus B'Raass: If all goes well, I'll be painting the model over the weekend, so keep your fingers crossed ;) Oh, and while I am super-chuffed to be immortalised in your NL force, one tiny suggestion, if I may: I think it would be better to go back to "Kraud" for the name, since Kraus is an actual German surname, and possibly one of the least threatening ones, at that: Not the name you want to choose for your average, terror-inducing Night Lord ;)

 

@ A Kvlt Ghost: Cheers, mate! That chainsaw conversion is so simple, yet so effective, isn't it? I think I stole the idea from Morbäck's blog, actually...

[KrautScientist]

Alright, everyone, time to show you the finished Red Butcher!

It was clear that I would be painting the model to fit the rest of my World Eaters, of course. But as a matter of fact, I have never seen the Red Butcher models painted in post heresy colours so far, and the official Forgeworld paintjob is, well, atrocious...

Anyway, while painting this guy, I subjected myself to the challenge of trying to finish the model in 3 hours, as part of a small, friendly challenge between several like-minded hobbyists. So I tried to be fast.

Here’s the model at shortly before the two hour mark…

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…and, a while later, after precisely three hours:

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Not bad, but clearly not finished either. Just to give you an idea, Jeff Vader managed to completely paint an absolutely amazing Plague Bearer in the same amount of time. Nuts!

But while I had sort of failed the three hours challenge, the work I had managed to accomplish during those hours went a long way towards getting the model painted, so it was all good. I ended up putting in another hour or two, and here is the finished model. I give you Raas the Butcher:

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As you can see, some of the additional touches really sell the model, at least in my opinion: The planet at the centre of the stylised legion badge on the model’s helmet was picked up in turquoise for that additional bit of pop. And I even added some blood to the halberd’s blade, because the Butcher really seems like that kinda guy:

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A similarly bloodspattered Space Marine helmet and a skull were added as decoration to the model’s base:

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Painting a whole Forgeworld model for the first time certainly has certainly been an interesting experience as well, although it made me realise that not only do I dislike converting resin models, but I am also not all that fond of painting them: The Forgeworld resin provides all those tiny nooks and crannies on the model that I remember (with dread!) from my past experiences with metal models, and all that scrubbing and soaking beforehand, in order to get rid of the mold release agent covering the model head to toe, also isn’t that much fun. So while I can see myself painting the odd FW model every now and then, assembling an entire army of models made from this material seems like a bit of a nightmare to me, to be honest…

Oh, and one more thing: While I am rather pleased with the finished model, it does look slightly puny when stood next to one of my plastic models in Terminator armour. Justs sayin’…

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I’m happy enough with the result, though: One down, one to go! I suppose the second Red Butcher I purchased will end up looking more or less like this:

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I might just replace the right arm with an arm holding an axe or sword, though. Hmmm….

On a semi-related note, I realised that some of the Red Butchers’ design elements, especially the torso and helmet, are quite reminiscent of that old metal Terminator Lord I picked up used a while ago:

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The resemblance is really quite uncanny, don’t you think? So maybe these guys will end up hanging out together in the end? In any case, it’s especially delicious to find visual consistency where you hadn’t even expected it, so yeah…
Oh, one more thing, by the way: My finished test model, Raas the Butcher, was named for fellow hobbyist Augustus B’Raass. This is a small thank you to him, both for providing lots of inspiration with his kick-ass Night Lords army (seriously, what is it whith all the amazing NL armies lately?) and for indulging me when I instigated a rather egg-headed (but nevertheless pretty fascinating, at least to me) discussion on his thread lately.

Thanks for taking it all in stride, mate!  ;)

Anyway, here’s the model’s background:

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Raas the Butcher

The warrior known as Raas the Butcher is one of the 4th assault company’s oldest veterans and serves in Lord Captain Lorimar’s personal guard, known as Lorimar’s Fist. Even among this band of ruthless killers, his thirst for blood excels, and his penchant for tearing his opponents limb from limb is well known and feared by those who have to stand against him: Watching Raas charging the enemy with surprising speed, a blood curdling howl on his lips, is terrifying to behold, and usually the last sight his victims are afforded before his mighty war halberd effortlessly shears through their armour and flesh. His bloodlust is so great that he spends most battles completely lost to the nails, as much of a danger to his friends as to his enemies. Chains decorate his ancient suit of modified Cataphractii armour as if to bind him, but it is clear that the Lord Captain’s abyssal growl is the only thing that will bring this wild hound to heel…


As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

[Skrundle87]

As usual man great work, keep It up

[Augustus b'Raass]

Raass the Buthcer is looking absolutely great! Really cool fluffy personal description too, man!  

 

Again, I am honoured you named him after me and thank you for the 'nod and links to my thread. 

Remember people: I thanked Kraut for his contribution to my thread by naming a Night Lords Apothecary after him. There's no model yet, but there will be.

[Son of Carnelian]

 

Painting a whole Forgeworld model for the first time certainly has certainly been an interesting experience as well, although it made me realise that not only do I dislike converting resin models, but I am also not all that fond of painting them: The Forgeworld resin provides all those tiny nooks and crannies on the model that I remember (with dread!) from my past experiences with metal models, and all that scrubbing and soaking beforehand, in order to get rid of the mold release agent covering the model head to toe, also isn’t that much fun. So while I can see myself painting the odd FW model every now and then, assembling an entire army of models made from this material seems like a bit of a nightmare to me, to be honest…

 

 

I feel exactly the same way, brother. The full Forgeworld models I have painted have almost too much detail and I'm STILL worried that I missed something a month after finishing them. 

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys! :)

 

@ Augustus B'Raass: Like I said earlier, you're very welcome, mate! The honour is well earned ;) Oh, and it goes without saying that I simply cannot wait to see that Apothecary! :)

 

@ Marshal Sampson of Terra: Yes, and it's not only the detail, but also all those little holes and areas that are difficult to reach with a brush. For instance, on the Red Butcher, the whole head area was a nightmare because the head was a part of the body. Painting FW just doesn't seem to be all that much fun ;)

[KrautScientist]

Alright everyone, update time! Those of you who have been following this thread for a while may recall my ongoing work on a couple of World Eaters riding massive juggernauts of Khorne. Even though there are currently no rules for such a formation, every self-respecting follower of Khorne should have some juggernaut riders in his army, period.

Anyway, my first test model on the way to a whole squad was actually built and painted quite a long time ago:

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I am still reasonably happy with this guy, especially since the WFB Skullcrushers of Khorne had not yet been released back then, so building the rider actually took some doing (erm, and the “borrowing” of an idea from Sprugly’s amazing thread here ).

Speaking of the Skullcrushers, the release of that kit did of course make my whole life a lot easier, and I snatched it up for the bitz alone. But the kit also gave me the opportunity to build three more juggernaut riders, my Brazen Hunters:

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These were actually named for fellow hobbyists who had greatly inspired me with their respective chaos projects. And I imagine the squad will be a sight to see, once I finally work up the motivation to get them painted (fingers crossed ;) ).

But during all this time, I did not yet have a suitable Chaos Lord on juggernaut, even though such a model is the one highly viable way of currently using a Chaos Space Marine on a juggernaut to begin with! However, I am basically addicted to building Chaos Lords, and it was entirely clear for me that this guy would need to be really impressive.

It may surprise you to learn that I have been quietly pottering away on a suitable Chaos Lord for a rather long time now. In fact, a first test version was built as early as 2011:

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But while I look back on that first effort with some fondness, the model really wasn’t as cool as I wanted it to be. So the rider was ditched, I kept the juggernaut and waited for a suitable rider model to go on top.

I finally found a solution to my problem when my cousin Andy gave me a Chaos Lord on Manticore as a birthday gift in 2012. I have gone on record stating that the kit is basically worth it for the rider bitz alone, and you even get two riders (and the Manticore can have its uses as well…).

Anyway, while one of the Manticore riders was turned into a rogue Primaris Psyker for my Traitor Guard, it was always clear to me that the other one would end up as the lord riding that leftover juggernaut — but the project still stalled for some reason.

Until the recent 14th Painting/Converting Contest over at Throne of Skulls provided the perfect occasion for me to finally clean up my act and finish the model. So I sat down and combined rider and jugger. Here’s a look at the WIP version of the model:

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Granted, this conversion might have been quite a bit more exciting before the release of the WFB Skullcrushers, but I think it still holds up. The Manticore kit comes with some absolutely brilliant bitz, among them the heavily scarred head I used for the rider. The chain cloak is another personal favourite of mine, since not only does it look badass on any Chaos Lord, but chains feature rather prominently in the World Eaters’ legion aesthetics, so what better place to use this wonderful bit.

In order to suitably “40k-i-fy” the fantasy model, I added a plasma pistol (if only to give me an excuse for paining some light blue plasma coils every once in a while ;) ), some grenades on the model’s belt and a backpack from the Dark Vengeance Chosen. The juggernaut was also subtly converted in order to make it look a little more impressive: The main additions were two Marauder shields on the hind legs and two tusks (made from a set of horns from the Chaos Knight horses). The latter idea was borrowed from an excellent diorama created by Keith Robertson and Kornel Kozak and published in an issue of WD:

When it actually came to painting the model, I had to be really disciplined for once, since I had let the deadline for the ToS contest approach without lifting a finger, lazy bum that I am — maybe this was a subconscious attempt at forcing myself to perform well under pressure?

Anyway, I actually painted rider and jugger back to back over a matter of three days, which was quite a drag, but also didn’t give me any time to dawdle or lose interest. I started with the rider, because I instinctively realised that he would be far more fun to paint. Here’s the finished rider (looking like the victim or a particularly nasty groin hernia without his steed):

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The funny leg pose notwithstanding, painting this guy really was a blast! I basically used my usual recipe for World Eaters, but this model gave me the opportunity to combine two of my favourite effects on the same model: glowing plasma coils and a turquoise daemon weapon. As a matter of fact, I added another light blue area to the model’s backpack, making it look like some kind of reactor core:

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Painting the juggernaut was mainly an exercise in patience and perseverance, because the model is pretty big and has quite a few nooks and crannies (and I had, of course, been idiotic enough to glue together all the different parts, save the head, before painting). I went for the same, dark turquoise I used on my last juggernaut, both because it makes for a nice contrast against the red of the rider’s armour, but also because it provides an added bit of visual consistency for my army: my daemon weapons or daemonic steeds all use variants of the same turquoise.

Painting this guy in such a relatively short timespan was quite a bit of work. Fortunately, when I was already on my last leg, my copy of Warhammer:Vision arrived and seeing my model for Legion in Blanchitsu helped me release some hidden reserve of power ;)

So, without further ado, here’s the finished model. I give you Lord Valkar, the Scarred One:

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The one problem with the model, from a construction perspective, is that the chains of Valkar’s cloak seem curiously gravity-defying.  Unfortunately, there was nothing I could have done to change that, short of cutting apart the entire cloak — and I was too much of a chicken for that ;)
Let us just presume that Valkar’s a) gallopping so fast that even the heavy chains are streaming in the wind or b) some kind of sorcerous power is keeping them afloat?! Yeah, sorcerous power, that makes sense! Let’s totally go with that!

Anyway, let me share a couple of detail shots with you:

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I am actually really happy with the model’s face, even though I just used my usual, minimalistic approach. The scars actually play into this guy’s background — but more about that in a minute.

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So yeah, that’s my finished Chaos Lord on juggernaut of Khorne, at long last. Only what, three years from inception to finished model? That’s really slow, even for my sloppy standards. But well worth it, of course ;)

Seriously, though: I really am pretty pleased, both with the model and with the fact that I finally managed to complete this particular task. Whatever his chances might be in the ToS contest, I am already super happy at having added another bigger model like this to my collection.

And, of course, a tried and true tradition here on Eternal Hunt, let’s get to know the latest model better: Who is this guy? What are his dreams and ambitions? Allow me to share the background I came up with for the model:

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Huntmaster Valkar, the Scarred One, Lord of Chains and Master of the Brazen Hunters

In the latter days of the Great Crusade, Brother Valkar was fighting as a line officer in the 12th legion’s assault formations, and it was during the pacification of a cluster of feudal worlds in the eastern fringe that he incurred a wound that would change his life forever: A maddened cultist attacked him with a weapon wreathed in sorcerous flame, taking Valkar’s right eye and leaving him with a hideous, eight-pronged scar over the right side of his face. To make matters worse, the damaged eye socket wouldn’t take any augmetic replacement for some reason unfathomable even to the Legion’s Apothecaries, leaving Valkar permanently one-eyed. In any other Astartes Legion, that would have surely relegated him to the place of an Auxiliarii or a diplomat – a bleak prospect for one who had been bred for war. But Angron’s legion had little use for diplomats, and even crippled officers could hold a command as long as they knew how to hold their own in the fighting pits. So Valkar learned to balance the consequences of his disability and returned to battle, seemingly as effective as before.

However, it seemed his scars ran deeper still, as Valkar started hearing voices: Harsh whispers now spurred him onward in battle, inciting him to ever growing acts of bloodshed, bellowing excitedly at every kill, and howling in frustration at each denied killing stroke. Valkar feared he might be growing insane, but in a legion wracked with the influence of the Butcher’s Nails, sanity was not exactly a priority.

For Valkar’s seeming descent into madness only mirrored that of his legion: The World Eaters became ever more brutal and uncontrollable, finally siding with the Warmaster Horus and becoming one of his most effective terror weapons. And Brother Valkar was always there, swept along with the tide.

The last time he heard the mysterious voices was when the drop pods of the XII legion rained down on the blasted hellscape Istvaan III had become: When the doors of his Dreadclaw hissed open and Valkar began charging at his erstwhile brothers and their fellow loyalists with a blood curdling roar on his lips, the voices broke into triumphant laughter one last time – and then fell silent. The pact had been sealed.

Over the following centuries and millennia, Valkar has become a mighty champion of Khorne. He was one of the first officers in the World Eaters’ 4th assault company to be granted a daemonic steed by the powers of the warp, and riding this beast wrought from brass and hellfire, he became nigh invincible. He has gathered similarly gifted brethren around him, forming an elite cadre of mounted legionaries called the Brazen Hunters.

And once again, there are voices: Whispers in the shadows that Valkar the Scarred One could one day challenge the Lord Captain himself for the command of the company.


As always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

[oldschoolsavant]

I hate to suggest it after the fact, but if his legs were positioned to the rear, body angled forward, it would've gone some way to solving the cloak issue.

 

Either that or a careful blast with a Zippo to bend the chain very, very carefully !

 

Anyway, great model, loving the scar, and he looks decent just posed on foot tbh, but every Khorne force needs a good dose of Juggs (fnar).

[Augustus b'Raass]

Wow. Great model and great fluff! So awesome, I can't wait to see the rest of the brazen hunters!!!

[Dragonlover]

How long does it take you to come up with the fluff snippets? Every time I try it it comes off as hackneyed, but you seem to have the knack for it.

 

Also, if you're looking for motivation, have you considered the ETL? Pledge them as 3 Lords on Juggernauts and away you go!

 

Dragonlover

[Greyall]

Those Red Butchers...Khorne Almighty, they're so pretty...and the cavalry...this thread looks more and more like my miniature space-to-be, Kraut. Keep it up.

[rednekkboss]

Valkar is just an inspirational piece. Great stuff!

[daemonclaw]

looking good man ,love the additional horns on the juggers chin.

as for the chains ,have you tried using a hairdryer to see if that helps?

[Augustus b'Raass]

Yeah Kraut, you should join us and do an ETLiii vow!!!

[Eldrick Shadowblade]

Great piece! Love this whole thread. Wondering if you thought about giving the steed the same awesome edge highlighting you gave the spear to make it really pop? Anyways your figs are a big inspiration as I get back into the hobby after 10 years.

[KrautScientist]

Thanks for the feedback, guys!

 

@ OSS: Ah, to tell you the truth, I've really made my peace with the way the chains are - or rather, aren't - hanging. And, as you pointed out, it's too late anyway ;)

 

@ Dragonlover: It usually takes a while to develop a general idea for a character's background and turning the idea around in the back of my head. This can already begin before building an actual model, or while working on it. In this case, the scarred face actually turned into an aspect in the model's background during the conversion process, when I looked at the model's face and went "I wonder how he came by that?". Anyway, the finding of ideas is a rather organic process. The actual writing part is usually a pretty fast affair: The background for this model took about half an hour to write, tops. It's the same for most small background vignettes like this. But then, like I said, by the time I wrote it down, I have already been thinking about it for a while, so that helps ;)

 

@ Greyall: Aw, mate, I am honoured! All the more so because I love your artwork thread to bits! :)

 

@ rednekkboss: Cheers, mate!

 

@ daemonclaw: Like I said above, I'm happy with the model as it is. No hairdryer will get near it, thank you very much! ;)

 

@ Eldrick Shadowblade: Glad to be an inspiration! As for the edge highlight, it was a very conscious decision to tone it down when compared to the spear: I didn't want the jugger to be too spectacular, so as not to draw too much attention away from the rider (plus I HATE having to do highlights like that :) ).

 

@ Augustus B'Raass: Cheers, mate! Regarding ETLiii, I think things like that actually impede my motivation instead of adding to it: I usually hate setting deadlines for myself, especially in my hobby time, and having to finish stuff in a given amount of time will turn into a disaster as often as not for me. A friendly little competition with some fellow hobbyists to find out who does the coolest model? Sure, any time! But pledging to getting x stuff finished by y date? Nah, that stuff just isn't for me. Sorry! ;)

[Vesper]

It has been a while since I last visited this awesome thread and damn, that's just reaching unfair levels of awesomeness.

I'm actually in the process of writing the lore for my warrior-cult of Khorne (they're called the Red Offering, l'Offrande Rouge, in French) and your traitor guard / cultist stuff is a cool inspiration to draw from ! So thank you and keep up the great work. 'Cau's it's really great.

[KrautScientist]

Thanks for the kind words, Vesper!

 

 (they're called the Red Offering, l'Offrande Rouge, in French)

 

Zut alors! Even bands of frenzied madmen get to have beautiful sounding names in that language of yours ;)

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thanks for the feedback, guys!

 

@ Augustus B'Raass: Cheers, mate! Regarding ETLiii, I think things like that actually impede my motivation instead of adding to it: I usually hate setting deadlines for myself, especially in my hobby time, and having to finish stuff in a given amount of time will turn into a disaster as often as not for me. A friendly little competition with some fellow hobbyists to find out who does the coolest model? Sure, any time! But pledging to getting x stuff finished by y date? Nah, that stuff just isn't for me. Sorry!

No apology necessary mate! To each his own. But I like your idea! Want to do a competition who builds the coolest new contemptor?

[Yogi]

Very nice stuff. Scarface Lord reminds me of Azog the white orc, they both look like grumpy, pale, ruthless chaps riding monsters.

 

I have a criticism and its not the chain cape, its actually how you painted the glaive's blade. Because its turquoise my eye is draw to it, but i think i could of used some subtle blending, rather then just edge highlight. I mean it doesn't matter now the model is finished, but just a thought I had. 

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys!

 

@ Augustus B'Raass: Hmm, no contemptors for me, I fear: I am not that hot on shelling out serious money for a FW model atm ;) Maybe something a bit smaller? A Chaos Lord or something like that?

 

@ Yogi: Yeah, right: As if I could actually pull off subtle blending ;) Seriously, thouhg: You may have a point, but this is just my quick and easy recipe for a - relatively - cool results. Haven't I told you guys that I actually suck at painting?

[Urauloth]

Valkar is one hell of a mini, amazing work.

 

I do wish the answer to "where does this great component come from" wasn't so often "the manticore kit" but that's my only complaint :p

[KrautScientist]

Hmm, seems my thread was let off comparatively easy this time, only losing a couple of posts.

 

Sooo, let me reiterate the point I made in the lost posts, alright ;)

 

@ A Kvlt Ghost: Like I said earlier, the Chaos Lord on Manticore is really worth it for the rider bitz alone, especially since you get two full riders (and will still have some leftover bitz). The challenge is to figure out what to do with the Manticore, although there are some interesting options: Mine became a bestial daemon prince:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2013/11/13/556242-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Eternal%20Hunt%2C%20Kitbash.JPG

 

More pictures of this guy can be found further up in this thread. It's really a rather straightforward conversion, using the torso and head of the Manticore with some legs and arms from the Maulerfiend kit. And, like I said in the "lost posts", the basing and model's position on the base are not finished yet: I'll try to make the finished DP look like he's preparing to barrel forward on all fours, flinging aside the flimsy Imperial architecture he has just crashed through ;)

[Darth Mustard]

Coool

I like the idea of a bestial Prince