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

[daemonclaw]

that nurgle termy if great loving the tarnished metal .

and the kitbash termy is brutally awesome

[Squeaky]

Thanks a lot, guys! Yeah, those old plastic Plague Marines sure bring back feelings of nostalgia, don't they? I also think that, along with the plastic Khorne Berzerkers from the same time, they haven't aged all that badly: Sure, today's plastic models are in a totally different league, but compare the plastic chaos models from the early 90s to the 2nd edition starter box marines, and you'll see that the former are spitting on the latter from a very tall height. When it comes to getting the crackle effect just right, I believe going for a dedicated crackle medium may be my best bet in the future.

There is no colour quite like rose :) them where the days. Yeh it's come quite a long way but some of the old models still stand up to the test of time though the phoenix lords could do with a re-vamp. Keep up the good work even if it isn't nurglings anymore ;P hehe

[KrautScientist]

Thanks a lot, guys!

And just a short while later, here's the third Plague Marine, now completely based:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582905-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582901-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582902-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582903-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582904-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

And a closeup of his lovely face

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582900-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

Here are the three finished Plague Marines together:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582906-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Death%20Guard%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Nurgle%2C%20Plague%20Marines.JPG

Crackle or no crackle, painting these guys has really been a blast so far, so I am considering adding some more models to the squad: I have two of the 90s metal Plague Marines, plus that old icon bearer from the same time. Giving those models the updated painting treatment would bring the squad up to seven -- Nurgle's sacred number, conveniently enough

But that's a smaller project for the future! For now, let me know what you think! And have a great Sunday! 

Edited February 9, 2014 by KrautScientist

[Forté]

They look nicely corroded too :tu:

[FeelNoShane]

Thanks a lot, guys!And just a short while later, here's the third Plague Marine, now completely based:http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582905-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582901-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582902-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582903-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582904-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGAnd a closeup of his lovely face ;)http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582900-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGHere are the three finished Plague Marines together:http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/9/582906-Chaos,%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines,%20Conversion,%20Death%20Guard,%20Kitbash,%20Nurgle,%20Plague%20Marines.JPGCrackle or no crackle, painting these guys has really been a blast so far, so I am considering adding some more models to the squad: I have two of the 90s metal Plague Marines, plus that old icon bearer from the same time. Giving those models the updated painting treatment would bring the squad up to seven -- Nurgle's sacred number, conveniently enough ;)But that's a smaller project for the future! For now, let me know what you think! And have a great Sunday!  ;)

 

 

Please sir tell me what paints you used for the flesh. Please list them for me. The models and flesh look amazing. A++.

[KrautScientist]

Thanks, guys!

 

@ FeelnoShane: Painting the skin was actually really easy, since I used my standard recipe for skin that is easily adaptable for various uses. Here goes:

 

1. I work over a black undercoat

2. Basecoat with GW Rakarth Flesh

3. Was liberally with GW Ogryn Flesh (Reikland Flesh Shade should work just as well).

 

That's the basic recipe, and one that can already work for rank and file models. From here on out, you can...

 

- go back with Rakarth Flesh and add some accents to the raised areas.

- add red and purple washes into the deepest recesses to create bruises, distressed skin etc. (this is what I did for the Plague Marines, along with some dabbed on "Nurgle's Rot" on the plasma gunner's tentacle).

 

or, alternately

 

- lighlty overbrush everything with a "healthy" flesh tone, such as Cadian Flesh Tone, in order to make the model look less chaotic and unhealthy, then add further hightlights on top of that

 

As you can see, it's a fairly easy and versatile approach, that can work for unwashed and sickly chaos cultists just as well as for goody two shoes loyalist Marines and IG soldiers

 

Hope this helps!

Edited February 9, 2014 by KrautScientist

[KrautScientist]

Alright, update time:

The funniest thing happened: While working on those Plague Marines, I caught a really bad case of the flu. Now whether this is a sign of Nurgle's favour or wrath, I cannot say, but it surely is one hell of a coincidence, isn't it ;)

Anyway, today I want to show you a proper World Eater again, lest Khorne grow too angry with me for this lack of respect ;) Some of you may already have wondered whether my recent focus on Plague Marines had made me forget about the 4th assault company altogether. Far from it! In fact, thoughts of Khorne’s Eternal Hunt have been slowly coagulating at the back of my head, and the recent rumours of possible new plastic kits to be released for Chaos Space Marines have only added to that pile of half-formed ideas. What’s more, I could never abandon this army, especially not in favour of followers of weak and inferior gods. Anyway, it’s time for another servant of Khorne to grace this blog! So, for now, let me show you a project that actually started quite a long while ago, but that only finally came to fruition in the last weeks:

Back in late 2012, I watched The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey – as, no doubt, many of you did. And one of the most interesting things about the film, at least in my opinion, was Azog. His character design had been kept a closely-guarded secret just up to the release of the model, and so he became one of the visually more surpising elements of the film, and one that really inspired me: There was something about that pale, overmuscled creature and the sheer audacity of going into battle stripped to the waist that really made me think of the World Eaters’ gladiatorial leanings — and as a matter of fact, I had already begun exploring that angle with my first gladiator models:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2013/7/17/517862-Berzerker%2C%20Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Etermal%20Hunt.JPG

But what if I were to take that idea even further? What about a model straddling the line between those gladiatorial World Eaters and Azog? The idea fascinated me, to be honest! And the model resulting from such a project would be the perfect character to lead a squad of gladiators in battle.

The next step towards transforming these half-baked ideas into an actual model was coming across kevinholcomb’s Angron conversion on CMoN. He had used the upper body of Hasslefree Miniatures’ “Wolf” barbarian model to great effect in order to come up with a model very similar to the look I was trying to achieve. So while ordering stuff via a big German hobby retailer some time ago, I picked up one of these as well, just in case:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584940_sm-Hasslefree%20Miniatures%2C%20Wolf%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.JPG

I really love this sculpt, because while the model has the ‘roided-out look expected of an Astartes, there is also a certain nobility, even dignity, in both the pose and the face (on a mostly unrelated note, I found out by sheer coincidence that the model looks amazingly similar to this particular picture of Nathan Jones ).

But I still needed to find a suitable lower body for the model, and experimenting with various Terminator legs didn’t amount to much. So the project seemd to be on indefinite hold…

…until it picked up steam again when I purchased a rather beat-up, incomplete metal Abaddon as part of a bigger ebay auction:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584938_sm-Abbaddon%2C%20Metal%2C%20Work%20In%20Progress.JPG

As you can see, even after I had stripped the paint off it, the model remained pretty rough in places, and there was also the fact that the Abaddon model looks rather puny when placed next to more recent Terminators. So the model was basically surplus to requirements — until I put it next to the Hasslefree barbarian:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584939_sm-Gladiator%20Lord%20WIP%2004.JPG

Dear old Abby might no longer cut it as a model in tactical dreadnought armour, but what if I were to use the legs as part of my Azog-inspired conversion to represent power armoured legs for a giant of an Astartes instead? Things just fell into place at this point…

One thing bothered me, though: Both models were made from metal, and I am certainly not a fan of conversions involving all-metal models. But this time, there seemed to be no easy way around that, so I started sawing. The first part was to slowly disassemble poor Abaddon piece by piece, so as not to damage any of the parts I wanted too heavily:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584941_sm-Gladiator%20Lord%20WIP%2003.JPG

 - The so-called Warmaster of Chaos, armless once more... -

Then I cut off the barbarian’s legs model, unfortunately taking off part of his lower stomach as well. Both halves were then pinned together using a piece of paperclip:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584942_sm-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Eternal%20Hunt.JPG

As you can see, both parts of the model had been slightly damaged during the sawing, so a touchup with liquid GS would be in order. Before that, though, I greenstuffed a stomach section to fill the gap between upper and lower body. Then I used some more GS to sculpt a Triumph Rope scar for the torso.  And this obviously wouldn’t be one of my conversions without some additional plastic bitz stuck on. Here’s the finished conversion before painting:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584943_sm-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Eternal%20Hunt.JPG

I added a double-headed battle axe to the model — the bit, originally from the Marauder Horsemen kit, had been lounging in my bitzbox for quite a while, and this seemed to be the perfect opportunity to finally make good use of it! I also added a CSM shoulder pad and a Marauder shield to the left arm, both because I liked the asymmetrical look and because it was a nice way of making the guy look at least slightly more plausible. Most of the damage to the model was also repaired using Liquid GS.

When it came to painting the model, I really stuck to my usual formula, content in the knowledge that the contrast between the bare torso and armoured legs would make for an interesting effect. This being the first World Eaters model I painted in quite a while, the paintjob turned out slightly rough around the edges, but I didn’t mind too much.

So here he is, ladies and gentlemen:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584948-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584944-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584946-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584947-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

Being my first (and quite likely my last) conversion involving metal models like this, I do of course realise that the model could look smoother. I am not to bothered with that, however, because I think that the overall effect still comes across rather nicely.

But who is this half-dressed giant of a man? As usual, figuring out a background for the model was the last stage of the project:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584945-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

Vorl Dustwalker, Lord of the Pit

Some members of the War Hounds Astartes Legion may have loathed the brutal, gladiatorial style of warfare introduced by the Primarch Angron, but Vorl Dustwalker was not one of them. Even before the legion’s reunion with its Primarch, he had already established himself as a master of the fighting style that would become a trademark of the legion in later years. On the War Hounds’ vassal world of Bodt, Vorl was one of the Astartes tasked with training the legionaries in combat at close quarters. And many mighty champions of the World Eaters still hold in their hearts a feeling of shame at being brought low by him during sparring matches, the acrid taste of Bodt’s volcanic soil still etched into their memory as a reminder of their failure.

After gladiatorial fighting had become one of the mainstays of the World Eaters’ cobbled-together warrior culture, Vorl became known as the Dustwalker, a legend in the fighting pits, almost on par with mighty Delvarus, the legion’s uncontested champion on the Hot Dust.

How the Dustwalker came to be a member of Lorimar’s 4th assault company after the madness at Skalathrax is difficult to ascertain. But ever since, he has been serving as a combat instructor and an insurmountable contestant in the fighting pits nestled in the bowels of the company’s capital ship.

Vorl Dustwalker is not often seen outside the pits, for ordinary fights tend to be beneath his notice. Once the Dustwalker’s interest is piqued by a battle or an adversary, however, he may take to the field, accompanied by a coterie of his most talented gladiators. Their only partly armoured bodies and comparatively primitive weapons are both a mockery of their opponents and a testament to their skill, and Vorl is the first among these capricious warriors.

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584949-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

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

[deathspectersgt7]

SWEET MOTHER OF, WOW !!!!!

[ChaptermasterDemon7]

-Jaw drops.- Holy Emperor! Vorl is amazing! I love the use of the two models and what you came with is just wow. I do not have the words to describe it.

[lionofjudah]

I have this image of scars crisscrossing these guys from head to toe...maybe some purple/red/brown lines all over?

Fantastic conversion and ya, I believe it when you say that must have been a PITA ;)

[Brother Heinrich]

Awesome. That guy embodies the warrior ethos of Khorne. 

[Koriel]

Brutal, simply brutal. Forget about weapons, that guy looks like he'd go toe to toe with a primarch in a fist fight.

[Montuhotep]

Well, damn.

[ninjasuperspy]

Those three are excellent and the big dude is really something else. I've been kicking around the idea of a Kill Team based on the guys from The Outcast Dead for a while but gave up on the idea when I couldn't find a suitably beefy base model (not counting dropping fifty bucks on a Necromunda Goliath box). Might have to look at that Hasslefree kit...

[Odsox]

Alright, update time:

 

The funniest thing happened: While working on those Plague Marines, I caught a really bad case of the flu. Now whether this is a sign of Nurgle's favour or wrath, I cannot say, but it surely is one hell of a coincidence, isn't it...

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/14/584949-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Lord%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Huntmaster.JPG

 

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

 

WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER TRYING TO CONVERT MY MODELS ANYMORE *facedesk*

 

Inspirational work as ever, KS. Just wish I had your confidence.

 

Od.

[KrautScientist]

Guys, thanks for the overwhelmingly positive feedback -- I'll admit I didn't expect that :) Still, it's been quite a while from idea to execution in this case, and it's good to hear that the result seems to have worked out!

 

@ lionofjudah: Criss-crossing lines would make him look even more like Azog, actually! :) I actually considered adding tattoes of some sort, but then decided to rather keep it simple. And in fairness, for someone more used to working with metal models, the conversion would probably have been a much easier affair!

 

@ ninjasuperspy: That barbarian is indeed one of Hasslefree's best models! And quite cheap too. I highly recommend it!

 

@ Odsox: Aw, mate, you still bother because your models are awesome! Don't sell yourself short!

[KrautScientist]

A small update on the gladiator front: After I posted my model for Vorl Dustwalker, fellow hobbyist Llamahead suggested over on Dakka to add some models inspired by real world gladiator types to the squad. Now the original plan had always been to have each model in the squad with slightly different equipment, in order to represent several types of gladiator, but his suggestion to build a Retiarius (a gladiator fighting with a trident and a net) and a Secutor (equipped with the ever popular sword, shiel & helmet combo) inspired me to put some more work in on the next squad members:

 

The Retiarius-inspired model already exists, as a matter of fact, albeit only as a pile of bitz for now

 

Then there's this gladiator wielding a chain glaive, a model I built a while ago:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2013/9/8/535445-Chain%20Glaive%2C%20Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne.JPG

 

And finally, here's a World Eaters version of the Secutor, built yesterday:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/16/585416-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Eternal%20Hunt.JPG

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/16/585417-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Eternal%20Hunt.JPG

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/2/16/585418-Chaos%2C%20Chaos%20Space%20Marines%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Gladiator%2C%20Khorne%2C%20Khorne%27s%20Eternal%20Hunt.JPG

 

These two guys will be the next candidates for the squad, I think...

 

As always, let me know what you think!

Edited February 16, 2014 by KrautScientist

[Brother Heinrich]

can't say I'm huge on the helmet, looks a puppy from the front with floppy ears.

[Excessus]

can't say I'm huge on the helmet, looks a puppy from the front with floppy ears.

...a variant of the khornate hound theme? :D

[KrautScientist]

Haha, I wasn't wild on the helmet on its own myself, but I think it works on this model for a number of reasons:

 

- The helmet on the historical Secutor was designed to offer maximum resistance to the Retiarius's trident - hence the small eye holes and overall shape. I think this helmet picks up on that rather nicely, looking like it was designed to deflect any jabs or blows by an enemy.

 

- I also like the "facelessness" created by the pattern of holes in the front - it fits the gladiator theme, for some reason.

 

- I think it might look sexy painted in bronze ;)

 

So yeah, I'll admit that it's a bit of an acquired taste, but I believe I can make it work! :)

[Brother Heinrich]

I would go for something like this if you can:

http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/gladius/art-007.jpg

[Forté]

Almost makes me think of the old Samurai helmets.

[Combat_Vet]

Odd to call something that brutal beautiful, but its really the best word for the job.

 

Great work on the newest conversion. Always a joy to see what you will come up with

[Skrundle87]

Your gladiators make me REALLY want to make a squad of my own, it's an incredibly cool and awesome idea

[Brother Ambroz]

Have to thank you Kraut for mentioning the secutor because then I had to go look that up, then read about all the different types of gladiators... :P

 

As for the model, I really don't like the crest either, it looks strange. Reminds me a bit of a samurai's helmet. He looks good otherwise though.