Khorne's Eternal Hunt - KrautScientist's chaotic WIP thread: Fine-tuning Eightbound...

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, mate!

 

That helmet was actually a last minute addition! Once I had seen it on one of PDH's models, I knew I needed something like that too. Glued it on right before undercoating

 

EDIT: Ah, let me just bring the pictures over here to make navigation less cumbersome ;)

 

So here's an update on the Traitor Officer:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/2/651689-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Guard.jpeg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/2/651690-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Guard.jpeg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/2/651692-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Guard.jpeg

The colours came out a little more chalky than they are in real life, but the pictures should still give you a pretty good idea. It's actually been a while since I've been completely happy with a paintjob, but I really like this guy right now!

 

Edited October 2, 2014 by KrautScientist

[JeffTibbetts]

I'm a bit jealous of your old-school books. Particularly Index Astartes. I never owned that one, and I really wish I had. :D 

[Brother Ambroz]

Hey Kraut, latest guy is great! Question, when you're converting your traitor guard where do you get most of your arm bits? Can't stand when multiple models look the same but the cadian troop box doesn't have much arm variety....

[oldschoolsavant]

Cadian troop box, Cadian HQ box, AM Scion box, WFB Marauders and SM Scouts I'd imagine. Have I missed owt ?

 

Oh, FW militia if you're lucky enough. Forgot about those.

[recon0321]

Where did you get his body from?

[Soldier of Dorn]

@recon0321: It's probably from one of these.

 

Awesome books, don't own any of them, but there's always a bunch of copies at the used bookstore I tend to patronize.

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys!

 

The books were very much purchased due to my nostalgia as well as my interest in 40k related background material. And while the rules may no longer be applicable, each of the books contains enough fluff and artwork to still be worth it!

 

@ Tanith Ghost: OSS outlined quite a few options -- I would add Beastman arms to the pile (at least some of them). Mixing and matching with DV cultists is also an interesting option. And maybe the most important part: Don't feel shackled to using the arms as they are: Cut off hands, replace weapons, repose arms,... The normal Marauder arms work especially well for this and are very versatile!

 

@ recon0321: The body originally came from a FW Vraksian Enforder: I had cut off the head for a different conversion and wanted to use the torso for something cool -- mission accomplished? ;)

[Brother Ambroz]

Thanks both of you for the suggestions. Oh yeah I know, I've been doing major surgery (cutting :P) with the sergeant arms and the arms from a heavy weapon kit I bought. Will check those out though! Totally forgot about the cultist arms, have tons of those around, not sure why I never considered that.

[K0rtmer]

Wonderful! He's a worthy leader of your Scions. I think swapping the sword for the curved suits him just right and it works just great with his threatening pose.

And congratulations to your purchases! :) That kind of stuff isn't exactly easy to pick up in mint condition.

[Flint13]

Oh... I'm not going to lie, seeing those books totally brought back memories from when 10 year old me smacked $45 down on the counter of Hobby Dungeon and insisted that I wanted that rulebook the week it came out in '98.

 

Thanks for the nostalgia trip, K-Sci ^_^

 

Also, your power armored guys look awesome, but it always feels like you put even more work and thought into their human auxiliaries. The little details on that officer are so neat! I love the little mask on the back of his belt. 

[MagicMan]

Very cool, i like the helmet hanging from his belt.

 

 

I found your INQ28 thread on another site, gotta say, great stuff there too.

[KrautScientist]

Cheers, guys!

 

@ Tanith Ghost: Glad to be of help ;)

 

@ Brother Kortmer: Thanks a lot! Like I said elsewhere, I really love your new Traitor Guard recipe as well!

 

@ Flint13: Hmm, you may have a point -- although it has to be said that I particularly obsessed over this guy because I liked the conversion so much in the first place ;)

 

@ MagicMan: Cheers! Not only is INQ28 an incredibly rewarding piece of the hobby, but it has also taught me to look at my 40k armies and characters differently -- I cannot recommend it enough!

 

Oh, and I finally managed to take a photo of the traitor where the colours are ever so slightly more representative of the real thing ;)

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/3/651935-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Guard.jpeg

[Daemon2027]

Love him. Great job.

[CaptainAsmodai]

Great job Kraut!! What horn did you use on your apostle? Its awesome

[KrautScientist]

Thanks, guys! :)

 

@ CaptainAsmodai: You mean the Dark Apostle conversion based on the WFB plastic chaos lord, right? The horn came from the Bloodcrusher kit. Hope this helps!

 

I actually managed to paint another model for my traitor elite: Judging by my usual standards, this almost constitutes a painting spree, you know? ;)

 

Anyway, here he is:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/5/652444-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Elite%2007.jpg

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/5/652445-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Guard.JPG

 

This was basically my first test model for "chaos scions", back when I first bought the Tempestus Scions kit, so the kitbash is rather straightforward.

 

And here he is with his squad leader:

 

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/5/652446-Chaos%2C%20Conversion%2C%20Kitbash%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Renegades%2C%20Traitor%20Guard.JPG

 

As always, let me know what you think! :)

[Flint13]

Oh that's awesome!

 

I totally want to try kitbashing the scions kit now, just to see what I can make for 8th legion auxiliaries.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Wow loving the traityor guard you've got going here Kraut. Nice and nasty :tu:  

[KrautScientist]

Thanks, you two! I'm really glad you like them!

 

@ Flint: Do it! If you'll excuse me tooting my own whistle for a second here, I've done some almost ridiculously thorough experimenting with the scion kit. Maybe the results can be of help to you, when it comes to building your auxiliarii

Edited October 6, 2014 by KrautScientist

[recon0321]

Wow those two are pretty awesome

[Brother Ambroz]

Very nice kraut. The helmeted head meshes well with the scion armor.

[KrautScientist]

Thanks a lot, guys! :)

[KrautScientist]

So, another small update: I am currently painting the third model for my traitor elites, the Voxcaster guy:

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/8/653192-Chaos%2C%20Elite%2C%20Renegade%20Militia%2C%20Traitor%20Guard%2C%20Traitor%20Ig%2C%20Urash%27s%20Marauders.JPG

It's a slightly strange model, born of the wish to salvage that Vraksian torso after I had cut off the head for a different conversion, but I have taken a bit of a shine to this guy for some reason...

As always, let me know what you think! :)

[JeffTibbetts]

I agree. He's got personality! That antenna isn't coming out of his head, is it? 

[KrautScientist]

Haha, no :) It's part of the Tempestus Scion voxcaster backpack he has.

Edited October 8, 2014 by KrautScientist

[daemonclaw]

looking real good ,really loving the skin on the stitchface cultist