++ AUGUSTUS b'RAASS ++ pre-heresy BRASS SCORPION p.247

[Augustus b'Raass]

Here's the WIP pictures of the costructed Decimator with Soul Burner Petards.

 

 

 

 

 

He's pretty much fully magnetized from back when I first constructed him. Actually, this is my first ever Resin miniature I build! 

 

Onwards to painting him!
 

Cheers.

 

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@ hushrong: Did I? I guess that just naturally evolved. The flesh sacks are just sculpted using GreenStuff, but I'm glad you like him! 

 

@ betrayer41: Hahahaha I knew it! No-one can resists Grandfather's charms!

 

@ DuskRaider: INDEED :)

[hushrong]

He looks fantastic already! Looking forward to seeing him DG Colors!

[DuskRaider]

Looking good, man. I still have one in pieces in a box, I just can't find a way to make it work for Death Guard aesthetically.

[KrautScientist]

Fatty Decimator's looking brilliant! Those are some excellent, nurgly additions to the torso!

 

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Knowing you, he's proably alrady finished, isn't he? ;)

[Augustus b'Raass]

Decimator - and Vow #4... DONE!

Wooooooo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you like! 

 

Now, what to vow for my fifth and final vow.... I still have about 50 points to go for my Soul Vow but not a lot of free time left... so probably something small. 

 

Cheers!

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@ hushrong: How do you like him?

 

@ DuskRaider: How do you think he works the way I did him in DG colours?

 

@ KrautScientist: Of course he is ;)

[KrautScientist]

Fantastic! He's actually one of my favourite parts of your - absolutely massive - ETL output!

 

EDIT: How about an army picture now? Should be a rather stunning collection at this point! :)

Edited July 27, 2018 by KrautScientist

[Augustus b'Raass]

Fantastic! He's actually one of my favourite parts of your - absolutely massive - ETL output!

 

EDIT: How about an army picture now? Should be a rather stunning collection at this point!

Thanks! About the army picture, not until I finish my last vow...

[hushrong]

I like it. A lot!

 

Years ago this was one of those minis from FW that I never knew existed and was just amazed they made their own unit with rules and everything. I honestly did not know much back then. Ever since I've always liked seeing it for some reason. Something between forbidden fruit and secret weapon. :)

 

Paint job is amazing as usual and the sculpted on bloat and added fleshy cords look fantastic with color.

[gaurdian31]

Latest vow looks great, love the little pustules and extra bloating added to the decimator. The pose is great too! That blight drone is great, it looks like it is dragging entrails, which fits really well. Can't wait to see your last vow and the army shot.

[DuskRaider]

Looks good, man. Really it's the model itself, it's probably the most disappointing of all the Chaos models FW did. You did an awesome job with what you had to work with and from what I hear they're a beast in the game! Edited July 27, 2018 by DuskRaider

[Augustus b'Raass]

VOW #5

 

VOW #5

 

I, Augustus b'Raass, rise to the challenge of E Tenebrae Lux, boasting the forces of the World Eaters. I vow to Khorne and the rest of the Chaotic Pantheon to complete Khârn the Betrayer for a total value 160 points on or before August 1st, 2018. Success shall bring me eternal glory and failure shall doom me to wear the Badge of the Oathbreaker as a mark of shame until the year-end.

 

1x Khârn the Betrayer - 160 points

 

WIP picture:

 

@ hushrong: Cheers! Did you get one?

 

@ guardian31: Thanks, dude - Yeah the pose was difficult with it - especially since I magnetized everything. 

 

@ DuskRaider: Yeah I can understand what you mean - I just went with what I had and added some goo up front. Honestly this was a bit of a hate job. The fricking heat didn't help either.

Edited July 27, 2018 by Augustus b'Raass

[hushrong]

Nope. It wouldn't be forbidden fruit anymore.

 

Just kidding. I just never got around to getting one. And the last few years I've cut a lot of my spending down on buying exactly what I need so I don't have a ton of unused plastic & resin and I have just never needed one. Now the poor guy has competition from FW's HH offerings. One day I will. I had thought about doing conversions with the Armigers when they were revealed but I don't think they are big enough.

 

And Khârn huh? That's a nice and very interesting change of pace. Something to break up paint DG colors? I can already tell you I like what I see. I really liked the new plastic sculpt but hated the over-the-top weights he had chained to his left arm. What colors will you go for? Classic hot-rod blood red and brass?

[gaurdian31]

Oh yes, this is a nice suprise. I can't wait to see you paint Khârn up. He is my favorite chaos character!

[KrautScientist]

Haha, I remember seeing that Khârn firsthand when I visited you -- I love how you've replaced the chain on the arm with actual chain that looks quite a bit less tacky! It'll be good to see this guy painted -- and what a worthy last vow, indeed! :)

[Augustus b'Raass]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!

Khârn is finished.

 

 

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It's actually super scary for me to blow this guy up like this - that's about what - five times life size? Every teeny tiny mistake is visible - and there's a TON! But I swear to you when I look at it, it looks fine. 

 

And with that, my contributions to the Chaos ETL is finished! I cannot believe I don't have anything to do with three days to go, but that's what the new job and relationship has brought. I have already build and converted two Foul Blightspawn, and I have an insane Daemon Prince idea rumaging around in my head. 

 

Anyway, thanks a lot for looking here and the comments. you guys and gals really add to my inspiration and motivation to just build and paint, and you guys have made this thread possible, all 191 pages of it. Thanks!

 

Cheers.

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@ hushrong: That's a very smart policy. I have the same now, and started it with my Imperial Fists. All of those miniatures where build in Formations. When 8th hit, the army didn't fit anymore and I sold it. With the Death Guard, I have kinda gone back to collecting everything, but not by much. My buddy Dean is also a Death Guard player, and I just buy what he puts in his lists. :D Glad you liked the modified Khârn - I hope he lives up to your expectiations. :)

 

@ guardian31: I hope yuo like him!

 

@ KrautScientist: Far better, no? It took me long enough to paint him - he sat on my shelf unpainted for more than a year!!

[ElDuderino]

The blood god is pleased, I'm sure. I love the deep red you've got there, very sinister. My old WEs had a similar tone, nowhere near this quality of course.

 

Can't wait to see your crazy Demon Prince!

[Krakendoomcool]

Been on your thread a little while now, I don't know why I can't just get used to the speed you do things. I should just stick 'Augustus is a machine' into my banner and be done with it.

 

Amazing effort for the ETL. An army shot of all the stuff you've done for this is going to be spectacular.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Cheers, you two!

Now that I'm finished, I can tae it a bit easier without the pressure of the ETL. So I'm celebrating and converted up two Foul Blightspawn. 

 

So for clarification, here's a hidden picture of the stock miniature. 

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And here's the two guys I converted.

 

The first one is relatively simple. I altered the direction of his gaze so that he looks slightly ore upwards. I also exchanged the muzzle of his Blight Sprayer with the muzzle of a Plague Belcher, and closed up the cracks in his belly - all to make him slightly different from the stock miniature.

 

 

The second one has a bit more conversion work in him. I changed his legs for those of a Plague Marine, giving him a completely different stance - I also added a trophy skull and a bell to his loin cloth. Like the previous one, his helmet's gaze is different, now looking way to his lower right. I completely removed the right arm, and exchanged it for a differently posed arm with a different pauldron. 

 

 

I love the idea of the Foul Blightspawn's miniature. In addition, it's by far the best Elite choice in the Death Guard codex - I had one in a game last Friday and he single handedly shot two Culexus Assassins and a squad of five Sicarian Infiltrators. I also had a Biologis Putrifier and I have no idea why one would ever want one of those instead of a Foul Blightspawn.

 

Anyway, cheers!

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@ ElDuderino: Thanks! The Red is FW Word Bearers Red shaded with GW Rhinox Hide. Simple, yet effective :)

 

@ Krakendoomcool: E, you could do that, or just keep coming back and figure it out I guess? :D I'll do the army shot tomorrow. :tu:

[ElDuderino]

Cool conversions! I've got a hunch that these monopose DG minis aren't the easiest to convert, great job on these. Maybe try changing the head of one of them? That'd really differentiate them. And just out of curiosity, what are those small robot arms supposed to be? (I'm not familiar with these new models nor the newer fluff)

 

And the red, it's just one color and a shade? No highlight? That seems like a timesaver :)

[rednekkboss]

Khârn looks great! Also loving the nurgly guy.

 

*deep sigh* One more day and my ETL vow will be done and I can cuddle in the warm, smelly embrace of Chaos once more.

[Midnightmare]

Your Khârn is immense mate! Such a fine model, you have certainly done him justice :tu: :tu:

[Soulhunter1995]

Loving the look of Khârn Auggie  can`t wait to see what you do with the Blightspawn 

[KrautScientist]

Love the tweaked Blightspawn models! I'd actually go so far as to say that the second one is a huge improvement over the stock model, what with the sleeker silhouette and the more grounded leg pose. Very nice! :)

[Gederas]

I love the idea of the Foul Blightspawn's miniature. In addition, it's by far the best Elite choice in the Death Guard codex - I had one in a game last Friday and he single handedly shot two Culexus Assassins and a squad of five Sicarian Infiltrators. I also had a Biologis Putrifier and I have no idea why one would ever want one of those instead of a Foul Blightspawn.

Instead of a Foul Blightspawn? I agree. But the Biologis Putrifier is also really useful because of his grenade buff. If given the chance, I'd usually have at least one of each of the Blightspawn and Putrifier in a match.

Edited July 29, 2018 by Gederas

[Pandoras Bitz Box]

Holy crap, I haven't checked bolter for like a week as my brother has been up and the rate of the progress you've made is making me feel ill. I'm getting motion sickness trying to keep up. I love all these models your churning out man, im so jealous of how much your getting done with no apparent loss of quality. fantastic.