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

[Atia]

Dude if you repaint anything I'll be flying over to slap you silly!

 

But rather than khorne deamonkin how bout just khorne? You know the siege of Terra is coming soon

Kurama has a valid point ;)

 

Siege of Terra era World Eaters who are already red and are the vanguard dudes who walk in Angron's shadow? *_* 

 

But on the other side, Khorne Daemonkin are also pretty cool (need to do Valkia's Sons of Ashenfell someday :P)

[SickSix]

Dear god DON'T REPAINT THE SCORPION!

 

But I am psyched to see what you paint with this new recipe!

[Soldier of Dorn]

The message was sent out through the stars.

 

On a nameless world, drowned it blood, the message was received. Upon a throne of skulls, built upon a foundation of the mangled dead, the message's recipient reclined, axe in hand, his most trusted servants lurking in the shadows behind.

 

One of these servants now advanced, spurring his mighty Juggernaut forth, and whirling to face the throne of his master. He bowed his head in deep and bloody respect.

 

"Xa'ar. What message from the LIX Echelon? What would Lord b'Raass and the Cull have us do?"

 

"Kharaqsh Ahysh. Lord. He asks if we would march to war once more. The light of Chaos shines forth from the darkness again, and the Prostration's Cull is gathering. He questions whether the banners of the Akhari'i will fly beside the rest of the XII's in the coming battle, under the blessed gaze of Kharneth. He urges us to war."

 

"Well then. Tell him that the Kharshy'shi muster. From every corner of the Eye of Terror, we gather. Tell my brother Augustus that my Swords are sharp. They will strike out the Imperium's rotted heart. And tell him... tell him that we will support him and yes, even the Night's Reapers, if they go to war in this coming of the light, this 'E Tenebrae Lux.' We have so little now, but the blood of brothers must hold true."

 

Rising from his throne, Centurion Zekeriah Cain, Kharaqsh Ahysh, Lord of Sin, World Eater, and Master of the 64th Company Kharshy'shi stood. Turning towards the crimson light of the setting sun, he was silent for many moments. After a second or an eternity, he spoke once more.

 

"Give my brother this warning, though. Though our blood and geneseed unites us, pray remind him that our mutual Lord cares not from where the blood flows, but only that it flows. Remind him of that, won't you, Xa'ar?"

 

"Lord," spake Xa'ar kal Unel. "We will begin bleeding the psyker filth immediately. The message will be prepared and sent as soon as the exsanguination is completed."

 

Whirling, the mounted champion rode eastwards, toward the sacrificial dais kept for long-range communiques. Watching him go, Cain smiled.

 

"The XII Legion is mighty and fractured," he whispered. "But perhaps we shall undo Khârn's work in this way. With hope, we shall once again take our blood for the Primarch, and take skulls for the Eaters of Worlds."

 

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If you were running the Arena this year, I'd suggest a mutual Khornate challenge. In fact, even if you're not, I'm still gonna issue one. I mean, that's what Champions of Chaos do, right? It's in our ruleset! :P

 

I, the Psycho, challenge Augustus b'Raass to build and paint an army of Khorne Daemonkin for this year's E Tenebrae Lux event. In return, I shall also build and paint an army of Khorne Daemonkin for E Tenebrae Lux. Insert interesting text here... blah blah blah... and thus reap a great tally for the Lord of Skulls!

 

Your red looks *really* pretty, btw. I really need to get an airbrush so I can do stuff like that. Can't wait to see what you've got coming, though :tu:

 

 

[GhostMalone]

Off course I have a valid point! Augustus can then pitch his stoic sons of Dorn against the XIIth and VIIIth legions I support this endeavour..... do eeeeeettttttt

 

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/Taron_James_Beer/Mobile%20Uploads/images-515_zpssuwn8qmn.jpeg

Edited March 16, 2016 by Kurama

[Dagoth Ur]

Beautiful red Augustus, can't wait to see more Daemonkin! I would like to echo the people before me and beg you not to repaint your stuff if you have no way of first stripping it thoroughly. I can say from firsthand experience that such attempts rarely end good...

[Dragonlover]

Dude, you can't repaint the big guys! It'd practically be sacrilege!

 

Dragonlover

[KrautScientist]

The new red recipe looks promising (am i the only one who noticed the suggested Khorne rune in the very first picture? What a neat little touch...), but as someone who is pretty skeptical of armies over-relying on fancy airbrush effects, I hope the new models will also feature a bit of old-fashioned brushwork to really make them look special. But then again, given your track record, there really shouldn't be anything t fear, right? ;)

 

Regarding your earlier World Eaters, repainting them does indeed seem like too drastic an option. And yet, I can see how a new recipe for your Daemonkin will leave those guys in a somewhat iffy place, resembling neither your Night Lords nor your new Daemonkin. Is there a way of tuning down the new effect a bit for the CSM elements of the new army, I wonder? You could still use the full glossy glory on the Daemons that way, without having to completely repaint your fantastic models. Or , you know, you could just send the old stuff over into my care and get a fresh start ;)

 

Seriously, though: Repainting seems like such a waste, in spite of the possible advantages it might have.

[GhostMalone]

Ohh and im sorry but I can't allow Augustus to join chaos this etl the AoD need his leadership considering our big hitters are no longer present this year.

 

Come on auggie you know you want to

[Soldier of Dorn]

Ohh and im sorry but I can't allow Augustus to join chaos this etl the AoD need his leadership considering our big hitters are no longer present this year.

 

Come on auggie you know you want to

"Missing the big hitters?" What are you talking about, man? You have Flint, Bladewolf, Atia, yourself, Captain Semper (more likely than not,) et cetera. What big hitters are you missing, man? Or maybe you're just sore that Chaos beats you every year. ;)

[GhostMalone]

I'm talking the big vows we may have quality but you guys have all the mega vows, I can't compete with mega vows Edited March 17, 2016 by Kurama

[Teetengee]

DON"T ABANDON US TO THE DARK OF THE PAST! HORUS WAS WEAK, HORUS WAS A FOOL!


Also, please don't repaint the scorp and captain 8 legs. (Particularly since GS might dissolve in the stripping solution).

[Daemon2027]

That red colour is really nice. Vibrant without being too much.

 

I'm going to say repainted just because I'm in the mood to disagree with everyone else :p

[Midnightmare]

Such an awesome project man, the 1200 really looks the dogs all together. So coherent. I mean individually, each piece is excellent, but together......oh yes. Excellent job, lights a fire under my ass to get moving myself my projects.

 

Love the new dread as well, he really works. Tres excellent.

 

Hard to beat lowly scout Albert Trum though, obviously he is the best :D

 

I must like it, I used the word 'excellent' three times. Bill and Ted eat your heart out!

Edited March 17, 2016 by Midnight Runner

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thank you for the excellent feedback, everybody. 

 

I tried the colour scheme on a Khorne Berzerker and the verdict is out:

 

ABORT! ABORT! ABORT!

http://i.giphy.com/1284ljvcBZW1S8.gif

 

Yeah. Here's the result of the try-out on a Khorne Berzerker:

 

I was off to a fine start:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/World%20Eaters/temporary_zpsby1tt64y.jpg

 

But then I realized the flaw in the plan....

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/World%20Eaters/temporary_zpsaaqk9qw9.jpg

 

Remember those airfix enamel paints you used to destroy your first miniatures with, trying to 'paint' them back in the early 90s? That's what it felt like trying to fix this mess. Basically, Clear paints by Tamiya are super thick, and they clot all detail. I knew this already, because the detail on the rhino doors was pretty filled in already. But that's the benefit of hindsight. I did try my best and save it with some metal detailing. I did the gold trim, but halfway through the metal parts I realized this would not be good enough for an entire army. No way.

 

Even then I didn't give up. The previous picture shows the insane gloss effect, which I tried to tone down using a 50:50 mixture of Gloss Varnish and Satin Varnish. This is the result. (The effect does resemble the World Eaters conversions painted by Dave Andrews (page 37 of 2nd Edition Codex Chaos), but that is no consolation)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/World%20Eaters/temporary_zpsezclyaua.jpg

 

Not super bad, but certainly, certainly not up to my standards of painting. In the end, I did give up, for the following four reasons:

1. Tamiya Clear Red is just too thick for detailed miniatures. I admit that I used a late 90s miniature and that recent releases have sharper detail, but not to the amount I need to make this recipe work.
2. Tamiya Clear Red needs to be the base colour, and it is a very bad colour to use GW and Vallejo acrylics on. Especially washes are just a bitch to put on.
3. Tamiya Clear Red leaves such a glossy result, it's just not cool anymore. 
4. This colour scheme is too different from the one I used for my early Khornate models, which gives me too choices: either I repaint Captain eigth-legs and the ten Khorne Berzerkers I already have (which for several other reasons is unacceptable to me), or I leave them be different (which because of my OCD is even more unacceptable). 

So, the verdict is a definite nono. Back to the drawing board. Or paint station. Whatever.

 

Replies:

 

@ Atia: haha thanks girl. Your PM to show the seriousness of your offer was a major contributing factor in my ultimate decision, and reason number 4a, above.

 

@ Kurama: Ha! You coming over sounds like fun, but not to be slapped silly. (+@ Atia:) I won't be doing 30K WEs, unfortunately. 30K will either see me do either Death Guard, Sons of Horus, or Emperor's Children.

 

@ SickSix: Alright I won't! Jeez.... In all seriousness, what I ended up painting wasn't psych-out worthy...

 

@ The Psycho: Dude! What an awesome read was that! Thanks! Also:
 

I, Augustus b'Raass, accept the challenge laid before me by The Psycho to build and paint an army of Khorne Daemonkin for this year's E Tenebrae Lux event. In return, He shall also build and paint an army of Khorne Daemonkin for E Tenebrae Lux. [insert interesting text| Ngggghh... huff huff... hnngghhh... BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!!! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!!!!... hnngggh, hngggh.... huff huff.... DEATH TO THE FALSE EMPEROR!!!!!........  [/insert interesting text| and thus reap a great tally for the Lord of Skulls!

 

@ Kurama2: What the hell is a 'muzz'?

 

@ The Observer: Well if you use brake fluid like i do for my stripping, it most certainly ends with flaky skin on your hands. ;)

 

@ Dragonlover: It is, and I won't! ;)

 

@ KrautScientist: See, this is why I love your comments. You always have something interesting and constructive to say, and you do it in such an eloquent fashion. I thank thee, Sir. Also: Exactly because the Tamiya Clear paint spray technique interferes with good old-fashioned brushwork, I'm not going to be using it. :tu:

 

@Kurama3: Haha tough luck, buddy-boy! FOR CHAOS!!! 

 

@ The Psycho2: That, and they have that guy who painted a Reaver titan in the first two days of the ETL, back in 2013.

 

@ Kurama4: Dude you guys have plenty, and with the BaC box having come out, i suspect more and more people will jump on the Heresy train. Which ultimately will lead to a CHAOS VICTORY!!!!

 

@ Teetengee: HAHA NO WAY! I'm definitely on board the chaos train this year. Got some really nice models planned too. Big pointy models. ;) And no, I won't be repainting Captain Eight-legs - which will from now on definitely be his shorthand name. Thanks! ;)

 

@ The Hydra: Well tough luck to you, buddy! I'm not repainting anything! ;) :P

 

@ Midnight Runner: Seeing as you just spent all your day's worth of likes in this thread, I believe you! Excellent! ;)

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Edited March 17, 2016 by Augustus b'Raass

[Atia]

Aww, sad that the Tamiya scheme didn't worked. I was actually pretty happy with the clears I used - did you tried to thinn it down (Tamiya has its own thinner, I think its alcool based, but not sure atm)? Pure Tamiya Clear red is probably indeed too thick, some people use it for blood effects for a reason .

 

What's with FW Angron Red?

 

Edit:

Oh, and .... DG, EC or SoH? Uwwwwwwwwwwww 

Edited March 17, 2016 by Atia

[KrautScientist]

Hmm, with the Tamiya Clear Red plan such a failure, is there anything stopping you from, you know, just returning to your earlier WE colour scheme that you used for that one squad and the Daemon Engine? I mean, it was looking really cool, and it would have the added benefit of not requiring for anything to be repainted -- just sayin'...

 

Oh, and you know what: You can even use Clear Red for blood spatters on the weapons and armour. Hur hur. ;)

[Augustus b'Raass]

Aww, sad that the Tamiya scheme didn't worked. I was actually pretty happy with the clears I used - did you tried to thinn it down (Tamiya has its own thinner, I think its alcool based, but not sure atm)? Pure Tamiya Clear red is probably indeed too thick, some people use it for blood effects for a reason .

 

What's with FW Angron Red?

 

Edit:

Oh, and .... DG, EC or SoH? Uwwwwwwwwwwww 

Taking a look at the FW Airbrush paints, I've just bought Angron Red, Word Bearers Red, and Gal Vorbak Red. See what they yield...

 

Hmm, with the Tamiya Clear Red plan such a failure, is there anything stopping you from, you know, just returning to your earlier WE colour scheme that you used for that one squad and the Daemon Engine? I mean, it was looking really cool, and it would have the added benefit of not requiring for anything to be repainted -- just sayin'...

 

Oh, and you know what: You can even use Clear Red for blood spatters on the weapons and armour. Hur hur.

There isn't anything stopping me, other than my yearning for a slightly deeper red - I've found the clear red to be slightly too orange/pinkish hued. So I think I'm going for a similar, but slightly darker tone as the ones I already did. 

 

This is exactly why I hate -no I detest - painting red, by the way. You never get the colour you want.

[Atia]

 

 

This is exactly why I hate -no I detest - painting red, by the way. You never get the colour you want.

Thanks to Khorne, my Blood for the Bloodgod recipe is exactly what i intented ^_^ :P

 

But yeah, try the FW airbrush paints - I bet you will love them :)

[Dragonlover]

Theres gonna be a *lot* of Daemonkin this year.

 

It's funny you should say that you never get the colour you want: I happen to really like Khorne Red. Have done since it was called Scab Red. Makes life much easier, although I could do with them bringing the spray back.

 

Dragonlover

[SickSix]

Have you considered using a simple ink layering via airbrush instead of what you are using?

 

Also I believe Minitaire also has 'candy' colors brewed specifically for airbrushing miniatures. You might want to try that.

 

I think you can still achieve the look you want, you are just using the wrong paint.

[Daemon2027]

It was like he was covered in treacle. Blood treacle.

[Augustus b'Raass]

@ Atia: I'm super looking forward to the FW paints.

 

@ Dragonlover: Khorne Red is what I used for Captain 8 Legs and the Berzerkers. It's just too light to start with, in my taste.

 

@SickSix: Dude, those are two excellent ideas. I will give GW Red ink a try tomorrow. See how that looks. A vendor in Utrecht also sells all Minitair - and I have a couple of their paints - but I don't really like how they flow. On the other hand, I just bought 50cc of Vallejo Flow Improver....

 

@ The Hydra: As a Dutchie, I don't think there's anything wrong with treacle, dude. So good on pancakes.

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Edited March 17, 2016 by Augustus b'Raass

[deathspectersgt7]

MMMMMM PANCAKES !!!!!!!!

[DuskRaider]

Instead of Tamiya Clear, try watered down Blood for the Blood God. I use it on my Word Bearers, it works splendidly.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Thinned down BftBG... Good idea. Tomorrow I'll make two testers, one with ink and one with BFtBG. See how that goes. Thnaks for all the ideas and suggestions, everyone. I'm humbled and very grateful for the support. :)

 

Edit: three testers, as I have Minitaire Blood Stained Mud too. :)

 

Edit edit: and tomorrow I'll be getting Minitaire's Ghost Tint Fresh Blood

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jC2CYlmt09s

Edited March 17, 2016 by Augustus b'Raass