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[Iron-Daemon Forge]

By Igor Sid

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/dWqgx

[Dhar'Neth]

It iritates me to no end that we have this art contradicting rules. We all had thunderhammers during heresy, did we throw them away?

[Khornestar]

Chaos can only maintain the power fields of power mauls, power axes, power swords, and power fists. Oh, cruel entropy! Edited August 27, 2017 by Juggernut

[Galron]

Not only that, why havent they simply salvaged them since the HH? There's no practical reason chaos doesnt have small numbers of everything that the Imperium uses.

[Goreshed]

Because that would mean GW would have to upgrade our sprues.....

[brettfp]

Just finished my IW Helbrute :) thought you peeps might appreciate it!

http://i.imgur.com/SsoDpgq.jpg

 

There are some WIP pics here

[sushi2001]

Very, Very nice!!

Altgoigh all that mutation doesn't fit tge Iron Warriors that much.

[Azekai]

Very, Very nice!!

Altgoigh all that mutation doesn't fit tge Iron Warriors that much.

I think it fits perfectly well. The living damned trapped inside the sarcophagus do not get the same privileges as the rest of the Iron Warriors; their mutations are not cut away. Despite the fact that they are sheathed in iron, those interred with a hellbrute are naked before the ravages of chaos! 

[Iron Skull Mask]

^ No idea where you get that idea. IW and mutations don't mix well, they replace them with bionics. It's a nice conversion though. Maybe just the tentacles just errupt from the Hellbrute right on the battlefield like The Thing, without anyone expecting it.

[Azekai]

^ No idea where you get that idea. IW and mutations don't mix well, they replace them with bionics. It's a nice conversion though. Maybe just the tentacles just errupt from the Hellbrute right on the battlefield like The Thing, without anyone expecting it.

I am fully aware that optimally the Iron Warrior would prevent such warping from occurring... but this isn't a typical member of the legion. It's a hellbrute. It isn't as if the thing can just take a knife and self-operate. It would require a warpsmith to crack open a hellbrute and cut away the corrupt flesh and then replace it with valuable cybernetics. If the Iron Warrior had already been condemned to living death within a sarcophagus, why would the warpsmiths care enough to bother preventing mutation? The hellbrutes are the mad dogs of the legion.

 

Iron Warriors are against mutation, but would they bother extending such traditions towards one who failed so catastrophically? Maybe, but I could see why the answer might be a resounding 'no.'

 

It is the exception that proves the rule.

Edited August 29, 2017 by Azekai

[Marqol]

Personally I go for more normal looking dreads to be my hellbrutes but that's a great looking model. I like how you've added the maulerfiend claw to its power fist. Also I like the vents on the back, the industrial style of them, really adds something to the model. 

[Galron]

Not all chaos dreadnoughts are corrupted insane beings. Some maintain their sanity and are functioning members of the legion. I think warpsmiths would quickly "fix" any mutations but hey, whatever works for you. Its a good conversion.

[brettfp]

Thanks for the feedback, but wow, I seem to have started quite the heated discussion. I feel I need to point out that my army is a bit different. My Warlord is technically a 'rogue' Iron Warrior. He wanted to experiment with mutations, but obviously the IW weren't keen on that so he left and continued his work elsewhere. I just put ti here cos I've painted it to look like IW. There's more info in my WIP thread.

 

But basically, Yes, Normal Iron Warriors would not allow this much mutation, but this Helbrute was not made by a normal Iron Warrior

[Commander Dawnstar]

I'm having someone else convert up my 30k Iron Warriors to have more of a 40k Chaotic aesthetic (green stuff and conversion work are well outside my wheelhouse) and one suggestion they've made is that they go over all the eye lenses, cables and the like to give them some object source lighting and give the models some stronger focus points. Right now the way they're suggesting doing it would look something like this, but I'm a little bit uncertain about that green because it isn't exactly the sort of colour I really associate with Iron Warriors' eye lenses.

 

I was wondering if any of you guys could give me a second opinion? I haven't got a very good head for colours, contrasts and what "works" when it comes to cohesive paintjobs and army schemes, so I'd really appreciate if anyone could tell me what they think about that particular green and whether they think there'd be a better direction to go instead.

[sebs_evo7]

I think that looks fine how it is. You could even do a blue if that's what you prefer

[Dhar'Neth]

I think that red glow would be the best (I did my Iron Warriors eyes glow red just as in the BlackBook art)

[Vogon]

Hi all,

 

I’m looking for a bit of advice. I’ve started an Iron Warriors force and am thinking of adding a unit of Havocs but am not really sure what to arm them with.

 

With split fire now being a thing in 8th is it worth arming them differently or just go for saturation with one weapon type?

 

To put it into context the army so far consists of

 

Chaos lord in Terminator armour.

Chaos Lord

5 Chaos terminators

20 Marines (including 2 unit champions 2 plasma guns, one melta gun and a heavy bolter) to be split as appropriate depending on scenario etc.

Forgefiend

FW Decimator

Lord of Skulls

 

Also would a squad of 10 marines with bolt pistol and Chainsword be a good addition? I’m thinking they’d be handy but am not sure it fits particularly well with Iron Warriors.

 

Cheers

 

Vogon

[sebs_evo7]

Could do a squad of khorne berzerkers instead. I'm building up some right now with bp and chain axes that are in mk3 armour and will be painted in IW scheme except they will have a khorne symbol on their opposite shoulder pad and they will be covered in splattered blood

As for havocs i think lascannons or autocannons are both good shouts

[sebs_evo7]

I should of added what's your plan with those bp/cs csm? Without a rhino they will be pretty much useless

If you really want them them build them but i could see the points being used more effectively else where

[Vogon]

I think that I'm missing some melee capability for going and grabbing objectives. I will probably get them a rhino to move them about the board but in games where tactical objectives are used hanging back and shooting always the best idea.

 

Cheers

 

Vogon

[Goreshed]

Havocs are always nice, I've usually armed them with 2 Las an autocannon and rocket launcher. Works out fairly well for me.

 

But looking at your list it seems like you could use more Marines to give you some flexibility.

[Vogon]

I'm definitely adding another 10 marines the question is Bolter or Chainsword?

[Dhar'Neth]

Bolters!

[Iron Skull Mask]

I'd give the havocs rocket launchers. They are the best weapon in 8th. For melee I'd get some Berserkers. They are the best csm melee fighters.

[Kythnos]

I'd give the havocs rocket launchers. They are the best weapon in 8th.

 

Is that so? Would you say because of their flexible rocket choices?