Night Lords Tallarn Commander's Chaos (Simon vs. Blood Golem)

Tallarn Commander · February 22

Hello everyone,

I hope ya'all are doing well. It's been ages since I've posted here. Life has intervened, especially a sick family member. :( You all know how that goes.

But I've signed up for a local tournament. I was pondering which of my Chaos armies to bring. And then yesterday I got this receipt when I bought some groceries. You can all probably guess which Army I'm bringing..

Dr_Ruminahui · February 22

Welcome back, TC, its great to have you posting again.

I don't normally take army building advice from my grocery store, but chaos does work in mysterious and fickle ways, so I suppose an omen can come from anywhere. Given the khornate roots of both your own force and 2nd night lords fluff, it does seem highly appropriate, even if derived from fish and greens. :smile:

Tallarn Commander · February 24

Yes, fish and greens are an omen of sorts. :laugh:

I finished up a project I've been working on since last summer. I'm gradually rebasing my Night Lords from 25 mm bases to 32 mm bases. Here's the latest batch of upgrades, what I'm calling "Night Lords Upgrade, Phase 6." I also added new bitz to most models in addition to the larger bases.

Before and After Group Photos

Wulfrik Before and After Shots

Wulfrik likes his new shoulder pad decoration. Human flesh is very fetching in Night Lords circles.

Here is Soulblight with a new right arm

Bolivar didn't get a new base, but he did get a new book

Forrix only got a new base and a new chain on his back to hold his sword in place (not shown) but he's one of my oldest models

I got Forrix in 2003 (3rd edition) and his sculpt dates back to the 1990s (2nd edition)

Enjoy the photos! Now most (but not all) of my Night Lords are re-based. Once they are done I'll start on my Death Guard.

Ave Dominus Nox!

Edited February 24 by Tallarn Commander

Tallarn Commander · February 27

Hello Chaos-ites,

I've finished up another project. A batch of 10 "test" Chaos Legionaries. Last summer I was pondering what colors to paint my homebrew Chaos Space Marines warband, the Warpborn. So I painted up 5 Legionaries in a white and green color scheme and I painted up 5 Legionaries in a black and yellow color scheme. As a result of my test, I have chosen to go with a black and yellow color scheme. The black and yellow color scheme does not look as good to me as the white and green color scheme. But the black and gold color scheme is more fun to paint.

I have earned a newfound respect for those of you with white in your color schemes!

Here are some photos of my test Warpborn Legionaries.

All White and Green Legionaries Together

I painted one of them, Death Dancer, back in 2022 so there are 6 models here.

Murder of Crows, Exalted Champion

Ultimate End, Reaper Chaincannon Trooper

Since my other Chaos armies don't use many Reaper Chaincannons, I figured I'd feature them in my Warpborn forces.

Zharr, heavy chainaxe trooper

Deathgaze, bolt pistol and chainsword trooper

Freedom Until Death, Icon Bearer with bolt pistol and chainsword

To be continued below......

Edited February 27 by Tallarn Commander

Tallarn Commander · February 27

Continued from above........

And here are some photos of my black and yellow Warpborn.

All 6 troopers, together they form "The Liberators" Legionaries Squad

Swordhiss was painted in 2022. The other 5 were finished this past weekend.

Bone Picker, Aspiring Champion of The Liberators

Diabolical, The Liberators' Reaper Chaincannon trooper

I need to find some 3rd party shell casings bitz and add them to his base.

Argument of Blood, chainsword and bolt pistol trooper

Felhunter, heavy chainaxe trooper

The Conductor, Icon Bearer with bolt pistol and chainaxe

The Conductor played a crucial role in helping escaped members of the Warpborn hide from the Dark Mechanicus prior to the Revolution.

And since this is my own warband, I thought I'd give the Warpborn their own symbol. Here are some test symbols.

And here's the one I went with, a stylized crescent moon and Chaos Star

Moons are powerful symbols in the Warpborn lore. One of the key Warpborn safehouses was located on the moon of Piazza IV. It is there that the Revolution truly began.

And in preparation for my big tournament in July, I've begun working on upgrading my World Eaters.

One thing I'll be doing is repainting the bases for all 50ish World Eaters/Khornate Daemon models. I'm replacing the old Khorne Red with a deserty Tallarn Sand.

This excellent idea was suggested by Dr. Ruminahui way back in 2018:

I've also purchased some kits to add to my World Eaters' ranks

Simon looks judgingly at my World Eaters miniatures and thinks, "You already have too many unpainted miniatures. Do you need to buy more?"

Enjoy the photos!

Edited February 27 by Tallarn Commander

Dr_Ruminahui · February 28

That past me sure was a smart guy, because those look great - much better! :biggrin:

In fact, that base colour is looking particularly nice with your yellow models.

And for a surprise bonus, if we ever play on the same table, our bases will match. :biggrin:

Tallarn Commander · March 7

Hello everyone,

I've been working on my World Eaters lately.

So I now have a squad of 3 Eightbound for my World Eaters army.

The Serrated, a Squad of 3 World Eaters Eightbound

Jadath, formerly of the Warpborn Warband, Now a World Eater

Yesterday I finished repainting him from green and black colors to red and gold.

Sarvak Khrul, painted up last month

Instead of giving him eyes like I normally do, I used red glaze instead. It gives him a sort of crazed look that I like.

Soul Eater, He was painted back in 2020. I only had to repaint his base from red to desert tan.

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And now I'm working on this batch of 3 Bezerkers. They will join the "Company of Eight" Bezerker Squad.

The new Bezerker sculpts are marvelous. Truly a joy to work with.

This is my first time using weathering powders on a whole squad of regular infantry, other than the odd one-off model or a test squad. I rather enjoy the effect. But it's a gradual process. As you can see with the Serrated, I used too much. I'll tone down the use of weathering powders next time.

I hope you enjoyed the photos. Blood for the Blood God!

Tallarn Commander · March 13

Hello everyone,

I got in a fun pickup game with my World Eaters last weekend. I faced off against a nice-looking Blood Angels force. As usual I was tabled and I only killed a handful of his units. But it was a fun game because I got to play with my toy soldiers. :biggrin:

Here are some photos.

The board before the game

Trio of World Eaters Daemon Engines

Deffy is, of course, borrowed from my Warpborn Warband of Chaos Marines. Last week I got a new Defiler kit in the mail so I'll paint up a World Eaters Defiler this spring.

Azrath hangs out with the BloodBliss Bezerker Squad and The Serrated Eightbound Squad

Blood Angels Scouts Infiltrate Onto Objective

I've always loved SM Scouts. And these scouts did a good job of blocking my Eightbound's scout moves.

Deffy is happy to charge a Land Raider. But he rolls poorly and his claws bounce off of the vehicle. Sigh.

The Land Raider then blows Deffy away with lascannon fire.

BloodFlowers Bezerker Squad Grabs An Objective

Daemon Prince Azrath Bounces Off of a Redeemer. Daemon Princes seem lackluster this edition. The AP going down to AP -2 really hurt them.

Intercessors Approach the Company of Eight Bezerker Squad

Blood Angels with Jump Packs Approach the BloodFlowers

Jakhals (proxied from my Nostroman 9th Renegades and Heretics Chaos Militia Army) take out a BA plasma trooper

888 Bounces Off of a BA Squad

Chronos and Constantine Hold an Objective

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888 is surrounded by the foe and in honor of the film Galaxy Quest he screams, "Never give up! Never Surrender!"

I really like the new "Blessings of Khorne" rule that the World Eaters get. This was my first time using them in 10th edition. It's a bizaare wacky rule that can grant you some fun buffs (although my opponent was very sporting and had to keep reminding me about the various buffs).

Here's how I'd rate the units I used

A: Eightbound and Master of Executions--the Eightbound were both choppy, although less choppy than in 9th, and somewhat durable, The Master of Executions seems better than previous editions with the "Bezerker Glaive" enhancement. Still very much a melee glass cannon though.

B: Bezerkers and Jakhals--Zerkers seem to be less lethal than in previous editions, but at least they have 2 wounds now. And they are still pretty choppy. Jakhals are cheap as chips and make objectives sticky. Huzzah! I'll definitely get more Jakhals at some point.

C: Blood Slaughterers and Defilers--still pack some punch but in today's shooty meta they go down really quick

F: Azrath--did nothing and died fast, even his 4++ bubble seems meh when the enemy has lots of shooting

I think I'll swap out Azrath for another squad of 8 Zerkers (which I'll paint up this spring).

And here are some work-in-progress photos of 3 new Bezerkers I'm painting up.

These blokes have just had AK chipping fluid and Khorne Red applied. And then I've chipped off some of the red.

Oresk

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Gharrax

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Varren the Maimer

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I hope you enjoyed the pics!

World Eaters, "Khorne cares not from whence the blood flows, he only cares that it flows."

Tallarn Commander · March 25

Hello everyone,

I've finished up 2 of the 8 projects I need to complete to prepare my World Eaters for the July 2024 Tacoma Open Tournament!

The first project I completed was a random assortment of upgrades to existing models. Basically upgrading them from 8th edition to 10th edition (I didn't use my World Eaters much in 9th).

Here is a list of the upgrades:

■ Jadath needs to have Khornate iconography added
■ Upgrade 2 World Eaters Bezerkers' chainaxes into Khornate Eviscerators (currently Moonslaughter and Gormeghast are the only Bezerkers with Eviscerators)
■ Upgrade Voslok by demagnetizing him and giving him an adze.
■ Ensure each member of the Company of Eight (Constantine, Felheart, Hell's Angel, Knight of Despair, Voslok, and the 3 new members each have golden skulls with patina hanging from their belts)
■ Demagnetize Kilwrath, Maggot, and Red Messiah. Equip each with a melee weapon and plasma pistol.
■ Demagnetize Blood Drinker and Cull Human. Equip each with a melee weapon and plasma pistol.
■ Give holsters to: Chronos, The Mighty, Zor, Dreagher, and Maim
■ Give Blood Rose a bolt pistol
■ Add bitz to bases: Gormenghast, Cull Human, Bearclaw, Memory of Bodt, Barnabas

Here are some photos.

888 enjoying his new base

888 on his old base

Memory of Bodt: WiP and Completed with his new Eviscerator

Cull Human

Red Messiah

And Before and After Photos of Bearclaw

I suspect he really enjoys his new plasma pistol arm.

And the 2nd World Eaters project I completed was a batch of 3 Bezerkers. They will join the "Company of Eight" Bezerker Squad.

Three New Zerkers: Oresk, Gharrax, and Varren

If you inspect Gharrax and Oresk, you might notice a hint at a direction I will soon take in this armies' back-story.

Gharrax, it is a position of pride to hold the squad's banner. Only a grizzled veteran is granted the right.

Through countless victories and a one-on-one melee with an Ur-Neogi, Gharrax has earned this right.

Varren the Maimer, The Company of Eight's Eviscerator trooper

And Oresk, a former Space Wolf, he kept items from his past

And a group shot of all of "The Company of Eight"

And now I'm on to painting up "The Indentured," a squad of 10 Jakhals. And I still have 13 bases to paint up in my new tan desert color.

Enjoy the photos!

"Blood for the blood god!"

Edited March 25 by Tallarn Commander

Tallarn Commander · March 30

Work continues apace to get my World Eaters ready for the July GW Tacoma Open Tournament.

I finished assembling Jakhals and I've started assembling my Defiler. I really like the Jakhals models. It also helps that I have plenty of Warhammer Age of Sigmar Blood Reavers bits left from previous projects. Here are some photos:

Jakhal with Icon