Night Lords Tallarn Commander's Chaos (4 Models Completed)

Tallarn Commander · October 27

Hello everyone,

I've made more progress on Wirewolf the Maulerfiend. And the perpetual man vs cat battle for the painting space continues.

Edited October 27 by Tallarn Commander

Dr_Ruminahui · October 28

Simon sure loves your painting table - look how comfy he looks! At least this time he doesn't have his foot in your paints/primer. :smile:

Tallarn Commander · November 4

True. Simon does make himself very comfortable on my, er, our painting table.

I finished up a Blood Wolves trooper named Krassek. When I run the army as World Eaters he will be a Bezerker with eviscerator. When I run the army as Chaos Marines he can either be a Chosen with a powerfist or a Legionary with a heavy melee weapon.

Krassek's Bio

Spoiler

Aspiring Champion Krassek is a hunter's hunter. As a feral tribal warrior on Fenris he could track and kill the deadliest of native beasts, from the great Fenrisian Wolf to the Brutal Frost Mammoths. Krassek would patiently stalk his prey through ice tundra and snow-swept mountain. And then he would finally strike with unmatched zeal.
     When his tribal chief told Krassek he must begin the ordeals to become an Adeptes he was sad. He knew he would miss the hunt. But he also knew he had a duty to his tribe and to the All-Father.
    And so Krassek underwent the trials and eventually became a Space Wolf. As a Space Wolf he joined a particularly devout warrior cult. And so the eventual transition from Space Wolf to Blood Wolf was not difficult fir him.
     And as a squad leader he is sometimes allowed a small vessel and navigator and released from warband duties for a year and a day. During these sabbatical he takes up the hunt once more. He travels to the nearby Death World and stalks the most Vicious creatures he can find.

Krassek

I also got some more work done on Wirewolf. I finished chipping the red basecoat away with my trusty AK chipping solution.

WiP Maulerfiend

By way of illustration, here is her arm with just a basecoat

And here it is after I've chipped away at the red paint with a brush containing very hot water (the water activates the layer of chipping fluid underneath)

And here is the arm after I've added a layer of black oil wash

Enjoy the photos!

The Chooser of the Slain considered us worthy. Blood Wolves.

Tallarn Commander · November 6

I successfully installed blue glowing LEDs into Wirewolf the Maulerfiend!

I thank my cousin and B&S' Bonehead for all their tips and coaching on soldering and electrical circuits. It took some practice but thanks to them and thanks to numerous YouTube and other guides I managed to assemble a successful circuit with switch.

Here are some photos.

Edited November 6 by Tallarn Commander

Tallarn Commander · Sunday at 07:25 PM

Hi everyone,

I finished painting 4 models. Huzzah! Here are some photos:

Wirewolf the Maulerfiend

Spoiler

"Talix trees, tall and slender, brew along the Outsides of the avenue. At least two had been decapitatedand remade into gibbets for the wirewolves. There was no point trying to avoid them. Landerson walked on, trying not to look up at the skeletal mannequins hanging limply from the axl-trees on their metal strings. They creaked, swinging slightly in the breeze."

-Excerpt from Traitor General, by Dan Abnett

Svane Vulfbad, Chaos Lord and warlord of the Blood Wolves

Spoiler

   Svane Vulfbad was a young pup on Fenris when he was stalked one evening by a ferocious Ice Troll. He was able to use the light of Fenris' moon, Valdrmani, to escape. Since then Svane had felt a close connection to moons and to their symbolism and power.
     Svane was born into the Fire Breather tribe and named to honor the tribe's leader Sven Bloodhowl. The young Svane proved particularly adept at hunting and tracking. One night, under a crescent moon, Svane battled a giant Remhoraz on Fenris' ice fields. Both Svane and the Remhoraz fell during this duel. But the lucky Fenrisian was selected by a Chooser of the Slain. He then survived tests and ordeals too numerous to count. Eventually Svane succeeded and became a Space Wolves Neophyte serving in a Blood Claw Pack.
     Svane served honorably for many centuries in the ranks of Blood Claws, Grey Hunters, and Wolf Guard. He performed hundreds of heroic deeds and the Skalds told countless sagas about Vulfbane. He eventually became leader of the Blood Wolves Great Company.
      But one night while leading his company on campaign beneath a full moon in the Ghoul Stars, Svane Vulfbad heard the call. From its mighty Throne of Skulls Khorne sensed a kindred spirit and it reached out to Svane Vulfbad. Boundless rage filled Svane's soul. He became aware of the hypocrisy at the Empire's core. When Vulfbad awoke from his trance he uttered these words, "I murdered thousands for the Emperor and He gave me nothing except His damning silence. Now His lapdogs yap for every life I take, while the gods promise me the galaxy."
     Svane and his entire great company immediately declared themselves for Chaos and rebelled. A cadre of loyalist Space Wolves pursued them. But, after a handful of running skirmishes, Svane and his Blood Wolves escaped into the warp.

Barnabas the Butcher, formerly a Dark Apostle and now a Master of Executions

Spoiler

While the warband is lead by Svane Vulfbad, Barnabas the Butcher is Azrath's trusted lieutenant. He often leads smaller detachments on special missions.
His mother was a butcher by trade. So he became quite skilled with blade and cleaver. As a Space Wolf Barnabas was quite devout in his fealty to the All Father. But his bonds to Svane were stronger. When Vulfbad rebelled, Barnabas grudgingly went along. But, over time, Barnabas became particularly zealous in his love of Khorne One Eye (Barnabas has conflated elements of Odin into his worship of Khorne).
Sadly, one day the BloodWolves' Master Warpsmith Crowsoul for some reason prevented Barnabas from getting into one of the warband's Rhinos with his squad. Confused and hurt Barnabas did not know what to do. He had been allowed to enter the Rhino the day before. Crowsoul told Barnabas that if he exchanged his mace for a giant Axe of Dismemberment, then he could enter the Rhino. Barnabas complied and now he is a Master of Executions

Mad Martigan, The Warpborn's Master of Executions

Spoiler

Mad Martigan is not truly a Warpborn. He was not present on Kai when the Warpborn revolted and overthrew their Dark Mechanicum masters. Instead, Mad Martigan is a space pirate who recently allied with the Warpborn under the promise of booty. He is a wanton miscreant who excels at boarding operations and disemboweljng enemy champions with his giant Axe of Dismemberment. He has temporarily allied with the Warpborn warband. As long as it is profitable, his war sloop will fight alongside the Warpborn's Explorator vessel Forward Into Dawn.