Tallarn Commander's Chaos (Completed Legionaries & WiP Raiders)

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I thought they looked familiar.  They work better as noise weapons than their original purpose, IMHO - in their intended implementation, they are an even goofier part to an already goofy model.

Edited Thursday at 04:41 PM by Dr_Ruminahui

[Tallarn Commander]

Yes, that was a pretty poorly sculpted miniature. I had to heavily kitbash the model to make it decent. 

 

 

Buzzard the Daemon Prince

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I finished another project. I upgraded a batch of 6 Warpborn Chaos Legionaries. Since the Warpborn were Dark Mechanicum slaves they were heavily augmented with bionics by their masters.

 

Warpborn Legionaries

 

 

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■ Bone Picker, Chaos Aspiring Champion with plasma pistol and powerfist
   Bonepicker's call sign is derived from his slave duty before the war. His Chaos Technomasters tasked him with picking through vast piles of bones looking for exactly the right femur or skull. The Warpsmiths would then install the bones into their daemon engines. Bonepicker hated this job as much as he hated his Dark Mechanicum overseers.
  Bone Picker did yeoman's work during the revolution. He performed satisfactory spycraft against the Dark Mechanicum before the revolt. And he served admirably in the ambuscades and skirmishes that took place on Kai during the revolution. Talos rewarded Bonepicker for his loyalty and gave him command of the Liberators Legionary Squad, the Liberators.

 

The Old Bonepicker with normal leg

 

 

The new Bonepicker with bionic leg

 

 

■ Helhunter, chainaxe trooper
     Sometimes during Warpborn raids against loyalist outposts, Imperial officials or Imperial Guard officers flee into the hinterlands. The task of tracking and killing these oppressors falls to Helhunter. It is a job at which he excels.

 

Helhunter with new auspex

 

 

 

■ Diabolical, Reaper Chaincannon trooper
     Diabolical was a Word Bearer attache assigned to oversee Word Bearer contracts with the Dark Mechanicum on Kai. Diabolical did not sympathize with Talos and the slaves' plight per se. But he sided with them during the uprising nonetheless because he perceived Talos to be more faithful to the God's of Chaos than the Dark Mechanicum could ever be. Diabolical is now fomenting daemon and Dark God worship within the ranks of the Warpborn.

 

Diabolical with new mechatendril

 

 

 

■ The Conductor, banner and buckler trooper
     The Conductor earned his name for the derringdo he exhibited before the revolt. He would infiltrate Dark Mechanicum bases and free slaves. He would then escort the liberated souls to safety on the Warpborn's "underground railroad." The Conductor is seen as a folk hero among the Warpborn's camp followers and Cultists.

 

The old Conductor

 

 

The Conductor with new back banner, new mechatendril arm, and new banner

 

 

I cribbed an image off of the internet for a banner. The original can be found here:

https://lifeartbyjanine.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/art-as-a-practice-of-liberation/

 

The accompanying essay about how art can be liberating is quite fascinating. I was inspired by the article and artwork. The Conductor's banner is supposed to evince a similar tone of freedom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

■ Swordhiss, chainsword Legionary
     For some reason, when Swordhiss swings his dual chainsword blades the engine is not audible. The enemy does not hear the whirring of the chainblades, they only hear a brief hiss of metal blades cutting through the air. Often, the hissing sword is the last thing the enemy ever hears.

 

Swordhiss got a new robotic head

 

 

 

■ Argument of Blood, dual chainsword trooper, now a 2-handed axe/heavy melee weapon trooper
     When he was a slave Argument of Blood built cannons for the Dark Mechanicum. His overseers told him how in the days of the ancients on Sol, cannon makers would inscribe their barrels with the phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" (Last Argument of Kings). This phrase struck a chord in the young slave. When it came time to rebel, he took up an axe, dubbed the axe "Last Argument of Blood" and used the weapon to behead his cruel masters.

 

 

The Old Argument of Blood

 

 

The new Argument of Blood with a new axe, arms, and mechatendril

 

 

I now have 14 completed Warpborn models, about 225ish points

 

14 Completed Warpborn, "Death to the Dark Mechanicum!"

 

 

 

 

 

I hope to finish up 2,000 points of Warpborn Chaos Marines by early December so I can take it to the Ocean Shores December tournament. I dub this effort "Operation Kai," named after the Warpborn's original planet, well Kai is really a moon that contained Dark Mechanicum facilities.

 

 

Operation Kai

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JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 2026
-Revna Irontamer, Warpsmith [COMPLETED]
-D85, Chaos Reaper Chaincannon Legionary [COMPLETED]
-IG89, Chaos Cultist [COMPLETED]
-Moravec, female Chaos Legionary Aspiring Champion [COMPLETED]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 7 models & 70 points

MARCH 2026
-Upgrade 5 already painted Warpborn models: 2 GW Legionaries, 1 Cultist, 2 Possessed [COMPLETED]
-1 Gal Vorbak Warpborn Possessed Marine, kitbashed with a Defiler Scourge [3]
-2 5th Column Warpborn Cultists [3]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 16ish models & 220ish points
 

APRIL 2026
-Upgrade Talos Slaughtercall, Warpborn Warlord & Master of Possession [1]
-1 Ravaged Star female Warpborn Chaos Marine with banner and chainsword and melee weapon and bolt pistol [3]
-2 5th Column Warpborn Cultists [3]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 19ish models & 280ish points
 

MAY 2026
-Upgrade Valkia the Bloody, Warpborn Sorceress [1]
-1 Ravaged Star female Warpborn Chaos Marine with Reaper Chaincannon and melee weapon and bolt pistol [3]
-2 5th Column Warpborn Cultists [3]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 24ish models & 370ish points

 

JUNE 2026
-Upgrade 1 Warpborn Neverborn Possessed Marine [1]
-1 Gal Vorbak Warpborn Possessed Marine, kitbashed with a Necron bottom half[3]
-2 5th Column Warpborn Cultists [3]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 32ish models & 420ish points
 

 

JULY 2026
-5 Gal Vorbak Warpborn Possessed kitbashed with a Necron Canoptek Circle Kill Team [ETL pledge]  [20ish hours]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 39ish models & 540ish points
Total Number of Night Lords Models and Points Completed: 56ish models and 2,200ish points
 

AUGUST 2026 
-3 Gal Vorbak Warpborn Possessed kitbashed with TBD bitz [ETL pledge]  [12ish hours]
-7 Ravaged Star female Warpborn Chaos Marines  [ETL pledge]   [19ish hours]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 48ish models & 750ish points

 

SEPTEMBER 2026
-3 Ravaged Star female Warpborn Chaos Marines  [ETL pledge?}   [8ish hours]  
-Operation Warp Moon, upgrade 10 already painted Warpborn models from green and black to yellow and black: 1 Defiler, 1 MoE, 1 DArk Disciple, & 7 Possessed Marines [17ish hours]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 60ish models & 1,430ish points

 

OCTOBER 2026
-Metal Queen, Ravaged Star Warpborn Maulerfiend [15ish hours]
-Start Brtual Legend, Ravaged Star Warpborn Maulerfiend [15ish hours]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 62ish models & 1,690ish points

 

NOVEMBER 2026
-No Omnissiah & The Emancipators, 4 Warpborn Chaos Obliterators, kitbashed from Mutilators  [20ish hours]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 66ish models & 2,010ish points

 

DECEMBER 2026
-Slaver's Bane, 5 Warpborn Raiders, using my GW Legionary models [20ish hours]
Total Number of Warpborn Models & Points Completed: 71ish models & 2,120ish points

 

-OPERATION KAI completed in early December of 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I started on another project. I am dubbing "Operation Unrealistic." This project involves upgrading a bunch of my old Night Lords models and painting up maybe 6 or 7 new Night Lords models. The goal is to have them ready to go in time for the mid July 40K Narrative event at this year's Tacoma Open.

 

 

Operation Unrealistic

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MARCH 2026
-Assemble, flock, and prime the Rapture, 6 Night Lords Noise Marines [COMPLETED]
-Assemble and flock 10 Night Lords Raiders, give 2 of them back banners [5ish hours]
-Upgrade and flock 16 Night Lords Raptors [6ish hours]
-Assemble and flock 4 new Night Lords Raptors [4ish hours]
-Upgrade Duvalier & Nightgaunt, counts-as Harkon and Dark Apostle [1 hour]
-Assemble and flock Hazzar the Child Skinner, House Nightfall Biologist, counts-as Fabius Bile [1 hour]
-Assemble and flock Crutian of Midnight, Chaos Lord with Daemon Hammer and plasma pistol [1 hour]
-Upgrade 7ish members of the Raiders Chosen Squad [2ish hours]
-Upgrade 6 Chaos Bikers with new bases [1 hour]
Total Number of Night Lords Models and Points Completed: 0ish models and 0ish points

 

APRIL 2026
-Upgrade 4ish or so members of the Ravagers Chosen Squad [2ish hours]
-Upgrade 1 Legionary with a new heavy chainaxe and 2 Cultists with new banners [1 hour]
-Upgrade Dragonne, Murcielago, & 1 Warp Talon by giving them new banners with chains [1 hour]
-Upgrade Oscar with a new base, some new guns, a new back banner, and a new base [1 hour]
-Purchase, assemble, & paint a new Night Lords Obliterator [5 hours]
-Paint up Duvalier & Nightgaunt [1 hour]
-Paint up 5 Night Lords Raiders [6 hours]
-Paint upgrades on the Buzzards Possessed Squad [3ish hours]
Total Number of Night Lords Models and Points Completed: 19ish models and 670ish points
 

MAY 2026
-Paint upgrades on the Reavers Chosen Squad and the Harbingers Chosen Squad [5ish hours]
-Paint upgrades on 1 Legionary and 2 Cultists [2 hours]
-Paint upgrades on Murcielago and Dragonne [4 hours]
-Paint upgrades on 6 Night Lords Chaos Bikers [2 hours]
-Paint upgrades on a Night Lords Warp Talon [1 hour]
-Paint upgrades on 16 Night Lords Raptors [8 hours]
Total Number of Night Lords Models and Points Completed: 39ish models and 1,760ish points
 

JUNE 2026
-Upgrade The Rapture, 6 Night Lords Noise Marines [7ish hours]

-Paint up 5 Night Lords Raiders [6ish hours]
Wait til June 16th.....then as ETL pledges.....
-Paint up Hazzar the Child Skinner [3ish hours]
-Paint up 4 Night Lords Raptors [12ish hours]
Total Number of Night Lords Models and Points Completed: 50ish models and 2,000ish points
 

JULY 2026
-Paint up Crutian of Midnight [3ish hours]
Total Number of Night Lords Models and Points Completed: 56ish models and 2,200ish points
 

 

 

 

 

 

My previous post included a batch of Noise Marines I assembled. Now I'm upgrading a batch of 10 old bolter troopers into infiltrating Raiders

 

 

House Nightfall Raiders

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The old CSM Legionaries with bolters

 

 

Since I painted up this squad in 2003-2004, over the past 2 decades no opponent has complained about these models' the illegal base sizes. Quite the contrary as my opponent's response to these troopers is often along the lines of "I love the poses."

 

 

Shadowmaster, Raider with Reaver's Blade, bolter, and bolt pistol

 

 

Dusk, Raider with bolter, he still needs his Reaver's Blade and bolt pistol

 

 

Painkin, Raider with Reaver's Blade, bolter, and bolt pistol

 

 

Gustav, Raider Aspiring Champion with powerfist and meltagun. I still need to give him a bolt pistol.

The data sheet as it currently reads allows you to give 1 Raider for every 5 both a meltagun and a powerfist. GW might change that in the future. But it would be easy enough to change this model if GW does change the datasheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy the photos!

 

 

House Nightfall, "In midnight clad"

The Warpborn "Remember Kai"

Edited Saturday at 09:16 PM by Tallarn Commander

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Congrats on finishing your warpborn project -the black and yellow is very fetching.  Good luck with the new one updating your nightlords.