Harzhans 9th Host of Word Bearers

[Pearson73]

Really nice use of parts on all these guys, especially the assassin, a very sinister look, most fitting with the setting.

 

The painting of the possessed's wings looks very natural too.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Thanks Pearson!

 

I've finished the second assassin:

 

I'm sort of stalling on what to paint next, I have another 10 marines lined up but I've got the urge to do another vehicle...

[Pearson73]

Again, very inventive with the parts and posing on the assassin.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

I thought I had another 10 marines lined up but it turned out I only had 9, which makes my new coterie technically illegal with 2 special weapons... Anyway, here they are, the 21st Coterie of the 9th Host, geared for close assault:

 

While I was at it i redid the face and enormous impurity seal on my First Acolyte, i think it looks much better now. He now has stubble!

 

As always, comments and CC appreciated.

 

[ElDuderino]

Sweet models, i especially like the guy with the trident and the converted flesh tearer!

[Gabocius]

Hi DiscipleoftheWord !

 

I did'nt check your topic for a while, you've been productive ! I really like the overall atmosphere of your miniature, they really feel as a word bearer should be. Also I love your assassin, the facemask is a very nice touch on him !

And as for the faces, my main advice would be to work with washes and glazes of different colors on specific areas. Purple, blue and red will be of use if you want the skin to have a realistic color. Btw, congrats on your painting eyes skill ;) I'm not able to paint a proper eye myself ^^

 

I think there is one important thing that you could improve in your work : pictures !

Check below, I just took your pics and played with the light settings a bit (so no hard photoshop at all).

For that I used Microsoft Office Picture Manager, and edited the pics by playing with the "mid-tone" cursor in the light settings, I also added a bit of dark hallo effect to cut down the white background as it was a bit harsh.

Maybe taking picture with a more neutral background could help also, you should try.

There, I feel they are much more "readable" now !

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Thanks! I'm really impressed with what you did with the photo Gabocius, I'll definitely give that a go. I may not be updating in a while as I'm working on something big, it depends on how productive I am.

[Sagentus]

You have a lot of great work in here. Was a great read. Really liking the reworking on the face of the acolyte. Also the deepness of your red is awesome. Look forward to seeing more

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Thanks Sagentus!

 

I've finally finished my Renegade Knight, I need to come up with a name for him/it before I write some fluff for it, any ideas? Should it be daemonically possessed or not? Either way, here it is:

 

I'm particularly pleased with the enormous latros sacrum on the shoulder pad, took me a while to paint. I'll probably paint some more cultists next, I/renegades next, I also have some raptors lined up which are half done already.

 

Comments and CC much appreciated.

[Pearson73]

Great job on the Knight!

 

The fleshy parts look spot on and all the script and sigils really enhance it.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Hi all,

I've finished the raptors but when I try and put the image urls from my gallery into the post everything just freezes and I can't do it. Anyone else having this problem or is it just me? Anyway, as soon as its sorted I'll put the pictures up. I also decided on a name for my knight: Chemosh. I think it sounds quite word bearers-esque, and historically Chemosh was the god of the Moabites, who were enemies of Israel and led a successful rebellion against Israelite domination. I thought this was quite fitting with the story of the Word Bearers themselves (I'm sure the rebellion/Long War will be successful in the end), and I can imagine the cultists worshipping the knight as a literal God, as it is possessed by a powerful daemon of the same name.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Finally got it working, not sure what was going on there. Here are the raptors:

 

 

Also, I'm making headway on a renegade Leman Russ, and I followed the Warhammer TV tutorial for painting muzzle burn: (I don't own a airbrush)

 

As you can see, it doesn't look great. Any ideas on what to do or should I just abandon it?

 

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

No love for the raptors :( 

 

Oh well, I've finished the Leman Russ, so here goes:

 

 

Hopefully this gets a little more love! I'm set on some more cultists/renegades to paint yet, the main challenge is looking through the enormous bucket of half assembled renegades and working out which ones to do!

 

As ever, comments and CC much appreciated.

[Pearson73]

The raptors look great brother, where did you get the champion.s mace?

 

Liking the prisoner nailed to the front of the Russ, it's absolutely brutal, the traitor's old commander, perhaps?

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

Thanks Pearson! The mace comes from the old metal witch-king of angmar (not sure if GW still sell it), which I cannibalised from my old Lord of the Rings army. As for the poor prisoner, that's exactly how I envisioned it as well! I imagine that he is the old commander of the tank unit whose men mutinied against when they fell under the sway of the Word Bearers (too long lying at night looking at the Cicatrix Maledictum and listening to the discords or something like that).

[gezabutla]

I'm definitely getting a RazakelXIII vibe from these Word Bearers, which is great because they were pretty inspirational for me.

[DiscipleOfTheWord]

gezabutla - Thanks a lot! This army was hugely inspired by RazakelXIII's army, so that compliment means a lot to me!

 

Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been sidetracked more than I would have liked by my other project, some Heresy-era Iron Warriors. Anyway, here are some cultists: