The Rusted Harvest, Back like a bad smell

[TrawlingCleaner]

I got this guy totally done over the weekend, although I've misplaced my .22 casings in my move so I can't add some to the base:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've got a couple more Blightlords on the go, then I've got another drone to do. After this I've still got 14 Plaguemarines to do (this would actually bring me up to 49 PMs or 7x7), a couple of characters, a couple of Scuttlebugs and 40 Pox walkers. In the grand scheme of things: Not a lot

[Special Officer Doofy]

That's a good number of plague marines to have! You have a special way you loaded them all out or is it a bit of everything? I want to sacrifice one of my unbuilt ones to man the gun on a rhino. Think it would look cool.

[TrawlingCleaner]

7 Squads gives me:

 

3 combat squads all loaded out with Axes and knives, 2 flails and a Powerfist on the Champion

 

3 shooting squads with bolters, 2 Launchers and a Plasma gun on the Champion

 

1 shooting squad with bolters, 2 Plasma guns and a Plasma gun on the Champion

 

With the leaks of the Plague Marines going up to 2 A base, I think axes are definitely a worth while points sink and with having the extra knife attack won't go amiss. Blight Launchers are seeing a good bump to the reliablity of their damage so having 6 floating about in a list can really put the hurt on marines and light vehicles. I'm really pumped for the new codex!

[Special Officer Doofy]

I'm excited for it too. Do you play power levels or match points mostly?

[Plague _Lord]

So you're not planning on goring up the fleshmower a bit? It looks too clean to me, sterile even!

[TrawlingCleaner]

I only use Matched Play points as the PL hasn't been updated since the codex was released, I find that points are a lot more balanced. Power Level is great if you're just looking to smash some games out  or teach a new player IMO

[Special Officer Doofy]

I was only asking cause of the load outs. I'm strictly matched points as well. Keep my ranged groups cheap to bolters and 2 launchers and melee groups just 2 flails and power fist.

[TrawlingCleaner]

For me personally, I'd prefer to put a few more points into already very expensive models for them to reliably do more damage especially the combat squad. In my experience (which is likley different from yours) Axes and knives needs less baby sitting/buffs to get through Primaris and the like than knives/bolters do. If the axes are babysat/buffed they regularly wipe Intercessor squads. For me, an extra 20 points worth of axes so that I can predator missile them into something tasty and be more likely to kill what they hit is more beneficial than an extra dude.

10 points for plasma is also a no brainer for a squad that just wants to shoot, although I regularily roll 1s to hit

This is all what my meta is like and my own experiences, one of the wonderful things about 40k is most players experiences widley varies

Of course this is likely to change with the codex and I may have made a mistake with all of my combat boys having axes

[Special Officer Doofy]

That's true, plague marines are already an expensive troop. About to be even more expensive with the extra wound and attack. My melee squad was mostly for the grenade shenanigans, the flails were just the cleanup. I might make a couple axe models to throw in the mix. I feel death guard excel at fighting other melee, because of their shorter range and surprising decent melee themselves. My main opponent is my brother who is usually playing his admech, and in 8th I was getting shot off the table before getting into charge range so my experience with melee plague marines is limited and not good haha.

 

I was always a little iffy about the plasma. If they keep DR 5+++, with T5 DR 2W and 2 attacks plague marines will be the most expensive marine troop baring maybe the new heavy Primaris and the terminator ones for GK/custodes. I would get heartburn rolling a 1 and killing off my own 20+pts 2W model hahaha. And now they don't get rapid fire at 18" either, so that's a bummer.

 

I don't usually run alot of marines though. Usually 3 squads. Mostly run Daemon engines, so that part of my list is loving the changes. 3+ bs is sooooo nice. You get alot of compliments for the orange paint scheme? It's so different and will pop on alot of tables.

[tangoalphatwo]

Oh man! That purple skin on the blight drones... I don’t know how I feel about that color. But it looks good on your :cuss. Awesome models.

 

Also, I love your squad set up. 7 squads pleases papa Nurgle. Only thought I have is what about melta guns? I’m not good with meta, so I don’t know how good they are. But wouldn’t at least one be good? Maybe just from a lore standpoint?

 

Oh man. And those pustules! Amazing job painting those. They look awesome! The blend between the purple red and yellow. I wish I could paint that well!

[TrawlingCleaner]

That's true, plague marines are already an expensive troop. About to be even more expensive with the extra wound and attack. My melee squad was mostly for the grenade shenanigans, the flails were just the cleanup. I might make a couple axe models to throw in the mix. I feel death guard excel at fighting other melee, because of their shorter range and surprising decent melee themselves. My main opponent is my brother who is usually playing his admech, and in 8th I was getting shot off the table before getting into charge range so my experience with melee plague marines is limited and not good haha.

 

I was always a little iffy about the plasma. If they keep DR 5+++, with T5 DR 2W and 2 attacks plague marines will be the most expensive marine troop baring maybe the new heavy Primaris and the terminator ones for GK/custodes. I would get heartburn rolling a 1 and killing off my own 20+pts 2W model hahaha. And now they don't get rapid fire at 18" either, so that's a bummer.

 

I don't usually run alot of marines though. Usually 3 squads. Mostly run Daemon engines, so that part of my list is loving the changes. 3+ bs is sooooo nice. You get alot of compliments for the orange paint scheme? It's so different and will pop on alot of tables.

 

DG really do excel at melee in my experience, they absolutely bully out weaker armies and tarpit armies that also excel at melee especially other marines. Plasma is getting a boost which means it's unmodified 1s which is nice but as you say, they're going up to 20+ points. I'll have to see how it goes but I might swap their guns out either for barebones or maybe a powerfist. I always run at least 3 squads of Plague marines (minimum of 21 models), I personally never run more Pox Walkers than PM, even in competitive games. It's just a personal preference for me, PM are why I play the army

I do get some looks, I get a lot of "But why?!" or "Are they Pumpkin marines?". I'm the first to admit that it's an incredibly niche scheme that's definitely not to everyone's tastes but they're probably my favourite army and the paint scheme I like to paint most

 

 

Oh man! That purple skin on the blight drones... I don’t know how I feel about that color. But it looks good on your . Awesome models.

 

Also, I love your squad set up. 7 squads pleases papa Nurgle. Only thought I have is what about melta guns? I’m not good with meta, so I don’t know how good they are. But wouldn’t at least one be good? Maybe just from a lore standpoint?

 

Oh man. And those pustules! Amazing job painting those. They look awesome! The blend between the purple red and yellow. I wish I could paint that well!

 

Thank Tango!

Melta is not someing I've ever really thought about with DG, previously I had Blight Crawlers to drive around and be mobile AT guns. If I really needed a tank dead the melee squad could be buffed to do the business if needed. With Melta being buffed I still don't think I need them, Crawlers Multi Meltas are now 2 shots each and BS 3 they've got the AT down. Plus Crawlers can now charge a vehicle and ignore the Heavy penalty when shooting in engagement range so they can point blank blast tanks if needed. Although in saying all of that, a cheeky melta would be very tasty in a PM squad. It's definitely something to try in the new book!

 

With the Pustules all I do is paint the sick, give the pustule and the area around it in Mephiston red, blast all the skin with a wash then dot the top of the mound with Yellow. Nothing too fancy

 

 

I've slowly been working on a couple of extra terminators, the first is finished and I'm part way through the second:

 

 

 

 

[Special Officer Doofy]

Well I like the paint scheme. It's different. There's enough shades of green DG armies out there. Painting is the biggest way of making an army your own!

 

DG's big downfall as melee is their movement, which is why I said they are a great counter melee team, let the enemy do all the walking to you haha! In the process of making some more rhino's myself now that melee in 9th is much more appealing.

 

I'm the same way, I love plague marines. I always thought it was silly when someone would post a 2000pts "death guard" army list that had 60 pox walkers and nurgle daemons but no plague marines.

[TrawlingCleaner]

Well I like the paint scheme. It's different. There's enough shades of green DG armies out there. Painting is the biggest way of making an army your own!

 

DG's big downfall as melee is their movement, which is why I said they are a great counter melee team, let the enemy do all the walking to you haha! In the process of making some more rhino's myself now that melee in 9th is much more appealing.

 

I'm the same way, I love plague marines. I always thought it was silly when someone would post a 2000pts "death guard" army list that had 60 pox walkers and nurgle daemons but no plague marines.

Thank you Putrid, with the new ignoring movement penalties for DG hopefully we'll get some stratagems to help speed units up just ot surprise opponents! I need to paint some more rhinos, I think they're going to be super important this edition if they also get DR, they're in the money!

 

I got the second terminator done bringing me up to 7 Blightlord Terminators. I would love 14 though

 

 

 

 

I love me some terminators!

 

 

I also got started on another Foul Blightspawn, I wasn't too sure what the vertical bits were. I started off thinking they were candles but I'm not too sure honestly. went with vertical fungus growths instead

 

 

 

Still a ways to go!

[Tallarn Commander]

They look great. I especially like the patina on the back of the legs of the axe bloke.

[TrawlingCleaner]

They look great. I especially like the patina on the back of the legs of the axe bloke.

 

Thank you man! 

 

I've been busy over the last week or so getting quite a bit done:

I finished the Foul Blightspawn:

 

I got another (3rd) Bloatdrone done:

 

I also got another 2 Blightcrawlers done too:

 

Bringing me up to quite a few daemon engines:

 

My favourite of the lot that I painted was this guy:

 

 I'm working on a daemon prince atm which should be it for this army until the new book and models come out

[tangoalphatwo]

Oh man! That last one is awesome! I cannot wait to paint mine now. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

[TrawlingCleaner]

"The Heralds and their transport are usually the first thing in the Rusted Harvest army to be seen, it is always the first thing to be heard. A Never-born whispering for the opposing force to give in and join the King in Orange for he will make all pain go away with his blessings. The demon's voice is amplified to a nerve-shredding and ear drum breaking point through various fell-speakers. A lone Piper controls the swarms of rats that follow in their wake, with the creatures working their way into army barracks, trench lines and hivecities. Those who have been bitten by said rats soon turn to poxwalkers and shamble along behind the Heralds"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TrawlingCleaner]

"The Hangmen are The King in Orange's executioner's. Dour, brutal and efficient they are always the first to to the fray, preferring brutal displays of violence to crush the enemies moral which in many ways is mirrored in their transport. The ghostly form of their nickname pushes it's way out of the transport, assisting the squad in their duty"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onto painting these guys up!

[Special Officer Doofy]

Best converted DG rhinos I've seen.

[tangoalphatwo]

Awesome conversions!

[TrawlingCleaner]

Best converted DG rhinos I've seen.

 

 

Awesome conversions!

 

Thank you dudes, very kind!

 

It's been a bit more of quiet month for my hobby side of things but I got: the Rhinoes finished, 3 characters converted up and the Lord of Virulence painted.

 

The Heralds' Rhino:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Piper

 

The Hangmen's Transport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favourite part of the two models is definitely this Nurgling: "Drive me closer, I want to hit the with my sword!

 

 

 

I've shamelessly converted up a Plague Surgeon now they've actually got a use, as well as  a Sorcerer and a Lord

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by TrawlingCleaner

[TrawlingCleaner]

I painted up the Lord of Virulence too, I tried to make his wings match Morty's colours too:

"Dreggh, Lord of Virulence and Commander of King's guard. A hulking warrior even for those blessed by the King in Orange, able to wield a twin barrelled Plague Spewer that most Astartes struggle to handle"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working on the Surgeon at the moment and should have some WIPs up soon

[Special Officer Doofy]

I like the LoV. The fist being darker than the rest of him looks cool. I haven't got around to painting mine yet, now that I saw his rules and how he doesn't actually buff Daemon engines, and how we can only have one lord per Detatchment makes me not in a hurry haha. He's such a cool looking model though, I'll get around to him eventually.

[TrawlingCleaner]

I like the LoV. The fist being darker than the rest of him looks cool. I haven't got around to painting mine yet, now that I saw his rules and how he doesn't actually buff Daemon engines, and how we can only have one lord per Detatchment makes me not in a hurry haha. He's such a cool looking model though, I'll get around to him eventually.

 

Thank you dude, it is a bit of a letdown that he's pretty meh. The flamer and fist are definitely very spooky though, I'll definitely give him a go.

 

 

"Lolek, the King's Physician, the only living being to be allowed to treat the King in Orange. His vicious medical tools are also made of the same Obsidian that the rest of the Rusted Harvest use to make their weapons"

I shamelessly made the Surgeon now it's actually got a use, plus Bile is such a rad model:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 4, 2021 by TrawlingCleaner

[tangoalphatwo]

Dude. Your work never ceases to impress. I love it all. The awesome conversion of the rhino. The detail on the lord of virulence. The unique plague surgeon, amazing!