Brass Myrmidons of Khorne

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Lord on Juggernaut is complete. Starting the exalted eightbound. They will also be a test for how I do Angron. 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Still early. But the armor will get the khorne red so it will match the other completed models so far. Their skin will be lighter but I think that’s okay. Don’t want it the same color as the armor. 

[MithrilForge]

The Jugger Lord is excellent 

The Eight Bound are Looking very good so far, so i gather you kept a pad on the right shoulder as their defensive side or was it just random!?... 

I reckon the skin in lighter red tones will really pop 

 

Cheers, M.  

[WarSmith Fortrix]

18 hours ago, Mumeishi said:

The Jugger Lord is excellent 

The Eight Bound are Looking very good so far, so i gather you kept a pad on the right shoulder as their defensive side or was it just random!?... 

I reckon the skin in lighter red tones will really pop 

 

Cheers, M.  

 
Thanks. I kept the right shoulder as it was the theme for the eightbound in general and assumed it has gladiatorial ties significant for the legion as a whole. But the more I work the to more I’m considering keeping Angron with no armor. 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Making slow progress on the exalted eightbound. The further I go the more confident I become in them ending up looking good based on the scheme I’m pursuing. 
 

I also based Lord Invocatus. I think I’ll need to run him on the table sooner than later. 

[Mr. Oddity]

Great work on the Eightbound so far! I'm really enjoying your take on them. As for Angron, perhaps just giving him the right shoulderpad as well to tie him visually to the Eightbound could work? It would maintain the armorless look while still helping to make the force look more cohesive.

[WarSmith Fortrix]

On 3/21/2023 at 11:21 PM, Mr. Oddity said:

Great work on the Eightbound so far! I'm really enjoying your take on them. As for Angron, perhaps just giving him the right shoulderpad as well to tie him visually to the Eightbound could work? It would maintain the armorless look while still helping to make the force look more cohesive.

 
I like the ideal of using the right shoulder pad for Angron. I may try to see how it looks. 
 

I made more progress on eightbound. 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

[Trokair]

I am really liking how your colour scheme is comming along. 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

The eightbound are ready to be based and then will attempt the tattoos. 
 

I think that part will be challenging but looking forward to see how they come out. 

[Boc]

I'll have to echo what @Mumeishi said. The skin tone definitely looks great, and the little details look very cleanly done

[Kaiju Soze]

Those Eightbound are looking really good.

[reyserooo]

On 3/30/2023 at 5:26 AM, WarSmith Fortrix said:

The eightbound are ready to be based and then will attempt the tattoos.
 

I think that part will be challenging but looking forward to see how they come out. 

This is a good thread about tattoo.

[WarSmith Fortrix]

The basing is done and all set to see how the tattoos come out. I will apply blood for the blood god after decals are set for the more finished look. 

Edited April 3, 2023 by WarSmith Fortrix
Miss spelling

[Guest Triszin]

Great looking stuff

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Added a few decals as tattoos. I forgot how much I dislike decals and some of these were just so small. Two decals were harmed in this endeavor and lost forever. 
 

Then for some of the decals I went over them with a little nuln oil just so they matched some of the skin shadows. 
 

Afterwards I added the blood for the blood god. 
 

I think they came out well and fairly unique. 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Perhaps I’m not ready to tackle Angron yet. I have started working on Lord Invocatus but perhaps I’ll also work on Khârn at the same time before taking on Angron.

 

I’m trying to build up to building and painting my Brass Scorpion. 
 

I managed to play a game a couple of weeks ago. 2v2 with World Eaters and space marines on one side and Votann/Tau on the other.  It was a game for fun with World Eaters and “non-corrupted” space marines taking the win via points. Angron was great. He was super disruptive and the Tau failed to put him out early. That mistake ended up getting 1 squad of votann warriors slain, 1 riptide ripped apart, and one Storm surge squashed before Angron went down a first time.  Angron destroying one flank kept us in the game. 
 

After that I feel like I need to add more skulls to his base. 

[Firedrake Cordova]

20 hours ago, WarSmith Fortrix said:

Perhaps I’m not ready to tackle Angron yet. I have started working on Lord Invocatus but perhaps I’ll also work on Khârn at the same time before taking on Angron.

I think the advice is generally to work on the centrepieces last, because by then you'll have the painting technique down pat (i.e. made all the mistakes and optimisations on the troops, and had a lot of practice, too) and they'll come out looking the best for it. Obviously, the natural urge is to paint the coolest mini first ...  

[WarSmith Fortrix]

7 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

I think the advice is generally to work on the centrepieces last, because by then you'll have the painting technique down pat (i.e. made all the mistakes and optimisations on the troops, and had a lot of practice, too) and they'll come out looking the best for it. Obviously, the natural urge is to paint the coolest mini first ...  

 

My problem is I rarely get to the centerpiece because the troops bog me down. So perhaps when there is painted force worthy of him leading maybe then I’ll focus down on Angron. 
 

Next set. More Bezerkers, Khârn and Lord Invocatus. 
 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Yeah, that is a very real struggle for many! (me included!) I suppose if it made a difference psychologically, you could base coat him so "he isn't unpainted", and then come back to do all the detailing on him later? Otherwise, I'm not sure I can offer any advice.  

 

Either way, it definitely looks like your World Eaters are coming along nicely.  

[BadgerBodges]

You can never go wrong with a good brass look! Nicely done. 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Been traveling lately, but I’ve had a chance to make a little bit of progress. 

[One-eye]

I really love your color scheme. It is striking on zerkers, but I love it on 8bound, the contrast with the rest of the army must be amazing. Really digging the red skin.

I would love a group shot at some point :)

 

[WarSmith Fortrix]

Thanks. I hope to have the second batch done by the end of the week. Then I’ll do a shot with all the models painted.