Failed Experiments

So here we are with post number fifty! sorry its been a while without an update, but hey ho, life gets in the way... Just a quick post today, not even featuring the white scars!

so what do I have to show you? some WIP shots... of a Fantasy Skin Wolf:

Yeah that's right, fantasy... however, as those keen eyed among us will notice, that is indeed a circular base, this guy, and his fellow Wolves when ordered and painted up will be used as Chaos Spawn, with such gorgeous models such as these I couldn't resist using them in my Night Lords, and they will easily fit with another Chaos Marine army I have my eye on... always another project eh?

A beautiful model, this fella has been sat on my shelf for a while, waiting paint, for too long, waiting paint. a nice simplistic dark colour scheme to set us off, just a combination of greys and blacks, the white will either get a few washes or a nice skin colour over the top

a shot of the drybrushing of the fur, built up using Dawnstone, a nuln oil shade and then a couple of progressively lighter greys mixing White Scar with Dawnstone The skin starts with Abaddon Black and then has a Dawnstone drybrush using again Nuln Oil shade to darken the tone and provide a nice contrast...

Brothers of Darkness

'Do you hear their cries? Can you taste their fear, their agony? Know this mortal; we are coming for you!' 

     - Salvaged Vox transmission from the dead colony of Nux Haven, Travonth VI

This weekend was spent building more Night Lords for Thirteenth Company, who underwent their first trials of fire this weekend. Facing off against the forces of the greater good, I played two 1000 point games, and suffered terrible luck, the first (Relic) was a complete white wash, while the second (The Scouring) I managed to pull a win by the skin of my teeth (5 Victory Points to 4, although we only had time to play to round 3 and if we have carried on, I would have undoubtedly have lost).

Anyway, I present to you the rank and file of 13th Company, starting with First Claw. When at full strength this unit is going to be armed with two Plasma Guns and a Combi-Plasma for the sergeant. The role of this squad is simple, to sit in the backfield and claim and objective, hopefully getting to shoot someone in the process (It was this squad that won me the game today).

Trying to decide whether I should name them...

Next up we have the first Havoc Team, designated Fifth Claw, these Marines join First Claw, laying down covering fire with their Autocannons and Rocket Launchers. This unit is also the army list's answer to flyers, with both Rocket Launchers upgraded to have Flakk Missiles, in time this unit with be duplicated with Sixth Claw, at which point I will quite possibly switch the Rocket Launchers to one Squad and the Autocannons to the other...

We've got the Big Guns, pointed at your heart...

I also built the start of Second Claw, who act as Nakara's Bodyguard. This squad will eventually be 8 strong and equipped with a flamer, while the sergeant boasts a Power Sword and a Combi-Flamer... However as it stands, there are only three...

Bringing the fight to you...

And now a couple of individual shots, the first one has to come with a shout out to Dan the Deamon on Bolter and Chainsword, for his fantastic Night Lords blog, which serves as much inspiration...

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/172506-night-lords-18th-battle-company/

When I saw Dan's Autocannon conversion I knew that I had to make my own, and here he is, sporting his Autocannon and a chain to support the weight, lots of work to still do on him, but it is a start.

Next we have Second Claw's Sergeant Marox built using a mixture of Chaos Warrior, Chaos Raptor and Chaos Marine parts while the Combi-Flamer comes from the Night Lords Champion model and...

Who doesn't like burning their enemies alive?

Lastly we have Sergeant Vaas of First Claw, armed with a Combi-Plasma and making use of Forge World's Bionic Legs, you can just tell that Vaas is all kinds of evil... Unfortunately I forgot to take an individual photo of him but here he his hanging out with his buddy Marox...

Who needs a god when you're this badass...