Chaotic Restoration

 "So, mate........you remember that chaos stuff I gave you about 7-8 years ago?"

- ".......yeeeaah?"

"you still got it kicking about? You done anything with it?"

- "yeeeaahhh, and no"

"any chance I could claim it back?"

"............    ......  .. .    ...... yeah, I suppose"

AND THUS THE REMAINS OF AN ARMY RETURNS FROM THE WILDS

SO, the above is the remains of my once proud (?) Khorne army, which brutally fought its way through endless club nights, campaigns, skirmishes and the like. The demonic element still resides in the warp (i.e. my storage), but I gave or sold off lots of it many years ago when having a good purge.

Time for a restoration project! Although, in recent years, I've flirted with other gods and colours, I was and remain a red armoured beserker at heart, so its Khorne all the way and my faith is reaffirmed.

Lets see what we have left of this once mighty force (was around 8000 points back in 6th, before they split all the books up in 7th)

Ye mighty Hellcannon of doom. Yes, and yes. I once lent this out to a team member in a big battle and it misfired and blew up on the first shot. Some weeks later, he borrowed it again and it, again, misfired and blew up on the first shot. He shewed insufficient dedication to the cause, clearly.

A selection of knights, which I swapped in the late 90s for a pint of Courage Best.

A chariot and what was intended as warshrine. A spark of inspiration 'on waking one sunday morning around 2010ish saw me rise and build this carriage of heads throughout the day. Will counts as a chariot, I think.

The stragglers from where used to be 50 marauders...........now promoted to chaos warriors, I reckon.

ARBAAL THE SOMETIMES DEFEATED WHEN I HAD A BAD NIGHT. 

Yes! I picked this up second hand in a games show in Woolwich around 2005ish, I think. don't blame me for the orange, but do blame me for never repainting it.

Yes, it looks defeated.

Yes, it looks rather pitiful.

Yes, its battered.

BUT

These gentlemen have been through some serious wars with me, and the time is ripe for a return. Oddly nostalgic when I opened the bags and spied what was within, as strong memories here.

So, whats next? Well, I think I'll add a box of current chaos warriors to the force, plus some odds and sods I've had kicking around for a while, so there'll be two units of 15 warriors in there. That should be enough, along with the demons I've kept and can restore at the same time.

The exalted champion of the force - Obrist Weil - can return to his rightful fellows and has been seen in this parish before: https://themosquitoonthetenthfloor.blogspot.com/2020/03/khorne-warlord.html

Think I'll stretch out on the demons slightly, to get some colour variation happening. Decisions on how to base this need to be taken as well, as I rebased my demon legion of Khorne from squares to rounds in Lockdown last year, so I may continue with these (not the cav) and use those movement trays to rank them up.

The Good Book needs reference too:

Casualties of War

 

Why is it that you can be perfectly happy ambling along with your projects, working getting towards the top of Mt Shame, and thinking all is good........then you suddenly get a twitch about something utterly random.

1. You begin by looking at battle pictures on google.

2. Then, you think "well, I'll get a book on it"

3. Then, you start looking at mini producers and mentally sussing out what you'd like to do,

4. Next, you think "well, a small purchase won't hurt",

5. Then, you end up with wanting to get the other side too,

6. Suddenly you've boxes piled up ready to go, you've been reading avidly and are now looking at how to paint all this.

7. Then, you're lost. You start looking at hats and kit. "You know, I'd look pretty good in a Tricorn". You won't. You'll look a right prat, and will never wear it

Why is that?

Two weeks ago, I had ZERO interest in the American War of Independence. Gods help me, I'm in stage 2. 

But you know, getting to act a sneering British general is so much fun.

Why is that?

A moment for.................

 Ivan Rassimov

Painting Tally - April 2021

British Napoleonic Infantry - 12

Dwarf Spearmen - 26

Dwarf Crossbowmen - 8

10mm Orcs - 6

10mm Uruk Hai - 3

10mm Orc Archers - 3

10mm Trolls - 3

10mm Orc Characters - 2

Month Total - 63

Year Total - 247

Painting Tally - March 2021

Napoleonic French Middle Guard Line Regiment - 24

Napoleonic French Middle Guard Line Regiment - 24

Ringwraith on Fellbeast - 1

Chaos Warriors - 10

Adeptus Titanicus Cerastus Knights - 2

Chaos Knights - 5

Month Total - 66

Year Total - 184

Mechanicus Adept

 Mechanicum Adept Roedelius. 

Declared Heretek M41.23 for involvement in the Green Mechanickal kvlt. Subsequently fled and disappeared from view for some years before being identified as allied with Chaotic forces in an engineering capacity. 

Last seen: Haxan Front.

Threat Level:  High -+- Terminate with extreme prejudice

What a lovely model. Its one of the Mechanicum range from FW and was a "whats that? I'm buying that!" insta purchase when I saw it, as I've never really owned a decent mechanicus model.

However - what a hassle to build. Truly awful design choices made in some of the elements of this model and the servitors. Some of the arms are supposed to be held two 2mm joins with a coupler inbetween, which is never going to take the strain of the weight. Poorly designed and I have no idea why not just have the arm glue straight to the back?

Accordingly, these models are held together with 50% glue, 50% verbal abuse.

Painted really nicely - I used a weathering ink from AK interactive and white spirit on these as the full shading, rather than just for specific areas as I usually do, to give it a test and it came out very well. Not sure I'd do that across a full army though, but good for characters like this.

Forgeworld Arvus Lighter

 It may be only me, but I've found myself pulling out boxes of stuff during lockdown and seeing whats in there, then thinking "ah, this is one thats been kicking about for a fair while. M8, yr time is due!"

So, on that note, an old Forgeworld Arvus Lighter that I bought a relatively mere 8/9 years ago, I think. Sitting about, rarely used, never painted, but bought as I loved the model at the time. Still do, but not at todays price!

In the ethos of "well, painted is better than unpainted, just go for it" approach to things, I spent a quick 30 mins hammering this one out and enjoying playing with the paint.

Don't ask where the plastic covering for the cockpit is, though. Long gone, that one!