Hi guys I've been a long time lurker of this board but this is my first time posting, just wanted to show you something I was working on as an alternative to my BA's.
It was suggested I post this in teh WIP forum so here it is
Let me start this topic by providing some of the background as to how it came to be..... You see way back when GW released the PDF and DA plastics I cam up with what I thought at the time was a great idea. Since all the Loyalist armies at the time looked like they we're going to be the same at their core I descided it would be great if I added squads from other chapters to form a "crusade" addition to my BA's, this would mean that I would be able to field any of the minatures from any of the SM ranges. In order to allow acces to Chaos marines I intended to include a contigent of soul drinkers into the army. With this in mind I bought 2 boxes of Chaos marines, a box of Chaos termies and the lord. Then rea;l life caught up and the project was left by the wayside.
Then with the release of the current BA I decided I wanted an army that played differently to my BA's. Being the fluff nut that I was I decided that the best counter to my BA would be Chaos space marines that used to be BA, or atleast lead by a lord who was once a BA. The only problem wiht this was I couldn't really find a good fluffy way to take the army I wanted to without breaking some fluff. What I wanted was a "shock and awe" army made of Plague marines, Chaos termies, Land raiders, and Obliterators. I had been going to make them a "black legion" force that had access to traitor apothecaries allowing for the PM's to get FNP from a fluf percpective however this didn't sit well and so the project looked ready to go back under the bed.
Then low and behold the great BnC offered me delliverence, and it's name was the Dornian Heresy. With this alternate Time line in hand I decided that it was perfect for my BA's to succumb to nurgle and so the army began again.
The colour scheme for this army will be Blood red and gold trim with strong devlan mud washes to produce a highly aged look. I have considered using scab red as it is darker but we will see how the current ideaturns out.
Now I intend for this thread to allow me to show you guys my WIP as well as explaining my design deciscions, so without further ado I shall kick off proceding's with my WIP Chaos lord.
These pictures are all of the Pre-Greenstuff stage.
This next shot is his Daemon weapon. the fluff behind it is that my lord was possesed by a Daemon of nurgle but supress's it ad uses its power to his own ends. Model wise the right hand side of the minature is going to be more mutated than the left, as seen with the arm and the spikes growing out of the armour on the shoulder and legs.
Next up is his shield, The idea behind this is that I wanted to take the classic image of a knight/space marine/ generic hero standing with one foot on a vaquished foe, with weapon in one hand and shield in the other and twist it into a cruel parody. (see I'm playing the nemesis card again) as such I decided it would be cool if my lord had taken a shield from a vanquished hero and "improved it". This is what I came up with.
Conversion notes: The shield/ left arm is going to have green stuff added on the back to make it look as if the shield is starting to grow onto the lord, as well as a toxin sac for the spike at the bottom. The blood angel symbol will also be growing onto/into the shoulder pad along with the spikes on the right arm and the Daemon head on the chest. The lord is also going to be "gifted" with a set of Wings from the TK carrion to provide yet another ironic counter to my BA succesor HQ's, as well as having key plates or armour recieve the "musculature" treatment.
So what do you gusy think? Love it or hate is please let me know, and as always advice is appreciated.
PS: please excuse the terrible spelling, I'm a chemistry student, haven't done english in years.
