Skål's wrap up post "Release the Chaos"

 

Another OWAC in the books. This one was pretty awesome. I feel like I painted up quite a few of the units I have really been wanting to paint for a really long time. I will be using these units for games of 2nd as well as 3rd edition 40k. While I feel like I have accomplished quite a bit, I have only put a small dent in the pile of Chaos I want to get done. With that, the shirt is a hint at what I will be working on next OWAC as I feel like I need to do part two of my Chaos Forces.

Yesterday, I had a package arrive, and much to my surprise, it was a lovely painted miniature from Bill. Thank you very much dude, he will be added to my Dwarf army as a "taller" dwarf. 

Of course, I had to do one more red light photo and I really wanted a photo of the big guy amongst his crew.

These Bloodletters will be a big part of next year's Chaos forces. I may have to paint another 10 just in case.

I think you get a true measure of the size of the Nurgle Chaos Lord when he is standing among his followers. He is going to be an awesome sight on the table and a force to be reckoned with.

I was so happy that this tribute to my Maryland gaming crew came out. I had envisioned them. It was awesome that my buddies chose the Renegade that they wanted to represent them on the field of battle. 

These classic Nurgle Marines were so awesome to paint and I think I am going to have to paint a few more units of them to have the Nurgle tide roll over all who oppose them.

To all of the challengers that completed this grand OWAC, congratulations, to those that have fallen I raise my horn to you Skål.

Khârn the Betrayer will rise next OWAC.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Khorne is with me. (From my shirt in the photo).

Slaaneshchild tentaculich wrap-up : 6 month of disease, plague and despair

So hhhhheeeeeere we are. 7 months later, with more than 5000 pts painted. What a great adventure !

I didn't have the time/the courage to paint the flies and the pestigors, I will do it later

This army was a great challenge as I am more used to paint dark elves and slaaneshi models, but it was a real pleasure !

I also think more chaos spawns are missing, I will probably do it in the months to come with the pestigors and flies.

I do love all of them, it was so much fun to paint and to convert ! The flagellants, plaguebearers, plague knights, daemon prince, great unclean one... and of course chariots and altar.

I couldn't make a proper wrap up picture this year, with me behind, I add to rush packing my stuff for vacation... but I am all here ! In each miniature, behind each single nurgling, that's all me !!

the horde in it glorious pride 

plaguebearers

masters of plagues with army standard bearer

the master of all, Conjonctivus the glorious !

Manson's family

chaos altar of unseen beauties 

 

Next year ?? 

Good question. I have a side project to convert/create all the special characters for Dark Elves 5th ed army book (when I was a child, dark elves were the poorest army in terms of miniatures, so I will take my revenge by creating appropriate special characters. And Dark Elves are all about revenge, aren't they ?? )

But it doesn't make an army. So I am thinking... maybe rebuild my Emperor's Children, but I want to play them now... Will I be able to wait until the next OWAC ? Will see next year ! 

Cheers !! 

Tom's Chaos Renegades - rank and file 4: 283points

So ... June. The last month of the OWAC. 

I should be feeling psyched, getting the last of the required models all finished but instead I have fallen in to a painting doldrum. I thought that maybe making more terrain would shake me out of it so I have made some movement trays a bit more Chaosy with the addition of milliput. Full pics of these next month with the full army pics🙂:

And then also experimented with some rocks made from foam - nice and easy. I've now learned not to put a rock onto another rock - it looks in these cases quite unnatural...

Sorry for the sideways pic. Some computer gremlins won't let me correct it :(

Then a huge portion of this month was put into Other Projects (oh the shame!).

I did manage *some* models though! 

Here's a Nurgle marine and his inspired fan sculpt from BeQuest Miniatures 👇

And the corresponding Slaanesh pair 👇

I'm fact I been loving the Tzeentch colour scheme, so I did another pair (again, GW and BeQuest) 👇

I then started on trying to round out the Pink Horror unit, and managed these two, to bring the unit up to Five 👇

Their respective Blue Horrors are currently sat in the base coat awaiting motivations...Hopefully they'll be done for the full army pics...

And then, the groove returned! But only for two miniatures. But daaang, what miniatures!

First up is Festimus from Knightmare Miniatures. I used one of Knightmare's resin Chaos banners to convert him into the Army Standard Bearer. I pointed the resin banner in place and created a tentacle from milliput to help hold it in place. Fingers crossed it never gets dropped! 👇

And now the finale! 

Drums roll, trumpets sound!

Behold, the Emperor in Alternate Chaos Colours👇: 

I initially thought he'd convert to Slaanesh, so should be Pink to fit in with the rest of my Slaanesh. But, Tzeentch played a strong hand and influenced the other colours. I was really wary of ending up with a model with a scheme I was unhappy with (kinda like the undivided sorcerer), but I really like how vibrant he has come out. 

Motivation came from a paint set switch, so he's been painted using the Rogue Hobbies ProAcryl set, and a nod to Louise Sudgen in the prismatic sword blade (although I haven't yet watched the video, but I see it referenced a lot!)

I like the original Eye of Horus on the shoulder pad, and then the GW one on the kneepad to kinda show where the Emperor's allegiance lies...

And that wraps up the final working month of the OWAC! Hopefully before the final army pics are taken I'll be able to muster up the gumption to finish painting the last three BeQuest fan sculpts and their respective originals, and those four Blue Horrors. Unfortunately I have a sinking feeling that that might be too much of an ask, but it's good to have an aim and write it down anyway!

Here's the breakdown:

Intro - army list: link

January - rank and file/Khorne: link

February - rank and file/Tzeentch: link

March - leaders: link

April - rank and file/Daemons: link

May - wildcard: link

June - Rank and File

35...     2 x Nurgle marines (the previous Champion and 

FREE  2 x Slaanesh marines (I need to paint one more to be a countable unit)

70...     2 x Tzeentch marines

70...     2 x Pink Horrors

55...     1 x Nurgle standard bearer (counts as army icon bearer

58...     1 x Mighty Champion of Chaos

Total: 283

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Final Army List as it stands at the end of the working OWAC....

Tzeentch:

52...     1 x Sorcerer on Disc

175...   5 x Pink Horrors

FREE  6 x Blue Horrors

240...   8 x Thousand Sons

FREE  4 x Flamers

Slaanesh

FREE...     2 x Noise Marines (need at least three to make a unit)

FREE...     1 x Fiend of Slaanesh

FREE...     5 x Daemonettes

Nurgle

40...     1 x Aspiring Champion of Nurgle on Palanquin + stand in

105...   3 x Plague Marines

FREE  1 x Plaguebearer champ

Khorne

FREE  1 x OWAC Champion

FREE  1 x Flesh Hound

175...   5 x Bloodletters

45...     1 x Aspiring Champion

315...   9 x Beserkers

Command + Extra

91...    1 x Chaos Lord

55...    1 x Army Icon Bearer

58...    1 x Chaos Champion

FREE 1 x Keeper of Secrets

52...    1 x Sorcerer

FREE 1 x Chaos Frog (the True Master)

FREE 1 x Tzeentch Familiar

FREE 1 x Propaganda bot

Models: 62

Points cost:1403

I'll probably mess around with the army composition a bit to make it feel like a whole army to me. Seems just like Chaos for me to go and paint Khorne and Tzeentch factions together...le sigh!

Full army pics, new pics of all the models, and an army composition breadown next month! 

Many thanks for reading and following along. 

This OWAC for me has been the toughest so far. 

Congratulations to all the Challengers who pushed on through and gave it their all!

🤘