Whiplash !

...Bang your head against the stage like you never did before

Make it ring, make it bleed, make it really sore
In a frenzied madness with your leathers and your spikes
Heads are bobbing around, it's hot as Hell tonight

 

Adrenaline starts to flow
You're thrashing all around
Acting like a maniac
Whiplash...

(extract of 'Whiplash' by Metallica)

So, here we go with these two Chaos Beastmasters. An old one procuced by Citadel in the 80's and the Marauder one produced a few years after. They come along with their six pets (4 Citadel and 2 Marauders (the biggest ones)).

Some Misc. Chaos

I've painted two additional minis for my Chaos Thug Archers unit. One of them is a Beastman Archer. It must be the only one produced by Citadel (unless I'm not aware of other Beastman Archers). This is quite strange and frustrating. Anyway, according to the 3rd Edition Armies, Beastmen are not supposed to use bows. 

So, I've decided that he will reinforce the Thugs unit as I don't have enough of them at the moment.

I've also painted a new pet for my Sorcerers: the "Jaw" familiar.

Short, Mean and Ironclad

After painting the Chaos Dwarf war machines, I decided to paint Chaos Dwarf warriors so that I can align an ally contingent of these mean little creatures.

This unit of 20 is a mix of old Citadel and Marauder minis. It was hard for me to choose a leader for the unit as any of them could do the job. The leader could possibly be the Master of Madness but, unfortunately, I do not own this mini. So, I decided to use a mini from another manufacturer (Hasslefree). This one is taller than the other dwarfs of the unit and his posture makes him look like a boss.

I also had to convert one of the Dwarfs into a standard bearer.

To complete this Chaos Dwarf ally contingent, I've also painted a sorcerer (with a familiar). I love this mini, particularly the hand grenade at his belt.

Group Shots

The Ultimate Destructor

One of the most terrifying Chaos creatures has been awaken from his loooong sleep by terrible storms. The mighty Dragon Ogre leaves his deep mountain cave and join his peers in battle.

The Dragon Ogre will crush any opponent fool enough to find himself in his path.

Chaos War Beasts

The Chaos Army can align an large variety of war beasts. Here are two of them: the Manticore and the Chimera.

For a long time I wanted my Manticore painted. It's now done. I've already used it (unpainted) three times: once on the battlefield against Wood Elves (3rd edition) and two times in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st edition scenarios (in the first book of the Doomstones campaign and in a home-made campaign taking place in Norsca).

The Chimera is from the Reaper Bones range. It's a cheap plastic figure and a good alternative for OOP Citadel minis. Its size is quite big though, twice as big as the Manticore mini. I should have taken a pic with the two minis side by side, but I forgot.😟

I'm really satisfied of the result.

The Manticore