Chaos Core Troops

I finally managed to put together a band of 20 Thugs. These minis are either hard to find or too expensive now.

This unit is a mix of different manufactors and periods of production. Some of them are even not referenced to as Thugs. But anyway, I find they go along together pretty well. 

The unit is led by a Chaos Marauder (the one with the eagle helm).

Sadly, I didn't manage the matt varnish spray very well. The colors of some of the minis look dull. 😞

Chaos Shock Elite Troops

At last: Chaos Warriors !!!

A unit of mighty Chaos Warriors led by a powerful Chaos Champion. All (except one I think) are Jes Goodwin sculpts. They are all among my favourite minis.

A New Band of Beastmen

My Chaos Army is still expending. Here's a new batch of Beastmen, armed with two-handed weapons. This is a mix of old Citadel minis (sculpted by Bob Olley and Jes Goodwin) and 4th or 5th edition Citadel minis. 

The boss, the standard bearer and the drummer are Marauder minis. I will swith them with those of the first Beastmen unit I have painted as the first boss I painted is holding a battle axe and the new one is bearing a shield.

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

Engines of Destruction

After the Whirlwind shown some days ago, here are the long range Chaos Dwarf war machines: the mortars and bazukas !

Chaos Sorcerer and Friends

Another recruit for my Chaos Army: a powerful Sorcerer. This one is an old model from the 80s. Easy and fast painted, but I really like his original pose. He comes along with two friends: Chaos Familiars from the same period.

Whirling Death

Today I present you the new addition to my Chaos Army: a mighty, bone-crushing, and dreadful Chaos Dwarf Whirlwind!

I was lucky to find this (very rare) mini from ebay recently, for the (not so expensive) price of £32.00...

It will be devastating, riding along my Chaos Knights to wreak death and destruction in the enemy panicked ranks. 😈😈😈

 

Mounted Chaos Magic

A new addition for my Chaos Army: a mounted sorcerer.

Chaaaaaarge !!!

To complete my Chaos Army painted figures, I decided to add some heavy stuff: Chaos Knights. These guys will leave broken and jagged enemy corpses behind them on the battlefield.

These figs are a mix of old and less old stuff.

Group Shots 

  

Chaos Thugs

Here comes the second unit for my Chaos Army: Chaos Thugs Archers from Marauder. The pictures are of poor quality. Too much light, their skin looks pale, I tried to correct this but the result is not good 😒.

Beastman Hero and Chaman

I've painted a Beastman Hero for my first unit of Beastmen, as well as a spell-caster:

Beastman Hero

A New Year Start - painting a new army

Hi dear readers, Happy New Year!

After painting 300 minis in 2018 (mostly Wood Elves and Dwarfs, but also a few Ogres and minis representing characters for Warhammer Roleplay) + a lot of scenery, I've started painting a new army since the early days of this new year: Chaos! Hence, I bet the number of painted minis will be lower by far this year.

And who else than Beastmen represent Chaos the most? Beastmen are the core of any decent Chaos army. I've put together a unit of 20 Beastmen, a mix of Jes Goodwin, Bob Olley and 4-5th edition minis. The unit is led by a mighty Beastman Hero from Avatars of War (but this one is huge and will most likely end up as independent character, a mighty level 20 or 25 Hero).

Group shots:

The Battle of East-Loren - Turn 2

Dwarfs - Turn 2

On the right flank, the Dwarf warriors - covered by a screen of two skirmishing units (both protected by the Arrow Invulnerability spell) continue their (slow) progress towards the Elven lines.

The Battle of East-Loren - Turn 1

Dwarfs - Turn 1

Once his troops are in position, King Brokk Ironpike doesn't wait a single second more and launches the assault. With a roaring battle cry, the Dwarf warriors, in massed ranks, march to meet their ancestral enemies as fast as their short legs allows them to.

The Battle of East-Loren - The Armies & Deployment

From the east, the mighty Dwarf Army - led by its King Brokk Ironpike "the Grim" - reaches the hills at the Grey Mountains' feet and starts deploying as soon as the Wood Elves are detected by Josef Bugman's rangers. Some of the King's troops take a position behind the low walls of an abandoned dwarven outpost, while the bulk of the forces will try to reach the woods as fast as possible to engage the Wood Elves in hand-to-hand combat.

At the edge of the forest, on the other side of the narrow valley separating them from their ancestral enemies, the Wood Elves led by Prince Sirwendil Silverhead prepare themselves for battle, carefully observing the enemy movements, on the lookout for possible weak points to exploit.

Side note: the following limitations have been set for the army selection:

• Wizards up to lvl 20 max (to avoid magic having a decisive impact on the battle).
• Forbidden magical weapons: Frostblade and Enchanted Wound.

The Battle of East-Loren - Introduction

The Dwarven citadel of Karak Norn in the Grey Mountains stands on a high plateau dominating the Loren forest. Its strategic location allows the Dwarfs to keep an eye on the Wood Elves' activities from a good distance, although the Elves are no more a treat for the Dwarven race since the victory over the Phoenix King four thousands year ago. The Dwarfs and the Wood Elves now respect a (quite nervous) ceasefire and avoid each others. But on this cloudy day of Sigmarzeit 2513, a mighty Dwarf army - led by King Brokk Ironpike the Grim - marches to war, descending the mountains from the citadel of Karak Norn and heading for the Loren Forest.

Prince Sirwendil Silverhead (warden of east-Loren): A great dwarven army ? Are you sure ?

Skarloc (scout captain): I saw them myself, they were descending the Grey Mountains. Hundreds of Dwarf warriors, led by their King Brokk Ironpike, himself. They will soon reach the hills at the mountains feet.

Prince Sirwendil: Mmh... the fools, what are they up to?... Well, I will mobilize as many warriors and archers as I can. In the meantime, Skarloc, you will head for the hills and meet with the Dwarf King. You know what to say: no armed force is allowed to enter our sanctuary. They shall not pass! 

Skarloc: Ay! So be it.

Prince Sirwendil: Be careful, my friend. 

Skarloc: Always.

My Wood Elves

WOOD ELVES

The Wood Elves is my second painted army. I have started to paint them at the beginning of this year and 2/3 of my Wood Elves are done now.

My Dwarfs

Hi Oldhammerers and welcome to my blog,

This is my first post and I would like to inaugurate this blog with pictures of my painted armies: Dwarfs and Wood Elves.

The Dwarfs

I started collecting Dwarfs about 30 years ago. The first I have painted are Norse Dwarfs (who are not shown on the pics below because I consider them to be part of my Norse army), then I have painted the famous Prince Ulther's Dragon Company. And then, I didn't paint at all for almost 20 years... 😩

Three years ago, for multiple reasons I will probably speak of some time, I started to paint again (massively).

Although I still have around 200 Dwarfs to paint, I think the army below is mighty enough now.

The pictures are not so good, I'll try to improve. And I'll post some individual pics of each unit as soon as possible.