Monday, May 20, 2013

Dark Eldar Kabalite Warrior Update WIP 2 and New Army Plans!


Thus far I've managed to do a quick hobby update. Having done all the armor edging I have now moved on to the loin cloths that I first painted with Heavy Skintone followed by highlighting with Heavy Warm Grey.  I will be using Bonewhite to do the final highlight before moving on to the next step in painting these 30 Kabalite Warriors for OFCC!

Here they are:



I'll have another WIP post soon.

Also in other news...

My buddy Reuben from Pick a Damn Army! gifted me with his Warriors of Chaos army the other day consisting of 32 Chaos Warriors, 5 Chaos Knights, 5 Marauder Horsemen and 3 Characters.  So needless to say I have been list building to make a themed list for Warriors of Chaos.  The irony of his blog name and the now sudden shift from Tomb Kings to Warriors of Chaos is not lost on me...

Here is what we have thus far:


2800 Pts - Warriors of Chaos Roster

Chaos Lord (1#, 355 pts)
1 Chaos Lord, 355 pts (General; Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour)
1 Daemonic Mount (Daemonic Attacks; Causes Fear; Stomp)
1 Hellfire Sword (Flaming Attacks; Multiple Wounds)
1 Enchanted Shield
1 Talisman of Endurance
1 Soul Feeder

Chaos Knights (5#, 260 pts)
4 Chaos Knights, 260 pts (Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Ensorcelled Weapons; Chaos Armour; Shield; Barding; Causes Fear)
1 Doom Knight (Hand Weapon; Ensorcelled Weapons; Chaos Armour; Shield)
1 Standard of Discipline
5 Chaos Steed

Sorcerer Lord (1#, 315 pts)
1 Sorcerer Lord, 315 pts (Level 4 Upgrade; Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour)
1 Daemonic Mount (Daemonic Attacks; Causes Fear; Stomp)
1 Dragonhelm

Chaos Warriors (14#, 240 pts)
13 Chaos Warriors, 240 pts (Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour; Shield)
1 Aspiring Champion (Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour; Shield)

Exalted Hero (1#, 258 pts)
1 Exalted Hero of Khorne (Battle Standard Bearer), 258 pts (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour; Shield; Battle Standard Bearer; Frenzy)
1 Juggernaut of Khorne (Daemonic Attacks; Causes Fear)
1 Talisman of Preservation
1 Burning Body (Flaming Attacks)

Chaos Warriors (15#, 300 pts)
14 Chaos Warriors of Khorne, 300 pts (Berserk Rage; Musician Mus; Standard Bearer Std; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour; Extra Attack; Frenzy)
1 Aspiring Champion of Khorne (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Extra Hand Weapon; Chaos Armour; Extra Attack; Frenzy)

Skullcrushers of Khorne (3#, 234 pts)
3 Skullcrushers of Khorne, 234 pts (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Ensorcelled Weapons; Chaos Armour; Shield; Frenzy)
3 Juggernaut of Khorne (Daemonic Attacks; Causes Fear)

Skullcrushers of Khorne (3#, 234 pts)
3 Skullcrushers of Khorne, 234 pts (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Ensorcelled Weapons; Chaos Armour; Shield; Frenzy)
3 Juggernaut of Khorne (Daemonic Attacks; Causes Fear)

Marauder Horsemen (5#, 90 pts)
5 Marauder Horsemen of Khorne, 90 pts (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Flail; Fast Cavalry; Frenzy)
5 Warhorse

Marauder Horsemen (5#, 90 pts)
5 Marauder Horsemen of Khorne, 90 pts (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Hand Weapon; Flail; Fast Cavalry; Frenzy)
5 Warhorse

Chaos Chariot (3#, 110 pts)
1 Chaos Chariot, 110 pts (Chariot; Scythed Wheels)
2 Chaos Charioteer (Hand Weapon; Halberd)
2 Chaos Steed

Chaos Chariot (3#, 110 pts)
1 Chaos Chariot, 110 pts (Chariot; Scythed Wheels)
2 Chaos Charioteer (Hand Weapon; Halberd)
2 Chaos Steed

Chaos Warhounds (5#, 30 pts)
5 Chaos Warhounds, 30 pts

Chaos Warhounds (5#, 30 pts)
5 Chaos Warhounds, 30 pts

Gorebeast Chariot (3#, 140 pts)
1 Gorebeast Chariot of Khorne, 140 pts (Berserk Rage; Mark of Khorne; Causes Fear; Chariot; Frenzy; Scythed Wheels)
2 Chaos Charioteer (Hand Weapon; Halberd)
1 Gorebeast

Composition Report:
Points of Lords: 670 (0 - 700)
Points of Heroes: 258 (0 - 700)
Points of Core: 1000 (700 - Unlimited)
Points of Special: 400 (0 - 1400)
Points of Rare: 468 (0 - 700)

Total Roster Cost: 2796

So we'll see how long this army will take to build after my Eldar are released next month!
Talk about PROJECT OVERLOAD!



Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Crimson Sigil - Dark Eldar Kabalite Warriors WIP

Thought I would go ahead and post a quick WIP for the Dark Eldar army I am preparing for the 2013 OFCC 40k event this summer.  I decided to use the Kabal of the Obsidian Rose paint scheme and using Les Bursley's YouTube video I've made some rather nice progress.

I used an airbrush to prime the models white (technically Bryan did since my airbrush is still shipping).
Then I used a 1:1 heavy red/black mix to base coat the model.
I then began painting with Gory Red on the armor edges doing line highlights.


Next I used Bloody Red on top of the Gory Red.


I then used Orange Fire to edge on top of the Bloody Red and as you can see it really make the three levels of red beneath it pop.

Finally I used a 1:1 ratio mix of Bonewhite and Orange Fire to touch up the very edge of the ridges and it did a wonderful job of adding definition.


I've done 30 models so far with the Heavy red/Black, Gory red and Bloody red and I've started painting the 30 remaining Kabalite Warriors with the Orange Fire.

More updates to come!