As some of my previous posts on this blog have alluded to, I’ve been actively competing in the Bolter and Chainsword’s E Tenebrae Lux III, which is a great motivator to get things painted. After my two early completions of roughly a thousand points a piece, I decided to go somewhat larger, vowing to complete:
Chaos Terminator Squad Corruptus – 5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, pair of Lightning Claws, Chainfist, Power Fist x2, Reaper Autocannon, Champion with Gift of Mutation and the Icon Of Despair – 280pts
Chaos Terminator Squad Rictus – 5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, Heavy Flamer – 212pts
Chaos Terminator Squad Mortis – 5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, Reaper Autocannon, Power Fist, Chainfist and two Combi-Weapons, Champion with Gift of Mutation. – 267pts
Chaos Terminator Squad Vitiosus – 5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, Reaper Autocannon, pair of Lightning Claws – 234pts
Chaos Terminator Squad Constupro –5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, Reaper Autocannon, lightning claw – 230pts
Chaos Terminator Squad Inficio –5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, Reaper Autocannon, Chainfist, CombiPlasma and Power Fist – 251pts
Grave Wardens – 5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, 4 Combi Weapons and a Heavy Flamer– 232pts
Deathshroud – 5 Nurgle Terminators with VoTLW, 5 Combi Weapons – 227pts
Daemon Prince Chaeron – Mark of Nurgle, Power Armour, Mastery Level 1, Black Mace, Aura of Dark Glory – 265pts
Daemon Prince – Mark of Nurgle, Power Armour, Gift of Mutation, Black Mace, Aura of Dark Glory, Ichor Blood – 255pts
Daemon Prince – Mark of Nurgle, Power Armour, Gift of Mutation, Black Mace, Aura of Dark Glory, Ichor Blood and Wings– 295pts
Two Nurgle Obliterators with VoTLW: 158pts
Typhus – 230pts
Typhus – 230pts
Ahriman – 230pts
Kharn – 160pts
Chaos Knight – 375pts
9 Khorne Terminators with Heavy Flamer and Power Fist, 5 Chainfists and a Combi Flamer – 390pts
…Of total value 4521pts on or before August 1st. Now, making this vow just over four weeks before was perhaps ambitious – but I was keen to crack on and get a huge chunk of this done. Or die trying…
As ever, I resorted to painting in large batches, and spraying too:

I ploughed through the Deathshroud and Grave Wardens first:


And then moved onto the Cataphractii:

Which became:

Then:

Before trims:

Bases:


Leaving me with just a Knight:



If anyone is wondering why there’s a change of colour scheme from my normal – it’s because I’ve tied it into the Legio Mortis. With my inspiration being Dread Wake:

Meaning I had completed all of this!

And then, crazily, added another two vows with 24 hours to go:


Which I completed that evening:


6971pts completed in total over the course of a month – not bad, eh?
I’d highly recommend entering something similar: high levels of motivation and seeing everyone else’s great work is a massive inspiration. And, you can plough through great quantities in no time!