It’s crazy that this blog hasn’t been updated in awhile – I thought I was getting good at posting regular updates and content, and clearly failed – so at least there’ll be a veritable truckload of posts over the coming weeks. Life has inevitably been in the way of hobbying, which is good and bad in equal measure! That said, since the ETL, I’ve been doing well at ploughing through unit after unit, and creating some really good things that I’m proud of – and continuing to clear my backlog!
As ever, the Bolter and Chainsword ran the Call of Chaos in the run up to Christmas – an irresistible challenge for a batch painter like myself. I went all out:
“I, Chaeron, will answer the Call of Chaos and vow to complete twenty one units, all before January 15th 2015. If I do this successfully I will receive the Mark of Postulant Glory and continue on the path to ruin. If I fail I’ll wear the Mark of the Lost and I expect no mercy on my soul!
- Forgeworld Great Unclean One
- Forgeworld Great Unclean One
- Forgeworld Great Unclean One
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- Five Plague Marines with Aspiring Champion and special weapon.
- 1 Obliterator
- 1 Obliterator
- 1 Obliterator
- 1 converted Fiend of Slaanesh
- 1 converted Fiend of Slaanesh
- 1 converted Fiend of Slaanesh”
It was a pretty big vow – the largest in terms of units pledged, with plenty of familiar faces also participating to suitably encourage and provide the criticism to help progress everything!
There are pre-photos of all of the pledged units:
And with that, the next Black Crusade commenced!
I began with the three Forge World Great Unclean Ones – arguably, some of the best models produced and one of my all time favourites.
I started with a Rhinox Hide base, getting in everywhere fleshy:
Proceeded to then drybrush Averland Sunset – trying get that tone and depth between the recessed areas, and make it look similar to elephant skin, wherever possible:
Then, started to pick out all the flesh ‘disturbances’ in Screaming Skull (of which there are many):
And all three had that done:
I then worked on the flesh further:
With the first one’s flesh coat done:
And then together!
So then, I started highlighting…
And adding gore:
Some assembly required:
Up close and personal:
I don’t even know the collective noun for three Great Unclean Ones – suggestions welcome:
They all have quite questionable hygiene too:
Once I got to this stage, I needed to throw in a WIP of something a bit different – those Fiends did nicely:
Before I began blocking colours on my Obliterators:
Once those steps are done, things go faster:
And naturally I had to get the ext batch ready:
And then get them painted!
And now with flesh and weapons done:
Before, finally, after a monumental effort: I completed it all! I went back and did a few extra things on all of the above, making sure everything was of a very good standard, no missed details etc. – which left me with one of everything:
A nice side view:
The ‘big guns’:
The right side:
The left side:
Phew! Quite an effort – really pleased generally as the vast majority of the Plague Marines were salvage jobs, hence why there is some discolouration in places. Overall, a new lease of life – so I’m pretty delighted I’ve rescued them for the army.
And with that, the Call was complete. Now to begin preparations for the ETL, and a review of the year in general. Best wishes to you and yours for the year ahead!
