Showing posts with label nurgle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nurgle. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Creating Havok for Grandpapa - Part 2

Hey!
I thought I shouldn't leave it too long before I posted the completed Havoks.
I learnt a hell of a lot painting these guys, as my first real project in a new army it was a challenge and took me way longer than it should have, but its all worth it in the end in my opinion.

From a rules perspective I thought I might mention my logic when it came to choosing two autocannons and two missile launchers - Its called middleground - They offer decent effectiveness against vehicles and with frag missiles, good effectiveness against masses. Also, if i am facing fliers and chose flakk missiles (for some bizarre reason) two BS4 autocannon shots and four autocannon snapshots are nothing to be sniffed at for light anti-air.


These Havoks were a blast to paint, and as someone who had never painted a 'dirty' model in his life they offered so many new techniques to learn and tools to work with for future models.

... Onwards to the pictures!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Causing Havok for Grandpapa - Part 1

After the small amount of conversion I did on my cultist squad, I was really keen to sink my teeth into an actual modelling project, and with new chaos codex in hand my eyes quickly fell to something I hadn't ever fielded before - Havoks.
My number one goal when creating a new unit or starting any modeling project is to create a story within the model. For me, being able to look at a model or unit and immediately see a glimpse into their 'reality' is a huge part of the joy of conversion.

The image i dreamed up was a squad of nurgle havoks, bloated bodies rippling against the recoil of their guns, oil smoke acrid fumes and bullet casings abounds while small nurglings climbed all over them, un-jamming weapons and re-loading launchers.


Now onto the project itself...

*Note: The earlier my project, the less complete my step by step photos are, and now that I am writing a blog future projects will be documented better.