Decisions, decisions...

[Strategist]

Im thinkin Im going to be making all the robed marines into champions/chosen. I know this changes things a bit for the bikers, but I'll figure out what kinda thing relates them to having them as well. I just like the robed look for them, it kinda blends with their motif. I didnt realize how much actual DA stuff I had, till I started shifting thru it all looking for convertible pieces. I also found 3 obliterators amongst all those bits/bodies, too.

[SWAY]

Obliterators are awesome

If you wanna do it on bikes just cut the robes so they sit over the seat and fill in anything with greenstuff if thats what you meant

[pilot00]

Obliterators are awesome

If you wanna do it on bikes just cut the robes so they sit over the seat and fill in anything with greenstuff if thats what you meant

Suddenly my mind was filled with an image:An obliterator on a bike,robes flapping...

[SWAY]

Suddenly my mind was filled with an image:An obliterator on a bike,robes flapping...

Thats definately worth rep *Hands Pilot00 Rep*

I think we just found a new doomrider stand in model lol

[Strategist]

If you wanna do it on bikes just cut the robes so they sit over the seat and fill in anything with greenstuff if thats what you meant

I was gonna be using all the ravenwing bikers, the vet sgt bits, that I have to convert over for my CSM. I'm thinkin I probably dont need 20+ of them, but if they make chosen and/or an HQ available on bike as well, I may reconsider.


Obliterator, on bike, with robes, hehe. I dont think I could see that one. Wait....put it on a side car for the bikers, and then you finally get some mobility for them, lol.

[SWAY]

Nah man get some greenstuff and sculpt the bike out.......
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:-O :-O :-O

Get the master of the ravenwing jetbike/landspeeder thing whatever it is and..... put an obliterater in it :-O ......

I'm making a Doomrider

[Bladeweaver]

I'm Converting my Chaos marines into Word Bearers as well. My current scheme wasn't working, i like there back ground, and i already have a deamon army with a word bearer deamon prince ( had to pay tribute to a legion i respected). Like you i also wanted to do alpha legion (i got the deamons, im gunna use them). Word bearers my be screwed over by GW, just keep praying to the dark gods. Your Robe idea is very fitting for the word bearers, also good for making Dark apostles or Chosen.

How are you painting them?
Im using a Scarab red/ Gore red base
With Boltgun/chainmail trim
Snot green/goblin green eye lens or plain white eyes
Laviathan purple robes (tribute to Slaanesh... i do have the mark of slaanesh on my arm after all)

[Strategist]

I'm Converting my Chaos marines into Word Bearers as well. My current scheme wasn't working, i like there back ground, and i already have a deamon army with a word bearer deamon prince ( had to pay tribute to a legion i respected). Like you i also wanted to do alpha legion (i got the deamons, im gunna use them). Word bearers my be screwed over by GW, just keep praying to the dark gods. Your Robe idea is very fitting for the word bearers, also good for making Dark apostles or Chosen.

How are you painting them?
Im using a Scarab red/ Gore red base
With Boltgun/chainmail trim
Snot green/goblin green eye lens or plain white eyes
Laviathan purple robes (tribute to Slaanesh... i do have the mark of slaanesh on my arm after all)

I would be GREATLY disappointed with GW if they removed the ability setup word bearers. I've seen them make it through the past couple of codexes, and if they dont, well I guess I'll have to play them as another legion. Not really wanting to, but, oh well...

As for the way I am painting them, this is in a pending situation at the moment. Right now, I am still in the collecting stage of it. But I have been trying to find a suitable helmet for at least a nice handful of my army, because of the way I painted my OLD chaos lord back in the day. The old pewter one where he's holding up an axe, and has a plasma pistol in the other hand, kinda angled down... Well anyway, I painted him with a Spawn motif...Like the character "Spawn" It came out rather neat for my skills back then... I'lll have to see if I can conjur up a jpeg of it, and post it to this... But the closest helm to that style, that is relatively flat in the face like his, is the champion helm we use now. And it has the tall horns like his too.

If I was to start painting on them now, I would probably go with

Basecoat: Black
Foundation: Mechrite Red w/Red wash over it, maybe a couple of layers, to deepen the red.
highlight: boltgun metal w/chainmail highlight
accenting colour: a mix of layers of white to green. (this is probably where I'd tie my old lord into their color scheme)

I "try" to keep my colors simple, but it NEVER turns out that way.. This will just be my basis for their color scheme. My dark eldar have 24 colors amongst the whole army....so far.

[Strategist]

IMG_20120415_111645.jpgIMG_20120415_111910.jpgIMG_20120415_111925.jpgIMG_20120415_111943.jpgIMG_20120415_112004.jpg Mind you, this was painted back when this mini was first released. And u can see some of the DE behind him.