Dark Eldar Chosen 2012 Update #2

Completed assembling the Duke and his retinue of Incubi.

Duke Sliscus and retinue

A closer look, gave him a blast pistol and venom sword

Incubi are the new go to troops for much needed AP2 killiness to handle those Terminator heavy MEQ armies. Hope to see them perform well against the field of more than 18 MEQ armies in Chosen.

PI Monthly Painting Challenge - Done!

Started on this guy at 11.25 pm using a technique I found on the web called 'chiaroscuro' - Italian for 'light-dark'. It involves blocking out sections using gradients of shading.

Basecoat Chaos Black

Drybrush all over with Codex Grey

Drybrush highlights with Fortress Grey and Skull White

Add colour using washes.

Robes - Guilliman Blue Glaze 1:3 parts water, several layers
Armour - Leadbelcher 1:3 parts water, several layers
Gold - stain the Leadbelcher using Devlan Mud and Calthan Brown 1:1:3 parts water
Chaos Icons - Hawk Turqoise and Mephiston Red
Staff - Warlock Purple stain 1:3 parts water with Skull White added for definition and lining
Skin - Codex Grey and Caledor Sky 1:1:3 parts water 
Eyes - Mephiston Red
Shading - Nuln Oil to tips of horns and in between armour plates
Base - Codex Grey shaded with Devlan Mud and Nuln Oil

The finished Chaos Sorcerer Lord

 The whole model took me about one and a half hours to complete and I'm quite happy with the results.

The Chiaroscuro technique is really fast because it uses a lot of drybrushing. Careful drybrushing to define the light and dark areas of the model coupled with several careful layers of colour washes brings the whole model together and is good enough for table top quality.

I think I should be able to pull off my 1.5 k army in 2 weeks at this rate.

Dark Eldar Chosen 2012 Update #1

Well here's where we are at the moment.

Total of 45 models.

14 more to assemble. All require priming and painting. Slightly under 3 weeks to complete.

Dark Eldar 1500 The Chosen
HQ
Duke Sliscus
Elites
Incubi
Venom
Kabalite Trueborn
Raider
Kabalite Trueborn
Raider
Troops
Wyches
Venom
Wyches
Venom
Wyches
Venom
Fast Attack
Reavers
Heavy Support
Ravager
Ravager
Razorwing Jetfighter
Key
Assembly required
Fully assembled
Fully painted

PI Penang Monthly Painting Challenge - Just for fun

Well the nice folks at Paradigm Infinitum Penang (PI Penang) have initiated a monthly painting challenge to hone their painting skills. Basically each staff member will select a model or models to paint and pledge to complete within the month. No prizes, just the pride of completing a nicely painted model and bragging rights.

Having nothing better to do (sic!) and an abundance of models to paint up I decided to join the fun and get some of my greyish armies painted up.

Here's my pledge for the November painting challenge: A Chaos Sorceror Lord.

Chaos Sorceror Lord

I've assembled him and will be going for a Tzeentchian theme - Blues and golds. Going to try out a method using washes that I found on the web and will update with some step by step pics on my progress. I've got 4 days to finish this guy which should be enough I think.

Assembled and ready for a lick of paint

Dark Eldar Assemble!

Completed assembling the 15 Wyches for my 3 Venom borne AT hunters.

5 Wyches armed with Haywire grenades and mounted in a Venom with 2 Splinter cannons should be able to take out most armour hopefully. With the Venoms pumping out 12 poisoned shots to take care of the occupants that will inevitably spill out of the tanks.



3 squads of 5 Wyches



Wyches and 1st Venom

Also finished assembling the first squad of Kabalite Trueborn with Shardcarbines. Modeled one of them with a plasma grenade as I bought the upgrade for the squad. Need to get another box of Scourges to loot another 5 carbines for the second squad.

Trueborn with Shardcarbines

 For my HQ I've selected Duke Sliscus, basically because he gives all my vehicles Deep Strike capability and he adds some punch to my Wyches with his ability to roll twice on the Combat Drugs table. That, and the fact that I can also make one of my Trueborn squads weapons Poisoned (3+) is really good.

I've decided to use the Archon model as a base but remodeling him with a Venom blade (gonna see how I can model a second one on him to represent his 'Serpent's Bite') and a blast pistol. But I can't decide which head to use, though I am leaning towards horny IYKWIM ;P. Ideas, guys?

Duke Sliscus WIP

Got a box of finecast Incubi for the Duke's retinue too.

Incubi retinue for the Duke

Dark Eldar 1500 pts Army for Legio Malaysia's Chosen 2012

So here's the list that I'll be taking for the tourney.

HQ – Duke Sliscus

Duke Sliscus, the Serpent

150 pts.

 

Elites - Incubi

4 Incubi, dedicated transport: Venom with 2x Splinter cannons

153 pts.

 

Elites – Kabalite Trueborn

5 Kabalite Trueborn, Shardcarbines, Plasma grenades, dedicated transport: Raider with Disintegrator cannon

150 pts.

 

Elites – Kabalite Trueborn

5 Kabalite Trueborn, Shardcarbines, Plasma grenades, dedicated transport: Raider with Disintegrator cannon

150 pts.

 

Troops - Wyches

5 Wyches, Haywire Grenades, dedicated transport: Venom with 2x Splinter cannons

125 pts.

 

Troops - Wyches

5 Wyches, Haywire Grenades, dedicated transport: Venom with 2x Splinter cannons

125 pts.

 

Troops - Wyches

5 Wyches, Haywire Grenades, dedicated transport: Venom with 2x Splinter cannons

125 pts.

 

Fast Attack - Reavers

6 Reavers, Heat lances x 2

156 pts.

 

Heavy Support - Ravager

1 Ravager, Dark Lances x 3

105 pts.

 

Heavy Support - Ravager

1 Ravager, Dark Lances x 3

105 pts.

 

Heavy Support - Razorwing Jetfighter

Razorwing Jetfighter, Dark Lances x 2, Monoscythe Missiles x 4, Flickerfield

155 pts.

 

Total: 1499 pts.

Finally decided to start Blogging

I set up this blog a couple of years back but never got round to posting anything.

Recently, the need for me to complete a fully painted 1,500 point Warhammer 40k army for Legio Malaysia's Chosen Tournament has given me the impetus I need to finally put thoughts to paper so to speak and start blogging.

This blog will be mainly about my Army projects - list building, assembly and painting.

Enough talk and on to the blog!