Sunday 1 May 2022

TRAITOR

 As May will be mostly Monster May(hem) I wanted to get what I had got completed for the Lost and the Damned army list posted up, now GW way of doing traitor guard seems to be add spikes to it, as was evident with the Blackstone Fortress game that was released and can be seen below.


I wanted to go a different route for my traitor guard, so I present my Chem Dogs, the thought behind these was that they would pollute the water supplies of an area with mind bending toxins, so the population could later be harvested to create new elixirs for the followers of Slannesh. The unit is a full squad of 15 as the codex required this if it was one of the compulsory units. 


As you can see above I started with the Steel Legion models and then modified the heads to look like rough hoods or shrouds, originally I was going to do all the same hood as seen on the missile launcher crew but decided this would be too uniform for Chaos. You will also see that the missile launcher crew has a causality marker built in. All of these models have been painted since the HQ post of this army and 13 of them had to be converted first before painting.

I've also based the two squads of Cultists I have as well, now the list doesn't have an entry for cultists, but these could easily be taken as more Traitor Guard units, as can you really have enough guard models. 


I only have one unit left to finish for this army a squad of 30 mutants, but these will have to wait until later, as I want to concentrate on Monster May(hem) which I should hopefully have the first post up on May the 4 th, so until then stay safe and have fun !

Cheers Dave

26 comments:

  1. John@justneedsvarnish1 May 2022 at 14:38

    A nasty looking bunch! :-) Nice models though, Dave, and the hoods look really good!

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    1. Thank you John, I've actually noticed the hoods tie in quite well with the cultist models as well, must have been subliminal ! LOL

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    2. John@justneedsvarnish2 May 2022 at 01:56

      I should probably add that, by a stroke of good luck, this will probably have been the only time that I managed to leave the first comment on any of your posts! ;-)

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    3. I actually recall this is the second time John, but it is nice to be first from time to time ! LOL

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  2. They all are good, but the converted Steel Legion is definitely awesome :)

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    1. Thank you Suber, they're my favourite out of the bunch too, just because it has the personal touch.

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  3. More great work Dave & I've really enjoyed all of your posts covering this army as it's one that I've a great loving for, I built one myself many years ago based on FW take of it, sadly in those days there was no cultists models.

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    1. Thank you Frank, the Forgeworld models were great, unfortunately I blew my FW budget on the flyers, so had to make do with my conversions. The cultist models were part of the 5 th edition core box, but they've not really added much since, unless they're part of one of their games in a box.

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  4. Nice job! I didn’t know that there were traitor Guard. Don’t you have any of the good guys in 40k? Oh wait what am I saying; there aren’t any good guys in 40k. 😀😀

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    1. Thank you Stewart, they had a brief run in 3 rd edition, then disappeared until the Blackstone Fortress game, as for appearing in recent codexes, I wouldn't know, as I stopped buying them. Your not wrong there, as all the forces in 40 K have done despicable things to other races, and even their own ! LOL

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  5. Whilst I haven't a clue who Traitor gusards are (of course) I like that you've made up your own take on them!
    The hoods (gasmasks?) are agreat bit of detailing that makes them stand out. Your painting is top-notch, as always, with lots of detailing, making this force very good eye candy -even for the uninitiated!

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    1. Thank you Joe, the Imperium has 3 main fighting forces, the Space Marines, Sisters of Battle, and the Imperial guard ( think of these as the basic army) each world has to create and send Imperial guard regiments as part of their commitment to the Imperium. All 3 forces could be tainted by the lure of Chaos (the sisters of battle are the most resilient, but one of the stories had a whole convent turning to Chaos)
      Glad you liked the hoods, and I'm glad I went with a varied approach in the end as it gave each one more of a individual look, which is befitting of Chaos

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  6. Super stuff, Dave. Very post-apocalyptic in many cases too. Are you planning on picking up any of the new dust Necromunda models and/or riders to bolster this force's numbers..?

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    1. Thank you Simon, your right they would easily fit into a Post Apocalyptic setting as well. No plans on any additional models for this army at the moment, if I do want to add a new contingent I may do some Chaos Sisters of Battle, but hopefully I can resist that temptation ! LOL

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  7. Chaos Guard were always a fun unit. Love the conversions here and the drab paint scheme too!

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    1. Thank you Dai, I know they're Slaanesh but thought a combat colour scheme would suit them better rather than bright pink or purple ! LOL

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  8. Great stuff mate, I do love the way you say "As you can see I used the.... " like I have any idea what you are talking about 🤣.

    Smashing looking figures though.

    Cheers Roger.

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    1. Thank you Roger, I know I really ought to show what they should look like first, what can I say I'm terrible at remembering the simple things ! LOL

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  9. Yes! Cannon fodder for the Dark Prince! Lovely painting on these traitorous scum, Dave, and great modifications to make them your own unique troops.

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    1. Thank you Matt, indeed can't have too many bullet catchers to block line of sight on the marines ! LOL The time away from this project allowed me to see it in a new way, and then it became easy to finnish.

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  10. Great looking traitor Legion/ cultists they look like an illustration I saw years ago of what the blood pact were meant to look like, very rouge trooper Norts, nice!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, must have missed that picture, but like the analogy of the Rogue Trooper Norts, was probably a subliminal thought while I was making them ! LOL

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  11. The heretics look great, Dave! While I like the relatively recent GW sculpts, your versions have more personality and variety too. You have a real knack for converting and painting the forces of Chaos!

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    1. Thank you Jeff, for me the most disappointing thing with the latest GW ones, was there were only 7, and weren't able to use as a squad due to all the different weapons, but as they were designed for a board game, not unexpected. Glad they have more personality, as I had to use multiples of the same sculpt, which is something I try to avoid when making chaos models

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  12. Great work Dave - I love the chap in the fancy jacket in the last picture, what a cool dude he looks!

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    1. Thank you Justin, that's a standard model, just thought it would be funny if I painted like a commissars jacket ! LOL

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