The Chaos Host of Maulblade the Doomkin

I finally had the chance to set up the table to get a shot of my Chaos army, led by Maulblade the Doomkin!

I had to put a lot of light on the table to get a good shot, but the end result washed out the Chaos Warrior banner. Oh, well, I am still pleased with the results! I discovered after much fiddling about with the alignment that I need to take the time to make movement trays!

Left to right: Caramon the Rabid and part of his Chaos Dwarf warband, the Blighted Host led by Maulblade himself, Moog of Marrow Moor (the Troll), Wobblegnash's Reavers, and the Beastman Regiment With No Name.

Of course, you can see better photos in the Chaos Gallery! For that matter, every model in this army had been featured in an individual photo if you scroll back through the blog.

I really have a lot on my plate these days, so it may be a while before I get around to adding more, but going forward I want to add more Beastmen and a unit of Minotaurs (man, are these guys are pricey on eBay). I also want to bulk up my Chaos allies with a Chaos Sorcerer, more Chaos Dwarf Berserkers and Crossbowmen, a unit of Chaos Goblins, and a unit of Chaos Centaurs. So far I only have the Sorcerer and the Chaos Goblins so they will probably be next as I am trying not to spend too much on eBay over the summer.

My Undead army doesn't rally look like an army yet, so I decided to hold off on the group shot for them. I have a lot of unpainted Undead around the house so they will probably see expansion before the Chaos horde. Anyway, back to Rogue Trader next time...

Chaos Dwarf Berserker Regiment

Rawr!

Once again, I am extremely pleased with the unified appearance of the unit despite the wildly different models. I will add a regiment standard when I get around to expanding them, but I don't have any suitable models at the moment (the other Chaos Dwarves I have are all in heavy armour).

I need to make time to set up some terrain and take a few army shots!

Chaos Dwarves

... and this makes ten...

... or maybe eleven since he's got two heads! I really like this model and was thrilled to find it on eBay for a decent price.

That will be it again for now - I'll publish the regiment pic tomorrow!

Chaos Dwarves

Here's a twofer...

These are pretty much just armored dwarves without much in the way of distinguishing chaos features, but I needed models to fill in the ranks!

Back to the Chaos Dwarves

I thought it was time to finish up a few more models for my Chaos Dwarf berserker regiment...

This is a truly evil looking little model... the kind of thing from dark stories that haunts the lonely places of the world, kills cattle, and steals babies!

Chaos Dwarfs with Crossbows

Not drawing these out all week as I painted them all in one sitting...

They are currently part of the warband of Caramon the Rabid. The red, orange, and yellow was a nice change from all of the green and brown I've been using. I'd like to collect enough for a 'legal' unit of ten models. Of course, Chaos Dwarfs were not allowed crossbows in the army book, but outfitting them at +3 points each should suffice as they cost exactly the same as 'normal' dwarfs. I realize it is also completely unnecessary to be concerned about what is 'legal' in Oldhammer, but the disclaimer is for those who are new to the movement, may have just stumbled onto this post, and think it's madness to ignore the army lists! And yes, Chaos Dwarfs ARE allowed crossbows on the Realm of Chaos retinue table:

31-35     2D4 CHAOS DWARFS
These dwarfs have the standard profile given in WFB (page 213). All special rules apply. Dwarfs are armed with light armour, a shield, and a hand weapon, and may have a spear of crossbow if desired.

Ok, these guys have heavy armour and no shields, but the save is the same.

Things will be more scattershot than usual on the blog as I have three or four projects going at once - coming up are more undead, lots of different warband stuff, robots, jokaero, genestealers, Ultramarines, and maybe even some Bretonnians...

Chaos Dwarf Regiment

Ok, so it's a bitty regiment at the moment, unsuitable for anything except a Chaos Champion's retinue, but I like to be able to sit back and look at the models as a group. I really like the way these blend together into a coherent whole despite the fact that they are so different.

I have a handful of Chaos Dwarves with crossbows up soon, but I want to paint something a little different next week...

Chaos Dwarf... Done for the Moment...

And here is the last berserker/mutant Chaos Dwarf I have at the moment.

I have a few more in the mail and a couple of mini-chaos warrior types to paint as the champion and standard of the unit that should bring them to ten or twelve models.

Chaos Dwarf... Told Ya!

Urk... This beastly little creature became even more disturbing when I realized all he was wearing is a beard and a bad attitude...

And Another... Ok, this is going to go on all week...

The expression on this dwarf's face is fantastic!

Yet Another Chaos Dwarf

That's what my army has been lacking... a blonde!

Another Chaos Dwarf

So far and away above the goofy tall hat Chaos Dwarfs of later years...

I have a handful more of these to come over the week... I think I can manage a unit of ten or twelve if I include a few heavier armour types, but the unit is meant to be of berserkers.

Stub the Chaos Dwarf

Man, these Oldhammer dwarf models are really small!

Again, this model is full of character. Stub is the first of a new unit. I would love to be able to field a 10-model unit of berserkers and a 10-model unit of armoured chaos dwarf warriors, but initially I will have a unit of combined models since I only have four or five of each. These guys seem harder to get a reasonable prices than warriors or thugs. I ordered a few models from The Battleforge because I think they match well stylistically, but I'm not sure how they fit in size-wise. For now I will just place the 'correct' models in the front rank to depict the type of unit it is suppose to be.

I also have six chaos dwarfs with crossbows - strange there wasn't an option to actually give them crossbows during this period, but since chaos dwarfs cost the same as regular dwarfs I will assume I can equip them in this manner for an extra 3 points each. The Chaos Retinue table DOES allow you to outfit them with crossbows and they will probably go into my Khorne warband until I manage to get a couple more (plus standard and champion) for a proper unit.