Chaos Dwarf baggage train and Black Orc Warboss

 With a teams old world tournament this weekend I needed to make a baggage train and paint up a Black Orc Warboss.

Rather than a train I went with a suitable bronze bull statue and the command group from my Lost Kingdom Chaos Dwarfs. These bros all have individual sculpted curly beards.

Apart from making the base this was an easy build with the idol/ statue/ baggage train coming up great.

Next up was the Warboss who is the old GW plastic black orc champion who got an old chaos marauder shield and a repaint of his weapons and armour and a little extra purple.

This was pretty easy with the following paints for the bronze over the old leadbelcher painted sections.

A little bit of purple over the cloth and orc glyphs and he is ready to punch on with this unit of black orcs which were part of my award winning band SLAVER.

Warpsmith

 The characters of my Alpha Legion continue to grow with the addition of a Warpsmith.

Much like the others and despite his best efforts to avoid the warp, he too is also gradually merging with his weapons and armour but remains “loyal”.

The painting followed my Legionaries with the warp touch applied to his tentacles of his trade.

The red cables and on the hammer are there for a bit of contrast to the blue, silver and green used in my paint scheme.

The Warpsmith’s job will be to hang back and keep my war machines in a fit state.

I have also started a repaint of some of my older Alpha Legion that was pretty simple and only needed a coat of the kroxigor scales over the power armour. 

Master of Executions

 The hydra has a new character to lead up front with this mighty Master of Executions.

Painting of the power armour, weapon and cloth followed the approach of my Legionnaires.

The one exception was the skin cloak that used a mix of elf, dwarf and pale flesh paints followed by a crusade skin spore paint.

The skin hat/mask (that’s what I call it) that the master is wearing was painted with pale skin and a few light washes of reds and purples. I doubt the skin was removed from its former owner willingly.

I am about to assemble my second Legionaries unit that will feature mainly melee weapons. It’s my plan to have this bro up close and personal with that unit.

I also managed to sneak in an old chaos space marine transfer on to the flesh cloak that seemed appropriate.

Chaos Sorcerer and Havocs

My new Alpha Legion force continues to grow with a Sorcerer and a unit of Havocs.

The recipe and painting followed the approach of my new Legionnaires.

The sorcerer was already assembled and the only change was to snip the spikes (as a few were missing) from his staff.

This is a great mini with the backpack suitably adorned with dragon/ hydra heads. I like the green and ref contrast on the cloak and his toga.

Although the pics are not great I am very happy how his angry face came out.

Next up are the mighty havocs. I went with two lascannons, auto gun and chain cannon - the latter two for the look more than anything.

The cables. tubes and other connections were all painted the same green mix to continue my theme that being on the run for so long has seen a gradual connection of the body, armour and weapon.

I have used these guys once and they attracted a heap of fire some so called loyal knights so am keen to get them back on the battlefield.

Alpha Legion Legionnaires

 With 2025 coming to an end and the completion of my Dark Angels, I have decided to refresh my Alpha Legion.

Unlike my old minis I wanted a metallic finish to the blue/ green power of the sneakiest legion of them all.

First up was a squad of Legionnaires built with a fairly standard mix of bolters, chainswords, melta gun and heavy bolter.

All the minis were undercoated with this great chrome paint I purchased from my local hobby store. 

The recipe for the blue/green power armour is below. The gw kroxigor scales had a little Vallejo medium added and gave me the finish I wanted.

The silver trim of the power armour followed a similar approach using the following.

For a bit of extra colour the fabric was painted in red using the below.

Similar to my older bros I wanted the cables and tentacles to be a mix of greens. Painting both these ways was my attempt to show that despite being the most “loyal” marines, their time on the run has seen a steady merging of weapons and armour.

The bases also had this mix of paint to represent fighting in a polluted world.

The paint scheme was a bit of research and trial and error but came out exactly as I wanted. 

Hydra dominatus.

Iron Sultanate characters and Brazen Bull

 The final chapter in creating my Iron Sultanate for Trench Crusade is finished with these characters and the mighty Brazen Bull.

Leading from the front is the Yubazi Captain. Painting followed the previous bros with a bit more silver and gold/ bronze befitting of his status.

Next up and throwing some fire is the Jabirean Alchemist. I purposely painted her ornate armour more gold/ bronze rather than silver as in my mind she has more access to such precious metal.

Rounding out the characters is the Assassin. Great mini and I look forward to seeing him on the battlefield.

The mini that made my choice of warband is this mighty Brazen Bull. I painted the skin to match the Lions of Jabar from my previous post.

I painted the feed tubes of his cannon in somewhat bright colours to contrast with the muddy bases and other darker colours.

I am very happy with my decision to paint my warband with the purple and black of the cloth/ skin with the silver and gold of the armour.  Now it’s time to go over the top!