Alpha Legion Maulerfiend

 The ranks of the Alpha Legion are boosted with this maulerfiend conversion.

The maulerfiend uses the mutalith beast as a base minus the large magic vortex that usually goes on its back. 

The conversion was pretty simple with the magma cutters represented by a couple of weapons I think from an actual maulerfiend/ forgefiend kit.

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I tried my hand at making some slime to hang off the tentacles. The slime was made using uhu glue wrapped around the tentacles and when dried, painted up using my tentacle painting scheme. Probably needs some gloss varnish but I have run out so this will be done later.

The paint scheme of the maulerfiend followed that of my other Alpha Legion which was finished off with transfers from the legionaries kit.

I am now close to 2000 points of my new Alpha Legion and have a game next week which will be lead by Cypher whilst I finish my next conversion.

More cultist reinforcements

Keeping the Alpha Legion project going this week includes another 11 cultists.

Painting followed the approach in my first Cultists post with the only change being the blue painted to match my current approac (noting I had already updated the blue on the older dudes too).

Although the range of sculpts is a bit limited compared to the current multi part kit, I always loved the chaos range from the dark imperium set so when I saw some reinforcements going cheap I scooped them up.

Here are the 11 hanging out with their earlier painted mates.

Chaos Lord and Venomcrawler

 Some more reinforcements for my Alpha Legion with the Chaos Lord from the blackstone fortress set and a venomcrawler.

I always liked the lord mini with one of reasons for his inclusion in my new Alpha Legion is the amount of tentacles growing out of his armour. He appears to slowly becoming one with those tentacles.

The only conversion I needed to do was shaving down his left should pad so I could apply the Alpha Legion transfer. 

Painting of both minis followed the approach of the Alpha Legion Legionnaires with a little extra attention for the lord befitting of his status.

Both bases had cork added to represent rocks to break up the bases a little more. After I finished the paint job I decided to add some barbed wire to both bases so a few of these pics are from before that addition.

As is with the case with my Alpha Legion I want there to be a slow mix of the weapons and armour with the yellow green tentacles. The venomcrawler demonstrates this with the “flesh” and exhaust fumes painted the same way.

 

Alpha Legion Legionnaires 2 Part Two

I have now finished the next five of my second unit of legionnaires.

Much like the first the next five are set for close range shooting and combat.

Painting followed the scheme in Part 1with a little extra of the green paint mix on the accursed weapon of the leader.

With 10 done the unit is ready for the battlefield.

My plan is to run the deceptors detachment but I think I may need some heavy hitters so next up for the Alpha Legion will be a venom crawler and possibly some obliterators.

Alpha Legion Legionnaires 2

 My revised Alpha Legion is slowly being reinforced with a second unit of legionaries.

This unit is more melee and close range focussed with a heavy melee weapon, second bro with a plasma pistol and another with a plasma gun. All other dudes have bolt pistols and chainswords.

The heavy melee is demonstrated by a large spear conversion which seemed appropriate for the sons of the hydra. The wielder also gets the honour of carrying the chaos icon for some reroll of those dark pacts.

Painting followed the approach of the First legionaries unit with the same contract of the yellow green on the larger symbols/  weapon blades and red across all cloth.

I went with the alternative chapter symbol of a single hydra to differentiate them from the first unit of legionaries.

The next five are ready for the paint table.

I also repainted my old Chaos Lord from 7th edition who I always liked and gave him the necessary bigger base for 10th edition.

Blood Angels/ Necrons vs Ravenwing/ Necrons

 Had a doubles game with each of us space marines teaming up with necrons.

1000 point for each player did not leave me with much of  my Ravenwing after I was encouraged to take the Lion. He took a couple of shots to the face and eventually fell to a psyker with a force axe. 

Fun game.

Conquest LAOK Game

 These are some pics from my recent Nords vs Sorcerer bros game.

I managed a one point win with only two stands of archers left against a rather cranky elephant.