In preparation for the release of 40K 11th edition my goal is to finish painting all my current chaos space marines and have the mighty Alpha Legion ready to take on all comers.
With these nine bros finished I now have about 30 ready for close range combat.
Painting for these dudes followed the approach of my other Cultists that included as many dirty browns and leathers across the cloth material as I could find.
Some of the various browns were achieved with brown speedpaints and highlights of Vallejo leather brown and off whites. The dude in the full body cloak came out really well so I tried this approach across a few other guys who had larger panels of leather.
I also wanted the skin tones to reflect that these bros don’t have the intestinal fortitude to resist the whispers of the dark gods. To achieve this, the skin started with crusader skin speed paint and highlights of pale flesh. I added extra watered down washes of various browns, purples and sepia to mix up the skin tones.
Game wise, the Cultist’s job is to infiltrate, take objectives and then die- it’s a tough gig in pursuit of the goals of the Alpha Legion. I used two units of 10 in my last two game tournament and that’s exactly what they did.
Next up for the Hydra will be some chaos bikers that have always been one of my favourite units in 40K.
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