Morrinn:
Dear Comrades,
Good morning, Afternoon Evening or Night, whichever the case may be. This is my very first post on Your good forum and I come both Humbled by the great work you have shown here, and anxious to see more.
Now, my story sounds like a tired re-run, for I have read quite a few introduction posts here that mimic my experience to the detail… I was just browsing along the series of tubes, as they say, (Particularly the You-Tubes), when I happened upon Xanders wonderful Conversion Guide for the BOSP package. I just happened to have one of the Old Dwarf models within reach of my desk, so I begun playing along the Tutorial, sculpting and gluing pieces into a twisted little Chaosling.
My sculpting skills are amateur at best, so when I actually managed to produce a believable figurine I was absolutely thrilled… Although still not finished, I enjoyed doing the conversion so much I immediately rung up the local hobby shop and inquired on if they happened to have any of the Skull Pass packages in stock. They of course did, and as luck would have it, They were on sale.
So, I guess I have my work cut out for me over the Holidays… If my dorfs turn out half as good as from the ones I’ve seen posted around here, I’ll be thrilled :]
There are a few things I need to get sorted out however…
First I’ll need to make myself a comprehensive Army list… I’ll have to brush up on the rules for that and get acquainted with the CD lists.
I also need to figure out something about the Colour scheme.
I want to pain the army in a rather unique scheme when it comes to the CD’s, But I’m only mildly familiar with the fluff. I know that the Chaos Dwarfs worship Hashut, But do they outright reject the other four aspects? Is Hashut personified as a single entity apart from the other chaos influences, or is he perhaps just another aspect of the Undivided chaos force?
I know they do not take marks or receive blessings (Other than perhaps special characters) But I’ve been toying with the idea of sculpting out the army in a Nurgle theme…
I don’t know… There’s something about Nurgle worshiping Dwarfs that just tickles my funny bones.
This suggestion might be pure blasphemy to some of the more hardcore lore-fans though, so if you care to give me a quick lesson on the pantheon, go right ahead and rant away.
Once (if) completed, it will be my second full army, The other being a 3000-4000 Pt. Mortal Khornate force (Horribly Painted, Worse assembled.) I tend to show severe signs of ‘OC’, Or Over-Converting… I always enjoy adding yet another layer of greenstuff with skulls and spikes and more heads and so on… By the end of the process a normal looking warrior ends up looking like a mountain of flesh and skulls…
Anyway, Here is the little guy I made last night:
I’ve yet to glue the Right arm, base and cloak to the Model, preferring to do that after I’ve base painted him. The Horns were and afterthought I somewhat don’t know if I regret. He looked bare without them, and weird with 'em. The Right gauntlet and weapon are a piece of a Chaos Knight, the Horns made from pieces of a Dark-Elf Banner. The back of the Helm is a Space Marine Shoulder.
I also fiddled a bit with scraps and leftovers and made this wacky Bolt Thrower… Looks rickety and like its about to fall apart, but then I suppose that’s what you get with gobbo engineering.
Anyways. Penny for your thoughts and Dance at your wedding for criticism.