# Moving to the dark side
**URL:** https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856
**Category:** Chaos Dwarf Miniature Showcase
**Created:** [23 September 2025 13:40 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856 "2025-09-23T13:40:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [23 September 2025 13:40 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/1 "2025-09-23T13:40:43Z")
Hi all, Long long long time dwarf player. Always steered clear of the short kings of the larger hat persuasion until now. on my painting desk for the next few months will be HoH for AOS as well as a chaos dwarf army for Warmaster. Once I Have that cleared up I am thinking about doing an Old world army for chaos dwarfs. While I am waiting for the GW starter boxes to land and get on with the building I have a few of my other dwarf armies to warm you up with.
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### Author:  [@Lordofchaos](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Lordofchaos)
#### Post date: [23 September 2025 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/2 "2025-09-23T13:44:05Z")
WELCOME to the dark side. We have cookies and artillery. Cant wait to see your progress.
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [23 September 2025 15:43 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/3 "2025-09-23T15:43:15Z")
These are some snaps of my Slayers army. inspiration was fyreslayers but they follow Vallya. Looking forward to getting my hands on the HoH this weekend.
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### Author:  [@Grimstonefire](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Grimstonefire)
#### Post date: [23 September 2025 18:51 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/5 "2025-09-23T18:51:07Z")
Nice collection. Where are the non-gw models from?
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [23 September 2025 20:34 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/6 "2025-09-23T20:34:54Z")
They are all converted from GW minis.
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [25 September 2025 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/7 "2025-09-25T21:34:38Z")
Just setting up my hobby table to get ready for Saturday morning. ( local shop has 2 boxes that will be waiting for me). Not painted a chaos dwarf for a while… am I doing this right ?
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [27 September 2025 14:58 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/8 "2025-09-27T14:58:53Z")
early start and some pre work on some bases, and I have got some good progress so far Happy Hashut noises .
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### Author:  [@GhraskDragh](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/GhraskDragh)
#### Post date: [27 September 2025 15:51 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/9 "2025-09-27T15:51:14Z")
Excellent work @Bale
I really like your desecrated bases there, really suits the minis.
What do you think of the rageshade?
EDIT: also just realised I haven’t posted to say how amazing your converted Dwarfs are, blown away at how good they are
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [27 September 2025 19:25 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/10 "2025-09-27T19:25:44Z")
Last time I used rageshade It was in word bearers for Legion imperialis its a really good shade. using it on armour and on the flesh for my HoH. The Idea of the bases is they are following up on the skaven tide, reclaiming resources from the destruction… and probably fresh workforces from the Skaven and the survivors still need to pick the burnt out city they are harvesting. torn by a KO Minor barak, one of the towns from the dawn bringer crusade or even a Lumieth outpost that we are raiding to reclaim the big hats.
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### Author:  [@PawocK](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/PawocK)
#### Post date: [27 September 2025 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/11 "2025-09-27T20:59:56Z")
Wonderful work here, great colors !
Praise Hashut :hatoff:
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### Author:  [@Grimstonefire](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Grimstonefire)
#### Post date: [27 September 2025 22:09 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/12 "2025-09-27T22:09:59Z")
I like that, “reclaim the big hats”.
One of Hashuts lost vaults with powerful big hats in it.
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [28 September 2025 10:42 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/13 "2025-09-28T10:42:25Z")
Managed to get a morning painting time in, Little bit of WIP.
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### Author:  [@PawocK](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/PawocK)
#### Post date: [29 September 2025 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/14 "2025-09-29T19:35:29Z")
Love the painting scheme and the bases !
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### Author:  [@Beliman](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Beliman)
#### Post date: [1 October 2025 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/15 "2025-10-01T10:35:06Z")
Wow, your ghyranite dwarfs are incredible!!! Really nice job!
I can’t wait to see what you do with the Helsmiths of Hashut
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [5 October 2025 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/16 "2025-10-05T13:23:58Z")
That is my first spearhead finished. I have a second lot of spears on the painting table and my second desolation this time with maces to get done.
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### Author:  [@rollforwounds](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/rollforwounds)
#### Post date: [6 October 2025 11:00 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/17 "2025-10-06T11:00:49Z")
Wow amazing job! Love the underglow, and its contrast with the green sorcerous weapons. My favourite interpretation of Helsmiths yet
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [12 October 2025 21:09 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/18 "2025-10-12T21:09:19Z")
Slowed down a little nearly finished another 10 spears and these 2 rolled off the painting table. Got a spearhead event on Friday to take the spearhead I have finished to, then it will be getting the rest of the second box painted before next weekend pre-orders turn up
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [29 October 2025 12:08 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/19 "2025-10-29T12:08:04Z")
My New dice bag turned up just before release weekend, I should have some more WIP images after this weekend.
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [3 November 2025 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/20 "2025-11-03T16:31:31Z")
Did some good work over the weekend, got over 2k build, roughly 1k painted now with the starter boxes
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### Author:  [@Bale](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Bale)
#### Post date: [3 November 2025 16:33 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/moving-to-the-dark-side/27856/21 "2025-11-03T16:33:22Z")
I also have got a display board done for spearhead, heading back to WHW at the end of the month for a Friday spearhead thing.
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