The Kabal of the Jilted Hand

I have hung up the Power Armour and I am putting on my Kabalite Armour.

Since I have not played a game of sixth edition yet, I thought a new year why not a new army.

I just purchased the Dark Eldar Battleforce, Wyches and an Archon, Haemonculus and Sslyth and Lhamaean and Lilith.

I will be adding in my older Dark Eldar models like the old Warriors and Talos Pain Engine and the Archon.

Some WIP Fluff

The Kabal of the Jilted Hand resides within the Harsh Towers on the outskirts of the Dark City.

The Harsh Towers is a miserable derelict place that has seen its own down fall to the infighting of the Kabals, this makes it a perfect breeding ground for Hellions.

Unlike most Kabals the Jilted Hand makes use of its own personal webway portal.

The Kabal has a long history of treachery, murder and great brutality and aggression which is perfect for the gladiatorial wyches that perform there skills here.

The Kabal was once one of the great Kabals until its fall from fortune.

Outcasts are welcome among the Jilted Hand, The Kabal is known for its strong and aggressive history and that makes it popular with wyches.

Baron Sarthonyx has been known to spend time here and has come on many raids on the lesser races.

The Harlequins even seem to enjoy this miserable place or just the use of the webway portal.

Away for a While

I have been away for too long, but much progress and money has been spent.

My Eldar force went from being an allied army to a Apocalypse Army.

My Chaos Space Marines have seen many more units added Post & Pre Hersey.

The Blood Marines Chapter (My DIY Chapter) has had so many units built cant even name all of them
So much Forge World purchased.                                            (Love the Forge World)
First Company is  missing the vanguard veteran squad and lots of paint.          
                             
Eighth Company is missing some 9 bikes and I don't want to assemble any more assault squads
need 3 more attack bikes and 5 Land Speeders.

Tenth Company is so close to being done but I may stop if rumors are true on the new kits.


My IG army has seen its ranks swell.

I now have a Dark Eldar army semi built.
After much building and list writing and reading Horus Hersey Books I will soon move on to painting, although I still have the assembling bug and if I don't prime soon I wont be painting in the winter.

Tyranids need to me assemble 20 more Gargoyles to have a playable list and a Deathleaper.

I would post pictures but they would be all grey and metal.
So here is to trying to kick the assembling bug and getting on to Painting.

On to painting and posting pix... and if not I'm going to be assembling, because if you cant beat em join em.

Berzerkers or World Eaters?

I finished listening to the Butchers Nails audio book and then watched the Avengers yesterday, so today I just want to assemble Berzerkers.

Step 1 - Research

Hit up Google for images of Berzerkers and than look at Codex Chaos Space Marines for artwork

Then look through my favorite book The Horus Heresy Collected Visions for ideas.

O and I listened to The Butchers Nails

Lets now look at chaos God Khorne

We know that Bronze or Brass is the metallic color of Khorne which means that Berzerkers trim will be Bronze or Brass.

Khornes motto is ``Blood for the Blood God and Skulls for the Skull Throne``

Which means that Berzerkers should have tons of skulls and trophies & trophy racks.

We also know that World Eaters are gladiators, so combat blades and close combat weapons are there friends.

Step 2 - Your Image or Idea

Your Idea or image of Berzerkers are they World Eater Berzerkers or Chaos Space Marine Berzerkers from some other chapters.

Now that I have an idea lets see what we will be working with.

So open up your Berzerker Box and what do you see World Eaters or Chaos Space Marines that turned to Khorne?

I see Chaos Space Marines that turned Khorne.

When I first saw this box I was like Yes Berzerkers! and now that I have 20 more Im like Ber..zerk...ers?

Spoilers form Butchers Nails

We know from the Butchers Nails that World Eaters have there weapons chained to their wrists and that the Imperial Fists that fought alongside the World Eaters also chained there weapons and that they formed the Black Templars.

Step 4 - The choice

World Eater Berzerkers or CSM Berzerkers?

Codex Chaos Space Marines pg. 36 shows Berzerkers with Chaos Space Marines heads

Are your Berzerkers wearing armour from different Space Marine Chapters due to heavy damage or no time for proper repairs?

(there are a ton of other ideas that im not covering or even considering)

Step 5 - Build your Idea into reality

Berzerkers (Chaos Space Marine) 

try not to give each Berzerker the same weapon. (the same Chainaxes and that bolt pistols)

I dislike the Berzerker heads in the box so I use the Chaos Space Marine heads

Berzerker heads (cut off the Khorne parts)

I also think that if you use the Chaos Space Marines bits it will help your Berzerkers look less static.

World Eaters (Pre-Heresy- Hersey Era)

World Eaters artwork is very white and without armour decoration

World Eaters are one of the last Legions to change there color scheme,  if I remember correctly

Black Templar arms

Tactical Space Marine legs and some torsos (Assault Marine running legs and the torsos may also work)

Berzerker torsos will work also if you shave off the Khorne Icons (Chains)

I use Space Wolves heads

Forge Worlds power armour Mark IV, V, VI  looks good too.

When painting don't forget the blood splatter

Some modeling/ conversions options that I use:

shooting two bolt pistols

2 CCW

throwing a grenade

holding head of dead enemy

combat blades

eldar or other swords

converted Chainaxes

praising Khorne

Are you still here?

Get building I know I am

Paint or Die Day 2

I entered the Paint or Die challenge with Chaos Space Marines and that means by June 2nd, I will need to have built and painted 750pts and after that 1100pts will be due by July 14th.
Wish me Luck!

Day 1 
I made several lists and final just made a list that would have a low model count while painting units I would use.

A break down of my unit choices.
HQ - Dark Apostle hes a lord w/ PW so far I chose to make him for the converting and kit bashing.
Elites - 10 Possessed Word Bearers, haven't any of you read or listened to Know No Fear?
Elites - 5 Terminators (o gezz, what should I paint these guys as?)
Troops - 10 Word Bearers I love there fluff need I say more...FLUFF
Troops - 10 Berzerkers (Heresy Era) I basicly wanted to convert these models and I have 40 of them best reason of them all.
Troops - 7 Plague Marines they can sit on my home objective and live, Ok u caught me I need to get away from painting Red.
Heavy Support - Defiler Cool model, dear Dark Gods why so many parts, what have I done?
Heavy Support 3 Obliterators I want to convert these models because I think I can do a better job then GW
Heavy Support - 5 Havocs, well on of my friends fields 2 squads w/ 4 Reaper autocannons in each and kills  with them so I want to try it out, besides Space Wolves cant spam autocannons.
The Reaper Autocannon is The Weapon of Chaos Space Marines... it says old...Lol
  
Day 2
I have assembled 5 Possessed Word Bearers and 6 Chaos Space Marine Word Bearers and started my Dark Apostle but I don't know what to equip him with besides the accursed Crozious, I may magnetize his other arm.
Revised my list.
My 750pts that I am doing for the June 2nd dead line are the Dark Apostle, 10 Possessed and 10 Word Bearers and the Defiler thats 740pts

Other Updates
I assembled 10 Chosen and now I am wishing they were part of the challenge I would be one step closer.

Paint or Die! I entered

So I went to my GW today and I was asked to join the Paint or Die Competition.

So I got the guys to convince me to join, my friend wanted me to finish my foot Guard and one of the employees suggested that I should finish my Space Marines and the other my Nids because he was doing his and so was a new customer.

I on the other hand wanted to do power armour and since the only list I am interested in doing for Space Marines is Rhino heavy and since I am missing a few of them I decided to do the next best thing Chaos Space Marines.

At the store the only list I was interested in painting up was 6 squads of 20 Chaos Space Marines foot slugging it to the enemy and there HQ which of coarse is awesome! but not points smart, it would have to be 2000 points!

I bought the Chaos Space Marine battle force, I mainly got it for the 5 Possessed and the Rhino for my Loyal Space Marines, Traitors don`t get rides...

As you can tell I don`t take Chaos Space Marines seriously, I mean why would you listen to a traitor?

Its that or I am way to into the Word Bearer Fluff of them just marching to their deaths.

So here is my 1850 List for Paint or Die!

HQ

Dark Apostle w/ PW

Elites

10 Possessed Word Bearers

5 Terminators 1 Lightning Claw, 1 PF, 1 Chainfist, 1 Autocannon

Troops

10 Word Bearers w/ PW, plasma Pistol, Plasma gun

10 Berzerkers w/ PW

7 Plauge Marines w/ PW & Plasma gun

Heavy Support

1 Defiler

3 Obliterators

5 Havocs 1 Las, 1 Auto, 1 H Bolter

O and I am not playing with this list just painting it, it doesn't have enough of foot slugging to be playable for me.

Alrighty then, I have been away for quiet a while assembling 40 Genestealers and 20 Gargoyles and 3 Raveners that will do that to you.

Well now I`m back to painting.
I bought the new paints and well I`m at a loss I bought the paints to try out on my Brettonian Knights,
I don`t like the new blues compared to the old ones, They are lighter and cover less.
I diden`t like the old meatalics and so I moved on to Vallejo Air. The new metalics are a bit better then the old ones but there texture is worse, so I am happy my with Vallejo air paints.

Besides that I love the rest of the new paints, I love there simplicity, and the Mephiston red rules for my new test model blood marines and Naggaroth Night is fun to say.
Say it with me Naggaroth Night.

I also like that its a full color line, love the purples, pinks and the greens and the TEAL, yellow is probably my favorite improved color, I like the white its the best improved paint by far, but I still will paint from grey to white to get the shades, so its no biggy for me.

My Blood Marines Tactical Lascannon Spam 1850 List

HQ
Librarian

Elites
5 Assault Terminators

Troops
10 Tactical Marines + Rhino
Powersword, w/ Flamer & Lascannon
10 Tactical Marines + Rhino
Powerfist, w/ Flamer & Lascannon
10 Tactical Marines + Rhino
Combi- flamer, w/  Flamer  & Lascannon
10 Tactical Marines + Rhino
Combi- flamer, w/  Flamer  & Lascannon
10 Tactical Marines + Rhino
Combi- flamer, w/ Teleport Homer, Flamer & Lascannon

Fast Attack
2 Attack Bikes w/ Multimelta
2 Attack Bikes w/ Multimelta

The Army that snuck up on me

My Space Marine Chapter the Blood Marines, a chapter I created the color scheme is red, purple and teal and I have been trying to paint 108 space marines out of the 700 something not including 12 dreadnoughts and tons of vehicles, so I took a break and jumped to my Chaos Space Marines the Word Bearers even more red.
So I'm painting a lot of Red.

So I took a break from that too.

I went on to building models like my Bretonnians which I enjoyed assembling and after I was finished I decided that it would be fun to build some more I got out the first boxes of unassembled models and there were my favorite fluff units the Genestealers, Gargoyles and my fave looking tyranid the Mawloc and Trygon and now the Raveners and the new Hive Tyrant kit.
So I guess I am playing Nids Now!
Here is my list so far its based on the Tyranid Vanguard Invasion in the Apocalypse book on page 147 and my current play style: spamming speed and only using my favorite units.
Winning!

1850 List
Hive Tyrant w/ Wings

15 Genestealers w/ Broodlord
15 Genestealers w/ Broodlord

10 Yamagal Genestealers
2-3 Lictors
Death Leaper

30 Gargoyles
30 Gargoyles or a Harpy
9 Raveners w/ Rending Claws

Mawloc
Trygon Prime
maybe a Carnifex or 3 Carnifex(s?)

Still a work in progress... Will post Pix when I get back from New York!