Make way for the Chaos Dwarfs!

Well it looks as though dream has become reality.

I'm overwhelmed with awesomeness that is the chaos dwarf warmachine pics coming out of Games day.

All aboard the chaos train!

It appears as if Big Hats are In! 

So much to do, so little time

I need to win the lottery so I can have more time to finish the things on my plate. Here is what's in the current rotation:

Space Wolves - Need to complete a unit of long fangs w/ multi meltas, a couple more Thunder wolf cavalry and some Fenrisian wolves to round out my 2000 pt force for the next Contest of Champions.

Chaos Dwarfs - 15 Warriors, 10 blunderbuss, 1 sorcerer conversion, and a hobgoblin bolt thrower. This is going to be a quick 500 pt force to play/test/learn the new 8th Fantasy rules.

Tyranids - I've been wanting to get started on these guys for a while, but the Space Wolves have been taking most of my time. I think once the COC force above is complete, I may start painting a small force of nids to play/test/learn this codex. I have pretty much everything assembled, just need to lay down paint. I also want to put them on these wonderful bases (I'll need to remove them from their current ones).

Dwarfs!!!!! - They have been patiently waiting in the box unassembled for years!!! I have a ton of them, and nothing is assembled. Lots of work here, but once 8th comes out, I'm going to have to dive in!

So that is what's currently on the table. I would also love to make a Blood angels army, but I think that is more of a dream at this point  (unless that lottery win happens). And depending on  what comes in the Fantasy starter set.... (did I hear skaven?). I've always wanted to do a skaven army. I have a Skaven Blood bowl team, but that isn't even on the list of things to do at this point.

Paint on!!!

Chaos Dwarfs - Bull Centaurs

Here they are completed after the repaint and color scheme redesign.  My new attempt at lava bases using cork board. 

 

before pic (this was the only one I had painted)

With the new look, I wanted to get away from bright colors and lots of red and do something totally different. 

I like how the armor and weapons came out,

though I'm not super thrilled with the way the skin came out on the body. I might need to actually blend this to make it look more natural.

Chaos Dwarfs - the Before pics!

Disclaimer - I painted all of these in the early Nineties.

 Well, I've un-boxed them and decided it's time for a Chaos Dwarf Makeover. I'll be giving them the Dawn paint strip treatment, and completely re-base and re-paint the entire army. I figured it would be kind of fun to put out some pics of these guys and reminise about my old paint style.

For some reason I thought I needed to use every color of the rainbow. To be fair the examples in the army book are pretty darn bright! 

Colorful, but not too bad. Banners cut strait out of the armybook, For shame!!!!

Purple! It's the new black. 

Earthshaka!!!

I actually really like how the shield came out on this one. 

This one really cracks me up. One of my early conversion efforts, it's supposed to be the high priest Astragoth, before a miniature came out for him. Turns out my imagining was way off.

Here's a tease of the new look. This is just a test.....

My first attempt at source lighting (eh..needs a little work) Bronzed armour and rusty weapons will be the theme trough out.