I luvs me sum Nurgle! For some reason the jolly Lord of Decay is really fun to paint for. I finished up this second half of Terminator Brotherhood Morbid last night.
This squad, like part one is more moldy and green hued than Squad Typhus which makes them more prone to blending into the base. To help combat that tendency I made sure not to use much yellow on the Terminators themselves and to make sure that the bases had a yellow glaze.
These are obviously not painted in the GW style but i think they capture the feel of the fluff and of the concept art in the vein of the concept art of John Blanche... just with less expertise!
I've been experimenting with various ways to portray the corruption of Nurgle which I think about as being different from simple corrosion. In some cases I'm pretty happy with the results, for example the blade of the power axe, the pinkish areas of really rotten armor, and the grime accumulations in the rim of the shoulder pads.
The weapons so far in this project have have been platforms to experiment with the corrosion theme. I'm likely to come back
to the weapons once the bulk of the painting is complete and add some details to personalize and define them. They will still retain large
areas of plain corruption since they are actually consecrated artifacts
and are powerful symbols of the triumph of the Ruinous Powers over the loyal sons of the Emperor. Fallen Astartes bear their profane weapons with pride and purpose
The great fear I have about painting the followers of Nurgle is that, in my quest to get the right feel of glorious decay,
they might turn out to look like litter box foundlings on the
tabletop. So far the Siwa Contagion is doing OK in that regard and the
minis look very sharp on the tabletop.
The termies are constructed with Death Guard conversion kits from Forge
World. They have really great atmospherics and sharp detail. I'm such a junkie for this sort of thing.
As a painter of armies meant to be played, my first goal is to pass the
'3 foot test' If it looks good enough at 3 feet that someone is
compelled to pick it up for a closer look it passes. Of course it helps
if it also looks decent once they get picked up! I also strive to
create a coherent that is easily identifiable in terms of WYSIWYG.
The next batch of recruits for the Siwa Contagion are six Obliterators. Here you can see them in the state they arrived in. A couple of them have large tracts of green-stuff in a similar fashion to the rest of the army. They will need more of that still as there are some really prominent gaps and parts joins to conceal. The bases are also either blank or pumice so I'll have to do some work to get them in theme with their compatriots.
That brings me, at long last, to the Konigsmarck sisters from Raging Heroes. There are three of them (although one suffered from camera fail and was sent back to the dressing room) and a mascot. I sprayed them black and brushed them up with Bone Jack, Menoth White, and Menoth White Highlight (all from the P3 series) to get a better look at the detail. Awesome! very characterful! There was a lot of great detail and each mini had optional gear which will be handy in equipping the rest of the war band. Since these photos were taken I've done the sculpting of the cobblestone and debris bases. I'll get some precast resin bases in that theme for the bulk of the war band but I wanted to get these available for play in our current campaign so...
Chop Chop! 'ere we go!
