Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Chaos Dwarfs Army recap

 

Now that my second regiment of Chaos Dwarf berserkers is finished, and my appetite for painting dwarfs is starting to fade, it's time to check where I stand in terms of points before launching a new project. The plan was to play a 6th Edition game with 1000 to 1500 army points, using my dwarfs as proxies for the Chaos Warriors army list from the Ravening Hordes supplement.

Characters

Luckily, I have already painted a Chaos Sorcerer (80 points) who can serve as the army general. As he stands atop a desecrated Anvil of Doom, I will give him a Chaos Warrior Chariot (+100), and a Chaos armour (+12), and upgrade him to Level 2 (+35), for a total of 227 points.

Core Units

My first, and for now only, regiment of Chaos Warriors includes a musician (+10), a standard-bearer (+10), and a champion (+10). I've also given them a shield (+1) and a Chaos armour (+2), for a total of 160 points.

My two regiments of  Chaos Marauders also include a musician (+10), a standard-bearer (+10), and a champion (+10). It makes 70 points of Troll Biters and 90 points of Troll Eaters, as they have also a Great weapon (+2). Given the time spent painting them, that's a ridiculously low number of points 😩

Rare Unit

Last but not least, 3 Chaos Trolls, for a total of 150 points.

 

That only brings me to 697 points... Ugh... And I thought Chaos armies were easy to complete! 

So, what's next? I have already converted a dwarf wizard (80 points) ready to support the army general. Although I'm not a fan of the sculpts, I also have the second trio of Marauder MM40 Trolls to paint, and at 50 points the model, they're worth the effort! Another quick win would be a Chaos Spawn (50 points), or, more exciting, an Aspiring Champion (70 points) riding a Dameon Steed as a Chaos Reward (50 points). And of course, I still have a bunch of unpainted MM90 Chaos Dwarfs that were my initial motivation for starting this army. We'll see!

Friday, May 22, 2026

The Champion

 ... and ten! So glad to complete this unit. This champion is based on a old Marauder Miniatures Dragon Slayer, converted by adding horns from a Chaos charioteer, and replacing the axe blade with one from a Chaos Troll. 

In terms of painting, I tried something with dyed hair and beard... I wish I could get a brighter red. Anyway.







 And the Troll Eaters are finally done!



Friday, May 15, 2026

The standard-bearer

Another three-armed mutant, this time holding the regiment's banner. This conversion was surprisingly easy, based on a Marauder Miniatures Troll Slayer model I had already used for a simpler horned mutant. I replaced the left fist with an hand holding an axe, and added a second right arm originally from a more recent Troll Slayer standard bearer. The pole and the flag come from the newest Chaos Marauders plastic sprue, and the head is that of a Chaos Troll. 

In terms of painting, the runes on the flag read "The Horned Ancestor", an obscure deity worshipped by these mutated Troll Eaters.


 




Close to the end!