... 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.
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.
Another simple conversion of a Marauder Miniature Troll Slayer: the horns are from a Beastmen plastic sprue, the gong is from the old Zombie plastic sprue, and the hammer/bone is just a blob of Milliput fixed onto the former axe handle.
In terms of paint job, I used the same range of colours as on the previous models.
And that's it! Still the two most difficult miniatures to paint before considering the unit complete: the standard bearer and the champion 😛
Mister Walrus rolled badly and ended up with a mutation that’s... let’s just say... meh… For this warrior, I used the same model as the leader of the previous regiment, with only minimal changes.
Mister Rhino was luckier (well, sort of) and rolled one four-finger giant hand... not exactly graceful, but more than useful to grab a troll femur and smash enemies.
Still 3 empty slots to fill with the command group!
The latest member of the club of Troll Flesh Eaters is a simple conversion of another Giant Slayer miniature, featuring a basic swap of axe blades using one of the Chaos Troll weapons, and replacing the gems in the beard with miniature skulls.
With this fifth model, the first rank of this new regiment is finally complete.
This is another conversion based on a "2nd generation" Marauder Miniatures Giant Slayer. I shaved his head, tried to reconstruct the back muscles that were hidden beneath the removed hair, and swapped his right hand for that of a Chaos Troll, now brandishing a massive sword.
I'm slowly realizing that my initial intent to paint all the Marauder Miniatures Chaos Dwarfs I own has gradually drifted toward something different. As a result, I bought new models, converted and painted them to support the "real" Chaos Dwarf Warriors... and ended up with more unpainted models than at the beginning of the project.
well... sort of. Simple conversion using horns from the beastmen plastic sprue.
A classic three-armed mutant based on an early-90s Trollslayer, equipped with a second axe, and augmented with the right arm of a Gotrek miniature, and the flail of an old Empire knight.
Fun to build, less fun to paint, since I'm still struggling with smooth transitions on flesh tones.
