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!

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!

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!

 

The musician

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 😛

 

Numbers 6 and 7

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! 

 

First rank done

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.

The models of the second rank are almost ready for painting... I just need to finish the standard bearer.

 

And four

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... I guess it's the usual fate of unfocused hobbyists.

 

The third man

 well... sort of. Simple conversion using horns from the beastmen plastic sprue.

 The unit so far: