Warhammer 40K: Death Guard - Poxwalkers

Next up on the painting table is my Death Guard Poxwalkers.  They were really fun to paint, there is a huge variety of sculpts with these models.  The ones I am painting now, are the 20 that came in the Dark Imperium starter box.  There is 10 unique sculpts with this set that comes from that starter box.  The ones that come in the Easy To Build: Death Guard Poxwalkers set, are another 6 more unique sculpts, I look forward to adding those to my collection soon.  This makes 16 unique sculpts for this horde unit, I don't know about any of you, but this makes me happy.  Not many units in this game get that many unique sculpts, and make them look awesome on the tabletop.

Depending on how the new 9th edition to the game goes, I may eventually be fielding 2-3 full 20 man units of these.  But we will see what the future brings.

Here is the description from the GW website:

Shambling across the battlefield in reeking hordes, Poxwalkers engulf their enemies in rotting tides of grasping hands, gnashing teeth and squirming tentacles. They are the cursed victims of Nurgle’s plagues, transformed into unliving weapons by the cruel masters of the Death Guard. ... Each is uniquely unpleasant, armed with hastily improvised close combat weapons – blunt objects feature heavily, with hammers, chains, planks of wood and metal pipes with nails in represented. The Poxwalkers themselves are ghastly, their pallid faces twisted into sneering grimaces, mutations, boils and gashes covering their spindly limbs.

Below is the current datasheet:

Here is the first 10 of my Poxwalkers complete.  Painting the next 10 should be just as fun, and I look forward to adding the other sculpts soon.  The next 10, I do plan on painting different than these, that way, even if they are the same sculpt on the tabletop, they will each be unique in their own colors, etc.

I am not sure what will be next on the painting table, that list is, unfortunately, huge at the moment, and growing with each new purchase, lol.  And with 9th Edition of 40K coming out, and all the new cool stuff being released, I feel my list will be growing a lot over the next several months.

Until next time, have fun and stay safe.

Warhammer 40K: Death Guard - Lord of Contagion

Next up on the painting block for my Deth Guard is one of the HQ choices, the Lord of Contagion.  This was another model from the starter set, and like most of the other models from this set, one model that does not disappoint on the amount of detail it has.  I wanted the overall look of my army to be that same dirty/grunge look, so I painted him darker than I have seen others pant the Death Guard.


It was a lot of fun to paint and model.  And overall I am happy with how he turned out.  The Lord of Contagion will make a great addition to the tabletop and should cause lots of havoc in the game.



Description of them from the book:

The most aggressive and belligerent Lords of the Death Guard take up the mantle of Contagion.  Lords of Contagion lumber into battle in filth-smeared Cataphractii Terminator armour, wielding either snarl-toothed axes taller than a man or two-handed scythes that sweep aside the foe.  They tend towards direct strategies with little in the way of cunning or subtlety, and are pugnacious commander, supremely confident in their followers' ability to absorb the worst the enemy can throw at them and still prevail.  They embody the swift-spreading plague that tears through a crowd, killing indiscriminately and leaving mounds of bodies in its wake.

Here is the Lord of Contagion datasheet:

Below is my Lord of Contagion:

Overall I am really happy with how he turned out, and with the new 9th Edition of Warhammer 40K coming out, I feel he will be fun to play on the tabletop.

Until next time, try to have fun, and remember its just a game.

Warhammer 40K: Death Guard - Plagueburst Crawler

Continuing on with my Warhammer 40K Death Guard Army, I decided to finish one of my Plagueburst Crawlers.  Eventually, I will be fielding up to three of these at a time, but I still need to purchase two more when my budget allows.

These function in multiple roles, you can play them holding back on the backlines, lobbing death with the plagueburst mortar.  Another way of using these is with their higher move of 9", they are pretty mobile, and you can use them a tough wall as they spew fuming death with their side sponson mounted plaguespitters.  Depending on what the new 9th edition of the Warhammer 40K game brings, the use of these may change, so we will see how that goes when they finally drop the new version of the game.

As far as building and painting, this kit was really nice to build and the painting was fun aw well.  I look forward to seeing how these do on the battlefield, as this army seems like it would be a blast to play.

Here is the official description from the Games Workshop website store:

Plagueburst Crawlers are lumbering, formidable siege tanks whose huge ram-blades, thick armour plating and daemonic energies provide them with incredible resilience. Their fearsome plagueburst mortars boast a parabolic fire arc and terrifying range, while the shells they fire combine high-radius explosives with lethal clouds of corrosive spores to inflict damage comparable to that of Imperial Demolisher cannon. The remainder of the Crawler’s weaponry is intended to slaughter the foe up close, spraying diseased slime and hails of vital shells at any who approach. 

This multi-part plastic kit contains the components necessary to assemble a Plagueburst Crawler. An extremely front-heavy tracked dozer brimming with horrible weaponry, it is covered in thick armour pitted and rusting with corrosion and decay. A standout feature is the huge, spiked dozer blade, with a symbol of Nurgle proudly displayed, picked out in skulls. It bears 2 plaguespitters on the sponsons, which you can replace with the 2 included entropy cannon, and the heavy slugger at the front-centre can be replaced with a rothail volley gun – each option is equally potent, but the biggest worry to the enemy is undoubtedly the plagueburst mortar, whose targeting mechanisms and enormous barrel dominate the rear of the vehicle.

Here are the images I took of my first finished Plagueburst Crawler:

Below is the Datasheet for the Plagueburst Crawler.

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Warhammer 40K: Death Guard - Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Myphitic Blight-Hauler

Currently, I am still waiting for some of my models to be delivered, including another Myphitic Blight-Hauler.  But I wanted to get one of these guys painted up for I could test out the paint scheme I will be using for the entire army.

The model itself is pretty easy to put together, it is one of the "Easy to Build" models that Games Workshop has released for Death Guard.  Its currently not available to purchase any other way, as this is the only kit available for the Myphitic Blight-Haulers.

I will be running 3 of these guys in most of my lists, as I feel that they are a good utility choice.  They are fast at 1-" Move, and because they are tracked (3 tracks), they do not suffer the penalty for shooting heavy weapons when moving.

Here is the description for them from the Games Workshop website:

Powering into battle on a trio of articulated track units, the Myphitic Blight-hauler is a light Daemon Engine that provides the Death Guard with heavy firepower wherever it is needed. Resembling a Bloat-drone that has been stripped of its turbines, this strange machine has heavy weapons mounted on its carapace, and its rusting armoured plates can absorb impressive punishment – as can its blubbery exposed flesh-parts, which soak up appalling trauma. 

The Myphitic Blight-hauler is an unpleasant combination of machine and putrid rotting meat. From the front, it resembles some grotesque armoured vehicle, with a curved carapace featuring the symbol of Nurgle and 2 large, covered tracks. Where this differs from an ordinary attack vehicle, however, is the toothed maw at the bottom. From the rear, the horror continues – a third track is visible, along with a mass of flabby flesh, bound into the machine with straps and metal. The Myphitic Blight-hauler is armed with a multi-melta and missile launcher, which are mounted either side of the carapace.

Below is the Myphitic Blight-hauler Datasheet:

I really enjoyed painting up the first one, and I am currently starting the second.  Below are some pictures of the finished model.  Let me know what you think, I know he is darker than most people's tastes, but this is the scheme I am going for.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.  Looking forward to getting the rest of the army painted, and yes I know, I am slower then heck when it comes to getting my stuff done, but I will get there.  The ultimate goal with this army is to play with them at Nova this year (2020) as long as it is not canceled.

Until next time, stay safe.

Warhammer 40K: Starting a new Death Guard army - Staying safe at home during the COVID-19 crisis

Since I am at home for a while with this COVID-19 Crisis going on, I have been trying to get caught up on some of my hobby painting.  I have also decided to start a new 40K army, and as you can tell from the logo above, that army will be Death Guard.  Since I already have a good start on the army, from buying the Dark Imperium starter, I got a good start on it.  If you remember from an earlier post, I purchased that starter box to get my Raven Guard updated for 8th Edition by getting in some Primaris added into the army.

From that box, I have the following for the Death Guard Army:

• 1 Lord of Contagion
• 1 Noxious Blightbringer
• 1 Malignant Plaguecaster
• 7 Plague Marines - Including a Plague Champion
• 1 Foetid Bloat-Drone
• 20 Poxwalkers

That's not a bad start.

Since that purchase, I have also purchased the following:

• Death Guard Codex
• Plagueburst Crawler
• x2 Myphitic Blight-Hauler (3rd on order but delayed)

I'll be adding a 2nd Plagueburst Crawler soon, but beyond that, I have not made and specific choices as to what to add to the army.

I currently have everything built and now primed with Death Guard Green, and I already started painting the Myphitic Blight-Haulers.

Here is an image of everything together and primed, and as you can see one of the Myphitic Blight-Haulers is about 1/3rd of the way done.

Some of the models I left in a few pieces, as it will be easier for me to paint with them separate like that.

Over the next several weeks we will see how far I get on these.

#shelterinhobby

Warhammer 40K: Getting Started on Updating Raven Guard for AdeptiCon 2020

I was just on planning on playing the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game at AdeptiCon this year, but my friends Dean and Dragi were signed up for the Warhammer 40K Team Tournament (4-Players per team) event, and 2 of their team dropped out.  So they asked if my Son and I would join them and play.  So, it looks like I will be playing both MESBG and 40K at AdeptiCon.  But holy crap, I have no army ready, at least not an updated to the latest edition army that is.  So my Son will be playing my friend Dragi's Salamanders, and I will be playing my Raven Guard.

To get the ball rolling with updating my Raven Guard to the latest edition, I needed to start adding Primaris, as currently, I have none.  I figured the best way to get a start would be to get the starter set "Dark Imperium".  This box comes with a good start to what I would need for my Raven guard, and as a bonus, I get a good start on a Death Guard army as well.

The box set includes the following:

• Primaris Space Marines
• 1 Primaris Captain in Gravis Armour
• 2 Primaris Lieutenants - 1 w/Power Sword and 1 w/Auto Bolt Rifle
• 1 Ancient
• 2 - 5 Man Squads of Intercessors
• 1 - 3 Man Squad of Inceptors
• 1 - 5 Man Squad of Hellblasters
• Death Guard
• 1 Lord of Contagion
• 1 Noxious Blightbringer
• 1 Malignant Plaguecaster
• 7 Plague Marines - Including a Plague Champion
• 1 Foetid Bloat-Drone
• 20 Poxwalkers

I have to say, I am impressed with the new models and casts that came in this box.  So looking forward to getting these painted up.  Another thing I will be needing to do it rebase most of my Raven Guards as they are now required to be on larger bases.

I will have an army ready for battle before AdeptiCon, now I just need to practice and have fun.