Warp Spiders

I have had these models in my collection for well over a decade. They've been painted, re-painted, stripped, covered in dust, and finally last month they were finished. So after all this time, at least the best unit in Dawn of War I, my Warp Spiders:
 

They are undoubtedly some pretty sweet models, but they are incredibly old sculpts. It would be awesome for a plastic, multi-part kit to be released. There are only two poses for the standard Spiders! Oh well, they still look awesome.

I always save my character models for last, and I think this guy turned out pretty nicely. I have a personal rule of only playing with fully painted models, so am pretty excited about unleashing this lot on my enemies.

I'm trying something new this time by giving you a look at the back of the model, which is often overlooked. For all you knew, they could have been half-painted. This is the view I'm hoping the young upstarts of the galaxy have just before my Spiders warp away after much destruction.

For Chaos!!

So a while back I decided to get into Chaos Marines as the counter to my friend's Dark Angels force. We've always been narrative players so it was just the perfect fit. I bought a box of marines and set to work figuring out a color scheme for The Scourged, a minor chapter tainted by Tzeentch, all driven mad by the whispers from The Lord of Change. So here we go:

 The color scheme is quite fun, and over the top ridiculous. So much gold is usually an eyesore, but it's tempered by the dark red and blue.  I also love that they have a distinct standard bearer and champion. Tactically I don't know if there is much point taking the Mark of Tzeentch for these guys. 3+ standard save gets you pretty far, but the Icon Of Flame is pretty neat.

I also bought some defense barricades a while back too, one of them with a few more spiky-bits added to be more Chaotic. 

Being followers of Tzeentch there's naturally a Sorcerer kicking around. I have also been charged to paint up the contents of the Dark Vengeance box so there's plenty of Cultists to come, as well as the awesome Helbrute, and amazing Chosen.

 

Hive Crone

Most of my choices come down to the fact that I face Tau a lot. My buddy acquired a flyer, so I needed something to counter, as well as scare the Hammerheads in the back with it's S8 Vector Strike.

Enter the Hive Crone

It is quite an amazing model, and I really enjoyed watching it take shape as I dry-brushed the various layers of browns and bone.

I particularly love the Tentaclids, the living missiles that ride under its wings. I've kept them detachable so as to keep count of how many I have left, and, if the feeling takes me, I can pretend one is zooming across the battlefield to bring bio-electric death to the enemy vehicles.

 I think I've decided the left side is its better one.