It's been too long without an update in this thread. No finished units coming off the painting table in quite a while, not for lack of trying though. It's more that all my time has gone into the other preparatory stages, like stripping, building, converting and organising my growing collection. The miniatures I have painted still require basing so in the end I am short of finished units.
I really did want to post something though, not the least because some people have been excited about the stuff I've been doing so far. I am sure they would love to see some progress so here's me hoping I have something to keep you interested and not feel like this project is stalling.
So I figured it could be fun to see an army wide update. Fair warning folks, plenty of unstripped models, lead and plastic on display. But as I am looking at the army laid out it's definitely conveying something of the shambling force I always had in mind for this. I hope you get the same kick out of it that I do. After all we are in the WIP section so I won't apologize too much about it.
A little disclaimer which I am sure I have mentioned before but worth repeating. I do mix a lot of Midhammer and various new plastics with my "true" Oldhammer era models but always in an effort to keep things as true to the Realm of Chaos aesthetic as I can. One of my top priorities was to build an army that wasn't just big but also had some unique elements and without this approach this project simply wouldn't be possible.
Stay with me folks, we shall get there in the end.

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A note on terminology: The astute may have noticed that the Thugs unit here (4) has been showcased before as a Marauders unit in this thread. I now also have another unit that I've called Marauders here (5). This is simply due to me using the distinctions of later warhammer editions the first time around (where there were no Thugs, only Marauders) whereas I am now using the unit labels of 3rd edition more.
A note on me being a klutz: After I took the shot I realised most of my Nurgle Ogres at the very far back (22) had fallen over. I swear they are not halflings trying to pass for ogres. Maybe the heat got to them.