Mister Rab
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A while back I painted up a chaos knight on a giant evil swan for Asslessman's Knight Project. He formed the nucleus of a very small chaos warband, more or less Tzeentchian, which I've added to fitfully since then. Now, however, I've decided it's time to turn this into a proper 3,000 point army according to the Big Orange Book, with the simplified equipment costings of Warhammer Armies, and the flying disc from LatD.
Here is The Plan;
The Swan Knight (536 points)
Chaos knight mounted on Giant Evil Swan (counts as flightless manticore), wearing Galvorn Armour, and carrying a shield and his mace, Souldrinker (counts as parasitic blade).
Skathis Warprider (235 points)
Level 15 sorcerer on flying disc, wearing Chaos armour and bearing the Staff of Yttheris (counts as hellhoned blade)
Duke Elvon Skullsplitter's Dark Saints (550 points)
Five chaos warriors with heavy armour and shields, mounted on barded steeds of chaos
Athon Harrowstone's retinue (470 points)
Chaos warrior (Athon himself) and 9 marauders, all in heavy armour and two-handed weapons, one with a banner
Daethor Wulfbite's thugs (189 points)
Daethor (a marauder) and seventeen thugs in light armour, one with a banner
Braxis Vilehand's herd (326 points)
Eighteen beastmen in light armour (one with a Hellfire banner, one a level 5 champion - Braxis himself)
Gorric Hardhoof's herd (175 points)
Five chaos centaurs with light armour and shields
Barrick Hollowtooth's Headcleavers (257 points)
Barrick (level 5 champion) and his honour guard of thirteen chaos dwarves with heavy armour and two-handed weapons. Barrick carries the Old Hammer (counts as having enchanted strike)
Yarlreach the Cunning (90 points)
Level 5 beastman sorcerer
The Bulls of Jatir (126 points)
Three minotaurs with two-handed weapons
The Hounds of Tramier (46 points)
Two chaos hounds
This all comes to exactly 3,000 points and gives me plenty to be getting on with. By my calculation, the status of the army (18th Aug 2017) is as follows:
Painted - Knight on swan, sorcerer on disc, sorcerer on foot, 2 hounds, 1 minotaur, 1 centaur, 6 warriors, 13 beastmen, 1 thug, 1 knight, 2 dwarves
Partly painted - 1 minotaur, 3 beastmen
Undercoated - 4 warriors, 3 centaurs, 12 dwarves, 1 beastman
Prepped and based - 1 minotaur, 15 thugs, 1 beastman
Still needs to be converted - 1 centaur
Banners - zero done out of three
This then gives me a painting target of forty-three figures (including four mounted and four centaurs), far more than I've ever painted in a year, and three banners. I've only painted one banner before, and it was a per pale heraldic one, not a chaotic one.
I may have bitten off more than I can chew! Wish me luck...
Here is The Plan;
The Swan Knight (536 points)
Chaos knight mounted on Giant Evil Swan (counts as flightless manticore), wearing Galvorn Armour, and carrying a shield and his mace, Souldrinker (counts as parasitic blade).
![the%2Bboss.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-PeSw8Z4uRQk%2FVbKjkAk4qeI%2FAAAAAAAAC7I%2FeuOfYF3NFNY0oqdwCJ4WNMnRvsCCVUBvwCPcB%2Fs320%2Fthe%252Bboss.jpg&hash=221192fac4552db58dd1dd2349fa7527)
Skathis Warprider (235 points)
Level 15 sorcerer on flying disc, wearing Chaos armour and bearing the Staff of Yttheris (counts as hellhoned blade)
![sorcerer%2Bon%2Bdisc.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-1S6dc0s__5E%2FVbJJdm2MsBI%2FAAAAAAAAC6o%2FNzx8nUlJ8e4oiczV65KtdgF89L44yz8wwCPcB%2Fs320%2Fsorcerer%252Bon%252Bdisc.jpg&hash=35aee6158fb4816e0d434a24e49c46d5)
Duke Elvon Skullsplitter's Dark Saints (550 points)
Five chaos warriors with heavy armour and shields, mounted on barded steeds of chaos
Athon Harrowstone's retinue (470 points)
Chaos warrior (Athon himself) and 9 marauders, all in heavy armour and two-handed weapons, one with a banner
![warrior%2Bunit%2B01.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-IxYRz3TmbBQ%2FVgGyysQCJ7I%2FAAAAAAAADHc%2FMvaNEc-5eRwd8LzQXm7SiQrSQpUj8odoACPcB%2Fs320%2Fwarrior%252Bunit%252B01.jpg&hash=be71a5079dc33655a336a0456fef7351)
Daethor Wulfbite's thugs (189 points)
Daethor (a marauder) and seventeen thugs in light armour, one with a banner
Braxis Vilehand's herd (326 points)
Eighteen beastmen in light armour (one with a Hellfire banner, one a level 5 champion - Braxis himself)
![beastmen.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-oXZo1TOR0JE%2FVbKj2VDszHI%2FAAAAAAAAC7Q%2FIAMuG6lFP6EwQsuUp0TlX4fh634qNKIHgCPcB%2Fs320%2Fbeastmen.jpg&hash=9ac8aaf9c10d11d03f1fe03db335ae0f)
Gorric Hardhoof's herd (175 points)
Five chaos centaurs with light armour and shields
![centaur%2B1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-RRGaOrR5l8E%2FVbIkUyqOXRI%2FAAAAAAAAC6U%2Fs3S0q8d3ZOURKqK2DL1d20yaq6BOuz-FgCPcB%2Fs320%2Fcentaur%252B1.jpg&hash=01679c80dffb533484e620ba0838a8c8)
Barrick Hollowtooth's Headcleavers (257 points)
Barrick (level 5 champion) and his honour guard of thirteen chaos dwarves with heavy armour and two-handed weapons. Barrick carries the Old Hammer (counts as having enchanted strike)
Yarlreach the Cunning (90 points)
Level 5 beastman sorcerer
![fox%2Bhead%2Brear.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-7ZNzUxptQ5o%2FVgG0AeTWi_I%2FAAAAAAAADIM%2FwXXKQq68TCQX2-Qxjt4zcviGG04GkM0AACPcB%2Fs320%2Ffox%252Bhead%252Brear.jpg&hash=265f8101a311a245cfe4abe565726d09)
The Bulls of Jatir (126 points)
Three minotaurs with two-handed weapons
![mino%2B1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-J8IAIjGx1zI%2FVbU4T26xC-I%2FAAAAAAAAC8I%2FwKMON5gi6WAKB14B0_n7f9OOdhKIMZv-gCPcB%2Fs320%2Fmino%252B1.jpg&hash=2a50bbfc8ee644fcba4b37d4cedfb444)
The Hounds of Tramier (46 points)
Two chaos hounds
![chaos%2Bhound%2B01%2B02%2Bfront.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-IVU7qcG81p4%2FVSV4oVvwu6I%2FAAAAAAAACtw%2FBjkgbCE3D7sgcew9_6zd3DxP0k9gZPJ5gCPcB%2Fs320%2Fchaos%252Bhound%252B01%252B02%252Bfront.jpg&hash=ba84a162ff24ddb74c3be15467db1fe0)
This all comes to exactly 3,000 points and gives me plenty to be getting on with. By my calculation, the status of the army (18th Aug 2017) is as follows:
Painted - Knight on swan, sorcerer on disc, sorcerer on foot, 2 hounds, 1 minotaur, 1 centaur, 6 warriors, 13 beastmen, 1 thug, 1 knight, 2 dwarves
Partly painted - 1 minotaur, 3 beastmen
Undercoated - 4 warriors, 3 centaurs, 12 dwarves, 1 beastman
Prepped and based - 1 minotaur, 15 thugs, 1 beastman
Still needs to be converted - 1 centaur
Banners - zero done out of three
This then gives me a painting target of forty-three figures (including four mounted and four centaurs), far more than I've ever painted in a year, and three banners. I've only painted one banner before, and it was a per pale heraldic one, not a chaotic one.
I may have bitten off more than I can chew! Wish me luck...