No unit is beyond redemption...
Here come the Mutilators!
A very unloved datasheet in the Chaos codex, Mutilators are slow-moving melee units with the same unreliable weapons that their Obliterator cousins have (which they'll only learn about in the midst of combat).
Of course, the real reason you never see them is because of their stocky old finecast models who are more than showing their age by now.
That said, they are daemonic astartes (being a completionist, I want them in my possessed army) and I think they have potential in a Creations of Bile army (with all their buffs available to infantry).
Some conversions were on the cards for these guys and, having read a lot of Black Library novels where heretics make use of battle automata, that was the direction I wanted to go.
The only choice for kitbashing was the Luther Pattern Excavation Automata 'Ambot' kit - lovely models that I could happily paint a dozen of them (although at their price, I'll have to make do with two of them).
The first one was fairly standard, with a few chaos chains and spikes added, plus the head from a Khorne Juggernaut (since I assumed Mark of Khorne would be a good choice here).
The second one got more chaos spikes (the turret rim from a chaos rhino doing a treat here), some axes from a corpse-grinder model, and a daemon prince head that works really well.
In keeping with the theme of adding Hobbypocalypse rivals to my bases, this one had a ork underfoot (who's probably having the time of his life). It was actually the first plastic ork (soon to be obsolete) I've painted - and very enjoyable it was too (though I might change my tune if I had to do a horde).
- Armour: Wraithbone base, Seraphim Sepia wash, Bleached Bone drybrush
- Gold: Retributor Armour base, Agra Earthshade wash, Golden Griffin drybrush
- Flesh: Bugman's Flesh, Reikland Fleshshade, Kislev Flesh layers
- Red claws: Khorne Red base, Nuln Oil wash
Sleeper unit of the century!
ReplyDeleteGrab them now before they move to Legends...
DeleteCast iron certainty now that the new CSM codex (whenever it's finally released) will give new rules for these guys and the most amazing new sculpts for minis. And these will still be better!
ReplyDeleteAs long as I can move them off their 40mm bases onto something bigger, I'll be happy!
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