When I began writing the list I planned to play for the all Nurgle Chaos Daemon army, I found myself frustrated by the lack of a good elite choice that could move and do some damage. Lets face it, Beasts of Nurgle are anything but elite. So I looked over the list and searched for a way I could justify one of the other Elite choices and avoid my typical selection of the Blight Drones (as my playgroup has grown to hate these things). I decided 3 groups of 3 Flamers of Tzeentch would be a fun add to the army and add some surprise elements to an otherwise slow list.
So I had to ask myself how I could bend the fluff to fit my army and justify the 3 units from another Chaos gods section. I looked to some of the other fluff in the 40k and even Fantasy universe to help out in this regard. There are plenty of units with breath attacks of one sort or another and it seemed obvious what a Nurgle unit with similar characteristics to the Flamer would possess. First, they would have to be vomiting units to simulate the chaos breath attack of the Flamers. Second, they would need some small wings to show why they are jump troops despite being a Nurgle unit, which are typically very slow.
This is what I came up with.
Since I'm using the converted Pink Horrors to be my Plaguebearers, it left me with 10 Plaguebearers I didn't have a use for until now.
Awesome idea and well done. I love seeing people thinking outside the box like this.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like what I've come up with, Thor. I was awful excited when the idea came to me and more than a little relieved the result was so easily attained.
DeleteI think its a great idea. I can just picture those little wings buzzing feverishly just to keep them afloat . I like the patina effect on the bronze swords too.
ReplyDeleteI like the swords as well, though I've since then changed them to match the other swords in the army, using the Sophisticated Finishes Rust Antiquing set. It's now a red rust color.
DeleteI like the swords too, though had they been my models I might have hacked them off just to provide another point of difference from ordinary Plaguebearers that's visible from the opponent's side of the table.
ReplyDeleteThat makes a great point and I wish I had thought of it! Hopefully with these models being so different from the models I'm modifying to be Plaguebearers, made of the old 2nd edition Pink and Blue Horrors with the arms chopped off and replaced with Bloodletter and Lizardmen arms, they'll be easily differentiated.
DeleteYour snappy sharkskin suit, slim tie, fitted dress shirt and puking horrors have lead this post to being featured on my weekly themed top x. Congrats on doing it your way.
ReplyDeleteThanks HOTpanda! I was pleasantly surprised to find I had been included in your Sunday Best, and I couldn't have dreamed of being part of a such a great theme. Zombie Sinatra certainly smiles upon me this day!
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