Melcavuk Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 This year I've managed to get tickets and arrange time off work for the Throne of Skulls doubles event in June, my team mate is running a FeC list (as of yet undecided) but I scoured ways of making a competitive list that didnt make me feel ill inclined to paint it. As a largely narrative players (love my suneaters and ironweld) I struggle with competitve lists as they tend to include repeats of the same models with little need for variation, this in itself pretty much sums up the opposite of the way I approach lists normally. So making a competitive (ish), but narrative lists I ran through literally dozens of concepts, some over competitive but soulless, others too narrative to pull off in meaningful styles before settling onto a small, conversion heavy, visually impactful list (hoping for sportsmanship and army points over wins) So at the core of my list are two Khornate Mammoths, each tailored to a darkoath tribe of some sort to show the personal heraldry of the tribes on the battlefield. As the mammoth is near impossible to find at reasonable price my other half instead bought me the Gargantuan Squiggoth as the base model and I have started the conversion. The Molochan Iron Bulls Mammoth! 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshin620 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Cool use of a squiggoth! (Even if squiggoths should be for destruction! seriously why are squiggoths completely absent from WFB/AoS?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 8 hours ago, kenshin620 said: Cool use of a squiggoth! (Even if squiggoths should be for destruction! seriously why are squiggoths completely absent from WFB/AoS?) I've always found it odd that theyre absent, especially given how ideally suited to the Iron Jawz they are for the latest editions of AoS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Added more details to flesh it out, from pelts used as carpet on the inside of the crew compartment to hanging furs and skulls to show their hunting prowess the Mammoth is a living icon of the strength of the tribe, and a vital heart of their marauding empires. Even their freshly caught fish are pinned to the side to dry over the long journeys where meat could be scarce. The fires of the shrine warming them on the coldest of nights stoked by the fuels of their faith. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrocknerTheBear Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Really interested on how this progresses. I will be sure to look out for it on the tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Working on some base colours for the Khornate Mammoth (Squiggoth), pretty happy with the armour and flesh colours but is having both of them red too much? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killamike Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 No, I think the mono colour scheme looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 More work on the Chaos Mammoth conversion, today has added in the Horns and Tusks, aswell as shifting the mouth more toward purple and blocking out brass and woods in brown base colours for next steps 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshin620 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Great work as always! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Cheers Ive made some more progress on the Mammoth conversion, now dubbed a Hound of Ba'tish, Lord of Blades and Ancestor Spirit called upon in times of war. His hounds can be found upon the Weeping Steppes of Chamon, grazing amongst battlefields of old. Crew removed to prevent overpainting onto them 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frodeck Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Out of this world :o 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Nearly done now, with all of the skulls painted up and some glow effects from the lanterns accompanying a more robust fireplace glow (with light transfer onto crew now done) I've got alot of stormcast helmets and roping to paint up before basing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Firaun Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Nice work on this glorious “mammoth”, though I have to ask if you are going back to your Fyreslayers once this is done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 One finished, based in barren wasteland (shocking amount of time spent painting sand to look like... sand, but still!) Chaos Mammoth, the Hound of Ba'tish from Chamon 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzaangor Management Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Epic and Beautiful as ever sir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucio Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Really do love it, and great use of the Darkoath Warband for the crew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaaras Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Proper awesome. What a centrepiece for an army 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 More work on the second Khornate Mammoth, this time the Pale Beast of Ba'doon, worshipped as the ender of all things. His acolytes are blood drenched ilk, blind to all but the savagery of war, in constant conflict with those worshipping Ba'tish 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucio Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Almost feel like the second should have a Skullcannon protuding out of the front. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Day two of the second Mammoths paintjob. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 Because no true Blades of Khorne army is complete without its factional altar here's the work in progress for mine! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Table ready terrain 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Work continues on the second Khornate Mammoth, gone a bit more vibrant on the inner mouth now but not sure if its too much? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hot_boy_ronald Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 The mouth is not too vibrant. Looks great. That pop of color helps to contrast the rest of the color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcavuk Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Comparison between the two Squiggoth (counts as Chaos Mammoth) so far, ignoring the glare on the right one I'm pretty happy with both (still got skulls and crew to paint on number two), do we think they are visually diverse enough? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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