Chaos Renegades - Servants of Slaughter Army project

[armbarred]

The Cadian 888th were caught helpless in the void-borne battle as they were being transported to yet another planet for combat. As the last remaining fleet asset sacrificed themselves the wounded battle barge limped into the warp. How long they were lost to the currents no one can remember, but it was far too long for their fragile souls. The collected emotion of the remaining crew and passengers allowed the seeds of taint to begin growing.

So for Christmas I bought myself a new army... well technically two armies, that will become the one true army... I will be trying to update this at least once a week, and once on the weekends as I have time to work on it. The only real pictures I have currently are of the packaged miniatures, but they are here so you can see what is looing before me.


The bitz and pieces consist of:
Imperial Guard Cadian Battleforce x2
Imperial Guard Leman Russ Battle Tank x3 (2 already assembled just needs battle damage. 3rd will be magnetized)
Imperial Guard Leman Russ Demolisher
Imperial Guard Sentinel
Imperial Guard Chimera (already assembled just needs battle damage)
Catachan Command Squad
Cadian Shock Troops x3
Cadian Heavy Weapons Squad
Beastmen Gor Herd x2
Empire Flagellant Warband
Space Marine Scouts

Renegade Militia Command
Renegade Militia Enforcers x2
Renegade Militia Conversion Set x13
Renegade Ogryn Berserker Boss w/Drill
Renegade Ogryn Berserker w/Axe
Renegade Ogryn Berserker w/Hammer
Renegade Ogryn Berserker w/Pick
Ogryn Beast Handler x2 (one handler will be used as a Renegade Ogryn Berserker)
Chain Axes x2 (will be used as power weapons throughout the army)
Elysian Tauros Assault Vehicle (will be used as Hellhound)
Elysian Tauros Venator x2 (will be used as Chimera)

The army list will look some what like this:
HQ
Command Platoon
Chimera
Exalted Champion Carapace Armour, Refractor Field, Power Weapon, and Plasma Pistol
Veteran - Chaos Banner ccw, laspistol
Veteran - Plasmagun
Veteran - Vox Operator ccw, laspistol
Veteran – ccw, laspistol
Apostate Preacher of Khorne w/Rosarius, Power Weapon, Bolt Pistol
Enforcer w/Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon, Carapace Armour, Refractor Field

Elite
Renegade Ogryn Berserkers
Renegade Ogryn x4
Renegade Ogryn Boss w/Power Weapon

Disciples of Xaphan
Chimera
Disciples – meltagun x3
Disciple – Vox, Lasgun
Disciple – Lasgun x5
Champion w/Bolt Pistol, Power Fist
Apostate Preacher of Khorne w/Rosarius, Power Weapon, Bolt Pistol
Enforcer w/Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon, Carapace Armour, Refractor Field

Disciples of Xaphan
Chimera
Disciples – Plasmagun x3
Disciple – Vox, Shotgun
Disciple – Shotgun x5
Champion w/Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon
Apostate Preacher of Khorne w/Rosarius, Power Weapon, Bolt Pistol
Enforcer w/Plasma Pistol, Power Weapon, Carapace Armour, Refractor Field

Fast Attack
Hellhound

Hounds of Xaphan
Ogryn Handler and 6 Hounds

Sentinel Squadron
Sentinel w/lascannon x3

Troops
Bloodgor Beastman Attack Squad
Beastmen x19 w/2 ccw (will give them laspistol ccw if I can come up with enough pistols)
Packmaster w/laspistol, ccw
Enforcer w/plasma pistol, power weapon, carapace armour, refractor field
Apostate Preacher of Khorne w/Rosarius, Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon

Renegade Militia Platoon Alpha
Militia Command Squad
Champion w/Carapace armour, Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
Veteran – Grenade Launcher
Veteran – laspistol, ccw x3
Enforcer w/plasma pistol, power weapon, carapace armour, refractor field
Apostate Preacher of Khorne w/Rosarius, Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
Militia Squad
Veteran – Bolt Pistol, ccw
Grenade Launcher
Laspistol, ccw x8
Militia Squad
Veteran – Bolt Pistol, ccw
Grenade Launcher
Laspistol, ccw x8
Militia Squad
Veteran – Bolt Pistol, ccw
Grenade Launcher
Laspistol, ccw x8
Militia Squad
Veteran – Bolt Pistol, ccw
Flamer
Laspistol, ccw x8
Militia Squad
Veteran – Bolt Pistol, ccw
Meltagun
Laspistol, ccw x8

Renegade Militia Platoon Beta
Militia Command Squad
Champion w/ Bolt Pistol, Power Weapon
Grenade Launcher
Lasgun x2
Lascannon Team
Militia Squad
Grenade Launcher
Lasgun x8
Lascannon Team
Militia Squad
Grenade Launcher
Lasgun x8
Lascannon Team
Militia Squad
Plasmagun
Lasgun x8
Lascannon Team
Militia Squad
Grenade Launcher
Lasgun x8
Autocannon Team
Militia Squad
Grenade Launcher
Lasgun x8
Autocannon Team

Heavy Support
Leman Russ Punisher
Heavy Bolter Sponsons
Hull Heavy Bolter
Leman Russ Executioner
Plasma Cannon Sponsons
Hull Lascannon
Leman Russ Battle Tank
Multi-melta Sponsons
Hull Lascannon
Leman Russ Battle Tank
Heavy Flamer Sponsons
Hull Heavy Flamer

All told, this comes in at almost exactly 4,000 points. It will give me quite a bit of choice when playing smaller games, and will hopefully look pretty sweet on the table for Apocalypse games… especially if I add all my World Eaters and Khorne daemons to it. The only thing in the army list that I don’t have plans for yet are the mutant rabble. I will see what I can come up with probably using Ork bodies, Chaos mutations, and some Genestealer bitz, but that will have to come after everything else is finished. I also have some ideas for a super heavy or two and would love a titan at some point… but that will most likely have to wait for another Christmas. The actual army list is from Imperial Armour VII: The Siege of Vraks III, and allows for the inclusion of a Khorne Space Marine Champion as an HQ, and Khorne Berserkers as Elites. So there are a lot of options really.

I will probably add a couple of Vendetta to the project for when I have to field the army as a Codex: Imperial Guard for tourneys etc. One thing I am disappointed in is the size of the Tauros'. They are considerably smaller than the Chimera chasis and had I realized this I may not have purchased them. I think I am going to try some creative basing to give them the correct foot print and height though, so it may all work out in the end. The two new Russ kits and the Sentinels are going to get magnetized so I can field options.

The base theme I am going to go for will be the inside of a Chaos Battle Barge. I will be building the bases myself, and so there will be some updates just concerned with that process too.

Hopefully this will help to keep me making regular progress on the army, as I would like to have it all finished before July 4th. My very good friends open their home for Arbeque Barbegeddon every year and I am looing forward to field all of my Khornate glory sometime that weekend.

[Nightrider]

I look forward to further instalments. I like the background story already!

What colors are you painting the army?

[armbarred]

Thanks 'rider,

I am planning on the armor being brass, red, and rusted metal. The remnants of the uniforms will be a blue-grey. The tanks and vehicles will also be blue-grey... at least before the damages and corrosion.

3 Sentinel bases, 5 Heavy Weapon team bases, 5 Ogryn bases, and 5 infantry bases are built. Battle damage started on the 2 built Russ' and the built Chimera.

No pictures yet, camera is currently MIA. As soon as I can get pictures, I will get them posted up.

[Demonicsarge55]

Cool story man and an excellent idea for an army. One thing I would like to point out though is a battle barge is a Space Marine ship. The IG would likely be aboard a mass transport or a ship of the like in the Imperial Navy. Thats just me being a fluff nerd though.:p

[Daemonette666]

The cool thing is you can always have them as a counts as army using the IG Codex (only just recently having turned). Just incase an opponent thinks your army list is not legal because it is a forge world codex. This way you can use both when ever you want.

I plan to do the same but with the Vraaks Vol III - Nurgle - Servants of Decay army list.