ChaosGerbil

I for one look forward to a full frontal assault of armored fisting.

Yeah a lot of the AV in the game seems idiosyncratic. Rear AV can be a bit more abstract as it represents flaws that can be exploited in assault. Other than the new model related stuff I don't see any good rumors about rules changes. GW are fools if they don't offer more plastics of specific homeworlds, but we might be getting Steel Legion which is great. I would definitely pick up a set since I love gas mask bits. Also Catachans need a new sculpt with more detailed arms.

Sounds cool. I love bringing lesser known creatures back into the game. I bought some Cold Ones to make a couple Zoats, and at some point I'll make some Hrud out of clay and Kroot arms. I can use them for Ratlings.

Regarding the rhino: Conversion bits: Top hatch from IG surrounded by spikes Ram and front bar from Corpse Cart kit (GREAT for Nurgle bits / basing) Heads and other decorations from Corpse Cart, Zombies, and other undead bits Random arm and wood elf plant coming out of front Mount on combi-bolter was a chaos spawn fly head and a lot of green stuff Gouges were made with a single edge razor blade Painting: This one was complicated and a bit random, and there was some experimentation going on with that piece. I kept at it until I was happy with the overall effect and gave up making everything match exactly. That can work for Nurgle. I do a lot of overbrushing style highlights, with the side of the brush, taking things way brighter than I want the end product to be. I follow up with a lot of washes, sometimes thinned down or made from paint and water or paint and medium. I'll do some occasional feathering blending. I made the bottom look especially dark and muddy and then free handed a few simple designs. I was going for pop while still trying to get everything filthy and creepy looking. There are a few over brushed or detail brushed metal highlights on the nicks, and other metal spots. I usually do a Reikland Flesh wash on metal to make it look a little rusty or dirty, and I like the warm tone it brings. The new Typhus corrosion is decent too. Sometimes I'll follow up with Agrax Earthshade or Nuln Oil on the lower part of metal bits, often watered down to just hit recesses. I wanted to suggest the Rhino might be filled with blood, or at least daemonically inhabited. The blood on this one was enhanced with Tamiya Clear Red, which is incredibly vibrant and glossy. The new GW blood is a little more subtle and probably more appropriate for most projects. Both kinds look better over a base coat of red. For the green I start with a medium brightness yellow green like the old Catachan color. For highlights I use Ogryn Camo, one colors, and white, and then after words overbrush a tiny amount of a vibrant neon green over the areas that look too chalky. I did green, sepia, flesh, brown and black, and yellow washes depending on my whim or the area. Heheh, I'm off to do some touchups on that Rhino now.

Models in buildings or transports are in play and count as being on the table. They are not in reserves or dead which are the only other places units can be. I guess Celestine and Yarrick are in a kid of temporary limbo, but that's a special rules situation. The squads can shoot from fire points, be hurt and interact with building rules.

Pax different codexes effectively give a discount on what they'd like to push. IG get a discount on vehicles to compensate for their underwhelming assault ability. Since Chaos have that option in spades, they aren't going to be able to pew pew as cost effectively.

Hi, I decided to try out the Ordo gallery feature and was pleasantly surprised. I posted my galleries, one for painted minis and one for unpainted conversions. Painted: http://www.ordofanaticus.com/index.php?/gallery/album/40-chaosgerbil-models/ Unpainted: http://www.ordofanaticus.com/index.php?/gallery/album/41-wip-and-conversion-photos/