January To July 2026

 

Well this is, largely, done now, the main element is completed at least.

The army itself is using the World Eaters codex with elements from the main Chaos Codex, with a core of 30 Berzerkers, 10 Jakhals and 10 Legionnaires,

Like every army it's never finished, there's another Terminator character and a Ragnar Blackmane somewhere, the Ragnar would be added to the Berzerkers, there is definitely a second squad of Jakhals that has a firm plan and I'd probably add a cultist squad with similar wolfed up look, the new Chaos bikes with Doom Rider when those get released, potentially keeping some cash available for a potential army box for this, with the plan to paint them as Jade Talons.

Next project is the Armagedon Tank Battalion. This is going to be a big project but will be great fun to do, I'm picking up a book on dazzle camo on ships in World War 1 and 2 before I take the cat to the vets later. 

The Astra Militarum combat patrol will be a much more codex approved scheme in grey with the Genestealer cult planned as a bolt on here, the Astra Militarum here will be getting a Dorn and the Malcador the Russ and another Russ are planned to go in a squadron of 3.

I think this is possibly going to take me to years end. 

A rough plan from where I am on July the 10th 2026; 

chaos bikers are the next planned buy, which is I think a 2027 project

Based on rumours and speculation and thinking this is also a 2027 project, a Ravenwing box is on the agenda, the nebulous plan at this time is to get enough Land Speeders to add to half the number of bike Squadrons, and add the other half will be getting ATVs as support.

I thought this would be a good idea to get this box out and see where it is was at and to make a plan no matter how vague, a plan here is to add Howling Banshees and Warp Spiders with Dragon Knights, replace those Dark Elf Raiders for Dire Avengers.

Not much of a plan beyond that, maybe a bit more will become clearer closer to the Codex release 

Monthly Vow 12th of July To The 12th of August.

 Fresh Month, fresh army, just a month later than I wanted.

What's the plan? No one asks.

First things first finish the Greaves Centaur, second build the Centaur riding Tank Girl and the other Centaur riders.

Go feral with dazzle camo and see how it looks. 

Buying I think the only thing I can think of is the Astra Militarum data cards, as long as they're updated to include the new RSV and AFV.

Review Time

Can I requisition a woop please, for finishing this army? 

The last squad of the dark reflection of the noble Space Wolves turned Berzerkers is done. 

The Mauler Fiend. 

I actually like the model, detest the amount of trim on it. Not doing another.

And the last of the 30 Berzerkers the idea here is to split these between the other squads and have 3 squads of 10 with Space Wolves and World Eaters.

The last thing to do is the Predator.

The plan here was to leave it as close to the purple as possible.

And the last think I finished for this month's vow was The Predator, I rather like the mix I managed with this.

Next on to next months Vow after a couple of days 'off'

So yes, photos of this army tomorrow, check how the Exodites have done in storage 

The Predator.

 

Plan A is to keep this as close to this shade as possible, will be digging out a dark purple and the Fang and mixing together for low lights, with a top layer of Fang

I'm planning on magnetising the side weapons for choice, not sure if I want to use the Vulkite cannons or save those and try to make a dreadnought weapon out of them.

My plan is to get the side mounts finished Monday and find some of the magnets I have in my house, glue those on the bottom and use the sight to pin in place from the top.

The neutron laser and exhausts have been given a base of balthazr gold and a reikland fleshwash already, I was just finishing the squad before I moved on with this one.

I dug out some burgundy and mixed it with the Fang at a 2 blobs Fang to 1 blob burgundy to get a close match to how it looked after the wash with crimson.

I used a basic edge highlight of Fang. 

I finished basing the last of the Berzerkers and the plan is to get a good photo of the whole army tomorrow while I'm off and also check on the exodite army I did years ago. 

World Eaters Berzerkers

 

Was working on these last night,, mostly on the brass, with the reikland flesh wash. I also tried a couple of the arms with wraith bone and a couple with screaming skull, and decided to go with a wraith bone top layer. 

The blue was done last thing before bed, with a coat of macragg blue. This morning I gave the blue an agrax earthshade wash. 

A shopping trip to let it dry and then a half and half mix of macragg and Calgar blue as a highlight. 

When the Silverstone Sprint Race was on I got the screaming skull layer on the Berzerkers. I got them finished with the dissection of the race and had a couple of hours on the sofa with the cat, before packing up and getting ready for work with the plan to finish the wraith bone layer at work.

After I kicked everyone out at work, I had something to eat and got the wraith bone layer on them. 

The plan here is to divide this lot between the 3 squads of Berzerkers, and the main infantry of this army.

This just leaves the Predator to do. 

The Finish line is in sight for this.

 

Last squad is another 10 Berzerkers this time in classic world eaters colours and then shared around the 3 Berzerker Squads 

So tonight saw me getting the ushabati bone base coat on everything. 

I then went over that with the Dark Star Mirky Mire wash, trying to leave holsters and pouches, bare arms and heads so I could use the contrast flesh tone on them. 

Plan A for tomorrow is brass trim and reikland flesh wash, with depending on times, highlighting with brass scorpion and then screaming skull most of the armour and I've just remembered that classic World Eaters have blue shoulders. So it's macragg blue before brass trim tomorrow, with screaming skull and wraith bone layers on Saturday night. 

Once this squad & the Predator are done where does this army go? 

Firstly I need a full photo of this army. 

Plan for this is probably Friday next week. 

Well there's another Havoc squad I've got ready to go but not worried about that yet. 

Those Forge Fiend weapons look too good to waste so I'm thinking of using one of the Redemptor dreads as a base for that.

A second box of Jakhals to make them wolfie

I also want the new Defiler to tower over the army. 

The last re-enforcements that I can think of are the new Chaos bikes and DOOM RIDER!

If anything really tasty gets added with the World Eaters codex or Chaos Codex expect me to add that but with zero rumors in the mill beyond bikes I can safely wait. 

Oh yes and the Dino Riding Exodites, I will be getting some, the nebulos plan is to go halves in the box with Jack who has the beast Snaggers army, but if he's not got the money/ doesn't want to I'll just have to wait and get the individual box when that gets released, at least boxes, probably 3 for the 3 characters and a squad of 6 Dragon Knights. Should also check that army, will plan that for Friday as well. 

Any chaos and Eldar Exodites, if they arrive soon enough, will be around the tanks when I want a break from paint dazzle camo. 

The Mauler Fiend

 

I've spent a few days and ignored it for a week when it was too damn hot. 

I got the Fang base coat on it and balthazr gold on the brass, Fang got the crimson wash and reikland fleshwash on the gold.

Then I got the Russ Grey over the Fang and brass scorpion over the gold, the steel areas had a base coat of iron warrior and a reikland fleshwash then a leadbleacher highlight. 

I've spent the time I've been working on it trying to work out why it looked vaguely familiar and I realised it's the big blue mimic from Live, Die, Repeat that gives Tom Cruise the reset ability.