Rogue Trader Chaos Renegades

So, after recently painting the chaos terminator captain, I've been keen to carry on with more chaos marines. So this week, I knocked out a couple of the classic Rogue Trader chaos renegades.

Both are Kev Adams sculpts with the guy on the right most likely being my favourite of all the original renegades. The one on the left, for some reason, never made it into the 90's catalogue - there were a few that suffered the same fate.

I remember when the chaos renegades first came out in 1988, I bought a pack of three (including the guy on the right) and didn't know where to start with them, with all their intricate detail. I love the Venetian bauta style face mask that the right hand one is wearing. Both have such characterful and individual features, as all that range possess really.

Both are wearing the original metal backpacks. I've got enough for a squad of five and more. I'd love to get hold of a few more but they are on the pricey side. I've found them a bit of a nightmare to paint, part painting them before fixing them on and finishing off.

I'll be up for more renegades soon enough but meantime, I've got a small vignette planned next which will probably keep me occupied for three or four weeks.

Regiments of Renown, RR12 Flying Gargoyles of Barda

So the latest chaos army installment is a classic Regiments of the Renown set, The Flying Gargoyles of Barda, featuring the leader, standard bearer and musician, accompanied by three troopers.

Released in early 1985, this range were mounted on clear plastic flying stands but I always found their details were obscured as they were flying face down (the leader being the exception) so I've pinned them in an upright position to show them off in their full glory.

According to their back story, they were summoned by the wizard Barda (a likely airbone reference to Douglas Bader) Von Micklestein of Marienburg. 80's GW did always love a pun. They're particularly flimsy models and I'm not sure how long they'll survive the test of time pinned through the ankle, troopers especially.

To be honest, I was glad to get them finished, especially the wings which was the final part to get done. Painting all six pairs in one hit was a little soul destroying.

So with them out of the way, it's time to take another break from the chaos army. With two completed Broo and warrior regiments, a fire giant, the rest of the knights and now the gargoyles, I feel the urge for a different path for a while. Thankfully I'm overflowing with ideas. Just need to pick one. I may opt for more Rogue Trader traitor marines, after the recent traitor terminator Captain, although I've a small vignette in mind also.