Aulech Henschblut's Raiders (Mouse's Oldhammer Chaos Army So Far)

Spent a spare hour or two today reviewing what I've painted up for my Chaos Army over the last couple of years.  Two years is a damn long time, and when I look at this fragment of Buzzgobb Phesterlick's Chaos Horde (I plan on eventually fielding a horde of at least six thousand points) it doesn't seem like a lot to have acheived in that much time.  As I line it all up and gaze lovingly at it, I must say I do feel somewhat the proud father, though.  I'm certainly no meister painter, not by a long shot.  But I think Buzzgobb's legion of twisted hellspawn look pretty good massed and ready for battle.

Long way to go, including Buzzgobb himself, but here's the horde so far...

In the vanguard of any of Buzzgobb's raids run horrid packs of howling and slavering chaos hounds, ready to sweep away weak opposition or fall upon flanks as the Thugs and Chaos warriors pin down the enemy to the front.

2 packs of 6 Chaos Hounds each, Beastmen handlers with shields.......................................384 pts

A Nurglesque contingent advances on the horde's right flank...Chaos Champion Igor Pussdribble leads his warband of Thugs to battle, supported by the horrid mutant Chaos Sorcerer, Buboe Sourwing on his flying chaos steed...
19 Chaos Thugs with  light armor, hand weapon, shield, standard and musician
Chaos Champion with heavy armor, hand weapon,
 tentacle arm, (counts as extra hand weapon), and pistol...................................................................320 pts
 LVL 15 Chaos Sorcerer on Chaos Steed with chaos armor and enchanted weapon (cursed spear)..262 pts

The army's Slaaneshi contingent sweeps forward,  a mob of twisted, gibbering madmen, bent on satiating their unholy desires at the expense of the enemy...the fallen Inquisitor Luptuous Stenk and his warriors are here supported by the insufferably loathsome Sleekrist Kizzenkillum and his Gorgon lover...

19 Chaos thugs with light armor, hand weapon, shield, and unit standard, Chaos Marauder unit leader with light armor and flail............................................................................................................218 pts

1 lvl 10 Chaos Sorcerer with extra hand weapon, Chaos armor and
bound Chaos host...1 Gorgon with bow bound for 10 pts..................................................261 pts

 On the army's left, a second Nurglesque contingent leaps and lumbers toward the fields of slaughter.  Here we have the decidedly unpleasant Chaos Champion Digglechum Smegmar and his clutch of Chaos Trolls, preceded by a third and rather Nurgly-looking pack of Chaos Hounds...

In combat Digglechum likes to lead his "friends" in a direct charge against the enemy's front, while the hounds engage the enemy to flank or rear.  With a wall of simultaneously suppurating and regenerating flesh to their front, and rotting, stinking, slashing jaws lapping about their sides and backs, few enemy units can stand against Smegmarr and his minions for long...

Chaos Champion with heavy armor,  magic weapon,  (Enchanted Strike) and 3 Chaos Trolls...... 358 Pts
1 Beastman handler with shield and 6 Chaos Hounds....................................................................192 Pts

Though there's no doubting the strength of the Nurgle contingent, the Worshippers of Khorne remain the real fighting strength of the army so far.  Here, Chaos Knight Aulech Henschblut and Army Standard Bearer Ulrich Hellhorn drive the soldiers of the Khornate Cult toward the enemy...

On the right, the terrible Norse Chaos Champion Ulfgrimm Strang can be glimpsed loping forward at the head of his retinue of Chaos Marauders, supported by The Blood God's Huntmen, plying their bows to deadly effect as they close in upon the enemy...

Aulech Henschblut and Ulrich Hellhorn:
Chaos Knight (Army General) heavy armor, chaos steed w/ horse barding, Enchanted Sword (Frenzied Blade), Enchanted Shield (Talismanic Shield).........................................................................335 Pts
Chaos Warrior with heavy armor, shield, army standard, chaos steed, horse barding.................160 Pts

Ulfgrimm Strang's Marauders:
Chaos Champion with heavy armor, Dragon Helm, Enchanted Weapon, 2-handed hammer, (Mighty Strike), 9 Chaos Marauders with heavy armor,  shields, 2-handed weapons..............................532 Pts

The Blood God's Huntsmen:
1 Chaos Marauder with bow, light armor, 2-handed weapon, pistol, 9 Chaos thugs with long bows and hand weapons, light armor................................................................................................................140 Pts.

Total Points:  3,162 Pts!
Hey, I made it to 3,000 points!  I thought I was still short of the mark...Neat!

Forth, my twisted minions!

 

 

Well, that's a good note to leave for Kafiristan on.  I'm debating what minis I should have the wife mail to me later on, so I can bring them home, painted and ready to join the horde in about a year.  Right now 10 Tzeentchian Chaos Marauders, a score of Beastmen, and half-a-dozen centaurs are a the top of my list to deploy with me...Of course I really need to do Buzzgobb and his "Brides"...a unit of ten lovely harpies...

Mighty Ulfgrimm Strang leads his Marauders into battle.  Out of all my Chaos Champions, I believe he's my favorite so far.  I don't know if it's because I like the wolf-head figure so much, or because I'm proud of the background I wrote for him...mmmhh...probably both.

Well there they are...3,000 points of Old School Chaos critters.  Happy day.

"Pleasure,Slaughter and Contagion!"