40KHW1: Daemons of Khorne by Lawnor

The only build of interest here is the Skull Cannon / Blood Throne, which I have chosen to magnetise to get the best use out of it.  The bulk of the build is common between both designs.  The bulk of the difference in down to what lump you put on top.  The both share a platform with 2 guys stood on, which goes on the front with the Blood Throne and on the back with the Skull Cannon.  I’m not motivated enough to magnetise their limbs in to the two different positions so I’ve found a way to mount them on the back for both designs and allow them to swap in and out.

The undersides of the Throne and Cannon were hollow, so they were stuffed with green stuff, and once dry, holes were drilled and magnets were added to the body and the attachments.

The platform will attach to the Cannon as per normal, but I have added a pin so it stays put without the aid of glue.  I have also placed a magnet in the underside of the chain the Daemons are holding and another magnet in the top of the cannon so they stay in position.  The trick is modifying the Throne.

For anyone building one of these for the first time, I would strongly advise adding the vehicles tongue during the first couple of stages.  At the last, try a dry fit.  Adding it when the instructions tell you is really awkward and my hole needed enlarging to stick it all the way in there properly (Insert sounds of Warren laughing here).

I’ve also now built and based the rest.  All in all I spent 2x 3 hour evenings and a 12 hour Saturday getting everything this far.  That’s around 18 hours work so far.  Right now the second coat of watery PVA has been applied over the basing material (Dirt from my garden) to seal it, and is being left alone for a few days to dry thoroughly.  Before the weekend the Bloodletters will be glued on with superglue, and everything will be rubbed down with the toothbrush to get off any lose dirt from the models.  Then I can prime ready to start the real work during the Hobby Weekend

The riders for the Bloodcrushers and the Throne are supported on paperclips sticking out of milk bottle tops.  There is blue tack in the bottle tops to provide weight and stability.  The pins are attached to the riders in their inside legs just above their knees where I do not expect to see once painted and I hope I can use as a pin hole to attach to their mounts.  My hope is that I don’t have to glue them down and can add and remove for ease of storage, but we will see.  I’ll also be painting the body of the Throne separate from its base as I don’t yet know how I’m going to paint it or what kind of access I’ll want to its undersides.

There’s more than 19 hours of work in to this, and two 8-12 hour drying periods so far, with a minimum 48 hour drying period needed now and I haven’t looked at paint or primer yet.  This is why I wanted to start prepping before the actual Hobby Weekend.  Maybe I’m slow.  Maybe I’m anal about my prep routine.  If I’m going to do this I want to do it right.