Hello all,
Faithful readers might remember the big hulk of metal I bought some months ago on Ebay. It was a big blob of black undercoated metal and I had no idea what it was but it only cost a pound or so and looked interesting.
Luckily, Donogh (from apokalypsisrpg), identified it as a Dusk Realm Demon from Chronopia. I've never played Chronopia, nor do I know much about the system and it's world, but it is pretty obvious that Mr. Demon is not a peace-loving hippie. Far from it, the demon emanates violence and a "come to the Chopper"-attitude towards life.
So I've actually been looking forward to painting this beast and it turned out to be quite fun. So, without further ramblings here he is in great company:
The Dusk Demon, flanked by a couple of old Minotaurs. This should help show the size and immense bulk of this brute. All are mounted on bases from Fenris Games, and have had some pretty-pretty flowers from Army Painter added. They actually demanded the flowers - Slaaneshi gits :-).
The Demon was painted to fit with the warband - as a sort of almost transcended, heavily gifted minotaur champion. Or perhaps, as this has been a recurring problem, this is the demonic shape Slaanesh would appear to a Minotaur in. A Minotaur wouldn't care for some pansy little daemonette, but this beast should get the attention of even the baddest chaos-worshipping minotaur out there!
This also meant that it has been painted in the usual colours (purple, bronze) and with 'normal' skin, rather than a demonic flaming hue or something similar. I guess it would have been more appropriate aligned with something more base, such as Khorne, but diversity is inherent in Chaos (unless when it isn't)...
The shield has been a problem. The mini was actually finished some time ago but I couldn't figure out what to do about the shield. In the end I choose a simple, quikly painted Slaaneshi symbol - consider it a placeholder :-).
A rear shot, showing the somewhat weird armour. Looks effective but difficult to move in - but I do love the tiny tail-armour, not something you see everyday!
Last picture is one we could call "Beauty and the Beast", for obvious reasons :-).
Chronopia-lore describes the demon thusly:
Taking its name from the place that spawned it, the Dusk Realm Demon is a brute in every sense of the word. It exists only to kill and maim and while it is given to fits of blinding rage, it commands a keen intellect. These Demons seem at home in the utter dark of the Under Realms and the sweltering twilight of the deep jungles. So hideous is the presence of a Dusk Realm Demon that it causes abject fear in all who encounter it and like its smaller cousin, is capable of devastating attacks with its horned head. A charging Dusk Realm Demon has been known to be able to withstand the charge of a Bull Myrmadon.
I think it may be unfair to call Mr. Demon 'hideous' but I agree that this guy should at least cause Fear+2 in anyone anywhere nearby :-).
Hope you enjoyed the beast, more Shadow of Brimstone coming shortly, but I needed a break from them minis...
All the best,
Kasper
Faithful readers might remember the big hulk of metal I bought some months ago on Ebay. It was a big blob of black undercoated metal and I had no idea what it was but it only cost a pound or so and looked interesting.
Luckily, Donogh (from apokalypsisrpg), identified it as a Dusk Realm Demon from Chronopia. I've never played Chronopia, nor do I know much about the system and it's world, but it is pretty obvious that Mr. Demon is not a peace-loving hippie. Far from it, the demon emanates violence and a "come to the Chopper"-attitude towards life.
So I've actually been looking forward to painting this beast and it turned out to be quite fun. So, without further ramblings here he is in great company:
The Dusk Demon, flanked by a couple of old Minotaurs. This should help show the size and immense bulk of this brute. All are mounted on bases from Fenris Games, and have had some pretty-pretty flowers from Army Painter added. They actually demanded the flowers - Slaaneshi gits :-).
The Demon was painted to fit with the warband - as a sort of almost transcended, heavily gifted minotaur champion. Or perhaps, as this has been a recurring problem, this is the demonic shape Slaanesh would appear to a Minotaur in. A Minotaur wouldn't care for some pansy little daemonette, but this beast should get the attention of even the baddest chaos-worshipping minotaur out there!
This also meant that it has been painted in the usual colours (purple, bronze) and with 'normal' skin, rather than a demonic flaming hue or something similar. I guess it would have been more appropriate aligned with something more base, such as Khorne, but diversity is inherent in Chaos (unless when it isn't)...
The shield has been a problem. The mini was actually finished some time ago but I couldn't figure out what to do about the shield. In the end I choose a simple, quikly painted Slaaneshi symbol - consider it a placeholder :-).
A rear shot, showing the somewhat weird armour. Looks effective but difficult to move in - but I do love the tiny tail-armour, not something you see everyday!
Chronopia-lore describes the demon thusly:
Taking its name from the place that spawned it, the Dusk Realm Demon is a brute in every sense of the word. It exists only to kill and maim and while it is given to fits of blinding rage, it commands a keen intellect. These Demons seem at home in the utter dark of the Under Realms and the sweltering twilight of the deep jungles. So hideous is the presence of a Dusk Realm Demon that it causes abject fear in all who encounter it and like its smaller cousin, is capable of devastating attacks with its horned head. A charging Dusk Realm Demon has been known to be able to withstand the charge of a Bull Myrmadon.
I think it may be unfair to call Mr. Demon 'hideous' but I agree that this guy should at least cause Fear+2 in anyone anywhere nearby :-).
Hope you enjoyed the beast, more Shadow of Brimstone coming shortly, but I needed a break from them minis...
All the best,
Kasper
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