Fantasy: Chaos Warriors

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

And BEARS 

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[Dunnadd]

And BEARS

me too - vote for chaos warriors and bears. The goblin-wolf centaurs already in the fantasy range would fit in nicely in a chaos army

[Raider4]

And BEARS 

Having just read The Northern Lights I have a hankering for a bear. An armoured bear.

But I'd likely only want the one ... 

Or maybe two - one in battered, simple armour, the other in intricate, gilded armour.

Yea for the panserbørne. Brilliant idea.

Cheers, Martyn
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[KOVAV]

I support this. if a chaos range is produced, my quest to replicate the armies of warhammer fantasy in 10mm will be completely provided for by pendraken (it probably will be anyway, but if, indeed there was a purpose built range, there would be much less dependancy on my novice painting and conversion skills)

[sixsideddice]

I`d kill for a Chaos collection in this scale.

[KOVAV]

a follower of Khorne (or for that matter any of the chaos Gods) would kill for much less then such a gift from the heavens.

[nikharwood]

I`d kill for a Chaos collection in this scale.

Likewise...that was priced sensibly of course & not the daftness of GW 

[Techno]

Ooooooh..... Chaos (sorry..NOT chaos)....
Just my cup of tea....

Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Eithe Morecock flavoured Chaos (Pan Tang anyone) or Khaos - Nemesis the Warlock flavour please...

[Techno]

Hmmm...
I fancy a go at one of these ....What sort of scale ?
How tall should these chappies be to the eyes....and the top of the head ?
See if I can fit one in.

Cheers - Phil

[KOVAV]

this video should give you the idea.

if you notice they are both taller and wider then the Empire soldgiers

[Leon]

They do look quite distinctive, so we'd have to look at doing a cool looking Knight with accentuated armour and oversized weaponry?   

[sixsideddice]

if you notice they are both taller and wider then the Empire soldgiers

again, without wanting to sound or be in any way obtuse, but... is this about making a new range of generic looking Pendraken Chaos warriors, or trying to mimic Games Workshops very specific idea of Chaos troops which were invented to be a part of their own world?

[fred.]

My view of Chaos Warriors will forever by in the early 80s as per this boxed set

[sixsideddice]

My view of Chaos Warriors will forever by in the early 80s as per this boxed set

Wow, I have those fred. yes, when I think of Chaos warriors, many many things come to mind before I pick up the present GW accepted status quo image.

The ones you show here fred, are exactly the kind of guys I`m thinking about in my minds eye.

[Nico]

again, without wanting to sound or be in any way obtuse, but... is this about making a new range of generic looking Pendraken Chaos warriors, or trying to mimic Games Workshops very specific idea of Chaos troops which were invented to be a part of their own world?

Kovav showed us how GW marauders/chaos knights look like - I think this is okay - but you're having a point, of course, six. It would be way more interesting to create something unaffiliated and self-reliant.

On the other hand, the different releases/versions of GW chaos warriors where created by various designers and influenced by several media throughout the years, decades even. There's other companies than GW too, naturally. So there is some kind of design history (including customer feedback etc.) you shouldn't completely overlook I say.

If you ask me, there are some attributes you might want to describe as typical for the generic "chaos warrior stereotype", such as:

- tall
- bulky
- heavy armor
- large weapons
- complete face hidden beneath a helmet
- sometimes horns, sometimes spikes, sometimes skulls or skull ornaments

rest is individual flavour or style.

By the way - since the fantasy (especially the dungeon) range is still quite in it's baby shoes, wouldn't it be fun to have a forum section or at least thread, to discuss if and how there should be an individual Pendraken style which marks at least some "sub-ranges" as Pendraken ?

I wouldn't want to limit the sculptors either, but maybe this is possible. just a thought.

Cheers, Nico

[Sandinista]

For me I think of Moorcock and Melnibone, which I see as in relation to the current fantasy range slightly spikier versions of the high elves with big dragons & riders. Perhaps less barding on horses, and did I mention the dragons...

[sixsideddice]

Kovav showed us how GW marauders/chaos knights look like - I think this is okay - but you're having a point, of course, six. It would be way more interesting to create something unaffiliated and self-reliant.

On the other hand, the different releases/versions of GW chaos warriors where created by various designers and influenced by several media throughout the years, decades even. There's other companies than GW too, naturally. So there is some kind of design history (including customer feedback etc.) you shouldn't completely overlook I say.

Of course Nico, I totally see your point, and as I always say, at the end of the day it’s all down to personal choice really. I think I was trying to steer a course away from `specifically ‘ the GW vision of things, maybe to look beyond that to other options; but I do think I`m probably flogging  a dead horse here, as the images almost set down in stone by the primogenitor of it all is an enduring and alluring temptation many will find hard to deviate from, almost as an institutional psyche at this stage and almost three decades down the road.

Bottom line is, I guess.... I`d just know I`d be bl**y happy to see any Chaos warriors in the 10mm range, what ever design stance they ultimately take 


Six 

[Sandinista]

again, without wanting to sound or be in any way obtuse, but... is this about making a new range of generic looking Pendraken Chaos warriors, or trying to mimic Games Workshops very specific idea of Chaos troops which were invented to be a part of their own world?

Go back to the original novels and interpret afresh, don't be a sheep, how about a Jerry Cornelius type figure as well?

[Nico]

Bottom line is, I guess.... I`d just know I`d be bl**y happy to see any Chaos warriors in the 10mm range, what ever design stance they ultimately take 

True - Let's see what Techno comes up with.