The Trench Crusade we have at home

[Maxromek]

That is undeniable, with the recent push towards the mianstream, 40k started to lose itself. But when I take a look at the newly announced Krieg plastics, I still think that the spark is there.
https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2024/11/warhammer-championships-death-korps-of-krieg-reveals.html

40k in wargame universes is like Rammstein in music, despite they "borrow" a lot from other stuff, they are so characteristic that they simply make all  the similar things feel like knockoffs. This strength of impact is hard to kill, even by self. (Star Wars managed to do it though...)

To be absolutely honest, making it funny and satirical is actually course correcting to what it was originally with Rogue Trader, and IP mish-mash full of references and not taking itself seriously

The trench looks great! I think making it wider is the way to go - to be honest the game doesn't have anything to do with the tactics of real WW1 trench warfare, it's mostly about aesthetics and you captured those very well!

[HerbertTarkel]

Lovely creepy work!

[Pictors Studio]

I'm back from India and in the middle of catching up on hours for work and my house heating system went out last night and it was -10 F. 

Despite all of that I got some more Trench Crusading in. 

Here are some more Black Grail models, 4 Corpse guard and one more of the thralls.



The shield guys up front:



Then I also got started on some Trench Pilgrims.



These guys are fun.  I decided that these are forces sent by King Prester John XXIV to aid his co-religionists in their struggle against hell. 



I've still got the regular pilgrims to do as well as the leaders and the Shrine, but so far the Stigmatic nuns and the pumpkinheads are all finished as well as the communicant. 

Can't imagine that communicant is going to make it to his first battle intact with that flail the way it is, but we'll see. 

[Pictors Studio]

I'm nearly finished with Prester John's forces.  I still have two of the Pilgrims to do, but I'm waiting to get the shoulder shields printed for them.  And there is the Trench Priest.  Almost finished with the latter though.



This is the whole crew.  The Shrine Anchorite is huge. 





Hopefully I can get the Priest done tonight and then get the other two Trench Pilgrims finished this weekend or at least by next weekend. 

Pretty neat set.  I think I'll try working on more bad guys next.  Likely the Court of the Seven Headed Serpent.  I don't think any of my mates have dipped their toe into that one yet.



A couple of close ups of that beast.  It is pretty easy to paint overall.  I still need to do the other option of the wheel with the person attached to it.  I attached magnets to the arm so the wheels can be swapped out if needed. 




The castigator.  Looking at the pic I might put a wash over the icons to tone them down a bit.  They don't look as bad in real life, but maybe its my eyes going a bit.



And the three lowly Trench Pilgrims.

[3Fingers2]

40k is a great game/world yet not lacking serious flaws, undiscerning fanboys ("all aboard the bandwagon") and undiscerning haters ("I hate the popular thing, look ma, Im special") are equally annoying.
But now lets go back to Trench Crusade

Trench crusade reminds me of rogue trader era 40k your allowed a bit of artistic creativity on the models .

[LouieN]

Congrats on getting this force done.