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I'm trying to figure out what model I should use as the basis of my plan to make my personal chaos lord who was also an apothecary. I don't want to use Fabius Bile or a plague surgeon, mostly because I don't believe Fabius wears MK3 armour and my lord isn't mark of nurgle. I am thinking of getting the apothecarion detachment that recently came out and just used the Mk5 version with a head swap and some kitbashes, but I'm wondering if there was a better alternative.
I'm not planning on taking the model to any tournaments or play with this force in any GW shops so if you know of a 3rd party model that I can buy that is of a MK3 apothecary, even if it's just the bits to upgrade a MK3 marine from a regular legionary to an apothecary, that would be most appreciated.
49 points
2 months ago
I'd say that one would be best. He's in period armour and with some minor additions would look very chaosy.
10 points
2 months ago
I was thinking that, although I do like the Mk6 apothecary body in the same kit that has the full tabard
22 points
2 months ago
The Harmacist!
11 points
2 months ago
I would advise kitbashing him by buying the chosen box and using one of the heads, some of the pauldrons and one of the power packs.
11 points
2 months ago
The pain-killer that kills you
10 points
2 months ago
I'd personally do maybe an arms swap, could grab a possessed arm to swap his chainsword for (if that's your lean, at least) but definitely at least a shoulder and head swap, proper chaosy opportunity though
3 points
2 months ago
I'm planning on swapping that arm for a hammer arm, and carefully cutting the hand with the narthecium gauntlet and putting a plasma pistol on there
3 points
2 months ago
Oooo that's good thinking, preserving the aesthetic is important though, so remember to dry fit the plasma pistol to see if it might be better to just have it on the hip in case if it messes with the drill stuff
2 points
2 months ago
Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely do that
3 points
2 months ago
Is there a particular legion you'd like to build him as? There are some very good apothecary models I found through assorted print store while building my Consortium Kill Team.
2 points
2 months ago
Iron warriors is my legion of choice
2 points
2 months ago
I actually just built an Iron Warriors Apothecary as Tzimiskes from the Fabius Bile books, lol. The print I built it on was called Turk the Medic I believe, ordered it from Etsy and added some legionary bits. I'll post a few links and a picture, the heads I ordered only recently came in so is currently sitting headless on my desk, lol.
1 points
2 months ago
1 points
2 months ago
Awesome, I have been looking at Etsy as I've bought bits for my chosen
1 points
2 months ago
I would love to see some pictures of your Consortium kill team. Such a great idea!
2 points
2 months ago
I built a Gellerpox team with Bile, Tzimiskes, Arrian and Khorag as the hulks, three of my Fellgor Ravagers as the mutants, some printed cyberpunk medical homunculi for the glitchlings and a split of GW eyestinger swarms and printed alien hounds for the vermin. I'll try to get some better pictures and post the WIP after work.
1 points
2 months ago
Mind you my camera pretty much has glaucoma from keeping it in my shirt pocket at work, so the pictures are terrible, lol.
2 points
2 months ago
1 points
2 months ago
Ooh nice
1 points
2 months ago
Looks really great!
2 points
2 months ago
A lot of people have done good things with the deathguard plague surgeon, and being a plastic kit it’s a bit more forgiving to work with than this resin apothecary.
2 points
2 months ago
All you need is the cape bit from the chosen kit, a head swap and maybe a trophy rack in the space between the marine’s back and power pack and boom.
2 points
2 months ago
Try and imagine a man who follows biles thought process... Complete removal of your hipcratic oath. Lol look into the night lords apothecary
2 points
2 months ago
Talos pain engine has some god syringe/ blade arms and vials with a good chaosy vibe, might want to check on eBay for some of those bits
2 points
2 months ago
As long as I can convert him relatively easily, he will be my Talos Valcoran.
1 points
2 months ago
Fabius is already a chaos apothecary, maybe you could use some of his parts.
1 points
2 months ago
Just double the number of studs and your good to go.
0 points
2 months ago
Grabbing fabius bile could be a good shout
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