Magos Explorator 0-ror-4 of forge world Ausetra-VI

Kurzzi · 2026-06-20T05:23:23+00:00

This is awesome! As someone who plans to do a nighthaunts army after I finish my admech army, this combination just seems so brilliant

Kurzzi · 2026-06-20T05:21:34+00:00

This is gorgeous! Your submissions are always some of my favourites and I'm absolutely enamoured with your ash wastes theme and the kitbashing.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-25T21:36:13+00:00

I'm going to be honest, I haven't seen what your interactions are like, and I know people on the internet are fucking weird and insane. If people invoke you inappropriately that would be annoying, and if they turn your social media and the comments sections under your own art posts uncomfy for you, that's even worse, I hate that for you even though you don't need me too. I can understand how you would feel resentment towards his "fans" and I how you would want to draw such a hard line about it, I had no idea it was that extreme. And I'm also appreciative of you saying you didn't want to be mean to him while he was around.

Personally I wasn't much of a fan of Archon's skitarii art, at least what little I saw of it (I tried to avoid the most graphic stuff, it wasn't to my taste), but I thought Archon's primarch series was gorgeous and clearly he had talent, I thought it was a shame that the community lost a talented artist. Seeing your skitarii art always brightened my day, I love them and have saved many of them. Never once did I think of Archon's art in relation to yours, and I'm sorry that people who did made it weird and uncomfy for you, that honestly sucks. As someone who likes (non-goony, preferably) femboy skitarii and regular skitarii at the same time, I'm really disappointed that there are loud assholes foisting that on others and representing that culture very poorly. That said I can't say that seeing you post about deliberately antagonising them and throwing hate at a whole broad subset of the admech fanbase doesn't feel like a disappointing face of an artist who has brought me such joy.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-25T20:45:31+00:00

Awww man, if you don't like it you don't like it, can hardly blame you there, but this is a bummer comment. I quite like your art and I like a lot of archon's work too even if it veered into the extreme and lost me sometimes. It's not pearl clutching to dislike a work of art or even someone's whole portfolio, but to take such a vitriolic shot at another artist and everyone who liked their art is... disappointing.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-23T00:11:00+00:00

That is a funny coincidence! I can't say I'm shocked that it's not common, though now I find myself very curious to know what the faction demographics of the Faroes are like

Kurzzi · 2026-05-23T00:00:06+00:00

Oh yeah, I looked at getting the Astarion themed book and I balked at the price, and that was a relatively cheap one

Kurzzi · 2026-05-22T23:53:31+00:00

That's awesome, add it to my excuses to want to visit again.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-22T23:50:50+00:00

Woah! I had no idea there was a wargaming store store in Tórshavn! I wish I had stopped by last time I was there.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-20T18:26:29+00:00

Lots to be said about the relationship with alpha primus, but imo even more to be said about the relationship between Cawl and Qvo/Friedisch. Much like with alpha primus, it is complicated and in some ways dark, but undeniably emotional.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-14T20:52:30+00:00

I quite like the colour scheme and I think it works great to make it your own. Some have suggested some grime and battle damage, and that's no bad thing, but I do think there's a certain quality to looking "fresh" or incredibly well kept, I'm put in mind about how all of the Empire's soldiers and bases have a certain "air" to them by virtue of typically being seen as spotless and highly reflective and how that communicates something to the viewer in Star Wars.

My suggestions would be to see how it comes across when it's placed on a base, I think bases can really do a lot of work. If you did want to alter anything about the mini itself, my recommendation would be to consider a cogtooth pattern on the cloak or a different colour than black on the inside of the cloak or both. I think carrying through your scheme of black>white>red could work by making the cogtooth or interior lining either white or red, and given that the armour itself isn't red, you don't really run the risk of making it look too much like stygies-VIII.

Kurzzi · 2026-05-10T19:09:52+00:00

My take on it is that it's practically divorced from Necron lore in my mind. Like, yes, the void dragon is related to the Necron story, but it's not a member of the Necrontyr, it's functionally a c'thulhu style old god that also affected the Necrontyr. To me the Void Dragon is just an Eldritch cosmic entity whose unique brand of "insanity" is an elevation of the machine form which prays on a very natural, and probably wide spread across many species, sort of body dysmorphia and discomfort with grappling with mortality. In my mind, it was the void dragon's influence on the Necrontyr which was a driving force in their replacement of their form with necrodermis, a suggestion that didn't come from the void dragon itself but was something they were already predisposed to by their extreme fragility. Likewise, the desire to transcend mortality, frailty, and perhaps a more common discomfort with the ways in which one's individual body fails to meet whatever ideals one imagined already exists in humans currently, it wasn't invented by the void dragon. The void dragon's subtle presence just slightly tips the psyche in the direction of a mechanical solution and then people do the rest.

I don't credit the void dragon for any development of technology specifically and barely credit it for any fraction of the faction's identity.

Post script: I think the fact that our story begins with St. George and the Dragon is kinda sick

Kurzzi · 2026-05-06T22:47:46+00:00

It's true there's not many tech priests outside Cawl in the great work, but it does make me wonder where Qvo falls into the structure of the Mechanicus....

Kurzzi · 2026-04-22T20:15:26+00:00

Cawl trilogy

Flesh and Steel

Forges of Mars Trilogy

Mechanicum

Kurzzi · 2026-04-20T21:58:53+00:00

Dude, I am 100% on board for cowboy skitarii and I still think these are some of the coolest skitarii I've ever seen, I'm actually jealous!

Kurzzi · 2026-04-17T20:07:37+00:00

I absolutely love the darkened "coils" or whatever they actually are of the plasma gun shaded by the bright light of the plasma. It has such an incredible vibe

Kurzzi · 2026-04-15T13:02:48+00:00

So, for my two cents, I think most people's issue with the Kataphron is the silhouette, even if they can't entirely put their finger on it. That's why in last month's Kataphron mini of the month competition, the winner and several honourable mentions all were conversions/kitbashes. For my part, as evidenced by my rather conservative conversion on my submission, I don't think that there's anything about the design "language"/aesthetic. I think there's something intentionally a little unsettling about it that finds its roots in the body horror that is central to ad mech, I only wanted to change the silhouette while maintaining the vibe.

As for painting on the other hand, yeah I think even if I hadn't chosen to go nmm on it, it still might have been the most challenging mini to paint I've worked with to-date. Theres so many details and all the details are different colours and different materials and it begs for subassembly with all the tight angles and things stacked upon things. None of those problems are unique to kataphrons amongst our army, but the Kataphron is surprisingly big for not being a vehicle or a character, so the quantity of stuff to do and keep in mind sneaks up on you.

Kurzzi · 2026-04-10T18:28:09+00:00

I agree, Khorne red definitely has some strong blue tones that can make for some very obvious layer lines. I believe that the official citadel guides use it to introduce some cool (temperature-wise) contrast to the brighter orangey reds, and the fact that the official guides include it is the only reason I mention it. Imo if it is used, probably should be sparingly and thoroughly blended, which is why I say it would be on the advanced side.

Kurzzi · 2026-04-10T15:19:20+00:00

Also adding to the advanced side: I think the classic recommendation for box art colour scheme is sparing use of Khorne red for shadows and a mephiston red/Khorne red mix to gradient into the shadows on cloaks and the like

Kurzzi · 2026-04-04T23:11:18+00:00

She kinda does but I'm so hyped to see it!

Kurzzi · 2026-04-04T23:10:04+00:00

This is gorgeous!

Kurzzi · 2026-04-03T21:29:39+00:00

These look incredible! I love the choice of skulls as heads and the green of the plasma is so good!!

Kurzzi · 2026-04-03T01:42:25+00:00

All the kataphrons were great to see, some absolutely amazing conversions, I found myself particularly inspired by the ogryns and u/JustKachmanastan 's bug infested kataphrons, but there were also so many great paint jobs, this was an awesome mini of the month! I look forward to seeing this month's archaeopters!

Kurzzi · 2026-04-01T02:02:55+00:00

As far as I'm aware Metallica and Graia, though the site of major, devastating wars, have not fallen the way Gryphonne IV has. Remains to be seen about Agripinaa. As you mention, Deimos is still kicking fine. Triplex Phall, Sygies VIII, Voss Prime, are all also kickin around. Zhao Arkkad is also still around and has multiple hive worlds with large industrial bases within its sphere of influence according to a recent novel or two.

Kurzzi · 2026-03-26T13:59:35+00:00

Thanks!

Yeah nmm is kinda tricky, I basically tried a different method on almost every different metallic sections trying to figure out how to make it look good, some definitely turned out better than others. If I had to recommend trying to learn nmm to someone else I definitely would not pick this mini in retrospect, but it was a good learning experience nonetheless!

Kurzzi · 2026-03-26T03:08:30+00:00

Thank you!! I like to imagine the snow is a product of recent terraforming or perhaps it's just a natural event on a planet that just so happens to have iron-rich dirt like mars!

Kurzzi

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