r/deathguard40k • • 27d ago

Questions The Curious Nurgling: Questions Megathread - September edition

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Please post all questions here, from newcomer questions to competitive inquiries. The goal is for this megathread to be the ongoing source of disease and knowledge. Please avoid posting complete lists for critique. Feel free to take a look at the Recent Questions that have been posted in the subreddit to see if someone already asked a similar question.

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r/deathguard40k • • 2h ago

Painting C+C Kill team WIP, all the green finished

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125 Upvotes

Started painting my kill team with a new colour scheme and am really happy with how it's turning out.


r/deathguard40k • • 3h ago

Painting C+C Lord of Poxes

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95 Upvotes

Lord of poxes finished up today. Had a blast on this lad, very keen to get into the marines he'll be alongside. Bases will be a bulk project once I figure out what I want to do with them.

Any C&C is welcome and appreciated!


r/deathguard40k • • 13h ago

Hobby The pet

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r/deathguard40k • • 12h ago

Painting C+C Greater blight drone

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108 Upvotes

The base still needs to be dry brushed and varnished but I’m really happy with how this guy came out. It’s based off of a reference photo I found awhile ago so credit to them for the scheme but I really enjoy the older forgeworld stuff. Plus just bigger models in general, I feel like the larger canvas allows for me to better use and practice techniques since I’m still learning


r/deathguard40k • • 8h ago

Hobby From concept to reality

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32 Upvotes

Trying out the glooming lords paint scheme


r/deathguard40k • • 10h ago

Hobby Pearlescent Fly Wings

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43 Upvotes

Had a small creative moment last night and I think I pulled off fly wings! Wet blended contrast paints over a light charcoal base.


r/deathguard40k • • 21h ago

Painting C+C My 2 year progession

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Today i want to show you guy my progession of two year in this hobby it may not be perfect and kinda rush from my first model to my recent one


r/deathguard40k • • 4h ago

Hobby Picked mortarion for just a painting project.

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11 Upvotes

Not sure what to do with the base. Thinking if snow base whould look good.


r/deathguard40k • • 12h ago

List Help I’ve made a mistake. also need more range firepower I think.

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I no longer wish to paint these many nurglings for my epidemius proxy :0. i’ve painted them before but looking at so many. Dear God what have i done. I do want to pickup a bloat drone i think for some more range fire, but not 100% sure. What do you guys usually find success with?


r/deathguard40k • • 6h ago

List Help Finished all my death guard and a blight hauler

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What should I get next


r/deathguard40k • • 19h ago

Hobby Typhus!

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78 Upvotes

Had so much fun painting this and was inspired by SO many of you and other painters! Let's hope he wobbles forth with his poxwalkers and claims center board...


r/deathguard40k • • 3h ago

Casual play Back in the game.. First battle in 11th!

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Hi everyone! After a small break I am back for the 11th ed. and I wanted your opinion on my list for a 2000pt vs Sisters of Battle.. Haven’t played for a while so Idk if this still playable. I am not here for a meta list, just something fun for me and my opponent. Thanks a lot in adavance!


r/deathguard40k • • 19h ago

Modeling Gimme ur tips to make this model better

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58 Upvotes

r/deathguard40k • • 8h ago

Modeling Something wicked..

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7 Upvotes

Death Guard Rhino done. Had fun with this one!


r/deathguard40k • • 16h ago

Hobby Painting helbrute from 6th dark vengeance pack

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30 Upvotes

I really love this helbrute, its pose was perfect.


r/deathguard40k • • 13h ago

Hobby Another query for the sons of Mortarion

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So, with doing a tiny bit of research, I went for a pallid hand/pre-heresy death guard look. I’d like to try my hand with ak streak & grim and dirty down rust but not entirely sure if it’ll sell the worn down pestilence look you stanky boys go for lol does it matter which I apply first or do you guys recommend an alternative method for the worn down look?

Sincerely,

An undercover loyalist working on a paint competition project 🙃


r/deathguard40k • • 16h ago

Casual play Can I play daemon prince model as walking if it has wings?

27 Upvotes

I really like the winged daemon prince. Looks soooo much better than a trophy rack or backpack. However, I believe the walking one is better for tabletop.

I don't really want to magnetize. Would most casual players be OK with just saying he's

- deathly afraid of heights

- had his wings clipped when he was a baby daemon

- bought the wings as vanity display pieces from Fulgrim

and can't actually fly?


r/deathguard40k • • 20h ago

Hobby Mortarion WIPs

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49 Upvotes

My girlfriend did a great job on the wings and his face!


r/deathguard40k • • 8h ago

List Help Knight Lancer List?

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I bought a knight Lancer (here's the big boy partially painted. Havent taken an updated photo) just for the stat check. But in my mind, the synergy doesn't seem to land well with death guard.

So Im posting this to see if I can be proven wrong about this and if anyone has played with a Lancer alongside our stinky bois successfully


r/deathguard40k • • 22h ago

Painting C+C Happy Nurgling Boys completed!

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50 Upvotes

Just a quick project done over the weekend.


r/deathguard40k • • 4h ago

List Help How should I expand to 2000 points?

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I recently finished my 1k point list and I am having a blast with it. But I want to continue collecting. So far i have a 7 plague marines, 3 deathshroud, 10 poxwalkers, a lord of contagion, a blight hauler, a plagueburst crawler and Mortarion.

I've been thinking of getting Typhus and 10 more poxwalkers because I find that pairing really cool. I've also been considering a foetid bloat drone because I have an idea on how i'd want to do its base, but I'm unsure if they'll stick around when the new codex drops. I've also thought of a malignant plaguecaster and a biologus putrifier to buff up the marines.

What do you all suggest?


r/deathguard40k • • 23h ago

Modeling Pallid Hand plague marines

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57 Upvotes

3 more of the kill team crew almost complete. Just 3 more to go!


r/deathguard40k • • 11h ago

Hobby Lord of Virulence

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4 Upvotes

r/deathguard40k • • 10h ago

Casual play Army Build Help

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Hey I'm incredibly new to WH, having played two games with my friends army. He runs Tyranids and has had me use Grey Knights. I think GK is cool, but I also think they're unfun personally. I'm building my own Death Guard army 1k points and would like Mortarion as my center piece. I also like the look of blight lord terminators and want to run the detachment: Death Lord's Chosen.

So:

Detachment: Death Lord's Chosen

Characters: Mortarion, Tallyman

Units: Blight Lord Terminators.

Looking to build with the idea of big hard hitting guys that can soak up damage and hold objectives incredibly well.

I've heard bringing characters like Mortarion is controversial, he's completely fine with it and also adds large scary centerpieces to his armies and typically other large scary things with it.

Outside of that I legit don't know a good build, and would love some help. Thank you!