The Servants of the Abyss are a Chaos Space Marine Warband that command a large number of Traitor Guard. Some time after the Great Rift's creation, the Servants of the Abyss's Dread Cruiser Impaler, was struck by a empyric cataclysm, that fused it to a new Blackstone Fortress that has appeared in the Galaxy.

Miniature Review

There are only two Space Marines in the box. The sculpts I believe are unique to the box, and look a lot nicer than the marines in the Assassinorum boxset. They fit in nicely with the Guardsmen and the Rogue Psykers. I wouldn't say they're anything special, but have enough detail on them, so they stand out from the rest of the army.

Painting Techniques

Black Leather

Armour

Horns

Brown Leather

Steel

Small patches of rust were finally applied using Dirty Down Rust.

Bronze

Skin

Eyes

Base

I mixed sand with glue and applied it to the base. I then drybrushed it with Eshin Grey, then Mechanicus Standard Grey. I then painted the outer base with Rhinox Hide.

Roundup

These were fairly simple to paint in the end. Lots of red and bronze, with a bit of black and silver and the odd detail.

Something I need to watch out for in the future is highlighting larger red panels. After applying the wash the red was a really deep crimson. The more I highlighted the less saturation there was, becoming more and more faded. Applying a red glaze might be what's needed to bring that depth of colour back, or maybe I just need to find some different red paints.