Archaon and Varanguard were models that I have been looking at for quite some time. They look really amazing, but they are also very expensive - and I already had several armies and not that much time to paint or play. So I decided to wait before I jump onto another expensive side-project.
And then, the Slaves of Darkness book was released. However, the book was not what I expected (and I expected something similar to Cities of Sigmar) and it was a bit underwhelming, at least for me - except for one thing: The Host of the Everchosen army. This was exactly the type of the army I wanted to play, revolving around Archaon and his elite warriors: models were great, the rules were cool and I loved the fluff.
I decided to build 1500 point army, containing Archaon, two units of Varanguard and something else to fill the remaining 100 points (probably Marauder horsemen, since I like the models). Varanguard and Marauder horsemen will also fit the Knights of the Empty Throne all-cavalry list that I had in mind (but more on that in some future posts).
So, I finally purchased Archaon and the Varanguard. As soon as Archaon arrived, I started assembling and painting. The first problem I had was how to fix the model to the base - there are only tiny connecting surfaces on Dorghar's tail. So, I decided to add some scenery to the base (I had some spare Azyrite ruins lying around) and then added pins that went from the ruins to Dorghar's tail.
After this was done, I could start painting the model. This is probably the most fun I had painting since I finished Alarielle, the Everqueen. Below is the final result.
