Abbadon the Despoiler

So theres this guy, you may have heard about him, he likes to lead Black Crusades out of the Eye of Terror and the current one (13th) sounds like it might actually make it all the way to Terra (if they ever advance past the current timeline).

Yep, I'm talking about Abbadon the Despoiler. This guys been around since the Horus heresy and hes a total bad ass on the table top. Armed with Drachnyen the Daemon Sword and the Talon of Horus (the same weapon that slew the primarch Sanguinius and laid the Emperor low), Abbadon has the right tools for the job when it comes to punking loyalists in challenges.

The official GW figure for Abbadon is pretty cool, but dated, and looks small compared to the newer plastic terminators. This led me to convert my own using the Chaos Space Marine Terminator Lord kit as the base and adding some left over bits from a Chaos Space Marine box and some Warriors of Chaos. I painted him in my warbands paint scheme so I can use him as a counts as Abbadon (im not a fan of the Black Legion).

Who needs a helmet when you have hair like that?

In case you are wondering, those are Chaos Marine bolt pistols mounted on the back of the lightning claw from the Lord kit. I used the pistols with the bolter ammo hanging down in belts so I could use the belts as the ammo feed for the Talon of Horus. The sword is just a sword form a Chaos Warrior. I would like a fancier looking sword but I couldnt find one and didnt feel up to the challenge of making one from greenstuff. I also decided to use the cloak from the Lord kit. I like cloaks on my characters and it helps bulk up Abbadon a bit.