TEXT: BLACK CRUSADE
  
  Ken’s bold color scheme  and
  converted cultists make for a
  memorable tabletop force.
  ALPHA LEGION - KEN LACY
  The Fabulous Orc Boy, as he is known, created not only an archetypal Alpha Legion force, but also
  an archetypal ‘Ken Lacy’ one. With hordes of cannon-fodder troops backed up by several smaller
  hard units, opponents are sure to have their hands full.
  THE BEGINNING
  It all started at the 2002 Baltimore GT, where over 10 club
  members attended with various 40k and Fantasy armies.
  That Saturday night, over a little food and much beer, we
  thought up the GT army to end them all. A huge, club wide
  joint effort with each of us doing related armies. But what
  was the theme?  
  The choice was made easy by all the new Chaos models 
  on display at the tournament. One look at the new
  Daemonettes, Plague Bearers, Horrors, and Bloodletters
  was all we needed to get excited about the idea of the Black
  Crusade. We divvied up the 9 founding Chaos Legions to
  those who were excited by the idea, and started planning
  for 2003.
  There would be 3 main components to our GT army. The
  first would be the armies themselves, obviously.The second
  would be our display bases, which will all interconnect to
  form one huge 18’ diorama.The last is a Codex for the Black
  Crusade, featuring photography, background material, and
  army features. The very Codex you hold in your hands.
  During the five years that the Warmonger Club has been in existence,
  the highlights have always been the yearly Grand Tournaments we
  attended together. For 2003, we decided to create a unique project
  that would not only showcase our respective modeling talents, but our
  dedication to the club as well.
  WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
  NIGHT LORDS - LOUIS ‘TONY’ PEREZ
  Tony’s Night Lords (not pictured) features fantastic conversions that are sure to bring his opponents
  nightmares—in more ways than one. If only we were able to get pictures of it!
  
  THE BLACK CRUSADE
  WORD BEARERS - GARY KWAN
  Gary stayed true to the Word Bearers’ ideology, bringing as many troops—and daemons— as
  possible. His modeling dedication shows not only through his converted Space Marines, but also
  through the Crusade’s corrupted Thunderhawk that he was responsible for.
  IRON WARRIORS - JIM KELEHER
  Tired of playing ‘rhino rush’ assault armies such as his Space Skaven and Black Templars,
  Jim opted to do a complete turnabout with by far the shootiest army he could conceive of.
  Jim’s bold color scheme and
  obscene volume of heavily
  converted Obliterators make a
  force to be reckoned with—and
  remembered.
  All the Word Bearers sport
  some conversion work The
  simple yet effective back-pack
  fire urns pictured here are
  standard throughout.
  
  THE BLACK CRUSADE
  BLACK LEGION - MATT BIRDOFF
  Matt has never seen a model—or army—he didn’t want to convert, and his Black  
  Legion is no exception. Making good use of pounds of green stuff and a huge range 
  of assorted plastic kits, this force stands out on the tabletop like few others.
  Sculpted 
  ‘tentacle’
  heads,
  individually cut flying bullet
  casings, non-metal metallics;
  Matt’s models are bursting with
  custom detail.
  The deep pinks and magentas
  Chris uses make for a striking
  contrast against the black
  Marine armor.
  EMPEROR’S CHILDREN - CHRIS BACOLO
  Chris’ army has everything you’d expect to see in an Emperor’s Children army—and everything you’d
  never want to see! His Noise Marines, Daemonettes, and Keeper of Secrets will keep coming at you,
  and you’ll beg for more!
  
  THE BLACK CRUSADE
  Red, red, and more red.
  Wilson’s army is a veritable tide
  of 
  crimson 
  Marines 
  and
  Bloodletters.
  WORLD EATERS - WILSON BADILLO
  As the ‘Master of Melee’, Wilson’s choice of World Eaters seemed an obvious fit. After all, 
  what better force to get stuck in with than an army of blood-crazed fanatics? 
  Layers of inking and dry
  brushing helped ‘The Notorious
  VIN’ achieve the foul look he
  wanted for his army.
  DEATH GUARD - VINCENT POLIDORO
  Rotten to the core, Vinnie and his Plague Marines are a vicious looking, and playing, army.
  Zombie and mutation bits are mixed with standard Chaos Marine parts to complete a putrid 
  looking force. In a good way...
  
  JUST THE BEGINNING?
  It wasn’t until the Crusade was well underway that we
  realized the amount of work it would take to bring it to
  fruition. The fact that it was completed at all seems a small
  miracle.
  No sooner than the completion of the Crusade did the
  Warmongers begin to plan next year’s club Grand
  Tournament project. We’ll just have to see if the, erm,
  enthusiasm continues through next year!
  CREDITS
  This project would not have been possible if not for the
  assistance and understanding of certain people.
  Danny and everyone else at Compleat Strategist, who gave
  the ‘Mongers a home when we most needed one. Gary
  Kwan, who’s ‘extra-curricular’ modeling work on the superb
  Chaos Thunderhawk gave us the centerpiece we needed.
  Jim Keleher, Club President and founder, without whom
  none of this would be possible. And most importantly, our
  wives, children and significant others, who put up with our
  long painting and gaming sessions. We’ll see you soon, we
  promise!
  THE BLACK CRUSADE
  A literal pound of ‘green stuff’
  and jewelry bits make Gene’s
  army stand out.
  THOUSAND SONS - GENE WAINWRIGHT
  Already a dedicated Sons player, the sight of new models enticed Gene to once again 
  follow the sorcerous path he’d taken before. Ripe with magical power and mutated
  conversions, Gene’s is one of the Crusade’s most spectacular—and unpredictable—armies.
  To read more in-depth coverage of the project, as well as the beginnings of next year’s, please visit warmongerclub.com
  
  DISPLAY BASE
  Each Crusader’s army display had to line up
  to form a single diorama. The Club made good
  use of it’s new gaming space to accommodate
  the project.
  The entire Crusade, from start to finish, was
  documented on our website, warmongerclub.com.
  The Chaos Thunderhawk model was scratch
  built by Word Bearer Gary Kwan.
  The Thunderhawk landing pad and control
  tower formed the center of the display.
  
  BLACK CRUSADE
  At the 2002 Baltimore Grand Tournament,
  fully half of the Warmongers embarked on a
  year-long journey. Brother fought brother, and
  the Warmonger Club stood on the very brink
  of extinction. One full year later, the Club’s
  Black Crusade project has reached fruition.
  "Yo, man. We should do a club army next year! 
  The whole club can do one huge army with a giant
  display base. That would be phat! GW is supposed 
  to do some kind of Black Crusade campaign... 
  what about we each do one of the 9 original 
  traitor legions?”
  Wilson "Master of Melee" Badillo
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  The Warmonger Club, WM logo, Angry Bald Man, Master of
  Melee, and The Notorious VIN are not registered trademarks
  of The Warmonger Club. The  exclusive rights of the content
  of this publication will be enforced in person by Gene, who,
  although a nice person, is also much larger than you are.
  
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