I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a great modeler or painter. I can hold my own when it comes to painting playable armies, but even approaching the level of Golden Demon painters is well beyond the scope of my meager talents. As such, it was with some trepidation that I agreed to do a modeling and painting article for something as large and elaborate as the Hellcannon. This model could be the centrepiece of many Chaos or Archaon's Horde armies and is sculpted to a level of detail that should inspire even the most meticulous Golden Demon hopefuls to ever-greater levels of eyestrain. I was surprised that the powers that be at GW asked this humble (and rightly so) painter to tackle the project.

Even with my limited skills, however, I found that, once I'd broken the project down into manageable steps, the Hellcannon was pretty easy to assemble and paint. Its large size, which may seem intimidating at first, actually makes the model much easier to work with. I'm very pleased with my results, and I'm sure, if you take your time, you will be too.

Follow the links below to read how I completed my Hellcannon.