Big Bull Energy: Michał’s Chaos Dwarfs Ready for Tomorrow’s Old World Tournament
Michał had one of those hobby evenings we all know too well: “I’ll just sit down and do a bit of painting” and suddenly it’s deep into the night, a centerpiece monster is finished, the whole army is basically ready, and the group chat is losing its mind over a fire gradient.
This time the victim—in the best possible sense—was a Chaos Dwarf Great Taurus for Warhammer: The Old World. And honestly? What a beast.
It started with list talk, because of course it did. Michał had already locked in his 1250-point Chaos Dwarfs list and wasn’t making any more changes. The immediate concern, naturally, was that the army is completely without shooting. Which is a very funny sentence to write about Chaos Dwarfs, but here we are.
The list for tomorrow
Michał shared the full roster for the event, so we’re dropping it here for posterity and for our future selves when we inevitably ask “wait, what exactly was in that bull list?”
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Copy of Copy of Byczku? Tak Piesku? [1250 pts]
Warhammer: The Old World, Chaos Dwarfs, Renegade, Grand Melee + Combined Arms
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++ Characters [610 pts] ++
Infernal Castellan [290 pts]
- Darkforged weapon
- Full plate armour
- Shield
- General
- Great Taurus
- Talisman of Protection
Daemonsmith Sorcerer [235 pts]
- Darkforged weapon
- Heavy armour
- 1x Blood of Hashut
- Wizard [Level 1 Wizard]
- Lammasu [Mace tail + Sorcerous Exhalation]
- Daemonology
Hobgoblin Khan [85 pts]
- Hand weapon
- Light armour
- Shield
- Ranged weapon [Throwing weapons]
- On foot
- Ruby Ring of Ruin
++ Core Units [355 pts] ++
12 Infernal Ironsworn [259 pts]
- Halberds
- Full plate armour
- Shield
- Standard bearer
24 Hobgoblin Cutthroats [96 pts]
- Hand weapons
- Shields
- Light armour
++ Special Units [285 pts] ++
Iron Daemon [285 pts]
- Skullcracker
- Hand weapons
The key theme here is obvious: this is not a subtle army. This is a list built around swagger, monsters, heavy armour, and a train. A proper Chaos Dwarf approach to problem solving.
Stage one: the big lad gets stained
Michał announced he was wrapping up work and sitting down to paint the bull immediately. A little later we got the first update: “Kawał chłopa, dopiero go zabejcowałem” — and yes, that already looked promising.
Then came the classic late-night progress sequence, where every new photo makes it clearer that the project has crossed from “work in progress” into “oh no, this is actually going to slap.”
By the time the finished shot landed, the reaction on our side was immediate and extremely coherent: beautiful, super looks, and, from Pegie, a very accurate appreciation of that killer fire gradient.
We’re fully with the chat on this one: the flame transition came out ridiculously well. It’s the kind of effect that can easily go muddy if the blends don’t land, but here it stayed vibrant and punchy.
The rider who’s going to drive this thing into battle
Michał also showed the Castellan who’ll be riding the monster into tomorrow’s games.
And then, because one angle is never enough when a model comes out this well, we also got another shot that made Stas respond with a heartfelt “O kurde”.
One more photo from End3r also landed in the thread, adding to the growing pile of evidence that this model absolutely deserves all the attention it’s getting.
Whole army reporting for duty
The best part of the story is that the Taurus wasn’t the end of it. Shortly after finishing the monster, Michał dropped the message every pre-tournament painter dreams of sending: “Dobra, reporting for duty”.
And with that, we got the full army parade.
First up: the slave hobos — Hobgoblin Cutthroats, as only a lovingly bullied unit of chaff can be introduced.
Then the elite infantry, introduced with exactly the right amount of theatricality: Ironswooooooorns.
And of course the true hero of public transport in the Dark Lands: the Iron Daemon, described by Michał as an EN-57 Pafawag service from Warszawa Zachodnia to Daw Zaghurr. We could not possibly improve on that.
The second monster slot is also present and accounted for: the Daemonsmith Sorcerer on what Michał very correctly called a bearded brute.
And finally, his excellency himself: the Infernal Castellan on the winged bull-beast.
No baggage, no expectations, maximum vibes
The healthiest sentence in the whole exchange might be Michał’s plan for the event: the maximum plan for tomorrow is to have a good time. No pressure to win everything, no dramatic declarations, just painted army, cool centerpiece models, and a day of pushing Chaos Dwarfs around the table.
Honestly, that’s the dream.
There was also a bit of classic pre-event logistics in the background — asking around for templates, discussing hobby putty for temporary model mounting, and the usual rules brainworms trying to sneak in at the last minute. In other words: tournament prep in its natural habitat.
Final thoughts
We love posts like this because they capture the exact energy of the hobby at its best: last-minute painting, list tweaking that somehow turns into nope, no more changes, friends hyping each other up, and a finished army hitting the table just in time.
Huge props to Michał for getting the whole force ready, and especially for that Taurus. The gradient got deserved praise in the chat, and we’re adding ours too.
Good luck tomorrow, and may the Byczek finally survive a game long enough to earn the domain name.