This showcase was buried in the sand! Get it? Check out this sweet Thousand Sons army GMM Studios completed a while back!
GMM Studios is known for incredible painting commissions and their overall capability to deliver what’s wanted in an army. Check out this older project of Thousand Sons that GMM completed years ago.
Buried in the Sand! GMM Painted 40k Thousand Sons
These Space Egyptians are rolling out of a Prospero display board with Ahriman at the lead. With the obvious Land Raider as the centerpiece for the force, check out everything that makes up this army.
This Thousand Sons army has the usual desert/Egyptian theme but with a few twists. There are several conversions for the non-marked units I was always really proud of.
Second, a winged sorcerer. A chaplain model was used as a base, then many bits were added.
The Thousand Sons units are heavily bit swapped to give a more active look. Opinions can go either way since, fluff wise, they are more of a relentlessly marching ghost army rather than live marines, but I always prefer to put some character and action into all the models I do.
Terminator Conversion Work
The Ushabti were perfect Terminators with one small conversion – an added monocle to count as a combi-melta. They fit perfect on the 40mm Terminator bases and make a good counts-as.
The Land Raider transport for the Ushabti Terminators I wanted to be a visual center to the army, and I added the casket to the top to make it sort of a “source of power” for the army. Instead of antennae technology, Chaos of course just uses beacons of Tzeentch power.
The Rhinos are fairly standard, but the added sand and scorpions make them stand out. I went for a “just out of the sand” look, playing on the desert theme of the army.
This is an older project done by GMM and you better believe his works of art have only gotten more intricate. Be sure to check out more of his finished commissions if you haven’t already.
What’s your favorite model out of the army? Is a Land Raider the centerpiece in your collection too?
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About the Author: Wesley Floyd
Wesley Floyd
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
Imperial fanboy, tabletop fanatic, and the self-proclaimed King of Sprues. He knows for a fact that Mephiston red is the best-tasting paint and is the commission painting equivalent of a Wendy’s 4 for $4. If you like what he writes and want to contact him or have your tabletop minatures painted (to a mostly okayish standard), message him on Instagram.
