The Crimson Wake - 40k Chaos Reavers

Crimson Wake Chaos Reavers, void pirates in dark red armour kitbashed from a mix of OG plastic chaos warriors and modern 40k bits — Finished product first!

Once upon a time (Yikes – 2017) I built a handful of Chaos Reavers – void-faring space bastards to terrorise my various RPG groups and then… promptly forgot to make a followup post to say I’d painted them.

The paint scheme was straightforward – dark red with a black wash over the top, with plenty of nicks and scratches to represent a life on the hoof, many lightyears away from the nearest B&Q.

Paired with some dark greys and sunless flesh tones, you get get a pleasing colour scheme without having to put much thought in. Splash on some Blood for the Blood God for garnish, and *chef kiss*.

All my build notes are in the WIP post, so there’s not much left to do other than roll the gallery!

Cleaver Dan

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with khorne helmet and huge cleaver

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with khorne helmet and huge cleaver, seen from the left

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with khorne helmet and huge cleaver, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with khorne helmet and huge cleaver, seen from the rear

Mister Tickle

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with flaming hat and mutated tentacle arm

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with flaming hat and mutated tentacle arm, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with flaming hat and mutated tentacle arm, seen from the right, seen from the rear

Hornsome Harry

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with horns, bolt pistol, and chaos marauder axe, seen from the left

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with horns, bolt pistol, and chaos marauder axe, seen from the front

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with horns, bolt pistol, and chaos marauder axe, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with horns, bolt pistol, and chaos marauder axe, seen from the rear

Lobbing Sally

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with helmet, khorne shoulder pad and throwing a grenade, seen from the front

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with helmet, khorne shoulder pad and throwing a grenade, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with helmet, khorne shoulder pad and throwing a grenade, seen from the rear

Axe Daddy

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with a topknot and large chaos axe, seen from the front

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with helmet, khorne shoulder pad and throwing a grenade, seen from the left

Pump-action pete

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a marauder legs and a pump action shotgun, seen from the front

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a marauder legs and a pump action shotgun, seen from the left

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a marauder legs and a pump action shotgun, seen from the rear

Henrietta Hotpocket

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a marauder legs and a two-handed flamer, seen from the left

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a marauder legs and a two-handed flamer, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a marauder legs and a two-handed flamer, seen from the rear

Handsome Barry

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with a mutated face, nurgle shoulder pad and a bloodied mace, seen from the front

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with a mutated face, nurgle shoulder pad and a bloodied mace, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with a mutated face, nurgle shoulder pad and a bloodied mace, seen from the rear

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in dark red armour with a mutated face, nurgle shoulder pad and a bloodied mace, seen from the left

Double-Barrel Daryl

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit made from an ork body with a mutated double-head and a double-barrelled shotgun, seen from the front

Freddy Five-toes

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a windswept beardy head, mutated peg leg and a pump action shotgun, seen from the right

Crimson Wake 40k Chaos Reaver, a void pirate in a dark red void suit with a windswept beardy head, mutated peg leg and a pump action shotgun, with a close view of the peg leg

I’m very happy with how they came out. They were a joy to assemble and paint, and have seen more action on the tabletop than most of my other mooks I’ve built. Aside from being built for Rogue Trader, they’ve seen action in Dark Heresy, Wrath and Glory, and now a few of them are pressed into service as Hired Guns in Necromunda. What an illustrious career!

I’ve always been tempted to return to these guys and add a few more unarmoured goons to plump the numbers out, but I think that’s a project for another time.