Azarias Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The Prophet spoke:"Hear now, the words of Urizen: 'From the depths of dark solitude, from the eternal abode in my holiness, Hidden, set apart, in my stern counsels, Reserved for the days of futurity, I have sought for a joy without pain, for a solid without fluctuation.'" Dread silence met the speaker's words. The hosts of the Twelfth Company of the Word Bearer's legion stood in rapt attendance. "We make land in twelve hours. Let us bring to the infidels the Gods' iron law: 'One command, one joy, one desire, one curse, one weight, one measure, one King, four Gods, one law.'" Hello all. As part of my LPC vow (for one squad of five Chaos Terminators, one Chaos Sorcerer Lord in Terminator armor, and one squad of eight Chaos Space Marines) and as a distraction from Grad School, I've gotten around to restarting my Word Bearer's army. With a twist. See, as it stands my thesis is on William Blake, whose more... eccentric writing features a character named Urizen. Sound familiar? Basically, my army will be drawing heavily from the texts known as the Prophetic Books. More fluff will come as I develop it. Right now, all I've got is my first squad in the works, as pictured below. They're token Word Bearers units: all flames, parchment, and zealous bigotry. Now, I must apologize for the picture quality. All I've got is the one built into my iPod Touch. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0054.jpg Word Bearer with sconces of flame built into the backpack. The flames have yet to be lit. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0052.jpg Something similar, though here I've modeled the flames. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0053.jpg Plasma-armed marine. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0056.jpg The unpainted bunch. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0055.jpg The three I've completed thus far. Well, almost completed. Basing is still to come. Again, I apologize about the poor picture quality. I'll see what I can do about that. We'll see how often I can update as well, though I'm hoping to make the March 1 deadline. But we'll see. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 A good start! It'll be nice to see some Bearers inspired by Blake's work. As you say, that's where Lorgar got his nickname from after all. Looking forward to seeing more! :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasman Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Now, I must apologize for the picture quality. All I've got is the one built into my iPod Touch. Apparently your ipod focused on the paint pots in the background rather than on the minis in the foreground. Maybe you should try to use a sheet of paper just behind your minis as a background. I'm not sure it will work but it might be worth trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicced Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 not bad brother ;) i'm not sure about the flames though and a lot of your guys seem to be aiming upwards. is there a reason for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarias Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 His cold horrors silent, dark Urizen Prepar'd; his ten thousands of thunders, Rang'd in gloom'd array, stretch out across The dread world; and the rolling of wheels, As of swelling seas, sound in his clouds, In his hills of stor'd snows, in his mountains Of hail and ice; voices of terror Are heard, like thunders of autumn When the cloud blazes over the harvests. And I have returned, with more painted models. And, hopefully, slightly better picture quality. We'll see. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0057.jpg Here we have the first half of my eight regular CSM. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0058.jpg And here we have the second half. Now, I have yet to paint the flames, and yes, I realized for one of them (Plasma Marine) they go off at a slant, as opposed to upwards. Shame on my for not thinking of that when I was modelling. Maybe I'll have time to fix it, someday. Right now, I need advice as to how I should paint the flames. I'm torn between a kind of ice blue, which would contrast nicely with the dark red, while matching their (eventual) snow bases. Yet a bright red flame might work just as well. I can't think of any one reason to go one way or another. Hypothetically, I could try both, and then divide those marines by squad when I have a sufficiently-sized army. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0060.jpg Here they've formed a firing squad, ridding me of remembrances of my fourteen-year-old painting. @Wicced: Bugger. I hadn't realized what had happened until you pointed it out. Maybe they're aiming at a dreadnought? But I see what you mean about the flames - I'm hoping they work out better when they're painted. As yet they seem a little large and a little crude. Next up, modelling-wise: my Eternal Prophet Los (Sorcerer in Terminator armor) and five terminators! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natanael Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yay! Word Bearers! My 3rd favourite Legion (maybe 4th) :ph34r: So far it looks good, tho I think taking the pics from some distance to the minis and then zooming the pic or something might help with the focus-issue. - Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicced Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 looking forward to your terminators brother :tu: nevermind the guys aiming upwards, maybe they're just on air defense duty ;) i'm curious how the flames will look when painted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarias Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Sund'ring, Dark'ning, Thund'ring! Rent away with a terrible crash Eternity roll'd wide apart Wide asunder rolling Mountainous all around Departing; departing; departing: Leaving ruinous fragments of life Hanging frowning cliffs and all between An ocean of voidness unfathomable. The roaring fires ran o'er the heav'ns In whirlwinds and cataracts of blood And o'er the dark deserts of Urizen Fires pour thro' the void on all sides On Urizen's self-begotten armies (The Book of Urizen 5:3-4) It's been over a month, but I have returned with new offerings. Shame about the iPod camera though. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0078.jpg My collection of Terminators. They're not based yet, but I've got until the end of March to base them. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0077.jpg Here's the one I like the most. For some reason I see the post as having turned out well - it looks as though he's giving a benediction of some sort. I've also finished the squad of eight (now ten) regular Chaos Space Marines, but I forgot to take pictures of them. Next time. And, finally, the model I've been most excited about: Los, The Eternal Prophet. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0081.jpg He's a little different from the token Dark Apostle for one large reason: as the first named character in my army to have an analogue with The Book of Urizen, I wanted to be a little more faithful to Blake's imagery. First off, he's got the hammer because Los is depicted with it - the work of prophecy is manifested in Blake by the blacksmith's labor. The book hanging off the hammer will be painted either an iron color, or a brass, to keep with Urizen's brass books of Law. The chain comes from a depiction of Los in the Book of Urizen proper, as can be seen in this particular plate (warning: artistic nudity, but no "obscenity/pornography"). I'll admit, I toyed with having a more faithful recreation of Los' features - beard and all - but I decided against it. His depiction is a compromise: one requirement of my modelling him in the Warhammer 40K universe is that he has to look intimidating. So I gave him a helmet instead, but rather liked how the chain turned out. I've got about three and a half weeks left to paint him and base the rest of my units. So far so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Looking good, and as I said before, I love the Blake-inspiration. Could you download a better camera app for your iPod? It would really help your photos. I downloaded CamStudio+ for my iPhone for free and often use that for taking and editing photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah-a-nothepsis Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I love the chains! They scream W.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarias Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Alas, I have no time for an elaborate update. I'll edit this post later, but I've got to run to a movie and need to upload these ASAP. Because my LPC vow's complete! http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0094.jpg My Chaos Sorcerer in Terminator Armor: Los, the Eternal Prophet. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0093.jpg My squad of eight Chaos Space Marines. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0095.jpg Finally, my five terminators. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0092.jpg Group shot! @Kierdale: I tried the program you suggested, but it turns out I need an iPhone for it to work properly. My iPod's camera is of poorer quality, and doesn't have auto-focus. Which is lame. Again, will edit this later to be a little more impressive. Had to post my completed vow, though, lest I be shamefully branded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Congratulations on the completed oath! They look very good. Nice colour and I really like the braziers. What else are you planning on building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarias Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Then Light first began; from the fires Beams, conducted by fluid so pure Flow'd around the Immense: Los beheld Forthwith writhing upon the dark void The Back bone of Urizen appear Hurtling upon the wind Like a serpent! like an iron chain Whirling about in the Deep. The Book of Los 4:1 Given that those spawns of a poetaster have gilded their challenge to the rest of the forum with some luminescent latin, I figured I'd use Blake's version of "Let there be light." It's been a while since I updated this, mostly because I wanted to get a better camera before I started making regular updates. But then the DAPC was upon us, and I had to fall back upon my iPod camera. As ever, excuse the poor picture quality. First off, we have what I've been working on in my silence: http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0116.jpg My miscellaneous havoc squad. They'll second weapons to my regular squads when they're needed. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0109.jpghttp://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0108.jpg My old-timey rhino! The black plates were once trophy collections and spikes before I realized that their fragility made them bothersome. Instead I cut them off, filed them down, and painted squiggly golden runes on them to represent daemonic possession when I feel like using it. The flaps of parchment on either side were inspired by buddhist prayer flags. I liked the idea of having them wrapping about the wind as my rhino delivers its payload. http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0111.jpg And we come to the first part of my DAPC vow. A five-man squad of marines, with one aspiring champion plus power weapon. I basecoated them, but got a little ahead of myself and painted the champion before I had taken pictures of anything else. The last half of my vow is a vanilla chaos land raider. Now, I'm hoping to create some kind of a dais and alter atop it, but I have no idea how to start that process. Any suggestions, or even links to tutorials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Very good stuff! I particularly like the prayer parchments on the rhino, they look really good! The marines are all looking good. I'd best get myself started in my vow too, for that matter. I've seen an old land raider with a platform added to it years ago, using the cabin area of a first-production ork battle wagon. Not something easy to get one's hands on now. Since you're doing Word Bearers why not aim for a kind of mobile-shrine? Have a lectern on it, a pulpit (with pintle-mounted multi-melta) and a blasted altar (complete with sacrificial victim, burning censers, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil eyeball Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 My word That is creative use of If I see correctly Lego! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Apostle Thirst Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Nice! Better photos would be even nicer though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarias Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 @Evil Eyeball: You guessed right. The sconces for the flames are those old lego disk things. I don't know what they're exactly called. @Thirst: Don't I know it. I'm building on a budget, so I can't pick up a new camera yet. I'm hoping to borrow my roommate's one of these days, though. I'm back home in two weeks, so we'll see then. Also, I think I know what I want to do with my Land Raider. I like the idea of an altar, and if I can construct something like this (minus the glowing sun), I should be content. Put some candles on the altar, an iron book, and a kneeling worshipper, and I should be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarias Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 "And Urizen gave life and sense by his immortal power To all his Engines of deceit: that linked chains might run Thro' ranks of war spontaneous: and that hooks and boring screws Might act according to their forms by innate cruelty. He formed also harsh instruments of sound To grate the soul into destruction, or to inflame with fury The spirits of life, to pervert all the faculties of sense Into their own destruction..." (Four Zoas, 8.131-137) So here it is: my last post for the foreseeable future. Even though I'm moving halfway across the country, I couldn't let my dark brethren down. So here's my completed E Tenebrae Lux vow. First, my Land Raider: http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0152.jpg http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0153.jpg http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0154.jpg The last picture's important, as it points towards the inspiration for my conversion (noted about two or three posts up). Here are my five marines, including an icon bearer that I painted up for kicks: http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0155.jpg http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee469/Samayne/IMG_0157.jpg As ever, I apologize for the photo quality. If I ever get a better camera, I'll bring these guys out of storage and take better pictures for posterity. Until then, though, Death to the False Emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Very nice work. I particularly like the the altar atop the LR. Good luck with the move and I look forward to seeing more of your work after you're settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdannan Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Very cool work. Big fan of the custom seals you are using as well as the red you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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