Aramis K Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Seeker squad complete. Various deathwatch and Sternguard bits involved, mainly for ammo, wrist auspex and backpack cams. My Exodus got demoted to the team but keeps his fancy long gun. http://i.imgur.com/geSNy3i.jpg As one of my vets got promoted to Seekers so I had to replace him. Not fond of normal Vexillas so I cut one down to the wreath. Aim to do this for all squads now. Got plans for the offcut. http://i.imgur.com/azwFg67.jpg Next up, Medic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnwolf Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Those look fantastic. Sniper Rifle looks mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 A quickly kitbashed Master of Signal using a few spare parts. The backpack is built up from the body of a melta gun, some pipes, a cam from the scions kit, and the aerial is off an old eldar jetbike. The tiny flags are the inverted base of a vexalia, and the flags are based on old naval signal flags. "Stay back, dangerous cargo". They're also my initials. Bolt pistol has a scope made from the barrel of an old eldar guardian lasgun (before they all got shuriken in 3rd edition). Not great but I enjoyed the recycling. Deathwatch chest because the high collar seems appropriate for danger close. Deathwatch right arm because I love dem wrist computers. The left arm is trimmed from the Missile launcher - I liked it as a scope and I think it helps distinguish this guy's role. http://i.imgur.com/55mP8X9.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idomeneus Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Nice stuff. Very much digging the non-metallic look; not something you see a lot with Alphas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Refreshed my Delegatus. Working on some fluff for him and the rest now. Any good sources for name inspiration? Replaced his claw with a master-crafted thunder hammer, which also now needs a name. Still working out how to do a nice glow on the black. Wrist auspex for style and codebook on the belt. Also added a crushed eagle vexilla to the base as is fitting. http://i.imgur.com/vGetSDS.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateus of ultramar Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I love the way youve done the power packs, what parts did you use for the "sensors"? I might have to use these for my seekers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 @mateus Thanks. The backpack sensors on the seekers are lifted off deathwatch backpacks. The smaller pointy topped sensors on the Master of Signal and Moritat are taken from the shoulders of Tempestus Scions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Finished my first apothecary after three attempts at a colour scheme I'm happy with all the white. The narthecium is the medic pistol from the scions kit, attached to a deathwatch arm, some scions tubes and a scout pistol. The backpack light is a sliced up melta-bomb. The waist vials are the ends of the command scrolls which I removed from the legs of the Calth chaplain. Waste not want not. The legs are deathwatch spares but I trimmed the ankles and knee caps to try and stop it looking like mk8 and hopefully more heresy. http://i.imgur.com/D1wFBr5.jpg I've also started to bash together my next unit, some weapon master vets who'll be joined by the Delegatus and apothecary. A few power weapons and some drum mags for bolters for a more cqb team. http://i.imgur.com/OaKrgVh.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Added a Knight Errant to my Alpha Legion. On the Emperor's secret service, mind out, no questions please... Used the master of recruits figure, new helmet, and an eagle crammed onto his collar. There's a teal shine to the armour I'm pleased with which blends him in with my legionaries, but didn't photograph well. May redo the orange scope and vary somewhat of the purple tones more. Always really useful to photograph a mini and get a fresh view on the colours. http://i.imgur.com/Nwdkfaw.jpg Love to know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDrake28 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Oh wow. That's really awesome. How did you achieve that silver for the armour, if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hod Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I really like the placement of the eagle behind the head. That really looks slick (I might have to file away that idea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 @IronDrake Thank you. It's pretty much lifted from various Grey Knight tutorials. Not that the alpha legion or knights errant have any connection to grey knights... ;) The armour is undercoated black, painted leadbelcher, then heavy drybrush of runefang silver. Then blacklined with nuln oil, with watered down Abaddon black in the deep shade. Then glazed with very watered down Sotek green a few times. Used water not medium so it sat on the flat parts not just crevices. Finally line highlighted with runefang. I have a lot to learn about working with metallics, which is why I wanted to try this. Seems to be all about use of washes and glazes, and knowing when to use water or medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Can anyone share any fluff on heresy or crusade era I Legion Ravenwing as hunters, assassins and infiltrators rather than bikers? Feeling inspired by the 40k Fallen I've built a Ravenwing marine on foot to form part of my command squad. Haven't decided if he's an alpha in disguise, or a DA traitor, or a DA on secondment. Favouring him being a Ravenwing operative working with and turned to the Alphas. What do we know about early Ravenwing pre-Angelus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Another vets squad, weapon masters. The sgt is nasty, with counter attack from mutable tactics and a power dagger that's 4 power fist attacks on the first round of combat. Add venom spheres and they all get hammer of wrath too. Terminators probably better, but I wanted a few swordsmen. They'll probably run with the librarian I have coming up next, or the Knight Errant. http://i.imgur.com/1TM1jbQ.jpg Comments welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Contemptor joins the unit, my first non-infantry model since I painted a metal Eldar wraithlord gloss black in 96. I re-posed the calth plastic dread a little, cut and turned at the waist, and the legs simply bent into a wider step. Added a searchlight and rather lame looking havoc launcher. Had fun trying out chipped armour weathering. Black base shape, boltgun chip leaving black edge, agrax lower wash, then tiny silver bright highlight and bright armour colour highlight on lower edge of chip. First use of newish Stormhost Silver paint which is incredibly bright and useful in moderation. Tried a lot of different washes on the metals to vary the tones for different parts; green on the fist, blue on the ammo drums, various sepia on moving parts, and purple to sepia fade on the gun barrels. Really interesting so looking for more metal stuff to paint... http://i.imgur.com/nw7Rh2R.jpg http://i.imgur.com/R7rDOJH.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendingon1+ Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Can anyone share any fluff on heresy or crusade era I Legion Ravenwing as hunters, assassins and infiltrators rather than bikers? Feeling inspired by the 40k Fallen I've built a Ravenwing marine on foot to form part of my command squad. Haven't decided if he's an alpha in disguise, or a DA traitor, or a DA on secondment. Favouring him being a Ravenwing operative working with and turned to the Alphas. What do we know about early Ravenwing pre-Angelus? All I can say is that in Wolf King novel there was a DA Marine who infiltrated Wulfs so perfectly (until discovery lol) that I (everyone?)thought he was an Alpha Legion.Er...spoilers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Wrapping up my XX for the time being with a parade of the force as it stands. Aramis' Chosen: http://i.imgur.com/z1KNYGt.jpg Left to right, Cataphractii, Assault vets, Sniper vets, command elements, Contemptor, Seekers. Usually run as Chosen Duty rite under the Delagatus. All picked by what I enjoy in terms of modelling and fluff. So no metal boxes. Had a lot of fun kitbashing these all together. Everything is plastic, I think there is one resin pad in the whole force. Loved painting with Sotek Green, such a rich and easy to use colour, but time for some new techniques. Learned a lot about weathering and metallics with these. Command group http://i.imgur.com/OFV2NYY.jpg The librarian here on the right is the last entry to the unit. I ended up with 5 HQs in all, but the consuls are so interesting to convert. Next? What's red and black, unaffiliated and under-resourced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depthcharge12 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Looking nice man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venator Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 The sotek green looks lovely! Awesome force you've assembled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 I've been working on adding some Blackshield allies for my XX strike force. Outlander marauders who'll teleport in close with rad grenades and xeno weapons. A disposable surprise assault. Some indications they're former Blood Angels who've made bargains with the Xenos for tech to take the fight to the traitors. My XX won't mind that. They're all built from a wide mix of parts and armour, some shotguns, some gunslingers, and I really wanted a pariah flamer and Xenos deathlock in there. So here are the first two. Shotgun from Deathwatch, and the chainblade is a mk4 combat blade handle attached to a chainfist. The flamer is from scions with a heavy flamer backpack. That's a mk8 chest and sigmarine pad as I thought the protection looked sensible for an overpressured flamer. http://i.imgur.com/ahUc6cN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3wEvFsH.jpg Still not fully worked out a scheme, I like the red but still trying to find the right secondary colours and colour for pads. Advice welcome. Whatever I do I want to vary it a fair bit within the unit and add individual markings and heraldry. Learning to shade red with a blue wash was a revelation, really like the depth that adds. Knowing 8th Ed will change a lot of rules helped me really focus on what's cool, otherwise they'd all be shotguns and chainaxes. Finally, here's my Marauder Chief in progress. Wide mix of parts. Grafting claw fingers into a powerfist turned out to be really easy. http://i.imgur.com/meDt71g.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 That stormcast pad looks really cool on the marine...! Some cool Blackshields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 The master of recruits is a cool model, isn't he? Love the flamer marauder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 A few more of my Blackshield marauders. Mix of armour and kit in the unit. Decided to keep mixing up the shoulder pad colours as well. Lots of blood angels parts in here with icons shaved off. http://i.imgur.com/A87HP3n.jpg On the right here is my Xenos Deathlocks. To cool an option to ignore. The barrel is off an ancient Eldar flamer. http://i.imgur.com/jSsWzXU.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kordhal Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Loving the blackshields, particularly how you have gone with a non-black colour scheme! The xenos deathlok also looks very cool and alien (fitting to your fluff as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aramis K Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Marauder Chief. One of my fave builds. Really happy with how the Tartaros helmet looks. http://i.imgur.com/lsRGadm.jpg I've got a few more of this unit to finish, but then that may be it for my time on the HH. Now we know it's not moving to 8th (for now) I'm less inclined to continue. I also think the new Primaris marines will edge out the current mini-marines in time. I'm not cross about either development, 8th looks good, but it shifts my enthusiasm away from HH marines. @Charlo I do like the stormcast pad but it's such a recognisable part I think it had to be used very sparingly. @Kordhal I just didn't want to paint black, hard to get the depth of colour I enjoy working with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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