Vogon Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 No one else in the house is awake yet so I broke the paints out for a bit of early morning hobby time. Just me, the cats and a squad of MkIII marines. Hopefully I’ll get the Volkites done pretty quickly and then base them ready for my next game. Cheers Vogon Vykes, Silas7 and Ryltar Thamior 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 ETL progress continues at my usual glacial rate of painting. Slow progress is still progress, right? Cheers Vogon Kisada, Silas7, Vykes and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Volkite squad's looking good. Vogon 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supe robot gangster #1 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Very nice work man! Loving the colour of the armour! Vogon 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 I completed my first ETL Vow and am pretty happy with the results Now I can make a start on Alpharius the question is what Legion to do the soon to be dead marine. Cheers Vogon Trokair, SickSix, Kisada and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeychunks Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Obviously another Alpha Legionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trokair Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I second the dead marine to be alpha legion, maybe in a subtlety different colour to show loyalty to the other one. How good are the details on Alpharius? Also how tall is the main body compared to normal marines? My Alpha Legion are Loyalist so I cannot use him but I am tempted to convert him into just a really fancy Praetor, probably head swap and weapon swap. Vogon 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 The details are amazing. I’m really looking forward to painting him. As far as scale goes, he’s pretty big. The model is on a par if not slightly taller than Horus when measured feet to top of head. Horus’ Terminator plate gives him extra height and bulk but Alpharius is not far behind. Not bad for the smallest of the Primarchs. Cheers Vogon. Trokair and Kizzdougs 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 I’ve taken an updated group shot of the army so far I’m currently working on a Forge World Alpharius and a Fire Raptor to add to them then I’ve got two decisions to make: 1 what to take to take the fight to some Talons of the Emperor in July 2 what to add next. Vykes, bluntblade, drogg and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arion Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I’ve taken an updated group shot of the army so far 1 what to take to take the fight to some Talons of the Emperor in July 2 what to add next. What a beautiful army. Everything ties in together really well. Congratulations, must be a joy and pride to play with it! :) As to what to add next, especially if you are fighting Custodes, I'd say max out your Vindicator slot as you are already at 4 Heavy Supports, so you can't really add more can you? Or alternatively, get a tactical support squad with plasma. It might be expensive points wise, but how else are you going to punch through those 2+ armor saves? Did you play the choom squad? How did it fare? I am very curious. I love everything volkite and I have a bag of calivers waiting for the right squad :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 What a beautiful army. Everything ties in together really well. Congratulations, must be a joy and pride to play with it! :) As to what to add next, especially if you are fighting Custodes, I'd say max out your Vindicator slot as you are already at 4 Heavy Supports, so you can't really add more can you? Or alternatively, get a tactical support squad with plasma. It might be expensive points wise, but how else are you going to punch through those 2+ armor saves? Did you play the choom squad? How did it fare? I am very curious. I love everything volkite and I have a bag of calivers waiting for the right squad :) Thanks man, it’s been a long project but a lot of fun. The Choom squad so far has only been fielded as a five man unit but I’ve hade quite a bit of success with it against other marines and Solar Auxiliaries. The higher to wound rate thanks to the St6 tends to counter the lower ap. Still not tried against Talons but am hoping for a similar idea, more wounds = more chances to fail a saving throw. Cheers Vogon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arion Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Thanks for the feedback on the Choom-marines. I mainly play Marines vs Marines so AP3 is the gold standard and pushes me towards plasma all the time, but I just love the volkites and the fluff. I'll settle for a unit that is reasonably effective but very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 A little update. Still a way to go but I’m happy with it so far. Cheers Vogon Arion 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Alpharius and the Primus Medicae finished and ready for battle. It’s been a longer than normal painting project thanks mostly to family commitments taking the kids places during what would normally be my hobby time but I got there in the end. Alpharius was a lot of fun to paint I particularly enjoyed my first ever Imperial Fist model. I had a lot of debates with various people over the colour of the cape and in fact what Legion to do the fallen marine. It came down to IF or AL but chatting with one guy in particular decided that the yellow would work as a strong contrasting colour and doing another AL while good thematically would make the whole thing look just a bit too one colour Now to work on the Fire Raptor Cheers Vogon Vykes, bluntblade, Pearson73 and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Good work, the Medicae looks especially smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 I’m resurrecting this thread with the new Triumph and Treachery coming up. I’m looking for inspiration for an Alpha Legion Saboteur do any of you guys have one you’ve made and painted? Cheers Vogon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Finished a few bits for the Loyalty and Treachery I think I need to take another full army shot but I need the dining room table for that . Cheers Vogon Charlo, Kizzdougs, Imren and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutherite Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Superb work, Vogon. These images are motivating me to finish my own Alpha Legionaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogg Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I’m resurrecting this thread with the new Triumph and Treachery coming up. I’m looking for inspiration for an Alpha Legion Saboteur do any of you guys have one you’ve made and painted? Cheers Vogon i haven't painted him yet, but i took inspiration from this one: http://warpstoneflux.blogspot.com/2016/02/alpha-legion-saboteur-model.html while i'm here -- what's your blue recipe, Vogon? looks fantastic. Vogon 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 i haven't painted him yet, but i took inspiration from this one: http://warpstoneflux.blogspot.com/2016/02/alpha-legion-saboteur-model.htmlwhile i'm here -- what's your blue recipe, Vogon? looks fantastic. Thanks for the link. It’s Sotek green base followed by a wash of druchii violet then highlighted with Sotek again and a final highlight with Temple Guard Blue. Cheers Vogon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogon Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Time for another update. It does feel like with all my other projects that the only time I paint Alpha Legion these days is for Loyalty and Treachery but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, at least it keeps my army building, even if it is slowly. Anyway, first up is my new preator, armed with lightning claws and a jump pack, just right to lead my assault squads. And then a fire Raptor. It’s been in the garage for about 2 years waiting for me to get around to painting it and I’m finally getting to it. Depending on how quickly I get through these two and the rest of my L&T Vow, I also have a couple of other units waiting in the wings to add, but we’ll see how I get on. Cheers Vogon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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