+ The Reveles Crusade +

[Brother Talarian]

Space sector Argon has experienced an influx of activity. 

Xenos forces have been assaulting Imperial outposts on the sector's perimeter. 

 

High Command has speculated an ancient relic to be the cause of the disturbance, which has attracted the attention of many enemy factions - Necron, Tau, Orks, Tyranids, Daemons, Tainted Marines, and rogue Imperial forces that no longer believe in the God Emperor. 

 

The Reveles Crusade has been launched to thwart the enemy and claim the relic for Imperium. 

 

 

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So, I decided to take the plunge and start my own crusade. Fluff will be updated as I want to have something on paper for the time being to get me going. I already have some heraldry in mind to represent the crusade. 

 

Currently my Templar forces consist of:

 

x5 Sword Bretheren (recently purchased on a good deal)

x5 Crusaders (old metal command squad? x1 duo-lighting claws, x1 Power-axe)

xSeveral Marines with Boltguns

 

x5 Terminators

 

x1 Razorback with Lascannon

x1 Rhino

 

x1 Predator with Lascannon

x2 Marines with Lascannon

x2 Marine with ML

 

Most of the stuff is currently bathing in simlpe green, as my 12 y/o self wasn't an expert at painting (not that I am now).

Unfortunately I bought what I thought looked cool at the time and both the Rhino and Predator are chaos, I chopped up all the bits that were heretical. Hopefully it turns out ok, time will tell. 

 

I will try and post pictures regularly, as well as battle reports.

 

As has been suggested, I think my next purchase will be an EC, or some sort of HQ, as well as some tacticals with the Templar upgrade bits.

 

 

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[Drac0]

EC, Helbrech and Chaplain, or Grimaldus, ara all good options.

but before all that I would fill all of the troops choices, so another tactical squad or two.

[Brother Christopher]

It's great to see you starting a thread. I am going to hold you to your word regarding regular updates. What you have looks like a good place to start and your planned purchases are solid, the EC (of some sort, not necessarily the 'proper' model) is a must, so are more Crusaders, preferably armed with chainswords and pistols (don't forget about some Neophytes).

 

I'm also curious about the metal models, especially the one with dual Claws.

[Honda]

Welcome Brother to the Eternal Crusade! You have joined us during a pivotal point in the Templars history.

 

The challenges before us would be intimidating, were it not for our Faith, our Fury, and our ZEAL!

 

You are a son of Dorn and this honor calls to you.

 

Let your sword's exploits become the stuff of legends.

 

IMPERATOR VULT!

[Brother Talarian]

Thank you for the welcome, brothers.

Quick update, nothing exciting.

 

So I finished helsreach.......

 

Man, that ending. My zeal, my fury... it rises.

My sword brethren have finally arrived.

My older space marines are soaking in a green bath.

Paints have been bought.

 

Progress will be shown.

More will join the ranks.

[Brother Talarian]

2 Updates, Brothers:

 

1. I cleaned, green stuffed and now have finally primed a whole lot of old space marines.

 

Pretty satisfied how the greenstuff worked out. First time ever using it. (I tried to make tabards)

 

Now, I started painting one model for kicks.. the colours I'm getting are questionable. I'll post pics tomorrow. I think I'll need some CC and advice as to how to best paint them.

 

2. Having my very first game with Templar tomorrow, 1000 points allied with a friend SWs.

 

I'll be bringing:

 

-EC

-Chaplain

 

-crusader squad

x1 plasma pistol + power axe

x1 power sword

x6 chainsword and pistol

 

-crusader squad

x1 lascannon

x4 bolter

 

-crusader squad

x1 ML

x4 bolter

 

-scouts

x5 with snipers and cloaks

 

-termies

x1 sarg with power sword

x1 assaukt cannon PF

x1 PF

x2 CF

 

-rhino

-razorback (las)

 

Any thoughts on the list gebtlemen? I will likely be facing orks (cant wait to fight these after rrading helsrech) allied with admec

 

Ill post pictures of my modeling thus far ans maybe some of tomorrows game!

[Brother Talarian]

Hello folks, 

 

Took me ages to remember how to upload a picture, so these are a bit old.

I tried using greenstuff for the first time ever.... I think it turned out pretty well! 

I currently have several more green stuff tabards made for some crusaders, and have about a dozen primed and shoulder pads painted. More pics eventually. 

 

Figured I'd start off with something small! 

 

 

 

I'm a bit "meh" on the tabard.... It looks a bit thick and heavy... also not sure about the colours... any advice? Also noticed with the picture that my eshin grey highlights aren't clean. Will need to revisit. 

 

Also, how do you fine folks do the maltese cross? I tried to freehand it and think I'll opt not to do so... unless I make a kick ass stencil.

 

I've painted two other models since and I'm more satisfied with the results, pictures will come. As well two battle reports! 

 

Thanks for looking,

[+Chaplain Matthias+]

I've had some success with a tiny tiny pen, in regards to the Maltese cross. Now I use transfers though.

[Firepower]

For the cross, I've seen two techniques.  Mine is to draw a very narrow/tall 'X' followed by a very wide/flat 'X' all intersecting in the middle.  Connect it at the appropriate points with 'V' to form the cross.  Fill in the blank.

 

Another technique is to paint a '+' with a 'v' at each point, then a line from the tips of the v to the center of the design.  

 

Either way takes practice.  

 

As for what you've made already, my main and very pressing concern is your failure to consecrate the bitz recovered from heretical marines (meaning you didn't shave off the arrows)!

[Brother Talarian]

What arrows do you speak of, sir?

[Firepower]

The first fellow's chainsword, gauntlet, etc.  Those are the marks of heresy!

[Brother Talarian]

Oh dear oh dear. Good eye! I must have taken bits from heretics without realizing... I also wasn't aware that it was heretic iconography... I should be a bit more careful moving forward..

 

On a modelling note: what colors do you guys use for your tabards? I'm thinking I may prefer a lighter/whiter tabard

[+Chaplain Matthias+]

Personally I use white with a dirty grimy layer. Red for sword brethren

[Brother Talarian]

I like the white and red idea. I may steal it yet. For now, more pictures on my shoddy group.

 

 

I tried two different techniques here, shown on the two crusaders with boltguns. The second, I attempted to highlight the edges with Dawnstone and then Administarum, the first I drybrushed the predominant edges, eshin grey, drybrushed further in dawnstone, then highlighted. 

 

I believe I prefer the drybrush method, as I am currently not skilled enough to do some fine brushstrokes to get some nice hightlights. Mine still look choppy. They aren't done yet, but what do y'all think? CC welcome.

 

I'm actually pretty happy with the tabbards, they still look rough but I blame that on my poor GS crafting skills. Instant Mold is on the way, as are some templar bits, so hopefully GS tabard sculpting will be behind me.

 

I plan on eventually tackling the eyes... I'd like them to have a pseudo glowing effect. Will look at tutorials but if anyone has had good experience/technique, let me know!

 

Thanks for looking

 

PS: If there's a better/suggest method to upload pictures let me know. Currently I'm emailing myself an image, pasting it in paint, saving, the nuploading. Tedious process which I tend to avoid for long

[Marshal Wolfhart]

IMO a drybrush always gives a more dirty and organic look, which i personally don't like on power armor. And once you've made yourself highlight a squad you'll realize how much more control you get within a few hours. So i'd recommend highlighting. That's my personal opinion though and if you feel better drybrushing and like the results, the more power to you :P

Considering the photos you could use a dropbox to store picks, saves the email shenanigans.

Otherwise nice progress, i like your tabards a lot!

[Drac0]

tip for GS tabards, you can use thin wire (or even paperclips as an alternative) to make the bottom half of the tabard look more like the GW ones and to give them the shape you want.

[Brother Christopher]

tip for GS tabards, you can use thin wire (or even paperclips as an alternative) to make the bottom half of the tabard look more like the GW ones and to give them the shape you want.

 

Or cut out plasticard or thick cardboard to the shape of the tabard you want for support and apply green stuff to the that.

[Brother Talarian]

Greetings Brothers,

 

A small detachment has been sent from the Revels crusade to aid the defenders of Konor. The Templars fought two battles.

I played two 2v2 2000pt games - 1000pts a person.

 

MY force for the first battle consisted of two battalion detachments. One IG and and BT.

 

The IG forces consisted of a Tempestor Prime and Company Commander, as well as three platoon squads with an autocannon, and a MT command squad with plasma. And a LRBT

The Black Templar forces consisted of a Chaplain, an EC, an 8 man crusader squad with power swords and melta, riding along in a rhino. Another crusader squad with Lascannon. And some neophytes with sniper rifles.

 

The Black Templar were sent to the perimeter of a stronghold to bolster the strength of a retreating IG force. It was said that they were accompanied by other Adeptus Astratus donning Green armor. Salammanders, they thought.

 

Upon their arrival the noticed a withered Imperial force accompanied by, not Salamanders, but Dark Angels... There was a certain tension in the air but the Chaplain coordinated the defensive positions, placing the DA on the right flank while the BT were set to defend the left flank. The guardsmen positioned themselves in various craters and brushes between the two Space Marine forces.

 

The Black Templar sent their eager neophytes ahead in order to gather intel. Communication was quickly lost.

 

The chaplain squinted his eyes as he saw the sand being kicked up from the tracks of a vehicle on the horizon. It wasn't Imperial. In fact, it was barely a vehicle at all. Hoots and squeals could be heard as the vehicle shot up the desert. The Chaplain voxed the guardsmen to open fire on the truck. 

Not a second after he'd issued the command did he hear the thundering roar of autocannon fire. 

 

The LRBT followed suit and it's shell hurled through the air... to miss it's mark. 

 

It was no ordinary truck. It was huge. The damage inflicted seemed minimal. They were getting closer....

 

 

So.... it has been a while since my last two games, and I forgot most details. So I'll go over the outcome.

 

Game 1: Konor Game

BT+DA vs Orks+Zerg

 

I manage to seize the initiative. Excellent. We shoot everything, everything at this big truck with 18? wounds.... perhaps we inflict 4 dmg. Zerg are nowhere to be seen, the rest of the Orks are in hiding waiting to be dropped closer to our lines.

Snipers try to shoot the weird boy who's shipping people all over the place. Fail to do anything.

 

Their turn. Trukk heals back to full health due to 3 mekks riding inside patching things up in a jiffy. 

Custom gold plated mega blasta does a solid 8 wounds to my LRBT. Small arms fire shoots into the guard who take 0 casulties as they are experts at making fortifications. 

 

Some Nobs get ports infront of a DA Rhino and swiftly chop it up with some solid str7 strong choppas. 

Nids stay in reserve. Truk moves right up close to my (the left flank).

 

Turn 2.

Everything, I mean everything, shoots at the big trukk. Bring it down to 1 wound. The last Black Templar, takes aim, and by Dorn's grace finds the weakest plate, blasts through and blows the damn thing up.

 

Out come 5 lumbering behomths. Gaz himself, 3 mekks, a... smaller don't know ork. and a warboss. The Guardsmen cheer. The Black Templar's zeal is rising. They have the urge to break rank and charge the enemy. 

 

The nobs on the right get shot up by combined fire of the DA and Guardsmen.

 

Turn 2 bad guys:

The 5 behomts charge teh rhine, blow it up, charge the guardsmen, wipe em out. 

 

The zealous tide emerges.

 

(I'll skip to the good part because who cares about the rest)

 

The Emperor's Champion, doing what he was ordained to do, seeks out the mightiest enemy foe, and challenge them to single combat. 

The Emperor's Champion charges the big man himself. Not wanting to intervene, the crusaders charge the surrounding mekks. The chaplain follows teh crusaders but remains nearby the Champion, to recover the blade if he is slain. 

 

The Emperor's champion, moving like a dancer, cuts deeply into the Orks flesh. (Brought gaz to 2 wounds?)  

But it wasn't enough. The titanous ork sluggishly swipes with his claw, bashing the Emperor's armor  but it held(he took 1 wound).

 

Not honoring the combat, the warboss charged into the Emperor's champion dealing another wound to him. 

Enraged that the porcine creatues had not honor the rules of engagement the Emperor's champion swung viciously and cut down the titanic leader. The chaplain followed suit and started beating hte Warboss with his corzius. 

 

Together they slew the warboss.

The crusaders, having tied up the mekks are beginning to be whittled down. The EC and Chaplain hurry over, EC slays the mekks. (honestly this dude is a beast)

 

A mix of screams and alien cries are heard from the right flank. They just need to hold. 

 

Hit, stab, shoot, kill.

 

Game ended with a BT/IG+DA victory!

Managed to kill most of the enemy and they conceded.

 

 

 

Game 2: 

I'll make this quick, hadn't realized how much I rambled in the first one.

 

Scenario: Nids(x2 1k) need to rush over the battlefield to get points and kill.

Defenders, Kill.

 

BT and GK this time. 

 

Defensive lines are made, shooting the swarms. Nids burrow from the ground to flank the Emperor's finest. 

Crusaders charge from their rhine, slaying the little bugs.

 

EC and Halbrecht charge a big beasty. Halbreaht could have chiled. EC destroyed him.

Another big beasty comes out, destroys a dreadknight. Halbrecht, not wanting to be outdone by his Champion, promptly slays the big beasty.

 

The crusadres and dreadnought on the right flank charge a flying tryrant, and wit hthe help of terminators bring it to the ground and mash it to a pulp.

 

Once agian, a BT/GK victory. 

 

 

 

Final thoughts:

Never leave home without an EC.

 

(For more serious thoughts feel free to ask)

 

Thanks to whoever took the time to read my outrageously long and rambling report.

 

 

TLDR: Won 2 games, EC kicks ass. BT kick ass. 

[TheOneTrueZon]

This why we play. Well done! The Emperor protects.

[Golf33]

I don't see any rambling, just good healthy zeal! Good job on the reports, and keen to see more photos.

[Brother Talarian]

Thank you for the kind words, brothers.

 

Army update:

 

My LGS had a sale and I purchased a stormraven tactical squad and some BT upgrade bits.

 

I also purchased a LRC, Drop Pod, and more Tacticals from GC-Minis about a month ago... still waiting to get my order... hoping it arrives soon before I do another impulse buy.

 

Anyone have experience with with them? I've heard they're good but the order can just take time due to shipping etc.

[Brother Talarian]

Question gentlemen:

 

I recently acquired blue stuff mold. I also have a box of BT chapter upgrades.

 

Now, in your experience, is it possible to make molds of the tabards while they're already build on marines? Or should I never use the plastic kit and just use them to create molds?

 

I know Brother Christopher has made some nice tabards from molds, did you make the mold of the tabard before and just stuff it with green stuff?

 

Any help is appreciated.

[Blender]

My friend does the same procedure with casting Imperial guard chest plates that are out of production. They work brilliantly. I assume tabards would work as well, but you would have to take into consideration there may be loss of details. It's possible. If you are handy with green stuff, you could actually sculpt tabards on. There are a few useful tutorials hiding around the B+C waiting for you. 

[Brother Talarian]

THE CRUSADE WAS SUCKED INTO THE WARP AND HAS RECENTLY EMERGED... FILLED WITH ZEAL!

(I haven't been very active recently due to rl - more hobby time to come!)

 

Tomorrow, the Templar and allies face off against a Xenos invasion in their (my) first ever apocalypse game! 

I will try and take as many pictures as possible and write about the valiant feats of my crusaders.

 

Leading them, will be none other than the Emperor's champion himself.

 

WIP:

 

 

 

 

Also, I have failed in the painting challenge, and will add the signature of defeat, as it will remind me of my failure. No matter, it will also encourage me to be more ZEALOUS!

[Brother Christopher]

Looking good so far. If I may recommend something, add more wash to the recesses of the tabard and then highlight the folds to make the whole thing pop out a bit more. Any plans for the sword's colour?

 

Also, have fun in your game!