heralds of excess Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hello Everyone, I'm starting a blog to document my most recent attempt at starting up an Emperor's Children/Slaanesh Daemons/Slaanesh Mortals force. For now I have the first two Noise Marines of a ten man squad, as well as 3 others that are currently PiP and 5 more that are currently waiting to be primed. On top of this I have 20 Daemonettes, 5 seekers, 2 Heralds, A Seeker Chariot and a Greater Daemon of Slaanesh as well as 20 Tempestus Scions that are converted up as Chaos Cultists/Traitor Guard that I pledge to paint before I buy anything else!Onto the photos:Squad Champion - Just waiting for some BftBG technical paint to bloody up the sword.Banner Bearer for the unit - Staff needs touching up Blastmaster Marine and two Sonic Blaster wielders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 As promised an update on the Noise Marine squad. I took these on my mobile so the quality and colour balance are off but I wanted to show that the three members posted earlier are all almost finished, just some tidying up to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Very nice, I especially like the Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Very nice, I especially like the Champion. Thanks! I've ordered the Blood for the Blood God technical paint to add to the blade and across the snow at his feet to make it a little more menacing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Update from yesterday's post. The first half of the squad is finished for now. Overall I'm happy with how they've turned out I'll probably use these guys in a few games of kill team before I finish up the rest of the force (or until we get Codex: Emperor's Children) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Those are some sweet Noise Marines, the green works really well as a spot colour against the purple. Are the models based off Kromlech's Bedlam range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Those are some sweet Noise Marines, the green works really well as a spot colour against the purple. Are the models based off Kromlech's Bedlam range? Cheers, they've definitely been a labour of love They're a real bash of all the sets I've picked up since about 2006. There are definitely Kromlech bits in there, as well as Spellcrow Pleasure Legion, GW Raptors and Noise Marine Upgrade kits as well as little bits from random places. The champ for example has a head from the fantasy chaos chariot, shoulder pad is Kromlech, backpack is from the upgrade set and his sword is from the sanguinary guard set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Same goes for my Kakophoni, they've been a full-on project with parts from Kromlech, Raptors, Dark Vengeance and Emperor knows where else. Kromlech's stuff has a great aesthetic and your Champion is definitely my favourite of the bunch, the head is a great piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemSyn Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Your off to a really great start here! I really like your colour scheme, and the snowy bases compliments the models really well. I really like how you've gone about building your Noise Marines from a whole range of different bits, I think that's the best way to do Noise Marines! You said in your first post that your planning to add Blood for the Blood God to your champions sword. I don't think he needs it, he's looks great as he is. If you do add it on though, it might be a good idea to keep it subtle. Just a suggestion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Same goes for my Kakophoni, they've been a full-on project with parts from Kromlech, Raptors, Dark Vengeance and Emperor knows where else. Kromlech's stuff has a great aesthetic and your Champion is definitely my favourite of the bunch, the head is a great piece. I was just looking through your blog on here and you've got some really great stuff - I'm happy to have impressed a fellow legionnaire! Yeah I'm a big fan of their Bedlam Fraternity range, I've just seen that they have released legs and torsos so might have to pick some of them up as the force expands. Your off to a really great start here! I really like your colour scheme, and the snowy bases compliments the models really well. I really like how you've gone about building your Noise Marines from a whole range of different bits, I think that's the best way to do Noise Marines! You said in your first post that your planning to add Blood for the Blood God to your champions sword. I don't think he needs it, he's looks great as he is. If you do add it on though, it might be a good idea to keep it subtle. Just a suggestion though. Thanks! I'm honestly quite humbled to have such positive feedback from others with more established Emperor's Children blogs. I really like the snow bases I think they add a nice contrast to the models and they help unify my army across Marines, Demons and Traitor Guard. I'm planning to use the snow to highlight the unnatural nature of the Demons as well. The 'Mortal' units will be wading through the snow whilst the demons will be walking across it. I'm a big fan of subtlety in my models, so I was planning on using only a small amount of blood on the edge of the blade and across the snow to give the impression that he has dispatched an enemy with minimal effort and is now signalling to his next target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Big Update! I've been working away on a few kill teams for myself and my girlfriend and it was my Birthday on Wednesday so I've been away for a while, only to be off on holiday for the next 2 weeks but progress is being made.I've constructed a few more marines, including another champion. I'm currently planning to run the marines in multiple small unit's of 6 with kitted out champions, sonic blasters and icon bearers/blastmasters that can be swapped in and out as needed. Is this still a viable tactic in this edition? I've collected lots since I last played but haven't actually played since 3.5...Anyway, onto the model progress:New Champion for 2nd Squad, I wanted to give him a more dynamic pose compared to the calmness of the other Champion.Had to cut the back foot into a hoof due to it snapping off in my earlier attempts of modelling a few years ago.Rank and File MarineAlways been a fan of the heads that came in the Emperor's Children upgrade pack, I'm glad I have one of each still intact.My girlfriend very kindly bought me a set of Kakophoni, a unit of Palantine Blades and the Emperor's Children Helmet set from Forgeworld. I'm planning to build the Kakophoni as they are in the box, but plan to sprinkle Palantine Blades bits throughout my force. The helmets in particular are amazing for Post-Heresy Marines.For my Heretic Astartes Killteam I'm running 3 cultists, which I might upgrade to a squad in 40k if I like how they turn out.These are a real bash of bits (like everything I do - Can't make it too easy for myself!) The torsos and heads are GW Hellstriders, The arms are from the Dark Elder Wracks kit and the legs are Frostgrave Barbarians cut in half. C & C's always greatly appreciated, Heralds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Nice dynamism in those first two poses. I'm planning on running squads of six as my army core, current plan is two squads of six kitted with five blasters and one blastmaster, backed by two Contemptors with dual Butchers. In the future I'll probably add a third squad of Noise Marines, but current models dictate that my third troop choice is a nice bunch of Daemonettes. Those cultists are just brilliant, got me thinking about Hellstrider/Kairic Acolyte bashing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Thanks for the feedback! I love the raptor legs for adding movement to Noise Marines, The current CSM models are much to static for a unit of pleasure seeking killing machines. The problem I found with Acolyte legs is that they're designed for 32mm bases, so most don't even fit on the cultist's 25mm'. I'm in a similar position model wise, but looking at Armies on Parade I may set myself the nigh impossible task of finishing my small warband for the event; 7 Marines, 5 Daemonettes, A sorcerer and a Helbrute plus board shouldn't be too hard right?... Speaking of my Sorcerer I managed to put him together last night instead of packing. I present (a very, very early version of) the current leader of my warband: Former Sergeant of the 32nd Company, Blessed Son of the Dark Prince, Scourge of Adenum IV and Lord of the Soulflayers; Krysithius Bericosian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 That's a funky pose, looks almost like a martial arts master squaring up in some sort of challenge pose. Pretty suiting for a member of the IIIrd throwing down the gauntlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 I wanted it to look as if he is casting a spell with his forward hand and holding his sword in a defensive position as he descends the ruins, do you think that's conveyed strongly enough or should I rethink the pose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted September 22, 2018 Author Share Posted September 22, 2018 I'm back!After a great holiday and some much needed time off I am now focused on working these guys to a completed, painted army.With two new additions to the force (a Plasma/Melta gunner and a CC marine) I was able to field my little kill team at the store today. Within the next few days I plan to finish up the 2nd squad and the HQ so that I can begin fielding the force as a proper 40k army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heralds of excess Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 It's been a while since I last posted here, I'm glad to see the B+C back up and running! A lot of painting has happened over the last few weeks so this will be something of an Image dump, so apologies for that. Firstly, I entered my Emperor's Children into Armies on Parade and came away with a Bronze medal which I'm super happy with and more than I expected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I commend your modeling and painting skills. Your Sons of Fulgrim are well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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