A nice surprise!
Edited by apologist, 29 June 2020 - 08:30 AM.
A nice surprise!
Edited by apologist, 29 June 2020 - 08:30 AM.
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Internet famous! But seriously, well-earned. I was looking over your site last night and it's a great resource; the care and amount of investment in each article/post was quite clear.
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Thanks both. A productive weekend saw the first marines completed, marking and bases and all; so I'll be sharing those over the next few days.
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Edited by apologist, 29 June 2020 - 02:26 PM.
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The dreaded triple post!
Don't think it's breaking any rules to do three in a row, but just wanted to dive in to do my happy dance about the Crusade Rules a bit here. Bit sad that they've been revealed/spoiled as they have (as it's nice to have a proper bells and whistles reveal), but from what I can gather it's looking like my plan – Gatebreakers accompanied by Inquisitor, Rogue Trader and similar dramatis personae is going to work.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the army develops; and now we've got a proper release date and confirmed size (50 power level), I've got a deadline and a target. Quick rundown, then:
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The bold stuff is complete. To this core, I'm planning to add a handful of other characters – a banner bearer, for example – Land Raider, Whirlwind, guard platoon and some form of Ecclesiastical presence – perhaps a squad of Sororitas as a bodyguard to a missionary.
Not sure how close this is to 50 power level, but I think most of that can fit in. It may be that it's a slow-grow force, and I can gradually add new elements over time. All of this seems to be built into the Crusade style of gaming, so I'm delighted.
Edited by apologist, 02 July 2020 - 03:15 PM.
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Good stuff! I'm looking forward to building up my own narrative army, as well as seeing your army grow.
Maybe you could model TWC-sized "were-templars" who's inner Templar took over in the fury of battle transforming them into a giant half man - half templar?
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Are the odd weapon badges mentioned in the writing some we can see on the miniatures and I am just blind? Or do those refer to the strikeforce symbols mentioned in the photo.
All looks great, of course.
Good stuff! I'm looking forward to building up my own narrative army, as well as seeing your army grow.
Thanks BiH – and likewise. What are you planning?
Are the odd weapon badges mentioned in the writing some we can see on the miniatures and I am just blind? Or do those refer to the strikeforce symbols mentioned in the photo.
All looks great, of course.
Hey Torbenos – yep; the weapon badges are at the front 'corner' of each marine's right shoulder pad. You can see one on the green pauldron of Member-Ordinary Hong Qin here – it's the black and white circular thing.
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Good stuff! I'm looking forward to building up my own narrative army, as well as seeing your army grow.
Thanks BiH – and likewise. What are you planning?
Space Wolves and Mechanicus goodness, growing as a narrative opposite to my Chaos force
Got ninja'd by you, haha. I do like more Asian names in sci fi, makes it seem more universal in magnitude.
Edited by BadgersinHills, 03 July 2020 - 10:30 AM.
Maybe you could model TWC-sized "were-templars" who's inner Templar took over in the fury of battle transforming them into a giant half man - half templar?
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Ion, because it actually looks like he’s bringing the bolter into his shoulder to appropriately use the forward grip.
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Eo Daur obviously stands out as the most distinct of them all with his armour, which lends itself to a lot of character when contrasted to the rest. But I would say Hong Qin is my favourite, the Primaris chest piece looks really imposing with the aquila removed. There is something really solid and industrial about it, makes the marines in question come off as no nonsense. The pose also is lovely, it's popular to try and catch a marine mid reload but difficult to do. And I think you've done it well. He comes of as very calm and collected to me, which evokes a feeling of experience. Marines calmly reloading in the midst of battle.
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Well would you look at the time, it's zombie o'clock!
So yeah, long story short.
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I take it the look of the metal is down to the same oil glazing as the armour?
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Eo Daur obviously stands out as the most distinct of them all with his armour, which lends itself to a lot of character when contrasted to the rest. But I would say Hong Qin is my favourite, the Primaris chest piece looks really imposing with the aquila removed. There is something really solid and industrial about it, makes the marines in question come off as no nonsense. The pose also is lovely, it's popular to try and catch a marine mid reload but difficult to do. And I think you've done it well. He comes of as very calm and collected to me, which evokes a feeling of experience. Marines calmly reloading in the midst of battle.
Thanks Torbenos. Once finances allow – after Indomitus! – I'd like to do a few more conversions from the Plague Marines. The army was intended to be a balance between 'built as intended' Primaris and more involved conversions, and I think I've earned some time at the chopping benches after this batch
Hey, it's nice to see some more representations from my native culture! Will some of the Librarians be akin to babalawos in Yoruba religion, offering divination and contact with the ancestor spirits to chapter command? The colors of the gatebreakers even match those of Orunmila, Yoruban Orisha of divination and patron of the babalawos.
Hey Cryptix – ah, cool to know! I had been looking into babalawos, but was afraid of it coming across as tokenistic if I went too close to the source, as it were. I'd like to have some hints of the world from which the marines with Yoruba-themed names originate – for personal interest and world-building, if not hing else – so I'd very much appreciate your thoughts, if you have a mo?
Having said that, the Chapters' Gnostics – something we'll look at soon, but essentially a combination of a remodelled Librarius and fleet commanders – do include some psychics; and it'd be cool to hint at the babalawos' divination, even if it's not explicitly stated. What I mean by that is that the Chapter is a melting pot of very different cultural groups, so I'm keen to have elements of each, all subsumed within the – deliberately fantasy – world of the 40k galaxy.
Always nice to see this thread updated.
Cheers, Dallo.
I take it the look of the metal is down to the same oil glazing as the armour?
Actually, that's much simpler – it's simply Gryphonne/Seraphim Sepia sloshed on alongside Leviathan purple wash. Applying them togehter – that is, wet-in-wet – gives a lovely rich neutral. There are some areas that are more yellow, or more purple; but where they mix, the colours mingle and neutralise to produce a dark.
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Using the Core rules that GW released via Warhammer Community, I took the Gatebreakers out for a test game, which you can read on + Death of a Rubricist +:
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If you can't (or don't want to) click through to my blog, here are some highlights!
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Edited by apologist, 10 July 2020 - 06:08 AM.
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Wow! I love the lore, the sort of sinister-but-not-quite feeling it gives you. Stuff like their "holy book" being different from person to person really gives them some flavor.
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The converted Land Raider looks neat. Good job on bringing it in line with the newer models! Are you planning something of the sort for the Dreadnought?
Wow! I love the lore, the sort of sinister-but-not-quite feeling it gives you. Stuff like their "holy book" being different from person to person really gives them some flavor.
Cheers, SvenIronhand – much appreciated. I always think that the models get me enthused to write, and the writing gets me enthused to build. Lovely little virtuous circle!
Everything about these guys are brilliant. The lore is top notch, as is the paint scheme. I love how you have taken an otherwise bright and eye-catching scheme and made it suitably grimdark with the weathering.
This thread and your Blood Angels are a couple of a few threads on the forums that has finally inspired me to actually buy some Primaris marines to convert into a 40K True Scale army! Hopefully I can do them half as much justice as you have!
Again, very kind. Good luck with the build; are you planning an existing Chapter, or one of your own?
The converted Land Raider looks neat. Good job on bringing it in line with the newer models! Are you planning something of the sort for the Dreadnought?
Thanks, AHorriblePerson. I'm in two minds about the dreadnought. Since he's neither a man, nor a tank, I can't decide how to treat him... like a marine, or like a vehicle?
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Everything about these guys are brilliant. The lore is top notch, as is the paint scheme. I love how you have taken an otherwise bright and eye-catching scheme and made it suitably grimdark with the weathering.
This thread and your Blood Angels are a couple of a few threads on the forums that has finally inspired me to actually buy some Primaris marines to convert into a 40K True Scale army! Hopefully I can do them half as much justice as you have!
Again, very kind. Good luck with the build; are you planning an existing Chapter, or one of your own?
I'm going to be doing my own! I have been planning a DIY chapter for a little over 2 years and have slowly been amassing notes of what I want and the lore behind it. It was originally going to be a full MK VI beakie army, but think I'm going to go for a MK IV feel similar to your Word Bearers, with the shaved down torsos and MK IV Helmets/Backpacks.
Also, can't wait to see the next update! I saw your Marines on the Hobby Round-Up the other week, and it was great to see a B&C Members work getting noticed by the powers that be!
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