Prim's HH Painting Thread

[Prim]

Hi all,

 

I'm a new member here at the B&C, and I am in the process of building and painting a variety of armies for 30K (for 40K too, but that's a different section of the forum I believe). 

 

There is currently NO interest in my hobby club about the Heresy, everyone is fixated on playing 9th Ed. 40K. Personally I haven't tried 9th, hated 8th and was none to keen on 6th and 7th either. More than likely I will be playing with a couple of friends using 40K 5th edition as the basis for our games, adding in some alternating/random activation shenanigans in place of the IgoUgo style of standard 40K. Yes, I realize that this makes me a heretic in many peoples eyes. No, I don't really care.   I like to have fun playing non-competitive games and I quite enjoy tinkering with rules between games, so this works best for me. 

 

In terms of models and armies, don't expect to see a lot of Forgeworld goodies in this thread. I have a few FW minis I bought years ago, but I don't have a lot of cash at the moment. Most of my models come from the BaC and BoP boxes, along with whatever 40K stuff I can kitbash and a few 3rd party bitz here and there. Obviously I am trying to avoid mk.VII armour, but the odd arm/bolter/chainsword or two may crop up from time to time.

 

My forces so far are based loosely around the Shadow Crusade/Imperium Secundus, and I have minis set aside for Word Bearers, World Eaters, Ultramarines and Dark Angels, plus assorted Dramatis Persona for the narrative part of the games.

 

I hope to have some painted minis to show off in the near future, but in the meantime here are a handful of World Eater assault marines that I primed up recently.

 

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[Calibanite Knight Angel]

Welcome! Can't wait to see where you go with this!

[Qkhitai]

Ah a fellow rules agnostic/FW-lite HH player - was beginning to think I was the only one! Looking good so far, the fellow on the far left in particular.

[Prim]

@C.K.Angel - Thanks for the welcome. 

@Qkhitai - Rules are all just made up by some gamer or another. The only thing special about the 'official' rules is that that gamer got paid.... And I am so jealous. 

 

No work on my World Eaters so far, but more of them are being primed.

 

In the meantime I did manage to get a test model done for some Legio Custodes.

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[Prim]

A WIP shot of my World Eater assault squad.

And a close up of the sergeant.

The armour is Vallejo Light Grey mixed 50:50 with white, and the pauldrons are painted in Vallejo Heavy Blue mixed 50:50 with metallic medium to give them a little bit of a metallic sheen.

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[battle captain corpus]

Nice work so far! Keep it up!

 

BCC

[Prim]

Well, the World Eaters are done. I don't have the official 30K decals for the shoulders and FW's asking price is insane, so I have used the 40K decal sheets for these fellows.

And the full unit together.

 

Ultramarines next I think.

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[battle captain corpus]

What squads/character etc are you thinking of for your Ultramarines? 

 

BCC

[Prim]

What squads/character etc are you thinking of for your Ultramarines? :)

 

BCC

For the time being I have a tactical squad and a support squad on my desk. I also have a dreadnought, a seeker squad and a heavy support squad lined up for them.

[Prim]

Some WIP shots of some Ultramarines.

 

 

And this is an old Rhino hull that I picked up cheap that needed some repair work doing. A few bits from an IG tank and some spare guns from a predator and I made myself a little tank-hunter. No idea what to call it yet though. I'm thinking of adding a pintle mounted weapon to a top hatch as it looks a little bare.

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[Prim]

I have finished up some Ultramarines. As a starting point for my Ultramarine force, 20 Tactical marines in 2 squads.

And 5 Tactical Support marines.

 

I'm happy enough with them as they are, but I'm wondering if I should try weathering them. They are a bit factory fresh at the moment.

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[Prim]

Some more marines for my XIIIth Legion, a 5 man Heavy Support squad.

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[Prim]

The next unit for my XIIIth Legion, 5 Seekers.

The models are in mixed armour marks, with Mk.VI legs, backpacks, helmets, and left pauldrons, Mk.V torsos and Mk.IV arms. This was largely due to not having enough parts to make entirely one set of armour for the unit, but also fits in with the background of my force as being responsible for field testing. Clearly the Ultramarines got their hands on some new armour and decided to see how they could optimise it.

 

Heroes of the Five Hundred

A treatise on notable warriors of Ultramar during the latter days of the Great Crusade.

by Albrecht Vought, Remembrancer.

 

Veteran Sergeant Lexia Homanus

A native son of Macragge, Sergeant Homanus has served with distinction during the Great Crusade for over 80 years. Originally serving in a Tactical Squad with the 14th Chapter, Homanus was promoted to sergeant during the pacification of Sigma 2-9 where his squad was ambushed by foul xenos raiders. Organizing an inspired defence of his position after his squad's NCO was incapacitated, Homanus and the rest of his unit held out for several hours under fire, claiming the lives of untold dozens of the alien raiders. When the assault began to slacken, Homanus and his remaining warriors sallied out from their makeshift bastion and began to hunt down the Xenos hiding amidst the ruins.

Upon his promotion, Sergeant Homanus was assigned to a Tactical Support Squad, frequently leading his men to optimum firing positions to make the best use of their specialized weaponry. Seeing his natural talent at utilizing terrain and tracking targets, Sergeant Homanus was transferred to one of the chapter's Seeker Squads.

It was in this position that this esteemed warrior would go on to make his mark on the progress of the Crusade. The 14th Chapter, along with elements of the 3rd and 22nd Chapters were tasked with eradicating an Ork infestation in the Gandryon Cluster. The Gandryon Cluster was a recently compliant group of worlds that sat at a critical logistics junction for advance elements of several crusade fleets. A large Ork Waaagh had appeared, seemingly from nowhere, and conquered a sizeable area on the key world of Gandryon Majoris. The threat needed to be dealt with quickly, both to ensure the stability of the crusade supply lines, but also to prevent any uprisings by dissident factions in the cluster that would seek to capitalize on any perceived weakness by the Imperium in responding to this crisis.

During the initial clash between XIIIth Legion forces and the Ork horde, the Seeker squads were deployed by drop pod behind enemy lines. Sergeant Homanus and his squad were able to infiltrate the vast scrap fortress that the Orks were constructing. Within the heart of the enemy's lair, they discovered that the foul xenos were assembling a fleet of gargants, their monstrous equivalent to the Mechanicum's noble God-engines.

In a series of running firefights, Sergeant Homanus and his men battled their way deeper within the fortress. Low on ammo and surrounded, the remaining seekers found the Ork's supply dump, vast stockpiles of fuel and shells for the soon to be unleashed engines of war. Through the strategic placement of the squad's limited supply of melta and krak grenades, the Ork armoury was rigged for destruction and the Seekers prepared themselves for the end.

In the aftermath of the destruction of the Ork fortress, recon troops sweeping through the ruins detected the faint pulse of a XIIIth Legion transponder beacon. Following the signal they found Sergeant Homanus and two other members of his unit. Seconds before the explosives detonated, they had taken shelter in an underground vault that had shielded them from most of the blast. All three were seriously injured and would need numerous bionic replacements before they would see action again. Sergeant Homanus himself required a large section of his face and cranium to be replaced with steel and augmetic parts.

Following his recuperation, Sergeant Homanus and his squad were honoured by a visit from the Master of the XIIIth himself. Lord Guilliman praised the spirit and skill of the seeker units and bestowed veteran honours on the surviving members of Squad Homanus.

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[GodEmperorOfMankind]

Great start there brother!

 

If you're happy going down the weathering route then get cracking! For me personally it's too much time/effort, as I have far more models to paint to a battle ready standard

[Prim]

Great start there brother!

If you're happy going down the weathering route then get cracking! For me personally it's too much time/effort, as I have far more models to paint to a battle ready standard

Thanks.

I have way more models than I can paint in my lifetime, so spending time weathering these guys won't help reduce the stockpile. Aesthetically, weathered minis can look superb, I'm just not that confident in my ability to do it without messing up the original paint job.

 

I still have a few minis to go before this current batch is finished, and then I'll have to make a decision.

[LameBeard]

If you’re in two minds about about weathering, I suggest just a light dusting of the feet/lower legs with a base colour. Could be sponging, stippling or something more targeted in the creases. Just something that ties them into their environment without the risk of ruining any focal points on the miniatures.

 

Here you have blue models on a partly blue/grey base. A little of the brown from the base on the feet and the slate could go a long way?

 

Anyway, awesome army you’re building here

[Prim]

@LameBeard - Thanks. That seems like a reasonable compromise in terms of time and visual effectiveness. I may well give that a go.

 

In the meantime, here is the next squad, 5 Locutarus Storm marines.

 

When I put these together, I missed the part where they all had artificer armour, so they are a little plain unfortunately. I've tried to give them fancy decals on the right shoulders to show they are an elite unit in the force. The transfer sheet from the Indomitus box has been very useful for more decorative insignia.

I have no idea how good a five man unit of Locutarus is in game terms, but being able to deepstrike fairly accurately and double-tap a target with plasma pistols seems like they should make a decent backfield nuisance.

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[Prim]

A freshly painted mini for a new legion (for me). A Ravenwing attack bike for the first legion.

 

 

The mini is 3d printed as FW don't currently offer a suitable 30K model. I may have gone a bit overboard with the weathering powders, but hopefully some of it will rub off over time.

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[Prim]

It has been a while since my last update, my painting output has been fairly small recently.

 

However, I have finished some more minis for my HH collection.

 

I'm not a big fan of resin and prefer to use plastic where possible. A while back I converted a box of 40K raptors to stand in for some 30K Ashen Circle for my Word Bearers. Most of the parts used come from the Raptor box, but there are a couple of bits mixed in from other sources. I realize that they don't look an awful lot like the official minis, but they do look very different to everything else I have for my legion, so shouldn't cause any issues for my opponents.

 

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[Prim]

That last picture was a little dark. Here are some slightly brighter shots.

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[Prim]

Some more additions to my World Eaters.

A tactical squad.

And a command squad with a Praetor.

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[LameBeard]

Love the World Eaters - crests, maces, shields and the banner especially- close-ups please!

[Chaeron]

A great mix of kits Prim - really suits the Legion, and they look excellent!

[Prim]

On 11/1/2021 at 5:30 AM, LameBeard said:

Love the World Eaters - crests, maces, shields and the banner especially- close-ups please!

Sure, no problem.

Some of the tactical squad.

Praetor.

Command squad.

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[Prim]

It has been a while since I updated this thread...

I am really hyped by the new edition of the game and have been working on a few bits and pieces. Before 2nd edition was announced, I was happy assembling small units and converting up the odd special squad or character. With the release of the new edition I'm planning on bulking up my forces considerably. This change is primarily because I hated resin, so I was stuck with a limited supply of plastic minis to work from, the new plastic releases and the previewed minis mean that I have so many more options. I've only played one game of the new rules so far, but they were awesome. Sadly not many people in my local group have any great appetite for HH, most of them being happy with their 9th ed strategems and Primaris's. One of my friends is doing a Blood Angels force, another is doing Space Wolves (though mainly as an option for 40K), and I know another guy in my area has some Alpha Legion in his collection. 

Being more of a hobby butterfly myself, I have models for Ultramarines, Word Bearers, Space Wolves, Thousand Sons, Dark Angels and World Eaters, plus some Black Shields, Talons of the Emperor and Ruinstorm Daemons. Most of what I have finished is in the links above, though I plan to go through and edit the thread to show the pictures soon. 

In the meantime I have been working on some simple conversions.

For my Word Bearers, a Librarian.

For my Dark Angels, a standard bearer.

And finally a Paladin of the Hekatonystika, a unique option for Dark Angels (on the left), and Holguin, Master of the Deathwing (on the right).

Both of the above minis have press moulded Volkites for the time being. They are kind of rough around the edges, so I may look on some Bitz sites to see if I can get better ones. The Paladin is a stock Cataphractii with a couple of Deathwing parts. Holguin is mainly Indomitus Deathwing parts with a couple of Cataphractii shoulder pads. The Legacy PDF doesn't specify exactly what type of armour he is wearing, nor does it state that his weapon is a sword (just that it counts as one). I have some other Indomitus robed Deathwing bodies that I am thinking of slapping some Cataphractii shoulders on and running as Cataphractii. I guess I'll have to green-stuff on some pteruges to help make them look less like Indomitus. 

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