Smoke Frog

Very nice dark angles! I like how you did the weathering on that Krieg artillery piece too.

Thanks @Xenith! Hallam Campaign- Part 1 Nngoht ateitankwa xan (/shan) Galba Moht, Hallaq bi’xan Anzla Translation- “Again the void ships arrive from worlds beyond (lit= galaxy above), the crusade returns to Hallam. Vox records including Hallamic oral tradition pertaining to the “second coming” recorded by the registradus corps 089M32 In this context the “second coming” refers to the reconquest of Hallam by the Harbingers of Taelus, as opposed to the “first coming” with the conquest of the planet during the Great Crusade. The “second coming” marked the penultimate shift in governance for the main port and trading cities of Hallam, ere after falling under the control of local Forgeworld Moirae forces loyal to the Imperium. These enshrined feudal hierarchies remained in place from the departure of the Harbingers during the Scouring until the far future of M35 and the turmoil of the Age of Apostasy. Of the population of Hallam, few of the nomadic tribes stood in true direct opposition to the Harbingers upon their campaign on the planet. Scattered throughout the rad-desert wastes, they were split between two main groups- the Binn, who for the most part were abhuman savages bereft of the niceties of culture beyond warfare and survival, and the Ateitarru, the “star children” cybernetically-augmented descendants of the original human settlers of the planet. Self-proclaimed the “free people of the desert” or Imukamar in their own tongue. Aside from punitive raids they posed little threat to an astartes task force as a whole, though many were cleansed by the Harbingers during the later campaign. Several support and seeker squads deployed by the Harbingers were initially scattered amongst the populations of the wastes, to forge alliances to act as both guides and tactical distractions. Awed by the astartes and supplied handsomely from legion weapons stores, their armament became useful in multiple priming engagements. Depicted here is weapons support squad Saaton, lead by Veteran Sergeant Saaton, head of one of several early advance parties sent to planet Hallam ahead of the primary landfall contingents. Sergeant Saaton, along with the other seeker/support squadrons were highly effective in gaining the trust of many of the local tribes. Most famous of these was at Fal Riqqa, a mechanicum holdout to the north of the Plains of Gannon. Riqqa was so thoroughly gutted by the Harbinger infiltration cells and their guerilla allies as to be completely abandoned by the traitors mid-campaign. ++++++++++ My idea for these guys was they were an infiltration/advance squad, which I built before I realized seekers existed as a unit (and without this loadout). Bit disappointed, but in the future I hope I can make a true seeker squad to fill this role.

Resurrecting this thread to show off my newly-painted Cawdor/Admech gang! The sands speak, and I listen. I hear the echoes of the voices, as the cried out in unison as their world was enveloped in a holocaust of flame. The shock, the fear, the anger, the despair… it lingers in the air and swirls about us as we march. They are frozen in that moment, out of reach but so close to us. They see us now, and beg to be released from that moment, frozen forever in time when the first bombs began to fall. - quote attributed to Uxiik of the Harbingers of Taelus ++++++++++ For those of you who already saw the first page of the thread, these are the same minis I posted in 2021 (has it been that long!?) I was not happy with the previous scheme. While they played into my Ryza-theme for my forgeworld, the experiment with different shades of red/yellow/orange cloth did not look very good in my opinion. Instead I was inspired by therealbrokenfingers along with the forgeworld of al-Ash by bat abattoir on instagram, and went with a teal-color. It worked out because in our family moves since 2021 almost every single one of these minis was completely broken of their bases, and numerous weapons had to be reattached. It gave me a chance to rebase them all in a desert theme to match my Harbingers of Taelus (proto Sons of Medusa/Iron Hands Horus Heresy project), and I want to do a crossover between these two projects (started here). It also was fun to reattach all these guys and fix up the new bases with my 6-year-old daughter's help. She did a good job helping me use the hand-drill to drill out holes for the pins on the bases and mini's feet. Also funny because I am pretty sure I at least partially assembled these minis right around when she was born, crazy how time flies Anyway, I hope you like them. I enjoyed taking some cinematic shots of this crew, I think they have a great wasteland vibe with the Admech parts. I would love to make more of them, but right now I have plenty of other projects to attend too before I go buy a whole other Necromunda project to sit on the shelf for another 6 years. More individual photos of the warband members- A couple of these minis used bodies that were either from Star Wars Legion or Maelstrom's Edge, to make use of all the extra bits in the Necromunda boxes- This little running guy is my favorite with his little robo-arm- Crossbowman: I hope you like them! ++++++++++

Hallam. Desert world. A former ecumenopolis, now rad-soaked wasteland. Home of a vestigial devolved-race of homo-sapiens who existed only to extract the world's ancient treasures. Scavengers and slaves, under the thrall of belligerent sects who would defy the Emperor during the hour of Horus' rising star. Traitors and thieves, who thought themselves safe. Far from the greater galaxy at war, able now to grasp for power and riches previously forbidden. It was upon these vile sects upon which the Harbingers of Taelus turned their wrathful gaze... ++++++++++ It's been a while, aiming to get back into this Heresy blog this summer by way of an old, repurposed Necromunda gang. I hope to use these guys as a militia force at some point. More pictures to follow!

@sarabando great looking Iron Hand banner-bearer! Love his shoulder pad and armor

Finished two robots, and finally took some better photos of my Esoterist and some of my warband leadership council plotting their next move after the Dropsite Massacre. Harbingers of Taelus

Beautiful red! Love the helmets

Esoterist Uxiik, the Iron Snake. To his supporters he is a prophet. A savant. Those same believe him blessed with a fraction of the Emperor’s foresight and power. To others he is given less flattering epithets… sorcerer… manipulator… heretic… snake… Little is known of the one called Uxiik, Esoterist of the Harbingers of Taelus, prior to events at Istvaan. When the retreating fleet regrouped at Kelsbad he was among the tiny handful survivors evacuated from the Fist of Pisces strike cruiser, the rest of his company having been killed, vented into open space prior to the retreat. That his ship even survived with an intact Gellar field long enough to reach the rendezvous was itself a miracle, a feat that Iron Father Selok Sataar was later to ascribe to Uxiik’s burgeoning psychic potential. During the emergency council, Uxiik, clad in the simple unmarked armor of a legionnaire, strode into the command deck at the side of the Selok Sataar. Only the coolant system hooked to his armored gauntlets gave the slightest hint of his import. Indeed, the Iron Father seemed to rely upon the enigmatic marine on multiple occasions during the following events as both his primary counsel and, much to the chagrin of the other assembled leaders, as an oracle and guide in these unprecedented times. Unofficially known as the Iron Snake to his detractors, Uxiik was said to have a forked-tongue able to convince even the most recalcitrant of the consuls of his desired course of action. Most preferred to keep him at arms length or more, as their forever remained an air of foreboding around the marine. Despite the mistrust, few could deny his uncanny abilities. He is responsible for many of the minor victories spread throughout the history of the Harbingers warband, both in their infiltration and recapture of the Taelus system and the campaigns on the desert-world of Hallam. ++++++++++ Reposting my Esoterist, of course credit for this mini's inspiration goes to @Pearson73 and his lovely iron hands (Link to his esoterist). Had fun playing around with some multi-color lights to make an indoor scene for this guy . He turned out way more sinister than what I was intending, so might as well go all in on his lore... ++++++++++ <<priority transmission incoming>> “WARNING- Alpha Legion operative infiltration confirmed on the following Xth Legion vessels prior to the arrival at Istvaan… Iron Dream, Fist of Pisces, the Grendel, the Thetis…” <<transmission cut off at source>> <//intercepted Tenth Legion intelligence channel following the retreat from the Dropsite Massacre. Message was never disseminated across the bulk of surviving Iron Hands voidcraft//>

Thanks all, I am honored! Loved how they turned out

Legion Castellax Battle Automatons The Iron Hands, always allies of the Mechanicum, were known to have maintained a considerable number of cybernetic automatons in their legion warstores. Thallax, Castellax, even Thanatar juggernauts oft walked side-by-side with the Contemptor and Leviathan dreadnoughts used by the legion in their thousands. Clan Clotho was no exception, and made great use of the robotic warriors in shock assaults across Taelus-space and to carry out their campaigns of sabotage against their targets. Especially later in the Heresy and into the Great Scouring, as armaments and supplies grew scarce and clan manpower resources dwindled precipitously, the cybernetic corps of the Harbingers were near constant sights across their chosen battlefields. Both the quantity and the capability of the Harbingers to refurbish their cybernetic stockpiles only increased as ties were strengthened with the Moiraen resistance forces scattered across the sector. Indeed, as the Heresy came to a close there were many battlefields where the Harbingers ceased to operate as a force of legionnaires augmented by cybernetic allied soldier clades. In reality by the Great Scouring many of its disparate warbands hunting traitors throughout the sector were formed of wholly automated and cybernetic warrior corps, with the few surviving former legionnaires performing command and control responsibilities, entering the fray only when concentrated force was explicitly necessary to conserve their dangerously depleted manpower reserves. This also explains the rumors of vast numbers of thralls that attended the Harbingers during the closing campaigns… tech-conscripts forcibly recruited from their reconquered fiefdoms to vastly swell the warbands numbers and to throw into the meatgrinder of rooting out the traitors from their fortified holdouts. · From the weakness of the mind, Omnissiah save us. · From the lies of the Antipath, Circuit preserve us. · From the rage of the Beast, Iron protect us. · From the temptations of the Flesh, Silica cleanse us. · From the ravages of the Destroyer, Anima shield us. · From this rotting cage of biomatter, Machine God set us free. · Ave Omnissiah! - Verses attributed to an ancient Legio Cybernetica devotional ++++++++++ These bots were my only Black Friday purchase this year from a local hobby store, and were a quick paint up! Gave them a bit of an Edward-Scissorhands look with extra bits leftover from a previous Admech project as I want to save the circular saws for a future dreadnought... but I was also disappointed that the kit only came with one set of the saws?? Not sure but I may grab more of these guys in the future if I can figure out some more poses. I am thinking in terms of this warband's lore that it would make sense for the Iron Hands remnants to make more and more use of their cybernetic tools at their disposal as the heresy goes on, especially as manpower continues to dwindle.

Space marine diorama is complete!

Went through this whole thread again, some absolutely stunning work! I got another homage to add, this one to some classic space marine art! While I love the beakie Ultramarine look I have reimagined them as Iron Hands to fit into my Harbingers of Taelus warband project. Rest of the diorama pictures are here if you are interested what the rest of the squad turned out. Very happy with this new veteran squad!