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Wow Proiteus, really inspiring stuff here. Love your tutelaries!

That was uncool of GW just say they are conversions lol . Looking great like always keep up the work !

^ i've seen a guy use lego halo bits for tyranids! how did that slip through and these amazing things didnt!

Where did the flaming sword and eye helmet components come from?

He looks amazing! Just how I imagined a Pyrae cult captain would look. Can't place some of the bits, helmet looks like chaos warrior, the bit behind the helmet and the sword look like empire stuff and the backpack bit is High Elves?

Only thing I would suggest changing is the fact that the sword has two hilts, kind of odd looking if you ask me.

Keep up the good work man!

Cain

I love you stuff man! The Dreadknight count as is so bad ass! So is the strom bolter equilvents! Love you work! Hey how don't you check out my blog too? (Link is in signuture). I really do love this stuff man!

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Gotta say these old models do take a long time to paint, credit to the golden daemon winners who won with old models back in the day.
I’m very pleased with how the model came out using the chaos thousand sons paint scheme as described in the novel as a vivid blue and gold, halfway through painting the model I decided to paint the upper half gold, which makes it look less like an ultramarine robot and more a thousand sons‘.



I was a bit worried about the blue and red clashing but I feel the gold ties the robots and thousand sons together really well.

I’m eager to hear your thoughts on the choice in colours?

These look great

Fantastic blog man. I had my doubts about the terminators frame but when you painted them it all came together and really made them all heroic and unique looking. Great work, subscribed indeed!

love the oldskool space crusade dread and the contemptor pals

actually, the whole thread is amazing, great job mate

Great to see that old dreadnoughts still get some attention! Excellent paint jobs

Looks really good but a tad too smerf for me...

ANOTHER RARE BITZ REQUEST?
I’ve started converting my Prospero Spire Guard and I plan to make them look very regal one detail is adding top knots to the Elysian Drop Trooper helmets so far the best match is the high elf top knots.
But White Lion and Chariots heads are proving difficult to find online, so if anyone has any they can sell or donate for this project please PM me as I would be very grateful?

why wouldnt they let you use your terminators at the GW events

They used non GW parts and GW are annoying feathers about things like that :(

ROBOTIC FURY
The 2nd Conqueror robot is now complete, I decided to pose the legs on the 2nd one to make it look different from the 1st. Now all is left is to reequip 1 of my existing dreadnoughts.



A DEFENDER OF TIZCA
With the robots done for the moment it’s time to move onto the 2nd ally of the Thousand Sons the Prospero Spire Guard. As I mentioned before I wanted to create something regal looking but practical and I believe I’ve hit that target with this guy.



I was worried about the top knot at first but it works well with all the other details, however finding that many high elf top knots will prove the larger problem. The ceremonial sword was going to be at the side but it was hard to place on and see due to the gun so I mounted it on the back. Speaking of which they were to be armed with Lasguns then I found out henchmen are armed with a laspistol and close combat weapon and can't be given lasguns so I armed them with boltguns instead, using some bits from an interceptor backpack and the clip of an old bolter to convert the lasgun into an assault rifle.

The robes will be red, the armour gold and the top knot bleached bone however I’m unsure what colour to use for the visor, suggestions?

The squad I’m building at the moment is a long range support squad and includes 3 plasma cannon servitors which I’m converting automated mobile defence turrets for which are controlled remotely. I still have a few more details to add which you will see when the full squad is completed.

6TH EDITION ALLIES AND FORTIFICATIONS = POSSIBILTIES
After seeing this link I’m eager to read the new rules not only will I be able to field basic marines in alongside my psychic thousand sons but will also be able to use the Cataphract robots as something more suitable than paladins such as wolf guard terminators who have acute senses, fearless and combi weapons and are not psychic.

I’m not sure about the idea of taking fortifications in an army, thou I might be tempted to convert some transparent kin-shield walls?

The guardsmen is looking really cool as is the gun, and i can see you are as excited as me for allies!

Looking good so far man!

Love those robots, they look ready to smash face.

The NMM gold is very nice (I'm assuming it NMM?).

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evildrcheese wrote:The NMM gold is very nice (I'm assuming it NMM?).

No just 3 layers of gold, 3 washes and a metal highlight.

7TH EDITION LOOK TO YOUR BATTLE BROTHERS
I picked the Grey Knight codex for the psychic marines but also for the ability to field the Prospero spire guard alongside them, now with the new 40k allies rules I can actually field standard marines alongside my Scarab Occult Terminators

I’m looking at taking a Librarian, tactical and devastator squad for my allied force, thou I’ll likely to use different codexes to access special units. I’ll use the Space Wolf codex (snarl of hatred) to use the Wolf Guard terminators for their combi-weapons and acute senses when I want to field my Cataphract robots, or maybe the blood angels in order to use Librarian Mephiston who is the best HQ to represent the Primarch "Mini magnus".



I did think of modelling basic marines with a white trim and detailing like the basic troopers in the image above from the art book to make them stand out as the allies. But I decided to stick with the look of the marines I converted for my interceptors as the gold ties all the different factions of the Prospero army together, that and I prefer the Egyptian and mystical feel the gold gives.



However for the moment I want to focus on the Prospero Spire Guard as it is possible allies will be banned from most tournaments and that my terminators (my troop choices) are banned from GW events so I need someone to replace them.

Don't you mean 6th edition?

i like the ig model you made up, but the seal on his right shoulder seems off-putting.

great work here! looking forward to seeing how this army adapts to the new rules

How should allied uints be banned at tourments? If its in the rule book it should be allowed... Btw I belive you need 1 HQ and 2 troops for the allied forces, so its praticlty a full mini force. I'm just wantoing to get a Stormraven so would take 20 assult marines as trops and a 100pt comander using the blood angles Codex.

PROSPERO SPIRE GUARD REINFORCEMENTS
Well I’ve completed my Prospero Spire Guard Heavy Support squad, made up of 8 warrior henchmen with boltguns and 3 Plasma Cannon servitors represented by the A.M.T.s (Automated, Mobile Turrets). This unit is bound to do a lot more damage than my Vindcare assassin who while he can hit, rarely makes kills and pays for his points so he’s being replaced with this squad and my basic Inquisitor (Hidden One Agent).



The turrets were converted based on a tutorial I found on the web for a sentry gun but I mounted it on an epic land raider instead of a heavy weapon platform to better represent its ability to still move after all the guardsmen have been wiped out.

THE COLORS OF THE SPIRE GUARD
While building the support squad I painted up the first Spire Guardsmen and while I’m very happy with the gold and red I’m unsure about the top knot. Hair is still one thing I’ve yet to master, but since this is only the first model I’ll wait and see how the others come out before deciding if I should snap the top knots off or not.



We’ll see as for now I’m eagerly awaiting my store’s midnight release for 6th edition!

it looks cool! and fits with your army well, what is that pointy shoulder pad made out of?

I've seen folks use the Epic LR as bases for servitors. Good work!

The Spire Guard are looking great, I'm really excited by the possibilities that allies will give us as well for painting and modelling projects.

Looking good man! Keep up the good work!!!

Gorgeous! Loving the spire guard.