AoV's Hobby Blog 29/04/18 The Tomb World stirs p44...

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**angelofvengeance**

Cheers for the feedback folks.

I quite like the thunder hammer and power fists ones myself. Look very smite-y. The power fist one in particular looks like he's barreling out of the sky to wreck someone's parade.

What do we think to the Legion Praetor being used as a Captain? I think he has a good Blood Angel vibe to him, as his armour and weapons looks like it says "this gak is custom bro!"

**Paradigm**

Yeah, the Praetor is a perfect Captain, and a great mini!

**angelofvengeance**

OK you lot- Which of my Blood Angels stuff do you want to see painted next? More Space Hulk terminators? Or maybe some Death Company?

**Paradigm**

Only since I just did some myself, I vote DC. I always like seeing other folks' takes on what I've done myself.

**GrimDork**

Yeah Do Deathcompany. If it didn't involve buying a new codex, I may have gone that way for my silly marines project.

**angelofvengeance**

Death Company it is then... Stand by for pics this weekend

I may paint Cassor instead of the squad though... did I mention I like my dreadnoughts? Only got 3 or 4 *cough*

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On a further note... it's big, it's stompy and ancient...

It's...a relic..

++EVEN IN DEATH, I STILL SERVE++

Got this for xmas

WOOT. GRAV GUN for the Sons of the Lion!

As well as some DA etched brass to bling things up some more..

Quick question also- will heads from Contemptors fit on the Legion Praetor in Terminator armour?

**angelofvengeance**

Soon my pretties...soon..

**Paradigm**

Relic Contemptor? Jealous? Why yes I am!

Quite the Xmas present!

**angelofvengeance**

Did I mention I get a Graviton gun?! Dark Angels.. with Grav Guns!!

**Paradigm**

Are you sure that's a Graviton Gun? Looks like a Plasma Cannon to me. Which I actually would think of as better than Grav, to be honest.

**angelofvengeance**

Paradigm wrote:
Are you sure that's a Graviton Gun? Looks like a Plasma Cannon to me. Which I actually would think of as better than Grav, to be honest.

Sorry, I should've explained it better. It's mounted in the power claw. You can have a built in plasma blaster or graviton gun.

**Paradigm**

Oh, yeah, I see it now! Cool.

**GrimDork**

That's pretty neat. I thought it was the grav amps or whatever that centurions got that made them really nasty though?

**SonofTerra**

angelofvengeance wrote:

Quick question also- will heads from Contemptors fit on the Legion Praetor in Terminator armour?

nope, the contemptor heads are too big

**angelofvengeance**

GrimDork wrote:
That's pretty neat. I thought it was the grav amps or whatever that centurions got that made them really nasty though?

At this point, I'm grateful for any kind of Grav weapons lol. Dark Angels got royally screwed when the new Tac squad came out.

**GrimDork**

I didn't think people took grav on tactical squads so much because salvo or something. I thought it was bikes, centurions, and the like. Does suck that DA came out first and 'Nilla got more toys

If I were playing for realsies I may still favor DA though.

**angelofvengeance**

Well you still get 2 shots after movement so it's not that much of an issue.

**GrimDork**

Ahh yeah, but shorter 'cause salvo, so not a lot different from plasma double-tap really.

**angelofvengeance**

GrimDork wrote:
Ahh yeah, but shorter 'cause salvo, so not a lot different from plasma double-tap really.

Not really going to matter on a dreadnought as they're relentless so get to benefit from full number of shots and range.

**GrimDork**

Yes, yay for dreadnoughts

I love them too. I wish you could take more than six sometimes... Well... I guess you can nowadays.

**angelofvengeance**

Could probably manage it if you have a formation.Certainly in WH30K you can have s unit (or formation- can't remember) of x3 Contemptors.

**GrimDork**

I haven't gotten any contemptors yet. I'm just not sure if I like them compared to their cousins. I'm starting to think I may just paint my dreads from a bunch of different chapters for display purposes. Maybe source a few more, pick up a Hellbrute or two before they get scarce eventually.

**angelofvengeance**

GrimDork wrote:
I haven't gotten any contemptors yet. I'm just not sure if I like them compared to their cousins. I'm starting to think I may just paint my dreads from a bunch of different chapters for display purposes. Maybe source a few more, pick up a Hellbrute or two before they get scarce eventually.

Not much chance of that- they've released an all new plastic kit for the Helbrute this year, so it's no longer Dark Vengeance exclusive..

Also- I think the Contemptor is supposed to be a revision of this:

**GrimDork**

Well... that definitely needed a revamp

**angelofvengeance**

Evening folks,

Spent most of my day doing xmassy things so just a small update I'm afraid. Sadly, the weather wasn't decent enough to allow me to go outside to spray up my DC dreadnought. So I decided to get working on my Contemptor. After spending a good while cleaning him up for assembly... there's NO fething INSTRUCTIONS telling you how to put it together. I jumped on Google to see if I could find a PDF copy. Nada. Though it is interesting that Contemptor Dreadnought instructions was the 3rd thing that popped up when you type forgeworld contemptor in..

Anyways after a few minutes tinkering I figured it all out. Sadly, I was missing a Carnifex head for him to rest his ceramite boot on so I'll probably be raiding my brother's bitz box at some point.

I also had a test run with a Death Company jump marine today. My fething god, no wonder they get the Black Rage. All those blood drops you have to paint!

Without further ado, here is brother power-fist-Smashius Maximus WIP

**GrimDork**

I quite like that helmet, I wish they made them for other marine chapters, gets boring shaving off all the blood drops.

You need to do another one with the PF on the opposite arm and have a nice fist bump setup.

**angelofvengeance**

I may have to try this... Looks awesome!

**GrimDork**

That power fist is excellent

I think I need more artist cred before I can duplicate that though. I could make the lines but they wouldn't look like lightning probably.

**angelofvengeance**

Brother Valencio on his way to being done..

**GrimDork**

Sick

Lookin good dude!