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This is incredible, inspiring work. So much character! Can't wait to see what you produce when you get back into it

Had a meeting with the tale of four finnish gamers crew yesterday (really its three of us though) and we are setting up schedules and some regime to move the project along now that the gorgeous summer is soon at an end.

As much as I want you to enjoy the weather, I find myself hoping for an early winter for you and your crew!

Hey im new to the thread so i thought i'd say amazing models and any progress on the Alpharius legion models? im currently in the planning stages of a Pre heresy true scale fluff accurate Alpha legion army for when i move to the states so any hints tips and inspiration is appreciated.

10th/August/10 At a Junction of sorts.

This week I’ve spent a lot of time discussing and thinking about this project, It's a weird situation - I absolutely love the Legion, I will do more of them, but the paint scheme is so challenging and time consuming and the concept fits better with a handful of marines. The plastic guard kits I've gone through too many times already, and the "new" Leman Russ was a HUGE disappointment to me. The things I really want to do have very little rules, the whole project having a strong =I=muna ideology. I will still add stuff to them for years to come, but until new guard infantry and a proper fun LATD style list happens, making a full army can be less rewarding than it should.

AND I want a full, fun army that I can take to tournaments too.

I would have to do a realistically scaled marine force now that I know the formula. An army that is fast and fun to paint and awesome to play with. There's one concept I love tremendously, my first proper 40k army, and part of me would really want to show my way and grown ability to interpret that concept. But it's rather crowded round Fenris ATM

So I'm thinking of doing an entire army of my artscale, terminator originating space marines - very seriously - as part of a group of design industry friends who each wish to embark on individual hobby/art project of some what crazy aspiration. We have a really suitable space were all the projects could stay ready for a weekly and serious session.

For the wolves I have an airbrush scheme that would look great and be super fast compared to Legionnaires, and all the minor gaps in converting can be covered with fur, hair, talismans, gear,.. rather than smooth power armor surface that needs to make sense. + they have a list I like tremendously. I've never ever liked any army as much as my SWs and Iron Warriors, the latter list I built like wolves with artillery. With the current list I’m confident I can do a tight, individualistic band of tough and cunning warriors - and do well with out massive numbers.

Anyway - this is one of the topics of conversation for me and my friends this week.

Sounds interesting, and quite promising

...but it also sounds like the end of the Legion, at least for now!

So are the eldar also done for now? :(

Well in any case something inspiring should come out in the end and that's all that counts. And space wolves are cool to boot.

I was bit disappointed that the lecture/discussion thing in Ropecon that you, Tube etc. were holding was at the same time with the second round of 40k tournament. I would have wanted to hear your thoughts but I was busy chasing razorbacks with my daemons. At least I got to chat some time with Northern on sunday.

Well in any case, I'm waiting eagerly for whatever is coming.

This is a sad day for the Alpha Legion.

Actually it is not. After much soul searching and hobby consideration, I will continue fully with this project and in a much more regular and productive pace come September. I will make my own rules for the time being and hope for an official LATD style list or at least an update CSM list at some point to pair with codex ig. The Alpha Legion simply is my favorite legion, storyline and project.

Jamo - next time! The Eldar are on the self, but a good starting force already and a handy project for when I need something totally different and bright to paint.

A-ha!

The power of the Legion - on display and triumphant!

Glad to see you're staying true to purpose...

For the Emperor! (Of course!)

Migsula, these have to be the wo... wors... w...

Gah! It's true! It actually IS impossible to criticise your work!

(not that I wanted the criticise it, I just had to see if it was possible, good work sir!)

Oh WOW... I just stumbled onto this thread by accident (fan of SMs) and saw the art/true-scale Marines... now I find myself looking through the pages during my lunch break at work... I'm addicted!

At first I thought you were using Inquisitor bodies, but your conversions are just... inspiring.

Kudos, man!

12th/August/10 Imperial Minerals

So, lets kick start the party again.

In the Rhisienne system, there are several formidable institutions, but none wields as much power and resources as the Imperial Minerals Extraction Alliance, the Mechanicus and thus God Emperor chartered mining and logistics operation. IMEA is the sole authority on the mineral world of Renor and the armorer of the infamous Renor Grenadiers, the famed Imperial Guard regiment raised on Rhisienne.

On Rhisienne itself Imperial Mineral has vast energy harvesters and refineries, and several remote crystal extraction bases. The bases are scattered sparsely in the equatorial plains, amidst nothing but sand storms, desolation, dune twists, and wild beasts. Such is the level of automation that only one employee, Fabricator Captain Siimon, runs the operation. Against the local hardships and any other conceivable threat he has 24 units of Mars Pattern Skitari Cyclops.

In the =I= rulebook there is a painting of mechanicus thing that was inspiring. I haven’t looked at it for years, but how I remember it was an inspiration. I wanted to build something bigger and badder though, to finally test out the spanking new airbrush. Here’s a wip picture - sans a layer of 40k-fying detail work. The small base is for the Fabricator Captain. I have a very clear visual idea for the paint job, that will make the volumes and details work in harmony. I have a themed terrain set of refineries and storage silos also waiting for paint.

I guess, somewhere in this project Codex Alpha Legion awaits.

Awesome! Nice to see new stuff from you too.

Great start for the contraption. Like you said there's quite a nice blank canvas for all sorts of detail work. Waiting to see what happens.

Thanks mate! And thanks for being such an inspiration with your fast evolving and great looking Red Wolves army. It has kept me constantly hoping for a few hours to work on my own stuff.

Soon we should have enough stuff for games too!

Holy crap! You're back! And you don't disappoint!

As always, Very impressive, keep it up.

I am pleased you are staying the course and in crazily awesome style! The Paladin-like cyclops is a very cool build so far; I cannot wait to see it to its eventual completion.

I must ask what it is made out of: I see the sentinel parts in it, but pray tell what the body is, and where I've seen those missile pods before, unless the body should be of defiler origin. And very certainly keep on your own tangent with 'rules' and other such silly things not holding you back-- a true creator can stretch the lines of his drawing as much as he wants. To this end, I hope you keep stretching (for legion)! !

Many thanks Gentlemen.

PARTS:
sentinel legs, ork truk engine, ork kan body, ork kan hip, ork kan arms, valkyrie missile pods, iron clad dread chain saw, and lots of odd bits and pieces.

I like it. The missile pods look ace. I’m really looking forward to seeing what colours you choose since its Mechanicum or is it going to have duel purpose and be compatible with your T.W.A.R ?

Is Fabricator Captain Siimon a legion agent or just being duped?

Peter

I was thinking about doing some sort of machanicus walker using the deff dread as a base. Looks good, those arms are perfect. I'm no fan of the head, it looks like some kind of robot and the imperium isn't to keen on robots.

Please keep the inspiration flowing.

Very nice man. The new ork kits have been nothing short of awesome, and this really puts the new 'kans through their paces. Glad to see you are back and cranking out new stuff!

IronBars wrote:I was thinking about doing some sort of machanicus walker using the deff dread as a base. Looks good, those arms are perfect. I'm no fan of the head, it looks like some kind of robot and the imperium isn't to keen on robots.

Please keep the inspiration flowing.

The Imperium, and more specifically the more puritan elements of the Adeptus Mechanicus, aren't too keen on artificial intelligence (eventhough the Machine Spirit in Land Raiders, Titans, etc could be seen as AI). However, robots are there though, just look at the Legio Cybernetica. I guess there would also be a non-military version of this branch, meaning that robots could also be used for civilian applications. Perhaps the Skitarii Cyclops is a retrofitted civilian robot?

Malika2: I never looked in to the legio cybernetica before and a quick scan of the lexicanum ofcourse didn't really answer any questions. Where could I find some more fluff on them?

BTW where in the Netherlands do you live? I'm also from the Netherlands.

Thanks!

I am aware and agree about the issue of robotics - but recently getting in touch with some of the Heresy that has changed. In a number of Horus Heresy novels there are mind impulse and otherwise controlled robots, or ai. equivalent systems. With the paint job, I will have hints of red, with worn of desert scheme on top, lots of weathering effects, and a very red scheme for the Fabricator.

It will be a minor theme within the theme, something I wanted to build and something to add variety and sense of suitable oddness to the army as a whole.

IronBars wrote:Malika2: I never looked in to the legio cybernetica before and a quick scan of the lexicanum ofcourse didn't really answer any questions. Where could I find some more fluff on them?

There is not much info on the Legio Cybernetica out there, only some old info from the Rogue Trader era. You might want to check out this link, I don't know how official the info is though. You might want to look into this thread for some of the older Epic background, I think it also included the Legio Cybernetica, but I'm not 100% sure though...

I am aware and agree about the issue of robotics - but recently getting in touch with some of the Heresy that has changed. In a number of Horus Heresy novels there are mind impulse and otherwise controlled robots, or ai. equivalent systems. With the paint job, I will have hints of red, with worn of desert scheme on top, lots of weathering effects, and a very red scheme for the Fabricator.

I was almost worried that you were actually going to build 24 of them!

Lunch brake painting.



I am introducing these concepts to create small islands of time for the project. Today I painted the Obram Twins up to detailing phase. So only fun bitas left. Hopefully finished by weekend I am going with a second ed-esque camo scheme and otherwise very muted and project+moonlight fitting palette.

migs

Fantastic work, so much detail in your mini's!

Can't wait to see some pictures man!

By the way, will you ever revive your TWAR project?