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 Gorgrimm wrote:
They came out great and not yellow at all.

Let the camo begin.....

Yes...... I still have three squad s of scouts who have been infiltrating an urban area. Lots of camo coming.

So question to any SM playes or well... whoever. I'm looking at around 50USD of gift card money. I think I want to hit my SM again even though I got a grip for the holidays. (Ork Codex/relaunch will be out this year so I'll get more orkiness later)

Bikes sound good but the models are expensive. I hate to say it since I don't really like the idea of them, but centurions have great rules. I have always wanted a Land Raider.

So what would you do fromthe following:

1) Six bikes and spend extra money than planned
2) three bikes plus attack bike
3) Stormraven
4) Centurions (I just looked, grav cannons plus hurricane bolters gives each one 8 24inch shots, not the best against orks maybe, but there's missile launchers too)
5) Land Raider Redeemer/Crusader shoot/burn everyone to death
6) Screw it all and get more guard vehicles

Thanks!

So in retrospect, I think that I am going to get something for my Chaos army and maybe some little thing for the ork ladz.

In an attempt to save money, I decided to actually try and build a SM thunderfire cannon. I think it came out fine, doesn't look like the official model, but I am so used to building orky things, this was difficult to try and keep it not looking too ramshackle. I don't think it is the greatest ever built, but I think it will paint up well.







Actually I think it was simply something to keep me from painting. I really wish I could just stay focused on finishing something. Like a squad of the week.

So.... okay some things. One, trying to paint in a house of children is hard.

Here's what happens to a scratch built model after priming it outside, realizing oh darn, need to prime it again to get the parts that didbn't get covered, and the toddler tries to go outside. You hold her off with one foot, but she lurches forward and your model flies out of the priming box:



Next, here's the thing after I re-assemlbed it. Looking ominous and ready to rain death on the Emperor's foes.




Now this is just something that caught my eye. So the cover on this thing is an old Cobra toy and the bottom is GI Joe. The top looks like a scaled up razorback weapons cover. Did Cobra have razorbacks? No that's like 1982 or 84 or whatever. Razorback covers came from GI JOE? hmmm.

ENEMIES!

So I am building a small Chaos force, got some guft card funds, and wll, I don't know iI have been looking to shake things up a little. Bought some Mantic Plague from their Deadzone line. I have to say, I am pretty impressed.

I especially got them for the Stage A model. He will be my Chaos Lord. really cool models all the way around.

Here's what comes in the box:

Had a lot going on, yeah, whatever. SO anyway, here is some WIP on the bad guy and the Thunderfire.

I actually have my third Captain Decius incarnation almost finished. I've been working on a land speeder and a tactical squad too.

Oka, Thunderfire WIP:




Saves me 50$ and looks like a piece of SM artillery to me at least.


So on to the bad guy. I have enough Chaos to do a separate blog, but I am already taking forever on this one my Ork blog, and my meagre IG blog. So I'll just post this guy here.

Mantic did a great job with this model. I am really looking forward to more of their deadzone stuff. He has been a blast to paint so far.

Counting him as a Chaos Lord in terminator armor with a pair of lightning claws, still WIP:











Thanks for looking!

Wow. Amazing army. Its armies like this that keep me interested in space marines

Thank you sir! I love yellow, I love the scheme that I chose, but man. It is a long process to finish a squad.


Oh and, judging by your avatar - "Be dead fiend from above, when darkness falls. Descend unto my sights, your fallen walls. Center of the web, all battles scored. What is our war cry? Era forever more.....WAAAAAAAGHH!"

Heehee, not the exact quote, but fits.

I love yellow schemes too but I'm too poo to do it. Lol. You using gw paints? I'm now starting an iron fists army. Silver is hard to paint. Lol.

'Angel of death... Monach to the kingdom of the dead... Infamous butcher... Angel of DEATH!!!!!'

lol, using a mix if GW, Army PAinter, Vallejo, and P3. Mostly Army Painter and GW. Now that I have a new batch of the GW washes, they don't seem to have the pigment issues I had before.

AP Soft, Dark, and Strong tones are the better brown, sepia, and black washes in my opinion. Like old Gryphonne, sepia and that ilk.

Silver would be nice to paint I think. Or just straight bone color.next time...

CHAPTER BACKGROUND - AEGIS GUARD



Origins:

The Aegis Guard are a successor chapter of the Imperial Fists Legion.

Founding/Characteristics:

The Aegis: On ancient Terra, the father of the gods carried a mighty shield, which was called an aegis.

Descended from Dorn, the Emperor’s fist, they are His shield.

They are a relatively young chapter, only about one thousand years old. The Aegis Guard were specifically created to reinforce and replace astartes losses in Segmentum Pacificus during the Macharian Heresy.

They are fleet based as are the Imperial Fists, however they often garrison worlds within their sphere of influence with a small presence.

Originally, the chapter was structured in the same way as other Codex chapters. However, During the first millennium of the chapter’s existence, it suffered a great disaster in the Gerann system. The entirety of the 2nd, 4th, and 5th companies, as well as parts of the 6th, were lost to a rampant ork horde.

To make up for loss of its primary line companies, the master of the Aegis Guard chose re-organize the chapter’s companies. All reserve companies were re-structured into line companies and the veterans of the First and scouts of the Tenth dispersed to each new company to bolster each company’s strength. These new groups were called cohorts.

The Master Cohort contains the leftovers of the First and Tenth companies that are not assigned to other cohorts, the Reclusium, Librarium, Armory, and fleet elements. This cohort is mobile as one large fleet. It is lead by the chapter master and directs overall chapter strategy. All other cohorts bear the number of the original company.

Each cohort is given ships from the fleet, dreadnoughts and vehicles from the armory as well as techmarines and chapter serfs to service the cohort’s needs. Just as a codex chapter, each cohort has librarians, chaplains, and apothecaries assigned to it.

Currently Chapter strength is as follows:

Master Cohort
2nd Cohort
3rd Cohort
6th Cohort
7th Cohort
8th Cohort
9th Cohort


The 4th and 5th have yet to be rebuilt.


Characteristics:

They are quick to battle but slow to leave once joined. They share the same stubbornness of all sons of Dorn.

Codex:

They are played using the Imperial Fists rules from the Space Marine Codex.

Chapter colors:

Marine: Yellow armor, helmet and shoulder pads are beige/bone, the helmet trim and insignia are ultramarines blue.

Sergeant: Yellow armor, red helmet, white helmet trim, and blue insignia

This chapter does still follow the Codex coloring for specialist marines.
Techmarine: red
Chaplain: black
Apothecary: white
Librarian: blue

I'm loving all the background mate. Truly awesome chapter you've created.

Thank you sir. I always enjoyed the background of 40k.

I tried to give them something different but still viable. The Macharian Heresy is incredibly interesting for fake history. And I didn't want them to be too dark.

When I see custom chapters, they seem to be either, "We're really dark and don't play well with the Inquisition" or " We are totally invincible and our captains killed six Hive Tyrants while simultaneously slaughtering a horde of khornate worshipping ork deamons! OMG they are so unbeatable!"

So I tried to make a history that shows them as a shining light in the dark, the way that marines should be, and a force that while not in service long, has been fallible and seen defeat. I picture them as really hands on, constantly moving from Imperial world to Imperial world, keeping vigil, helping other imperial leaders, etc.

Thanks for looking!

In the spirit of making myself keep this updated. Here is Command Squad progress.

New Captain, new apothecary, new Champion, etc. They are stilll WIP. But coming along:



Really want to get the standard bearer finished. I have the banner stored in a little baggy until he's done:





Apothecary almost done too, he'll be mostly white as Apoths are want to be:







And a very rough Champion:



I never thought that I would like the hair crest, but it looks good I think.


Anyway thanks for looking, C&C welcome.


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Oh yeah, also this is something I did this weekend. Organized my models. Here's most of the collection. Still a grip of things in bins.



Oh the time I need to spend on finishing them....


(edited because I can't preview pics first like a normal person)

You need more shelves !!! :-)

Haha! Yeah. If I could cover the walls in shelves totally, I would.

Thought about making a display board, but I needed all the space to put all the armies out. Better this way, makes me realize what needs to be painted.

Working on finishing my Standard Bearer today, but in the meantime, my daughter asked me to play chess.

No time for a full game of 40k? Chess!




We did it like this:

Pawns = Tacticals/Slugga Boys
Rooks = Termies/Meganobs
Knights = Assaults/Stormboyz (I mean, elementary right they have jump packs?!)
Bishops = Devastators/Lootas
Queens = Captain/Warboss ( I never would either of them a queen to their faces, but they are the most powerful)
Kings = Librarian/Warphead (Just trying to keep a match on both sides, this seemed to fit)




I think we might try battle chess next time, where they actually get some attacks. Maybe each unit type gets an amount of attacks and then +1 for the charge. King just gets in check.

Pawn = 1
Rook = 3
Knight = 2
Bishop = 2
Queen = 4

I don't know.

It was fun and the only way for me to win against her when she plays orks.

Some nice work coming on there matey.

Ref. Shelves, I used to have mini's displayed in a bookcase i fitted extra shelves into, but it failed because it was a dust trap hell hole.
I was looking at a Dakka article on ikea shelving , looked really cool , except I'd have to trash some furniture to get it in the house !!

Cool chess set , not entirely sure I could remember what piece did what however !

Love the chess set, love the models. Very nice yellow, good to see a fellow Son of Dorn around!
But Black Templars are still the best

@BigH - yeah the dust is going to be a problem, but oh well, free weathering! I need a bigger room or a game room, maybe next house or after the kids grow up.

@BrotherOfBone - Black Templars the best huh? We'll see you at the next Feast of Blades. Unless you guys are out on another crusade. Sons of Dorn unite!

SO, had a sick wife yesterday, which isn't cool, but meant that no one asked me to do anything and stop painting to mow the lawn until way late in the day.

Got some very decent progress on the command squad. I was finally able to attach the standard to brother Achilleus, the standard bearer. Yay!

Almost done with Captain Decius' third or fourth incarnation too. I just had to make another captain since getting all the cool parts in Sternguard and Vanguard kits. Plus, the last one with the sword and storm bolter had a lot of leftover paint from the priming catastrophe, and I couldn't remove it, so he had thick paint.










Need to finish the backpacks and do some touch ups and these two are done.

Here's a progress shot of the rest of the command squad.




C&C always welcome. I think I might hold off for a few days and paint some orks, need to paint something sloppy for a change.

So work has had me very busy. Lots a projects and late nights. So I just have not been painting hardly at all. But i did work a bit on my chapter time-line. I got inspiration from the rulebook time line and the Badab War books. I really like the idea of this chapter forming in the wake of the Macharian Heresy, so there is it.

Here is the time-line of major events so far, got a bit to add between 131.M41 and 541.M41, but it is a start:


051.M41 Founding - Aegis Guard Chapter created from Imperial Fist gene stock. Assigned to Segmentum Pacificus to replace heavy Imperial losses due to Macharian Heresy. Assigned to Tigran sub-sector to help bring stability to the area. Quickly formed alliances/relationships with Imperial commanders and established stability in several contested regions.

099.M41 Establishment - As a fleet based chapter founds many chapter holds on Imperial worlds. Fleet tightly patrols chartered regions, establishing an area of influence which thrives under Aegis Guard protection. Relationships strengthened with many PDF, Imperial Guard, and imperial planetary governors.

121.M41 - Yellow Helix Incident - After cultist uprising is put down, Inquisitor Guran Asti orders Aegis Guard 2nd Company to execute all Imperial citizens and PDF forces on the small mining planet of Yellow Helix. Captain Ursar Graesis refuses. Standoff ensues between inquisitorial forces and 2nd company. Chaplain Torias of the Aegis Guard Reclusium intervenes and diffuses the situation. Ursar Graesis agrees to serve a term in the Death Watch, however the Aegis Guard is now under Inquisitorial review.

124.M41 - Aung - Cultist uprising on the planet Aung put down by the 3rd company with 7th in support. Manufacturing briefly interrupted during the quelling.

124.M41 - Leestran Asteroids - 1st company in support of chapter fleet group, Taskforce Alpha. Running battles and boarding actions with Eldar pirate fleet in asteroid fields. Imperial shipping lanes finally secured after three years of fighting.

125.M41 Orva Rex – 3rd and 9th companies join Imperial Guard regiments fighting in the Orva system. They successfully drive off a traitor force lead by elements of the Black Legion securing the bastion of Orva Rex.


131.M41 - 2nd and 6th companies respond to distress beacon from the Imperial world of Fiona. This mostly agricultural planet has been overrun by ork raiders. The taskforce arrives to find the planet scoured by unknown force. Only ash, ruins, and bodies remain. Ork bodies are found amidst human remains. Fiona is quarantined.

541.M41 Disaster at Gerann - Chapter Master Darius Ixus broadens the chapter’s range of control to incorporate 18 new systems. System of Gerann being overrun by massive ork horde. Ixus sends the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th to deal with the ork assault. An ork fleet hiding in a nearby asteroid field ambushes and destroys most of the imperial forces in orbit. The fleet is scattered and ground taskforce is cut off. A green tide surrounds the imperial forces as they fight a desperate last stand. They hold for over two weeks despite brutal losses. A reinforcement fleet punches through ork lines to evacuate the ground forces. Only a handful of marines of the sixth company and remnants of several imperial guard regiments are evacuated. The chapter is now below half strength.

541.M41 The Reforming – Chapter Master Darius Ixus steps down and departs on a personal crusade into the Maelstrom as penance for the loss. Captain of the First Company, Haidaeus Veras assumes the office of Chapter Master. He realizes the only for the chapter to function as a fighting force is to form taskforces or cohorts instead of companies. He re-organizes the chapter so that veterans, battle brothers, and neophytes (scouts), are formed into balanced groups. The former reserve companies, 7th, 8th, 9th, and the remnants of the 6th; form the core of these new cohorts. The brothers of 1st veteran and 10th scout companies are dispersed into these as well. A massive recruitment campaign begins.

Well, this isn't so much of an update of models, but an update of pictures. I got a new camera and my wife suggested using the laundry room. It looks a lot better, so here's some older models with new photo life.


I think that they look a lot better.

Well, here's the latest incarnation of my librarian (WIP):




Here's my current librarian, chaplain, master of the forge, and captain:




The1st tactical Squad, 9th Cohort, Aegis Guard:




And my vindicator, the Fera Bella (War Beast), I'm really happy to see a nice photo of that model. I spent forever on it. My first real attempt with weathering powders.:






Thanks for looking, C&C always welcome.

Well... Another huge gap, but I do have some progress. Crazy work summer/fall and I have had no energy to paint. Just did a bunch over the last few weeks.

I'd really like to keep up on these guys and develop out the chapter more.


First up, 2nd Devastator squad under Brother Sgt Drusus. They are my favorite, in game, since they have a hail of bullets. They are in various stages and looks like the pic is a little dark, but no matter since they are still WIP.




So, I am taking my time with my command squad but I am almost done with Captain Decius and Brother Magnitius, the Standard Bearer. They are coming out good and I have been doing the best I can with little brushes, but I'm no award winning painter, just looking for good tabletop here or well, the best I personally can do.




















Champion Gratus is about halfway done:








Here's my predator, Invictus. I think that he's about halfway done, about time for first washes.




And lastly, my number two dread, Fulvio. I am really close to calling him done.








Anyway, C&C always welcome, always looking to get better.

Thanks for looking!

Just wow. That first vindicator, and your banners and your yellow is just so good.

This is amazing though!

Its a unique scheme to be sure. Well done though, I'm looking forward to more.

@Stormwall - Thanks! The yellow is a pain, but I really enjoy the look. I am proud of the banner bearer. I am not a great painter and it took a lot of time and effort and came out great. He's almost done.

The vindy was a blast to paint. I wish I had five more of them.

Having fun building the thuinderfire from old toys, it seemed to fit to me. I had an old thuddgun, but it was just far too small.

@whalemusic360, thanks, it sounds strange, but it was a tough scheme to land on. I am happy with it and it feels very loyalist space marine to me. I can't wait to have the bloody company half finished at least.

thanks for looking!

So been working quite a bit on the marine army. Since the issue with the army painter Primer, I've been wary abut stripping anything, however, seeing that some people have had luck with LA Totally Awesome cleaner from the dollar store AND I just couldn't stomach living with some of the globs of paint that were covering detail on some models, I dove in.

It actually worked pretty well. Still have a lot of the AP primer that won't come off and there looks like the paint removal starts to eat the plastic. I think it must be how it bonds to the plastic, just doesn't want to come off.

Anyway, I tossed a bunch of models into the drink and started over. *ALSO - the other reason that I made that decision, was that I picked up a little Badger 250-2 airbrush/spraygun. I have not mastered it yet, but I only wanted it for basecoating to help speed up the yellow layers process. And it works wonderfully!.


land Speeders stripped and ready for rebuild:





My poor assault squad was almost done, but there were just too many parts of them that lost detail.




Devs, three squads, same thing, some of the primer was actually covering the leg piping and it just looked terrible. The Lascannon squad is still mostly covered, but it isn't thick anymore:




Tactical termies, these guys are in for something special. I can't really justify spending the money to get five centurions, nor do I want to. I am not a fan of the models either or how they were just pidgeon-holed in to the storyline for all marines either. So since there are assault termies and tactical termies, I am going to make devastator termies to count as centurions:

Right now, they are back to nothing:





Did some more work on the 6th tactical, but the pic is terrible:




Base coat airbrush test. Yay!




And lastly, just another batch of bases:




thanks!

You really are hard on yourself during that first page.

Really good chapter, hope you update again soon.

Also, I am resubbing. Dunno why it isn't to begin with.

Its great to see a homebrew chapter. All of the models so far look great. Good job on the yellow so far, its hard to paint so I have heard.

Thanks for the comments, it is good to get feedback, but I always forget how long it goes between posts. I want to makea resolution to poost more frequently. Oh and to finish more this year!

@Stormwall - It really was a rough learning period. I had a bunch of "do overs" since I started this blog due to failed attempts, bad paint, etc.My poor captain has been through so many forms....but yeah, when I first started playing no one really painted well. We'd slap on some paint, no shading or even attempts to highlight, but mostly because no one really had any idea how to paint and the Internet wasn't around or no one was really on.

I kind of dropped away from gaming for a bit after 3rd and when I joined here I was blown away by the average painter's quality. So I spent a long time learning how to get to a tabletop quality. Been fun and I enjoy it more than playing now a days it seems.

@deadmeat85 - thanks, I've always gone home brew. One of the best things that GW ever did was allow you the freedom to make your own chapters. Yellow is kind of hard, but after you get it down it is just time consuming, which is why I am jazzed up about base coating with an air brush. Time. Saved.

Thanks,

Gorgrimm