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You're doing the Legion proud STC_LE!

Great work on the tank, especially the rivers. The work pays off in the end. How about doing a less seen chapter like the Scars or Salamanders?

Wow, that beast of a tank is superb! Can't wait to see it painted. Which Legion is it destined for?

As for the new force, how about the Iron Hands? They're actually dead easy to paint in a similar style to the AL you mentioned your opponent is doing; just prime them black, drybrush/zenithal airbrush silver, throw down 2 black washes, add markings and weathering, Ferrus's your uncle, Fulgrim's your aunt, you're done! Having done a good portion of my BaC stuff that way, it looks way better than it arguably should for the effort involved.

Big tank is BIG! Nice work.

Thank you for the kind words gents.

As for the suggestions of sallies/scars/boys of ferrus, well.. thing is I never fancied those legions one bit I am afraid.

As for the Stormlord, it will go with the BaC-box and form the new army.

See, the first, the Legion force, is a veteran-tactical based zone-mortalis force, and as such quite small. The second is an iteration of the XIXth legion formed of unification war veterans and Terran recruits with a distinct early-crusade disposition: MK II Warplate, volkite chargers as the standard arms rather than the terran bolter. A drop pod / infiltration force with a low model count.

This third host will be centered around the idea of late era Legion warfare, mass-deployment of tactical squads either on foot or as an armored spearhead, the army's backbone will be three, fully kitted, 20-man tactical squads an a 10-strong cataphractii unit.
I am thinking a siege-assault formation, a linebreaker company specializing in fixed-point assaults, the unit that is called up to lead forlorn hopes against fortress gates, breach trenchlines to strike at hostile macro-emplacements at the enemy's rear and run search-and-destroy sweeps through contested hab-blocs and wards.

In short, the poor, bloody infantry. No specialists or fancy tactics, just bolters, knives and bodies, and when the fire gets too thick: call up the cataphracts to wade through it while the regulars outflank and give what covering fire possible.


I know what you'd say.. "why not iron warriors?" yes. well, I don't want a stereotypical force here, and more importantly: I don't want to paint a vast sea of metallics (or yellow) but somthing more colourful.

I think I will settle for the IXth Legion, otherwise I'd have to do loyalist sons of horus and where is the fun in that?

It's Painting!


Say hello to the IX Legion.

Not used to seeing them so orange but, the BA are a good choice.

I have every faith that STC will get them where they need to be, and in style!

Oh, tehy're fresh from batchpainting the red and with all other details blocked in black primer, once the metallics, leather and transfers ar in place they will be heavily weathered.
Scratches, oilwashes, graphite rubbings and pigments: the whole nine yards! (finally gonna put into practice all the stuff I have been testing from FW's Masterclass books.)

I never liked the clear bright red they stuck the BA with in 40k, I am going for more of an umber tone, a bit more.. well. dark I guess.

 STC_LogisEngine wrote:
It's Painting!


Say hello to the IX Legion.

Glory to the IX Legion! Very interested in seeing what you do with these.

Not to mention Red is a bloody hard colour to photograph so it looks as you see it! but I'm very keen to see this lot!

Good to see another PH BA army taking shape. Definitely looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

The tank is INSANE!!! great work sir.

nerdfest09: Not to mention Red is a bloody hard colour to photograph so it looks as you see it! but I'm very keen to see this lot!

A bit, they went slightly more orange and flat than what they really are, might be the contrast...

Eggroll: Good to see another PH BA army taking shape. Definitely looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

I'll do my best.

migsula: The tank is INSANE!!! great work sir.

Thank you, it's a labour of love, tears and boundless frustration.

Love the tank on the previous page, a true work of art.

Yey for Heresy era BA!

EDC

(As a sidenote, I must say that the limited capacity for formating text in these entries are slightly annoying once you start posting on the B&C, they have some sweet tools. )




XIX



Pathfinders



Consul-Praevian Olakh Sah

The Huntsman, Master of the Scyllarius maniples, named the Blood Reaver















5th Recon Talon



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[...] control, marauder one actual, confirm.

[< unintelligible, lexmechanics propose unknown legion battle-cant. 4.56 seconds >]

Control, target just hit point beta-quintus-gamma, off-axis zero-five-seven, fifteen minutes.

Entering kill-box in 32 seconds on current vector.

[squad vox] Here kitty kitty kitty..

[squad vox, stifled laughter]

[squad vox] you do realise if you toll the bell now we have to inscribe your memorial with the words 'mauled unto death by XIV Legion kitty auxilia, died from fluff' right?

[squad vox, laughter]

Vox please. But yes trooper masoth, khas is correct, it will be a very dignified event.

[< vox static, unintelligible, (legion-cant?) 3,21 seconds >]

Copy last control, marauder one engaging.

Masoth! Prime the charges and pick your targets, reavers are in position. Let's bag us som kitties boys!

[squad vox, laughter]

[<Fragment Ends>]


[< Attendum: on-site scans reveal multiple impact-patterns indicative of the use of heavy penetrator rounds of a make and caliber

singularly developed for use with the defunct Phobos - Atrox pattern bolt rifle. >]



Marauder One

Those are just stunning!

Oh gawd, I love those bolter conversions. Absolutely amazing.

EDC

Just love the gun conversions. Those figures look fantastic.

I'll take a squad of ten, please!

Simply amazing - as always!

Thank you, glad you liked them.

and, oh, Alpharius, there is a tutorial for the guns, just make them yourself.

Wow, I have really neglected to update here.

I made another tank.
Salvageing an age-old shadowsword that was quite litterally collecting dust in a box, freshening it up with a new gun and som additional detail.

A lick of paint and it will serve it's new Legion well, also, since there is no rules for huge volkite-cannons I'll be running this one as a fancy Legion Stormblade.



How the gun was made (with insanity, joy and lots of weapons-grade coffee):












After this I went on a bit of track and forgot to take pictures, this is the near-finished product though, at this stage it just lacks a heap of rivets and some other minor details but since I just primed it black.. well.. you'll just have to wait until it's painted I guess, while it's black you can't take pics worth a damn.

Wow... that is a lovely gun!

Very cool!

Thank you gents, I do try.

Well, you certainly do more than just 'try' - you succeed, and you do that in an amazing fashion!

Always good to see more of your work - and don't be such a stranger!

Great conversion work!

Haven't seen this blog for aaages! I absolutely loved your alpha legion stuff when I first saw the thread some time back. The latest work on the super heavy is excellent. It's stuff like this that makes me want to get into the habit of using plastic card more often

Thank you, as vacation sets in for the next 5 weeks I should hopefully be able to paint something as well.

So, after an (extended) break from the hobby I got a new boost of both inspiration and time (especially time, wich has been an issue) and acctually painted something.

I also kitbasched a squad of Destroyers for my nomads in the desperate hope that FW will soon revisit their rules and make them woth the humongous load of points they currently cost.

Taking pictures I also remembered why I needed a lightbox. Anyone know a good one?







XIX



Memories of Unification







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[...] ..I do not care if the Automata are below optimum operational capacity, if they can walk they can fight! Now ge[< vox static, electromagnetic disturbance from high-energy detonation. 2.03 seconds >] Feth! Get your maniples here now Olakh! Out!


Control, this is Marauder One actual. We are holding the dock with 2nd Talon and 9th Support, light casaulties, situation deteriorating fast! We're getting chewed up out here Control, I need counter-battery fire on their damn artillery before they range in and I have Breachers massing 300 out!


[< unintelligible, lexmechanics propose unknown legion battle-cant rendering decryption impossible. 5.39 seconds >]


I KNOW! I just spoke to him control, and it's slow going over there, by the time Olakh gets here we'll be up to our noses in angry mint-green Breachers. We'll have to fall back if you can't find us any support!


[< unintelligible, lexmechanics propose unknown legion battle-cant rendering decryption impossible. 8.02 seconds >]


oh.. Oh, that will do indeed. Marauder one Out.


[Squad Vox-grid] Hang tight boys, we got hunter-killer support in 30, comming up our rear, hug cover and keep those damn Breachers pinned!


[<undiscernably legion-cant, sussurating vox-static indicative of heavy Volkite-discharge>]


[Cross-spectrum vox discharge, signal flux-density estimated 220M Janskys] DEATH TO THE DEFILERS! FOR THE EMPEROR AND THE LEGION!


[Squad Vox-grid] Holy Feth!


[<Heavy vox-static, intermitted sounds of detonations>]


[Squad Vox-grid] I thought you said from the rear Sarge!?


[Squad Vox-grid] Well. *Laughter* I guess the Old One got impatient and took the shortcut through the hangar walls. Now scope those bastards, keep them off 2nd's backs you mutts!


[<Fragment Ends>]









Ancient Autarion


MK IV Ironform, the Black Fury, firstborn of the Legion, known as the War Crow




"-Veteran of the unification wars, once-captian of the 2nd Breacher company and one of the few who walked away form the Jovian campaign

with all limbs still attached, Captain Autarion met his first death on the void-decks of Peshawar Station orbiting Karnak, in the 53d year of

the Great Crusade. Mortally wounded by a Khrave eviscerator-fusil, his left side shredded by hundreds of adamantium micro-darts.

Following his ascent to a hallowed ironform, Autarion continued to operate in his favoured theatre of war, boarding actions, urban assaults and

other Zone Mortalis operations with distinction, often in direct support of the Legions Destroyer formations."