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Hi guys, sorry its been so long since my last post, iv been very busy of late.

Anyways, heres some stuff iv been working on:

First up is a project iv been putting together for a few days now. Its prity much all green stuff over plastic rod and tube frame. Still loads to do on it, i have done the face but need o sort the neck etc.











Next is something iv been wanting to do for a while, a true scale marine and scout squad. I put these scouts together while the GS ws drying for the figure above.







The idea for the marines is a chapter iv been thinking of making for a while, i have writen a little background and story to go wih them, the colours are still up for change though, as i want to incorparate more red.

If you can bear to read it, here it is. I wont be offended if you dont tho.

Angels Exemplar

Armour Colours

Pre Tyron Incident:

Rank and File: White armour plates, Red shoulder pads, gold trim
Death Company: Deep red armour plates, White helm, Black crosses


Post Tyron Incident:

Rank and File: Black armour plates, Red shoulder pads, gold trim, White helm.
Death Company: Deep red armour plates, Black helm, Black crosses, Black gloves.


Designation, Rank markings and Colours

Officers/Squad Leaders: White helm with black stripe.

Priests/Chaplains: Deep red armour plates, White helm, and gloves.

Captains/Astartes of rank: White armour similar to the pre Tyron Scheme, Gold helm/death mask and other detailing, Gold trim

Black knee pads are always worn on the left hand side, to commemorate Tyron.

Company indicated by Strip on right knee and left shoulder pad:

1st Company: What little is left of the Terminator armour the chapter once possessed is now gathered under the banner of the fist company, 1st company also comprises of the small amount of dedicated Sanguinary guard left to the chapters disposal. 1st company's plate is white similar to Captains plate but with Black helm detailing.

4th Company: Indicated by a white diagonal stripe across the right knee and left shoulder pads, 4th company is now the only full strength company the chapter processes, amalgamated from the remnants of the reinforcements deployed on Tyron and new aspirants. Survivors of Tyron often display marking of the previous company on the right knee and left shoulder pad.

9th Company: 9th company now only consist of a very few Astartes made up from the remnants of the custodian force for Tyron disaster, these few are known as the unforgiven amongst the battle brothers. These Astartes are marked out by their black helms and gloves.

10th Company: Scout division – Black armour – Camo cloth - very stealth orientated due to small numbers

*The chapter as a whole now numbers no more that 200 Astartes, although their fleet is extensive.


Designations

Blue Stripe : Devastator
Yellow Stripe: Assault
Red Stripe: Veterans

Characters of Note

Chapter Master: Angelos Raguel – Once the chapters Exemplar of the Host, now force to take the mantel of chapter master after Tyron.

1st Company Captain: Barakiel Duoma
4th Company Captain: Vohu Manah
9th Company Captain: Nathaniel Maion
10th Company Scout Captain: Xaphan Forfax

Bath Kol – Keeper of secrets – Dreadnought Librarian

Back Ground – Pride before the fall.

Once a notoriously proud successor chapter of the Blood Angels, boasting a full compliment of 10 companies the Angels Exemplar's gracefully do not suffer the gene faults of the parent chapter to the same extent, for they do not manifest themselves as prevalently as some of there cousins, although always present, only a fraction of the chapter every fall to the black rage or the red thirst, This is be-leaved to be due to the Homo Sapiens Novus project carried out during the 21st founding, later daubed the cursed founding. The Angels Exemplar where a vision of perfection and an example to all other Astartes for over 4millenia.
Then came the Tyron disaster, Tyron Pime was once the Angels Exemplar's home world, a feral world turned to a beautiful metropolis of glass and light. From Tyron Prime, the Angels Exemplar's governed an area of space in the Ultima Segmentum, within close proximity of the enveloped Clax system.
It was on Tyron Prime that the Angels Exemplar's chapter was broken. The Tyron system like many had suffered from Xenos attacks in the past and chapter had always been victorious. But the incursion that culled the Angels Exemplar was not anything like the system had experienced before. Hive fleet Kraken was detected moving in system towards the beginning of 998 M41, by the time the danger realised and alarm raised communication with five of the systems outer planets had been lost. Having repelled other Xenos attacks in the past the then 9st Captain (his name forgotten and stricken from record) decided that to call back the chapter in defence would be smudge on his honour and even with the full strength of a hive fleet bearing down on the system, was completely unnecessary, and that he, the 9th, elements of the 10th and the PDF would be more than capable of victory. This decision and his pride signed the names of millions on the list of the dead. Only when defeat was upon them did the 9th call for aid. Realising the danger and effect of losing their home world to Xenos would have on the Chapter, Chapter Master Rhamiel Urim recalled the whole chapter and rallied their outside the system. Even though the fate of there home world was sealed the fleet sped for Tyron Prime, even before making planet fall, casualties where high, many of the fleets most powerful ships where turned to floating fields of twisted metal. But even with this the space directly around Tyron prime was left packed with dead hive ships leaky fluid into the void.
When the remainder of the chapter reached the planets surface they where greeted with a planet infested with Tyranid life, the entire planet was consuming its self ready to feed the Xenos continued incursion and only a handful of the 4th still lived, their captain not among them. At this Chapter master Rhamiel Urim reasoned that Tyron Prime was no longer theirs and could not be won back by any size imperial force. And yet instead of abandoning the planet contrived to deny the enemy a meal. Destroying the planet from orbit was not an option as the fleet had taken substantial damage and losses, only one option was still open, The World Eater Virus.
The virus is not a weapon held in most Astartes armoury halls, and the Angles Exemplar where no different, instead they would have to located the only source available, the inquisitorial fortress of Tyrons largest city, Trayious. The Angels Exemplar fought their way the the city though wave upon wave of Xenos creatures, loosing many of there number. Once inside the fortress Rhamiel was surprised to find a small contingent of inquisitorial troopers and inquisitor still defending the lowest vaults of the complex, The inquisitor leading the force had thought along the same lines as Rhaniel and had prepared a virus bomb.
And so the plot to deny hive fleet Kraken was unfolded, the combined force of the inquisition and Astartes fought the extradite themselves from the planet before it was to late, only thinning there numbers more. It was during the extraction that Rhamiel fell, struck low by a giant chitinous creature. With fate looming the last of the survivors where extracted to the orbiting fleet, where they prepared for a speedy departure as more living hive ships encircled the planet once again. Once clear of the system and out of danger, the fleet watched as the hive ships dropped huge umbilical cords down tot he waiting capillary towers, allowing the ships to take on biomass harvested from the planet, it was only then that the combined psychic abilities of the sole serving Librarian and inquisitor reached out and triggered the bomb almost killing the both of them, leaving both paralysed from the effort. The fleet watched as the virus tour through the planet and the docked hive fleet alike, killing everything on and connected to the planet in a matter of hours, some hive ships attempted to disengaged but their dying biology would not obey, instead leaving them dead floating husks of ash in the void. Others fell into the atmosphere as continent sized fireball igniting the now flammable nitrogen rich air. The sight was unimaginable, a wave of fire thousands of kilometres long and high moving at the speed of sound engulfing the planet entirely, covering the surface in a sea of flames.
With their home world dead in flames, the system over run and without a chapter master to guide them, The Exemplar of the Host, Angelos Raguel, took up the mantel of chapter custodian only until a suitable candidate for Chapter Master came forth. But even now he still leads the remnant of the once great and proud Angles Exemplar, directing the fleet where most needed always shadowed by the watchful eyes of the inquisition.

C & C as always welcome!

Dude...that's just awesome! Great model kick ass fluff!

Thanks, didn't think anyone would actually read it.

that fluff is very cool! really enjoyed reading. i love the models as well and would love to see more!

Hmm... the dreadnought's a keeper of secrets, you say? Any sort of Slaaneshification to come or am I just looking to much into it, eh? eh?

I named him the 'keeper of secrets' forgetting the chaos connection, only named him that because he keeps and records all the chapter history.

As for Chaos, There have been reports of the disgraced captain of the 9th and a few followers escaping in a damaged shuttle from a space port on the far side of the far side of the planet, before the world was turned to an inferno. They still wear the white of their chapter, but it has succumbed to decay. Angry and bitter at how the blame was layed on the 9th, they reportedly turned renegade after a meeting/Communiqué with "The keeper of Secrets" and Angelos Raguel.

Hows that?

I like

I just bought my very first packet of green stuff and while considering exactly what I am going to do with it, you're stuff is inspiring. Now I have ideas. Great work.

Going great guns here, mate. I'm not quite sold on the guard heads; maybe file down the skull and resculpt an aquilla head?

Very nice work, you press molded Gabriel Seth to make up the legs and front of torso am i right?

Thanks to everyone being kind about my work!

vinbreau - Glad to hear i can inspire peeps, i look forward to seeing your GSing.

inmygravenimage - I have to say, i like the scout helmets, but i will have a look at changing the details on them.

Ultra mortalitas - No, all scultped from scratch, apart from his back, and pads. only used plastics for them because they are simple shapes easy to scult, so using plasics there saves me time.

The commision is for a GS copy of Seth, but i am makeing a few adaptations. Im not completly happy with how its gone so far, there are things i would change, but im pushed for time.

Just to reiterate, ALL green stuff has be hand sculpted, NOT pressed/moulded

Ok got it, good luck.

Here is a very small update, iv done a little more on the Seth-ish mini and taken some more pics of my true scale concepts. Hope you enjoy!

Here is a quick comparison with the original Seth mini


As you can see, i have added the head and a few other details, loads left to do still. The head does look a little cut off towards the back, this is because im planning on adding long-ish hair to the mini, so have left room to sculpt it on.






Im not best pleased with the photos, they don't do the mini justice, the maco setting on my camera aren't that great.

Now some true scale stuff




Im looking at doing some resin works on some of my sculpts soon, as i would like to do a true scale component set, if anyone has any good advice, that would be great.

As always, C&C not just welcome, but wanted.

P.S. Ultra mortalitas - Thanks

Iv just added some hair to the mini, not sure is it works or not, plus i don't think there is enough definition and/or movement, The green stuff started getting still before i could get more in ( its quite hot today) I have ordered some different putty to stop this happening again in the future. I also finished some of the tiny leg details, just put on the two missing jewels, still got a few things to finish up on the legs, mainly the studs. Then the torso details are up next.

What do you think?

Front

Back


i will be adding a little bit of cord tho the narrow point on the hair, as a tie.

wow, some awesome looking models here. big up.

Thanks, im going to try and get all the bits iv started, finished tonight/tomoz. So i should have ome more pics to post soon.

Stunning work mate. Not sure about the right eye socket, looks a little high and deep, but that may be the angle. Still, I humbly bow to your mastery of of epoxy!

Mini update now, Iv added a chain around his neck and a few studs. Im a little disappointed with the camera i'm using, even on macro settings its not good at all, iv asked a mate if i can borrow his digital SLR with a marco lens for when i'm finished, hope that will do the job: Anyways, here is the pic.



Some C&C would be great. Thanks!

I just started messing with this kinda stuff, this is really inspiring.

Thanks, its good to hear i can inspire. Have you got any pics of your work?


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I know it sounds a little needy, but i would really like some constructive C&C, i see alot of peeps viewing this page but not leaving anyrthing. I know im leaving myself open to negative feedback now, but what the hay. Thanks.

Yet another small update, I've added a lot of tiny details in, the torso it just about finished, i'm not going with the studded collar only because i don't think i wouldn't suit, i think it would be too much detail near the face. All the stud work on the legs and body are now done, and didn't take as long as i thought it would. Also fixed his nose a little bit and added 2 service studs. Around his wait, i've added all the details as they appear on the Seth mini, but in slightly different proportions as i think the holster was a little 'Fat' on the seth mini. Some C&C would be great.













Still not happy with the pics and the mini could do with a little 'tidy' up, but i feel its going quite well so far.


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Also, what weapon should he get? I'm thinking big hammer or massive sword? Any opinions?

Power flamberge!

Now that is a good idea, haven't seen that done before. not too sure it would suit tho.

Hits_the_spot wrote:Plasti card/wire and a small drill bit. you can see in the pic very mell but there are small plasti card and GS details on it to.


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Yet even more random stuff from the bottom of my bitz box.

I did this AGES ago when i had nothing better to do, i might finish it off, as it is quite funny.

Great pose, you can almost feel the cry of anguish/pain coming from him. He must have failed his saving throw .

LoL, still haven't finished it tho. Still sitting around in one of my bitz boxes, might to something similar in true scale soon, as im working on a true scale kit.

Hits_the_spot wrote:just put on the two missing jews

Wait, what?

S_P

You are truly a master with GS!

Space_Potato- LOL! dont know what happened there! I did mean Jewels. Ill edit that now.

Thanks Flying Poo! I'v only every done a whole mini like this once before.

Im going to try and get a resin cast of the legs and body started today, if all the stuff iv ordered arrives on time. Then i will sort out the pads, arms and weapon. I have taken the plastic pads off, i'm going to make my own as i don't think they are quite right.

Hope to get some more pics up soon.


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Ok, iv just made my fist form, and poured the first half. Iv either just made a great bit of progress, or fudged one of my better Sculpts. Fingers crossed.

Good News! the first half of the mould set over night, iv just poured the other side, so it should be dry for late tonight. So should have the first copy 2morrow. It wont be perfect i know, but i cant wait to see the results.


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Just Check the form, opened it up and gave it a clean, here are the results so far.



Front


Back


I think its looking quite promising. REALLY cant wait to do the first pouring.

Is this made to be commercial?