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France

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
Those are quite good. Keep up the good work!!


Thanks Ember ! But I think I should have painted the cloth part red rather than white.


Another Child of the Emperor today:





I had some "difficulties" with him.
Firstly, I painted all the white part BEFORE painting the backpack, so when I did it, it splattered on his helmet. I had to paint it anew. Stupid move...
Now the white is imperfect

And secondly, he fell into a pot of paint, but, fortunately, the paint had totally dried.

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Holy Terra.

Sorry to hear that. My own project is full of problems, mostly to do with red paint. Brushpainting takes to long, and too many coats, and my new spray FAILED at what it was supposed to do in a most spectacular fashion (they turned out more orange than red).


Keep up the good work!

Ember

   
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Sorry to hear that, Ember !
How did you manage to fix it ?
Thank you for the kind words

I painted my second apothecary yesterday, so here are the pics:






   
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So, no new model today but I made myself a lightbox and I tried it with my IIIrd Legion !
I'm pretty happy with it, pictures are really better (but I made it a bit tiny). However, my phone isn't the best camera so...
Yes I know, the same models again, but I'm getting better with the pictures and it is an important part of a blog, isn't it ?^^
So do you see any difference ? Are the pictures better today ? Thanks !

Some legionnaries:
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Rylanor:
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Palatine Blades:
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Apothecaries:
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The terminator:
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Chaplain:
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The full squad:
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So, I am painting some more cataphractii terminators, but I can't set my mind on the paintscheme:
Which one do you prefer ?
The original brown, the white one or the red one ?

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A wip neutral termi with no colours yet

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Sorry for the bad pics, but as they are wip it is not that important

I may prefer the red one, but there is no red in the rest of the army so it would stand out a lot I guess

   
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France

And here we are again. I've finally painted the full terminator squad:









A few details have been corrected since I took the pictures (two scratches on two shoulders pads) but otherwise they are the final models !
(Gosh, what terrible pictures I used to take )

And this is the list I'm currently thinking of playing:

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++ Crusade (Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Army List) [2,500pts] ++

+ HQ +

Chaplain [90pts]: Bolt Pistol, On Foot, Power Armour (Centurion/Consul), Power Maul, Sonic Shrieker
. Consul: Chaplain

Legion Champion [125pts]: Artificer Armour, Combi-Bolter, Jump Pack, Phoenix Spear, Sonic Shrieker
. Consul: Champion, Legion

Praetor, Legion [330pts]: Digital Lasers, Mastercraft a Single Weapon, On Foot, Paragon Blade, Sonic Shrieker
. Cataphractii Pattern Terminator Armour: Terminator Armour
. Master of the Legion
. . Terminator Command Squad, Legion
. . . Space Marine Chosen, Legion: Combi-Bolter, Power Fist
. . . Space Marine Chosen, Legion: Combi-Bolter, Power Fist
. . . Standard Bearer, Legion: Combi-bolter, Power Fist

+ Elites +

Apothecarion Detachment [90pts]
. Apothecary, Legion: None (Infantry, Power Armour), Power Armour
. . Chainsword or Combat Blade: Chainswords/Combat Blades
. Apothecary, Legion: None (Infantry, Power Armour), Power Armour
. . Chainsword or Combat Blade: Chainswords/Combat Blades

Contemptor Dreadnought Talon [380pts]
. Contemptor Dreadnought, Legion: Kheres Pattern Assault Cannon
. . Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon: Twin-linked Bolter
. Contemptor Dreadnought, Legion: Twin-linked Volkite culverin
. . Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon: Twin-linked Bolter

Palatine Blade Squad [485pts]: Artificer Armour, Jump packs, 9x Palatine Warriors, 3x Phoenix Spear, Sonic Shriekers
. Palatine Prefector: Pheonix Spear

+ Troops +

Tactical Squad, Legion , Compulsory [230pts]: Bolters, 14x Tactical Space Marines, Legion
. Additional Wargear: Additional Chainswords/Combat Blades, Vexilla, Legion
. Tactical Sergeant, Legion: Phoenix Spear

Tactical Squad, Legion , Compulsory [230pts]: Bolters, 14x Tactical Space Marines, Legion
. Additional Wargear: Additional Chainswords/Combat Blades, Vexilla, Legion
. Tactical Sergeant, Legion: Bolter, Phoenix Spear

Tactical Support Squad, Legion Volkite Caliver [125pts]: Support Squad, Volkite Caliver
. Sergeant, Legion: Bolt Pistol, Volkite Caliver
. 4x Space Marines, Legion: 4x Bolt Pistols, 4x Frag and Krak Grenades, 4x Power Armour

+ Fast Attack +

Javelin Attack Speeder Squadron, Legion [170pts]
. Javelin Attack Speeder, Legion: 2x Hunter-killer Missile, Multi-melta, Twin-linked Lascannon
. Javelin Attack Speeder, Legion: 2x Hunter-killer Missile, Multi-melta, Twin-linked Lascannon

+ Heavy Support +

Land Raider Battle Squadron, Legion [245pts]
. Land Raider Phobos: Auxiliary Drive, Frag Assault Launchers, 2x Twin-linked Lascannon Sponsons

+ Allegiance +

Legion and Allegiance: III: Emperor's Children, Traitor

Rite of War: The Maru Skara

+ Use Playtest Rules +

Use Playtest Rules

++ Total: [2,500pts] ++

Created with BattleScribe

Maru Skara.
Hidden Blade:
Palatine Blades, the Contemptors and the Javelins.
The praetor, terminators and chaplain would ride in the land raider.

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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Good to see the 3rd are still getting some attention godardc. The metallic purple is great, it was the inspiration I’d been looking for when I did my Chaos Warriors and later my Traitor Guard, so thanks! Love the crisp white on their shoulder pads too... now hopefully it won’t be as long between update for these guys

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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France

 gobert wrote:
Good to see the 3rd are still getting some attention godardc. The metallic purple is great, it was the inspiration I’d been looking for when I did my Chaos Warriors and later my Traitor Guard, so thanks! Love the crisp white on their shoulder pads too... now hopefully it won’t be as long between update for these guys

Hey !
I'm glad I could help ! That's actually why I post: I know I am not great at taking pictures (I'm actually getting better !) or the best painter out there, but everything can help. I spend an enormous amount of time online before painting an army, looking for paint schemes, armies, ideas... All of this thanks to people who took the time to share. Thanks to them I could get ideas (like my cartoonish Eschers), wether for a full paintscheme or a small detail.
Feel free to share your purple guard !

As soon as the quarantine is over, I'll order a javelin and / or volkite weapons so it won't take as long, hopefully haha

So guys, I know I have nothing news, but I have some final pictues where the infantry is in good light, and where they are all together:

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So here we are ! Everything painted and correctly pictured, now awaiting reinforcements. The good news are I've painted all my lists and armies, even if I still have a fews units left to paint it is nothing I use in games, so 30k will have the priority as soon as I finish painting my Escher gang and receive those reinforcements !

   
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These are really nice, you definitely made the right call on what colour to paint the peturges on the Terminators!

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Gotta love a good group shot! Minis always look better all bunched up.

Spoilered a few pics of my guard and warriors;
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Hoping the craziness ends soon and you can buy some more bits for the legion!

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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France

Guys ! Guess what ? I had a converted praetor that I had forgotten to paint, and it's now done !
Here he is:

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Converted from BaC. I loved doing this guy, and I'm super happy with him. The cloak has been highlighted twice, I don't know if it shows on the pictures.


 gobert wrote:
Gotta love a good group shot! Minis always look better all bunched up.

Spoilered a few pics of my guard and warriors;
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Hoping the craziness ends soon and you can buy some more bits for the legion!


The guards are traitors from Blackstone fortress but what about the Chaos Warriors ? Are they super old ones ?
Nice work anyway, I like them !

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






That’s a good result! Praetor looks ace, I’m still gutted that I missed out on BaC :(

Correct, the guard are Blackstone Fortress and the Chaos Warriors are from Battle Master, which was a game from GW and MB. I’ve got the mounted Warriors being stripped at the moment.

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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Portsmouth UK

Great looking army. Would love to see a group shot

Check out my gallery here
Also I've started taking photos to use as reference for weathering which can be found here. Please send me your photos so they can be found all in one place!! 
   
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Australia

Thanks for bringing this thread back to life godardc! Lovely to see some updates to the army. The metallic purple is inspired and they look brilliant all together. I think the dreadnought is my fave - very stoic/imposing.

Hope to see more soon

t z you are k 
   
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Back again !
I've had a somewhat fantastic year, fulfilling most of, if not all, of my wishes, be them personal or professional, but this brought me very far away from model making. And I'll have less time for the next 2 years. But right now I'm on vacation !
So it's a great time an update, isn't it ?

Just a glimpse of the things to come this week:



   
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Ok here is the first batch of flowery marines !



I am yet to decide which one I like the most, so let see of you have any preference ?


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And...the force is based ! I kept purple and white, not the most contrasting but fitting for Emperor's Children and looking like the real life meadow that gave me inspiration.


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Good to see these guys back, the meadow is very fitting for EC. Great choice

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Here the still wip Land Speeder Javelin, I'm a bit disappointed by the purple, it's clearly visible on the picture, not so much with naked eyes, there are "brush lines" visible.
However except for that I'm pretty happy globally with it. Still a few hours to go, and then I'll have to assemble and paint the crew.
Enjoy !

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Aaaaand it's done !
I'm fairly happy with how it came out, and now I have nothing more to paint for my beloved Children.
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Great looking Speeder! The brush marks to be could be sold as weathering . I like how the gunner is standing, it’s a much more realistic pose than the seated 40k gunners

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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Hi there !
Putting my one week vacation at good use, I hereby present you my new champion (wip):





I used magnets for his head, pack and right arm. The pauldrons and his jetpack are to arrive this week, fortunately you will be able to see him completed and painted before Monday.

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Macragge

He looks really cool! I like that the head magnet lets you change the pose around.

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Kasper Vespasian, champion of the Emperor's Children, is done !
Unfortunately, I haven't received his pauldrons or jump pack yet, and my earth paint was dry, so I cannot go further today, but it's almost there:





And an alternative posing:


I hope you like it and he will be posted fully finished once I receive everything I need.

   
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought






Nice return Godardc, I like how his pose is variable with the alternative head and arm.

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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 gobert wrote:
Nice return Godardc, I like how his pose is variable with the alternative head and arm.

Hey !
It's nice to finally have some time to work on my projects, the few last months and next few months weren't / won't be great for The Hobby but I'm getting such a great professional opportunity, I'm blessed. Fortunately I'll be on vacation again this December to work probably on a FW dreadnought or some kakophony, I love those models.

In addition, I received the FW shoulders pads I was awaiting, pretty quickly to be honest, and I bought everything I needed for his base:
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So yeah, he is finally really finished this time, ready to slay my opponents' heroes and HQ !

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So I went to my first Horus Heresy event in Paris, 16 players, 8 loyalists and 8 secessionists, the tables were divided between 3 different themes: 2 jungle tables, 2 industrial desert tables and 2 urban tables. We all played 3 games, one on each theme.
I fought against a SW (got my arse beaten hard, it was an ambush type game), a Salamander and a beginner Ultramarine.
I ended up winning two and losing one game. I met plenty of nice guys and we played on wonderful tables, it was a great day !
My list worked pretty well actually, the Maru Skara allowed me to quickly advance in the Salamander's deployment zone (we had to secure the opponent's deployment zone for this mission) but didn't work that well in defense (against the SW). I learned my lesson and put only 1 unit in reserve against the Ultramarines that had to rush into my deployment zone to escape. The Maru Skara is, all in all, a quite flexible RoW.
The two 15 strong blobs of tactical with an apothecary and a vexila each were surprisingly resilient and saved the day. The javelin worked exactly as intended, nothing incredible but always useful, I need a second one.
However I really need to buy artificer armors on my sergeants and an invulnerable save for my champion, the poor guy was killed by a Salamander champion...

Here are a few pictures:









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Cool pics, the Children look fantastic in battle!

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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Nice pics of the games!
   
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Yeah I must admit they used better cameras that I am used to and the light was way more suitable than in my previous apartment !
It's so cool to see this project taking life from the first BaC testing model to playing the army at events


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And thus, the ever growing IIIrd legion received reinforcements !
I'm currently working on my contemptor legion and my five last palatine blades. I have very little time so it's not going to be quick, but I plan that before the end of April, both will be done.



I'm super happy with the fact I managed to make them all look quite different, except for one spear marine who has an almost perfect clone
Can't wait to see the full squad painted
Currently adding green stuff to the crest marine to fill the gap due to the conversion process around the hands and crest


And the contemptor dreadnought:




It's not exactly what I had in mind, I should have put his left leg a bit more behind him and his right arm / shoulder in a better firing position, but it's close to it.
Both weapons are magnetized, I have two volkites, a plasma cannon and twin linked lascannons.

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