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Kurnost wrote:
Those are quite nice indeed

And not as expensive, although they will eventually wind up with paint and decals to help show they are "Cough-cough, Knights"

Sounds good Shasolenzabi, let me know when you get them posted

Still working on the Taghmata, super excited for the Vultarax!

I've finished the Knight, he'll be posted soon and nearly completed my first skitarii squad too. Pics incoming soon

Another almost-done Lazarus bot. Been trying to work out how to arm this guy for a little while

Oh that is a nice load out! Heavy Bolter for the Dakka!

Hey Shas! Yeah they're pretty decent. In this list they're assault 3 when carried by Ogryns (which is the basis for the Lazarus) so that's useful, even with a BS2 model.
Currently the unit's at 6 of 10

So, I'm at this point with the top of the knight, where I need to work out which transfers to use. I'm thinking either multiple mechanicus cogs, or a massive spread Aquila and smaller cogs on each shoulder pad. Thoughts?

I vote aquila with smaller cogs.

EDC

Started work on the aquila and cogs, my first freehand ever; with the size of the aquila I think I'll just paint the Taghmata Hvergelmire symbol towards the front of the Knight, an admech cog with the skull replaced by a red sword

Impressive freehand, getting free hand to look symmetrical is a real pain, but the Aquila is looking great!

EDC

Thanks EDC
I had thought about marking it out with tape but applying tape to an assembled knight is harder than freehand :p
Hopefully it comes out good, haven't really done freehand before

Knight is looking amazing!

Thanks Shaso! More work happened today. A few days and I'll have it sketched in. It's a bit hard to see due to vents and such but the claws and tail are all there on the grey side only. I'll finish the side on the cream armour tomorrow or so

Also started on the Taghmata Hvergelmir symbol; the cog of the Adeptus Mechanicus bisected with a bloody sword




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And here's the other half of the Aquila

I took a break from work on the Knight and the Skitarii legions to follow it, and restarted Archmagos Hvergelmir. He's equipped with an Abeyant which, among other things, gives him Very Bulky, so a 50mm base was needed. I drilled into the resin piece on top and slotted the tail of the model into it, and I will add random wires and cables to tie it to the base more and also change the silhouette from Warmachine Cephalyx to AdMech weird thing. Hvergelmir's shattered torso will get some bionics and life support bits, and the top of the carapace (not pictured) will get a large admech transfer. All the holes on the sides will have either weapons, manipulators or servo-skulls. I might even add a C.A.T from Space Hulk for fun.

Then, undercoat, paint etc

A question: Should I do his other half? The Heretek Hvergelmir?



Having just checked over Hvergelmir's stuff, he needs to have the following weapons:
- a Paragon Blade
- an Archeotech Pistol
- 2 claws for his Machinator Array attacks
- a Flamer
- an Inferno Pistol
- a Phased Plasma Fusil

Have I overequipped him?

Freehand on the Knight is looking good so far.

Magos is looking good so far, I'm looking forward to seeing all the guns/arms running down the side, I think it'll look awesome.

And obviously yes, you should do a Heretek version!

EDC

He's looking great! Going to be a really distinctive looking dude

I think of all the models that can get away with being over-equipped it's a Tech Magos with all their little mechanical appendages. Try equipping a wysiwyg Autarch without making it look like he has to drop one of his weapons to do anything with the other one

If he's looking a bit too busy you could try making two of the weapons into a combi-weapon. Like an archaeotech pistol with an underslung inferno bit

Oh, and you should absolutely do the Heretek version. Every protagonist needs a convincing villain I can't remember, did your Magos kill his Heretek other half at the end? It'd be fun if they're both still around, chasing one-another through the galaxy.

I've always wanted to do an opposing army for my exodites. Seems like a great idea to give them enemies

Thanks EDC, I was worried the Knight wouldn't look good but it's going well! It's being washed as we speak

Ynneadwraith, Hvergelmir doesn't remember if he did or not... So he's chasing a villain that may be wholly within his own mind

I'll clearly be doing the Heretek Hvegelmir later; just need to make sure it doesn't look like this guy with spikes. I have a couple ideas....

But for now, here's the last couple minutes work



Lots of pipes and such for life support-y stuff, and what will be switched for an archeotech pistol when I find where I've put it. Clearly, right now he doesn't need 'to use it, so his other guns will have to be pointed. I'm going to use the Kataphron cognis-flamer for the flamer arm as soon as I find where I put those sprues



I'm going to paint the bolt bit up as a giant occular lense, surrounded by a cog mechanicum. I think I'll do the Taghmata cog and sword across this whole faceplate bit whyile I'm at it, and as it's 40K expect streamers and parchments and strips of rag aplenty

I also plan to replace Hvergelmir's stumpy left arm with the claw hand from the Dark Vengeance cultist champion; the non-commissar one. Either that or a small cyberlimb from somewhere. There's not much Hvergelmir left but what remains is pissed off

I also thought about replacing his helmet with a Stormcast helm, the ones with lightning bolts across the top, but I'll save that for another project

Ah I see do I remember right that he can't remember which one is the real Hvergelmir, the Heretek or the Loyalist? Remember thinking that was a fantastic idea

Splendid Magos, and yeah, the heretek version definitely needs to happen !

I found an Avatar of Amalgamation mini in my stash... Traitor Hvergelmir base?

I'll be using the rules for a 30K Archmagos so both Hvergelmirs are roughly equal power

Nice progress on the magos. Some many great ideas coming together for this model.

EDC

That's going to be an awesome Heretek can't wait!

Thanks for the kind words guys (and girls)

I'm tossing up between Malagra, Myrmidax or Dominus for the heretek specialty; the loyal Hvergelmir is a command/control kinda character while the Heretek is more into proving his mastery by destroying the works of others. Going to go all out with guns and blades and also probably going with Abeyant and Fabricator Array, just like the loyalist, because epic special rules.

Stay tuned... And thanks for watching

So, some more work on the Loyalist Hvergelmir today; using bitz from the Necron Lychguard kit, Dwarf Gyrocopter, Skaven Stormvermin, Kataphron and Skitarii Rangers I've sorted out his Machinator Array talons and his Phased-Plasma Fusil
Here he is as he currently stands:



And the top view



Excuse the slightly wobbly pics and the blu-tack

And his plasma weapon



The idea is the claws are power blades, and mounted on the wrist will be the guns for the machinator array, an Inferno pistol and flamer. Both of these will be from the multi-part combi-weapon Space Marines get in tactical squad boxes.
The weird bulb thingo above the arm is from the Gyrocopter kit, and I'm thinking has something to do with Hvergelmir's personal shield.
I put the Ork Burna tank on the back for a bizzarre low-tech look, and also because it seems to have a diamond-shaped jewel on top, just like much of the Space Wolves range has.
I'm stuck on his Paragon Blade, but I'm thinking perhaps a Sentinel chainsaw or a Frost Blade

The crystals mounted on the side and rear of the plasma gun will be painted like frost weapons; they're the same hyper-cold crystals used in Helfrost weapons. Hvergelmir has repurposed small crystals to cool his plasma caliver and reduce the potential for critical overheating.

In terms of the Traitor Hvergelmir, I've decided he'll be an Archmagos Prime of the Ordinator techno-arcana, so he has the Relentless, Tank Hunter and Wrecker special rules, and can call down a bombardment once per game. He'll also have an Abeyant, Machinator Array (+1 Toughness... Yes please!) Photon Gauntlet, Chainfist amd probably a Rotor Cannon.

He's shaping up to be a really unique looking Tech Magos very impressive!

Really nicely thought out mechanical bits and pieces too

Thanks Ynneadwraith!

And clearly tonight the Omnissiah's blessing is with me (Does anyone know how to get rid of that, BTW? It's making me uncomfortable) I haven't slept a wink but I've been able to fully assemble Hvergelmir, sort out the greenstuffing on him, and nearly finish the Thanatar-Cynis I've had sitting around for months now!

Obviously, it's not a true Thanatar-Cynis, just a modified war robot that does similar things to the ancient, storied battle-automata of long ago. This is what happens when you trust your Magi and let them invent... I digress! Pictures!







It might be a bit hard to see but there's a Cog Mechanicum on the nose of this thing, in case someone else thought it a Heretek device.

The plasma projectors of the original have been recreated, after a fashion, by multi-barrelled plasma cannon that saturate the target area with bolts of plasma. I need to open another set of Kataphron to get the Calivers to finish the other weapon arm

So to start with, work in progress of Heretek Hvergelmir



His Machinator Array claws are going to be lasher tendril bits from the forgefiend, curling up and over his shoulders

As well as working on the Heretek, I started painting the Loyalist

Something from the Ï started this but then forgot it"pile; Magos-Dominus Faulkes''s personal Land Raider. Once used the rules for an Adeptus Mechanicus Land Raider, now redone to the rules for a Macrocarid Explorator, I only finished sealing in the hull and adding bitz just now







Has twin-linked Lascannons in sponsons (removed to paint easier), a Volkite Culverin on the hull, Flare Shield, Anbaric Claw; the works. Perfect for Hvergelmir's staunchest ally and most useful member of the Taghmata from the perspective of anyone not a member of the Mechanicus. Faulkes traded his expertise with machines for the shell of this vehicle, recruited followers from the refugees that follow the Lost Companies, and gave them their induction into the mysteries of the Omnissiah by having them help rebuild it to its current state

More Heretek Hvergelmir, with the tentacles that will form his machinator array claws

Ooo looking good.

Are those the tentacles from the maulerfiend?

EDC