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I'll try and keep a daily update, or at least as often as I get to work on my Primaris Force for the next two weeks. I've entered into Pittsburgh's Steel Legion GT. 2000 Pt 2-Day Tournament. I've just submitted my (as of yet untested) army List. Not going for super competitive, but went for fun and what looks like a true strike force.

Three Detachments: Battalion, Vanguard, Spearhead

HQ:

- Primaris Captain in Gravis w/Burning Blade
- Primaris Lt with Power Sword & Pistol w/Armor Indominous
- Primaris Lt with Auto Boltrifle
- Primaris Lt with Auto Boltrifle

Troops:

- 4 x 5 Marine Intercessor Squads with Boltrifle

Fast Attack:

- 1 x 5 Marine Inceptor Squad with Assault Bolters

Heavy Support:

- 2 x 5 Marine Hellblaster Squads with Plasma Rifle
- 1 x 5 Marine Hellblaster Suqad with Heavy Plasma Rifle

Elites:

- 2 x Apothecaries
- 1 x 5 Marine Riever Squad with Pistol, Close Combat Weapon and Grav-Chutes
- Redemptor Dreadnought with Gattling Guns

Rough Battleplan:
- Keep Captain and Power Sword Lt with an Apothecary in the center with some interecessors
- Keep Lts 2&3 and Apothecary with Heavy Support
- Deep Strike Inceptors and Rievers in backfield / soft targets
- Dread for mobile fire support / CC if needed

Nothing fancy lol will probably get wrecked

Pile of Plastic Shame:
- 5 more Intercessors (in progress)
- 5 more plasma rifle Hellblasters
- 5 heavy plasma rifle hell blasters
- Lt. with auto bolt rifle
- 2 apothecaries
- Dread

Intercessors are about half done (see below). Lt & Rifle Blasters are built and need primed. Dread is in component pieces currently. Can I finish this by next weekend?? We'll see - 19 minis, 13 days

Great stuff! I really like how the highlights on that standard came out.

Best of luck. Primus marines (marines in general) are a tough army to win with. Lots of points very few figures.

Alright, 4th and final 5 man intercessor squad done.

10 more Hellblasters, 1 Lt, 2 Inceptors, 2 Apothecaries and a Dread

oh, and then they all need based...

Looks good. will you have time to base them?

Great stuff Azalle. I think those models would really stand out if you were to base them with a nice snow or ice base, fyi.

I think someone may be slightly biased there Ice.

Solar, that's the plan. I have everything I need to base them. I'll probably assembly line it, I should be able to do it all in a night *fingers crossed*

Soooo I got a little excited, and started finishing the Redemptor build. Annnd in that process, managed to glue in place a few of the bits that are intended to slide. Soooo he currently would have a hell of a lean back pose.

In order to rectify that, I clipped some sprue, broke out the larger drill bit, and made a new post for the big guy to rotate on. He has since been primed, but here's the final build.

Looking great Azalle. Nice save on the dread, I've made similar mistakes myself. A few too painful to think about.

That’s an aggressive painting schedule there to try to keep, good luck!

I like the reavers, nice use of a swapped palette there.

Thanks for stopping by FSU. Yeah it was painful. There was a solid 15 minutes of me cursing the tech priest that came up with the damn thing.

Nev! Yeah, it's a little aggressive... I need 15 more in one week I think I can do it.

I have the the next 6 - 5 hellblasters and the last LT - primed, base colors, and washed.

And here's the monster. Stayed up too late, but got him done last night! Needs based of course

Not too much work tonight. 5 Hellblasters are primed (although that's not new). Washed and details picked out in black (the pouches). Not much but it's something

Wow, your output rate is amazing, and the results are great too! I am envious

Really love that colour scheme, it's interesting without being a jumble of colours...

Thanks Slinky! I'm hitting a wall, which isn't good haha I still have 9 more primaris marines to finish by Saturday aside from these 6.

2 are Apothecaries. So they will be a lot quicker (I hope)

the Inceptors and the heavy hellblasters will probably give me an ulcer. We will see what I can get done later tonight

These look great! Really tidy work on that redemptor, and I’m so jealous of how quickly you can turn these minis around! Good luck with the next 9.

Hey Plod! Thanks brother. The Redeptor took a couple of coats to look uniform / smooth. Not looking forward to painting a Repulsor!

Ok. Time for an update. Pretty frantic night / evening on my end. The 5 Hellblasters and LT are about 85% done. Highlights and Sol done, they need the bone trim on the inner shoulder pad though. They need their helmets and backpacks and then done.

The intercessors are primed, washed with nuln oil and and the black blue blocked out. Ready for green and leadbelcher.

The apothecaries are primed white and their bases primed black. Really didn't like the whole "holding geneseed mid battle" pose. Soo one I've elevated the pistol, and given him a combat knife from the intercessor box. The second will have the bolt pistol as modeled but with the intercom arm also from the intercessor box. Had to mix it up.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Just 5 more Hellblasters. Bodies are built, need to build the heavy versions next.

For the record, there's no way I'm keeping this pace up once they are based haha. I will eventually round out the intercessors to full 10 man squads and the Rievers to a 10 man as well. But that's for like... after finals. Law school is pretty rough with studying.

Oh yeah, pics or it didn't happen

Quick update. First three layers of the bone on the shoulders. And two layers of wash on the apothecaries.

Wait, you are painting at this pace while in law school? Are you mad? Don’t you have mid tems that should be devouring your life right about now?

Nice work, especially considering the pace. Think you are going to make your deadline?

Wow. great stuff. That Dread is spot on good. Your gonna have a nice looking army for sure. Envy consumes me!

Yes. I am in fact mad! Solar, my deadline is tomorrow. I have five more to finish! Well, the backpack and the helmets of the apothecary as well. I'm finishing up the helmets for the second set of five hell blasters. We will see if I sleep tonight

And now for the final Lieutenant

Picture is now attached

Good luck. Happy Veterans day to all that serve.

Looking good. The extreme highlights on that dread look really good.

Hey Dakka, sooo it's been a hot minute. A lot has happened since my last post. My Primaris Marines have grown to a sizeable force. I went 2-1-2 in a local Tournament, had a lot of fun playing (with the exception of my crushing defeat by a Guard player who had this tricked out list). I haven't worked too much on my mini's since November with finals work and death in the family. But, I've made progress since I've updated Dakka.

So The rule of the internet is, "pics or it didn't Happen" so. Let's starting laying out my Primaris force - here's my 4 - 5 man intercessors to start!

Welcome back to Dakka, good to hear you weren't posting but were busy with other hobby stuff, like a tournament

Intercessors look sharp, and the basing really suits the coulour scheme well.

Welcome back, I hope work and school went well. Sorry about your loss.

If it makes you feel any better, your Primaris guys look great.

Hey Mad! Thanks for dropping by brother! Yeah law school and life tends to get in the way.

Ice! Thanks brother! I'm really happy with the level I can paint the Blades of Vengeance at without spending Too much time on them. I'm using Pop Goes The Monkey's tactical and heavy support symbols, they're pretty great. I have a request in to him to make the Blades of Vengeance Chapter symbol too.

I'm currently at 62 Primaris marines in the force completely painted. The goal is to make it a full company. I have another 20 marines from Dark Vengeance to round out the 4 five man intercessor squads, 10 more of the Dark Vengeance Hellblasters as well to make two full 10 man Hallblaster squads. Plus I've been ebay bits shopping and I've picked up an Intercessor squad for extra bits so I don't painfully have the same models - the Sgts in my 5 man interncessors have simple part swaps on them.

Here's my Heavy Plasma Cannon Primaris Squad. I plan on adding another 5 marines to this squad to get a full 10 man.

Hey Dakka! Next up on the force entry are my fast attack Inceptors. I'm more of a fluff guy verses what is maxed out / allowable in game. So I've made my inceptors into a 5 man squad. Their brother squad is actually nearing completion so that I will have a full 10 men in the assault category on the roster. I purposely left their bases black. I feel like it gives them more of a free falling feel to it. I may go back and adjust. (side not, i purposely left my rievers' bases blank as well as they all have grave chutes).

Next group up I'm actually really proud of. The Ancient's progress was posted earlier, really like how his banner came out.

The 4 Lts (yes 4) I wanted to be able to run two in either configuration. I also love the the body of the one that comes in Dark Vengeance, the one with the eagle on the right shin. Soo I went and parted out / bit shopped / for three more

Also a slight mod on the Captain in gravis armor - just moved his sword down to more of a "Imma hit you with dis blade" pose than strait up in the air.

Time away but tons of progress. Looking great, man. I love the LTs.