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So a while ago I did a little painting thing with these guys - my own chapter that I began building called the Kubans:



History:
A Space Marine Chapter using the home world of Kuba, they are descendants of the Salamanders Geneseed. Having a very tribalistic population, The salamanders b elived that a chapter formed here would create very powerful marines. One distinct feature of the planet is the cultivation of a drug known as tobacco. More potent and dangerous then the Guard issue Iho-stick, this drug was later banned to the imperium due to its ability to have anyone who smoked the substance hooked. The space marines take much pride in the fact that they can in fact smoke the drug, and take great efforts to roll them in the harsh conditions given in the factories of the planet. These skills in the forges have also somehow translated into the usage of flame weapons, since the process of creating these Kuban Tobacco's is quite harsh in the heat of the forge.

The first leader of the Kuban Chapter was Martius, who believed essentially that everyone in the Imperium was as importatnt as the next. The Ministorium ignored his slightly heretical views, since they did not want to get involved fighting a space marine chapter. Sadly, as time went on however, each leader continually began to view the imperium in a very distasteful tone, seeing that the idea that every human was created equal was far from being enacted. As of now, the imperium has enacted certain sanctions on the space owned by Kuban Space Marines, and the current Chapter Master Fidelius Castrous is biding his time to see what the future hold for his marines, and for the imperium as a whole.

But I kinda fell out of "eh" with Games Workshop and their price increase and other factors, so I decided to collect and play a battlefleet gothic fleet that involved my chapter. Well lo and behold, I created an entire fleet for my chapter. Now in total, it should be a Ramilies Class Starfort, 3 Battlebarges, 6 Strike cruisers, and 6 Gladius ships - some of these are not done (the Ramilies Starfort and one battlebarge have not been started), but I really wanted to at least get the fleet out there and see what you guys think. So to present em', this is Battlefleet Kuba:

Battlebarge Havana - Flagship of the Kuba Chapter of Space Marines (This is my favorite ship and unfinished in painting. Based it off the Lord Inquisitor movie coming out)



Battlebarge Oriente





Strikecruiser Fuego




Strike Cruiser Caballo



Gladius Punto



Battlefleet Kuba






So what you guys think - feel free to leave a comment




Edit: this was the original post to see the warhammer 40k figurines - so you can compare!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/393561.page

It's really hard to make anything out in your picture. I would love to give you some specific feedback, but I think we might need some more detailed shots. There are some great guides to modeling-specific photography, which involves some extra steps above normal photography. You can even find some good guides to making free lightboxes.

Not enough cigars.

I can't tell enough from the pictures, the only thing I do have to say is that the highlighting on the tanks looks a little out of place

Definitely more cigars....

As has been said, photos of the troops are required before any feedback can be given.

Regarding the fleet - a little too colorful for my taste, but decent job nonetheless. My recommendation would be to make the engine-glow a color different than blue since that is used so heavily on the hulls.

Will the "Havana" be getting blue paint, or are you sticking with black?

Scott wrote:Definitely more cigars....

As has been said, photos of the troops are required before any feedback can be given.

Regarding the fleet - a little too colorful for my taste, but decent job nonetheless. My recommendation would be to make the engine-glow a color different than blue since that is used so heavily on the hulls.

Will the "Havana" be getting blue paint, or are you sticking with black?

Yeah Looking at these pics I might need to get someone to take my pictures (sister is an art student so I can shamelessly ask her!).

The color is to show pride my man - No kuban needs to wear camouflage and/or those plain one tone colors! As for the engines.... I totally agree, but I was stuck on what other color to paint them. You always see engine wash as some sort of blue with white - so anything else to be seemed wierd - it was between that or red/orange, but i thought because it was so close proximity to the red hull it would have been meh.

And yes, the Havana will be getting blue paint. As testament to my bad picture skills, that is not actually black but necron abyss with brown+black ink applied But it will look like the other battlebarge that I have painted.

Also, I have magnets ordered, so those stupid FW models with the hole that fits no-where will finally be seen on a stand, as will everything else! So I will keep updating this as much as possible.

As for this update, this is the Battlebarge Oriente







As for the troop photos, visit the webpage i put in the first post, but if not here are some previews:

Not a fan but to each his own

I have a huge update coming up... painted up an entire fleet!!!

Keep your eyes peeled here!

I like the gothic fleet that you've built for them.

Looks cool! I wish there were more people painting/playing BFG.

First I will start with the Altered fluff story (please read, as it does give you a good laugh - and the reason behind this army):

History:
A Space Marine Chapter using the home world of Kuba, they are descendants of the Salamanders Geneseed. Having a very tribalistic population, The salamanders believed that a chapter formed here would create very powerful marines. Much like the Salamanders, the Kubans are stoic and prideful, having much faith in not only the Emperor but in their home planet as well. They also have faith in a Saint from their home planet, recently given to sainthood due to acts of pure charity - in the language of the Kubans (also known as spaneesh), she is known as La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre [or for those in low-gothic Our Lady of Charity of Cobre]

One distinct feature of the planet is the cultivation of a drug known as tobacco. More potent and dangerous then the Guard issue Iho-stick, this drug was later banned to the imperium due to its ability to have anyone who smoked the substance hooked. The space marines take much pride in the fact that they can in fact smoke the drug, and take great efforts to roll them in the harsh conditions given in the factories of the planet. These skills in the forges have begun to transplant themselves in the ability for the chapter to produce and use flame weapons, since the process of creating these Kuban Tobacco's is quite harsh in the heat of the forge.

Inception of the Chapter:
The first leader of the Kuban Chapter was Martius, who believed essentially that everyone in the Imperium was as importatnt as the next. This obviously led to many a fight between the chapter and The Ministorium - but no scuffles were to voilent (until the Sedition Wars - see below). They tended to ignore his slightly heretical views, since they did not want to get involved fighting a space marine chapter and possibly their gene father's as well. However, as time went on, each Chapter Master continually began to view the imperium in a very distasteful tone, seeing that the idea that every human was created equal was far from being enacted in its leaders. Essentially, the Chapter began seeing that the Imperium monopolized the image of the Emperor, giving it a very distasteful capitalistic view. The believed that the Emperor was God, but that he was accessible to anyone, and that no person was more important than the next - and that all must contribute, and get payed equally, from working towards the greater good of the Imperium. They began having slight contacts with the Tau Empire to adopt some of their methodologies in creating this idea, however, it was by this time that the Inquisition and the Imperium had enough of this "communal" (or as they dubbed it communist) propaganda and they decided to act behind the banner of Heresy - that the chapter was in league with the Tau Empire.

The Sedition War
Known also as the "Freezing War," it was basically never a formal engagement, but rather a slow amassing of weapons. The Kubans, forewarned by their Librarians of what was going to happen, began amassing a greater fleet. Their Fortress Monastery was pulled back to the home planet, and they remodeled one of their BattleBarges - The Havana - to mimic the Famous Seditio Opprimere. In turn, the Imperium began ammasing more and more of a Fleet. It got to the point where if engaged, both fleets would enact horrible losses - and due to the impending Tyranid and Necron Threat, no other Space Marine Chapter wanted to have the heavy duty of destroying such a noble chapter that has proven themselves in war. Therefore, the Imperium, in an effort to hold their head high, blockaded the section of space used by the Kubans, in a hope that eventually, they will run out of resources and come back into the arms of the imperium.

The Revolution:
Around the time of the Sedition War, a revolution happened in the Chapter as well. Chapter Master Batistaus wanted to return to the fold of the imperium, and by doing so he began exiling many of the Space Marines as well as killing many of his brothers. Fidelius, ashamed of his Chapter Master, began to fight back in many hit and run tactics, using quick lightening strikes and flamers to burn/destroy many supply lines. Eventually, Batistaus was forced to meet Fidelius in the battlefield, and in an Epic Dual said to have taken 2 days and nights, Fidelius finally executed Batistaus and took hold of the Chapter. It was his rule that began the blockading of space by the Imperium

The Future:
As of now, no one knows what will happen. The current Chapter Master Fidelius Castrous is very old, and many are unsure if his successor - Raulous Castrous - will enact the same principles as all the other Chapter Masters. For now, the imperium has enacted certain sanctions on the space owned by Kuban Space Marines; meanwhile, the Kubans are biding their time to see what the future hold for the Chapter, and for the imperium as a whole.

Tactics and War Cry:

War Cry: Para la Revolucion!
This is based on the Revolution War - where the Kubans feared that Batistaus would eventually ruin the Chapter. It evokes a sense of revolution and pride in Kuban culture, while also making note of the fact that Kuban dogma is in stark contrast to Imperium dogma when they view the Imperium rule.

Tactics: The Kubans prefer Flame and heat based weapons, as it reminds them of more peaceful days of forging Kuban cigars in the furnaces of their home-planet. However, in contrast to their parent chapter the Salamanders, they prefer quick aerial assaults, raids, drops from space, and a type of warfare that the White Scars have dubbed "Guerilla warfare." While other Chapters view this as weak, and distasteful, none could question the effectiveness of lightening fast raids with heat based weapons during the Revolutionary war and other combats that saw them victorious. Therefore, they prefer tanks, assault squads, bikes, landspeeders, as well as other things that quickly get them in, and out of the battlefield, to plan their next assault. The one exception to this rule has been jokingly referred to as "Kuban pride" - where either the main vehicle, or Space fairing vessel, is decked out with as many adornments as possible as well as sometimes the slowest vehicle. They also enjoy teleportation techniques with their terminators - and have on one occasion beamed 30 terminators at once in the heart of an enemy army - needless to say the army was decimated. Therefore, many of their Landraiders, or the three battlebarges they own, are big, adorned with many symbols and honors, and sometimes, quite slow (as seen with the Battlebarge Havana). Of course, these are always supported by their quicker cousins on the battlefield, as so they never get overwhelmed. It is said that at times, Kubans will pridefully lure the army to attacking the main vehicle while the rest of the Kuban force outflanks the enemy - this is a sign of the deepest respect and honor to be that vehicle, and if you survive, all the more pride and honor is given to you.

I love the fleet, im just not sold on the marines paint scheme or fluff i am sorry! just seems to comical for my taste

As a South Florida gamer, This is rich.

I lol'd and I'm Cuban.

Pretty funny

Don't forget about Chaplain Chi Guervo. A radical Chaplain tainted by Chaos who lived through several Chapter Master's reign, further poisoning each CM against the Emperor with his whispers of heresy and promises of Social Justice throughout all of the Empire.
While attempting to bring the planet Bolvia under Kuban, control Chaplain Guervo was ambushed by an entire company of Bolvian Guardsmen (with rumoured support from a mysterious Chapter of Space Marines also colored in Red White and Blue Armor calling themselves "Mercans"). Chaplain Guervo was handed over to the inquisition where he was declared Herecticus Diobolique and executed for treason against the Emperor.

Here is that massive update I promised

This first Section is devoted to the three main Capitol ships of the Kuban Fleet: The Havana, The Guantanamo, And El Pinar del Rio

First up are pictures of the Capitol Battlebarge Havana

This Capitol Ship has been heavily modified ever since the Tyranid invasion. Taking lessons from the Ultramarines, the ship has been outfitted with bombardment cannons on both sides of this ship, however, the turrets themselves are shelved within the ship for further protection. It still maintains an undercarriage of launch bays to repel close range attacks, but most of its firepower comes from the bombardment cannons littered throughout the ship.









The next ship up is the Guantanamo. This is one of the newer ships added to the Kuban fleet, and because of that, the captain has been ever so attempting to bring it into the most dense fighting regions to prove their worth and their Kuban pride. Because this ship is so new, the weapons on it reflect the most common of all battlebarge types.







The final Capitol ship is the Battlebarge Pinar del Rio. This battlebarge, Much like the Havana, has been heavily modified to reflect the harsh fighting conditions of the region. This battlebarge, unlike others, has a reduced firing capacity on its Port and starboard bow, however, it has highly increased firepower in the fore of the ship. This includes two very large bombardment cannons that have heavier firepower than the turret centered ones, and a large nova cannon, outfitted to fire in a more conical shape when exploding - both of these weapons allow the ship to stay back and bombard from fairly lengthy distances. However, while this ship has powerful weapons, its true power lies in its complicated sensor arrays and its communications equipments. It rivals, if not excels, technology provided by Mars, and it is said that it is able to detect an oncoming fleet before they even plan to attack, or can hear a whisper from several planet systems downward. (needless to say the paint job is unfinished on this model... )









comments are appreciated please

I will never understand what people love so much about BFG... But hey, its your time and money. I like the fluff, and the paint-job deserve some cumpliments. I see a great job here, with lots and lots of effort... Congratulations

Here are the Workhorses of the fleet - The strike cruisers!

The first squad up Contains three strike cruisers (one of which is being painted up to join the fleet in its ever intensifying wars on the borders of the sector). This squad consists of the 3 Strike cruisers fitted out with Prow Bombardment Cannons: The Celia Cruz, The Guevara, and The Gomez.











The Second squad of strike cruisers are not fitted with forward firing bombardment cannons, instead favoring the cruiser type of the Grey Knights for a quicker entry, drop, and exit from any system for lightning quick strikes. These strike cruisers are named the Fidel, the Marti, and the Batista.

fidel wrote:in the language of the Kubans (also known as spaneesh)...

That made me lose my orange juice.

Personally, I love tabletop armies with a bit of humor in them. Demonstrates that you’re in the hobby not to be an overly aggravated player hell-bent on specifics and winning, rather a player who’s looking to have fun (and sublimely influence kids into rolling stogies, eh?).

Further, if you haven’t guessed yet, I’m enjoying the army and the fleet. I definitely can’t wait to see more.

Don't forget about Chaplain Chi Guervo. A radical Chaplain tainted by Chaos who lived through several Chapter Master's reign, further poisoning each CM against the Emperor with his whispers of heresy and promises of Social Justice throughout all of the Empire.

Oh, and a hundred times, do this!

Alright - this set of pictures will roundabout end my Battlefleet Gothic portion of Space Marine Chapter (next up is the actual ground troops that make up the Kuban chapter of Space Marines)

Lastly we have the nimble, but still dangerous, Gladius type ships. These guys have been known to be called "Piranitas," or little Pirahna's. They fly around in their tightly knit squad of 6, and while the strike cruisers and main capitol ships of the Kuban fleet reap a terrible toll on the enemy fleet, the Piranitas fly around and harrass, shoot down, and overall annoy the enemy until their bigger cousins can take the ships out. While this job is not that high in prestige for Kuban Commanders - they relish in the fact that their job is ultimately for the greater good of the chapter, and that when working communally - things work out just as planned!

The Piranitas







And to end this, I present to you all the Kuban Fleet - BATTLEFLEET CARIDAD (just imagine the last two ships painted... I was just so excited to show em off so I decided to show em as is )











And this is my favorite picture of the fleet - enjoy (btw if you have not noticed, these pictures are shot quite large on a pretty good camera, so be sure to zoom in on all of em )!




Next update, as I said before, I will begin the ground units of the Kuban Fleet (Warhammer 40,000) - prepare for some awesome Cuban pride

Be sure to leave comments if you like so far - Cubans need constant ego padding hahahahh

Hey guys a quick update - While I am painting the 40 force, BFG Gothicomp has started! So if you guys like my BFG ships, please go vote for them right here - and if you don't - make sure to vote on one of the other wonderful entries!

http://www.forum.specialist-arms.com/index.php?board=57.0


(give it some time some of the pictures are broken)

Is this the original thread? 'Cos I distinctly remember commenting on it. Anyways - awesome thread! I'll be watching it closely...

they need Mark 1 armor and vehicles


to be real Kubans

it is still the 50's down there

DIDM wrote:they need Mark 1 armor and vehicles


to be real Kubans

it is still the 50's down there

I was so thinking this (model cars of those types are available in the scale of Rhinos!!!!!!). But the cost would be too high and harsh

Wait till you see the 40k figures!

eww