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LEGION XX "Alpha Legion"


"The 7 years of Galactic Posthuman-civil War was in full swing, and many Legions were forging legacies that would reverberate throughout the confines of the Human empire of the 31st Millenium. From the mighty Imperial Fists, bullwark and shieldwall for the imperium of the Emperor, to the grinding doom that was the Deathguard, chipping away at the foundations of the Imperial's defenses, the canvas of the heresy was wrought with vibrant figures. Within this mythic tableau, dark spots, leached of gothic grandeur and mythic tales began to appear.
It started at Paramar, with whispers of serpentine threat, and wound its way slowly through the bones of humanity's great domains.
The Alpha legion began to play its hand, and only silent worlds and windswept imperial installations stood as testament to the passing of the Hydra."
-Histories of the Heresy III: Shadow-wars. vitantur-libro-Hereticus By the order of the Lords of Terra


"...The forces of Harrowmaster Armillus Dynat snaked away from the victory at Paramar, breaking into self contained cells hiding in plain sight in small fleets of XX Legion Ships, or secreting themselves away in mass-transit conveyors, aimed at prey-worlds or installations.
The Third hort, lead by a Praetor armored and armed like the infamous Dynat (though no records of this actually being the actual Armillus, or whether the deadly Veteran commander was one person exists) was a well armed and armored self-contained unit.
Backed by a surprising number of Dreadnought Chassis of various marks, and made up of a high percentage of war-hardened veterans and destroyer squads, the 3rd Hort struck at a number of powerful Imperial installations and refuelling stations, rumoured to have even plunged into the heart of Terran space. One unverified report has this Legion force being central in the downfall the Saturnine Planetia shipyards.
The Following Vid-captures were procured at great danger to the author; The Hydra does not willingly allow such perspicacity or inquisitiveness... "
-Chapter 8: The 3 Harrows.

1st Harrow, 3rd Hort- Moribundus Excision Force




Unit 0031Sigma
"Of particular note when viewing Alpha Legion units is the wide array of (seemingly random) markings and unit designators. The Bronzed elements seen here seem to be a particular feature of Dynat's veteran elite."



Unit 0027Epsilon
"Many non-standard type equipment can be seen in use by the Alpha Legion. Power daggers and punch-blades (especially deadly in close hand-to-hand fighting, where a thin blade can be slipped between astartes plate) were common."



Apothecary- Makriss
"While the majority of alpha legionnaires wore Mk. IV or VI Astartes plate, some more senior adepts such as Apothercary Makriss can be seen wearing much older marks of armor. Of particular note here is Makriss' use of the Vth Legion's signature blade, the "Guang Dao". Possibly a gift during a mutual compliance, or perhaps a trophy?"



Consul Moritat- Cabinal "The Mercy"
"The Moritat was often seen as distastful for many Legion Centurions of similar Consul status. A lone killer, the mantle of Moritat could often be seen in the IX and XIX Legions, where similar temperament prevailed. The Alpha Legion also used extensive Moritat assassins, but often paired them with small, rad-and-phosphex armed destroyer squads, to maximise precise and localized radioactive death. This Particular Moritat, wielding dual-Volkite Serpentas, acquired the cognomen "The Mercy" for his peculiar habit of using volkite-ray headshots to quickly end the suffering of phosphex-ravaged Solar Auxilia, after his linked destroyer squad had struck."



Consul Praevian 0010 Veritas
"The Praevian, a silent guardian for Legion Automata, was more akin to a dutiful tender than a leader of Astartes. This Consul would stride through the fires of battle in the shadow of his massive guardians; Castellax of a strange design, sloped and smooth, and seemingly invisible to most Auspex-vids and surveillance devices. Armed with a formidable targetting array, the first an enemy unit would hear was the staccato bark of the Praevian's Combi-bolter, followed seconds later by the thunderous peal of the Castellax Bolt-cannons shredding any foe fooloish enough to stand against the might of these Martian death-machines."




-Hope you enjoyed my little writeup, more embellishment for the 1st head of the Hydra, and more to come, with Dynat and a pile more vets and Dreads!

HYDRA DOMINUS!

They look very nice, looking forward to the destroyer squad.

Awesome work! Great attention to detail.

Hydra Dominatus, my brother!

I've got to say, these are absolutely stunning. The depths of the blues and the contrasts with the other colors are just perfect. The freehand is brilliant, and each model has a ton of character. Certainly some of the best Alpha Legion I've ever seen, and being such a huge fan (in case you couldn't tell) that's saying a lot! Really, man. you've done a great job. I can't wait to see more. If I can pose one small tidbit of criticism, I find that the weapon on the Apothecary to be a bit flat. While it could be the lighting or angles of the pictures, the blade of the weapon seems to lack the color depth and "glow" of the other weapons; such as the lightning claw.

Now, for the part I really love, which is the fluff. I'm a huge fan of giving armies some fluff, and it's something I'm trying really hard to do with my own (slowly developing, unfortunately) Alpha Legion force. If there's anything you've done better than your painting, it's the way you've presented the background material for these models. It's engaging and flows smoothly. I was fearful to read it because I thought it was taken from a Codex I hadn't read and didn't want to be spoiled! I especially love the idea of elite Astartes with bronze accents. It's such an uncommon color to see on Alphas, but you've done it so well. I just might have to swipe the idea; with your blessing, of course.

Sorry for the long-winded response, but it's rare you see Alpha Legion painted to such stunning quality.

Very good work! Love the small free hands here and there.

Lovely work!

Love the Alpha Legion, love beautifully painted Alpha Legion even more! These are epic!

Love seeing a well painted Alpha Legion force and this is one of the best I've seen. Can't wait to see what you have next for it!

Simply wonderful.

The armour colour itself is a work of art, the details and character of the models makes them truly remarkable.

D

+1

Great stuff ... and with some backstory too!!!

Looks stunning!
These guys have everything you want with an AL force, yet lots of personality and uniqeness.

Just, the red-to-yellow blades look a bit awkvard. They seem to have to much red, and to sharp highlights, making it look more like a circus props than lethal weapons.
Red glow is usually rewersed so the bright part is at the core, fading softly to red/black. Either way, the highlights look to sharp and odd.

These look SOOO terrible... I'll do you a favor and take them off your hands so you don't embarrass yourself.

Great work thru and thru, from the lore to the minis. Do you have the Castellex planned for the targeting guy? Can't wait to see more!

Beautiful painting. Seems like you've spent a lot of time on these! Pure awesomeness

GiraffeX wrote:They look very nice, looking forward to the destroyer squad.

Up next will be an alpha legion contemptor!

bubber wrote:Awesome work! Great attention to detail.

thanks mate

Darth Bob wrote:Hydra Dominatus, my brother!

I've got to say, these are absolutely stunning. The depths of the blues and the contrasts with the other colors are just perfect. The freehand is brilliant, and each model has a ton of character. Certainly some of the best Alpha Legion I've ever seen, and being such a huge fan (in case you couldn't tell) that's saying a lot! Really, man. you've done a great job. I can't wait to see more. If I can pose one small tidbit of criticism, I find that the weapon on the Apothecary to be a bit flat. While it could be the lighting or angles of the pictures, the blade of the weapon seems to lack the color depth and "glow" of the other weapons; such as the lightning claw.

Now, for the part I really love, which is the fluff. I'm a huge fan of giving armies some fluff, and it's something I'm trying really hard to do with my own (slowly developing, unfortunately) Alpha Legion force. If there's anything you've done better than your painting, it's the way you've presented the background material for these models. It's engaging and flows smoothly. I was fearful to read it because I thought it was taken from a Codex I hadn't read and didn't want to be spoiled! I especially love the idea of elite Astartes with bronze accents. It's such an uncommon color to see on Alphas, but you've done it so well. I just might have to swipe the idea; with your blessing, of course.

Sorry for the long-winded response, but it's rare you see Alpha Legion painted to such stunning quality.

Hail Hydra to you too brother! Glad you liked my alphas, the XX is an un-appreciated legion, love to see more out there, so the more the merrier! I was feeling the same about the blade, I'm planning to go back and add a lot more little adjustments and some weathering to the apoth.

Bluedorian wrote:Very good work! Love the small free hands here and there.

thanks dude!

insaniak wrote:Lovely work!

Paradigm wrote:Love the Alpha Legion, love beautifully painted Alpha Legion even more! These are epic!

Cheers!

shamikebab wrote:Love seeing a well painted Alpha Legion force and this is one of the best I've seen. Can't wait to see what you have next for it!

Much appreciated, I'm working on more as we speak.

evildrcheese wrote:Simply wonderful.

The armour colour itself is a work of art, the details and character of the models makes them truly remarkable.

D

Thanks man, I was definitely going for unique characters

FeindusMaximus wrote:+1

Fireball wrote:Great stuff ... and with some backstory too!!!

I often have fluff in my head when making new figs, but I really need to write it down more.

Fayric wrote:Looks stunning!
These guys have everything you want with an AL force, yet lots of personality and uniqeness.

Just, the red-to-yellow blades look a bit awkvard. They seem to have to much red, and to sharp highlights, making it look more like a circus props than lethal weapons.
Red glow is usually rewersed so the bright part is at the core, fading softly to red/black. Either way, the highlights look to sharp and odd.

thanks for the crit man! Yeah, the sword on the apoth was bugging me too, I'm gunna have to go back and work on it,

Bamph wrote:These look SOOO terrible... I'll do you a favor and take them off your hands so you don't embarrass yourself.

haha, so tempting

pax macharia wrote:Great work thru and thru, from the lore to the minis. Do you have the Castellex planned for the targeting guy? Can't wait to see more!

I'm going to use the new kastellans robits (heavily modified of course) to represent stealth mark Castellax!

Kahnawake wrote:Beautiful painting. Seems like you've spent a lot of time on these! Pure awesomeness

Thanks brother!

Gorgeous miniatures well done sir !