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Stubborn Dark Angels Veteran Sergeant






So I got the heresy bug and decided to go traitor, which didn't last long. I quickly settled on the IV Legion because, damn. Those guys are hard. And they seem like they wage war the way one should when one possesses all the guns. But once I read Kyr Vhalens story, I was loyalist again. I especially liked the part of his apothocaries dragging him away, seriously wounded, as he cussed out the Alpha Legion. So on to the army.

I found myself with a big pile of Mark IV marines I couldn't give away. So I decided they would be my veterans. Figure it matches up with Iron Warrior culture, best gear to the best troops. They will ride in 3 Rhinos and act as the "Mechanized Company". They will be supported by a Sicarian.

Next will be the "Heavy Infantry Company". 3 big Tactical Squads and 2 Tactical Support Squads. Supported by a couple Contemptors, a Leviathan, and 10 Tyrant Siege Terminators. All these will be in Mark III armor. This is gonna be the meat of the army.

2 Legion Medusa, 3 Quad Mortars, Iron Havocs, Destroyers, will make up the "Support Company". Gonna try to put as many in Mark III armor as I can.

Finally the "HQ Company". The command staff and Seekers. Again, trying to load up the Mark III.

I know it sound ambitious, but I already have most of the models. So I got that going for me.
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So a small squad of Destroyers. Haven't decided if I will make a Moritat or not. These guys were kind of my test models. The gold is different as are the eyes. I settled on a gold using washes insresd of paints to make it duller and not stand out as much from the armor. I also decided against hazard stripes on infantry. Maybe a few guys here and there, but I think it looks too busy for everyone. I should also point out the FW transfer sheet is on the way. So they will be marked appropriately.

Army fluff wise I figure these would be a nice compliment to the fast moving "mechanized company". Either mop up or break through with their unusual weapons.
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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





Affton, MO. USA

I was always a fan of iron warriors, I'll be following your path with them. Very nice clean paint job you got going on there.

LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13

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Battleship Captain






Really great iron warriors going down. Love the valence of the caution stripes..
   
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Theophony- thanks. I'm going for simple. I'm thinking the FW transfer sheet will give me enough markings to bling them out.

Panda- yeah those stripes are good on the larger models but I don't think are really infantry friendly.

Speaking of hazard stripes, I'm adding some to the Rhinos, otherwise too plain. Same for the bases. I added some green grass to the second veteran squad. I don't really love it, but think it gives some needed color.
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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

Nice to see you putting another army together. Off to a good start.

   
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Hey Nevelon, thanks for stopping back by. Yeah it's nice to build up a new army, need to do a better job of updating this thread. To illustrate my point, one lousy picture of the third veteran squad. I going to work out the last 2 Rhinos next. Also ordered the Iron Warriors sheet from FW. Should be here in a couple weeks. I'm going to really load these guys up.

And of course the pic is sideways. I mean, why not right?
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Longtime Dakkanaut





Nottingham

Always nice to see more Iron the FW sheet is fantastic, I'm on my second one now. I agree that hazards on infantry can be too much, the left leg (as you look at it) on the mkiv armour has that lovely plain knee plate which is perfect for them. It looks good on the destroyers, will you be adding them to the tacticals?

I'll be watching your iron grow

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Battleship Captain






Are you going to plasma effects on the models? They seem to be coming along splendidly.
   
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@JamesY- Hey man, thanks for dropping by my thread. I've been watching your IV Legion and they look great. Haven't decided with the hazard stripes, may be something I save for the vehicles and dreads just to break up the gun metal armor.

@Panda- Yes, I'm going to put on an orangish color. And thanks, they are coming along pretty quickly.

Speaking of which. My first order from FW is on the way. Im done with the 3 veteran squads so the "mechanized company" is effectively done. Well, except for 2 more Rhinos and the Sicarian. I'll post better picks of those when they get the transfers.
   
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Ok so some actual WIP pics for my WIP blog. As I was going through JamesY's blog I noticed he used some Tamiya masking tape for the hazard stripes. An excellent idea I promptly stole. I need a little more work in the spacing but think I got it overall figured out. Final product looks great. Very sharp lines. I think the front panel makes the Rhino look too busy, I'll probably paint over it. I plan to put some of the larger Iron Warrior emblems on the hatches. Should look good against the black and yellow.

Also a quick shot of the finished veteran squads. I'll post better ones after they get the transfers.
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Unstoppable Bloodthirster of Khorne





Melbourne .au

Nice work here mate, and always good to see some more Iron Brothers.

   
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Looking good. Are you planning on hazard striping shoulder pads?
   
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The Marine Standing Behind Marneus Calgar





Upstate, New York

What I did for stripes was to cut 1cm strips from tape. I then places a strip down. I took another strip and laid it against that one, followed by a third. I then removed the middle strip. Leapfrog across the surface. This way I ended up with evenly spaced and parallel lines. Something I didn’t get on my first try out.

Looking good so far!

   
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Azazelx- Thanks man.

Kavika0311- Thanks, and no do not plan to hazard stripes the infantry. Probably will in the terminators. I believe the Tyrants have stripes molded into them. Maybe a few characters to give them more personality.

@Nevelon- thanks for the tip sir. I'll probably give that a shot on some of the larger vehicles I'm working on.

In the meantime, got some FW awesomeness to include the Iron Warriors transfer sheet. These sheets are worth every penny. Quick shot of my tests from last night. More to come!
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Chicago

Looking very nice there FSU!

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Nottingham

Lovely stuff mate, the hazards look great. I'd recommend having a 2mm tape as well, it's great for terminator shoulder pads and fists, but also for large vehicle panels when you get to bits the 1cm stuff is awkward to use in.

The tyrants do have moulded lines, and they are very easy to reach even if you are painting them fully assembled.

Look forward to seeing more

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Sinister Chaos Marine






I am liking your iron warriors, I can't wait to see more.

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Great metals! I started iron warriors once, just because they were great to paint. Seeing your stuff makes me wish I'd stayed with it, though yours are much nicer!
   
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Hey guys, thanks for the comments. It's encouraging to get all this feedback. Let me ask a question, I've never played a game in my life and I don't have any rule books. What is the point of having the Medusa's if the quad mortars get the same thing done. 2 units of mortars seem better than a unit of 2 Medusa because you can target 2 opposing units. Or am I wrong? Trying to plan next FW purchase.

And speaking of Siege Tyrants.....
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Medusa fires one big shell that can kill harder targets like terminators or be used to hit tanks but at a moderatly short range, where as the mortars fire multiple shells ( 4 small blasts), have a selection of ammunition types that can specialise at killing light infantry, ignoring cover or damaging vehicles and at a longer range, both can fire at targets that are blocked by line of sight iirc. They also it in different slots of the force organisation chart if that matters to you.

Both are fairly overpowered in the current rules when you have a "Siege Breaker" consul as one of your 3 HQ choices as he allows you to take a type of amunition that makes them better at killing marine infantry, this site has a pretty decent run down on the unit types and their strengths: https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Space_Marine_Legion_List_(30k)


FW's decals really are a thing of beauty, they've really come in leaps and bounds since they started making them.

Awesome work so far, not my legion since I don't envy you painting that much metal.




 
   
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Hey Noodles, thanks for stopping by.

Yeah, the FOC does matter to me. If I can get powerful indirect fire from an elites slot, do I need it in heavy support? Especially since an IW RoW allows for 4? I think I would like tanks instead, especially those cool new Sicarian variants. And Ive got that link. Its where I learned whatever I know about HH armies. When I look up IW armies, everyone has the dual Medusa and Quad Mortars. Just wondering if there is another way to do it.

Also a little work on this dude....
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Chicago

You can 1d4chan and their legion list/unit list

https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Space_Marine_Legion_List_(30k)#IV_Legion:_Iron_Warriors

hit expand on the top right of the entry for iron warriors to get the drop down

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The army is coming along really well. A cool scheme that is carried off really well. The hazard stripes and transfers are used effectively as well. Am eager to see how your Tyrant Siege squad looks when completed.

Great advice from Ustrello as well, for its faults 1d4Chan is great for HH tips, advice and army building.

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Thanks Ustrello. I've been reading up trying figure out what direction to go. More on that in a bit.

Thanks ListenToMeWarriors. Got some WIPs of the Tyrants. They are pretty cool

So I was reading up on the HH stuff. Im definitely grabbing a quad mortar battery but have become undecided on the Medusa. I kinda like the idea of a bunch of Sicarian variants. That new missile launcher Sicarian looks like it could do the trick right?
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Chicago

If you are going for fluff the medusas would make a lot of sense especially with the IW rolling artillery RoW.

As for the missile variant, if it has the same rules as the normal one I would say it is worth it

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@Ustrello- you are right, Medusa are a must. Especially after reading up on that link.

In the meantime, stuff ready to go.
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Chicago

Good choice on the leviathan, it is one of my favorites

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Agreed on the Leviathan and the Xiphon(?) , A nice selection of things to add to the legion.

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Melbourne .au

Great work on the termies. The reinforcements look ominous....

   
 
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