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Well the picture problem is more of a busy thing. I rarely find to do anything. This current eagle scout project has really taken alot of my time.

About the brother thing. Yeah Its my bro, hes better than me at this. But I better at writing lore and making stories that people would like to read.

But yes I will try practicing to get my painting skills down. I have only ever started to paint 10 times. And i get a little bit better.


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That also reminds me how do i strip some of my guys D:. Because alot of them are painted when I was younger and I want to save the models of having to paint over. I would rather just restart them.

Alrighty new lore!
Updated Stats
Chapter Masters: Calnor Alrnia and Malnar Greston
Chapter No: 124
Homeworld: Drancoris (8 systems)
Geneseed: Unknown (may be descended from the 11th legion)
Manpower: 3,200-3,500 (unknown)
Specialty: Prolonged Campaigns, Tactical Movements, Insertions, Behind enemy lines, Defensive and offensive Actions on sieges, Tactical Assaults, Pysker assaults, Alpha Squadron.
War-cry: The Storm Has come for you!
Famous Quotes:
"To be a Storm Crusader is to be a signal of hope and light."

"Daemons, Traitors, Orks, Eldar, Tyranids, and Tau, sounds like an even fight, all cannons fire at their flanks and wipe them from existence." Captain Prometheus at the battle of Grimnar.

The Book of Ignatius
The Books of Ignatius are the Storm Crusaders and their chapters version of the Codex Astrates. But instead of it never being updated to fit the demands of the changing battlefield it is constantly updated by Great tacticians of the Imperium. It states Strategies, tactics, orginization, ship to ship interaction, codes, laws, training, ranks, Command Structure, Chapter Councils, and the Formations of the Chapters. Truly the Book of Ignatius was written by the most talented of the Chapter. As the Ultramarines and the Son's of the Storm usually get into disputes over this. But with the backing of the Inquisition the Storm Crusaders may continue.
But do to recent times. The Storm Crusaders have sensed a Corruption in the so-called Holy Warriors of the Inquisition as Alpha Squadron members have not returned from campaigns. And are being used as assassins instead of their usual tactics. Seeing the promise broken by the Inquisition the Storm Crusaders have called the aid of the Ordo Heretics to deal with the Corruption within the Inquisition.

The Guardians
The Guardians are the chapters pyskers and guards of the Daemon Hunting forces. The Guardians are only numbered around 600 pyskers and 90 Specialists. The Guardians draw its number from all the Pyskers of the Storm Crusader's Successors. And they are not included in man power as their are 12 chapters that give the guardians recruits. In theory, it is believed the Guardians came to be after the Horus hersey in order to combat any Daemon Incursion in the Ghoul Stars. A single guardian squad can turn a battle that was once seen as lost into a victory.

(uses grey knight rules)

Well I can definately see your point. Thanks for the support.
I have a few things I am working on. Like the Alpha Squadron.
And the Grimnar Campagin Conclusion. (which has been a pain in my butt, as it litterally has so many armies fighting each other it is insane...)

Pics are coming for you people.
I'm not proud of my painting. AT ALL


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Calnor WIP





Captain of the 3rd Company


Alpha Squadron



22nd company WIP





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Anyway offtopic here is my two other armies.

PraetorDave wrote:When you take pictures, don't take them head on. Take them at a slight elevation, looking down. That way you can see more of the model, and it doesn't look as awkward.

Thanks for the help anyway.

Guardian WIP

Yeah I got kinda bored and I need to find a way to make a custode but my funding will come soon. Let me take pictures of the rest of the army.
And let me not forget about my most famous model! And yes it Azrael's Body! Filed and worked for like 3 weeks on!

Notice how his head is sticking out. Can't really fix that. But it looks pretty good. This Night Hunter/Bringer/Tracker


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Ah yes I also have built a few stern guard squads. Which I have more than anything. I will also take a picture of my work in progress stuff like my land raider that was destroyed :(

I can't really make him. But it would be cool to have him as a hero XD

Hey can anyone here give me a tutorial on how to make a dark green marine with successiful stuff and tell me what the hell is a ratio for painting D:

Hey guys I have a plan for the Libariaus of my chapter. As It has been really well neglected. It will be arranged similarly to that of the Thousand Son's Prehersey. Of course I need to think of some names and stuff like that. So far I have painted 2 librarians that are partially painted. Each color represents a certain order of the Libariaus.
Tell me if this is a bad idea. But the chapter will not become obsessed with it. It is more like orders that use it for the benefits of the chapter but don't become warlocks and stuff like that.

Hello everyone I will be posting some picks but here is what we know about the Orders
There are 5 orders.

The Order of Fire- This order specializes in the use of pyschic attacks as it uses the power of the warp to destroy the enemies from afar.
Colors: fire Red
Leader: Magi Varrcan

The Order of Defense- This order specalizies in the use of pyschic defenses, like seeing into the future and using shields to protect their allies.
Colors: Ice Blue
Leader: Magi Talnar

The Order of the Warrior: This order specializes in the use of making ones entire body a weapon and heightening their strength and power 10 fold to bring wraith to their enemies in close combat.
Colors: Brown
Leader: Magi Michael

The Order of Balance- This order has no specialization but instead they use the balance of the 3 other orders to defeat the enemies of the chapter.
Colors: Royal Red + Blue cloaks
Leader: Magi Talhoris

The Order of Knowledge- This order has a unique job in that they are architects and deciders of the chapter, they are the chapters First Knight Leaders who order the First Knights to recover artifacts to bring to the chapter. This order has been well known for training the elite Guardians and First Knights. The Order of Knowledge trains all recurits and maintains the vast libraries of Drancoris. They also send out first knights for recovery missions.
Colors: Teal
Leader: Magi Hatoris

The Magis are all leaders of the orders but they all follow one Leader Magistrate Malick.

Pics will come but first I need you people to say if this is good or not.

purplefood wrote:Order of knowldge seems a tad pointless


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As does the Order of Leadership

Oh the order of knowledge? I can't seem them being useless as they have to go into the Dungeons of Drancoris. Which is as large as the Terran Dungeon. Maintianing the Libarairy of knowledge is a huge responsibility. And not only that but the Order of Leadership is basically a interrogator group. As they hunt down the exiles of the chapter.

Wait first three. One specializes in range combat, one specializes in close combat, and one defense then one that has no speciliaization just balance. Then the fifth one is just a bunch of people who take care of the libarariy and do special missions. The Guardians are a huge deal they protect the Storm Crusaders against daemons. They are basically Daemon hunters from the order of knowledge.


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Magi Talnar.
Talnar is the leader of the Order of Defense. He is useful with his force hammer, and has been known for erecting entire force shields against Orbital Bombardments. He is very deadly when it comes to his pyschic lash, though rarely used it allows him to defend himself against the attacks of other pyskers where he sends the pyschic attack of the pyskers right back at them at their full strength. He is well disicipline and is currently attached with the 10th company.

Will make Rules later for all the Magis.


Magi Varrcan
Magi Varrcan is a fool hardy soldier, who is nicknamed the Lord of Fire, by his brother librarians. His powers are mainly hellfire based and he sends jets of flame from his body. He is well known for melting a Warlord titan of chaos. He Is currently serving in the Drancoris systems to recuperate from the hive fleet assault.

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Wait first three. One specializes in range combat, one specializes in close combat, and one defense then one that has no speciliaization just balance. Then the fifth one is just a bunch of people who take care of the libarariy and do special missions. The Guardians are a huge deal they protect the Storm Crusaders against daemons. They are basically Daemon hunters from the order of knowledge.

Ok you took 1 out that's fine. The last one to me looks more like they should defeat daemons through experience and cunning use of their powers rather than sheer power which is why they are in the library more often because they research daemon names etc.
Also if you want a leader you can make it ike the wizard coleges in WHFB where they elect a leader from 1 one the colleges (Or he challanges them to a duel and fries them) basically do this but replace collages with orders.

I have no idea about the wizard colleges.

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Wait first three. One specializes in range combat, one specializes in close combat, and one defense then one that has no speciliaization just balance. Then the fifth one is just a bunch of people who take care of the libarariy and do special missions. The Guardians are a huge deal they protect the Storm Crusaders against daemons. They are basically Daemon hunters from the order of knowledge.

Ok you took 1 out that's fine. The last one to me looks more like they should defeat daemons through experience and cunning use of their powers rather than sheer power which is why they are in the library more often because they research daemon names etc.
Also if you want a leader you can make it ike the wizard coleges in WHFB where they elect a leader from 1 one the colleges (Or he challanges them to a duel and fries them) basically do this but replace collages with orders.

I have no idea about the wizard colleges.

There are several of them each one specialising in a different aspect of magic.
To decide an overall leader (An Archmage if you will) each colleges leader can choose to challange the current archmage in a magic duel (To the death) the winner is Archmage for another 6 years. The duels are so intense they have to be fought in a special room in the college which is magic proof to prevent the spells destroying the city where they are based.
Obviously a duel for Librarius leadership couldn't be to the death but it could be until 1 has supremacy over the other or something similar.

That could work.

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Wait first three. One specializes in range combat, one specializes in close combat, and one defense then one that has no speciliaization just balance. Then the fifth one is just a bunch of people who take care of the libarariy and do special missions. The Guardians are a huge deal they protect the Storm Crusaders against daemons. They are basically Daemon hunters from the order of knowledge.

Ok you took 1 out that's fine. The last one to me looks more like they should defeat daemons through experience and cunning use of their powers rather than sheer power which is why they are in the library more often because they research daemon names etc.
Also if you want a leader you can make it ike the wizard coleges in WHFB where they elect a leader from 1 one the colleges (Or he challanges them to a duel and fries them) basically do this but replace collages with orders.

I have no idea about the wizard colleges.

There are several of them each one specialising in a different aspect of magic.
To decide an overall leader (An Archmage if you will) each colleges leader can choose to challange the current archmage in a magic duel (To the death) the winner is Archmage for another 6 years. The duels are so intense they have to be fought in a special room in the college which is magic proof to prevent the spells destroying the city where they are based.
Obviously a duel for Librarius leadership couldn't be to the death but it could be until 1 has supremacy over the other or something similar.

That could work.

Also it may be ebneficial to write in a smaller order that chronical events and advise certain people in the Librarius and are outside it's direct chain of command. This could be in case of chaotic corruption as there must have been some renegades from your chapter.

Yeah there has been 1
But I will reorgianize it.

Thank you

purplefood wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Thank you

No problem.
I used to think your fluff was a bit ott but if you ignore the numbers it's quite well thought out.

Well the chapter has fallen down alot. Like in the end of the universe and the rebirth of humanity my chapter will die. Only having 350 members surviving and had a campaign of this.

Lord Kaesar II wrote:Interesting idea for different classes of Librarian. You may have said something earlier about this, but how many Librarians are actually in the Storm Crusaders? I know the Blood Ravens have an oddly high number of them, so I would assume that, with such specialization within the chapter, that the Storm Crusaders are another chapter, uniquely 'gifted' with librarians?

Cool work; keep it up; Lord Kaesar II

Nah they have huge number of marines in total there are 250 librarians but there are 350 Guardians.

Small update I have painted

Garane



Talnar

and a huge chunk of my 10th company


and its heavy armor


and captain loken




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Come on guys what do you think about this?


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OK REALLY NO ONE WANTS TO COMMENT!

Viktor von Domm wrote:you got some nice mins, thats fore sure. nice poses i see. but to comment your paintjob try making not so busy pics... also the flash does something nasty to your minis... try some natrual light instead...

for waht i can see i can definatly say i like your standard bearer...he looks really good.

is that a combi weapon with a plasma and a hamer on talnar? is that doable?

cheers and keep up your good work, vik

Thank you. Yeah I have been trying to fix that. Up close the models look great, from afar even better. But this is my first attempt at painting. But It is going to be put into storage for a while as I am going into swim season D:

The Standard bearer he was a ebay item. He is a prize of mine. He is a wolfguard and the flag itself will be repainted a little to show my heradly.

Combi weapon on one of libarians yeah thats legal. The hammer is a force hammer as force weapons can be anything even force claws.

Thank you.

Viktor von Domm wrote:swim season? well for us mere europeans its now the season for skates and slays and raincoats...
pffff your a tough nation...swimming in stark cold water^^

cheers mate, vik

Yeah I'm trying to get everything done before swim season takes everything away for 9 weeks.


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Order of Fire


10th Company


10th Company Heavy Armor


More heavy armor

Yeah I know :(
Really sucks because there is so much to freaking paint at least half my 10th company is done..... With the first painting layer......... God Damn I will never finish them.
Anyway the 10th company now has 120 marines. Which means the Storm Crusaders will no longer get any new recruits instead it will be moving towards a multichapter group except for a little surprise when I fully build everything and fulfill a promise I made to my brother .

purplefood wrote:Get a can of spraypaint for the basecoat... helps sooo much.

Yeah I just need the bloody money XD. I have 120$ but I cannot use it until I do something. *cough*Girl*cough*

heres my concept art for the astrates launcher

Yeah I agree with that. Do you like my drawing i drew it my geometry class XD

I doodle alot check it out.

shrike wrote:

Munch Munch! wrote:That's not a chapter. That's just a group made up from all the different chapters. It's made up of sm who show a knack for killing xenos scum.

Or those who are there as a form of self-punishment- e.g: Korvydae

BTW- clear up your handwriting!


Stop doodling in lessons!
Sit up straight!
Tuck that shirt in!

But without my doodling I get so bored!

purplefood wrote:

shrike wrote:

Munch Munch! wrote:That's not a chapter. That's just a group made up from all the different chapters. It's made up of sm who show a knack for killing xenos scum.

Or those who are there as a form of self-punishment- e.g: Korvydae

BTW- clear up your handwriting!


Stop doodling in lessons!
Sit up straight!
Tuck that shirt in!

If your like that all the time you would have had a fit at my old high school

doesn't apply to me. I feel like a teachers pet.

hey guys. I've been thinking for a while of making a certain squad, just because of starcraft 2. It will perform similar to a Marauder squad but it would make sense to have a squad of these badasses running around. I will be using bits from my hunter killer missiles and combine it with powerfists. And I will try to write some rules for them. As it will be used as a advanced tech squad. .But they will not be called marauders. Maybe something little templarley?
It begs the question though.....
Terminator or Power Armor??!??!?!?!?!

damn. I only have one cyclone missile launcher.

That could work.

I have nothing further to add so I got this