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Hey all, putting together some Fists for myself in-between working commissions. Thought you guys might enjoy. Each group gets 1 day to completely finish, so I end up rushing to finish some gak, but overall i'm happy with the result.

Tacticool Marines


Devastators


Contemptor Dreadnought

They look great. Gritty and well painted. Still think the plastic Contemptor sucks, but you've made it look as good as it can without modding it. Well done!

Maybe put this in the Showcase thread. Great Work BTW.

awesome work!

love the weathering!

Is this really your 7th tactical squad or did you just use the number for no particular reason?

 Elbows wrote:
They look great. Gritty and well painted. Still think the plastic Contemptor sucks, but you've made it look as good as it can without modding it. Well done!

Oh I agree, I'm not a fan of the overall look of the model, but it came in the kit and he kinda served as my test model for weathering and colors. He did his duty


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Aeri wrote:
awesome work!

love the weathering!

Is this really your 7th tactical squad or did you just use the number for no particular reason?

I think that the Imperial Fists are the 7th legion. I'm using the FW transfer sheet and there's a bunch of VII's on there. Even if that isn't it, I like the way it looks, haha


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 Sammoth wrote:
Maybe put this in the Showcase thread. Great Work BTW.

The army is still WIP so I'll continuously update this thread and then transfer it over to there when it's complete. Thanks for the compliments, keeps me motivated

Nice yellow.

Yellow is difficult and yet this is very yellow.

 Deathbyppt wrote:

Aeri wrote:
awesome work!

love the weathering!

Is this really your 7th tactical squad or did you just use the number for no particular reason?

I think that the Imperial Fists are the 7th legion. I'm using the FW transfer sheet and there's a bunch of VII's on there. Even if that isn't it, I like the way it looks, haha

good to know

I want to add something like that to my dark angels aswell.
Wandering what their number would be

Aeri wrote:

 Deathbyppt wrote:

Aeri wrote:
awesome work!

love the weathering!

Is this really your 7th tactical squad or did you just use the number for no particular reason?

I think that the Imperial Fists are the 7th legion. I'm using the FW transfer sheet and there's a bunch of VII's on there. Even if that isn't it, I like the way it looks, haha

good to know

I want to add something like that to my dark angels aswell.
Wandering what their number would be

I believe dark angels are the first legion.

Aeri wrote:

 Deathbyppt wrote:

Aeri wrote:
awesome work!

love the weathering!

Is this really your 7th tactical squad or did you just use the number for no particular reason?

I think that the Imperial Fists are the 7th legion. I'm using the FW transfer sheet and there's a bunch of VII's on there. Even if that isn't it, I like the way it looks, haha

good to know

I want to add something like that to my dark angels aswell.
Wandering what their number would be

They're the 1st Legion, so....one straight line. Visually stunning

Oh man that sucks ^^

Aeri, make it stand out by putting it in Red.. a quiet historical military reference.

Sauragnmon wrote:
Aeri, make it stand out by putting it in Red.. a quiet historical military reference.

Nice little one.
Its a clever reference

finished my captain and started working the terminator squad. Then some of the marines I painted sold on ebay and totally took the wind out of my sails. Bye guys......:*(

Nice captain. Also fun for converting if you have a spare.

The freehand sigil is phenomenal, as is the yellow.

Really nicely done.

Winter wrote:
The freehand sigil is phenomenal, as is the yellow.

Really nicely done.

that's a decal! Although if I can trick you I still feel like that's a win. Glad you enjoy!

Your yellows really are exemplary. But does the Dreadnought's banner detail say Von Butts on it?

 TheManWithNoPlan wrote:
Your yellows really are exemplary. But does the Dreadnought's banner detail say Von Butts on it?

yea, couldn't think of a name for him so I used my Dark Souls character name "Baron von Butts"

 Deathbyppt wrote:

 TheManWithNoPlan wrote:
Your yellows really are exemplary. But does the Dreadnought's banner detail say Von Butts on it?

yea, couldn't think of a name for him so I used my Dark Souls character name "Baron von Butts"

I'm sure he's a great inspiration on the battlefield. A bulwark in which the Imperial Fists find true strength.

"What would Von Butts do!? Would he cower!? NO! Would he hide!? NO!"

Update on some things i've finished over the last two days. enjoy!

Command Squad



Razorback



Rhino

Wonderful paintwork. Personally have a huge dislike for cork bases, but I understand a load of people love them. I feel like the aquila on the Rhino is a bit clean/shiny compared to everything else...that's about the only thing I can pick out!

not a huge fan of cork bases either, but it's significantly cheaper and less time consuming than other options, so i went for it. As for the aquila, I agree. Maybe they just get out and shine that baby up

Finished up the vehicles that I own, I think I need some Rhinos and a Drop Pod, but i'll wait to buy them until after I move (and possibly wait until my wife goes on deployment)

Land Raider



Predator (Think I'm going to do OSL purple on the lascannons at some point, but i'll probably do the entire army at once, so they stay unpainted for now)



Vindicator