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Seeing a massive army like this is what got me into the hobby, this is really cool.
   
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 techsoldaten wrote:
Very impressive. You've carried out the aspirations of every serious painter and have the work to show. I'm blown away!

Unfortunately, GW is about to declare all firstborn Marines are moving to Legends. Good luck on the next army!



Thanks mate.

I'm not overly worried if GW ever decided to retcon anything, or move the whole thing to Legends.I've been through enough of that over the years that I'd just grab what I can from what I've got and play them as "counts as". OR just play an edition that fits. Or like someone has suggested just 30k it instead.


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 stonehorse wrote:
Firstly, that is bloody impressive, hats off to you on an epic endeavour.

This is the sort of thing that should be in White Dwarf, that is if it were no longer a glorified sales device.

Anywho, how much have you used in one game? I strongly doubt that you'll ever get the chance to use it all in one go... Still, if you ever did. Wow!


Cheers mate.

The most that has ever been deployed was the entire 300 terminators, 2nd and 3rd company, with elements of 6th and 8th (maybe a few squads) and I think the dreadnought count was only half of that. It was many years ago. I also think it was before I had my Warlord Titans, i don't think they have ever "marched". I split the titans via colour scheme with my friend(1 warhound and reaver each), he used his tau, and black templars combined with my khorne demons, grey knights and imperial guard (maybe my eldar too). It took us a night to set up and an entire day to get to turn 3-4. Only lost just on 100 terminators. this was still with titan blast templates too.

I do not think the entire chapter will ever see a match. That is two 6 ft x 4ft tables with them displayed on. I would also need to find a place to set up a game, and an opponent(s) with enough to deploy in return. Turns would take Hours to complete unless had multiple players commanding sections of the board. Probably take 2-3 days to complete the match. Still would be interesting to do.



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 techsoldaten wrote:

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All jokes aside though, this collection is awesome! I've seen people with a few SM armies of several thousand points each, but I can't say I've seen any put them together in companies as a whole Chapter. Seeing the all laid out in parade really makes it hit home just how many that is as well. Inspires me to want to grow my own collection to this size, though space is already a problem currently. It also makes me want to do similar with the IG, though that would be a nightmare of a lifetime project considering how big most regiments actually are. I am also envious of your Titans.


EDIT: Scopemk2 speaking here, something has gone sideways with the quotes:
Thank you.

As I may have mentioned in previous quote/answers and such. This did not happen overnight, and it was really around 8-12 years in of playing and collecting 40k that I decided to go the full job of doing the entire chapter. From that point I slowly assembled each company. seemed like i did around 100 models from start to finish every year from that point. With the lockdowns, I decided to get the last of the Primaris and knock all 197 models out in 2 months.

I do agree getting the collection out and seeing it all lined up, does get me motivated to paint. I've done it a couple of times over the years to keep me pushing through the chapter. When it was all done and out It was a huge mix of happiness and abit of sadness. Happy with how it looks, and what I've managed to do, and bit sad that it is more or less complete, after all this time it is done. I say that but there will ALWAYS be more marines. Space be damned I will find space.

Ahh, the Titans. Those are my children at this point. They don't see much action, but I really do love those models. If a chapter is not enough I've got those for back up. Having gone from Warhound to Reavers and the Warlords, seeing how far Forge World came over that time is amazing. Still not without faults, but building and painting those is a huge project in themselves(over 6 months for the 2 warlords). Funny how close the Adeptus Titanicus warlords are to the "full scale" ones.

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Are you like a crazy person ?

Fantastic work

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Fantastic project, thank you for sharing it!

 
   
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can you imagine fielding an unpainted 1000pts army opposite this...

"sorry never seem to have time to paint - bet you've got loads of unpainted stuff at home"

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I am now feeling ashamed of my struggles to assemble a single battle-company. I salute your dedication!

   
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My hat's off to you good sir. I've wanted to do this since I first picked up the 3rd edition codex and saw the fully painted chapter inside the front cover. I'm about 1/3rd of the way there at the moment (2 companies done, 2 1/2 done, 1st and 10th about 2/3rds done), (372 Battle Brothers at current count.) but I've diverted more into collecting all the armies than just marines, so I might not ever get there. I'm glad to see that someone did though.

If I put every model I own on the tabletop, I could probably scrape together 40,000 points or so. I can just imagine the kind of game that would be.

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Very cool, what a project.


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Absolutely epic!
   
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That is truly impressive!

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Formidably impressive results, mate!

I like the paint scheme and modelling alot- there must be quite the satisfaction looking at these results.

   
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Ah, a taller scale Epic army for mildly larger games

Great work all round. Surely they have a dedicated shelf to be constantly presented instead of languishing in foam trays?

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Truly impressive army. Can't even fathom the amount of time and effort you've put into this. Just unbelievably great! Exalted instantly.

   
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But is there a 2nd edition box set plugga-bolter marine in there? There has to be, at least one, right?

   
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 Sherrypie wrote:
Ah, a taller scale Epic army for mildly larger games

Great work all round. Surely they have a dedicated shelf to be constantly presented instead of languishing in foam trays?


Thank you kindly.

Unfortunately only a small portion of the chapter is on display, All commanders and dreadnoughts are displayed. I have to large sealed cabinets that contain some of my Warhammer. The 3 titan pairs take up a good amount of that as well as all of the dragons/monsters/daemons. To display the whole chapter I would need several more cabinets with loads of shelves. and most spare cabinet space is occupied by my 1/6th scale collection of things. One day I do hope that I can acquire a bit more space to have the chapter displayed. What you see now is is on two 6ft by 4ft tables, so a decent amount of space is required.
   
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 theCrowe wrote:
But is there a 2nd edition box set plugga-bolter marine in there? There has to be, at least one, right?


I do know there are 2nd edition terminators, and maybe metal 2nd edition Chaplain, Librarian and maybe sergent. There are a couple of plug marines but I think they are later editions judging by the bolters. I started playing 40k around 3rd edition.

The models come from my earliest paint jobs, being my original terminator squad, and 3rd company.
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Some classic minis there. It’s a phenomenal collection and a big achievement. The stuff that most Space Marines collectors only dream of. Love that old Whirlwind too.

   
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Well done Sir! Your passion is visible. Nice to know, that are other insane people out there, collecting an entire chapter. I have a strictly First Born Blood Angel chapter, but only a third of my troops is painted. Will take a decade to finish it.

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ImperialForcesTabletop wrote:
Well done Sir! Your passion is visible. Nice to know, that are other insane people out there, collecting an entire chapter. I have a strictly First Born Blood Angel chapter, but only a third of my troops is painted. Will take a decade to finish it.

Keep on collecting and make the emperor proud


I wish you the best of luck mate. It took me many years to get to the chapter to where it is now. I will be completing a few other projects for the moment, with Adeptus Titanicus and Sisters of Battle, Custodes. Then we will begin adding in some vehicles, flyers and transports, back into the chapter. There will always be more.

It is always nice to hear others pushing forward with their collections.
   
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Wow!
Love the color scheme and color variations between different companies. Makes the whole chapter look themed and narrative.

Speaking of. What is the backstory lore for these lads?


 
   
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 Mothsniper wrote:
Wow!
Love the color scheme and color variations between different companies. Makes the whole chapter look themed and narrative.

Speaking of. What is the backstory lore for these lads?



Thanks. The color scheme for the chapter is a little on the excessive side, and one could argue uses too many colours. However it is how it evolved over time. If a Marine does not have black shoulders, knees, elbows, boots and belt or a white/gold lower face plate, I do not feel it is one of my marines. a friend asked once why I did not just paint different chapters, and this is a core reason as to why.

Backstory/lore. I do have some very broad head cannon/lore for these guys, but have never completely put it to paper. It has sort of changed over time as GW changes rules and lore themselves. The Chapter Name, Ordinators, is taken from the Guards in the Elder Scrolls Morrowind. It also seemed fitting as it is similar to Terminators, of which I have a very large contingency of within the army. Several of the other names that I use for things come from the Elder Scrolls Morrowind/Oblivion/Skyrim as I played those games very heavily. in those games i would put a good amount of time into smithing and crafting, this ties into one of the reason I use the Salamanders for the core for the chapter. It also helps that I like the Salamander lore and rules.

The Chapter hails from a world called Mournhold. The culture people there work towards the benefit of the chapter, most becoming artisans, artificers, smiths. Even once a man becomes a Marine, he will still keep in contact with his original human family. They will often help in the maintenance of equipment and war gear. The Marines from Mournhold all wear the white plate/panels, and are referred to as Forgeborn. The white plates of their armour are white washed and contain the ashes of fallen/deceased family members/battle brothers that have been cremated within the forges they work. It is believed that these ashes will help protect them in battles to come. The Forgeborn are also always covered in soot from working their forges while in pursuit of maintaining and improving there equipment.

The Forgeborn, are of a very resilient physiology, and there are a very low washout rate within the potential aspirants, especially with the chapter's screening process in place. Their geneseed is rather stable, however this stability and physiology , makes them poor choices to cross the rubicon into becoming Primaris. There is a 80%+ washout rate when trying to convert a Forgeborn marine or human from Mournhold into a Primaris Marine. This is why there so few Forgeborn Primaris.

The other Primaris(or even firstborn marines) who wear metallic plate and gold accents are referred to as the Gilded. These are recruited from a Mining/trade world Redoran, located in a nearby system to Mournhold. It supplies a good portion of raw materials for the chapter. Some of the population on Redoran, where originally native to Mournhold, through several centuries of breeding with other humans from other worlds, these weakened some of the resilient physiology. This in turn has allowed for the Primaris procedure to be done with a much more sustainable outcome. The Gilded do not value family as much as the Forgeborn, and will spend more time on martial training then smithing and artifice, though they are stilled skilled in these areas.

The chapter will for the most part move around as one whole, and will only ever break down into 3 components. The minimum a component will contain is 100 terminators from 1st company, and 2 battle companies, with elements taken from 10th company, and 1st company’s specialist division (namely Primaris). This break down is only used is there are a few fronts that must be dealt with across several planets or systems. Preferably the chapter likes to bring its full might to bare, usually with 2 thirds of the chapter deploying to a conflict zone or planet, with 1 third being held in reserve to react and rapidly deploy if necessary. Their reasoning for this, despite making them inflexible, is that it vastly reduces casualties, as multiple companies can support one another, and due to the force they bring will often bring conflicts to an end quickly.

A side note is that I do have a Primarch representing The Dragonborn(Vulkan), Vivec(Gulliman), and the Nerevarine(Alpharius), from the Elder scrolls games.

To help explain why the chapter as so many suites of Terminator Armour, Contemptor Dreadnoughts, as well as why they often display heraldry from other chapters, I came up with this. The Ordinators do listen out for rumours of caches of armour and relics, and will when they can pursue these. As the Forgeborn like to maintain and improve wargear, they are always looking for more relics to add to the chapter, in particular Terminator and Dreadnought plate. When these relics are recovered they will be restored and with it's original heraldry intact but under the colours of the Ordinator chapter. If they cross paths with a chapter that the restored piece came from and they ask for its return, they can claim it via a challenge. The Ordinators argue this: the original chapter lost it and did not recover it, that the Ordinators have gone to the trouble of recovery and restoration they should be allowed to use it in the service of the imperium. Having restored it with its original heraldry should be considered honour enough to its previous chapter.

Other bits of lore:

Chapter maintains good relations with 2 titan legions, which frequently deploy along side them.

The chapter tend to fight more for the Imperium of man then the Emperor. Could be related to their family ties and wanting to protect them. Will hear “For the Imperium” battle cries.

Although females cannot become Ordinator Marines, some will often chose to go down a path similar to the Mechanicus techpriests. They will spend time at one other titan legions and gain knowledge to help in the maintenance for dreadnoughts and vehicles. They will sometimes take to the battlefield in a similar role as a techmarine.

Dreadnoughts of the Ordinators do sleep, but not as frequently as in other chapters. They are often found working in large specialised forges and even find then time to “stroll” among the people.

Outside of the Salamander rules I will also often take the "tactical squads" as Sternguard to better represent the Forgeborn's smithing and artifice.

That is a rough-ish lore dump for my Chapter, hope it gives satisfies your question.

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This give a good idea of the chapter.
Ah, I like The Elder Scrolls reference. (played only skirym, loved exploring dwemer caverns; when is the 6th planed to launch?)
Wait a minute... Forgeborn, strong family ties, like to bring whole force to bear, like to maintain and improve wargear, seek out caches of armour and relics, resilient physiology, strong bloodlines, Like to smith and forge. Does the chapter by any chance has big book of Grudges, and an extensive brewery?

Keeping in contact with his original human family is truly unique for a space-marine. Then it makes sense for the dreadnaughts to operate forges instead of cryo-sleep. That is pretty damn cool!

"the original chapter lost it and did not recover it, that the Ordinators have gone to the trouble of recovery and restoration they should be allowed to use it in the service of the imperium."
Lolz, I like that !
I don't think you can truly avoid color variations when working on army that big. They look uniformed as a whole unit, and that is what matters.

Now, most important question. How friendly is the chapter with the inquisition?

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 Mothsniper wrote:
This give a good idea of the chapter.
Ah, I like The Elder Scrolls reference. (played only skirym, loved exploring dwemer caverns; when is the 6th planed to launch?)
Wait a minute... Forgeborn, strong family ties, like to bring whole force to bear, like to maintain and improve wargear, seek out caches of armour and relics, resilient physiology, strong bloodlines, Like to smith and forge. Does the chapter by any chance has big book of Grudges, and an extensive brewery?

Keeping in contact with his original human family is truly unique for a space-marine. Then it makes sense for the dreadnaughts to operate forges instead of cryo-sleep. That is pretty damn cool!

"the original chapter lost it and did not recover it, that the Ordinators have gone to the trouble of recovery and restoration they should be allowed to use it in the service of the imperium."
Lolz, I like that !
I don't think you can truly avoid color variations when working on army that big. They look uniformed as a whole unit, and that is what matters.

Now, most important question. How friendly is the chapter with the inquisition?


Yes I spent a rather insane number of hours playing the 3 previously mentioned Elder Scrolls games.

The chapter does not have a book of grudges, though as I said they tend to fight more for the Imperium of Man then the Emperor. This has gotten them into conflict with several other chapters and imperial forces on more then one occasion. They will if necessary fight against other imperial factions if they believe they are not fighting for the benefit of Mankind. That said though they do not actively look for conflict with other Imperial forces.

The inquisition is an interesting subject. Rumour is that the Ordinators have fought along side the Grey knights(and maintain knowledge of it) and parts of the Officio Assassinorum. Other chapters have accused the Ordinators of actually engaging other chapters and killing them for relics such as Terminator and Contemptor plate. They say for them to possess such vast quantities of these relics and not be a founding chapter is suspicious, the Inquisition also agrees with this. The Ordinators maintain that they have either recovered these relics from space hulks or long forgotten battlefields, as well as having received some as rewards for their deeds and assistance rendered. The Inquisition is also suspicious of a decent portion of the recovered amour still bearing heraldry of pre-heresry traitor legions, and that the chapter numbers far more then the codex Astartes suggests. A rumour is that the Ordinators number far beyond the 1500 marines that their records suggest as well. They seem to replace battlefield losses rather quickly, which could mean they do possess reserve companies not just their 8 battle companies (companies 2-9). The Inquisition have tried to look into this but have not found any substantial evidence to support these claims. They have noted different variations of Terminator plate outside of the 300 recorded suits in use. This feeds the rumor that there are more Ordinators then records suggest, or at least they possess significantly more equipment then they present.

Due to these discrepancies, the known number of Marines in service, and the fact that they have on occasion come into conflict with Imperial forces, the Inquisition do monitor the Ordinators movements, but have not taken action directly against them. They appear to fight for the Imperium, they are also mostly at full strength and rarely separated, possess a vast quantity of high end equipment, and even have support of 2 titan legions. To bring the Ordinators to heel would require a significant amount of resources, somthing which the Imperium in it's current state seems to struggle to bring to bare against it's actual foes.

Other things of note.

As the chapter does put emphasis on maintaining Dreadnought and Terminator plate, other vehicle types are not as prevalent as in other chapters. The Ordinators have put vast amounts of time into learning the knowledge of how to repair and manufacture components to these relics, so more standard vehicles are not as numerous. This is also why jump packs and bikes are not seen with much frequency within the chapter and only really two companies use and maintain them.

They also tend to only use and maintain flame, melta, plasma, las cannon and missile launchers. Grav, volkite and other rarer weapon types are seen as too time consuming to maintain, so these are also only seen in very small quantities if at all.

The keeping in contact with the original human family is something i liked from the Salamander's lore and I wanted the Ordinators to emulate that, and they do in fact look up to the Salamanders as a chapter. It is thought that they may have been some sort of secret founding of the Salamanders but they have no genetic markers within their Gene seed with the Salamanders at all. Who their founding chapter is, is a mystery.

The Dreadnoughts in cryo sleep is understandable to me, but i also think is a waste as well. This is where I thought them working forges, and imparting knowledge with their kin was more fitting then sleeping between fights.

The colour variations are something I like between the companies as well as the use of heraldry/ or armour marks. Like you said, despite these extra colours the chapter still looks pretty uniform, even with the Primaris metallic scheme. However what I was more getting at with the colour scheme is that it a bit too busy. Most chapters only really use 2 main colours and a trim colour. I have 4 main colours+trim accents and those 4 colours are distributed across the entire model Blue, white, black, and red (gun cases). That said though, when I do not break the armour up in that fashion they do not feel like my marines. So even if they are too busy, i still like them.

I think that is about the extent of my head cannon, however if you want to pick my mind on anything let me know and i will see if I have a response. and once again thanks for the feed back, Cheers.

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 ScopeMk2 wrote:
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 Mothsniper wrote:
This give a good idea of the chapter.
Ah, I like The Elder Scrolls reference. (played only skirym, loved exploring dwemer caverns; when is the 6th planed to launch?)
Wait a minute... Forgeborn, strong family ties, like to bring whole force to bear, like to maintain and improve wargear, seek out caches of armour and relics, resilient physiology, strong bloodlines, Like to smith and forge. Does the chapter by any chance has big book of Grudges, and an extensive brewery?

Keeping in contact with his original human family is truly unique for a space-marine. Then it makes sense for the dreadnaughts to operate forges instead of cryo-sleep. That is pretty damn cool!

"the original chapter lost it and did not recover it, that the Ordinators have gone to the trouble of recovery and restoration they should be allowed to use it in the service of the imperium."
Lolz, I like that !
I don't think you can truly avoid color variations when working on army that big. They look uniformed as a whole unit, and that is what matters.

Now, most important question. How friendly is the chapter with the inquisition?


Yes I spent a rather insane number of hours playing the 3 previously mentioned Elder Scrolls games.

The chapter does not have a book of grudges, though as I said they tend to fight more for the Imperium of Man then the Emperor. This has gotten them into conflict with several other chapters and imperial forces on more then one occasion. They will if necessary fight against other imperial factions if they believe they are not fighting for the benefit of Mankind. That said though they do not actively look for conflict with other Imperial forces.

The inquisition is an interesting subject. Rumour is that the Ordinators have fought along side the Grey knights(and maintain knowledge of it) and parts of the Officio Assassinorum. Other chapters have accused the Ordinators of actually engaging other chapters and killing them for relics such as Terminator and Contemptor plate. They say for them to possess such vast quantities of these relics and not be a founding chapter is suspicious, the Inquisition also agrees with this. The Ordinators maintain that they have either recovered these relics from space hulks or long forgotten battlefields, as well as having received some as rewards for their deeds and assistance rendered. The Inquisition is also suspicious of a decent portion of the recovered amour still bearing heraldry of pre-heresry traitor legions, and that the chapter numbers far more then the codex Astartes suggests. A rumour is that the Ordinators number far beyond the 1500 marines that their records suggest as well. They seem to replace battlefield losses rather quickly, which could mean they do possess reserve companies not just their 8 battle companies (companies 2-9). The Inquisition have tried to look into this but have not found any substantial evidence to support these claims. They have noted different variations of Terminator plate outside of the 300 recorded suits in use. This feeds the rumor that there are more Ordinators then records suggest, or at least they possess significantly more equipment then they present.

Due to these discrepancies, the known number of Marines in service, and the fact that they have on occasion come into conflict with Imperial forces, the Inquisition do monitor the Ordinators movements, but have not taken action directly against them. They appear to fight for the Imperium, they are also mostly at full strength and rarely separated, possess a vast quantity of high end equipment, and even have support of 2 titan legions. To bring the Ordinators to heel would require a significant amount of resources, somthing which the Imperium in it's current state seems to struggle to bring to bare against it's actual foes.

Other things of note.

As the chapter does put emphasis on maintaining Dreadnought and Terminator plate, other vehicle types are not as prevalent as in other chapters. The Ordinators have put vast amounts of time into learning the knowledge of how to repair and manufacture components to these relics, so more standard vehicles are not as numerous. This is also why jump packs and bikes are not seen with much frequency within the chapter and only really two companies use and maintain them.

They also tend to only use and maintain flame, melta, plasma, las cannon and missile launchers. Grav, volkite and other rarer weapon types are seen as too time consuming to maintain, so these are also only seen in very small quantities if at all.

The keeping in contact with the original human family is something i liked from the Salamander's lore and I wanted the Ordinators to emulate that, and they do in fact look up to the Salamanders as a chapter. It is thought that they may have been some sort of secret founding of the Salamanders but they have no genetic markers within their Gene seed with the Salamanders at all. Who their founding chapter is, is a mystery.

The Dreadnoughts in cryo sleep is understandable to me, but i also think is a waste as well. This is where I thought them working forges, and imparting knowledge with their kin was more fitting then sleeping between fights.

The colour variations are something I like between the companies as well as the use of heraldry/ or armour marks. Like you said, despite these extra colours the chapter still looks pretty uniform, even with the Primaris metallic scheme. However what I was more getting at with the colour scheme is that it a bit too busy. Most chapters only really use 2 main colours and a trim colour. I have 4 main colours+trim accents and those 4 colours are distributed across the entire model Blue, white, black, and red (gun cases). That said though, when I do not break the armour up in that fashion they do not feel like my marines. So even if they are too busy, i still like them.

I think that is about the extent of my head cannon, however if you want to pick my mind on anything let me know and i will see if I have a response. and once again thanks for the feed back, Cheers.


The book of grudges is wholely a dwarf thing. I was implying that the chapter has many common traits with the Dawi (Dwarfs) like forges, hoarding relics, strong bloodlines, smithing and such.
Oh I had no idea that Salamanders keep contact with families, just shows how little I know of Salamanders.
Ah, I was wondering who was the founding chapter. Mystery indeed, if I had to guess, I would be more inclined to pick Ultramarines as the founding chapter, mainly because of the prominent blue color scheme. Like the Crimson Fists are.

I am glad to hear that the chapter is not at war with inquisition! (that would be my army)
I feel ya on the color scheme. But you got the unique and unformed look so it works.

Thanks, a bit of back lore gives extra context to the pictures!

Are the Ordinators finished, or are you adding more to the force?
And, If chapter is done, are you starting any new armies?

 
   
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The book of grudges is wholely a dwarf thing. I was implying that the chapter has many common traits with the Dawi (Dwarfs) like forges, hoarding relics, strong bloodlines, smithing and such.
Oh I had no idea that Salamanders keep contact with families, just shows how little I know of Salamanders.
Ah, I was wondering who was the founding chapter. Mystery indeed, if I had to guess, I would be more inclined to pick Ultramarines as the founding chapter, mainly because of the prominent blue color scheme. Like the Crimson Fists are.

I am glad to hear that the chapter is not at war with inquisition! (that would be my army)
I feel ya on the color scheme. But you got the unique and unformed look so it works.

Thanks, a bit of back lore gives extra context to the pictures!

Are the Ordinators finished, or are you adding more to the force?
And, If chapter is done, are you starting any new armies?


I did think you werehinitng at a dwarves style traits, but it was more a throw back to how I played some of my RPGs and the Salamanders.

The Ordinators will more then likely never truely be finished. From an Infantry standpoint they are more or less done. However if the Space Marine range increases then we could see more Ordinators join the ranks. I would however not ever bother to replace all the Firstborn marines, they are my bread and butter, even if GW removes them from the hobby. Vehicles are something I wish to add, enough transports for 1 company, maybe 3 of each vehicle/flyer to create "squadrons" and maybe a thunderhawk. i would like to do the entire motor pool, but that is 1 very expensive and 2 i do not have the space for all of that.

Current projects include: Filling out my 2 legions for the Adeptus Titanicus game, Sisters of Battle (both GW and Wargaming Exclusive varients) 1.5 companies worth, flesh out a Custodes army, add 40 more paladins to my grey knights to have 100 strong company. Also want ot paint up some of the fantasy/sigma kits, not armies just one off kits.
   
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Joined 10 years ago and only 14 posts? What have you been doing all this time???

Oh... Right...
   
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Good work is never done.
Sisters is a perfectly narrative combination with the Salamanders theme.

Wish ya much of perseverance for you in your painting efforts!

 
   
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I have lost of trouble keeping my Space Marine force a single unified color pattern, mostly cause I build stuff with to represent something I like or as a squad commanded by a friend (Or just the Sargent, either choice color is their fav colors or suggestions) since I label squads via base rim it rarely comes up as a problem.

Still props for painting all that must have took lots of thought planning out what Company got what model also glad to know someone else painted a "Red vs Blue" guy, my version of Caboose is on a attack bike with Tucker to help Griff & Simmons (My other Attack Bike)... I 'may' have put him in the gunner seat & 'may' have gave him a Multi-Melta... he hasn't killed anyone on my team... yet 'loud explosion' "Tucker did it!" I better check that

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Enigma117 wrote:
I have lost of trouble keeping my Space Marine force a single unified color pattern, mostly cause I build stuff with to represent something I like or as a squad commanded by a friend (Or just the Sargent, either choice color is their fav colors or suggestions) since I label squads via base rim it rarely comes up as a problem.

Still props for painting all that must have took lots of thought planning out what Company got what model also glad to know someone else painted a "Red vs Blue" guy, my version of Caboose is on a attack bike with Tucker to help Griff & Simmons (My other Attack Bike)... I 'may' have put him in the gunner seat & 'may' have gave him a Multi-Melta... he hasn't killed anyone on my team... yet 'loud explosion' "Tucker did it!" I better check that


One of the issues with doing the same scheme over and over, and trying to maintain consistency, is that your painting technique can stagnate. This is something I did find that occurred with me, namely in the last 6+ or so years where I solely painted only the Space Marine Chapter. Prior to that i think it was the Warlord Titans when they releases which was the only break I had from the chapter. Prior to knuckling down just the space marines, I had done a slab of fantasy and dragons(chaos and high elves), Eldar, grey knights, Tyranids, Daemons, Guard. The variety of fantasy stuff was where i feel I have done some of my better paint jobs and got to try out new techniques.

Not a lot of thought went into planning the chapter out. A good portion of it was the results of Forge World releasing "unique" squads and Dreads for The Horus Heresy, and GW releasing those two heresy spin off box sets. These provided the bulk of the non founding themed companies. Then it was a case of just picking out either armour types or heraldry to fit each company. Always wanted 300 terminators strong. Had my flame themed 2nd company. 3rd company(green trim) was my original marine company that has seen the most play and has some of the oldest paint jobs with modifications. After that it was do founding themed companies(dark and blood angels, wolves) + templars and fill int eh blanks with the rest with what I had avalable. End result is something i am rather happy with and pleased that I worked through it.

Each of my other Red vs blue models still do exist, but have since been cannibalised back into the Ordinator colours. I even have a Shiela Twin barreled Baneblade, which I am looking at modding into a Fellblade stand in at some point.
   
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This.

This, right here, is a thing of beauty.

The dedication to a plan, and the execution of all the tasks to achieve your vision (up to this point in time!) are inspiring.

Never will I attempt this goal, but my drive for a company of my own has been empowered by your work.

Outstanding job.

Many thanks - and congratulations on the steps in your journey.
   
 
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