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A quartet of mace swinging madmen for your viewing pleasure. I have a lot more Templars to show off if you all care to see more Though it'll probably make more sense to photo those in groups I need to learn how to Photoshop multiple pics into one smooth piece....












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Electric disco mace! I like it. Good stuff!

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Oh wow i agree thats a sick looking mace.


I also reallly like that stud torso.

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And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

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Overall real nice. My only beef would be the sword held above the top guy's backpack as that is an obvious DA icon. Great scheme otherwise.

Where did you get the maces?


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Oh, and yes, I wanna see more!

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Glad you all like the models! The power weapons...I'm real indecisive on things like that. I went through a lot- a lot - of different techniques and possibilities. Even now that I settled on this one, I'm still not wholly content. But so far I've had nothing but positive reviews, so I think it may be best for me to shut up and get used to painting that way!

Phoenix: Hmm well, it's a sword on a Sword Brother, in candles, which are also common in Templar art. As someone who knows the bit, it's iconic, yes. But in a more literal sense, the only real icons are the ravenwing, deathwing, and DA icons. That's why I (crappily) covered up the one on the wrist of the mace with a little plasticard shield. Now, if it was a broken sword, that'd be downright DA

DA and Templar aesthetics overlap quite a bit, really. Kind of annoying. But, on the other hand, Templars are spoiled for choice when it comes to kit bashing. Berzerkers have chains, DA have knight-esque bits, SW have some fancy weapons (aside from the ones with actual wolf gubbins on them), WHFB Bretonnian and Empire bits, etc. If I go through the trouble of posting up the rest of my army, it should prove the point pretty well.

The two twin maces are made from WHFB Forsaken maces, chopped off and attached to Vanguard Thunder Hammer hafts.

Desubot: If I could actually afford Forgeworld, I'd have a lot more bits like that. Unfortunately, I can't. That, as well as the FW head, was graciously donated by a friend of mine over on the BnC. The last guy, the OOP metal veteran, was also a donation. Easily one of my top 5 favorite Marine models of all time, and I'm super happy to have him!

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these are really well executed, the effect on the maces is really nice. its a strong pop against the black, but has a way of flowing with the red, tying the whole model together. its a cool change to the usual blue or green power weapon. i like em alot.

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Good to see people still giving the BT some love after the low blow they copped.
Would be cool to see the rest of your army.
   
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 Xendarc wrote:
Good to see people still giving the BT some love after the low blow they copped.


I try not to think about it

Guess I have some photos to take. The whole army is shown over in my blog on the bolterandchainsword, but a lot of the pics are shoddy crud from my old camera. So I might as well update.


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Meh, screw it. The old pics are good enough. The color is a bit bleached out on a few though, like the Landraider and the HQs. I set the curves a little too high in Photoshop to compensate for shoddy lighting.

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Good stuff here.
I like Godhand's godhand, and your stabby squads look great.
Although the marine helmets make your neo's look a little top-heavy imo
   
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Yeah, I can see how you would get that impression. I just hate the neanderthal, flat faced Scout model heads, and this was the first solution I could think of. I trimmed off the top to make it a bit smaller, but thanks to the hunchback shape of the torso, it looks a bit odd. But, it's the same size and in the same position as the regular scout heads.

So my defense is basically that the Scout models suck

I really would like a ten pack of Scion bodies and legs to play with. They look a lot more knightly.

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 firepower wrote:
Yeah, I can see how you would get that impression. I just hate the neanderthal, flat faced Scout model heads, and this was the first solution I could think of. I trimmed off the top to make it a bit smaller, but thanks to the hunchback shape of the torso, it looks a bit odd. But, it's the same size and in the same position as the regular scout heads.

So my defense is basically that the Scout models suck

I really would like a ten pack of Scion bodies and legs to play with. They look a lot more knightly.


Hahahaha totally.
In the artwork I like the look of scouts but the models look less space marine and more ab-human

Those Scions really are something. I'm curious to know how the torsos scale against regular marine limbs for a couple conversion ideas I got going on.
   
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http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/293508-scions-as-neophytes/

There you go.

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Very nice, an army to be proud of.

 
   
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Wow great looking marines! Could even field them as Space wolves rules wise.

   
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 firepower wrote:
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/293508-scions-as-neophytes/

There you go.

Cheers for that. Good to know the arms fit the torsos so well.
Troublesome about them not matching the heads though, This might cause me to have to rethink my ideas.
I think I can help you with your 'knightly' head alternatives though

Have you considered this helmet from the Empire Greatswords kit?


They're fairly sought after and therefor kinda rare but if you can get your hands on one you can simply produce copies.
Hope that helps.
   
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Bought a box of Scions today and the first thing I did was try out some swaps.
Lookin good if not a little cartoony proportion-wise.
I also popped one of the greatsword heads on there for you to see if you like the look or not

Unfortunately the good people at BaC were right about the heads being oversized.

anyway, hope that helps
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If I could get those heads in bulk (10), I'd roll with it in a flash.

Buuut after looking around bits sites, those buggers are indeed rather pricey.

Would Space Marine heads look alright without the big old neck and wit hthe top crest shaved off? Or are they just crazy huge by comparison?

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Kinda makes 'em look like teen marines

I'm currently thinking of ways I can easily 'buff' out the torso so the head and arms look more proportionate as I'm also hoping to use marine helmets.
   
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Well in the end, I just went with classic Scout models. Painted up this batch of Neophytes bit by bit, and then did a mad dash Thursday and Friday to finish them. I have 2 more who are totally painted, but in the end it turned out that I had painted mismatched shotgun arms. Can't assemble them as such, and my painting hand is locked in an arthritic claw after 2 10+ hour days of marathon painting I'll get to them soon enough.

Anyway, pictures!














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Those are awesome, the purple glowy beatsticks look great!

I really like the SM arms on the Neophytes, it gives them a solid up armored look without making them over kitted.

   
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Amazing work brother templar, I have a very similar bt army scheme too.

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Thanks much to you both. I'm not happy with the shade of off white I had to use on the Neophytes, sadly. My Bleached Bone died at last, and I scrambled for a replacement (Ushtabi has too much green in it). I ended up with a P3 paint that is far too yellow for my tastes, but I have some VGC Bonewhite in the mail which will hopefully be closer to the previous shade.

After I fix the two remaining Neophytes, it'll be a trio of Flamer Templars, and then the big man himself.


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"Fixed" the two Neophytes I was having issues with. The arms didn't fit, so I was convinced I accidentally painted mismatched pairs. Turns out I was wrong.



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I really like the painting of the PWs, I might do something similar with a blue. I also really like the off white. How are you painting the white?

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Sorry I didn't catch your question Sagentus. The white is the old gw paint Bleached Bone. It's just recently been replaced by Vallejo Bonewhite, which is damn near identical. I had to use a P3 stand in for that last batch of Neophytes, but it was way too yellow.

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Great looking army dude. I think your Chaplain conversion is probably my favourite.

   
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Thanks much Blood. I'm kinda surprised by the comments on Godhand, to be honest. I don't think he's one of my better pieces. I've never been satisfied with his crozius arm or his head. I do like the rest of the model, but my painting on it needs to be refined some day when I have the time and energy

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This is probably the best-looking BT army I have seen! The power weapons,THs etc. are amazing.

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Great looking Army, I love the way you've posed them, they have serious movement. Nothing worse than flat poses. Makes me want to dust of my BT Army and add some more models to it. Again really good and the maces are sick.

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 Baldysteve wrote:
Great looking Army, I love the way you've posed them, they have serious movement. Nothing worse than flat poses. Makes me want to dust of my BT Army and add some more models to it. Again really good and the maces are sick.


Thanks much! I worked hard to make them dynamic, and I'm glad it paid off.

 penguineater91 wrote:
This is probably the best-looking BT army I have seen! The power weapons,THs etc. are amazing.


Wow, muchos gracias. But I could point you towards some Templar armies that make mine look like nothin'

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