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Hello guys. I have been painting my fists and I kinda wanted to have a place in which to showcase my army as i paint them, play some games and maybe write random stuff about their fluff. I still have to work on the bases (because i don't really like the ones i've painted) but i will leave that for the last so i can base the whole army consistently when all the paint is done. As i have models from both 30k and 40k in this army I kinda wanted to do their fluff since the heresy. Edit: I removed the squads bit because it was really long, difficult to update (because i always change projects) and largely unnecessary

heya, i got given a couple of those space marine hero blind boxes and i also bought some too now I thought what better way to NOT get super stressed with heaps of models and to be able to paint one of my favourite chapters... killteam = only 5 -7 models... i can do that yellow - ... i can try to do that so here we are making a imperial fists killteam from some nice cool posed models... here is Marine Number 1 about 3/4 finished (note i did spray him Averland spray and yes it was a wee bit too heavy lesson learned...) decals and some washes left and the base of course i hope to bring more soon, cheers Mithril

Hi folks. Long time since I've posted to the site so I thought I might try something out. As of late, I've come into a lot of free time but absolutely no motivation to paint my imperial fists and with my goal to finish my entire army by the end of the year this as well as the new Anno game coming out is not helping. Ive decided to start this WIP blog sorta thing to help keep me motivated to my goal so I can eventually start a new project. Starting roughly 2 years ago, my Imperial Fists army has come to include an entire 3rd battle company (updated to guillimans new codex also including some primaris), a small armoured battle group, scout auxiliary force and a small 1st company detachment. Ive finished painting probably half of the collection with about a third based and shaded. All of the other models have been assembled and primed ready to go so I at least have an end point to go by. So here are some pictures of some of my already finished marines. Sorry for the bad image quality. And what is currently on my painting desk: I will try to post regularly with updates. Any words of motivation are welcome. If you would like to see more of what ive done, just let me know.

I really can't help but love the Imperial Fists. They're one of my favorite space marine chapters, along with the Blood Ravens, Salamanders, Blood Angels, Ultramarines, White Scars, and Dark Angels. To me, the Imperial Fists remind me of the dwarves from Middle Earth: grim, stubborn, and utterly determined. I first became interested in Space Marines when 2017 began and onward to 2019. Aside from having their Primarch's reknowned determination and sense of loyalty to The Emperor, I alos wondered what else is a driving motivation for the proud sons of Rogal Dorn. I've read "What It Means To Be An Imperial Fist," and "Who Is Dorn?' These two articles helped me understand more about the Imperial Fists. To me, there's a lot of pain stemming from the Imperial Fist's motivation. They are a legion/chapter that was hurt so badly during and after the Horus Heresy. They were badly wounded, and it's a pain that has never faded emotionally to this day in the modern Imperium. They are a chapter of Astartes who cannot forgive and cannot forget. I like to listen to the song "Song of The Lonely Mountain," by Neil Finn from the Hobbit series. Like the dwarves from Middle Earth, the Imperial Fists and many of their successor chapters have faced a LOT of hardships, but they have the strength and determination to keep going on in the Emperor's name in in the name of Humanity. They feel anger, yes, but space marines feel hatred and anger far more than any regular human being. I can already imagine the sons of Dorn nursing their eternal hatred of Mankind's foes (especially for their most hated rivals, the Iron Warriors) with each millennia. The Great Crusade ended long ago, but the Imperial Fists have never forgotten the dream of the Emperor. I can imagine that the Imperial Fists have attempted to right the wrong that happened long ago during the Horus Heresy, The Siege of Terra, and The Iron Cage. They practically punish themselves for even the slightest mistake. I can relate to them, as I often punish myself mentally for mistakes. But it's not to drag themselves down into despair. It's so that they can understand where they went wrong, and how they can do better in the future. They throw themselves into the Pain Glove both to atone for their mistakes and heighten their endurance. That's why they're practically unbroken. They have to shoulder a lot of pain: the pain from the Horus Heresy and afterwards, the pain from the loss of fallen battle-brothers, and so much more. They are strong enough to shoulder those burdens because it's what they were created to do. The Imperial Fists have continued to understand and endure this pain, and it's why their just so awesome. They are unyielding stone, and will never stop fighting to protect Humanity.

Team Fisto 2014 They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me. Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them. They will be of iron will and steely muscle. In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed. They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them. They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle. They are my bulwark against the Terror. They are the Defenders of Humanity. They are my Space Marines and they shall know no fear. The Emperor of Mankind http://i.imgur.com/3uZhx6y.jpg Greetings fellow Sons of Dorn (and other noble Astartes). One or two of you may have seen the PCRC's Team Fisto log over on Warseer. After a couple of years working on other projects, I've blown the dust of this log as I begin the revamp of my Imperial Fists. I thought I'd share my progress updates with my brothers here too. When Team Fisto was last in full swing, I ended up making a semi-true scale army, while the others made actual true scale Marines. Although I was very pleased with the results, in some ways I’ve always regretted not going the distance. This is something I intend to make up for now. http://i.imgur.com/D7eYfxd.jpg My current project plan is to create a full 1500 point true scale army, all with LED illuminated eye lenses. I’ve drawn up two lists, one for 40K and one for 30K, both of which use the same 56 Marine models. In both cases the lists will consist of a demi-company, i.e. three tactical squads, one assault squad, one devastator squad, a command squad and captain, all Rhino mounted. My chosen company is the 5th, just because I prefer the black detailing. http://i.imgur.com/BwplRwu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/30nyv8z.jpg These five Marines are the first half of the first tactical squad. I’ve chosen to do this army in MkVI plate for a number of reasons... http://i.imgur.com/ibIs6cv.jpg Firstly, it’s my favourite armour mark. http://i.imgur.com/vUWqNIX.jpg Secondly, as the Imperial Fists acquired their MkVI armour from Mars at the outbreak of the Heresy, this army will be thematically appropriate for almost any time period, from the Horus Heresy to present (hence "through the ages" in the title). With my take on MkVI armour I've tried to balance 'clean and modern' and 'archaic' in one model. http://i.imgur.com/PihD9Ae.jpg This is important to me as now that I’m married and have a young daughter I just don’t have the available army building time that I used to, so for my “final” project I wanted to build an army that 1) I could be proud* of, and 2) could conceivably fit into any PCRC (or external) historical or modern campaign setting. * Not that I’m not proud of my other armies, but I don’t feel they represent the best work of which I’m capable. http://i.imgur.com/LEWCjKg.jpg Although I have the first 1500 points planned out, I then hope to reach 2000 points and maybe even 3000. I have some vague ideas regarding what I want to include when the force reaches that size, but I won’t make up my mind for sure until I get there. http://i.imgur.com/kTaBljV.jpg I’ve always enjoyed putting LEDs in models, and it has sort of become “my thing” now, so I often can’t bring myself to pass-by an opportunity to do it on new models. http://i.imgur.com/RCewY2j.jpg LED Off http://i.imgur.com/JgjzXfw.jpg LED On Previously I’ve either drilled holes where the eye lenses should be or I’ve had the LEDs mounted on the surface. The former can look a bit “ugly” when the LEDs are off and the latter can be unintentionally quite bright! For these new Marines I’ve instead drilled into the helmet to just below the surface, allowing the LEDs to shine through without being too bright. Additionally, if I field them alongside the armies of other Team Fisto members that aren’t LED equipped then I can turn them off without it looking weird. I’ll add a tutorial on how to do this to this log at some point. Stay tuned over the coming days, weeks and months for more Fisto(!) action.

"Primarch-Progenitor, to your glory and the glory of him on earth!" Hello everyone, This here will chronicalise the formation of my Imperial Fists Chapter. Once Forge World announced that they were releasing books for the Horus Heresy Era, I had to make a Pre-Heresy army. And what better Legion to build other than the Imperial Fists? The Legion whose Primarch was elected to the rank of Warmaster after Horus fell to the ruinous powers, and charged with the responsibility to fortify the home planet and fortress to our Lord Emperor! Anyway, formalities out of the way... blah blah blah... Here is my current HQ choice (unless my Black Templars Marshal stands in as Lysander. I'm currently working on purchasing a metal one) This is my Librarian whose power of choice is Psychic Shriek. A Nasty power that has destroyed many. Has already brought down a Wraithknight turn 1! Haha! My current project: Rogal Dorn. Now this isn't a Games Workshop model. This is actually one from a company called Kabuki. This is no longer available as only 500 were made. I actually had to buy this one at a high price off of ebay. Tactical Marines: 1st Squad (A Roman Numeral 1 is on their right shoulder (left side) showing that they are from 1st Squad. I also have a 2nd and I'm working on a 3rd pretty soon.) My first attempt at source lighting on this plasma gun here. Not the best but I feel that I did a decent job. Techmarines from my two Thunderfire Cannons. I like to run a fluffy list so I do a lot of defense. And for competitiveness I bring in some drop pods to deliver crippling blows. Dreadnought with two autocannons. Used the Ironclad body because it just fits the Imperial Fists perfectly. The missiles on top are just for show. And some Sternguard. Gotta love the Sternguard. Always run at least two squads of ten in drop pods.

Hello i would like to start resurection thread of my 5th Company heavily reinforced by 1st Company. These guys been sitting on shelf since i left collage 3 years ago and been picking a lot of dust, i finaly come to conclusion i need to finish this project so i can move to new ones. My goal here is post progress to motivate myself and maybe some one else as well, ultimate goal is to finish all and glass it with some nice huge base.

I've been painting yellow for years. I've been collecting imperial fists for over 10 years. I've quite a collection together but most of it painted back before GW released the newer style of washes. However I picked up a box of primaris recently and in a month have already put together a respectful amount of models. They really are the best space marine models gw have ever done. I just wanted to show them off here.

I just played a 2k game against Black Templar with Imperial Fist allies. His was more of a test for IF allies, mine was a test for DA allies. My list: HQs Shrike Sammael(Corvex) Elites Vanguard Vet Squad - x10 Jump packs, 4x PWs, Sarge with P Axe and SS (RG) Venerable Dread - Drop Pod, MM Troops Sniper Scout Squad (DA) Tactical Marines - x10, Meltagun (RG) Scouts in LSS, Bolters (RG) Fast Attack Assault Marine Squad - x10 men, Meltabomb, CS, PW Ravenwing Black Knights x5 (DA) Heavy Stormraven - TLMM, TLPC(RG) Thunderfire ADL/Quadgun His list(Best I can recall): Emperors Champion IF Captain with PF Master of the Forge Conversion Beamer Command Squad with Apothecary Drop Pod x5 Man Crusader Squad x5 Man Sniper Scouts x10 Man IF Tac Heavy Bolter x10 Man IF Tac Heavy Bolter x9 Man Sternguard x5 Combi-melta x4 combi-plas Drop Pod x10 Man Vanguard with a large assortment of PW and SS loaded for bear ADL/Quadgun Mission: The Scouring Deployment: Dawn of War Deployment He won the roll off, he deployed first. There were a lot of ruins and some mysterious terrain. The objectives were almost perfectly divided. His ADL/QG were front on center with an objective behind it and a tall ruin. He put both Tac squads on either side of the QG behind the ADL with the MotF above and behind them in the ruin. The crusader squad was on my left in a ruin towards the left midfield objective. I deployed my TFC on my right flank in a ruin and the ADL/QG on my left using the ruin to box in an objective and put my AMs in it at the edge of my deployment. The BK/Sammael were outflanking. My Tac squad was in the 'Raven. I won the roll off for infiltrators. I put my Sniper Scouts in the ruin above the objective. Shrike on the VV infiltrated into a body of water 12" (LoS blocked by a ruin) from his right Tac squad, near the edge of my right and center tile edge. I put my LSS right next to them for the jamming beacon on the tile edge and behind another ruin. He put his Sniper Scouts in a ruin to my far right next to the board edge and an objective. I did not try to seize. The hunt had begun. Turn 1 Night-fighting in effect. The objective next to his IF tacs was worth 4 points, mine was worth 3, the one on the left was worth 1 and the center-ish one was worth 3 and the one near my TFC was worth 2 and the one near his snipers was worth 2. His objective was a grav-wave generator. The others were too far away. He was going to drop his Stern/IF Cap next to Shrike but he realized my LSS had a jamming beacon(He had fallen for it a few games back already) so he tried to drop it exactly 12" away almost in the exact center of the board. It scatted 10" in front of his QG. Bonus! He disembarked them on the opposite side of my VV/Shrike towards his ADL. He shuffled his eft IF Tac into the ruin to join with the MotF. His snipers took a wound off my TFC. His Conversion Beamer wounded some AMs but I saved them all. I was too far away/out of LoS for anything else. My QG intercepted his stern and killed 1. My objective was also a grav-wave. Ven Dread came down right next to his DP and in front of the ADL. The Dread disembarked with his DP between it and the QG. My AMs jumped up towards his Stern. VV/Shrike jumped over the ruin and were right in front of the right IF Tac squad. LSS followed the VVs. Snipers killed 2 Sterns. TFC whiffed. Dread ate his DP. First Blood to me. AMs tried to assault his stern but were short, even with WD. I shouldn't have shot at the stern. Their casualties made me fail the charge. VVs easily got into CC with his IF Tac squad. My VV Sarg with PA/SS challened his IF sarge. I lost 1 plain VV and he lost all 9 tac marines. 4 from Shrike alone and the rest from PWs. My sarge died in the challenge. He tried to break but I caught him and we were locked in CC. WHich was good. Turn 2 None of his reserves came in. He moved his stern towards my AMs. He killed off my TFC and killed 3 AMs from everything that could shoot them. Sterns only used bolt pistols. Shrike watched while the VVs killed the IF tac sarge and consolidated 5" towards the ruin with the MotF/IF Tac squad in it. The sterns assaulted my AM's and we tied combat. His captain broke off to fight my dread but a failed invul ID'd him. My 'Raven and BKs came in. I moved the 'Raven up about 20" where a DP blocked LoS from his QG. The BKs came in from the left side, which is where I wanted them. I knew he would send his Champ after Shrike so I wanted to set up Sammael to intercept. Shrike and crew hopped into the ruin with the IF Tacs. My lonely Tech ran towards the snipers. The Snipers/BKs/'Raven killed the crusader squad on the left. PotMS missile took a wound off the QG. Shrike assaulted the Tacs and refused the challenge. His sarg had a PF and I wanted to take no risks with Shrike. the VVs killed all but the MotF and a random Tac. He tried to break but I caught him. My dread charged in with the Stern and my AMs and won 3-1 wounds. He passed morale. Turn 3 His VV and CS/Champ came in. He planted his CS/CHamp right next to the ruin with Shrike. Just as planned. his VV landed next to my Tech. No idea why he did that. My QG intercepted them and killed one. His snipers headshot my Tech. Shrike maimed the MotF and the VV killed the last Tac. I consolidated 5" out of the ruin away from is CHamp. Dread/AM lost combat 2-0 due to the Dread whiffing but didn't break. His VV ran towards the 2 point objective and it was sabotaged and exploded killing none. Sammael and crew moved up next to his ADL and CS/Champ and unloaded killing 2. 'Raven flew up and unloaded killing 2 more. Tacs stayed inside. LSS moved up, scouts jumped out and killed the QG. Shrike and crew joined my Dread/AMs and slaughtered the stern. Sammael made the charge into the Champ and the last Vet. The BKs killed the Vet and Sammael and the Champ did no wounds. Turn 4 My Tacs jumped out and grabbed the 4 pointer. My SNipers huddled around the 3 pointer. His snipers grabbed the 2 pointer and the VVs made a break for my snipers. They were over 48" away so I wasnt worried. At this point he knew it was over so we just did Sammael vs Emperors Champion. Sammael won. Eternal Warrior was key here. Victory 10-3 me. 7 Objective Points, 1 Slay the Warlord, 1 First Blood, 1 Line-breaker. He got 2 Objective Points and Line-breaker. Over all it was fun. I expected his Stormtalon but was surprised he didnt bring it. Shrike/VV and Sammael/BK were two unstoppable pain trains. The support from my 'Raven and Snipers were perfect. Going second with SHrike/VV infiltrating so close was great. My LSS jamming beacon probably won me the game as SHrike/VV got in CC without a single casualty and I only lost 4 VV the whole game as they were in CC every turn they made their points back and more. Sammael is the perfect HQ hunter and Shrike is the perfect assassin. Winged Deliverance did a bunch of wounds but he saved them all. The re-rolls for charge range didnt really affect the game but were a nice back up.

According to Lexicanum these are the known successors of the VIIth Legion and I have been wondering what Chapters collect and/or play. This is a public poll to show the variety of Chapters present in this subforum which will then allow us to promote inspiration and discussion about lesser-known Chapters as well as the more popular ones. It would also be great to see and hear more from those who play the lesser known options, their motivations and opinion on the Chapter at the present day. Note - this is a public poll so people will see your choices. Also, if you try to view the result prior to posting, your vote will be nullified (and there's nothing I can do about it) so please vote first.

So I have a problem... I'm very much a hobby butterfly. I make progress on all my projects, just not usually on the same project. And I start way more projects than I finish. As a result of this, I've got a number of dead project logs across the B&C, some for projects I started years ago and am still making progress on, but I figure nobody wants to see a project update once every other year. I know I don't, but such is the curse of my hobby attention span. To remedy this, I humbly present Seneschal's Forge-Fane, a single thread for all my various 40k projects, where hopefully I can show some progress on some project every once and a while. I love the community on B&C, and y'all's input and feedback is extraordinarily helpful and valuable to me. Hopefully y'all will enjoy reading this thread as much as I will making it. I'll start each section with the below icon for the relevant faction, which will help (me!) keep everything straight. This post will serve as a table of contents for the thread - to the extent that I can keep it straight! The VII Legion Astartes Consolidation of Prior Entries #1 Consolidation of Prior Entries #2 Consolidation of Prior Entries #3 Sigismund WIP Sigismund & Leviathan Sicarans, Typhon & Apocalypse Game Grey Knights & The Orders of the Inquisition Consolidation of Prior Entries Ordo Reductor of the Mechanicum (Coming Soon) Adeptus Sororitas (One-Time Commission) Commission