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Dakota Minor Defence Corps (PDF)
By Mike Zulu
Introduction Like many established Imperium worlds, Dakota Minor has a planetary defence force simply known the Dakota Minor Defence Corps (or DMDC). Most of its number are conscripted from the local population; a small number of citizens willingly join to escape the tedium of farm life that is prevalent on Dakota Minor. The DMDC is organised in a manner similar to Astra Militarum regiments, albeit more limited in their makeup. For the most part, it consists of dozens of infantry battalions- 0 comments
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AdMech Patrol #2 - Progress report
By Bouargh
Blog entries pass and sometimes look like very similar to some previous ones. It is one of the issues when dealing with army building on base of multiples buy outs of the same Patrol Box... Yet we might eventually expect some variation if the models are fitted in different fashion, ain´t we? The Onagre DuneCrawler as already been spoiled in the FOrums, but it has been the major progress of the past week so I will "proudly" republish it there. It is also an unhonorable wa- 1 comment
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Oath of Moment
If your Army Faction is ADEPTUS ASTARTES, at the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your army and one unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, each time a model from the unit (from your army) you chose makes an attack that targets the enemy unit your chose, you can re-roll the Hit roll and you can re-roll the Wound roll.Design Note
Some units have rules which state (hopefully in consistent language along the lines of “When chosen for Oath of Moment”) they gain additional bonuses when chosen as the unit from your army for Oath of the Moment. If another rule would have such a unit “counts as under the effect of Oath of the Moment when attacking” then they do not gain the additional bonus (because they were not chosen, they're just under the effect). They can, however, use Stratagems requiring a unit be “under the effect of Oath of Moment.”Gladius Strike Force Detachment
Unchanged from the current Index, except for Bolter Discipline
Bolter Discipline - 15 Points
ADEPTUS ASTARTES model only. While the bearer is attached to a unit, ranged weapons with either “Bolt” or “Bolter” in their name in that unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. If the ranged weapon already has [SUSTAINED HITS 1], then it becomes [SUSTAINED HITS 2]. In addition, while the bearer’s unit is under the effects of the Devastator Doctrine, each time a model in that unit makes a ranged attack, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.- Read more...
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My Gaming Aids
Chuckles and wonders away from the plastic craic puns... maby...
Anyway partially as im not sure where to overly put this one but i find it fun and have wanted to share though its not army specific. Gaming aids...
More specifically the things we use to play. Dice and tapemeasures and tokens and the like. Some buy but some make. Many customise.
We are hobbiests who like to create and make and customise... sowhy not.
This is just another side of the hobby of ours that i love. Im sure some just pick up and never think much but for those that do customise... what have you done. Whatelse should i do.
To start ive my tape measure. Hazard stripes...(iron within) flames and a purity seal(by the angel).(i make my own seals)
Dice box custom painted and each die has a wound on its pip so i can tell em appart from anyone elses.
Tokens im working on. Seals for battle shock tokens. Army rule tokens to remind me. Ive got rid of all tokens i was making for 9th. Of course then theres objective tokens and the like.
So thoughts on what iv done and what iv missed etc. Be cool to sre others too
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Call To Arms progress 2
I had to take a break from the Knights and get stuck into the Reaver. It's been a very slow progression as life keeps throwing curve balls my way but I'm slowly getting there. Now I've got to say I've never really been a fan of the pre-moulded Princepts/Banners...etc that GW produces, not all but most. And starting out with the other armour piece that I did prior to the Call of Arms starting, having to switch to the Princepts armour piece didn't thrill me HOWEVER after I was fairly close to done with it, I don't know, it kinda grew on me and I actually really quite like it now. Not really a great shot of it here but I'm lousy at progress photo's as I always say "I'm going to document everything" and then forgetting everything I set out to document sooooo......!
Anyway Thanks for reading!
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Legion land raider proteus
Hey all so I have an update, just finished priming my very first land raider proteus and I had a lot of fun building it and getting it ready for when my paints and brushes show up. Here’s a quick picture of it and in the wings I’m working on a spartan, but I have set myself the goal of building it then waiting to get it started until I’m happy with the land raider.
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Test model scheme
After test with other color schemes and found one I like and have begun painting a test model. It's nowhere near done but I'd figure I'd share it and get some feedback the main body is plate mail metal while the helmet and Aquila is painted banshee brown
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Calgar and Vitrix Honour Guard Completed!
After finishing Calgar and his Honour Guard before the weekend, I was stuck waiting for my basing supplies to arrive before I took a few completed shots.
All in all, I'm really happy with how things have turned out. Sure, improvements can still be made, which will show on the next models I do, which, incidentally, are my Leviathan Marines for the Combat Patrol.
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Honour Guard 1
Honour Guard 2
Calgar
So, by no means am I a professional painter, nor am I sponsored by any company. But, if I can turn out something to be happy about, think about what the masters can do!
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Medical emergency, delays in shipments.
Greetings,
Unfortunately, my work trip has taken a turn. I am now dealing with a family medical emergency in a foreign country and it looks like my return date may not be the 22nd of June.
Obviously my focus is on my family member's health crisis at this time. All inquiries, and indeed all order shipments will be replied to as I am available, until my eventual return to the office and full availability.
If you have an outstanding order and would like to cancel at this time, please email mcdougalldesigns3d@gmail.com at your convenience. I will process your request and refund as soon as possible.
However, I am also extending the summer sale until whenever i return, If you would like to take advantage of the 5% off your entire order.
This includes preorders such as mantic northern alliance products which are due for release and shipment to my office by mid July.
Thank you to all my customers for your continued patronage, and I truly wish to get back home and fulfill your orders as soon as possible.
Happy gaming ,
Maxwell Mcdougall
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Captain Painted
Following Eradicators, my Imperial Fists will now also have decorated captain to lead them. Now I'm trying to decide what to paint next.
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Hellblasters Update
Hey everyone. I've been able to make quite a bit of progress on the second Brazen Claws squad. The hellblasters are all painted and bases are done. I ended up taking a fairly simple route with the plasma coils, as my intention was just to get a nice contrasting color (Striking Scorpion Green) vs a more complex effort. Again, I only did one marine without a helmet as I am still working on upgrading my facial/eye painting skills.
I'll be doing the chapter icons and maybe additional details over the next few weeks, and I've already started work on my next group... bikers! I had previously never purchased or painted bikers so the outriders will be a fun challenge.
More to come there soon. Keep painting.
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I want to build a new army for 10th edition. Currently I’m interested in Dark Angels and Ultramarines. These are two chapters I will always love and enjoy playing. I play to have fun and kee[ up to date on the rules. I enjoy all the hobby aspects the most.
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+ Musings on Salamanders, Kill Team and Epic +
The recent rumours of a new edition of Epic have me excited – I'm a huge fan, and if it does come to fruition, I'd love to see how the develop it. In the meantime, I've been mulling over Legion choices. In previous editions I played Ultramarines, but this time I'm tempted by Salamanders; an army which has often been the bridesmaid and never the bride of my plans.
To that end, I thought I'd explore a bit by painting a couple of individual Marines – perhaps a Kill team – at 40k scale to get my head into the Legion and work out a paint scheme I like enough to try at Epic scale. What better place to start than with the one left over from my last false start at the Salamanders?
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Drukhari Graea and a half done Fuegan
To continue on the triumvirate concepts, naturally I felt the need to compliment Ynnari with a set of Drukhari and Asuryani triumvirates
Ideas often start as these rather ugly doodles ( wich I usually keep to myself, and more often than not are in small notepads and never even scanned in.) One thing I felt ynnari did is have the potential to take the exotic element out of the Dark eldar and double down on the body horror and creepier elements. (of wich I have made plenty more sketches.) so the second thing popping in mind was naturally a properly dark version of a Lhamean/wych type character.
I replaced the staff ( I had drawn it as a seperate element, however my linework is not digital so adjustments arent always as easy to achieve, and the arm and staff always awkwardly overlapped the head of her ur-ghul pet, hence the staff needed to stay off and another "magical" device integrated. Its based on the concept some older archons and haemonculi had.)
In general I think its kind of odd how few solo types drukhari have, as their entire lore suits having a bunch of one off characters very well. I believe it might even be the army with the most untapped potential in general. And as such I have made many drafts for them over the years. And there is definitely more to follow
Something you will find out in this blog, is that being more a concept artist than an illustrator, I mostly draw things that are meant (in my eyes) to fill holes,.. wich brings me to one of the rare exceptions to this:
For the craftworlders I had only started on Fuegan and a Khaine shrine warlock ( the idea was to get a bit of a fire team going.. third would have been Nuadhu Fireheart ofcourse.) the latter doesnt even have ink yet and might follow later.
Many more eldar concepts to come, including as my forum name might suggest, exodites, though I want to spread it out over different topics.
Till the next one.
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It's not doodling, it's art!
One of my other hobbies aside from not finishing models is drawing. I do it quite a lot, enough that the majority of my Instagram entries are weird concept sketches for Tyranids.
Anyway, I thought I'd share a few of them on the B&C. There's a lot more than this, but I need to scan and upload it all.
Some weird Tyranid creatures- a "Scorchgaunt" carrying a flamespurt, a bio-plasma spore mine, a Carnifex intended as a ranged version of the Screamer-Killer and a more seahorsey Zoanthrope.
This Wraithlord is intended to play up the skeletal/ghostly vibe a bit of Eldar wraith-constructs.
And finally (for now), some Space Marine concepts for a homebrew chapter, the Death Crusaders. From left to right, an interpretation of the Furibundus Dreadnought (inspired heavily by an old piece of concept art for the Castraferrum "box" Dreadnought I saw in Index Astartes: Apocrypha), a Marine for scale, a serf for more scale and a weird little abhuman servitor creature that is intended to be converted from a night goblin.
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The end is but a new beginning...
First full entry with pics coming soon. This is the start of my return to The Bolter & Chainsword after a long time away. I have been working on my 6th Death Guard army since the start of 8th, and it is nearly finished, just 10 models to go. I have owned a Death Guard army in every edition since 2nd, and my latest one is almost finished being painted. This blog will catalogue the end of that project and the start of a new one, Dark Angels in 2023. Dark Angels was my first real army which I started right after the release of the Angel of Death Codex in 2nd edition in the mid 90s... though before that I had been collecting 40k starting back in Rogue Trader around the beginning of 1989. I really had just been dabbling before the Angels of Death codex which got me working on organizing my small collection into a full army.
With the rumors of a DA range refresh and Lion 'El Johnson returning it felt like a good time to jump back in feet first. I have managed to collect up a bit more then 500pts of Primaris DAs so far, really closer to 1k, of Green Wing I guess... though most is just built and none of it is fully painted. I will be documenting the figuring out of my paint scheme for them and my work on the army over the course of 2023 and beyond, here. Don't expect regular updates, they will most likely be sporadic... as I get things painted and start to play some games with them. Well off to take some pics and start the write up for the first full post. Until next time...- Read more...
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The Aksha'i Cruentes: The Bloodthirsty Legions
THE CRUENTESArkrath, the Hand of Khorne DAEMON PRINCE, 11PL
For ten thousand years, the Astartes who would become Arkrath, Kratus, has led his warband of Chosen Terminators. Entering the Long War as a veteran warrior in the ranks of the XII Legion's Terminator elite, Kratus was frequently found in the most bloody of battles. This boldness amassed for him a significant following of Terminators, and they adopted the moniker of Red Butchers, once a reviled and pitied name but one that had since taken on a new sense of respect in their new worship of Khorne.It was from these same ranks that a warlord named Bardûl rose to prominence, his single-minded devotion to the Blood God eclipsing even Kratus's own. When Bardûl declared the founding of the Aksha'i Cruentes and the start of the Red Crusade, Kratus stood beside him, ready to go to war with the galaxy.As Bardûl's chief bodyguard and confidant, Kratus defended the man who called himself Hand of Khorne, as well as delivering justice to those who impeded the Bloodfather's dominance. It was not uncommon for Kratus to be dispatched to kill other Champions of Khorne who had displeased the Hand in some way.During the War for Janus, however, Bardûl grew impatient with the gifts his Daemonic patrons bestowed upon him, and he drank too greedily from the well of power that is Chaos worship, transforming into a monstrous Chaos Spawn. The power vacuum was quickly filled by the former Terminator Champion, who tore the symbolic chainfist from his erstwhile master's broken Terminator plate and took it for his own.Kratus's ascent was meteoric, and before long he was courting the same Daemonic patrons as his former master. Unlike Bardûl, however, Kratus's ambition and arrogance were tempered by personal sacrifices, having suffered several grievous wounds, including the loss of his own leg. Such losses displayed a certain dedication to the Lord of Battles, however they were still defeats in the eyes of the Blood God and would be punished. After one such defeat, Kratus was whisked away to the Warp before the alien witch's magicks could kill him.It was there that Kratus was first imprisoned and tortured by his patron, known to him as Ska'nzand the Wrathforged. He was held here for eight hundred years, by his perception, however never did his faith and determination waver. Impressed by this, Ska'nzand released Kratus on a quest of penitent rage throughout the Eye of Terror for another eight hundred years.In realspace only hours later, a winged figure manifested before the Cruentes, who were on the verge of tearing themselves apart to find a new leader. Monstrous in stature, this figure was armoured in what appeared to be a mockery of Terminator plate and bore a warped chainfist on its right vambrace. It did not use the name Kratus, for the man who bore that name was dead, it said.This was now Arkrath, the True Hand of Khorne.Warlord Trait: Hatred Incarnate
Relic: Gorget of Eternal Hate
Rank: Legendary
Battle Honours:
- Scorpion Tail (Chaos Boon) - +1A
- Serpent's Fangs (Chaos Boon) - +1 to wound in first round of combat
- Warp Stalker (Chaos boon) - reroll advance and charge
- Razor-edged - improve AP of melee weapon by 1
- Blackstone Shard Amulet - cannot be targeted by psychic powers
- Null-field Disruptor - ignores invulnerable saves
Baruda, Blood Priest of Kharneth DARK APOSTLE, 6PL
An early convert to the Cult of the Blood God, Baruda was instrumental in the formation of the Cruentes. He wears the charcoal black armour of Loyalist chaplains in dark mockery of his misguided counterparts.
Baruda is an extremely - and some might say excessively - zealous individual, to the point that those around him view him with slight unease. However, there is no denying that his entreaties to the Dark Powers are an effective tool.
He knows the Dark Zealotry, Wrathful Entreaty and Illusory Supplication prayers.
Warlord Trait: Eternal Vendetta
Relic: Mantle of Traitors
Rank: Heroic
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- Detestation (Path of the Righteous) - cannot be targeted by psychic powers
- Stoic Fervour (Path of the Righteous) - 6+ FNP, 4+ FNP vs mortal wounds
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Just Killer (Path of the Righteous) - +1S when attacking units smaller than his
- Daemonic Flesh (via Chaos Reward Requisition) - unit gains +1T
- Aspect of Khorne (via Chaos Reward Requisition) - once per game free use of Fury of Khorne or Scorn of Sorcery stratagems
- Razor-edged(?) Crozius (via Victor Bonus) - AP of Crozius improved by 1
Thrax Gorechosen EXALTED CHAMPION, 6PL
Thrax is a wandering traveller, claiming to be an original member of the War Hounds Legion and claiming to be the bearer of the coveted relic, Gorefather. Regardless of the truth to his words, the Berzerkers who follow Thrax into battle are invariably inspired to great deeds of bloodshed as Thrax himself frequently seeks out the strongest enemies he can find.Warlord Trait: Flames of Spite
Relic: Gorefather
Rank: Blooded
Battle Honours:
- Sigil of the Shadowlord - 4+ Invul, 4+ FNP vs mortal wounds
Validon's Bloodthunderers 8x KHORNE BERZERKERS, 10PL
Validon is one of the Cruentes' longest-serving Berzerker Champions, and has been instrumental to the cohesion of the Cruentes as a fighting force. He instituted a gradual change to the Eternal Warrior's fighting pits: instead of individual combat, the pits would focus more on squad-based combat. Through repeated training in this manner over hundreds of years, the instinct to fight in a squad of brothers became so ingrained that even in the deepest frenzy, Berzerkers would know to fight together.
Validon leads seven Berzerkers, collectively known as the Bloodthunderers.
Rank: Battle-hardened
Battle Honours:
- Hate-fuelled Butchers - +1 to WS
- Divine Guidance (Path of the Righteous) - improves melee AP by 1
Dreior's Hunters 8x KHORNE BERZERKERS, 10PL
A newer member of the Cruentes, Dreior is a vat-grown gift from Fabius Bile's gene clinics. Implanted with false memories, he believes himself to be a veteran of the Long War, and despite his relative youth, he is a consummate fighter. He and his squad are often seen breaking through enemy lines and hunting down specific targets.
Dreior leads seven Berzerkers simply known as the Hunters.
Rank: Battle-hardened
Battle Honours:
- Bitter to the Bone - can choose their Wanton state
- Fervid Focus (Path of the Righteous) - can move horizontally through terrain and models
- Trusted Hounds (via Warfleet Favour) - can choose a character's aura to always be in range
Gorm's Stalkers 8x KHORNE BERZERKERS, 10PL
Another long-serving member of the Cruentes, Gorm leads the newest inductees into battle. His strict command gives these initiates their first taste at combat, and puts them on the path to becoming fully-fledged Berzerkers of the Cruentes. Gorm's habit of consuming the flesh of the dead, however, often permeates through the ranks of those under his command. As a result, a significant number of Cruentes share his cannibalistic tendencies.Gorm leads seven Berzerkers known as the Stalkers.Rank: Battle-hardenedBattle Honours:
- Hate-fuelled Butchers - +1 to WS
- Fervid Focus (Path of the Righteous) - can move horizontally through terrain and models
- Serpentine Fangs (via Dark God Favour) - Gorm's attacks gain +1 to wound on the charge
Covenant of the Bloody Hand 20x CULTIST MOB, 5PL
Despite this cultist warband's high attrition rate - or, perhaps, because of it - the cult members rarely have any trouble finding more volunteers for their ranks, as few mortal followers of Khorne can resist being given the opportunity to have their blood spilt on the battlefield.Members of this warband have begun adopting a sigil of a bloody handprint as they are inducted, signifying the dead passing on their covenant to the new warriors.Rank: BloodedBattle Honours:- Believers of the True Faith - gain the Let the Galaxy Burn ability
Murdax's Butchers 10x CHAOS TERMINATORS, 19PL
Led by the dangerously ambitious champion, Murdax, the Butchers are a sub-warband of Terminators within the Aksha'i Cruentes. Fierce warriors all, this warband adopted the nickname of Red Butchers upon their descent into the worship of the Blood God.With Terminator plate being difficult to manufacture amongst the Traitor Legions, and with the World Eaters' excessively high attrition rate, the warriors in the Butchers are, ironically for their namesake, some of the more measured of the Cruentes. However, this should not be taken as a lack of aggression - they are capable of as much as their Berzerker brethren, however they have all trained for millennia to hone their use of the Butcher's Nails.Rank: HeroicUpgrades: Red Butchers (via Specialist Reinforcements Requisition)Battle Honours:- Ambition's Edge - Murdax gains +1A, +1W and +1Ld
- Trusted Hounds - can benefit from certain character auras outside of range
- Hate-fuelled Butchers - +1WS
- Fervid Focus (via Path of the Righteous: Glorious Ceremony Requisition) - can move horizontally through terrain and models
Vervek the Condemned HELLBRUTE, 7PL
Vervek's fate is a cautionary tale for any individual who stands in the way of a mighty Champion of Khorne and his glory, for this former Terminator stole a trophy kill that Kratus had claimed. In the eyes of the Blood Father, of course, such triviality didn't matter - however, in the eyes of the corporeal judge and executioner claiming the god's authority, he was little more than a usurper. Vervek was carved out of his Terminator plate with little care, being no more than a head and torso before he was entombed within a Dreadnought's sarcophagus.Rank: Battle-readyXarian the Bloody Idiot HELLBRUTE, 7PL
Once the champion of a whole Cruentes warband, Xarian - formerly known also as Doomgore - was deposed of his position after it was apparent that he did not deserve to lead. Originally, he was the lieutenant of a rival World Eaters warband, the control over which he seized through betrayal, before he pledged them to the Cruentes. As a reward for bolstering their ranks, Xarian was gifted with command of his own warband and a rebellious Daemon sword.
The sword resisted Xarian's ownership at first, having not been seized through combat. However, after several battles, Xarian appeased the weapon by stabbing it through his own stomach. Amused by this attempt at sacrifice, the sword appeared to capitulate.
It soon became apparent that the sword still had not deemed Xarian worthy. Even though its power had been unlocked, it still rebelled at some of the worst moments possible, often leading to Xarian's defeat.
Out of frustration, several conspirators - including Kratus and his Terminators - turned on the champion, dismembering his body and burying the Daemon sword deep within the Eternal Warrior. Xarian was kept alive as an amusement, more than anything, and was interred within a dreadnought sarcophagus.
Xarian is a Helbrute, armed with a plasma cannon and hammer.
Rank: Battle-hardened
Battle Honours:
- Hate-fuelled Butcher - +1 to WS
- Despoiler Without Mercy - +1 to BS
Chaos Rhino Motorpool CHAOS RHINOS, 4PL x2
Ranks:- Rhino I - Battle-ready
- Rhino II - Battle-ready
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Bardûl the Wretched Fool CHAOS SPAWN, 1PL
A horrid, mutated mess of flesh, Bardûl is kept by the Cruentes as a "living" cautionary tale for those who would squander the gifts of the gods. Bardûl was once a mighty Champion of Khorne, blessed by the Blood God's favour and a promising locus around which the shattered remnants of the World Eaters Legion could gather.However, Bardûl was tempted with more power than he could bear. One of his Daemonic patrons offered him a tiny sliver of immortality, but the Chaos Lord demanded more. In a painful twist of hubris, the mighty Hand of Khorne was wracked with torment as his wrathful masters poured ever more mutating power of Chaos into the champion, until he was no longer recognisable.Rank: Battle-hardenedBattle Honours:- Fleet of Foot - +1Mv, +1 Advance and Charge rolls
- Grizzled - 6+ FNP
THE PACT CRUENTES - DAEMONIC ALLIESGorethane RENDMASTER, 7PL
Equally at home hewing through ranks of foes from atop its warped chariot as it is duelling with enemy champions, the Gorethane is a dark master of battle. It can be seen directing its Bloodletter hordes from the front, always eager to slay.Warlord Trait: Glory of Battle
Rank: Battle-ready
Bloodseeker SKULLMASTER, 7PL
The Bloodseeker is a swift butcher, and one of the first Neverborn to swear allegiance to Arkrath during his penance. Wielding the accursed axe Bloodbane and thundering into battle atop a loping Juggernaut, the Bloodseeker is a terrifying foe in battle.Relic: A'rgath, King of Blades
Rank: Battle-ready
Bloodletter Packs 6PL
Rank: Battle-readyBloodcrushers 6PL
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Redemptor Dreadnought - Painting Progress Report #2
Photo update 2/2 - I managed to paint the model. The next entry will show a the model, together with a finished base, in better quality photos. However, I know that I need to take break from this draining project and focus on other things for the time being.
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"My name is Inquisitor Anrede Hedrek and like my compatriots I am unique in the truest sense of the word as you will come to comprehend. Like so many ancient and specialised branches of the great Imperium to the other Ordo of the great Inquisition we are of little significance to the greater whole. For who would think to question the existence of such an insignificant sub section hidden away in a forgotten office deep within the vast and labyrinthian depths of the record halls of the great Administratium.
We are tasked with the impossible endevour of cataloguing existence itself, in this realm and beyond. But this is not a simple case of observing the material and immaterial realms, which in itself would be a staggering undertaking in, ours is the duty to go beyond to explore that which can only be perceived by one of my kind.
I am a stranger to this place, for want of a better word this reality. I was born to a different time and place as such was my Ordo which is only right and true. The citizens of this Imperium, your Imperium know only that which is passed down from generation to generation and the events that play out before them. Their perception of this truth is but a tiny slither, the faintest of faintest lights passing through the tiniest cracks into the utter darkness that is their existence. They are blind, ignorant of the greater schemes and happenings of their own universe and could in no manner be expected to comprehend the greater truth. Such is the way of things, such are the mysteries that are greater than even your understanding of the Warp. Yet it fills me with sadness that this is the truest and most proper realm, all others mere echoes or shadows cast by the brilliant light of His flame.
To describe the absolute truth would be meaningless even to the most learned of your scholars. Such blind and fragile closed minds that exist in such an age of superstition and heresy would prove to be a barren wasteland to the seeds of knowledge that I would spread so instead I shall tell it as a tale, a fable, a parable of what was and what came to be and what is.
Know that there are many stories, so many renditions of the great truth. A tale of betrayal, of lost sons, of great evil and final sacrifice against the great beast. In all the thousands of versions of this tale I have been privy to there is one common denominator, He was there. The same theme over and over, played out on thousands of stages, the players differ, the order of events is not always the same as a hero in one can be villain in another but all without fail come to the same terrible act on curtain fall. The confrontation between Him and his most trusted, be it son or daughter, friend or lover, be he saviour or monster, victory at such a terrible cost or such terrible sacrifice where in every instance that I have recorded results in his inescapable fate of internment on the Golden device. This one closing act of the great tragic story being truth no matter what the stage or where the scene is set echoing throughout all reality.
The version that you, unlike the majority of the lowly masses of this Imperium, are most likely familiar with is the great Heresy. Beloved Horus most trusted of his sons taking sides with the immaterial entities of the Warp that posed as deities, a catastrophic event that would scar time itself and push humanity to the brink of extinction.
Humanity’s lack of true awareness of the greater universe hinders me as I try to put into words that which you cannot truly understand. The favoured son was brought down by the father but at great cost, his own body broken and shattered he was placed on the great golden device.
One thing is true of all accounts, His final breath delayed, His physical form saved from the cold embrace of final death but His soul is fractured and fragmented throughout out time and space. Each tiny fragment of His glorious essence taking root and diverting what you would probably call reality. Each like dropping an immense immovable boulder into a mighty river blocking its path as the flow of the river is diverted into smaller streams break free moving around the object. Each stream becomes its own story, its own tale, it's own record of events that come to pass as these solitary fragments of Him are cast throughout time and space.
In the most simplest terms that you could possibly comprehend it is our sole purpose and divine duty to gather, collect and record data on these fragment realities with the hope that one day He may be made whole and save this sole record none will ever know."
Foreword
The purpose of this blog is to explore beyond the boundaries that are set by the universe of Warhammer 40,000 by using various techniques from story telling, AI artwork and of course the miniatures. It's a chance to open up my creativity and move past my own self imposed limitations when it comes to lore.
So this blog in effect is the exploration of the what if, what could be but keeping within the boundaries of alternate takes on the 40k universe through the lenses of the Ordo Scientia. The Ordo operates on the premise that when Horus all but destroyed the Emperor his soul shattered sending fragments through time and dimensional space as we can understand it creating alternative realities that ultimately all play out in the same way coming to a single point with the near demise of the Emperor and his soul fragmenting. While the Ordo Scientia exists in the true 40k universe in a dusty old library cell deep within the vast catacombs of Terra the events that they record do not come from our reality for the most and so do not effect the true course of the lore we know. Everything we know plays out as it is written in the lore.
The idea is inspired from a small section of the book Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work which hints at such a possibility leaving it open to interpretation which I won't spoil for people here. This blog will be written partially in character where needed and partially as myself and will include both finished and work in progress models as I play around with ideas. You will not find any mention of the Ordo Scientia within any Imperial records simply because they are not from our reality but believe ours to be the true source of all echoes of what is.
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The Human Behind the Mailed Fist
Hello folks,
I've been in a hobby mojo dip for the past few months, which has translated into 0% physical hobby progress and mounting frustration, in addition to the usual Hobby Butterfly Syndrome (or HBS for short). I have however managed a relatively stable online presence (if a bit sparse in terms of post count) over that time. With that in mind, I've decided to create this blog for which my objectives are:
- Get a post, preferably with at least one picture of personal hobby progress, published each week and keep that momentum going for as long as possible;
- Organise my hobby projects in such a way that I have a clear idea of what I have underway and avoid having too big of a scatter of projects but not in a way that will stifle my creativity (typically, creating army lists at the start of a project stifles my creativity and usually sounds the death knell of projects before they have properly taken off);
- Avoid unnecessary squandering of my limited monetary resources;
- Interact with the local blogging community here.
To hold myself accountable to these objectives, I'll do a periodic (monthly?) review of how well I've managed to fulfill those objectives and what I will do to improve fulfillment over time if I feel I'm going astray.
Now, perhaps I can write a bit more about myself. I...
- am approaching my thirties at an alarmingly steady speed;
- live, study, and work in Switzerland (Europe) though don't have the stereotypical, well-filled bank account, much to the chagrin of my hobby hoarder side;
- have been in the hobby since roughly 2005-2006, when a friend showed me their Lord of the Rings Rohan Warriors and got me hooked;
- have been a member of this community since 2009 and a moderator since 2014;
- first managed to complete a playable army just under a year ago and that remains one of my proudest hobby achievements;
- do not like the latest edition of Warhammer 40'000 and am looking at playing the game using the 3rd/4th Edition rules and codecies.
Before my latest hobby mojo dip, I was busy with painting Necromunda models and one-off Space Marines from various lesser-known Chapters. Here are a few pictures from both of those projects:
A WIP shot of my Escher gang, the Lazer Lynx
A pair of Goliath gangers that are part of an ongoing (and very late) commission
A Space Marine from the Emperor's Hands Chapter
A Space Marine from the Star Phantoms Chapter
Before these projects, I was working on my Black Templars. I don't have a decent army picture so here is one of the larger Crusader Squad with its Rhino APC facing off against some retro Orks found at my local club:
While I was very proud of achieving that coveted goal of a fully-painted army, their tabletop performance against the local community was very poor and my work on them ground to a complete halt late last year/early on this year. However, with my (re)discovery of the 3rd and 4th Editions of Warhammer 40'000, I'm considering working on this army project once more.
I was also working on a Mantis Warrior Kill Team project that was supposed to accompany a one-off Marine that I painted in 2021 but it hasn't gotten any further than building the models and giving them a spray coat of Death Guard Green.
Pre-undercoat pictures of the Kill Team
The "original" and completed Mantis Warrior
Moving forward, I would like to (in no particular order):
- organise a proper work space for my hobbying;
- restart work on my Black Templars and create a playable 3rd/4th Edition force;
- finish the Goliath gang I started painting for a friend as a commission;
- start work on an Eldar force for 3rd/4th Edition;
- continue painting one-off models whenever it tickles my fancy and/or I need a bit of palette cleanser.
Beyond concrete projects though, I'd like to find a sustainable way to keep my hobby mojo flame burning steadily and to rekindle that joy I feel when working on hobby projects.
If you have gotten this far, I thank you for your attention and hope you enjoyed this first post on this fresh, new blog. If you have any comments or thoughts, feel free to share them below.
In the time between now and my next update, take care and keep hobbying!
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Hobby Butterfly - tools of war - Flamer
Looking for inspiration for another painting project I started rummaging through my plastic sprues looking for simple things to add here and there to my BA force. I built 2 ABR Intercessors as a result but I wanted to share with you something else that kinda happened on it's own.
Remember that odd Flamer guy Black Templars got all of a sudden during their last model release? Well now I have my own
Design is not perfect, but it's bigger (as all things Primaris should be) and it was fun to make.
I fully expect the full range of the firstborn Special and Heavy weapons to find their way into Primaris squads. The pyro blaster BT got is an indicator of that for me.
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Kratos Techmarine - Combi-volkite
Working on my 40k Kratos build and I wanted it to fit into 40k in my army of all primaris. The hatch-mounted combi-volkite was not exciting to me at all. I really like how he came out:
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Current Projects and *rough* % Completion
Warhammer 40k;
Primaris - Iron Snakes 20% Complete (as at Sept 22)
Badab War Firstborn - Astral Claws 10% (as at Sept 22)
Badab War Firstborn - Lamenters 15% (as at Sept 22)
Badab War Firstborn - Mantis Warriors 5% (as at Sept 22)
Badab War Firstborn - Executioners 25% (as at Sept 22)
Badab War - Tyrants Legion 0% (as at Sept 22)
Tyranids 75% (as at Sept 22)
Necrons 85% (as at Sept 22)
CSM Red Corsairs 55% (as at Sept 22)
Horus Heresy;
Dark Angels 15% (as at Sept 22)
Emperors Children 40% (as at Sept 22)
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Back to Bahzhakhain
A Long Introduction
A blog! An honest to goodness blog! I have no clue how these things work, which is an embarrassing thing to admit as someone my age. I should definitely know.
Anyway hello! If you have found this blog by some misfortune welcome! I’ve been at this hobby since I was a wee lad. But I’m only just now getting to a point where I feel good enough about it to share, especially when it comes to painting and modeling. Don’t expect many to visits but I like the idea of having a dedicated hobby space to post my projects and progress.
About the title
Back when I first got into Warhammer 40000, Eldar were my first army. A boxset of those old plastic Dire Avengers with the metal heads and Exarch gear were my first Warhammer 40,000 models, after the Lord of the Rings miniatures and Lizardmen (we were still in the old world back then) lost their charm. I was enthralled by the idea of the space elves, even if my understanding was limited. And the Swordwind of Biel-Tan was my first love. This was around the end of third fourth edition. I think. While others went for the overpowering seer council of Ulthwé or the ghost warriors of Iyanden, I was smitten by the Aspect Warriors. And the Swordwind. The name just sounded so cool to a young me.
And so years and years after that, after most of my original Eldar have been sold or lost or crushed to plastic powder, I started my first love again.
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Indeed, it gets a posing which is more of frozen statuary than of dynamic warrior...
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I'm glad you like it. The Law Dog will also be getting a model as part of a more general 'Personalities of the Mavor Sub-sector" series, and Heinrad already has one (see second image below). As for the fluff itself, it was inspired partially by Tonto, as I said, and of all things - Jack Kirby's New Gods no. 7, entitled "The Pact". Niall will also take up another role later in life - one similar to that of Viktor Reznov in his later appearances. Lord Inquisitor Tomas T. Heinrad - a -
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