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April Vow complete:

Not totally unexpected, but still not great. The shorty infantry going was given, but I hoped they would have spared the vehicles. I wish that this would mean GW would take Legends more seriously and for example incorporate them into the app. And I hope this would also make people more accepting towards using the Legends. Personally I have always been fine with using them, but that is not a common attitude.

It sure looks like you have things planned out. Good for you - I think it's a very healthy approach to the hobby. As an aside: As a hobbyist who was active during 5th/6th edition and skipped most of the changes of upheavals post 8th edition, I still struggle to adapt to the 'new norm' where many kits' availability is limited and the pace of turnaround is breakneck, given my progress. Back in the day, I never struggled to get the kits I wanted and the shelf-life of products appeared to be longer (or even indefinite). Now, things are clearly different: characters locked in boxes or available later for quite ridiculous prices, discount boxes being limited runs etc. And there's this inherent pressure to this: get things now with a discount or risk missing them out entirely or having to pay full prices. I find this "new GW landscape" quite frustrating. And it's great that I'm not in the hobby loop since I find myself very prone to these kinds of addictions :D It seems we have a very similar approach to the hobby. These are my thoughts and plans, too. I'm quite happy to get the new speeder, though. *** In terms of staying on-topic within this subforum, here's some actual work in progress. The botched squad markings after my first attempt: And after an attempt to refine them without resorting to painting them from scratch: I now regret not having taken a 'before' photo of the other pads, but here are the finished ones with the chapter symbol: These are also a great example of my limited imagination/foresight. Initially, I planned to paint the blue cross on top of the yellow stripe and... it turned out the that there wasn't enough contrast between the two bright colours. That's why I decided to put more work into these and paint a purple line/border to help set the crosses of from the yellow stripe. I think I got it right in the end but, frankly, I should've thought about it beforehand.

Losing the Predators and vindicators is grim. I'm not completely surprised, I've known it was a possibility for a while, but I'm extremely disappointed if this is true regardless as I had genuinely been hoping that they'd stick around due to the ubiquity of the Rhino kit.

Flyers have never been done well or right, they don't really fit tbh (even less so than titanic units before someone wades in moaning about knights), so I can see them going for all factions.

Kinda sad but the Flyers is not entirely surprising. The Wolves have already lost the Stormwolf and Stormfang. GW really haven't known what to do with Flyers since the massive overpowering of 8th edition.

Okay, I am done with day two of the tournament. four games played, four games lost, but while everyone was struggling to get a top three position, I managed to achieve my primary objective: I am immensely happy.

I finished Scrapcode's banner. I hope to finish my pledge this week.

I very much doubt GW will go straight up do a 180 turn, don't confuse GW pulling some nostalgia strings with some classic design here and there to a full course correction, Primaris are here to stay, they just will be more of a blend of old and new than initially believed.

I imagine the Stormraven will also get the axe, since it's part of the SM Flyers trio.

New video by Valrak, according to his rumours the entire Firstborn range is getting legended, minus Rhino and Land Raider, that means stuff like Centurions, Predators and the flyers are also getting the axe. I'm personally curious about what he was told exactly, because the flyers been axed feels like an odd choice considering they can transport Primaris as well and it leaves an odd lore void, because what are Ultima Founding chapters using as air force then?

I, bouargh, enlist for 12 MoH and for May pledge the following: - 5 Dark reapers plus their token/totem - 1 Yriel Should I work on more stuff, it will be for my plodding along vow... Pics latter.

I can add another one to the list that is too expensive for me to buy/justify! Wazdakka Gutsmek.... £52!?! He is more expensive than Ghazkull! That is ridiculous pricing!

MAY Open for Vows

Ukalegon The bulk hauler's rockets fired with savage force, pinning both Ukalegon and Ressokov in place. The Lamenter was grinning like a madman. This was the closest he had come to riding in a drop pod in decades, and he was enjoying every moment of it. The massive freighter careened into Bounty's upper atmosphere as a great fireball in a barely controlled descent, for the brutish slab of a ship had hardly been constructed with aerodynamics in mind. “Steady, steady…” The entire ship was shaking as they bludgeoned their way through the thickening stratosphere. GM Only: With a final nod towards Ressokov, Ukalegon opened the hatch and bailed out and jetted away from the fiery hulk and watched from afar as it smashed into Harville like the fist of an angry god.

Realised I haven't posted here in a while so better update how the army has been going Painted the leman Russ commander as well as an Orgryn bodyguard / Nork using a 3d printed one for a more Krieg look Finally got a Rogal Dorn tank as well and whilst still find it a weird looking tank compared to the rest of the imperial guard range it is quite fun to use with all of its guns at least Been getting a few games in and been really liking the change for how they play compared to my DG Been trying out a few of the detachments but have been liking how both recon company and combined arms Next on my agenda is another Vanquisher as well as Yarrick who really want to try and include into my army somehow

Ialathial Duskstrider Duskstrider tired of the degenerate and its debased weapon…

I love that like one or two new books and reprints now counts as a flood of releases from BL Oh well Have a very Black Library week everyone!

Self-imposed deadlines are sometimes (or the 12 Months of Hobby) are sometimes a great source of motivation in my regular enviroment where I have none. But this time, yeah - it didn't work. I'm also sorry to hear about your poor experiences! Before my attempts, I watched/read a couple of tutorials and I know that these products exist. I think I'll look into them since I'm still quite positive about using decals to get some details. For the squad and chapter markings, I think I'll stick to freehanding them. I think decals should be easier to do properly on flat (flatter?) surfaces, like tilt shields or greaves. That's also the case with me. I don't buy more stuff on an army-scale. I still am open to the idea of buying a single cool model off the second-hand market. I have also been eyeing Kill Teams for some time - they look like fun, small manageable side projects and an excellent avenue for trying new stuff out. But I haven't made a purchase yet. The worst part is that for over a year, I've been quite intent on buying the 11th ed starter set. I've really been hoping to see a Primaris retro-style-refresh, similar to the one Space Wolves have gotten. But, alas, it seems it's not going to be the case. Thanks! I appreciate that. I can't imagine adding a proper family into the hobby mix, though! As always, I have all the more respect for you and your progress. I can imagine that the prospect of having your kid play with you is pretty great! It sure seems liek a great source of motivation to paint stuff, as well as an excellent way to avoid GW's rules churn. That's the phrase, yes - and it is a great summary of my Friday's progress. I think that this is my ultimate hobby goal. Realistically, I see it happening in 1-2 year's time. I want to finish my Firstborn Templars and the Purple Marines force (basically squad-based painting) and in the future, focus on painting single models, trying to up my game, and as you said, try new stuff and experiment. For better or for worse, I'm quite stubborn when it comes to larger projects. Sure, I can reassess the size of my armies but I don't see myself downsizing by more than, say, 30%. I don't like the hassle of selling stuff. So, after army reductions, my Black Templars still need ~20 more minis. And my Purple guys need to have they fair share painted, too. While I don't want to sell my Primaris minis (yet), out of fear of regretting it in the future, I've already conceptually reallocated some minis to a separate 'pile' that I intend to use for fun side projects, i.e. custom kill teams of 3-6 models. *** In other news, I'm back home and did some painting - basically fixing the pads and squad/chapter markings. They're not as good as I'd like but I think that they're good enough. I should be able to make headway tomorrow, but I think I won't be able to finish them by the month's end deadline. I still need to decide on the colour of the shield.

Hagga: The Executioner frowned at the Lamenter's departing back. A courageous, but maybe foolhardy idea. He didn't want to lose one of their small complement of Astartes to something so senseless as dying in a suicidal crash, but he could hardly order his brother to do other than he wished. Maybe it would be well? Ukalegon's jump pack should allow him to escape in time, and perhaps having him there would ensure Ressokov didn't have a last minute change of heart? As the two vessels separated and continued towards the surface, Hagga stood just behind the pilots of their converted gunship, looking out between them through the armoured frontal viewport. The light from Bounty's warming sun was thoroughly obscured, blotted out by the massive lander that hung what felt like only inches above them. They descended together, the view changing from black into blue through the fiery reds and oranges of atmospheric entry. Dropping further and further, they passed through thin clouds to reveal Harville laid out ahead of them, the wide river sparkling away on their right, the brutal black bastion just visible dead ahead. Ressokov held his nerve for a few moments, but Hagga knew instinctively that he wouldn't be able to wait much longer… Several seconds passed, then the hauler shuddered almost imperceptibly. Like a beast of burden that had thrown off its yoke and stretched its aching back. “That's it. Slow us now, let them go,” he ordered softly. Another long moment passed as the hauler gradually pulled away… With a roar, the afterburners fired, suddenly blasting the larger transport forward with a huge flare, aimed squarely at the Arbites HQ like a huge bolt round. Hagga grinned. “There they go! Honour to you, Andus Ressokov, and to my brother Ukalegon! ‘On wings of fire, in blood and fury and glory…’”

Chimera chassis has twin engines in it's sides. From Inferno#14 Imperial Armour Vol 1 (2nd ed)

Ukalegon “We will make it work or die in the attempt…” Ukalegon looked up at the bulk hauler again. Something stirred in his breast, something akin to pride or maybe some thrill-lust that was becoming more pronounced the longer he served the Blackheart. Or maybe something else entirely. “With your leave, Hagga, I will to join Andus Ressokov on his descent, his final flight. I wish to ride that doomed ship down to the surface, to witness the glory first-hand. I will meet you planetside, brother.” The Lamenter stepped out of the transport’s airlock and jetted over to the bulk hauler. He latched on and let himself in through the airlock, squeezing his mass into the cramped interior, much to the surprise of its pilot. ++If you don't mind, I will be joining you, Pilot Ressokov. I have come to bear witness to your vengeance. For the Tyrant!++

I've just bought a selection of bits to make a model of Varne

Kelman briefly feels woozy from the potent toxins of the dark kin, but what little got through doesn't seem to have caused much noticeable harm...for now.

Tarh "Ready?" He clicked the com in the agreed manner as acknowledgment, what more was there to be said. Long-las strapped to his back, it was ill suited for close quarter work, instead he took axe and laspistol in hand. He had also brought the autogun, secured by harness across his chest. It would be too noise for the initial stages, but when things inevitably went sideways its higher rate of fire might be useful to pin down some guards. Mithra and the cannon were down by the shore, hidden not far from the jetty, but out of sight, provided the bush the tortoise had begun munching on did not run out of leaves too quickly.

A lot of the primaris/firstborn always seems to come down to that there’s a lid for every pot. I love the suppressors and thought the old sang guard were goofy looking. I’m also not going to waste my time debating anyone else’s aesthetic preferences. Buy the ones you like and avoid the ones you don’t and if you hate a whole range the it’s probably time to swap factions.

So primaris haters often complain how the primaris are samey and lack variety. And this is true within an unit, and would like to have more of visual variety in this regard, and the new Space Wolves show how to do it. However, the primaris actually do have different sort of armour variety: they actually have three visually distinct types of power armour that actually have functional difference. And I think that is cool.

... do we need gravis at all?

Black Templars' strike cruiser Stormbreaker sallies forth into the stars.

I mean, unless they massively re-jig 40k custodians or let them run around in the nude or outright delete them I would argue that a golden giant on 40mm with a guardian spear is equal to another golden giant on 40mm with a guardian spear. It's not like geedubs is gonna send an assassin for daring to use a new custode in 40k.

Hello all, I'm migrating my Knights from my Adeptus Mechanicus page to fit in with the new forum structure. This means a new blog, for better or worse. I'm presenting my noble Knights from House Umbrawatch. I only have a rough idea of the characters of the pilots and the background for the house but those will be developed later. I've managed to cobble together some photographs for those interested. Unfortunately the new Codex is fighting me all the way for daring to build a Cerastus Knight as my Princeps. I was after Codex Imperial Knights, not Codex Imperial Squires! I guess I will probably need to build more Armigers later down the line. I have one more Questoris Knight to build but I'm in no rush to work on that one as yet.

Yep, everyone.

I've done a Hagga mini already... but I've just bought some more bits to make a proper Red Corsair version, complete with Khorne collar and regular-Minion Eska! (I’m really struggling to get the head I want for him, though... this one from the SW Headtakers: (If anyone is a UK based SW collector, and has one of these knocking around, shoot me a PM! )

Aaaaaand nothing announced this week. Obviously, since they decided to flood a few releases alongside major releases again.

You should be fine painting them however you want, whether ultramarines, blood angels, some other official chapter, or your own colour scheme. If they are a special named character (so, an Epic Hero with a given chapter keyword, like Calgar of the ultramarines) you couldn't field them using the Blood Angels chapter rules, but that doesn't prevent you from painting them as a blood angel (though, some players might look at you funny). That said, the captain in the box isn't such a character and I would expect is viewed by most players as a "generic" captain in terminator armour, even if the model did have a name at some point. Hope that helps, and welcome to B+C. You might want to go to the Introduce Yourself forum and let folks say hi to you.

Go about it however you want, dude.

Mazer, are we confussing OOC and IC again? *ducks*

As someone who's played since 2nd I felt the same way, and I like Gravis. If gravis was supposed to be a terminator replacement, they just would have given all units with it deep strike, a 2+ save, a 4++, and scaled their number of attacks to equal a squad of termies. That's pretty low hanging fruit and instead of doing that, aggressors had advance and fire & if they didn't move could shot twice (which has changed quite a bit lol). If I'm being honest though, a big part of why I couldn't wrap my head around the ideal of them being a replacement for termies was that I've every time I've seen termies get updated the same thing has happened. People just replace their old ones, even if the bitter guys with one foot out of the hobby drop a bunch of money on them... every single time. I don't think the marine range needs anything added to it, but I also believe GW would be crazy not to keep adding more. At the end of the day, if they refresh the rhino I would be willing to bet that both it and the impulsor will out sell other fraction's primary transport choice. The marine player base is huge and as example I love storm speeders, and the new land speeder really won't appeal to me that much but it's still a good decision for GW because they will sell a ton of both kits. IMO GW really likes advertising "The Biggest Space Marine codex yet" every edition, bloat is player problem. Desolators could really use a redesign, and I think if they were to add a lascannon unit, an updated dual kit would make a lot of sense. I wouldn't be surprised if the rules were pushed at release because they knew they would be controversial.

It's been a busy couple of months and I haven't had too much time to paint but I've been slowly chipping away at these ICC's in the background. I should have a bit more time in May to dedicate to my beloved dark angels so there should be more frequent updates soon (famous last words)!

TITHI finished modelling the Buccaneer Grav-Attack turret! Currently printing it off with the last of my resin...

Really phenomenal detailing.

They look cool! In the later Heresy Corax and friends were scattered raiding at Horus' rear while he advanced to Terra, if I recall correctly, and he later met the Lion and Russ when they were on their campaign to destroy Traitor homeworlds. These could be prototype jumppacks that would later be proliferated throughout 40k.

I wanted to add just one more squad before batch painting and it got me thinking about Dark Furies. I have some fond memories of this unit - some 10 yrs ago, I played RG in my first game of Heresy (with everything proxied) and these guys clutched up. The sarge even beat an Emperor's Children champion in a challenge! Obviously I don't have the official models so I have to make do. What I need: - Jump packs of some peculiar pattern. I happen to have some old 40k jump packs. A bit anachronistic but they can pretend to be some cutting-age tech in 30k. - Wings. Well, it's problematic. I don't really get why they have them. But I do have some tiny backpack wings from Reivers for, uhm, manoeuvrability? symbolism? idk - Raven Talons. Luckily, I have enough Claws from Vanguard Vets for the entire squad, I suppose they look rather distinct in 30k. Just had to file some Crux Terminator-like ornaments. Note I have no idea how official Furies use grenades with their ginormous claws. Mine at least still have their fingers free. Besides, I thought regular Mk6 squad will do as they are not that blinged out. I got some RG pads, Sarge gets a laureled helmet and voila - minimalist Dark Furies: Think I'm done with assembly, painting shall commence soon

Heh, I rebased and added some bitz to my Doomrider last month. He is so ugly that he's cute.

Today in the hobby I actually finished a project.

I think I can say that since I wanted to get the best moulds as possible, this was my first time I did it properly. I made a little frame out of LEGOs to prevent the outside of the mould from expanding, paid attention to the quality of the mould (I used tat Instant Mould thingy that I've mentioned in your thread), redit it a couple of times since the grating on the air intakes had defects. For the notches, I had had an 'easier time' - the size was a benefit this time since it allowed me to cheat. I basically used the drills to get the circular bits done. I wouldn't have been able to achieve this with a blade. You're absolutely right. I also think that it's worth mentioning, that seeing others' work posted online is very entertaining. I probably will. Especially given how much more 'love' you're getting from GW. I mean, it's probably ironic or even outhright wrong to state this. I understand that Chaos has been left hanging for many years by GW and there's not comparing the Chaos ranges and Primaris. I just want to emphasise that the few kits Chaos gets are 'done properly' - they're varied, fun, and somehow feel more like newer versions of old concepts and aesthetics. On the other hand, Primaris are kinda bland. They're a redesign instead of a reimplementation (whatever that means) I'm rubbish too - my only GS 'skill' is copying things with press moulds. I can't properly sculpt and, I think, that these straps on these guys are the best I can do detail-wise. And it's taken me a long, loong time to get here. *** And here are the promised photos. Whole squad: Jump Pack design - as you can see, I've enlarged the air intakes by copying bits from the Firstborn packs and extended them to the sides with plasticard and GS. The sergeant will get a fancy aquila. And now for the individual models: Please note the melta bomb, a homage to DoW2 and the old Assault Squad lode-outs. With the guy below, it seems that GW cheated a bit with the knee pad; after removing it, there was a huge gap - something that I haven't experienced before with these sorts of modifications. I decided to add some ribbing. With the seargeant, the final position of the arms may be slightly different - they're tacked on at the moment. I also decided to slightly rotate the power first to get a better angle. Please note that I've added a pistol handle to the holster to... that's a bit pedantic but somehow him not having a gun (with a shield in one hand and a huge fist being the other one) bothered me. And the inside of the shield - it's way more messy than the front:

I wanted to do the reasonable thing and wait with another post till I get everything ready conversion-wise but I'm too frustrated with how long it takes to wait. As such, with this very special frustration-fuelled eagerness, here's a sneak peak of what you can expect of my Assault Squad: And something that I'm particularly happy with, a scratch-built combat shield (the round notches were particularly challenging, but I thing I managed to get them right): Disclaimer: I'm quite happy with how these guys turned out. For once, I feel like I managed to fully realise the scope of what I had planned for these conversions. The concept included: 1. Enlarging the vents on the jump packs to make them closer to the (frankly superior) Firstborn equivalents. - I didn’t want to use the old jump packs, as I actually prefer the added bulk of the newer ones (the older versions, for whatever reason, look a bit off on Primaris bodies). - Even though I’m not a big fan of the new design, I wanted to maintain some visual consistency across the force—especially elements like the round component on the back of the pack, as well as the additional nozzles and wings—in case I expand the squad with more jump pack Primaris in the future. 2. Avoiding the heel-mounted nozzles, which I find both impractical-looking and, frankly, a bit silly. 3. Adding harnesses—this turned out to be the most challenging and time-consuming part of the project. 4. Modifying the knees/greaves to introduce more variety, which was especially important since these are ETB minis with some repeated poses. 5. Altering the abdominal armour on some of the marines. 6. Building a sergeant with a power fist and combat shield as a homage to the first Assault Squad I ever bought (from the SM Battleforce). *** Once again, let me emphasise: I’m really excited to share these minis with you. I just need a bit more time for the last batch of GS work to cure before I can take proper photos. Now that the project is essentially finished, I’m happy with how it turned out. As usual, though, there were some frustrations along the way. I have to admit that these attempts at “fixing Primaris” and doing GW’s work for them are pretty draining. It took me three full hobby days to do everything I had planned, and despite the cool end result, the process itself felt rather unrewarding. In trying to make the minis look cooler (i.e. the way I think they should have looked in the first place), I ended up cutting into expensive plastic, compromising on detail in some areas, and sinking hours into the process. What really caught me off guard was how tedious the abdominal armour modifications turned out to be. I’m apparently just not quite skilled enough for this kind of fine, fiddly work - and the end result is a bit rough in places, too. The bottom line is this: I think I’m getting too old for this kind of approach and need to re-evaluate my priorities in the hobby. So, I’m making a personal vow here (and you’re all my witnesses): no more conversion-heavy projects like this in the future. I’ll limit modifications to the bare minimum—mostly leg armour tweaks and very simple kitbashes for a single squad (basically the Space Wolves approach)—and focus instead on the part of the hobby I actually enjoy the most: painting. As a final complaint, it’s frustrating that I’ve ended up in a similar situation for the second time—stuck with models that feel “outdated.” The first time was with my Firstborn Marines. Now, I'm stuck with a bunch of MkX Marines. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, it sucks to be a loyalist. The modern CSM kits are so much more varied and fun than the standard MkX that's virtually identical across the range.

They're through the ugly stage! The Cult of the Golden Skull - I guess the Corsairs found an Exarch helmet (the Golden Skull), and the last survivor of a ship's Kindred put it on a few centuries ago instead of leaving the fleet to follow the Path of Sorrow... Sole survivors now join the Cult instead of joining other Kindreds as way of cleansing their skeins and temperaments in the cold fury of the Reaper's Path. There's another guy with Autarch's reaper launcher I converted to count as a death jester a couple years ago, so with these 4 I'll have a legal unit to throw in a falcon. This is the first unit without the corsair orange in the army too... I was halfway through painting them when I realized it's basically just the classic scheme for TMNT Shredder. Still more gold details and clean up to do, but working out pretty well. What do you want to see next? Starfang, 'Deepweb Dragons', or Skyreavers? Cheers, The Good Doctor.

I think Logan truly takes the prize for biggest tactical rock.

Thanks, Got them from Etsy Requires alot of cutting on the side parts of tank fit but does look pretty good The heresy Leman Russ Tanks just look so amazing and having sponsons just makes them even better looking, just need another vanquisher and tank commander for my army plus a Rogal Dorn