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Warjack? I hardly know him! Eye of Terror book reveal next week probably, according to the article.

Do you think it's simply a coincidence that the skull on the night lords box is from an Imperial Fist or is GW sending a message to Valrak for being correct once again with his rumours?

This is without a doubt one of the most over-blown complaints I have come across.

See, I prefer the hinged door on the rhino and land raider- that way you can store stuff in it AND the model doesn't suck.

I do like the new Heavy unit but I can't help thinking of these guys from back in the day. Cheers Vogon

Dorn Heavy Tank need to finish cooking first, when we get a version with a bloody floor then we can use it as a example of a FINISHED model. People bashing open topped vehicles when GW rolled out a open bottom one.

It's a rare techno-relic, the Archaeotech Restorative Solenoid Engine (or A.R.S.E for short). It restores mechanical parts by its mere presence, and can even cause machinery to upgrade itself- some Skitarii reported merely witnessing the A.R.S.E turned their floppy discs into hard drives.

Welcome to a warhammer 40k forum. If it's something new, it will automatically be hated by a vocal minority.

Time for an overdue update. I finished the Pathfinders, and for funsies, a turret. Next on the chopping block is their Devilfish, and then an XMas box full of suits to tinker with. Hope ya'll enjoy! Photo quality still needs a bit of work but for a cellphone and some fluorescent overhead lighting, I'll settle for what I got.

Probably wanted a splash of yellow in there to complete the Primary Colour triad. But I choose to believe you're correct because it's funnier.

Yeah so ive still been slowly working on these over the past 2 years the cerastus turned out pretty nice. I used a taro shield, which was great. Ive started using enamel streaking grimes and mud effects, which has been very interesting. Mostly using turps to clean it off, which has the effect of not stripping the paint underneath, but instead just kinda making it ripple a bit? idk, it just becomes a bit more textured. Obvs also i've been trying to use transfers more The above photos were taken on my phone, which doesnt have a very good camera, but the colours are probs a lot more true to life than the ones I took on my partner's phone, even if those photos did turn out a bit better. I also made a pilot for the cerastus. Haven't quite thought up of a name yet. https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:4opniyyaxdpbekg7kqdxyrqs/bafkreiecg4muawjd4m4d7sq2em32qfutjyaujyanekol7u5doq5jmzurhe@jpeg/ I also ended up making this armiger using all the space rocket pods I'd amassed. and also i put leaves on the base later But yeah, it's turned out to be a pretty good force. Me n my partner joined a local games group and i've been running knights along with some of the solar auxilia as breachers. I still want to keep on slowly working on them, maybe add another big knight at some point. It's a pity that i'm not particularly interested in the dominus chasis (aesthetically i just dont like it as much), but I'll think of other stuff to put in here. I'm less driven by getting models for playing games, as much as I just like making and painting them.

Needing a palette cleanser after working on commission models for two weeks straight, I decided to do a TDA Imperial Fist Captain, courtesy of Combat Patrol finally hitting Oz,

It seems I got carried away... The ancient is done. (Apart from the base that is still drying as usual) I'll vow an infernus marine that will allow me to complete my first kill team of the year for my plodding along vow (an infernus marine is all I need to complete a strike team Variel with already done minis)

Inspired by the leaked crucible of champions rules (even though, once again, I don't play at all) I decided to tweak my Gravis captain from Dark Imperium and make it my 9th company captain, equiped with an inferno gauntlet : Rules wise, he's a Champion of the chapter with a gravis specialism, armed with an inferno pistol, a power fist and a master crafted power weapon : He got a new pauldron trim colour to match his new company :

Had a productive day and finished my infernus marine. He's from the 3rd company of my void cuirassiers. With him done, I also kind of complete my plodding along vow of finishing 1+ kill teams this year. Might as well push it to 2+ kill teams now ! Using already finished models plucked from different squads, here's my take on strike force Variel :

I'm surprised by the reaction. To me this is the best looking knight so far. I'm guessing it will cost around 250pts

I like all of these. Most tempted by the Red Corsairs and Night Lords because I somehow still don't have a rhino, though the Red Corsairs one would have been an instant purchase if it had had 10 Raiders.

So after a lot of format fiddling, text wrangling, brain bending, fluff jigging etc... We've got the first pass of rules sorted for Codex: The Badab War. This is an attempt to bring the absolute phenomenal Forge World Badab War books back into the gloriousness of 3rd ed 40k. We've attempted to keep the same design language in both rules, art and layout for the book, while hopefully drawing in some of the fantastic stuff from the Imperial Armours. (Some example pages) We've also opted to add some units in that are hopefully thematic, while still being true to well...the very barebones nature of Codex: Space Marines. The rules offer some limited improvements to the baseline codex space marines, as well as taking a page (or multiple) from the likes of Codex: Armageddon and the Codex: Space Marine supplements (Dark Angels, Blood Angels and Space Wolves) for how we've decided to add units and create any new rules for the myriad space marine forces involved in the Badab war. On top of that we have the Tyrant's Legion which leans heavily on the 3.5 ed imperial guard, as well as some suggested ways to run mortal forces within the Maelstrom Zone and the Badab War setting. So this is where you the community come in, as a team of 3 we miss plenty of stuff in regards to proofing, layout and (hopefully not too much) balance issues and concnerns. Most characters were applicable for instance are either a copy paste with some shimmying of rules from other exisiting marine characters, or built using standard equipment with some extra skills here or there with costs added on top. At the end of the day, these, much like the vibe of older editions, are just a guideline and a jumping off point for people to get some sweet Badab action in on an older edition of the game! Anyway, less prattle. Here is the link for the 1.0 community feedback pdf of Codex: The Badab War: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DtzqnyBcaKiwPlTIoPaG0rQHhpVe2Ews/view?usp=sharing And here, more importantly, is the feedback form, where hopefully people can put any issues they see, proofing errors, fluff they reckon would be good that is missing, or just any old suggestions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfesof9iVHT8ej9ZwazrOhlFa7Ln_wJI8xvM3VnP6Qm_mc1Eg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=109185400872703587615 Thanks in advance and we certainly look forward to creating an absolutely banger document with your help! (If this is not the correct place to post this, please sling it where appropriate mods!)

Oh and I did finally do the tee for this thing despite saying I wouldn’t. Seemed pointless doing 90% of the work then stopping. Nothing fancy just a scheme to blend with the tank.

Well the rain has stopped (briefly) so I managed to get the Dorn varnished! I spent all my free time working on this, this week. I’m really happy with the result. I know a lot of people don’t like this kit but I loved working on it. I found the hole on the bottom actually aided my painting as it gave me somewhere to grip to! Here’s the pics: Krieg Rogal Dorn Battle Tank Krieg Rogal Dorn Battle Tank Krieg Rogal Dorn Battle Tank Krieg Rogal Dorn Battle Tank Krieg Rogal Dorn Battle Tank The gunner and Commander are both embellished with Tiny Legends heads. The Commander also has arms from the Command Squad arms! I wanted him to look like a commander rather than a Commissar so he’s in the green rather than black. Thanks for looking and please feel free to comment.

Finished up the vehicle portion of the custodes batch Still have to finish up 10x Custodian Guard and 3x termies. Really enjoyed painting the Telemon, the pallas were a bit dull

I have finished one side of the Sanctum, and one of the four Statues,

The noise marine bodies are finished! More or less. I finished the druchii wash over all the metallics. Then did the tubing with Caliban green and a highlight of gauss blaster green. For the canisters on the powerpacks I used Caliban green and stippled warpstine glow. I'm thinking of making another pass at them stippling moot green for more colour. I used a thinned volupus pink for a recess shade on the pink panels beside the trim. Honestly I kinda like this effect, it looks to me like blood is seeping out from the joins of the armour which is exactly the kind of :cuss:ed up thing a slaaneshi worshipper would enjoy. For the black panels, I used fenris grey as a highlight because I thought a sharp harsh contrast would suit the Emperor's Children. Finally thinned warp lightning over the gauss blaster for the tassles. I did the eye lenses but I think they might need another pass. The shape of the pupils looks a bit goofy to me. For the disharmonist, I used Vallejo steel with nuln oil for the power blade and screamer pistol handle. Then Vallejo royal purple with nuln oil for the cape. Later I plan to highlight back up with purple and then further with purple pink mix. I plan to add a big gold slaaneshi emblem to it later. Honestly, I'd prefer some more third legion imagery but I'm not paying all the extra money for a gold roman numeral 3 , no matter how cool it would look... Then it's finally onto the arms and sonic blasters!

Thank you all for leaving a comment. And please do accept my apologies for going dark for almost two weeks. Life has its ups and downs and my active engagement with the forum sometimes takes a hit. @Firedrake Cordova and @gaurdian31 I'll be sticking to the gold, thanks. I'll make the final call regarding the blade after I get all other things done. I'm also still figuring out whether I want to attempt an OSL from the lantern; but I think I'll probably do that. I returned to painting some three days ago. I managed to do some progress. Here's a list of things I consider finished: - the Emperor's Champion, including new additions: the swords hilt and backpack (minus the potential OSL), - the Ork's skin, leather bits, shoulder pads, - the stones. Things that are on the to-do list: - the Ork's face, - the power klaw, - minor metallic bits (boots, studs, etc.) - base. Here's a current WIP/progress photo: And some close-ups: Ork's epic chest, wound and attempt at blood splatters: Freehand on the seals: Hilt, botched fingers (again) and tubing on the helmet: Things to note: I really should buy a large painting handle. Painting the model without one is quite annoying since I found myself damaging the paintwork even though I'm trying to be careful and even though I varnished the most exposed bits of the model. One other thing to note is that I decided to use a different hue of red for the crusader seals and hilt (warmer tones, orangey highlights) than I did for the tabard (colder/more neutral, with highlights achieved by mixing red and white). I'm not sure it was smart but I don't regret that decision. I'm not sure, however, if you'll see that in the photos. Funny how camera auto settings work! I take these 'quick WIP photos' in basically identical conditions but they turn out differently. These photos turned out very contrasty - I think they are very visually appealing (more than usual) but aren't a very good for discussing colour nuances. Maybe it's the apparently small differences in the angle of the lamp.

It’s not the same at all because previously that single HQ unlocked elite, troop, fast attack and heavy support slots all in one go. Plus many of those units could take dedicated transports so didn’t need entire detachments just to take a land raider or something similar. The new system divides a lot of stuff that could previously have been found in one category into multiple ones. Previously you could’ve taken a HQ, command squad, a squad of legion terminators (generally including legion specific ones), veteran squad, rapier battery and a dread as well as given those infantry units dedicated transports and your wouldn’t have had to step outside your HQ and Elite slots. Now you’d need: Crusade Primary detachment Retinue Detachment Heavy Support detachment shock Assault detachment Armoured fist detachment Army Vanguard detachment Tactical Support detachment And what’s more, there’s no pay off for this extra complexity and HQ tax unless you count the headache of trying to organise it all into a list.

I finished base-coating Moravec, Chaos Marine Aspiring Champion. Next step is to add oil washes.

I am a little bit confused as to what people were expecting tbh. Knights have a definite aesthetic, and this looks exactly like a knight between an Armiger and a Questoris, which is what the rumour was. I dig it, I especially like the second faceplate.

Two more projects done! Krieg Artillery Team This model was an exercise in edge highlighting and judicious use of Agrax Earthshade. I used the same Space Wolves colours for the gun and the coats, so it was fun to use the wash and shading on the dudes themselves to delineate the difference between the two materials. And a Bloat Drone Whew! Look at how awesome that "face" on the Bloat Drone turned out! Isn't he just hideous?! Feels good to get some bigger models under the belt this year. Got a whooooole lot of infantry in the queue.... Basecoated with AP Wild Green and zenithal'd with Vallejo Bile Green (which is the secret sauce for all my Nurgle models)

To get back on topic a little, I think at this point if the game hasn't failed yet, it will in the future unless drastic changes are taken. We're already starting to see 8th+ edition 40k seeping it's way into Hours Heresy if not from a rules standpoint (I'd argue it most certainly is) then a sales standpoint. Weird squad sizes, odd numbers on model counts in boxes so you have to buy more, and the list goes on 30k soared in popularity during 2nd edition because of a perceived stability in ruleset, active advertising for dual ruleset models, much better pricing on contents of boxes, the ability to make your army *your dudes*, and the movement of models from resin to plastic. The first two of those reasons are gone now, the 3rd and 4th are on their way out the door, so all that leaves is resin going to plastic and if these bits get anymore fiddly and parts count keeps increasing then outside of having to prep resin it's getting to be just as bad if not worse.

Hello everyone, Long-time reader, first-time poster. I’ve been lurking for a bit and finally decided to make an account and contribute properly. I’m primarily interested in the narrative side of the hobby — fiction, homebrew Chapters, and the mechanical plausibility behind how Astartes actually operate. I tend to lean toward grounded, procedural, mechanical interpretations rather than spectacle, and I’m always open to critique. I’ll be posting a short piece shortly featuring a homebrew Chapter I’ve been developing. Feedback (especially the sharp & honest type) is more than welcome. Looking forward to learning from you all. — ColdLedger

If it's in anyway posable it could be cool to model, I don't not like it but I don't know if I like it either. Seems a lot of effort to remake and shrink the cerastus instead of just letting people use them.

After my 2 previous entries completed this month, here come the wytches: For previous entries see: https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387209-february/?do=findComment&comment=6155874 That's it for February. I will use the remaining days of the month just doing nothing. Or working on my Plodding along as the central piece of scenery (the mine pit) still needs a lot of attention.

You think that little panel is bad? I was going to pick the Leman Russ Demolisher as my first go-to example, some some people on this board probably weren't born when that mas magicked into the setting.

Cadmeus flicked ichor from his gore soaked powerfist, around him his man finished off the last wave of traitors bayonetting any survivors they found. The terminator reinforcements stood unbroken surrounded by a pile of corpses not just 3rd legion but 8th and 14th too. Aegison stood leaning heavily on his spear, a grim look on his face. "I see." Cadmeus said flatly, noting the vicious gash in the warrior's side, the matching weapon belonged to what was left of a Death guard warrior who was only identifiable by hand sized chunks of ceremite. "Additional contacts closing fast!" Shouted a squad member as the warriors began forming up again. Before they could truly react the wall to the civitaes to their west collapsed a behemoth shape loomed out of the dark. "Stay your hands my brothers, we come in service to the Emperor." Buzzed the vox. Moments later, the assault ramp lowered with a hydraulic hiss, dark shapes moved in the depths of the heavy assault tank before stepping into the moon lit night. "Autoliuc! You miserable bastard, i knew you would survive this." Barked Aegison at the aproaching warrior. Chaplain Autoliuc nodded respectfully dropping his heavy war hammer to the ground. "I bring reinforcements and orders, old friend. We are to hold here until morning." More terminators shuffled around from behind him, powered great swords flickering in the corpse light. "Six warriors..." The veteran shifted his weight "What a bounty we have been gifted." The chaplain shook his head. "No brother there are seven of us riding the Beauty of destruction, i have brought you an apothecary i know how your knees get in this weather." The chaplain made not hint of humour in his voice. "Fast movers!" Came another report from Cadmeus' squad. "And there are the rest of my men." Growled the chaplain. "Late as usual." He said as purple clad warriors fell from the sky landing around them.

From their FAQ, books will be locked to the app.

The Outriders were finished before the start of my vacation. So there's still plenty of time for more vows! I'll do them in small increments though. First of all is an ancient for the 5th company of my void cuirassiers

Throwing out a big and hearty Thank You to whichever glorious and wonderful frater added the link to BuyMagsDirect on the first page; after all this time some dirty scalper got up early (before 8;00 am when I get there every week) and swept my local completely clean of the second part of the Imperial Guard Field Ordnance battery (there's normally 5~6 issues when I get there), leaving only American Car magazines in their wake. Luckily, I was able to order one from the aforementioned website - so I am no longer boiling with white-hot rage and have calmed to a mere simmering fury. You'd better believe next week's alarm is being set to 6:30 though

Finally finished this guy up, was a rescue project I started in January Still trying to really nail down how i want to do the other colors on the Custodes, but I should be moving forward with the vehicles in the next couple of days depending on motivation levels

Loving the stylized icons of the big four.

I think the issue may be that a lot of CSM collectors really don't want anything to do with Damned/Mortal/etc units. As a result, whether truthfully or it just being a perception thing, they find their way into bundle-boxes pretty often and that further compounds peoples issues with their existence. Personally I love them, but there is a hatedom that exists for anything not wearing power armour.

Oh wow have not seen those kits in a while! I know you will make them Glorious! Also part of my plodding along arrived... But looks like Etsy Seller took this kit down

February I, Reclusiarch Jolemai , embark on the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of February pledge to complete 3x Space Marines Bike by month's end.

Right. Getting back in the saddle again. Here's a selection of my Brood Brother Cult, the Sunward Watch, so far. Only things I seem to be missing are five members of the Kill Team. But, we know how to deal with those who go AWOL in the Cult... Things are looking better and I've got some IG in front of me to kitbash into Brood Brothers, so that'll get me in the swing of things before I pick up the paintbrush. Apologies for the setting - my painting desk is simply not large enough to hold this lot! And this was in the dining room, so lighting is not great.

Well, just having spend 60 Euro on Audible books at the end of January, having them removed would be a really foul move. I also use my Kindle to read the ebooks. Sorry, the app is no deal for me. And I will be frank- if I lose the books due to them being pulled from Amazon (and I also have some on iTunes, I just realized....) I would actually pull the plug on any further BL purchases. That would be a total deal-breaker for me and would basically blow all my trust to the wind. I am sick to the bone of all the gate-keeping, having to use a special device, streaming service or app for any different flavor fart these days.

Here comes the latest member of my void cuirassiers, this time not from the 2nd company, but the ancient for the 5th!

It’s been a very long time since I’ve been here… As my first post in forever, I present a mostly done mini: I haven’t really decided much about him yet, but after putting him together & magnetizing on of the heads I bought, I realized that I pretty much made Conan the librarian!

Congratulations and well done to @Brother Christopher for the winning entry: I'll have the grand prize in the mail this week. And a salute to everyone else who submitted pictures of their wonderfully assembled and painted Legio miniatures. The prizes for the finalists will be placed in the mail this week, too.

Azrael is sort of done... I ended up knocking the banner on the room and rolling over it with my chair :(... So I am waiting for a new backpack to sort it. So for now he is complete.

Retributor Progress!

The Chem Dogs novel looks interesting, though would prefer a main character who isn't a Commissar, you know as a wee treat.