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Of course, the ETLs weren't the only time I got things painted - after 2018, I did manage to keep some momentum going. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, I meant to get these pics of my Librarian up sooner, but better late than never! I've also finished this Tactical Squad earlier today: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just a quick little update today, but I finally found the time to wrap up my third rhino and second razorback: I likely would have had an update sooner, but I've been agonizing over free-handing a suitable company standard. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today... today I bring pictures. I've finished a Devastator Squad equipped with Lascannons, and a Techmarine in full servo-harness. The Great Repaintening continues! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, I'm supposed to be working on my servitors to go with my techmarine, but I got distracted and ended up painting a new captain instead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Got my quartet of servitors done tonight: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey all, I've finally completed a classic Dreadnought. He's got a couple of weapons - a lascannon and an assault cannon. I've also added a little icon to the left shoulder, much like my power-armoured marines. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've finally completed the Company Ancient. I need more practice with the decal paper I purchased (I should invest in some micro-sol and micro-set), but I mostly like how it has turned out. This is the "fighting" standard of the Fourth Company - the Company Number, Chapter Icon, and Company Motto are all present. The motto for the company is "Nostris Teneamus" - which I've done in a sort of Carolingian Minuscule script to evoke a more medieval feel. The Company Ancient is escorted by the Company Champion (who's been done for a while, I needed a few attempts to lay out the standard to a level I was pleased with).

In the before times, Captain Semper ran a yearly painting challenge "E Tenebrae Lux" where all Frater were encouraged to paint units for bragging rights between the various sub-forums. I participated in a couple with my Blood Ravens. Here are the "after" shots of the completed units ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2018) Here's the whole army, as it stands: Here's the Captain, Lieutenants, Apothecary, Veterans, and Razorback: Here's the first Tactical Squad and their Rhino: Here's the second Tactical Squad and their Rhino: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2019) Okay, I've finished my ETL vow, here are some pics! Chaplain: Assault Squad: Some poses that I think turned out well.

Ahhh, the backlog, the pile of shame, the collection of potential... This is what I wanted to add to my army, all nicely sorted and laid out. And then GW launched a whole new Space Marine line. The pile grows... the backlog hungers... I don't know that I'll add all of these to my Marines now, some might get left aside for other projects, but we'll see. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Of course, the army pics aren't quite the full picture, either. I've accumulated a large backlog as well (everyone does, right?). These are in various stages of assembly and painting. And my brother decided to downsize his collection, so I got his drop pods, dreadnoughts, and Imperial Knights... *sigh*

A number of years ago (in 2018) I decided to listen to the whispers of madness - I had noticeably better painting skills, and felt I could repaint my Space Marines. I haven't really worked on my Blood Ravens since about the start of the pandemic, as I could not get a handle on 9th edition, but with the call of a new edition, I'm starting to get the itch to revisit my marines. Below is the inaugural post in my original thread. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++Vox transmission begins+++ +++Transcript follows+++ +++General Broadcast to all elements of Task Force Cognitione: closing a successful campaign in the Havennesse Spiral, we are preparing for the final jump to the Chapter Fleet. There, we will rearm and resupply, and pick up some new recruits for the 4th Company. We also expect to gain some supporting elements from the Reserve Companies ***vox distortion*** Battle Brothers - take your positions for Warp Translation. None shall find us wanting!+++ +++Vox transmission ends+++ Hello, and welcome to my army painting blog/thread/thingy! Veterans of the boards probably know that I have a collection of Blood Ravens; there's a few pics of them floating about. Anyway, I've been "away" painting up my Orks, and they're finally done, so I've returned to my primary army with fresh eyes. ... Boy, do they look old now... and I can totally do better. So I've made the decision to strip, rebuild, rebase, and repaint the entire army. Madness, I know. One of the reasons for the repaint is due to the fact that GW went and changed their paint line on me... yes, these marines are *that* old. I found a scheme with the new paints that better fits my original vision, too. To illustrate: Here are the first marines I ever painted: They're kind of basic, and I've got better brush control (and better brushes!) but the color is pretty close to correct. Later marines: My skills have gotten a little better, and I'm working from a primer coat now. The color is wrong, but close enough for tabletop distances. That's around 8-9 years ago. Fast forward to just a couple years ago: These have the new scheme in the new paints, and it's much more in-line with what I originally wanted. My skills are much higher than before (though I still see some mistakes to touch up). I'm enough of a perfectionist that I want to have my marines in a consistent color scheme, and the brighter marines are "wrong" to my eyes. Where does the madness start, you may be wondering? Well, here's the army as it stands: I have a Battle Company, half the First Company, a couple Scout Squads, selected units from the various Headquarters Organizations, and an extensive vehicle pool! Quite daunting, when looked at as a whole. That said, I have a plan. I'm going to work on it squad-by-squad: a squad, their transport, a character, and something else (like a predator or a dreadnought). Since I really only get a few hours of hobby time per week, I'm well aware that this will take a long time, but no worries. Anyway, hope you enjoy the long, slow ride it's going to be!

Despite never really playing the Dawn of War games, I've always loved the Blood Ravens chapter. The aesthetics of the dark crimson and bone pauldron fields always attracted me and as I read up on the increasingly none secret backstory I fell in love. After toying with a few chapters, I'm having a stabat getting a full company of Ravens together, and they say every journey starts with a single step, so here's the first half of the first tactical squad. The new FW chapter tactics gave me the perfect set to use (IMO) to represent the blood ravens. I'll be playing them as Mantis warriors, basically for access to divination (seeing the future being a big part of their librarians tool kit in the background and all) as well as the ambush skills which gel with the infiltrate ability they used to have in the old doctrine system. I wanted to highlight blood ravens reverence for ancient technology, their habit of 'borrowing' stuff from other chapters and the obsessive-space-archaeologist vibe they have going on so have used a mix of lots of different armour marks. The look I'm going for is one where every marine i nthe company has a personalised suit of armour, made from compnoents they themselves have discovered whilst on digs throughout the galaxy (this should be driven home when they make it to a battle brothers event with a friends ad mech army in tow) http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/d2ecbfcd-aceb-4073-b675-01b5e2324f90_zps3d570307.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/f6e6106b-1341-4e37-9c89-8153100a7266_zpsbcd0f2c8.jpg and a few close ups http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/6c43645a-f192-4f73-bdb6-f5167984dbfa_zpsddefac63.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/d9808c87-84a5-402a-8093-873ffda21535_zps7f94dbbc.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/Corai/8a62e4f3-d73c-4894-8ea5-25f71a4395da_zps650a17e4.jpg Thanks Dan

+++Vox transmission begins+++ +++Transcript follows+++ +++General Broadcast to all elements of Task Force Cognitione: closing a successful campaign in the Havennesse Spiral, we are preparing for the final jump to the Chapter Fleet. There, we will rearm and resupply, and pick up some new recruits for the 4th Company. We also expect to gain some supporting elements from the Reserve Companies ***vox distortion*** Battle Brothers - take your positions for Warp Translation. None shall find us wanting!+++ +++Vox transmission ends+++ Hello, and welcome to my army painting blog/thread/thingy! Veterans of the boards probably know that I have a collection of Blood Ravens; there's a few pics of them floating about. Anyway, I've been "away" painting up my Orks, and they're finally done, so I've returned to my primary army with fresh eyes. ... Boy, do they look old now... and I can totally do better. So I've made the decision to strip, rebuild, rebase, and repaint the entire army. Madness, I know. One of the reasons for the repaint is due to the fact that GW went and changed their paint line on me... yes, these marines are *that* old. I found a scheme with the new paints that better fits my original vision, too. To illustrate: Here are the first marines I ever painted: They're kind of basic, and I've got better brush control (and better brushes!) but the color is pretty close to correct. Later marines: My skills have gotten a little better, and I'm working from a primer coat now. The color is wrong, but close enough for tabletop distances. That's around 8-9 years ago. Fast forward to just a couple years ago: These have the new scheme in the new paints, and it's much more in-line with what I originally wanted. My skills are much higher than before (though I still see some mistakes to touch up). I'm enough of a perfectionist that I want to have my marines in a consistent color scheme, and the brighter marines are "wrong" to my eyes. Where does the madness start, you may be wondering? Well, here's the army as it stands: I have a Battle Company, half the First Company, a couple Scout Squads, selected units from the various Headquarters Organizations, and an extensive vehicle pool! Quite daunting, when looked at as a whole. That said, I have a plan. I'm going to work on it squad-by-squad: a squad, their transport, a character, and something else (like a predator or a dreadnought). Since I really only get a few hours of hobby time per week, I'm well aware that this will take a long time, but no worries. Anyway, hope you enjoy the long, slow ride it's going to be!