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The B&C Presents: The Call to Arms 2024 CHAOS STRONGHOLD What better way to celebrate a new edition of our favourite table-top wargame than to have a big Inter-Forum Painting Event, amiright? Time to bust out those brushes and paints and stand ready to represent your Forum/s of choice and aid them on the path to claim Victory!!!! What is The Call to Arms, I hear you ask? The Call to Arms is a multi-forum event designed to encourage us all to start a new army, or bolster our current forces. The Forums of the B&C are divided up into four Strongholds; The Imperium Stronghold Adepta Sororitas Adeptus Astartes Adeptus Mechanicus Astra Militarum Imperial Knights Talons of the Emperor The Imperium of Mankind The Chaos Stronghold Chaos Daemons Chaos Knights Heretic Astartes The Realms of Chaos The Xenos Stronghold Aeldari Drukhari Genestealer Cults Leagues of Votann Necrons Orks T'au Empire Tyranids The Heresy Stronghold Loyalists OR Traitors Legions Imperialis Adeptus Titanicus The Horus Heresy These four Strongholds will act as the hub for each of the four main Factions, and will for the 3 Month duration of the Call to Arms, run independently of the three other Strongholds. Each Stronghold may have different targets and goals, and even their own mini/complementary events, all with unique badges and achievements, but at the end of the 3 months, the four Strongholds will face off, and overall winners will be declared. Start Date: 15th JUNE 2024 End Date: 17th SEPTEMBER 2024 (Timezone will be GMT +10, please make local adjustments for time) So, how is it all going to work? As each of the Strongholds are acting (initially) as their own Events, you may choose to focus within a single Stronghold, or participate in all four Strongholds, and any complementary/mini-events that you would like to. Your Vows will be treated independently in each Stronghold, meaning a Failed Vow in one Stronghold will NOT effect Vows in the other Strongholds. Models pledged to a Stronghold must come from the army books associated with those Forums covered by each Stronghold. The exceptions to this are Titans and models from the Other Games Forum (Aeronautica, Kill Team, Necromunda), these models / units may be pledged to any Stronghold. You may join in any of the Events at any time within the 3 Month time-frame of The Call to Arms For each Stronghold, you have a MAXIMUM of 3 Vows, you must finish your active vow before pledging to a second or third vow. In addition to the three Vows, any model in the 10pt Category or higher will fit into the "Job's a Big'un" Vow, and will run separate from the 3 Vow limit and have the entirety of the 3 months to be completed. Once recorded, Vows may not be altered, however special considerations may be made upon request. There is no minimum pledge, you may vow 1 model, or your entire collection, but beware, failing your last active vow will invalidate any completed vows you may have already submitted. How do I join in? Each model has a point value based upon it's size, and the comparative amount of effort and time it takes to paint said model, listed below are are the points-per-model, more specific lists can be found in each Forums Rally Point thread, but I've added some generic examples below, 1pt Infantry 2pts Cavalry/Bikers 3pts Heavy Weapon Teams / Walkers (Dreadnaughts, Sentinals) 4pts Skimmers / Light Vehicles (Landspeeders, ATV, Armigers) 5pts Small Tanks (Leman Russ, Rhino Variants) 6pts Large Tanks (Rogal Dorn, Sicaran, Land Raider) 8pts Superheavies (Baneblades etc) 10pts Imperial Knight etc 5pts Leader and Unit Composition: 1 OR Epic Hero 10pts Primarchs NOTE: Characters with Retinue, I.E. Saint Celestine. Celestine is the EPIC HERO, and is worth 5pts, her two Sister Superiors are Seraphim, which are worth 1pt each. 20pts Warhound Titan 30pts Reaver Titan 40pts Warbringer Titan 50pts Warlord Titan Terrain 1pt 3 Munitorum Barrels, 4 Munitorum Crates, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Column, Octarius Ramshackle Bridges 2pts Aegis Defence Line Section, Aegis Defence Platform, Galvanic Servo-haulers, Thermic Plasma Conduit Section, Imperialis Ruins Wall Section, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Wall, Octarius Scrap Heap/Barricade 3pts Fronteris Vox Antenna, Fronteris Auspex Shrine, Thermo-exchanger Shrine, Octarius Oil Rig, Necromunda Fuel Tanks 4pts Munitorum Container, Mechsnicus Transterrsnic Gantry, Galvanic Servo-crane, Big'ead Bossbunka, Skull Alter, Noctilith Crown, Octarius Ramshackle Walls 5pts Tidewall Droneport, Tidewall Shieldline, Feculant Gnarlmaw, Miasmic Malignifier 6pts Fronteris Landing Pad, Mechanicus Forgeshine, Mechanicus Galvanic Magnavent 8pts Fronteris Hab Bunker, Manufactorum Administratus, 10pts Zone Morialtis Gang Stronghold Note: Custom/Scratchbuilt terrain- use this list as a guide as to how many points tour terrain is worth, but please make sure to mention your terrain is custom when Vowing. You may vow ANY MODEL that is covered by THIS STRONGHOLD, but you must allocate your points to only one FORUM. Please make your vows in this thread in the following format; "I, {insert username}, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint {insert units/models} for {xxx pts} for the Glory of {insert Forum} and the Chaos Stronghold on or before 17th September 2024, or bear the badge of failure until years end." example; I, Grotsmasha, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 20 Legionaires, 3 Outriders, 1 Consul, and 1 Contemptor Dreadnought for 34pts for the Glory of the Emperor and the Heresy Stronghold on or before September 17th, or bear the badge of failure until year's end." The post that contains your Vow must include starting pictures that contain all the models from the Vow. Starting models may be in any of the following conditions; In the box On the Sprue Assembled Single Colour Primed For Tanks / Titans, Sub-assemblies primed in different colours will be acceptable, I.E. chassis in Leadbelcher, with armour plates in secondary colour. Additionally, you may pledge models you have not yet received I.E. Warhammer: Imperium Subscription, just make sure a image is edited in to your Vow post once you've received the models, and make a post indicating that you have done so. Your Vow is considered complete when you declare it so, and post completed pictures of all models contained within the Vow. Although "Complete" is to your own standard, we would like you to aim for GW's "Battle Ready", with the miniatures based. If basing is something you don't do, or won't be doing within the Event's timeline, please return the bases to flat black or brown as this will greatly enhance the Completed presentation. Required Completion Pictures: Please include 1 image with a complete shot of the entire Vow, I also encourage everyone to include additional images for each squad/unit in the vow, please post these within Spoiler / Hidden tags. Once you have made your vow, pop this badge of Participation into your Signature, Will there be any awards? Yes!! There will be similar Badges and Achievements available from all 4 Strongholds, Event Failed: Spawn 10 points: Servant of Chaos 25 points Chosen of Chaos 45 points: Aspiring Champion 75 points: Champion of Chaos 100+ points: Warmaster of Chaos Artificer - Top 1, 2, and 3 best painted models from each Forum, chosen by the Moderators. Princeps - Awarded to all completed Titans Chaos Champion - Awarded to the Frater who individually paints the most points worth of models in the Chaos Stronghold Champions of the Horde - The Chaos Forum with the highest overall points worth of models Champion of the Call - The Chaos Forum that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. As to the overall competition between the Strongholds, there will also be Badges awarded for the following; Masters of the Horde - The Stronghold that completes the highest overall points worth of models. Masters of the Call - The Stronghold that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. Master Artificer - Voted best painted Model, chosen from the 4 Stronghold Artificers. In addition to the Badges and Achievements above, there will be additional Awards for the following 4 categories. At this stage there are no physical prizes like last year, but that *MAY* change by the end of the Event. Favourite Young Blood - This category is for Participants who have been building and/or painting models for less than 12 months. Anyone wishing to participate as A Young Blood will need to specifically declare that are are doing so within their Vows. At the conclusion of the Event all Young Blood Entries will be placed into a Poll for the B&C at large to vote on and pick a Favourite. The voting criteria for this category is not about picking the best painted model, but the model that inexplicably pulls a smile on your face, one that makes you think, damn that's cool.. Master of the Forge - Best Conversion or Kit-bash. Anyone wishing to participate for the Master of the Forge Badge and Prize will need to specifically declare that they are doing so within their Vows. Stronghold Artificer - Awarded to four Participants, one from each Stronghold for the Best Painted Model in from the Stronghold, chosen by the Frater via Poll. Grand Marshal - Individual with the Most Points of Models Painted across all Strongholds That's it, you've done it, you've made it to the end!!! If you have any questions or queries, just @Grotsmasha and I'll be more than happy to help you out, now, go on, get, don't you have models to be painting? F.A.Q.s Q- If I have models with different coloured heads or shoulder pads, can they be primed different colours IE. Black templars or Eldar Guardians? A- Yes, this is acceptable. Q- I want to paint Traitor Guard, is there a way to pledge them to Chaos? A- Yes, for the purposes of Traitor Guard, the Astra Militarum units may be pledged to Chaos. The Realm of Chaos is the most appropriate forum. Q- Are 3D prints allowed? A- Yes, as long as they are board appropriate, 3D prints can be pledged to the Call to Arms. Use the points associated with the unit they represent.

The B&C Presents: The Call to Arms 2024 IMPERIUM STRONGHOLD What better way to celebrate a new edition of our favourite table-top wargame than to have a big Inter-Forum Painting Event, amiright? Time to bust out those brushes and paints and stand ready to represent your Forum/s of choice and aid them on the path to claim Victory!!!! What is The Call to Arms, I hear you ask? The Call to Arms is a multi-forum event designed to encourage us all to start a new army, or bolster our current forces. The Forums of the B&C are divided up into four Strongholds; The Imperium Stronghold Adepta Sororitas Adeptus Astartes Adeptus Mechanicus Astra Militarum Imperial Knights Talons of the Emperor The Imperium of Mankind The Chaos Stronghold Chaos Daemons Chaos Knights Heretic Astartes The Realms of Chaos The Xenos Stronghold Aeldari Drukhari Genestealer Cults Leagues of Votann Necrons Orks T'au Empire Tyranids The Heresy Stronghold Loyalists OR Traitors Legions Imperialis Adeptus Titanicus The Horus Heresy These four Strongholds will act as the hub for each of the four main Factions, and will for the 3 Month duration of the Call to Arms, run independently of the three other Strongholds. Each Stronghold may have different targets and goals, and even their own mini/complementary events, all with unique badges and achievements, but at the end of the 3 months, the four Strongholds will face off, and overall winners will be declared. Start Date: 15th JUNE 2024 End Date: 17th SEPTEMBER 2024 (Timezone will be GMT +10, please make local adjustments for time) So, how is it all going to work? As each of the Strongholds are acting (initially) as their own Events, you may choose to focus within a single Stronghold, or participate in all four Strongholds, and any complementary/mini-events that you would like to. Your Vows will be treated independently in each Stronghold, meaning a Failed Vow in one Stronghold will NOT effect Vows in the other Strongholds. Models pledged to a Stronghold must come from the army books associated with those Forums covered by each Stronghold. The exceptions to this are Titans and models from the Other Games Forum (Aeronautica, Kill Team, Necromunda), these models / units may be pledged to any Stronghold. You may join in any of the Events at any time within the 3 Month time-frame of The Call to Arms For each Stronghold, you have a MAXIMUM of 3 Vows, you must finish your active vow before pledging to a second or third vow. In addition to the three Vows, any model in the 10pt Category or higher will fit into the "Job's a Big'un" Vow, and will run separate from the 3 Vow limit and have the entirety of the 3 months to be completed. Once recorded, Vows may not be altered, however special considerations may be made upon request. There is no minimum pledge, you may vow 1 model, or your entire collection, but beware, failing your last active vow will invalidate any completed vows you may have already submitted. How do I join in? Each model has a point value based upon it's size, and the comparative amount of effort and time it takes to paint said model, listed below are are the points-per-model, more specific lists can be found in each Forums Rally Point thread, but I've added some generic examples below, 1pt Infantry 2pts Cavalry/Bikers 3pts Heavy Weapons Teams / Walkers (Dreadnaughts, Sentinals) 4pts Skimmers / Light Vehicles (Landspeeders, ATV, Armigers) 5pts Small Tanks (Leman Russ, Rhino Variants) 6pts Large Tanks (Rogal Dorn, Sicaran, Land Raider) 8pts Superheavies (Baneblades etc) 10pts Imperial Knight etc 5pts Leader and Unit Composition: 1 OR Epic Hero 10pts Primarchs NOTE: Characters with Retinue, I.E. Saint Celestine. Celestine is the EPIC HERO, and is worth 5pts, her two Sister Superiors are Seraphim, which are worth 1pt each. 20pts Warhound Titan 30pts Reaver Titan 40pts Warbringer Titan 50pts Warlord Titan Terrain 1pt 3 Munitorum Barrels, 4 Munitorum Crates, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Column, Octarius Ramshackle Bridges 2pts Aegis Defence Line Section, Aegis Defence Platform, Galvanic Servo-haulers, Thermic Plasma Conduit Section, Imperialis Ruins Wall Section, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Wall, Octarius Scrap Heap/Barricade 3pts Fronteris Vox Antenna, Fronteris Auspex Shrine, Thermo-exchanger Shrine, Octarius Oil Rig, Necromunda Fuel Tanks 4pts Munitorum Container, Mechsnicus Transterrsnic Gantry, Galvanic Servo-crane, Big'ead Bossbunka, Skull Alter, Noctilith Crown, Octarius Ramshackle Walls 5pts Tidewall Droneport, Tidewall Shieldline, Feculant Gnarlmaw, Miasmic Malignifier 6pts Fronteris Landing Pad, Mechanicus Forgeshine, Mechanicus Galvanic Magnavent 8pts Fronteris Hab Bunker, Manufactorum Administratus, 10pts Zone Morialtis Gang Stronghold Note: Custom/Scratchbuilt terrain- use this list as a guide as to how many points tour terrain is worth, but please make sure to mention your terrain is custom when Vowing. You may vow ANY MODEL that is covered by THIS STRONGHOLD, but you must allocate your points to only one FORUM. Please make your vows in this thread in the following format; "I, {insert username}, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint {insert units/models} for {xxx pts} for the Glory of {insert Forum} and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 17th September 2024, or bear the badge of failure until years end." example; I, Grotsmasha, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 20 Legionaires, 3 Outriders, 1 Consul, and 1 Contemptor Dreadnought for 34pts for the Glory of the Emperor and the Heresy Stronghold on or before September 17th, or bear the badge of failure until year's end." The post that contains your Vow must include starting pictures that contain all the models from the Vow. Starting models may be in any of the following conditions; In the box On the Sprue Assembled Single Colour Primed For Tanks / Titans, Sub-assemblies primed in different colours will be acceptable, I.E. chassis in Leadbelcher, with armour plates in secondary colour. Additionally, you may pledge models you have not yet received I.E. Warhammer: Imperium Subscription, just make sure a image is edited in to your Vow post once you've received the models, and make a post indicating that you have done so. Your Vow is considered complete when you declare it so, and post completed pictures of all models contained within the Vow. Although "Complete" is to your own standard, we would like you to aim for GW's "Battle Ready", with the miniatures based. If basing is something you don't do, or won't be doing within the Event's timeline, please return the bases to flat black or brown as this will greatly enhance the Completed presentation. Required Completion Pictures: Please include 1 image with a complete shot of the entire Vow, I also encourage everyone to include additional images for each squad/unit in the vow, please post these within Spoiler / Hidden tags. Once you have made your vow, pop this badge of Participation into your Signature, Will there be any awards? Yes!! There will be Badges and Achievements within the Imperium Stronghold, Event Failed: Servitor 10 points: Veteran 25 points Sergeant 45 points: Lieutenant 75 points: Master 100+ points: Regent of the Imperium Artificer - Top 1, 2, or 3 best painted models from each Forum, chosen by the Moderators. Princeps - Awarded to all completed Titans Imperium Champion - Awarded to the Frater who individually paints the most points worth of models in the Imperium Stronghold Champions of the Horde - The Imperium Forum with the highest overall points worth of models Champion of the Call - The Imperium Forum that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. As to the overall competition between the Strongholds, there will also be Badges awarded for the following; Masters of the Horde - The Stronghold that completes the highest overall points worth of models. Masters of the Call - The Stronghold that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. Master Artificer - Voted best painted Model, chosen from the 4 Stronghold Artificers. In addition to the Badges and Achievements above, there will be additional Awards for the following 4 categories. At this stage there are no physical prizes like last year, but that *MAY* change by the end of the Event. Favourite Young Blood - This category is for Participants who have been building and/or painting models for less than 12 months. Anyone wishing to participate as A Young Blood will need to specifically declare that are are doing so within their Vows. At the conclusion of the Event all Young Blood Entries will be placed into a Poll for the B&C at large to vote on and pick a Favourite. The voting criteria for this category is not about picking the best painted model, but the model that inexplicably pulls a smile on your face, one that makes you think, damn that's cool.. Master of the Forge - Best Conversion or Kit-bash. Anyone wishing to participate for the Master of the Forge Badge and Prize will need to specifically declare that they are doing so within their Vows. Stronghold Artificer - Awarded to four Participants, one from each Stronghold for the Best Painted Model in from the Stronghold, chosen by the Frater via Poll. Grand Marshal - Individual with the Most Points of Models Painted across all Strongholds That's it, you've done it, you've made it to the end!!! If you have any questions or queries, just @Grotsmasha and I'll be more than happy to help you out, now, go on, get, don't you have models to be painting? F.A.Q.s Q- If I have models with different coloured heads or shoulder pads, can they be primed different colours IE. Black templars or Eldar Guardians? A- Yes, this is acceptable. Q- I want to paint Traitor Guard, is there a way to pledge them to Chaos? A- Yes, for the purposes of Traitor Guard, the Astra Militarum units may be pledged to Chaos. The Realm of Chaos is the most appropriate forum. Q- Are 3D prints allowed? A- Yes, as long as they are board appropriate, 3D prints can be pledged to the Call to Arms. Use the points associated with the unit they represent.

The B&C Presents: The Call to Arms 2024 XENOS STRONGHOLD What better way to celebrate a new edition of our favourite table-top wargame than to have a big Inter-Forum Painting Event, amiright? Time to bust out those brushes and paints and stand ready to represent your Forum/s of choice and aid them on the path to claim Victory!!!! What is The Call to Arms, I hear you ask? The Call to Arms is a multi-forum event designed to encourage us all to start a new army, or bolster our current forces. The Forums of the B&C are divided up into four Strongholds; The Imperium Stronghold Adepta Sororitas Adeptus Astartes Adeptus Mechanicus Astra Militarum Imperial Knights Talons of the Emperor The Imperium of Mankind The Chaos Stronghold Chaos Daemons Chaos Knights Heretic Astartes The Realms of Chaos The Xenos Stronghold Aeldari Drukhari Genestealer Cults Leagues of Votann Necrons Orks T'au Empire Tyranids The Heresy Stronghold Loyalists OR Traitors Legions Imperialis Adeptus Titanicus The Horus Heresy These four Strongholds will act as the hub for each of the four main Factions, and will for the 3 Month duration of the Call to Arms, run independently of the three other Strongholds. Each Stronghold may have different targets and goals, and even their own mini/complementary events, all with unique badges and achievements, but at the end of the 3 months, the four Strongholds will face off, and overall winners will be declared. Start Date: 15th JUNE 2024 End Date: 17th SEPTEMBER 2024 (Timezone will be GMT +10, please make local adjustments for time) So, how is it all going to work? As each of the Strongholds are acting (initially) as their own Events, you may choose to focus within a single Stronghold, or participate in all four Strongholds, and any complementary/mini-events that you would like to. Your Vows will be treated independently in each Stronghold, meaning a Failed Vow in one Stronghold will NOT effect Vows in the other Strongholds. Models pledged to a Stronghold must come from the army books associated with those Forums covered by each Stronghold. The exceptions to this are Titans and models from the Other Games Forum (Aeronautica, Kill Team, Necromunda), these models / units may be pledged to any Stronghold. You may join in any of the Events at any time within the 3 Month time-frame of The Call to Arms For each Stronghold, you have a MAXIMUM of 3 Vows, you must finish your active vow before pledging to a second or third vow. In addition to the three Vows, any model in the 10pt Category or higher will fit into the "Job's a Big'un" Vow, and will run separate from the 3 Vow limit and have the entirety of the 3 months to be completed. Once recorded, Vows may not be altered, however special considerations may be made upon request. There is no minimum pledge, you may vow 1 model, or your entire collection, but beware, failing your last active vow will invalidate any completed vows you may have already submitted. How do I join in? Each model has a point value based upon it's size, and the comparative amount of effort and time it takes to paint said model, listed below are are the points-per-model, more specific lists can be found in each Forums Rally Point thread, but I've added some generic examples below, 1pt Infantry 2pts Cavalry/Bikers/Heavy Weapons Teams 3pts Walkers (Dreadnaughts, Sentinals) 4pts Skimmers / Light Vehicles (Landspeeders, ATV, Armigers) 5pts Small Tanks (Leman Russ, Rhino Variants) 6pts Large Tanks (Rogal Dorn, Sicaran, Land Raider) 8pts Superheavies (Baneblades etc) 10pts Imperial Knight etc 5pts Leader and Unit Composition: 1 OR Epic Hero 10pts Primarchs NOTE: Characters with Retinue, I.E. Saint Celestine. Celestine is the EPIC HERO, and is worth 5pts, her two Sister Superiors are Seraphim, which are worth 1pt each. 20pts Warhound Titan 30pts Reaver Titan 40pts Warbringer Titan 50pts Warlord Titan Terrain 1pt 3 Munitorum Barrels, 4 Munitorum Crates, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Column, Octarius Ramshackle Bridges 2pts Aegis Defence Line Section, Aegis Defence Platform, Galvanic Servo-haulers, Thermic Plasma Conduit Section, Imperialis Ruins Wall Section, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Wall, Octarius Scrap Heap/Barricade 3pts Fronteris Vox Antenna, Fronteris Auspex Shrine, Thermo-exchanger Shrine, Octarius Oil Rig, Necromunda Fuel Tanks 4pts Munitorum Container, Mechsnicus Transterrsnic Gantry, Galvanic Servo-crane, Big'ead Bossbunka, Skull Alter, Noctilith Crown, Octarius Ramshackle Walls 5pts Tidewall Droneport, Tidewall Shieldline, Feculant Gnarlmaw, Miasmic Malignifier 6pts Fronteris Landing Pad, Mechanicus Forgeshine, Mechanicus Galvanic Magnavent 8pts Fronteris Hab Bunker, Manufactorum Administratus, 10pts Zone Morialtis Gang Stronghold Note: Custom/Scratchbuilt terrain- use this list as a guide as to how many points tour terrain is worth, but please make sure to mention your terrain is custom when Vowing. You may vow ANY MODEL that is covered by THIS STRONGHOLD, but you must allocate your points to only one FORUM. Please make your vows in this thread in the following format; "I, {insert username}, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint {insert units/models} for {xxx pts} for the Glory of {insert Forum} and the Xenos Stronghold on or before 17th September 2024, or bear the badge of failure until years end." example; I, Grotsmasha, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 20 Legionaires, 3 Outriders, 1 Consul, and 1 Contemptor Dreadnought for 34pts for the Glory of the Emperor and the Heresy Stronghold on or before September 17th, or bear the badge of failure until year's end." The post that contains your Vow must include starting pictures that contain all the models from the Vow. Starting models may be in any of the following conditions; In the box On the Sprue Assembled Single Colour Primed For Tanks / Titans, Sub-assemblies primed in different colours will be acceptable, I.E. chassis in Leadbelcher, with armour plates in secondary colour. Additionally, you may pledge models you have not yet received I.E. Warhammer: Imperium Subscription, just make sure a image is edited in to your Vow post once you've received the models, and make a post indicating that you have done so. Your Vow is considered complete when you declare it so, and post completed pictures of all models contained within the Vow. Although "Complete" is to your own standard, we would like you to aim for GW's "Battle Ready", with the miniatures based. If basing is something you don't do, or won't be doing within the Event's timeline, please return the bases to flat black or brown as this will greatly enhance the Completed presentation. Required Completion Pictures: Please include 1 image with a complete shot of the entire Vow, I also encourage everyone to include additional images for each squad/unit in the vow, please post these within Spoiler / Hidden tags. Once you have made your vow, pop this badge of Participation into your Signature, Will there be any awards? Yes!! There will be similar Badges and Achievements available from all 3 Strongholds, Event Failed: Xenocide 10 points: Warden of the Stars 25 points Warrior of the Stars 45 points: Hero of the Stars 75 points: Champion of the Stars 100+ points: Master of the Void Artificer - Top 1, 2, and 3 best painted models from each Forum, chosen by the Moderators. Princeps - Awarded to all completed Titans Xenos Champion - Awarded to the Frater who individually paints the most points worth of models in the Xenos Stronghold Champions of the Horde - The Xenos Forum with the highest overall points worth of models Champion of the Call - The Xenos Forum that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. As to the overall competition between the Strongholds, there will also be Badges awarded for the following; Masters of the Horde - The Stronghold that completes the highest overall points worth of models. Masters of the Call - The Stronghold that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. Master Artificer - Voted best painted Model, chosen from the 4 Stronghold Artificers. In addition to the Badges and Achievements above, there will be additional Awards for the following 4 categories. At this stage there are no physical prizes like last year, but that *MAY* change by the end of the Event. Favourite Young Blood - This category is for Participants who have been building and/or painting models for less than 12 months. Anyone wishing to participate as A Young Blood will need to specifically declare that are are doing so within their Vows. At the conclusion of the Event all Young Blood Entries will be placed into a Poll for the B&C at large to vote on and pick a Favourite. The voting criteria for this category is not about picking the best painted model, but the model that inexplicably pulls a smile on your face, one that makes you think, damn that's cool.. Master of the Forge - Best Conversion or Kit-bash. Anyone wishing to participate for the Master of the Forge Badge and Prize will need to specifically declare that they are doing so within their Vows. Stronghold Artificer - Awarded to four Participants, one from each Stronghold for the Best Painted Model in from the Stronghold, chosen by the Frater via Poll. Grand Marshal - Individual with the Most Points of Models Painted across all Strongholds That's it, you've done it, you've made it to the end!!! If you have any questions or queries, just @Grotsmasha and I'll be more than happy to help you out, now, go on, get, don't you have models to be painting? F.A.Q.s Q- If I have models with different coloured heads or shoulder pads, can they be primed different colours IE. Black templars or Eldar Guardians? A- Yes, this is acceptable. Q- I want to paint Traitor Guard, is there a way to pledge them to Chaos? A- Yes, for the purposes of Traitor Guard, the Astra Militarum units may be pledged to Chaos. The Realm of Chaos is the most appropriate forum. Q- Are 3D prints allowed? A- Yes, as long as they are board appropriate, 3D prints can be pledged to the Call to Arms. Use the points associated with the unit they represent.

The B&C Presents: The Call to Arms 2024 HERESY STRONGHOLD What better way to celebrate a new edition of our favourite table-top wargame than to have a big Inter-Forum Painting Event, amiright? Time to bust out those brushes and paints and stand ready to represent your Forum/s of choice and aid them on the path to claim Victory!!!! What is The Call to Arms, I hear you ask? The Call to Arms is a multi-forum event designed to encourage us all to start a new army, or bolster our current forces. The Forums of the B&C are divided up into four Strongholds; The Imperium Stronghold Adepta Sororitas Adeptus Astartes Adeptus Mechanicus Astra Militarum Imperial Knights Talons of the Emperor The Imperium of Mankind The Chaos Stronghold Chaos Daemons Chaos Knights Heretic Astartes The Realms of Chaos The Xenos Stronghold Aeldari Drukhari Genestealer Cults Leagues of Votann Necrons Orks T'au Empire Tyranids The Heresy Stronghold Loyalists OR Traitors Legions Imperialis Adeptus Titanicus The Horus Heresy These four Strongholds will act as the hub for each of the four main Factions, and will for the 3 Month duration of the Call to Arms, run independently of the three other Strongholds. Each Stronghold may have different targets and goals, and even their own mini/complementary events, all with unique badges and achievements, but at the end of the 3 months, the four Strongholds will face off, and overall winners will be declared. Start Date: 15th JUNE 2024 End Date: 17th SEPTEMBER 2024 (Timezone will be GMT +10, please make local adjustments for time) So, how is it all going to work? As each of the Strongholds are acting (initially) as their own Events, you may choose to focus within a single Stronghold, or participate in all four Strongholds, and any complementary/mini-events that you would like to. Your Vows will be treated independently in each Stronghold, meaning a Failed Vow in one Stronghold will NOT effect Vows in the other Strongholds. Models pledged to a Stronghold must come from the army books associated with those Forums covered by each Stronghold. The exceptions to this are Titans and models from the Other Games Forum (Aeronautica, Kill Team, Necromunda), these models / units may be pledged to any Stronghold. You may join in any of the Events at any time within the 3 Month time-frame of The Call to Arms For each Stronghold, you have a MAXIMUM of 3 Vows, you must finish your active vow before pledging to a second or third vow. In addition to the three Vows, any model in the 10pt Category or higher will fit into the "Job's a Big'un" Vow, and will run separate from the 3 Vow limit and have the entirety of the 3 months to be completed. Once recorded, Vows may not be altered, however special considerations may be made upon request. There is no minimum pledge, you may vow 1 model, or your entire collection, but beware, failing your last active vow will invalidate any completed vows you may have already submitted. How do I join in? Each model has a point value based upon it's size, and the comparative amount of effort and time it takes to paint said model, listed below are are the points-per-model, more specific lists can be found in each Forums Rally Point thread, but I've added some generic examples below, 1pt Infantry 2pts Cavalry/Bikers/Heavy Weapons Teams 3pts Walkers (Dreadnaughts, Sentinals) 4pts Skimmers / Light Vehicles (Landspeeders, ATV, Armigers) 5pts Small Tanks (Leman Russ, Rhino Variants) 6pts Large Tanks (Rogal Dorn, Sicaran, Land Raider) 8pts Superheavies (Baneblades etc) 10pts Imperial Knight etc 5pts Leader and Unit Composition: 1 OR Epic Hero 10pts Primarchs NOTE: Characters with Retinue, I.E. Saint Celestine. Celestine is the EPIC HERO, and is worth 5pts, her two Sister Superiors are Seraphim, which are worth 1pt each. 20pts Warhound Titan 30pts Reaver Titan 40pts Warbringer Titan 50pts Warlord Titan Terrain 1pt 3 Munitorum Barrels, 4 Munitorum Crates, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Column, Octarius Ramshackle Bridges 2pts Aegis Defence Line Section, Aegis Defence Platform, Galvanic Servo-haulers, Thermic Plasma Conduit Section, Imperialis Ruins Wall Section, Zone Morialtis/Gallowdark Wall, Octarius Scrap Heap/Barricade 3pts Fronteris Vox Antenna, Fronteris Auspex Shrine, Thermo-exchanger Shrine, Octarius Oil Rig, Necromunda Fuel Tanks 4pts Munitorum Container, Mechsnicus Transterrsnic Gantry, Galvanic Servo-crane, Big'ead Bossbunka, Skull Alter, Noctilith Crown, Octarius Ramshackle Walls 5pts Tidewall Droneport, Tidewall Shieldline, Feculant Gnarlmaw, Miasmic Malignifier 6pts Fronteris Landing Pad, Mechanicus Forgeshine, Mechanicus Galvanic Magnavent 8pts Fronteris Hab Bunker, Manufactorum Administratus, 10pts Zone Morialtis Gang Stronghold Legions Imperialis / Adeptus Titanicus Scale 1pt Infantry Base, Dreadnaught Base, Rapier Base, Jetbike/Speeder Base, Sentinal Base, Rhino, Predator, Medusa, Leman Russ, Drop Pod 2pts Sicaran, Land Raider, Spartan, Malcador, Armiger Knights, Questoris Knights, Ceratus KInights 3pts Fellblade Chassis tanks, Kratos Battletank, Baneblade Chassis tanks, Arcastus Knights, LI/AI Aircraft* 4pts Thunderhawk Gunship 5pts Warhound Titan 6pts Reaver Titan 7pts Warbringer Titan 8pts Warlord Titan 10pts Warmaster Titan 5pts Leader and Unit Composition: Command Base *I am super unfamiliar with the Aeronautica Craft, so please let me know if there need to be more points gradings for the different Aircraft* Note: Custom/Scratchbuilt terrain- use this list as a guide as to how many points tour terrain is worth, but please make sure to mention your terrain is custom when Vowing. You may vow ANY MODEL that is covered by THIS STRONGHOLD, but you must allocate your points to either The Emperor OR The Warmaster. Please make your vows in this thread in the following format; "I, {insert username}, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint {insert units/models} for {xxx pts} for the Glory of {insert Emperor/Warmaster} and the Heresy Stronghold on or before 17th September 2024, or bear the badge of failure until years end." example; I, Grotsmasha, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint 20 Legionaires, 3 Outriders, 1 Consul, and 1 Contemptor Dreadnought for 34pts for the Glory of the Emperor and the Heresy Stronghold on or before September 17th, or bear the badge of failure until year's end." The post that contains your Vow must include starting pictures that contain all the models from the Vow. Starting models may be in any of the following conditions; In the box On the Sprue Assembled Single Colour Primed For Tanks / Titans, Sub-assemblies primed in different colours will be acceptable, I.E. chassis in Leadbelcher, with armour plates in secondary colour. Additionally, you may pledge models you have not yet received I.E. Warhammer: Imperium Subscription, just make sure a image is edited in to your Vow post once you've received the models, and make a post indicating that you have done so. Your Vow is considered complete when you declare it so, and post completed pictures of all models contained within the Vow. Although "Complete" is to your own standard, we would like you to aim for GW's "Battle Ready", with the miniatures based. If basing is something you don't do, or won't be doing within the Event's timeline, please return the bases to flat black or brown as this will greatly enhance the Completed presentation. Required Completion Pictures: Please include 1 image with a complete shot of the entire Vow, I also encourage everyone to include additional images for each squad/unit in the vow, please post these within Spoiler / Hidden tags. Once you have made your vow, pop this badge of Participation into your Signature, Will there be any awards? Yes!! There will be similar Badges and Achievements available from all 4 Strongholds, Event Failed: Servitor 10 points: Legionaire 25 points Sergeant 45 points: Consul 75 points: Praetor 100+ points: Master of the Legion Artificer - Top 1, 2, and 3 best painted models from each Forum, chosen by the Moderators. Princeps - Awarded to all completed Titans Heresy Champion - Awarded to the Frater who individually paints the most points worth of models in the Heresy Stronghold Champions of the Horde - The Faction with the highest overall points worth of models Champion of the Call - The Faction that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. As to the overall competition between the Strongholds, there will also be Badges awarded for the following; Masters of the Horde - The Stronghold that completes the highest overall points worth of models. Masters of the Call - The Stronghold that has the Highest Participation vs. Completion Percentage. Master Artificer - Voted best painted Model, chosen from the 4 Stronghold Artificers. In addition to the Badges and Achievements above, there will be additional Awards for the following 4 categories. At this stage there are no physical prizes like last year, but that *MAY* change by the end of the Event. Favourite Young Blood - This category is for Participants who have been building and/or painting models for less than 12 months. Anyone wishing to participate as A Young Blood will need to specifically declare that are are doing so within their Vows. At the conclusion of the Event all Young Blood Entries will be placed into a Poll for the B&C at large to vote on and pick a Favourite. The voting criteria for this category is not about picking the best painted model, but the model that inexplicably pulls a smile on your face, one that makes you think, damn that's cool.. Master of the Forge - Best Conversion or Kit-bash. Anyone wishing to participate for the Master of the Forge Badge and Prize will need to specifically declare that they are doing so within their Vows. Stronghold Artificer - Awarded to four Participants, one from each Stronghold for the Best Painted Model in from the Stronghold, chosen by the Frater via Poll. Grand Marshal - Individual with the Most Points of Models Painted across all Strongholds That's it, you've done it, you've made it to the end!!! If you have any questions or queries, just @Grotsmasha and I'll be more than happy to help you out, now, go on, get, don't you have models to be painting? F.A.Q.s Q- If I have models with different coloured heads or shoulder pads, can they be primed different colours IE. Black templars or Eldar Guardians? A- Yes, this is acceptable. Q- I want to paint Traitor Guard, is there a way to pledge them to Chaos? A- Yes, for the purposes of Traitor Guard, the Astra Militarum units may be pledged to Chaos. The Realm of Chaos is the most appropriate forum. Q- Are 3D prints allowed? A- Yes, as long as they are board appropriate, 3D prints can be pledged to the Call to Arms. Use the points associated with the unit they represent.

Hi Folks, After painting most of what I though I could in the Imperium forum, I added 2 almost "last minute" vows in the Xeno Forum: - 5 Incubis and their objective marker - for 5 or maybe 6 pts - the Yncarne No surprise, these are a way to increase my Asuryanis though Ynnari faction play. See previous entry and probably some future ones too. In both cases I aligned my scheme on the ones promoted on GW boxes. I am chronically lacking of creativity (this is proved) but I also wanted to limit the decision making process (I can proscratinate a lot). I managed to fulfill both entries in 1 week, and being a copycat while using narrow colour pallets helped a lot. Let see the suspects. Incubis have been largely inspired from the claimed "Ynnari scheme" that can be found on the back of the box and on the GW websites. The armour is made of Incubi darkness, washed with 1:5 black in water. The rest is annecdotical: metal (clear) for blades qnd cuting stuff, red ribbons and white pads. I tried the Vallejo 70.951 as white on Corax white and the contrast is a little bit violent. It might require a future downdown. The Yncarne is as straight forward as can be. red character and frosthearth energy cloud. Everything in COntrast. first time for me the base coat is 100% Contrast on a model. Them subtility is added through washes and dry bruches. I had quite a lot of issues with the final assembly and I have not been able to position properly yhr character on the swirl. I identified 2 delictive points: 1. the base of the swirl is set with a small mispositioning on the scenic base 2. for some reason the bottom of the hair of the Yncarne and the top of the hair on the swirl, where you make the connection, are a little bit deformed. you cannot match all the details and grooves, as if the bottom part was a little bit larger than it should be. There is a small additional angle too. Resulting that the Yncarne is not that centered and looks like it tries to slide ahead. It gives a puzzling idea of forward movement, like trying a hoover jet for first time... But I am any way OK with the result: an ambitious model and probably the most complicated to assemble so far. Here are some close up of the base and epic hero: CTA2024 is now over for me. I ended 24h before deadline, so, I am happy that all my items and vows are complete. See you soon,

Hi Folks, A very rapid update of my progress on my second vow. The Attaché and the plasma containers were completed earlier this month; the same with de Sydonian dragoons. All of these were all done in a quite a decent amount of time. But I am struggling a little bit more with the Serberys units. Yet, after a rainy WE, I've got some time to progress. Mounts are now all done for the Raider and the Sulphurhound units. The cyberhorses were done exactly qs their brothers from the first vow. The Sulphurhounds, well, too... This leads to units that are not so easy to distinguish on the table one from another. I hope that once the riders will be positionned, this will change. Yet, of course, the proper design differences between the 2 mounts (or lack of difference) does not help too much. I expect the pistolier design will bring some visual impact allowing a better definition of the R&R. Close ups make the difference more obvious though. The pounches of the Sulphurhounds are a design detail that I especially like. Riders are at 50% more or less, so getting a full completion of my vow this week is possible. To be continued. See you in a next installement of this blog. Cheers,

Hi Folks, As we reach mid of August soon: it is time to get an update on my pledges for both challenges. Shared pledges in fact, at least partially. I indeed vowed for 12MoH 2 Ironstriders and 2 Plasma Generatorium while enlisting in CTA24 5as a second vow) the very same items plus - Serberys and 1 Attaché. So how does it goes so far? I, of course, started by the stuff pledged for August in 12MoH. I am currently making some paint tests on the Generatorums but it does not necesarilly goes that well. Or at least I am lack of self convinction. But, what else went better? The chickens of course (just in cqse the banner was not explicit enough). I managed to paint both over the last week. And it went not too bad. Just make your own opinion: Once again I globally sticked to my usual paint scheme, except I did not wash the bone coloured legs this time. It makes them less dirty than the Onagers´ones. but it is fine like that. What else could I report? Serberys are all primed: I will go 3 Raiders and 3 Sulphurhounds. But I will start these latter on. The Attaché went fast, I could even have fielded it in the 2h challenge. If I can keep the rythm, I am on good tracks. See you soon with more stuff, hopefully.

I Folks, After a small break to recover my sanity after almost completed Pteraxii decided to take q shades bath (leading to a full stripping and repaint for 2 of these bat-cyborg-men) I finally completed my vow. It took me quite much time than usual in fact. But these Serberys and Pteraxii are really really requiring calm and concentration for... everything - from painting to assembly to detailling... The final result is OK, the models are gorgeous but it is definitively not a Combat Patrol box for people without a decent hobby experience. I painted 69 pts. 1 Admech Patrol box inc. 1 Manipulus (5pts) 3 Serberis (6 points) 10 Skitarii (10 points) 5 Pteraxii (5 points) 1 Master of the Watch (5 points) 1 Archeotechnologist (5 points) 1 Engineseer (5 points) 1 Marshall (5 points) 10 Negavolt cultists as proxi Electropriests Admech scenery inc. 3 small machines (3 points), 2 big machines (4 points) and 1 generator (6 points) I set the Pteraxii as Sterilizors. just for the look. And the idea to get some welding lamp holding bats on the field is somehow attractive. So steampunk. I wonder how they will rend in gaming performance. One sure thing is that they span is so wide that, in respect of other jump pack troops, they have a serious handicap. Screening and COver will be difficult to get. I was eventually thinking into expanding the unit to 10, but this will probably be, for survivability of these mostitos, a bad idea. It is now time for a second vow! I, bouargh, heed the Call to Arms and pledge to paint: 6 Serberis (12 points) 2 Sydonian Drqgoons (6 points) 1 Regiment attaché (1 point) 2 Plasma Generatorums (8 pts) For a grand total of 27 points for the Glory of Adeptus Mechanicus and the Imperium Stronghold on or before 17th September 2024, or bear the badge of failure until years end I learned quite a lot with the 3 Serberys from my first vow, so I think I cqn get these 6 new ones faster done. I will go for 3 Raiders, to complete the previous unit, and 3 Sulphurhounds. I now go to priming station (a.k.a backyard); see you soon with some progress (hopefully)

Hi folks, I will not make it. My target of completing the last unots of my CTA24 first vow before end of week will not be achievable. Current temp rise and high humidity make any painting or modelling attempt catastrophical. paint dries on the brush and in the pot once opened, gets thick, crackle while drying... Anyway, I have been able to complete the painting of the separated items of the Skitarii just before this hot summer time really appeared, so I have been left this week only with the final assembly and glueing. Which went quick and fast doing it at 6:00 a.m. As one may notice I am well above the number or arc guns than allowed in the dataslate (3 vs. 1!). This is in fact the final step of my legalization/optimization of my Rangers units. I indeed already field 2 units but fitted only with Arquebus and plasma. I will therefore swap 2 mundane gunmen (one in each previously owned unit) with these arc gunners. Et voila! 3 fully kitted Ranger units I also managed finishing the Watch Master - as most of the model was painted already, missing only a few details such as cables or so, fast paint drying has not been an issue there. It is a regular result for the latter. I have been quite demotivated by the news about Imperial Agent and I managed completing this model only because it was pledged. It almost ended up into the waiting list of stuff reprogrammed-to-a-latter-yet-to-be-confirmed date. So here is the updated progess status: 64oo69 pts. Close to finish line. 1 Admech Patrol box inc. 1 Manipulus (5pts) - Completed 3 Serberis (6 points) - Completed 10 Skitarii (10 points) - Completed 5 Pteraxii (5 points) - WIP 1 Master of the Watch (5 points) - Completed 1 Archeotechnologist (5 points) - Completed 1 Engineseer (5 points) - Completed 1 Marshall (5 points) - Completed 10 Negavolt cultists as proxi Electropriests - Completed Admech scenery inc. 3 small machines (3 points), 2 big machines (4 points) and 1 generator (6 points) - Completed Weather forecast is showing an improvement from Thursday afternoon (which is today´s by the way); may be I will have enough time tonight to tresume these Pteraxii... Afterall, most of these is done. But I often need more time for details that for main areas. See you soon.

Hi Folks, It has been a busy week. I managed to progress quite a lot on my pledge, although it is not yet 100% completed. At the moment I can had to the rooster the 3 Serberys and the Manipulus. The latter was supposed to be the last miniature to be painted but in the end it took over the Pteraxii. The Raiders were configured in the standard tooling for a unit of 3: sticking to the manual. I have some others on their way and when I will expand the gang, the 3 additional raiders will be only gunners. The Manipulus has been fitted in the exact opposite of the one I already have. So, the second head option and the railgun/ray of death stuff. Is it all I did? Not really. Most not to say all the other entries are started and at various completion levels. Rangers are progressing and are at something close to 80% finished. Pteraxii have received all their base colours and I am starting the detaling steps. Watch Master is also well engaged, even if I left him aside after publication of the Imperial Agent news. Felt depressed by the dirrecion DW is probably going to... Here is the resulting progess status: 49oo69 pts. So a little bit more than 70% 1 Admech Patrol box inc. 1 Manipulus (5pts) - Completed 3 Serberis (6 points) - Completed 10 Skitarii (10 points) - WIP 5 Pteraxii (5 points) - WIP 1 Master of the Watch (5 points) - WIP 1 Archeotechnologist (5 points) - Completed 1 Engineseer (5 points) - Completed 1 Marshall (5 points) - Completed 10 Negavolt cultists as proxi Electropriests - Completed Admech scenery inc. 3 small machines (3 points), 2 big machines (4 points) and 1 generator (6 points) - Completed I have to amnage to close some stuff this week, as coming August is rather busy and will send back the stuff uncompletetd to a latter date in the month. And if I want to enlist a second vow, it is better trying out to manage the time left as a rare and key ressource... See you soon.

Hi Folks, After 5 weeks of challenge, and a welcomed holiday break, I am back to the brushes since last week. these past 10 days I managed to have some progress, although less lighting fast than it isued to be last year at the same period in the previous challenge. But, hay, it is an endurance run afterall, and I may eventually boost up my productivity latter. I started with the Serberys mounts. I have been excesively enthusiatic and I did not consider prepainting at all. Big mistake. these model require being as much painted as possible befor being glued together. Their sheer complexity makes that many parts are hard or impossibkle to reach with the brush once assemblied. anyway, after a lot of corrective touches to cover paints spots left here or there during the contorsionist´s exercices needed to paint the bellies of the cyber horses, the mounts are done. Next job will be the riders. I also spent time on the 3 minor heros, completing them all. The Marshall and the Technoarquelogist went rather fast, keeping the usual pallet of colours. It makes that the Marshall does not stand out much. But it is a cyborg and is not supposed to have any personality, so I guess it fits the big picture. Getting some more baroque stuff and a cloak is probably much more a sign of the ego of his master than wants a shiny puppet to show to his mates. The last figure is the kit-bashed Mining Priest, with hydraulic claw and mining laser, I previously introduced in a blog entry (May 9th). This one went even faster. 6 hours gran total inc. basing and drying, and a quite long drive to and back from the supermarket to fill up the fridge. Here is the resulting progess status: 38oo69 pts. So a little bit more than 55% 1 Admech Patrol box inc. 1 Manipulus (5pts) 3 Serberis (6 points) - WIP 10 Skitarii (10 points) - WIP 5 Pteraxii (5 points) - total 26 points 1 Master of the Watch (5 points) - WIP 1 Archeotechnologist (5 points) - Completed 1 Engineseer (5 points) - Completed 1 Marshall (5 points) - Completed 10 Negavolt cultists as proxi Electropriests - Completed Admech scenery inc. 3 small machines (3 points), 2 big machines (4 points) and 1 generator (6 points) - Completed Not too bad, but there is still some work ahead. Riders and rangers have received the black and metal drybruch and I will focus on them next. The Master of the Watch is waiting for some attention now that it has his black and his maatal done. but I keep him for dead times. Manipuls will the the cherry on the cupcake once Pteraxii will be done. These look rather complicated to assemble. I do not want to screw up so I am thinking on the best way to do. See you soon.

Hi Folks, I had a dream, a dream where I could enlist different stuff for CTA24 and the 12 Months challenge. It will remain a dream. Time being what it is, a rare and limited ressource, I had no choice than enlist a comon entry for the 2 challenges in July. This common entry is the Negavolt Cultist unit (x 10), to be used as a proxy for Electropriests. I will call them Corpuscarii Zealots. They are designed as something inbetween the electrofists and the power staff, so, upon games they could be used either as one or other unit. As a scheme I have been tempted to add some "variety". I already did it with some Legend Secutarii Hoplite, breaking my Custom Forgeworl Colour scheme. I repeated the process this time again. Afterall, Electropriests are not related to Skitarii Legions. They are rather allied factions within the Mechanicum. So, why should they follow exactly the same painting patrons as the Skitariis and their Leaders? OK, they belong to the same world, so maybe a series on common points could be welcomed? Let´s check - Red armour pieces ? - No, Negavolts run almost naked - Grey tabards - Possible, but I am not convinced - FW Symbol - I cannot imagine where one can fiend enough free spoace available on Negavolts miniatures to put a decal on... Looked like a dead end alley. I finally opted for a distinct way, let´s call it "inverted scheme". Instead of getting a grey major with red as upgrading colour, I went for main dark red with greyish details. "Main" should be understood as Tabards and "Details" as wrist amd anckle bands. It sorted out not too bad. To my taste. The alectric blue coils really help to create the contrasting point these crouching minis needed. As there are only 2 poses, the diversification comes mainly only by mean of disitnct distribution of the Medusae cables and plugs snaking from the heads. Being snap minis, no prepainting was done. Of course it limits accessibility to internal details and an accurate eagle eye watcher with miniatures in hands will see that they are globally one level bellow the other skitarii of my army. Only stuff wrong: Base size. I Ebayed the miniatures without bases and I did not checked which base size comes with the Electropriests. As a consequences these are mounted on 25 mm bases instead of 32 mm. I am not obsessed by this theme, yet it might eventually requires a future correction with diameter extansion rings. Fortunatly, my basing is simple enough to allow that potential modification without screwing up everything. That´s all for the moment. Let´s now assembly Seberii from the patrol box enlisted in CTA24. I feel like this will not be a quiet journey. See you next time.

Hi Folks, CtA 2024 has been launch and it is time to set a first progress report. For the moment, I decided to focus on my AdMech. This New Year New Army project started in 2023 still need to be strengthened. My first pledge is therefore oriented i order to egt some supporting troops that were missing on the rooster. The pledged models are: 1 Admech Patrol box inc. 1 Manipulus (5pts), 3 Serberis (6 points), 10 Skitarii (10 points) and 5 Pteraxii (5 points) - total 26 points 1 Master of the Watch - total 5 points 1 Archeotechnologist (5 points), one Engineseer (5 points) and 1 Marshall (5 points) - total 15 points 10 Negavolt cultists as proxi Electropriests - total 10 points Admech scenery inc. 3 small machines (3 points), 2 big machines (4 points) and 1 generator (6 points) - total 13 points For a grand total of 69 points. Although I usually keep scenery as a "snack" between units, I decided, this time, to start with them. My time table is rather busy and I only managed saving some minutes everyday for hobby. As I treat these models mainly by dry brushing, the perfectly fit in my agandea. When Technicity meets time constraints... Without saying much, here are the first victims of my marginal contribution to this year contest: The sigil of Adeptus Mechanicus is watching you: I sticked to my usual scheme of bone gantries amd greyinsh structure, There is more metallic parts though on this model. More details bellow: The machineries are also from KT set - but these were Ebayed. Once agian I kept it simple and aligned with all myprevious stuff for Sectro Mechanicum: And that´s it for these few days. Next progress report will touch some of these new units. Only stuff I am sure of is how I will assemble the models: - Vanguards - Serberys raiders - and Pteraxii Sterylizors Except Vanguards, all these models will require that I adopt some variant for the paint scheme in order toa dadpt it to the specific features of the sculpts. Same will apply to the Negavolt cultist used as Electropriests proxies... But we will see this in a next instalement of this Blog.