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An ongoing project to knock up some kitbashed standalone minis from the chapters engaged in the Badab War, because Badab is cool and kitbashing is probably the part of the hobby I enjoy the most. I had intended to start out easy with just my idea of what a standard tactical marine from each chapter might look like and I did do a few of those already (pics to follow) but a particular combination of parts gave me an idea and so I went with it. Here's my rendition of Old Night himself, Thulsa Kane of the Executioners. The basis is Tortuga Bay Studio's Myroslav Kado mini, with arms and axe from their Fortress Destroyer model. The head is from the new GW Terminator Chaplain, tilt shield from Fafnir Rann. There's also a dagger in a skull-encrusted scabbard from one of the GW limited edition webstore minis because "needs more skulls" was a definite consideration i had while assembling him!

- Executioners: End of Penance - http://i.imgur.com/QX0cZZ9.jpg So 8th edition is the first time I've honestly been excited for an edition of 40k. To mark the occasion I wanted to start up a new army for 8th, and though it took a while of pondering what to do, I ended up on Executioners, the unsung badasses of the Badab war. Pretty sure that fluff-wise the Executioners are almost done their 100 year penitent crusade (hence the title) too lazy to fact check. I have about 3k of Executioners slowly being built and prepared for the new age. First squad I got done were these Terminators: http://i.imgur.com/hBADdtj.jpg First Terminator fully complete http://i.imgur.com/83XEqs9.jpg ​The Squad beginning to take shape http://i.imgur.com/Y1nBZbq.jpg http://i.imgur.com/pFAG7ax.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9929qYY.jpg I was influenced to add hazard stripes both from old-school Ultramarines Terminators (the termie power fists) but also of course from Iron Warriors. When I started painting up silver marines I pondered ways to make them pop and add depth, Iron Warriors were the only other silver marines to use as influence. My hazard stripes are there to a much lesser degree and I'll be looking at other ways to give personality to these guys down the road. After all we're proud Sons of Dorn! Just recently I finished part of my Assault Squad, 5 done 5 to go. http://i.imgur.com/pUe2ju2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uOT49GU.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9sRy9MO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/SMZz2tH.jpg Executioners Colors/Organization So there are a couple ways Executioners mark their marines. Generally everyone is silver/metallic, with bronze power pack and face-plate. Occasionally a marine will have a bronze shoulder insert (perhaps a mark of honour?). Terminators have yellow shoulder pads and black helmets. Sergeants are shown to have a yellow shoulder insert on the right shoulder pads (I'll be doing both pads for my Sergeants/Veterans because I like symmetry), as well as yellow paint over their upper helms. It's not explained in depth so I'm adding yellow helmets/pads for all sergeants and veterans (Sternguard/etc). This info is based on the artwork of the Executioners during the Badab War. Here are the pics I'm referring to: http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Executioners#Gallery Metallic Blue vs. Metallic Silver So one thing people constantly ask is "aren't they metallic blue?" and to be honest I'm not even sure. The earliest uploaded pics showed Executioners as a metallic blue, but the more recent scans I found show them as classic silver, as does their short story Death Speakers. The silver is more Spartan, fits their personality more, so that's what I was happy to go with (also looks more brutal imo). http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/7/7b/Executioners6.jpg this is the famous metallic blue... Yet these are from another scan and the short story Death Speakers by Andy Smillie... http://i.imgur.com/2y2gXhg.jpg http://www.blacklibrary.com/Images/Product/DefaultBL/xlarge/Death-Speakers.jpg P.S - I'd highly recommend reading Death Speakers (the only Executioner story currently) Andy Smillie please write more Executioner stuff! Executioners Army Composition/Progress - Points: 150 power/ 2960 points HQ Terminator Captain (Built) Chaplain (Built) Librarian Troops 10 Tactical Marines (Built) 10 Tactical Marines (Built) 5 Scouts Elites 5 Sternguard (Built) 5 Terminators (Built, Cleaned, Painted) 5 Assault Terminators 1 Venerable Dreadnought Fast Attack 10 Assault Marines (Built, Cleaned, Painted) Flyers Stormhawk Interceptor (Built) Stormtalon Gunship Heavy Support Land Raider (Built) Dedicated Transport Rhino Landspeeder Storm Drop Pod (Built) Characters Thulsa Kane* *Not Added in total pts http://i.imgur.com/IAtW9Pc.jpg "We are the headsmen of Him on Terra, Sons of Dorn, born of battle and death, - his Executioners." High Executioner Arkash Hakkon

So I'm thinking of painting these guys up as the Executioners Chapter. Yes I know they are officially an Imperial Fist successor but I just love the Iron Hands strategems, traits and general vibe. I thought combining that with the more melee focussed Successor options would be kind of cool. I'm a sucker for small elite forces and Primaris models. I'm just wondering what everyone here thinks. Any advice welcome on wether it's remotely playable or feasible as a working list. ++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Iron Hands) [56 PL, 5CP, 1,000pts] ++ **Chapter Selector**: Custom Chapter, Hungry for Battle, Iron Hands Successor, Whirlwind of Rage Battle Size [6CP]: + HQ + Primaris Chaplain on Bike [7 PL, -1CP, 125pts]: 4. Mantra of Strength, All Flesh is Weakness, Benediction of Fury, Litany of Hate, Stratagem: Paragon of Iron, The Imperium's Sword, Warlord + Troops + Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 100pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle . 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades . Intercessor Sergeant Intercessor Squad [5 PL, 100pts]: Auto Bolt Rifle . 4x Intercessor: 4x Bolt pistol, 4x Frag & Krak grenades . Intercessor Sergeant + Elites + Bladeguard Veteran Squad [10 PL, 175pts] . 4x Bladeguard Veteran: 4x Frag & Krak grenades, 4x Heavy Bolt Pistol, 4x Master-crafted power sword, 4x Storm Shield . Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant: Heavy Bolt Pistol Terminator Assault Squad [9 PL, 195pts] . Assault Terminator Sergeant . . Thunder Hammer & Storm Shield: . 2x Assault Terminator w/THSS: 2x Storm shield, 2x Thunder hammer . 2x Assault Terminator w/x2LC: 2x Lightning Claw (Pair) + Heavy Support + Eradicator Squad [14 PL, 180pts]: Melta rifle . 3x Eradicator: 3x Bolt pistol . Eradicator Sgt + Dedicated Transport + Impulsor [6 PL, 125pts]: 2x Storm Bolters, Shield Dome ++ Total: [56 PL, 5CP, 1,000pts] + General Ideas - Super rough and tough Chaplain to represent the amazing Thulsa Kane himself. Just drive around throwing hands and maybe buff the Bladeguard while driving by. Intercessors for objective holding and looking nice at the back. Bladeguard in an Impulsor and Assault termies to hit stuff hard when they show up/get there. Eradicators for a little bit of anti-tank.