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So I did a thing. I re-discovered a bunch of random Space Marines, all of which were unpainted and doing a whole lot of nothing. Rather than going and starting an entire Ork army, I turned these bad boys towards a new project! Lachdannan and I have dipped our toes into 8th Edition, and it's different enough to start new armies for! Let's be honest - the Badab War was cool. Carcharodons were originally on my list of armies to do (I have a transfer sheet I refuse to let go of), but the 3 beautiful Minotaur models that Forge World made have sold them to me. The Inquisition connection makes them pretty interesting too, especially when you start trying to identify their geneseed origins! I put in a bulk order, they arrived, and I'm on my way after a solid spray-painting session. I had a chat with a few people about getting their bronze armour done quickly. A GW manager suggested trying the Retributor Armour spray, then hitting it with multiple layers of Agrax Earthshade gloss. I was tempted to add in some Coelia Nightshade to get that classic bronze oxidation, but I figure the Minotaurs aren't actually wearing armour made of bronze, so I gave it a miss. Here's my test model... Rushed it a bit, so there's a few slips and plenty more detail to add, but I am really happy with the initial result! It looks a lot brighter in the photo than real life, but when I have some proper results to show off I will get some clean photos taken! As always, I am working towards a list. Here's my currently assembled force of 1205 points: HQ Lord Asterion Moloc: Iron Resolve xxx Chaplain Ivanus Enkomi xxx Hecaton Aiakos xxx TROOPS 5 Tactical Marines: Space Marine Sergeant (chainsword; combi-plasma); 4 Tactical Marines; plasma gun 89 5 Tactical Marines: Space Marine Sergeant (chainsword; combi-plasma); 4 Tactical Marines; plasma gun 89 5 Tactical Marines: Space Marine Sergeant (chainsword; combi-plasma); 4 Tactical Marines; plasma gun 89 HEAVY SUPPORT 5 Devastators: Space Marine Sergeant (storm bolter; chainsword); 4 Devastators; heavy bolter; 3 x missile launcher 152 Contemptor Mortis Dreadnought: 2 twin autocannons 172 Detachments Battalion DetachmentChapter Tactics: Iron Hands 1205 points Power Rating 63 Command Points 6 So here we go! Heading into Christmas, so I will be busier than normal, but I feel like I will get this done quicker than I usually do. Also, for 2000 points, I plan on running this list, and I have nearly everything on hand already. Thanks for dropping by!

Hey everyone, recently I decided to retire from wargaming forever (some folks would state that I am too young of a man to seriously consider retirement from anything, but I digress). I did some soul searching, and have decided to move on with my life into a different direction. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... That being said, I decided it's time to go out with a bang I am returning to the Minotaurs chapter of Space Marines, an army left for too long unfinished. Although primarily having focused my wargaming efforts on 30k for the last several years, I have decided that this will be the last army I ever paint or collect. Once I finish I finish with this project, I'll be done for good. This army represents a point in the past when I was younger than I am now, and as such, the painting quality of my existing units is... not great. But that's all good! I'm here to have fun (though expect the new things to look particularly jazzy ). I don't have my existing models with me as I write this post, so here is a sneak peak of the first members of my new Tactical Squad (my 4th Minotaurs Tactical Squad). These Battle Brothers still have some work to do tidying up before they are ready to be painted. Both are kitbashed from the regular Tactical Squad and the Mark III Tactical Squad. The Space Marine on the left carries the Melta Gun that comes with the regular box yet wears Mark III Power Armour, while the one on the right wears the more common (as of M41) Mark VII Armour, yet carries the Heavy Bolter found in the Mark III box. I know it's not much so far, but I will have more on this Tactical Squad as well as overall Minotaurs progress very soon, so stay tuned. .... .... .... .... .... .... Surprise, I'm still here! Although the Minotaurs are the last army I am ever doing for any wargame ever, and I will be proactively moving closer and closer to that end destination (and yes, I do have a set plan of exactly how many Space Marines that is), who is to say that I can't work on side projects here and there? It's a loophole Here is a (currently unpainted) Eldar Farseer: Here's some quick lore about where this Eldar comes from (it's the homebrew kind of lore, so strap yourselves in for a particularly bumpy ride): -The Farseer comes from the very minor Craftworld of Jhul'yllant. It's genuinely one of the smallest, and practically no one even lives there! (Even by Eldar standards). In ages long past, the Craftworld was hidden from the rest of the galaxy by the mystical powers of the Eldar, in a super secret location that NOBODY could ever find it. But the Eldar of Jhul'yllant have decided it is time that it left it's hiding place. Where is it hidden? In the core of a massive ocean planet in a system now controlled by the Imperium. It's a backwater system, only one of the planets is inhabited (though two of it's planets are also occupied by the Imperium), and that's an Imperial staging world where forces being sent to fight in more important places are gathered together, but is currently manned by a solely by a light infantry regiment of Imperial Guard, an Imperial Guard Independent Tank Company, and a wing of Imperial Navy Valkyries. Will the Ordo Xenos Inquisitor that goes to investigate the rumoured Eldar sightings in the system be enough to stop the Eldar of Jhyl'yllant before it's too late? We'll have to find out. Also, some quick notes: -Jhul'yllant doesn't really have many forces. Instead, it's more just Farseers going on adventures around the galaxy, and bringing usually only a few dozen warriors at most as their personal bodyguard, and even then, forces THAT big are only in the rarest of circumstances. Also, multiple Farseers often work together to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal. Releasing the Craftworld from it's hiding place will require all the Eldar of Jhul'yllant to work together! How will they achieve this? Guess we'll find out eventually too!" .... .... .... .... Next, I'll leave you some pictures of some of my Horus Heresy stuff (if you haven't guessed from my name and profile picture by now, they're Dark Angels Legion). These pictures were on my old thread, but everything I do now will be collected here so I will repost: I might return to them, or maybe not, we'll just have to see. I also have some Forge World Badab War characters (not Minotaurs surprisingly) that I aim to get painted up super soon, at which point I'll share here: Carab Culln, Lufgt Huron, and Armenneus Valthex. Thankyou for reading guys, and I promise that this thread, although not got much RN, will only get more exciting from here on!