greatcrusade08 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 your army is gong to look awesome (in a grotesque chaosy kinda way), look forward to seeing it on the third.. keep up the hard work :lol: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2850639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Thanks Biohazard & GreatCrusade08 for your kind comments! :) Here are the Plague Marines with their rusty parts done: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Plague_Marines_pip_3.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Rusty_PM_1.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Rusty_PM_2.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Rusty_PM_Detail.jpg Very quickly, the recipe for this was: - Basecoat of Scorched Brown - Rusty coloured pigments - Wash of Dark Flesh - Wash of Graveyard Earth Yes, that's the very same recipe as in Forge World Masterclass Volume 1... So I am currently working ont he diseased, fleshy parts and detailing. AS well as these, I have the Obliterators about 90% finished. My deadline is Friday morning, so I can get everything varnished and put away for the tournament the next day. I *should* finish them all... should... ;) More pics later this week, thanks for looking! B) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2862091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatman Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Looking good, looking good :) Can't wait to see them in action Saturday :mellow: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2862151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teku Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 very nice rust on the plague marines. good luck with the deadline! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2862173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincite Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Very nice. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2862949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 THanks lads for your kind comments! :) Okay, good news - I finished the Plague Marines and the Obliterators, so my army is fully painted for the tournament tomorrow, thank goodness! :D Very quickly, here are a couple of pictures of the Obliterators all together: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Obliterators_Front.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Obliterators_Back.jpg And the finished Plague Marines: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Plague_Marines_Deadline.jpg I will post more and better pics ater Sunday, as well as pictures of the full army, and some more detail shots. Till then, thanks for looking! B) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2865425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokkers Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 yay! the legion of taurus is complete! good luck at the tourney. I expect to see loads of pictiures afterwards :P <_< Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2865608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincite Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Oooo, those Plague Marines have fit together really well. Nice one! Good luck at the Tournament! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2865925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 Thank you for your kind comments lads! ;) yay! the legion of taurus is complete! Thanks, not quite but I'm getting there! I think I can field almost 2,500 points of painted stuff though which is cool. Well, I had a great time at the Kthulu tournament yesterday... I did pretty sucky in gaming terms (lost 3 out of 4!), but enjoyed every single game :) Here's the army I took to the tournament - apologies for the blurry pics! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/P1070751.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/P1070752.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/P1070753.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/P1070754.jpg The highpoint for me however was coming away from it with this... http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/P1070802.jpg It's really great to have the work and dedication I've put in to this army acknowledged! :P So now I have to decide what to do with one of these... http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/P1070803.jpg I have some ideas ;) but they can wait for now... I will get some better pictures of my units/models and post them here, but till then, thanks for looking! :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2866468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincite Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Congratzulations! ;) Were there any units that particularly distinguished themselves? The army looks good on the tabletop, matching enough to be a army, yet colourful and varied enough to be Chaos. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2866592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokkers Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 congrats on the win mate. well deserved :D :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2867364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Nihm Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Very inspirational, and congratulations on the award. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2867372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 Thanks very much gentlemen! :) @zincite, probably the highlight of the day was one of the Obliterator teams sniping the big Plasmagun from the top of a Leman Russ Executioner! Shame I didn't have the same luck the rest of the games :D Here's my report of my experience that day - an excuse to post more pics of the army ;) The games themselves were learning experiences to be fair. In my first game, I played a Blood Angels army - of B&C's very own RebG, and I made a total school-boy error when I committed most of my army forward, then forgot that in his Storm Raven was a squad of Death Company and a Dread with Blood Talons. This cost me the game really, as I lost my objective. http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070668.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070669.jpg http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww87/greatcrusade08/kthulu%20pics%202011/018.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070676.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070674.jpg Still, it was great to play against this army - the Storm Raven conversion was excellent, and went on to win the Single Best Model award for RebG! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070671.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070673.jpg My second game was against the Imperial Guard guard army of a bloke who goes to the same club as me, I've played him with it twice before and struggled with to be honest - barely scraping a draw the second game. Having said that, this game was a tense and memorable game, which literally came down to the last shot of the game - I was contesting an objective with one single Obliterator, and it weathered fire from a combined platoon, two veteran squads, an infantry squad, before finally sucumbing to a plasma cannon shot from his Executioner! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070682.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070681.jpg My third game was against a young lad with a Chaos army, on the bottom table. I won the game, but didn't feel very good about it to be honest! He clearly hasn't been playing all that long, and most of the units in his army were proxies (his chosen were a mix of Terminator and Bezerker models, for example). It was an interesting game though, pretty much everything we did each turn was cancelled out by the other player the next turn! In the end I won I think simply because in the final two assaults I had more Chaos Marines (backed up by Lesser Daemons in one case), which meant I rolled more dice and could force more armour saves. My final game was against Bolter and Chainsword's very own Captain Idaho, who went on to win the Most Sporting Player award, and deservedly so. He didn't go easy on my army, but never once did I feel he was being beardy or cheesey, in fact he was constantly reminding me of things I could/should be doing to get shots in! It didn't help me that game that my dice completely turned against me - the first two turns I missed most shots or couldn't wound, and failed stupid numbers of Armour saves! However, I didn't do any favours by deploying and moving my transports right in front of his gun line of 3 Dreads, Razorback and Tac Squad with Lascannon. In his first round of shooting he'd either stunned or immobilised all three of my Rhinos, leaving my troops to slog across a battle-field of heavy fire. http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070776.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Kthulu%202011/P1070788.jpg Anyway, I enjoyed everyone of the games which I think is the most important thing :) Oh, and another pic of my army, taken by the tournament host Matt (aka greatcrusade08): http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww87/greatcrusade08/kthulu%20pics%202011/031.jpg http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww87/greatcrusade08/kthulu%20pics%202011/037.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2867726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teku Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Gratz with the best Army!! To bad you lost the games. But hey! You lose some and you win some! You won a nice Storm Raven :D By the way? What are those papers on the last pic? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2867849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks teku :( What are those papers on the last pic? They are background text for each of the units :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2868221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirax Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 3: Paint units to put on Codex: Legion of Taurus Basically, my intention is to collect all of the background I have written for this army in to (what will possibly be) at least two booklets; one detailing the full history and timeline of the Legion of Taurus, the other being a gallery of finished units, including fluff pieces on each one. For the first part I need some illustrative GW/White Dwarf style ‘battle pictures’ of my miniatures on gaming boards against various armies; for the second part I just need decent pics of units and individual models. So I will paint my way through the army with the intention of getting these pictures. So, to sum up 2011 in a nutshell – less building, and more painting ;) Pics when I have progress to report, thanks for looking! ;) I would be deeply honoured to help you write this codex! :) Play-testing, fluff-writing, anything! Please? :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2868266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 I would be deeply honoured to help you write this codex! B) Play-testing, fluff-writing, anything! Please? ;) Hello Skirax, thank you for the offer, that's very kind of you! Basically it's written, but I need to get pictures of various units for the illustrations - this also include some units which I currently don't have painted! ;) If I need any help with anything else along the way, I know who to go to, thank you ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2868375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincite Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 An interesting report, thanks for sharing. :unsure: I see your Obliterators were fending off that cowardly flanking attack of the M&Ms on your army? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2868396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Ha! :unsure: Not at all, they were my allies on the day – their mission was to distract my opponents through being plied with sweets; sadly, it didn’t seem to work ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2868399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Apostle Thirst Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I would be deeply honoured to help you write this codex! :) Play-testing, fluff-writing, anything! Please? :D Hello Skirax, thank you for the offer, that's very kind of you! Basically it's written, but I need to get pictures of various units for the illustrations - this also include some units which I currently don't have painted! ;) If I need any help with anything else along the way, I know who where to go to, thank you ;) The homegrown rules forum? :P So, is this project done, or just reached tourny legal? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2869068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 So, is this project done, or just reached tourny legal? Do you mean the army? Well, it's been tourney legal for a while, I wanted to get the models and units done to take a force to this tournament that was reasonably competitive and yet still reflected the background of this army. I acheived one of those, ha! :) Apart from that, no this army is far from finished - I still have 15 Terminators, 24 Raptors, 10 Bikes, 15 Chaos Marines, 21 Plague Marines, 5 Berzerkers, 2 Rhinos, a Land Raider (plus 1 to convert) and a Vindicator to paint. Oh, and a Lord, 2 Daemon Princes (I Plan to make a third!), and a Forge World Brass Scorpion! :P So no, it's far from being finished ;) With regards to the Codex, it's not really going to be a rules tome, rather it is a collection of all the background and narrative that I have written for the army, including pieces relating to specific units and 'characters'. Apart from rules of one of the Lords in the army, there aren't really any home-brew rules in it. Like I said, I need to finish a few units to get pictures of them for illustrative purposes - that's what's holding up the production of this, the pictures! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2869325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I joined B&C only recently (after being out of the hobby for over a decade) and spent a most enjoyable time looking through this thread and watching the Legion of Taurus grow. Excellent work. I wondered if you had thought about adding some Khorne Juggernauts, perhaps converted to a more bullish appearance? I don't know if they're still useable in the latest version of 40K but they'd look bloody good. Or even converted further with some minotaurs to make minotaur-centaur like demons. Or as a bit of fluff/scenery, a Brazen Bull, perhaps with a loyalist being forced into it... Anyway, looking forward to future developments. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2869675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teku Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanks teku :DWhat are those papers on the last pic? They are background text for each of the units :) Hmm cheers! Now I know what to do ^.^! Went through the thread again and read all your fluff :P Gonna try and fix a codex for my Nurgle Angels Warband Angels Sanguine. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2869713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hello Kierdale, thank you for your kind comments; I feel very honoured that you have taken the time to read through all of the goodness-knows how many pages of this thread! I wondered if you had thought about adding some Khorne Juggernauts, perhaps converted to a more bullish appearance? I don't know if they're still useable in the latest version of 40K but they'd look bloody good. Or even converted further with some minotaurs to make minotaur-centaur like demons. Now, when I read that idea, I must admit that a maniacal grin did slow spread across my face :devil: then part of me inwardly cried ‘Noooo! You already have far too many models still to paint for this army!!!’ :P But it’s in my head now, so I expect it will eat at me until I relent and do it. Dagnabbit! :D As for the Minotaurs, I’m already using some to represent Big Mutants/Ogryns in a small renegade Imperial Guard/Lost and the Damned force I occasionally work on to accompany this army. Or as a bit of fluff/scenery, a Brazen Bull, perhaps with a loyalist being forced into it... I like this idea also – the next time I make some themed terrain to accompany this army, I will incorporate it. Thank you for your suggestions, you’ve given me a lot to consider for the future! :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2869714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm40k Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hello all :) Well, it's been a while, and here's an update... of sorts. Since busting a gut to get those units ready for the tournament in September, I've stepped back from this army quite a bit. The only new stuff I've worked on are some renegade Guardsmen for my Tauran Covenant Chaos-themed Imperial Guard army, as well as some more Plague Marines - I've enjoyed making and painting the Plague Marines for this army so much I want to make a full force of them. I'd considered trying to get this army finished over the next year, but I decided I'd wait until the next Chaos codex is released, to see what good stuff we're going to get (I hope!) ;) Anyway, here's the Plague Marines, at least as far as I got with them - I've not really had much in the way of hobby mojo since the end of October :) also we're moving house over the next couple of weeks, so I won't have any time for a while until we get sorted out. Sorry, I ramble - the picture! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/P1080314.jpg This wouldn't make a very exciting update, but I have another treat in store! As this week marks the Fourth Anniversay since I started work on this army, to mark the occasion here's some pcs of everything I've painted for the army so far. Enjoy! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Army_Dec_2011.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Spread_1.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Spread_2.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Spread_3.jpg Plague Marines: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Plague_Marines_Dec_2011.jpg The Brotherhood of All-Sight (my counts-as Thousand Sons): http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/BoA-S_Dec_2011.jpg Berzerkers. Rargh! http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Zerkers_Dec_2011.jpg Chaos Spawn - although they're pretty useless in the game, these still remain some of my favourite modesl in this army: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Spawn_Dec_2011.jpg Obliterators: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Oblits_Dec_2011.jpg My recently re-named Lord Minagoroth and some of his Terminator elite: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Lord_Retinue_2011.jpg And finally some Legion of Tuarus Marines - the meat of the army :) http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c274/firestorm40k/Legion%20of%20Taurus/Legionnaires_Dec_2011.jpg So, anyway, once we get the move out of the way, I will still be continuing work on this army - the coming year will see me concentrate on finsihing a handful of units to complete the 'illustrations' for my planned 'Codex: Legion of Taurus'. It's all written, it just needs pictures and compiling! Till the next time I update, enjoy the pics, thanks for looking! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/125136-the-legion-of-taurus-a-chaos-marine-army-log/page/19/#findComment-2936997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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