larundel Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hello everyone. Ok I’m new around here…so please be gentle with me. The picture below is of one of my veteran sergeants of my own space marine chapter, the storm ghosts. At the moment I’m still writing a codex for them and making some special characters too and all that jazz that goes into a codex and building your own chapter. So have a look at my picture and any C&C is welcome. i am also looking for a chapter icon. And if anyone has any ideas please let me know. Thanks. Edit: im thinking that my chapter will not be loyal but in the same turn will not be renegade....and mostly designed to fight necrons or tyranids. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/31-05-07_1537.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyng72 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 a little background might help with suggesting ideas for icons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 can anyone point me to something like wikipedia for the warhammer 40,000 universe or something like it. ow and also is it possible to field a deathwatch army...just not a single squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 www.lexicanum.com the 40k wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 www.lexicanum.com the 40k wikipedia thanks friend. well they are not all completly painted...and the others need some work, but here is my command squad. C&C welcome. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/IMG_0074.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/IMG_0073.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/IMG_0072.jpg edit: i would do a couple of colour designs so you can see what my marines would look like, but the space marine painter on this site seems to not be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyztem Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It looks like you have many CC oriented troops(which is GOOD when fighting necrons.) Just remember that fighting tyranids is most successful at a distance. Within 24'' if u know what I mean. Just shoot and laugh.... shoot and laugh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Eisen Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Now when you say a Chapter, do you mean a full-scale 1000+ soldiers chapter? Because if you are, be prepared for years of dedication and time put in to building these guys up. ^^ And I just don't mean the models either. Since you're throwing in your own characters, you'll need some sort of background story for them as to allow them to fit into the grand scheme of things among all the Space Marine chapters. And as for Chapter symbol, it should somehow relate to who and what they are. The Ultramarines for instance, uses the symbol Omega, because they are the end all of all things in terms of the battlefield, considering how well known their power is. Crimson and Imperial Fists are another, in which their symbol is that of a fist. But yeah either way, hope to see more updates in the near future concerning both the story, and the models of your army. Speaking of which, I should really start posting pictures of my Chapter...which presently stands at 1.5 Companies strong XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 well for the moment i sticking to company size then working up from there as i see fit. currently i have; my command squad as you see there. 3 8 man tatical squads, with vet sargent, heavy bolter. pedator annahilator dread landspeeder tornado (whch will go to three) 10 man assult squad. 5 man dev squad, with 4 missile launchers and a 10 man veteran squad (using black knights sword brethren for them/not yet constructed or painted) anyone have any ideas of what next, but i am thinking terminators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnage Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 If you want to be geared towards fighting 'nids, then you're never going to be geared towards fighting necrons, and vice-versa. With necrons, you need lots of high strength, low AP weapons, to negate their WBB rolls. But if you want tyranids, strength and AP arent really that much of an issue, so you should gear up on heavy bolters, assault cannons, autocannons and regular bolters. With tyranids, quantity of shots rather than quality is the key. With necrons, the opposite is the key. So choose between, or else you're gonna have to make a big army with both, so you can mix and match weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 well i have been working on the storm ghost some more, and now that the sm painter is up, here is afew colour schemes i have been working on. i would post some photos up, but as i have moved i can not find the cable for either my phone or camera...so give me afew days to find it as im still living out of boxes. C&C welcome as always. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/smtrooper.png this is a stanard trooper http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/smV.png a veteran http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/smVS.png veteran sargents and any member of my command squad http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/tsm.png my terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favoured of the Emperor Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Good models. Your command squad is good, although 2 things: 1. are the legs glued on or are you going to paint them seperately? 2. NEVER put Plasma Cannons in Command Squads! HERETIC! (I overeact a bit) FOE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Good models. Your command squad is good, although 2 things: 1. are the legs glued on or are you going to paint them seperately? 2. NEVER put Plasma Cannons in Command Squads! HERETIC! (I overeact a bit) FOE the legs are glued on...im using a codex gray for the legs and a tin bitz paint for the upper half...why do you ask. ok...so not a plasma cannon....in guessing instead either a heavy bolter or missile launcher. i should say that most the maines gone through a repaint on some key areas to make them look more like the pics i posted above. for the chapter symbol i was thinking of 2 lighting flashes going diganal and a skull in the middle of them. what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favoured of the Emperor Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 the legs are glued on...im using a codex gray for the legs and a tin bitz paint for the upper half...why do you ask. Well, i thought it would be harder to paint some how (I lost my sanity that day in a game) ok...so not a plasma cannon....in guessing instead either a heavy bolter or missile launcher. You took me seriously?! :) Well, with CC orientated troops, you want to get into combat, and heavy weapons can't move/assault and fire, so not Heavy Bolter or Missile Launcher. Although useful, they should be left for Devastator squads or Taccy squads. I would use a Meltagun. FOE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 ok...well to booster my army i got the SM mega force the other day...so going to go with the melta gun and have a razor back armed with heavy bolters for my comand squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favoured of the Emperor Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 :lol: I was taken seriously!! :lol: WOOOOOOOO! FOE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 :D I was taken seriously!! :) WOOOOOOOO! FOE LOL....im working on the history at the moment for these guys so expect me to have something in the next few days...but i thinking it will envolve and inquisitor....hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 Here is abit of history for my storm ghosts....(not complete)....but C&C is always welcome. The Shadow Ghosts “leave no one behind” With the failure of the chapters defence against the tyranids, the remaining of the chapter fled to regroup and retrain themselves to head back into the fight. Whilst retreating out of the system the fleet took heavy damage from the remaining hive fleets and a further more, full company was lost. With most of the chapter lost, an election was taken and commander Karundel of the 4 th company was elected the new chapter master. His first order of business was to rearrange the remaining marines back into the four main battle companies, spreading the remaining of the scouts between these four companies. Karundel promoted his command staff of the 4 th company to be his veteran body guards, offering them whatever equipment they wanted from the remained of the armoury. Once this had been accomplished, karundel was informed of distressed calls from the fleet damaged and left behind. As he did not want to loose anymore of the chapter in a salvage operation, he gathered the marines remaining and offered them the choose to go after the men left behind or stay and regroup. In a surprise all the men wanted to go. With not wanting to loose all of the marines, the best worries were selcted from the remaining reformed companies and loaded them into the last surviving battle barge the (name here) and headed back to the (name here) system. What the found when they arrived was breathtaking. All four worlds of the (name here) system had been devoured. Karundel arranged the marines into search parties, and they began searching ships for marines and anything that could be salvaged. With the marines working for three days straight, everything that could be salvaged was and transported back to (ship name here), this includes three dreadnaughts and a ten man terminator squad made up of members of the first company. With that a host of weapons and vehicles was transported to the (name here) and stored away for transport. Once the fleet had returned with the rescued men and equipment. Karundel made the decision to elevate the men that accompanied him on the rescue mission to the status of the first company. All full battle brothers were also given the right to decorate they armour as they see fit. When looking over the data of the defeat from the tyranids in the (name here) system, it was discovered that the chapter was lacking the knowledge they needed to fight such an enemy of this type. As such, the data from the Ultramines into there creation of tryanid hunter squads was taken and adapted to serve the storm ghosts in there preparations. The whole of the first company, karundel and his bodyguards went into training for a decade to learn all they could about fighting against the tyranids. After whish they spend a further five years training and building weapons to aid them in there fight. During this time the marines of the first company taught all they had learned to the rest of the chapter, taking them all to the high levels of which karundel expected from his men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 here is some more colour scheems...the first being my commander, this is only in power armour...a version of him and his command squad in terminator armour will come later. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/smcommander.png this next one, is going to either be my chaplin..or the colours for my proposed tyranid hunters. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/smchaplin.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 well i have been working on these guys for afew days now...not yet complete...but there geeting there....so without any more delays here is my command squad...C&C welcom as always. Squad as a whole http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0173.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0172.jpg commander http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0189.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0187.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0188.jpg vet sargents http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0190.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0186.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0185.jpghttp://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0184.jpg in the near future i will be adding a 6th member and a razorback transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 well....no one has said thing...so i guess i should either post again, or just delete this. well i'm going with the first one. in the pics below you will see my command squad...not yet finished but i have added a razorback transport for them. and also if you read my fluff i am writing you will understand why the dreadnought is there...but if not, he has been recruited o serve with the command squad as extra firepower and protection for my commander. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0173-1.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0177.jpg C&C welcome as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkle Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I like your color scheme. But your fluff is basically just ultramarines with heavier losses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 I like your color scheme. But your fluff is basically just ultramarines with heavier losses. ow right...i have never fully read there history so i would not know completely.....i got more to add to it in the future, with aload of the story on paper at the moment that should get written up over the weekend. but i am glad you like the colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 well i have been folling what klown has been doing to his urban assult marines...and i liked the idea of a squad of marines that were like are moden day special forces....so with his approvel...this is my sargent for the group, he stil needs some work...maybe a pistol and knife on the legs will add what im looking for...here is my take on one of them.... C&C welcome as always. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0181.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0180.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0179.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a356/larundel/Photo-0178.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 hi all...i dont have any models at the moment to put up...but i am just taking a break from them to ask if anyone can give me a clue into the sort of stuff that goes into marine fluff and if there is a map of the known 40k universe i can take some names from systems to put into my background....thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larundel Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 well i havent posted on this for awhile...and thought i should....i have been really busy with uni work recently, but hopefully over the weekend ill find some time to do some more models. the chapter as a whole as gone through a slight change and all of my marines are going to look like urban fighters...so if anyone has any ideas on converstions or some pics i can look at for urban loadouts that would be greatly recieved. speak soon...with some pics. larundel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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