Sonny Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hello everyone. I am new here :) I decided to join up and share my fledgling army with you, and hopefully get some opinions and suggestions back from my fellow astartes aficionados. This is actually my second marine army, I painted a BT army back in 2005, which I sold on Ebay - I only played like 5 games with them and havent played since, so this army is going to be my own for taking to tournaments and hanging out in the local gaming club. I am mostly a showcase painter, but I do enjoy the challenges and restrictions imposed by army painting - Its like a puzzle that needs solving, finding a balance between quality and quantity :D I started, as so many others at the moment, by purchasing the new rulebook and AoBR box set, and building from there. I have an extensive bits collection, so I plan to build the first 1000 Points just out of whatever I have in "the box" - Which is something like two tactical squads, a termi unit and some scouts, for starters. With 3-4 vehicles on top + characters. First of, I am painting a tactical squad, 10 man strong with a rhino. These are all assembled, and I have included here pictures of the first two finished minis. I have another 4 finished already, but they still need freehand added, and I havent quite been in the mindset for getting that done yet. I will post more pictures as the army (slowly) grows. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/sonnybundgaard/BattletoadsCollage.jpg?t=1222782306 I used the SM painter to fiddle with some colourschemes, and ended up settling for a minty green colour for most of the armour, with black and white for contrasts, and a little bit of red where appropriate. This is what I came up with: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/sonnybundgaard/spacemarineTactical.jpg?t=1222782459 I tweaked it a little here and there, of course, but having the SM painter scheme printed and at hand was a great help. Especially for later, when I need to apply the colourscheme to Terminators and more complicated character pieces. So.. Hurray for the SM Painter! The chapter badge was suggested by a friend after I had done a lot of googling and drawing test icons. With the marines being green, I wanted something frog-ish (frogs being my girlfriends favorite animal), and in the end one of the guys in the gaming group said "battletoads" - So thats it then :P Bit of a complex pattern to paint identically on a whole army. I have tried sculpting a shoulderpad which I intended to cast in resin and use instead, but this turned out to be about as timeconsuming as just painting them on, so freehand chapter icons it is. And no, I don´t like transfers. Looks fake to me. Bit about the painting (as it will inevitably get asked..) - The green used is my own mix, mainly using P3 Lhosan Green with some light blue-grey mixed in, and some other colours which I forget. I have two GW mixing pots filled, which should be enough for 2000-3000 points of marines. I also mixed a highlight colour based on this mix. The minis are basecoloured in the appropriate colours, and then given a wash of Devlan Mud all over (I am a sucker for the new GW washes) this produces a dirtied, uneven finish, which is what I wanted (instant weathering) followed by a highlight of the basecolour on the raised edges, and finished with the highlight colour - by that stage the minis are basically done, and I highlight the white up directly from the khaki base and call it done. I experimented with highlighting the black, but this turned out looking too messy when seen at tabletop distance, so I settled for just leaving black bits black. The bases are made from WILLS Finecast textured plasticard and sand, which have been superglued on to produce an uneven finish. Well, thats all I can come up with for now, I will post some progress as soon as I finish the next minis, and I hope to hear comments and critique from you, as it is the best way to learn ;) Cheers, Sonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick O))) Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 They look really good :D you can tell you're a showcase painter >_> Really nice paint scheme, and the weathering looks top notch. Any fluff yet, or a chapter name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 No fluff yet, other than that they are strictly vanilla, probably a bit dry of demenour, and wear fashionable minty green armour. The working title for the chapter so far is just "battletoads" - But thats silly, so I am looking for a proper name, one of the things I hope the B&C crowd might be able to help with :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuNCHBiZZLe Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 From the DIY chapter icon I would look for a few frog or lizard names and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Personally, I like "Battletoads". But if you want something more serious, how about Ranators, or Ranunculites. Both are from the latin stem for frog "rana". Also goo would be the "Sons of Batrachos." Batrachos is Greek for frog, and sounds like it could be a 40K personality's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 "Sons of Batrachos" sounds pretty cool actually, and very 40K-ish. Not quite there, but very close to a proper name ;) Wonder what the greek translation for a "battle toad" would be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barek Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Wauw!!!! Really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioannou Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 lovely tester model. id go for something alone the lines of Sons of brothers of blade of ........... krog saurus sotek skink kroxigor. basically have a look at lizardman fluff and you will find a coll name :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morbus Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Very nice! I especially like the weathering :) How about simply "Amphibians" for a name? Or "Warriors of Rana" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob27 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Kermits Kindred Sons of Kermiticus Legs of the Emperor Scions of Froggerus Sorry, had to throw those out there. Not really helping, am I... ahem... Paint scheme looks great! Maybe Scions of Batrachos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 wait dramatic pause..... The Jade Drakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkainos Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The Battletoads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berzerker Pezz Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Double Dragon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioannou Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Emperors Ribbits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAR Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I like .... Death Frogs " We don't do pigs" Ahem, awful nice paint scheme you have there, very eye-catching. 2 frog legs up! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barek Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Battletoads seems fine to me. And great colour scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Thanks for all the suggestions. Still trying to figure out what the greek words for Battletoads is - So far I have determined that it is spelled "φρύνοι μάχης " - But to me that is just gibberish :P And I am starting to piece together ideas for background info on them - They are very strictly a codex chapter, but with a tendency towards covert opperations, espionage, infiltration and assasinations (so, they are basically Bond, if Bond was a SM chapter with a fondness for froggy iconography...) Also, this means they are deployed in small encounters, and often found working closely with the imperial forces. Which means I am leaning towards names like "Shadows of (Battletoads)" or "Watchers of (froggies)" or something like that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askren Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Oh my lord, how I laughed when I saw that chapter logo. You, sir, win one (1) internet from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Renn Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Great job on the paint scheme. It would be a joy to see a fully painted army on the table. As far as names go, how about Sons of Frogger? There entire mission in life is to get across the highway and over that damn river. :yes: Sorry, couldn't resist. I actually like the Sons of Batrachos. Has a nice ring to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 From the brief research i did with language translators, "Battletoads" can look like a few different things. Battle translates to " μάχη, μάχομαι, πολεμώ : machi, machomai, polemo" in modern Greek. War translates to "polemo" or "polemos". Neither is particularly bell-ringing. However, "soldier" is "stratiotis." Kinda promising. "Toad" is listed as being "batrachos, frynos, prostychos." So, you could just name the chapter "Batrachos Stratiotis" which i assume would translate roughly to "Frog Soldiers", lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Nice one. I think the one name, through all the suggestions I have heard here & IRL, that I really like is "Batrachos", so I think ultimately that is the one I am going to form a chapter name around. I´m going to let this thing grow a bit in my mind while I paint some more troops, but they might very well end up becoming the "Sons of Batrachos" yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st.germaine Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have doubts about getting anything with "frog" or "toad" in the name to sound remotely appropriate for a marine chapter but knock yourself out. Jade Drakes has a nice sound but the symbol doesn't look very "drakey". If anything comes to mind, I'll post it. I love the scheme and the execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioannou Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 that greek translation is a bit off. being a greek speaker it doesnt sound right. i would be more help but its been years since ive spoken it to the level where i need to get FROG in the conversation. to get closer to Frog Soldier you are better with: Frynos Stratiotis , if you are using an online translator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 I´m thinking Batrachos will be the progenitor character, with Machi Prostychos maybe being the reigning chapter master :) Anyhoo, back to painting. Picture update soon(ish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I like Battletoads (it's way better than some Chapter names GW or DIYers come up with) + when your name comes from a virtually impossible to win classic video game, the Chapter must really be dead hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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