Pre heresy Imperial Fist Army.

[Hellios]

The company Champion.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Companychampionfinished.jpg

 

Is now finished

 

 

Thanks Skringly.

 

 

Awesome mini, i cant figure out what model it is... what did you use to make him?

 

Main body = Captain sicarius, Iron warrior head (horns shaved), thunder hammer from GD08 marine captain with greenstuff :), imperial fist shoulder pad and some other bits as well I guess (and more modelling putty)

[Brother Tuditanus]

Very nice! I love how a wide range of bits come together to make a model that oozes personality! To me, with the head slightly cocked, he's turnign from having just splattered one heretic, and is greeting the next 'What, you want some too?'

[Araziel]

Yep, Lysander will indeed be leading them.

 

That weapon combo will look pretty cool, although I'm not sure if Calgar is in the right pose for them, tbh.. will you be using the rules for said weapons from the codex?

 

 

 

Araziel

[asmodai650]

looks like a sycarius conversion

[Brother Masariel]

love your stuff man!

where do the MK2/3 original helmet comes from??

you maybe made a mould from old metal one?

[shaw3029]

Thanks for all of your comments.

 

Iron Phoenix; I can't really see the picture to clearly as it isn't large enough but I can see what you have tried to do. I have washed the whole 1050 Point army now. I never dry brush anything on any of my models as I dont like the look at all.

 

I want a dirty look to the armour which you can see in the first page rather than a bright yellow, which is part of the reason why I didn't choose a white undercoat.

 

Krogui; Hellios is correct the backpack is a cut down Chaos marines and the Halo ontop I think is from a banner top from the command squad.

 

Brother Tuditanus; Thanks, I love how the model can really set a scene for people. Hopefully I can make the rest of the Honour Guard squad and Dorn stand upto him.

 

Araziel, Cool. I'm thinking of using the Lysander model to lead my Assault Terminator Squad. I will just use him as a standard Chapter Master. Although I am thinking of going to a Tempus Fugitives event in which case if I take Dorn I will use the rules they have for him.

 

I cant think of any other model to use as a base for Dorn really. I might try some other legs and other poses when I start making him.

 

Brother Masariel; They are Steam Knight helmets by Maxmini.

 

 

Update Time.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/TacticalSquad2Washed.jpg

 

Thats the last of the 1050 points washed and ready. I think next I will paint the black rims and do the bases before I start on the armour as I still want to do some more test models.

 

The eagle eyed amoungst you will notice a new squad member. I didnt like one of the models in that unit so I replaced him.

 

I played two games yesterday with them and you can see a casualty in the background one of the predator Heavy bolters broke off. I'm going to pin it back on later.

 

I bought a Terminator Assault Squad yesterday so I think I will be making those and the landraider for my next game. I cant decided If I'm going to do the big shoulder pads for the whole unit. I will definetly be giving the normal Terminator squad the big pads though.

 

Thank again.

[Iron Phoenix]

that's fair enough, I don't really like any of the quick techniques (i'm an oil-on-canvas painter by trade...i even resisted metalics for a long time) so that someone doesn't like drybrushing is perfectly valid ;). A lot of people like time-savers though so it's always worth suggesting.

 

The thing about inks is that they will create a very dirty look over any color, so my thoughts would be to work on red so that you get a great yellow to dirty (it's not a light or bright yellow, it's a luminous yellow...but that's painting theory and difficult to explain). I'm not sure that the adeptus astartes would have begun fighting in a dingy yellow just because they knew it would get dirty :P.

 

Of course, the main purpose of an army and a paintjob is to please the owner, so if you like these - by all means keep them this way!

 

I do suggest, because inks can destroy forms, to carefully pull out some edges in a color slightly lighter than the rest. To keep the worn, dirty look, you can concentrate the edging marks only where the original yellow remains (i.e. don't ad rim highlights where the ink built up):

 

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5155/example3g.jpg

[shaw3029]

Iron Pheonix, I understand what you are suggesting. But just remember that the models I have posted so far are not even close to being finished. The test model at the start gives you a small idea of what they will look like. The second test model I'm not happy with and I'm doing more tests to get the yellow just how I want it.

 

 

Updates.

 

I don't like doing updates like this as they are just blue tacked together and I havn't made much progress but I need your help and opinions on my Assault Terminators.

 

At the moment they don't look very pre heresy. I don't want to go with the giant shoulder pads style Terminators as I want to save those for my Standard Terminator Squad.

 

I want them all to have high collars, (Maybe not Lysander) armour studs and additional armour around the chest and groin. The legs I want to add some rims like those on the company champion's chest.

 

I am also considering the Black Templar Terminator shields;

 

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/blacktemplars.htm

 

I think they would suit the Terminators even though they are black Templar icons. For the Sgt I would replace the Templar cross with a Fist symbol I have spare.

 

The photos;

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Terminator1.jpg

 

Lysanders body, I will remove the eagle on the chest and the targeter. I don't want him to end up looking like I've just taken Lysander and stuck him in the unit.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Terminator2.jpg

 

The Thunderhammer will be lengthened and his Storm Shield would go on his back.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Terminator3.jpg

 

His head will be replaced with one that is shouting.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Terminator4.jpg

 

These last two will have there helmets made to look like the Grey Knight Terminator helmets.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Terminator5.jpg

 

 

Thanks.

[Okidus]

this is epic and fantastic. beautiful army.

[shaw3029]

Cheers Okidus,

 

I've made my Landraider.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Landraiderwip1.jpg

 

:whistling:

 

Its a fantastic looking model but Its by far the worst model I have ever put together!!! Nothing fits! I've used so much brown stuff filling the gaps mainly around the engine area and the front section because they was so much smaller in width than the original parts.

 

I still have to sand the brown stuff down and finish the tank commander it has taken forever to get it to this stage.

 

I will post some more closeup's as soon as I have some paint on it.

 

Thanks.

[shaw3029]

A small update as I have been working on some of my Orks aswell.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/PredatorLasTurretsWIP.jpg

 

I magnetised both turrets and the side sponson's mainly because I was sick of them breaking on me.

 

Thanks.

[shaw3029]

A preview of what I have been working on;

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Shadowswordwip1.jpg

 

All I have left to do is neaten it all up, add some plasticard over the shrine at the back, add the lascannon turrets which will be magnetise so they can be swapped for some targeters.

 

Then the big job of making the tank commander Camba Diaz who will also be magnetised.

 

Thanks.

[War Angel]

love em....... my god there awesome....AAARRRRUGH!!!

[shaw3029]

The Shadow Sword / Fellsword is now finished apart from a few rivets as I ran out of super glue.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Shadowswordwip4.jpg

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Shadowswordwip3.jpg

 

It has the targeters from a Landraider Lascannon sponson which along with the lascannons are magnetised so I have the option of using either.

 

If I can make a good green stuff mold then the Fist Symbol on the turrets will also go on the Side Sponsons.

 

Hope you like it.

[Ashen-Shugar]

Sorry if you mentioned this already, but did you begin painting the company champion conversion yet? I simply must see it painted!

[shaw3029]

Ashen-Shugar, He has one coat of Itanden Darksun on his armour but I decided to wait until I have got some of the Tactical Marines painted before I start him and the rest of his squad.

 

A small Update.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Vindicatorwithcombibolter.jpg

 

I didn't realise it came with a Storm bolter so I added one to it. I think the vehicle Storm bolters work fine for Combi Bolters so I didn't do any converting on it.

[Captain Belzakare]

Extreamly awesome. much better than what i could do. a little too dark for my liking though. i like the brighter yellow on mine but thats just me playing favorites.^^ :D

[Alienerd]

These are stunning, th icarius conversion is the best I've ever seen with him, I usually hate the model but you've made him look great

[shaw3029]

Its been over a month!!

 

But I have been rather busy painting up a 1500 point Ork army to enter in a local painting competition which I won! :D They are now pretty much finished just a few bit here and there nothing major so its back onto the Fists!

 

I also bought tickets to the Tempus Fugitives siege of Terra campaign weekend in Warhammer world Next may. So I need to get a 3000 point army finished for then.

 

And to show Im back on track here are some paint in progress shot of the landraider.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/PreheresylandraiderPaintWIP.jpg

 

Because i didn't really show him off to you guys last time I've also taken a closeup of the Astartes crewman.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/PreheresyFistsTankCrew1.jpg

 

The torso is a chaos marines with added brownstuff, the head is from Chronus. You can't see it in the photo but just below his chest piece he has the same fist symbol that I gave to the company champion.

 

The shoulder pad you may have noticed is different from the rest of the army as I want to use this style for the Tank crews. It also has some extra brown stuff around the edges.

 

All my tank crews will be magnetised so i can swap them between tanks.

 

Thanks again to you all.

 

Captain Belzakare, Cheers mate, but don't worry they will be alot brighter than where they are at now.

 

Alienerd, Thanks very much and I'm glad you like my conversion of him.

[shaw3029]

Now I know nobody likes someone who just shows off there latest purchases especially as they havn't put the last lot together yet. But I like to think of it as a little preview as to what is coming up.

 

Plus I needed some of these bits before I put together the other stuff as the army has changed a little.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/GDHaul.jpg

 

Thats two complete Repressor kits, a Destroyer tank hunter conversion kit, a Imperial fist doors pack and a Imperial fist Icon pack.

 

I picked them all up at Gamesday along with the Modelling masterclass book and the cities of death codex seeing as I need it for the campaign weekend.

 

The old school land speeder also came today from Ebay so I now have enough of them with the right combination of weapons to make my Squadron. :confused:

 

Thanks

[wiplash]

ausome!! repressor kits :D my favourite forge world tank!!! honest it just reeks of ausomeness

 

and im sure you'll do those expensive kits justice from the looks of things so far

[shaw3029]

Thanks Wiplash, It is a great tank bu I only wanted the Dozer blade, Im selling the rest of it.

 

A refit for the Vindicator.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/SabreTankHunter.jpg

 

Theres lots left to do on it but I hope you like what you see so far.

 

Thanks

[Amit]

Cheers Okidus,

 

I've made my Landraider.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Landraiderwip1.jpg

 

:D

 

Its a fantastic looking model but Its by far the worst model I have ever put together!!! Nothing fits! I've used so much brown stuff filling the gaps mainly around the engine area and the front section because they was so much smaller in width than the original parts.

 

I still have to sand the brown stuff down and finish the tank commander it has taken forever to get it to this stage.

 

I will post some more closeup's as soon as I have some paint on it.

 

Thanks.

 

I dont think this is a unique problem with your pre heresy land raider, mine did not fit at all: the top plate; engine back plate; even the side lascannon sponsons were a bit 'wonky' - sort it out FW! :devil:

 

Loving the work though! What did you buy the Black Templar Sword Bretheren for?

[shaw3029]

Amit, I think everyone of them is like that unfortunatly.

 

The sword bretheren will be for my Primarch honour guard, I've yet to start on the squad apart from the Thunder hammer armed company champion.

 

Thanks

[shaw3029]

Here are the latest editions;

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/Rhinos.jpg

 

Without the Dozer blades.

 

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m40/shaw3029/Pre%20heresy%20Imperial%20Fists/RhinoDozerblades.jpg

 

With the Dozer blades. :evilgrin:

 

I've used some of the Forgeworld Icons and the Forgeworld doors for this pair. I also converted a sisters of battle Storm bolter to fit onto one of the Rhino turrets because It has a rather nice drum mag.

 

Hope you like them, expect to see some paint on them soon.