Black Fists Space Marines

[Tybrus]

Still looking damn good man. Love the cover for the lascannon squad. That LR is Crazy! You need some updated pictures.

[Shortsonfire79]

Thanks mate!

 

Updated pictures?! These are all the most up to date! <_<

[Shortsonfire79]

I worked on the Sergeant......he didn't turn out too well, I may scrap him.

The original design was to look like he was shouting orders to the rest of the squad, but...I don't like it.. :/ What do you all think?

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2976.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2975.jpg

 

I'll probably end up redoing him...but I'm not too sure yet.

 

Edit: Sorry about the blurry pictures, I've been trying some stuff with lighting so I don't need a flash, and it isn't working very well...

[S. Bloodhowl]

I know its too late to use on your land raider but for smoothing out and area afetr removing something platic glues to it, put super glue on the area and then sprinkle baking soda onto the still wet super glue, do a couple of layers of this then file it down for a smoooooooooooth finish.

[Shortsonfire79]

Wow thanks S Bloodhowl! Do you mean super glue or plastic glue? Both seem like it would work well. But that is a great idea! Thanks!

 

Sergeant: I was planning on just remaking him, but I found a pointy arm!

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2977.jpg

 

And the squad coherency

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2978.jpg

[Shortsonfire79]

I think this is one of my most cohesive squads yet.

Thanks on the banner too, I just did some more on it. ( not much...)

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2979.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2980.jpg

I'm still cooking up ideas to do for the bottom, like shields or heraldry or something. Past battles etc.

 

And I'm working on finishing up the first Vanguard Squad. I haven't figured out how to mount the storm shields yet, and I still have to remove flash off of all the metals :huh:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2983.jpg

 

I'll start work on Petra Kantor, Chapter Master of the Black Fists soon, possibly tonight...most likely not though...

[Shortsonfire79]

I figured out how to attach the storm shields, and finished the last 4 Assault marines. And attached them to the rest of the Vanguard Squad.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2994.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2995.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2996.jpg

 

And I hand base-coated Kantor, in hopes of painting her tonight...but I didn't manage to find time to do so.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_2997.jpg

[Shortsonfire79]

I added another marine to the Lascannon Sternguard Squad.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_3000.jpg

 

And I've constructed a marine wielding a heavy flamer, using Spikey-James' design, as seen in the September WD issue, (probably his thread too). So now my flamethrower squad has 2 heavy-flamers. (I'll have 6 Sternguard squads in my company, which will have about 125 marines in it)

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_3001.jpg

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_3002.jpg

 

And I've started work on Petra Kantor. I want her to have a white cloak, and its not turning out too well, but its metal, so if the need arises, I can strip the paint.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_3006.jpg

 

Tomorrow is the last day I'll be posting until Monday, as I'm going on a band trip down to Disneyland to march down Main Street!! So cool! B) Not like anyone reads this, but just thought I'd let you know :)

[ikik]

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_3002.jpg

 

Wow that duel wielding flamer is awesome!

and the freehand on that banner is realy nice, are you going to add some extra colours/details to it? because right now it looks a bit plain

great work mate, keep it up ^_^

[Shortsonfire79]

Thanks on the flamer guy.

I will be adding more detail to the banner, its the chapter banner, so I'm going to make it super awesome. :tu:

 

I FINALLY COMPLETELY FINISHED THE STERNGUARD SQUAD PROMETHEUS!

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss63/Shortsonfire82/IMG_3019.jpg

For a better picture please go to my Deviantart.

 

And now that its spring break, I have a week to start and finish many projects. With no homework!! Score! Look closely for updates!

[Shortsonfire79]

The Black Fists are a chapter that descends directly from the honored Imperial Fists. Sister chapters with the Black Templars and the Crimson Fists, the Black Fists combine both paint schemes of the chapters. The chapter badge comes directly from the Imperial Fists, with crossing triangles in the background represent both the Black Templars and Crimson Fists intertwined in brotherhood.

 

Founded in the year M37 from a surplus of tactical units, the Black Fists spent five decades training members to be specialized with devastator weaponry and in the form of rapid assault. Although the newly formed chapter had little to no experience in battle, Chapter Master Andre Cortola was soon to remedy that by bringing the Black Fists to battle with the dark treachery of Chaos.

 

After several incidents, the brothers who performed at a greater level of weaponry skill and tactics, were soon seen as the chapter’s elite. Chapter Master Andre Cortola soon made a point of forming proper companies after seeing initial performance of the marines. Following the strict Codex Astartes, Cortola soon had ten companies at full strength under his command.

Although the chapter closely followed the Codex Astartes, Cortola had put in an extra squad in his elite First Company. By doing so, he had ten extra marines to bolster the attack of the core force. The First would always move as one, soon to be known throughout the chapter and the home systems as Cortola’s Hammer was swift to bring destruction to the enemies of the Holy Emperor.

 

The chapter itself is a master of siege tactics. No match for the Imperial Fists themselves, the Black Fists have been known to hold citadels under siege for years, eventually flushing out the enemy from within. The commanders of the Black Fists are well versed in tactical planning, rehearsing every movement before it happens.

 

The Black Fists embrace the Codex Astartes readily, and receive training of all aspects of combat as written by Roboute Guilleman.

 

Once recruits are selected, their criminal record is examined, and they undergo a battery of tests: musculature, psychological profile, psychic level, eye reflexes, intelligence, the ability to shoot, pain resistance, and dexterity. If they manage to pass that, they face extreme heat, cold, empty space, and any other condition they may face on any warzone. The severity of testing increases along the way. If the initiate passes, he becomes a cadet and the symbol of the Black Fists is marked on his left shoulder. Then begins the indoctrination, training and the actual surgery that will make them Marines. After the initiation ceremony, the cadet's family is informed that their child has become a Space Marine to ensue a matter of pride in the families.

 

The 1st company always marches together as one, with the Captain of the Company always being the Chapter Master as well. As with the Crimson Fists, it is considered a bad omen to march to battle with less than a full veteran company.

 

The Black Fists have always had close ties with the Imperium and the Inquisition. They have contributed many warriors to the kill-teams of the Ordo Xenos, being renowned Ork fighters. Many of these kill-team warriors have made their way back into the chapter, and even into the veteran company.

 

Some background that I wrote for my chapter, Unfinished of course.

 

So as you guys may have read, I'm awaiting a Culln, from Forgeworld so I can make him into my Chapter Master, with Thunder hammer and Storm Shield.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/culln.jpg

 

I'm thinking of using one of the heads I purchased from Maxmini for him. http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/stknght.jpg

Or something converted from 3/4 normal heads.

For his backpack, I'm going to be making thishttp://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/40kspacemarinebackpackconversionfin.jpg

But with these vents.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0492.jpg

 

For his thunderhammer I'm thinking of using the handle of a power-axe, and finding something blunt to use as the hammerhead.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0488-1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0489.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0491.jpg

 

I'm striving for maybe something like the Gravity Hammer.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/haloup003covhy7.jpg

 

And I also picked up the Red Scorpion's Tactical Squad pack. To decorate ALL of my marines :huh:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/rsvets.jpg

[Shortsonfire79]

Chapter master Cortola is a veteran of over three hundred battles, most of which are against the foul Orks. He has battled against Orks so often that he knows how the greenskins think. He can predict their movements and where they’ll have emplacements. This wealth of knowledge has been well used during several large wars, such as the Waaagh Hargrutz and the Gragnutz uprising.

 

Taking one thousand fresh recruits, Cortola made way on the Battlebarge Knights Glory to find a new homeworld close to Terra. Eventually landing on Abregado, a lush planet with a large indigenous human population. They did not have the technology yet to venture into space, but they had been visited by many ambassadors of the Imperium, and they knew well of the Space Marines.

 

The chapter moved as a whole to the planet of Abregado to construct a fortress monastery, and by doing so, duly populated the planet. The first few years after constructing their monastery went to recruiting from the entire planet’s population, recruiting around three-hundred neophytes to become scouts, though only two-hundred and fifty survived the initial tests administered by the chapter.

 

The first company, or Cortola’s Hammer, travels around the universe as one force together, lead by Cortola himself. They travel in one of the chapter’s strike cruisers Victory’s Grasp which always seems to get them to the planets surface in one piece, not once being attacked in the Warp and always getting them through planetary defenses. The company always descends to the planets surface via drop pod or teleportation. After an initial drop point is secured, Thunderhawks will bring down Land Raiders, Rhinos and Razorbacks for the company to move to the next warzone in.

 

The company has scored several hundred victories, from small incursions in-system, to aiding in the Third War for Armageddon.

 

Greetings from the 100th Anniversary Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia.

 

I've received word from my mother at home that I've received all of the pieces I need for Chapter Master Cortola....except...Culln. So when I get home on the 4th, if he hasn't arrived, I have everything except the one piece I need to start working ;)

But in other news, I've pretty much sketched out what I want my model to look like.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0505.jpg

I have not been able to put all the pieces together in a single drawing, I tried, and its going to be difficult, I'm no artist, and drawing is definitely far from being my strong suit.

My friend also tried to draw one, using my drawing as a reference, and as you can see, he is a much stronger drawer than I am.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0506.jpg

 

Whats not in the pictures is a cape, which I haven't figured out how I plan on doing that, obviously Green Stuff, but I'm not sure if I want to implant a design on it or not.

Thanks for lookin :D

-Shorts

[Shotbreak]

Your 1st Company is looking great, not feeling it for the one with the whips though cause of the length Why not have them wrapped in his hand? and maybe the other one could just be let loose onto the ground, waiting to be used on an unsuspecting prey :) . That would look like a menacing scene to have him in a bada** pose like that ;)

 

Also, Awesome Land Raider :)

[CaptainForge]

Thanks for you GS tutorial. I have a question about after you have made the mold. How long do you allow the GS of the piece you are making to stay in the mold before you try to remove it? Also how long should you allow the original mold scupt to cure before putting it into actual use?

[Shortsonfire79]

Your 1st Company is looking great, not feeling it for the one with the whips though cause of the length Why not have them wrapped in his hand? and maybe the other one could just be let loose onto the ground, waiting to be used on an unsuspecting prey B) . That would look like a menacing scene to have him in a bada** pose like that ;)

 

Also, Awesome Land Raider ;)

 

Cheers Shotbreak.

I may redo them, the tips of both the whips have fallen off anyways. Perhaps have both of them curled around his hand (so it actually shows some form of him holding them) while having one semi-coiled on the ground. Or just another dude like that, haha.

 

Thanks for you GS tutorial. I have a question about after you have made the mold. How long do you allow the GS of the piece you are making to stay in the mold before you try to remove it? Also how long should you allow the original mold scupt to cure before putting it into actual use?

 

When I make the mold, I let the plastic piece sit in the GS over night (I usually start the process late at night, so I don't feel anxious about waiting) and then I take it out in the morning or whenever. When I press the GS into the mold, I let it sit for at least 3 hours, I usually go out with my friends or something, so I forget about it and again, don't feel anxious about it.

 

Waiting is the key. The longer the better. ;)

 

Cheers for looking

-Shorts

[Capt. Lysander]

Awesome looking, bro! Good to see you've signed up on The Phalanx ;)

[Shortsonfire79]

Thanks Lysander.

 

Lookie lookie at what I had waiting for me in the mail when I got home from Virginia :)

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0654-1.jpg

 

I'm a happy Asian :) I was under the impression that I didn't receive a package from England, but thats because the box was unmarked! So I have almost everything I need to make Andre Cortola. I just need a specific chaos backpack...

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0655-1.jpg

 

Sadly though, my Eagle Court of Honor is this Saturday, so I'm busy to the max these next 2 days, so I may not actually get to start until Sunday or Monday :(

We'll see...

Casting Away! ;)

-Shorts

[Shortsonfire79]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0669.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0656-1.jpg

 

The pose is a little bit off, but I'll fix it by the time I finish him.

I'll be getting paints soon, and I can start up on actually finishing some more marines.

 

And I also received the Red Scorpion Tactical Upgrades. So I made some of these.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/myphoto.jpg

[Shortsonfire79]

Upgraded my squad.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0672.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0675.jpg

[WAR]

very nice

[Shortsonfire79]

Thanks War.

 

Status update. Arms are glued, I need to reposition the head. The shield won't be glued until after I paint.

 

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0695.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0696.jpg

 

And a bit of double-hammerin.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0694.jpg

[Dratnos]

What really makes this army work for me is the combination of inventive conversions with a color scheme that shows them off. Each squad also seems to have its own style which is slightly different than that of the rest of the army, yet still appears cohesive and fits in with it.

The last two look particularly impressive in a Sparticus sort of way. Good stuff =)

[Shortsonfire79]

Thanks Dratnos ;)

Alright, I believe that this will be the final design of my Chapter Master, now he just needs a flowy cape. I'm not really fond of the huge shoulderpads, but I think they look cool at the same time. I will be using a slightly different backpack than the one shown, but I will still be having the skull exhaust pipes.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0721.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0722.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0723.jpg

And of course, the scorpion will be gone.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0724.jpg

 

And I must say that I have Neo on a run for his money.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/DOPE.jpg

[S. Bloodhowl]

I was a bit skeptical about the weapon when I saw it in the drawing but now that I see the model built it looks fab!!! Looking forward more...

[Shortsonfire79]

Thanks S Bloodhowl

 

The past couple days I painted up a couple of marines. Instead of production lining it like I used to, by squad, and never finishing anything. I just did two, and I finished them in a night and a half, so this is going to be my new style. By doing just a couple at a time, I was also able to put a bit more effort into both of them without burning myself out. I may eventually strip the first squad to see what I can do with it...eventually. Let me know what you think.

Sergeant

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0725.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0726.jpg

Sensor Dude. (his eye is a little...messed up. I may just leave it like that though)

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0728.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0727.jpg

 

And what do you think about all white helmets? Since they are Veterans, should I just do them with blue, or white....I'm converting almost all the helmets to be the MKIV style. And I'm thinking about leaving their eyes light-blue.

Sergeants

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j276/shortsonfire79/IMG_0729.jpg

Normal Veteran Brothers

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