DarkKnightCuron Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Purpose: The Purpose of this thread is to act as a BLOG for my slowly growing Black Templars army. Comments and suggestions are always welcome in helping me hone the abilities in both modeling and painting these heroic warriors of the Emperor. This thread is also to act as a repository of images I'm sure I'll be taking of these individuals. Objective: To show other Astartes commanders pictures of my Black Templar Force. Recieve suggestions on Improvements. Disclaimer: I DO HAVE MY CAMERA NOW. As such, DO expect images of these individual, but as I'm currently on deployment, things might be a bit slow. As most BLOGs are, this is meant to be a living document unless this thread becomes far too large for the Bolter and Chainsword. If such an event occurs (however unlikely), a new thread will be started and images/information will be summarized and presented in the new thread. Commonly Used Terms: This section is to describe commonly used terms throughout this thread. As each term arises, this section will be edited for clarity. -GW: Games Workshop - The Company that develops the rules for--and produces the models for--the game, Warhammer 40,000 -EC: Emperor's Champion - an Iconic model in all Black Templar armies, he is required in all Black Templar armies of 750 points or more. Last updated: 18 April 2010 Current 500 Point List: Reclusiarch -Bolt Pistol Crusader Squad 8 Initiates -Frag Grenades -1 Meltagun -1 Powerfist + Bolt Pistol -6 Close Combat Weapons + Bolt Pistols 3 Neophytes -3 Close Combat Weapons + Bolt Pistols Crusader Squad 5 Initiates -1 Plasma Gun -1 Lascannon -3 Boltguns Bike Squadron 3 Initiates -1 Flamers -1 Meltagun HEADQUARTERS Planned Projects: -Castellan/Marshall in Power Armor on Space Marine Bike Models constructed: -Plastic Castellan/Marshal in Power Armor (Bolt Pistol, Power Sword, Iron Halo) -Metal Marshall in Power Armor (Mk4?)(Storm Shield, Power Sword)(WIP) -Plastic Emperor's Champion -Metal Chaplain (Bolt Pistol) -Metal Marshall in Power Armor (Bolt Pistol, Power Sword) -Metal Marshall in Terminator Armor (WIP) Models Painted: -None Yet ELITES Planned Projects: -Dreadnought 'Tankred' with Drop Pod -Sword Brethren Terminators (Assault and Tactical) -Sword Brethren (In Power Armor and Razorback) Models Constructed: -None Yet Models Painted: -1 Sword Brethren with Lightning Claws -1 Sword Brethren with Bolt Pistol, Combat Shield, and Power Weapon -8 Sword Brethren with Bolt Pistols, Combat Shields, and Chainswords -1 Sword Brethren in Terminator Armor with Storm Bolter and Power Sword TROOPS Planned Projects: -None Yet Models Constructed: -23 Initiates with Bolt Pistols and Close Combat Weapons -10 Neophytes with Bolt Pistols and Close Combat Weapons -1 Initiate with Bolt Pistol and Power Weapon -3 Initiates with Bolt Pistol and Power Fist -1 Initiate with Meltagun -1 Initiate with Plasmagun -1 Initiate with Lascannon -3 Initiates with Boltguns Models Painted: -2 Initiates with Bolt Pistols and Close Combat Weapons FAST ATTACK Planned Projects: -None Yet Models Constructed: -15 Initiates on Bikes -3 Initiate Attack Bikes with Multi-Meltas -3 Initiates on Bikes with Power Fists -1 Initiate on Bike with Flamer -3 Initiates on Bikes with Meltaguns -3 Initiates on Bikes with Plasmaguns -3 Landspeeders (Multi-Meltas and Heavy Flamers) Models Painted: -4 Initiates with Bolt Pistols, Chainswords, and Jump Packs -1 Initiate with Bolt Pistol, Power Sword, and Jump Pack HEAVY SUPPORT Planned Projects: -2 Predator Annihilators with Lascannon Sponsons -3 Land Raider Crusaders Models Constructed: -1 Predator Annihilator with Lascannon Sponsons Models Painted: -None Yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Using my exceptionally crude Web-camera, I'll post up what few pictures I can. WARNING: The images here aren't good quality, something I mean to rectify as soon as my real camera and light box get here. Plastic Castellan/Marshall http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_2.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_1.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_3.jpg Plastic Emperor's Champion http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_4.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_4.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_4.jpg 1st Painted Initiate http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_7.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar..._20091129_9.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...20091129_11.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...20091129_10.jpg 2nd Painted Initiate http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...20091129_12.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...20091129_13.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...20091129_14.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...20091129_15.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Even from the terrible quality they look great! Although I am a bit worried about the white on the shoulder guards, it looks like it has just been painted straight on top of the black rather than worked up through the greys (or browns depending on your style). Loving the Marshal and Champion though, they look exceptional for what appear to be kit bashing with minimal green stuffing and converting! Give me more please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 As far as the shoulder pads go, I followed the instructions on the GW site, starting with black basecoat, painting codex grey over the black (several times), then painting whtie over the grey. Only to realize something: The shoulder pads looked far too 'new' for my tastes. Often, my models look a little worn, as if just gone through battle (or a portion thereof) and I did a light wash of scorched brown over the shoulder pads to make them look dirty and worn, so as not to contradict the worn look of the rest of the models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 The Marshall and EC look quite epic. Try to get bigger pics :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 The Marshall and EC look quite epic. Try to get bigger pics ^_^ As soon as I get my camera, I will. Hopefully by then, They'll both be painted. I want to paint up my first Crusader Squad first before painting the EC, Chaplain, and Marshall so that I have the most practice doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Nice to see a familiar 'face', if you will. Excellent stuff, Curon, and I have to ask: where did you get the swords? They don't look like GeeDub to me, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Nice to see a familiar 'face', if you will. Excellent stuff, Curon, and I have to ask: where did you get the swords? They don't look like GeeDub to me, but I could be wrong. ANI. Dude, great to see you again! It's been awhile. Dark Angels, huh? Didn't think of you as a Dark Angels player, but I haven't seen you in a great long while. How's life goin' for ya? The Emperor's Champion Sword was from a 54mm miniature from the Reaper Miniatures line (Finari, Female Crusader), and the Marshall's was from an 'Inquisitor' model (Duke Von Castellan). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 A new addition to the 'Elites' section is a rather hodge-podge Techmarine. Made out of spare bits, he'll come packing with a full servo harness, counts-as two powerfists, and Terminator Honors, giving him a total of 7 Power Fist attacks on the charge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Life's good, man. And as far as being a Dark Angels player, it's complicated. It's the one army I've been able to play longer than a few months without switching, so there's something special. Anywho, good stuff, bud. Keep at it. You're doing better than me at the moment...no funding and finals. ~Ani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Just out of curiosity, for this upcoming army, I'm considering either buying two more Predator Annihilators, but I'm thinking it might be better to grab 2 or 3 Dreadnoughts to do some long-ranged Tank hunting. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Loring Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Long-range tank-hunting best done by a tri-las predator, dreadnoughts can pop tanks better up close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I have to agree. Tri-las Predators are a good bet for solid tank-hunting..unless you're like me, and even twin-linked weapons don't save your rolls. ~Ani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Right on, then. Three Predator Annihilators might seem consistant with a Mechanized BT list...Something to build towards in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Unfortunately, I'm still waiting on that bloody camera. I may just have to hijack someone else's for a bit. At any rate, I recently received a package that contained my Space marine bikers (3 Full Squads + Chaplain on Bike + Captain on Bike) which I'll be converting for Black Templar use shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Seeing as how I'm now in the Librarium Challenge, I'll begin work on Painting my Emperor's Champion. Gotta make my chapter proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lysander Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ah been a month since the last update. With new ones, the thread will once again liven up :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Thought I fell off the earth, Eh? Now that I have my camera, I can put some actually decent stuff on the web. FINISHED MODELS http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0633.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0644.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0635.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0642.jpg WORK IN PROGRESS MODELS Emperor's Champion http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0636.jpg Castellan http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0637.jpg Marshall http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0638.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0650.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Good to see you back around! That Marshall looks the role, with all the decorations and seals. What head are you planning on giving him? ~Ani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 Good to see you back around! That Marshall looks the role, with all the decorations and seals. What head are you planning on giving him? ~Ani Its exceptionally difficult to find a Mk4 Helmet bit, let me tell you. I suppose I could carefully cut it off the powerfist holding it, but that'd be too much work for little payout. As such, I've bitz-ordered the Mk4 helmet from the BRAND NEW blood Angels Death company sprue. I'll just have to shave off the Blood Angels Iconography and BAM, Mk4 Helmet. I hate painting faces, which is why I'm going for the helmet. Otherwise, I've got a multitude of Bretonnian heads I could use. Glad you like the Marshall tough :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkKnightCuron Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 The current Horde http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0653.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0657.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0659.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0660.jpg WIP First off, I have no idea who or what this model is, but upon close inspection, the armor looks A LOT like the Emperor's Armor in the poster where he's facing against Horus with Sanguinious at their feet. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/Dar...er/IMG_0656.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titan136 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 That is indeed an Emperor clone, probably gotten off of eBay. Its actually quite nice and I don't believe I've actually seen it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminatorinhell Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Is it your model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver3x Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 search knights of legend on ebay. it's an Italian guy. you can buy other primarchs too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Aha! I've been searching for ages for a helmeted Master of the Fleet, and you've just sold it for me. Also, that's a good-looking force. My one suggestion would probably be to clip the Crozius top on the Chappy and put a BT symbol or something. Oh, and about the Mk4 helm, I think there's an Iron Warriors kit that has one. I could be wrong, though. ~Ani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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