marine77 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I have just finished putting together a Black Templar themed Space Wolf list. It is based on Black Templar fluff, but counts as a Space Wolf army. Check out the pics, battle reports, and army list at my blog : Gone to Ground. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor Kravin Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Black Templar fluff with Space Wolf Codex - I can see you getting a LOT of hate from the hardcore elements of both Black Templar and Space Wolf communities as well as the people who just hate the Wolves codex as being too commonplace. Still, if you've got a strong theme and a fluff reason for it it's fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Some very nice painting there friend. A pity you have to sully such proper Astartes with the pupdex ;) And a psycher , a witch among the knights no less...the scandal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 :P And a psycher , a witch among the knights no less...the scandal! I know. It makes for a much more dramatic fluff theme. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassknuckletime Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 A PSYKER!?!?!?! Such Heresy! Really though, those are some awesome models. I especially like the Cavalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well painted mini`s well done :jaw: but i think u will get more C&C if u post it on forum instead off a link. Just a tip ofcourse ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkseer Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Not bad at all. Will you be going for an All-In-One space marine army? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellios Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I don't like your rune priest... I mean the model itself is fine and painted well... but some how it looks wrong... I mean he looks like some kind of shaman... and I don't see that as Black Templars or knights/Warriors theme... even if we ignore the we hate witches bit... I think I would have gone with some kind of warrior mage... maybe with robes being blow by the winds of magic as the power flows around him... or maybe some kind of Emperors Champion style guy with the psychic powers representing his holy blessings... or the favour of the god emperor or something... To be honest I'm not sure what I would do... he just seems to stand out of the army a bit... and not in a good way... although as I say he looks fine taking him by himself... maybe being photos and not reading your blog I've missed something that binds him to the rest of the army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 @Darkseer. Thanks for the comments. Yeah, I am a poor teacher IRL, so whatever makes my models more flexible makes me a happy gamer. With my current setup I can play these guys as Space Wolves (which they are tooled to do), Black Templars (which was the original intent some time ago), blood angels (which I have no interest in playing), or codex marines. I have enough extra models to create a totally separate Codex marine list and am making a 6 dread list at the moment. @Hellios. Thanks for the comments as well. All I can say, it this is where a desire to play competitively violates fluff. My fluff reason for having a psycher in the army is that this is a penitence crusade and the castellan in charge is so short on recruits and battle strategy, he has had to adopt some of the strategies/tactics and personnel (via induction) of the world's population. This means including a psycher who he knows he will probably have to kill himself in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonSTeR Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 as a SW player since '87, i have to say that this is a VERY cool alternate version of the army. Liking it very very much ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
det Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 ...must say that the horses fit the templars really well. That is a cool unit! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted November 7, 2010 Author Share Posted November 7, 2010 @MonSTeR and det. Thanks guys. I find the comments very encouraging. I like the guys on horses. They give it a much themier fill in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocovi Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Welldone ! I like the guys on horses . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattison Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I came to the point to say: SW is boring! The minis are nicely painted though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Its like youve pulled out my heart and set it on fire. And then put it out with your painting ability, patched me up with your conversions, and patted me on the back and told me 'itll all be alright'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Its like youve pulled out my heart and set it on fire. And then put it out with your painting ability, patched me up with your conversions, and patted me on the back and told me 'itll all be alright'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 Marshal, I don't know whether to be offended or excited! Thanks for the comments. I appreciate the encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 I just finished my display board and have gotten some army pics before packing it all up for a tourney this weekend. You can see the new pics at my blog: Gone to Ground. Let me know what you think. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedMoon Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 really nice models indeed. but i just dont get the whole SW dex....templar still have one of the most broken units in the game with terminators with furious charge and preferred enemy with lightning claws is NASTY and the best smoke launchers in the game. there a VERY tough dex still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 You have to understand, as fake as this may sound, I didn't switch from templars to wolves for competitive reasons. I really changed over for army design reasons. The templar FoC is very limited. That's not to say that you can't make good lists. I have quite a few good lists in mind, but they all look and feel similar. The SW codex has a ton of tempting choices, quite a few cool ways to run a list, and loads of characterful unit choices. It gives my imagination space to work. That is why I like it. I also love the fluff of these epic viking-like characters smashing face. Now, all of that to say, SW are more competitive and can put down a really broken army with relatively little trouble. Sure, I admit that. I like that, but it wasn't my main reason for making the switch, just an extremely cool additional benefit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherSargeantDaro Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 meh....I like the laz backs. If I start getting complacent it will only spread. So although you have wonderful models, it is NO WONDER why your castellan has fallen from grace for the high marshall....may we meet soon XP. nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styygens Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I really love the vehicles. And I think the horse-mounted Templars are interesting... But I can't shake the feeling something is off. I can't put my finger on it. But I think the Rune Priest is odd as it's "neither fish nor foul." Templar's don't use Psykers, and the SW-shaman feel is out of place with the medieval knight look of the Templars. That aside, it's very well-painted and the conversions are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine77 Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Thanks for the compliments. Yeah the Rune Priest is an odd fit, but in my head, the expansive fluff of the army makes the bridge quite well :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koran Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Very nice models there and the painting really makes them shine. Also the idea of cavalry knights is really fitting with the templar fluff. However, I really think you need to put in some time to make larger mounts. A normal horse with a marine on its back = dead horse. Its like when you see people stick marines on top of goblin wolves or wargs and it just looks plain silly. I dont mean to make you feel like Im slating your work, everything else looks great, but the knights just needs something more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Woo those are sexah Razorbacks! The horses are little ... erm ... I think another choice of mount could be done but I have no easy solutions. Maybe find a bigger horse model? Like a Clydesdale or something with "oomph". Otherwise, rock on man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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