Jupiter Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hey Guys, After a 6-week hiatus from making any progress on my DIY Roman-themed chapter, "Sons of Jupiter," I finally managed to finish my first tac squad. My apologies for the poor pics! http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4520/img0276tn.th.jpg http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5369/img0277db.th.jpg http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2536/img0273ku.th.jpg http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9022/img0275df.th.jpg And here's a close-up of the chapter crest. It took me 4-5 iterations before I finally got something simple and repeatable enough to look decent on tactical marines without being to plain/bland. I'm really happy with it: http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/5125/img0274t.th.jpg C&C more than welcome! Also check out my blog in my signature for more of these guys. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierdale Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Love the name! And they look good! Why not use the B&C photo album (you can make your own) rather than using imageshack? I find it much easier. What else have you got in store for this army? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3084479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I like them a lot, my only concern is the sheer volume of crests, I may be wrong but didn't the Romans use them to denote senior ranks? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3084497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thanks for the replies, guys! As for the crests, everything I have read is mixed on the use of crests to indicate rank... you're probably right, WingsoftheFalcon, but I kinda like the overall effect of having crests on every marine. @Kierdale: I prefer to use imageshack because of their image uploader application you can install on your hard drive -- it's insanely easy for forum posting! I'm sure the B&C one is great too, though. As for other ideas for the army, I have quite a few! Namely praetorian cavalry "counts as" bikes and chariots "counts as" attack bikes. Probably light auxilia to count as scout bikers as well. Check out my blog in my signature for more -- there's a list of 10+ ideas I've been tossing around. Also, I just stumbled upon some better pics of the marines. The colors are a lot truer in these: http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9799/img0189ek.th.jpg http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6770/img0188ygs.th.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3084852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olgerth Istaarn Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Crests for the win, I really like them. The sarge is especially badass. My recommendation however would be to drill out the gun barrels. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3084930 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stercus Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Do you have a close up of the seargant? Thats a great model. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3085047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Richard Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 ...this just in... great eye in the storm on Jupiter discovered to be a Space Marines fortress! I like the theme and look forward to how you carry the theme over to transports. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3085614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Do you have a close up of the seargant? Thats a great model. Yup! Sorry for the delay, but here are some (albeit, slightly outdated) close ups from when he was still a WIP. I've since finished him and added squad & chapter badges. Regardless, here ya go: http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7503/img0184kq.th.jpg http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6646/img0185fc.th.jpg http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2900/img0186gm.th.jpg Thanks for the suggestions and comments! I'll be posting army updates in my blog (see my sig) so feel free to keep tabs on that if you liked the theme! Jupiter Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3089968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarmyAndy Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I am liking the red you have achieved on the armour. Very nice Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254103-first-tactical-squad/#findComment-3091205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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