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Angels Descendant DIY Chapter - Update 3/5/13


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Good day all, I've recently agreed to go to a doubles tournament in late June and the requirement is that it is 1000 points each. Unfortunately the rules state that I cannot play my usual guard army due to my ally using the same force, so instead I have decided to paint and produce a 1000 point marine army!

 

Originally I had painted a Word Bearer pre-heresy scheme (Hence all the Mark IV armour) however it suffered from unimpressiveness in that grey on grey looked very unimpressive. As a result it has been kicked and replaced with a new chapter, one of my own design.... One that is bright yellow because camouflage is for girls. 

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0058.jpg

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/angledecending.jpg

 

The theme of the chapter is one of drop pods. Every unit will deep strike in drop pods or teleport in. The current list I am looking at is this:

 

Blood Angels Codex (Required to be able to get Terminators + Dread. Due to the rules of the tournament I cannot use 2 Elites with no Heavies or Fast, Blood Angels however can have Dreads as Heavies.)

 

HQ

Captain - 100 - May use the Apothecary model for the captain. He's lovely and it could be a quirk in the chapter.

Elite - 

Tartoros Terminator Squad - 200 

Troops -

9 Marines - 154
- Drop Pod 35

9 Marines - 154
- Drop Pod 35

Heavy -
Dreadnought - Dual Autocannons -120 
- Drop Pod 35

 

It leaves me with 167 points left for equipment.

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Ah! There was some consideration for them! They've got a good approach to saving the imperium! But I went with a DIY chapter instead!

 

I've still got to learn some weathering techniques though. Fantasy doesn't really have that problem.

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Two updates! A Contemptor with all of his yellow blocked in and mostly highlighted and a drop pod that is finished on yellow and just needs black highlighting/silver work. Incidently the drop pods are a pain and the doors never seem to close properly.

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0061.jpg

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0060.jpg

 

I need a chapter symbol to take away from the flat colour that happens alot on this scheme. Similarly any other ideas on breaking it up?

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My first attempt at weathering a drop pod! Coming from a fantasy background it is a bit of a learning curve to weather vehicles like this..

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0062.jpg

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A quick army shot so far. Each squad will only have 8 or 9 members to keep points down for now. I'll try to get a 3rd drop pod from my LGS tomorrow and I'm considering an apothecary conversion for the general still. 

 

If I have time before the tournament I also have some scouts that could be painted very quickly. 

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0064.jpg[/url]

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0065.jpg[/url]

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/IMG_0066.jpg[/url]

 

Thoughts and comments would be appreciated. 

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http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/scout.jpeg

 

A quick scout to see how a copper shade of skin would look. It doesn't transfer well to photo as it is a bit more metallic.

 

Thoughts?

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http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/sigils.jpg

 

Considering what to use as the chapter symbol so I knocked some potentials up in Illustrator. Since I work for one the worlds biggest printing companies I can make my own very high quality waterslides without much effort so I'm going down that route.

 

I'm tempted to just go for a simple symbol however.

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The yellow looks very good ^_^  The weathering looks effective without being "too much" if that makes sense.  I must admit, when I first saw them the MM's did spring to mind, but when those transfers go on, there'll be no doubt that they aren't.  I quite like the first and fourth symbols ^_^

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Some updates!

 

The entire army sans a command figure who I am awaiting the parts for from Ebay!

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/al.jpg

 

A tartoros terminator. The highlights suck in the light in this room but the black is grey cornered!

 

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll277/mogsam_moogle/terminator.jpg

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