The Praetorian of Inwit Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 Yeah. I always felt the same when I first started Space Marines 20+ years ago. I think Black Legion might be winning me over. I like that they are a blank canvas. My warband could be zealots or just using Chaos as a tool. Into using tanks or Daemon Engines or both. Made from stolen geneseed or defected from the Imperium. I like that. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6167699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarius Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 9 hours ago, The Praetorian of Inwit said: Yeah. I always felt the same when I first started Space Marines 20+ years ago. I think Black Legion might be winning me over. I like that they are a blank canvas. My warband could be zealots or just using Chaos as a tool. Into using tanks or Daemon Engines or both. Made from stolen geneseed or defected from the Imperium. I like that. I think the Black Legion is a great choice as well - and the Eye of Horus symbol is also one of the coolest traitor icons. I'm assuming you've already read AD-B's Black Legion books? I think they work really well for dispelling the myth the BL are "generic" Chaos Marines. We'll never see the last book of course, but the two first are some of the best 40K fiction out there, imo. My Word Bearers leader is actually borderline BL, in that he has sworn allegiance to Abaddon, partly because that was just the story that grew out of the games/writing I did, partly so I can slap the Eye of Horus on stuff :) The Praetorian of Inwit 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6167741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Praetorian of Inwit Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 The Eye of Horus is a pretty cool symbol, and it is very prevalent on the kits. I did read those books. I loved them. It is a shame book 3 will never be seen (I would love to be proven wrong but I just feel if it was coming out it would have been releases by now). Built a Vindicator today. I would not be surprised if it went to Legends for 11th but I just really like the model. I think Black Legion are winning me over a little bit more each day. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6167834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antarius Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Yeah, it'll be a big surprise if it comes out - a pleasant surprise, but definitely a surprise. I thikn you should absolutely go for Black Legion if those are the ones you're into the most. They are reasonably easy to paint as well, because the trims can save you a lot of highlighting on the black armour, which can be tricky otherwise. The Vindicator is a great kit and concept. If it goes to Legends I'll just continue using it anyway. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6167869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) TITHI started ANOTHER madcap project; I have gotten a Land Speeder Vengeance in with the intent of making it into a modernized Grav-Attack Tank (AKA the RT deodorant tank). Started designing the turret in Blender ready for printing. Very WIP of course (canvas barrel shroud needs work and the turret itself needs a lot more detailing) but it's already looking recognizably turret-shaped. Also decided to ape the Zoid part that was purloined for the official conversion rather than try for a modern lascannon; the fluff for this will be it's a very rare, forgotten pattern of vehicle with unusual (and somewhat unreliable) weaponry. And for some fluff: Spoiler "The Buccaneer Grav-Attack Tank is a seldom seen piece of technology in the 41st Millennium. Whilst once fairly common amongst Astartes forces during the Great Crusade, it always suffered as a halfway-house between a Land Speeder and a Predator, lacking the protection and firepower of the latter but not having quite the full mobility of the former, and was swiftly made redundant. That said, it was well-liked by its crews for being shockingly hardy and easy to repair for a skimmer, and was one of the few vehicles that was ever fitted with the Longinus-pattern las-javelin; an overdriven lascannon prized for incredible armour piercing capability even at long range, albeit at the cost of increased power consumption and reduced barrel lifespan. Unlike many techno-relics from the Crusade, the Buccaneer can still be manufactured as the STC still exists; however, very few Chapters have use for it, and the STC for the Longinus las-javelin was lost alongside many countless other priceless treasures in the Vogler's World Conflict. Two Chapters that do still employ the Buccaneers are the Death Crusaders, who are in possession of one of the last las-javelin equipped examples remaining, and the Tarantulas, who find the relatively small grav-tank well-suited to their style of warfare." Edited April 25 by Evil Eye Didn't realize the Scimitar already existed...Whoops! Spazmolytic, Antarius and Zoatibix 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6167971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvenIronhand Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 YITH I finished my Hunter Druht (some of the 10 pictured here) after it being at 9/10 painted. The last model. Some of the 10. Zoatibix, Focslain, The Yncarne and 4 others 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6167974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 TITHI finished modelling the Buccaneer Grav-Attack turret! Currently printing it off with the last of my resin... phandaal, Spazmolytic, Zoatibix and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6168011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Praetorian of Inwit Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 @Antarius There is something very satisfying about it isn't there. Yeah Black Legion is the way to go. Especially as I'm very much in a 'LET THE GALAXY BURN' mood after seeing my family's gravestone vandalized. Kommisar_K, Magos Takatus and Zoatibix 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6168115 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvenIronhand Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Primed an Assault Druht Leader (what I’m calling these BC models). Greymanes cannot afford to waste their initiates in ‘meat’ assaults just to teach them patience, so Blood Claws aren’t really a thing. Instead, they send the initiates to the 4th Fyrd, the Scaich, where they learn the ways of the Vanguard. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6168160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Praetorian of Inwit Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 With rumours of Predator and Vindicator going to Legends I'm definitely going to add another of each to my fledging Black Legion army. I love the look and feel of them and updates for Chaos maybe years away or never happening. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6168283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 TITHI printed a motherload of Space Marine parts; notably the turret for the Buccaneer (which will be built soon) but also plenty of legs and shoulder pads and such. Also built a few Marines with them! Viridia 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouargh Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 TITH I did it again: while having pledged to myself not to buy more minis, I failed and placed an order not for 1 but for 2 boxes of Hastarii . My AdMech back log is therefore growing... Magos Takatus and Viridia 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viridia Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 YITHI assembled my first 40k model in nearly a year. Colloborating with my brother on a Badab War project, aiming for a rough mix of Lamenters/Astral Claws for the secessionists, and Charcarodons/Red Scorpions/Star Phantoms for the loyalists. Did initially try to pose a spare set of Mk II arms and bolter with the Tortuga body, but unfortunately it wasn't wide enough, so Primaris intercessor arms came to the rescue. It's probably an experimental bolter pattern is my justification for it. The Yncarne 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogian Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Picked up two copies of the combat patrol mag with ork boyz - gonna make one in to a normal squad, and hack up the others to make my Wrecka Krew kill team into a squad of tank busters and a squad of wreckers. These are the first models for my ork army in preparation for 11th, so all about figuring out the colour scheme, though I also want to work how best to add armour plates to the shoulders of the bare ones. Kommisar_K, Viridia and Focslain 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvenIronhand Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Painted some skintones on some Druhtii. Zoatibix, Viridia, Focslain and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 YITHI started work on the Buccaneer Grav-Tank (having successfully printed the turret). It fits perfectly in the kit's turret ring, which is nice! Enclosing the cockpit is going to be fun (covering over the "stained glass" portion was annoying enough and that at least had a solid structure to build onto!) but it should be worth it. MoriyaSchism, Focslain, Spazmolytic and 1 other 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoriyaSchism Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) 3 hours ago, Evil Eye said: YITHI started work on the Buccaneer Grav-Tank (having successfully printed the turret). It fits perfectly in the kit's turret ring, which is nice! Enclosing the cockpit is going to be fun (covering over the "stained glass" portion was annoying enough and that at least had a solid structure to build onto!) but it should be worth it. Damn, you beat me to it. I would have started on mine if I didn't jam a craft knife blade under my thumbnail nearly 2 weeks ago. Well done. Mine has a Mars Pattern Predator turret and a las-talon as the main gun. Edited May 5 by MoriyaSchism Zoatibix, Evil Eye and Alby the Slayer 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6169828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Ouch! Sorry to hear that! Anyway, TITHI printed some more bits and made some jump pack Veterans! Need to clean them up a bit before priming but really happy with how they look. Viridia, Focslain and MoriyaSchism 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6170123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted Sunday at 02:00 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:00 PM Have been kit bashing Praetors lately. Quite proud how these have turned out. Zoatibix, lhg033, Focslain and 6 others 9 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6170496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoatibix Posted Sunday at 05:29 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:29 PM Today in the hobby I began converting another batch of Grotesques. The ‘leftovers’ mean I have another Talos. lhg033, bloodhound23, Evil Eye and 5 others 8 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6170528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago On 5/10/2026 at 3:00 PM, Son of Rawl said: Have been kit bashing Praetors lately. Quite proud how these have turned out. That lion pelt goes really well on him. Superb stuff! TITHI dug out a McFarlane Space Marine I had started painting ages ago and then forgotten about, and seeing as the half-done paint was in a bit of a sorry state, I decided to start over and take the opportunity to de-Primaris him. This consisted of dremelling a lot of material off (no easy task with the fairly weak Dremel Stylo) and replacing the head and gun with a 3D printed Mk. 7 helmet and boltgun respectively, printed in TH-BJD. The magazine (which failed) is being printed along with a new Mk. 7 backpack. He needs some more work doing on him before paint, notably sanding the rough spots, sculpting some extra detail (notably the waist cables), adding a smattering of doodads to his armour and filling some gaps. Only Primaris detail I probably won't remove is the separate shin plates, as A: it'd be a lot of work and B: I actually don't mind them. Not sure if I'll keep the Imperialis or give him a more plain chest. Probably gonna leave it on though. Viridia and MoriyaSchism 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6170923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg033 Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago Last night in the hobby,... I resisted the urge to doomscroll and instead I pulled out some of the nids I had started working on probably a year or more ago and carried on with them. I am hoping to go back to where I was earlier last year and actually be working on models rather than adding more and more to the project piles. Today in the hobby... spreadsheets! I plan to loosely plan out what models I have and what I might work on (as much to organise and motivate as to also check and plan for paints needed) The Yncarne, Zoatibix and Viridia 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6170962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoatibix Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Today in the hobby…I realised that I messed up build my test Blood Claw from the CP box. While that body leg combination can build a regular BC it’s also meant to be the body for the pack leader. Not noted in the instructions at all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6171018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted 27 minutes ago Share Posted 27 minutes ago Today in the hobby I built the last three sternguard bodies I need for a game tonight. Time for the Minotaurs to storm the field at 2k for the first time! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/455/#findComment-6171025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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