+++E Tenebrae Lux II - Black Templars Strategium+++

[Captain Semper]

This suffices! Completion registered for 325pts! :tu:

[Das Bee]

Completed my vow! http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/277184-das-bees-etl-ii-progress/

 

EDIT: 1050 pts

[Captain Semper]

Great stuff Das Bee - love that Pred - and the Termies are beyond awesome! Completion registered and another 1,050pts for the Templars!!! :tu:

[Urkh]

My vow completion coming soon!

[Mystech1]

Can't sleep, so here we go with a second Vow...

I Mystech1 answer the call of E TENEBRAE LUX and vow to complete

-Marshall w/ Combi-Plasma, Power Sword, Artificer Armor, Adamantium Mantle, Frag and Krak Grenades, and Terminator Honours -183

-Swd. Brth. Termi. Command Squad w/ 5x Terminators; Srgt w/ Power Weapon, Master Crafted Storm Bolter, and Bionics; 1x Chainfist; 1x Assault Cannon -245

from Codex: Black Templars of total value 428 points on or before August 15th. Success will bring eternal glory to The Black Templars and failure will doom me to bear the Badge of Shame until the year-end.

Oh, and since I failed to complete my initial Vow by July 15th, as penance these will be painted in my DA successor Chapter colors.

[Captain Semper]

You got 10hrs - go!

[tvih]

Getting completions from Dark Scipio, Eberious and ValkyrieUndead would really boost our position, but wheter or not they appear out of hiding at the last minute or not will remain to be seen!

[Urkh]

VOW COMPLETE!!!

Terminators:

 

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z41/urkh/finalvowcml.jpg

 

Assault marines:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z41/urkh/assaultmarinesetl.jpg

 

that completes my ventures into the ETLII

[Captain Semper]

That's fantastic Urkh - a total contribution of 1,323pts! Well done - you served the Templars well... Completion registered.

 

Now it's only Brother-Captain Sicarious and Mystech1 who have an outstanding second vow - all the rest are 100% completed (unless we have another vow in the remaining few hours). Mystech is in touch but Sicarius? Are you out there Brother-Captain?

[Urkh]

1.3k points? really that much? well, in that case, i guess we get a picture of what 1.3k points looks like!

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z41/urkh/ETLcomp.jpg
 

 

Then there's there guys still sitting on my table that i wanted to get done in the ETL

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z41/urkh/unpainted.jpg

 

And sadly, the guys who are still are on the sprues... 

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z41/urkh/sprues.jpg

 

 

Looks like I'm ready for next year!!!

[Mandolore511]

I answer the call of E TENEBRAE LUX and vow to complete:

 

1 Marshal (artificer armor, mastercrafted weapon, powerfist, storm shield, teleport homer, terminator honors) 175 points

8 assault terminator sword brethren (5 with thunder hammer and storm shield 3 with lighting claw) 360 points

5 crusaders (bolt pistol, ccw, frags,) 85 points

5 assault marines (2 plasma pistols ccw, the rest bolt pistol ccw, all with melta bombs) 152 points

1 emperor's champion 90 points

 

a total of 912 points on or before the end of ETL II

 

Success will bring glory to The Black Templars and the incomprehensible result of failure will doom me to carry the badge of shame

Alright... It's been a long time but here are the completed pictures from my vow way back in June.

 

Link to pictures:

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjHw5uAC

[Marshal Bertrand]

I made it, a Christian always honor his vows :D
My camera is totally awful, (I'm not at my home, so I will put old and new pics, but they are all within the etl).

Marshal Bertrand

http://everpersistent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG200-300x225.jpg

Terminators
http://everpersistent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG216-300x225.jpg

Marines

Group without Bertrand 

http://everpersistent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/IMG221-300x225.jpg

 

I need to take a rest and a sleep (one marine is without backpack in the picture, because I'm unable to "reglue" him right now, I need to unstuck my glue that got a toothpick and years of plastic glue melted on it, soon I will post it glued if necessary, I'm painting since yesterday nearly nonstop, must sleep >_<)

[Captain Semper]

Mandalore511 & Marshal Bertand: both completions are registered! Congratulations for coming to your Chapter's aid at the last minute! :tu:

[Brother Darklight]

Holy Terra! I sleep for a few hours and suddenly Black Templar completions flood in!

 

Keep it coming, Brothers! 

 

Since it doesn't look like Captain Semper is updating this thread's original post with these, I don't know who's left...

 

...But there is very little time remaining! It's now or never, Templars! 

 

No Pity! No Remorse! No Fear!!

EDIT:
 

Right, the BTs are annoying. 

ANNOYING?!

 

Ha! The good Captain continues to mock us with such belittling terms!  Brothers, he must like watching us win!  Keep at it, Brothers!  FOR THE EMPEROR! 

[jscolton]

Due to my own laziness I probably won't have my vow completed on time, but who knows, maybe I can focus in these last few hours and turn this around.

 

Either way I'm really disappointed in myself. I've had this vow almost complete since June, but I've managed to push it off constantly. I even had 4 more vows planned out to get my entire crusade painted. Then when I decided to at least finish this vow after work this week, I have trouble with my paints. I guess it's the Emperor punishing me for my procrastination.

[The_Chaplain]

Due to my own laziness I probably won't have my vow completed on time, but who knows, maybe I can focus in these last few hours and turn this around.

 

Either way I'm really disappointed in myself. I've had this vow almost complete since June, but I've managed to push it off constantly. I even had 4 more vows planned out to get my entire crusade painted. Then when I decided to at least finish this vow after work this week, I have trouble with my paints. I guess it's the Emperor punishing me for my procrastination.

Do what you can brother.  If you cannot complete your vow, do the right thing, wear the mark of shame, and try again for the ETL III, and approach it with renewed zeal as you begin a "penitent" crusade.  If you can get it done, get it done.  You have a few hours left, try your hardest!

[Mystech1]

Didn't get much sleep, but second Vow complete.

Marshall before:

http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg543/Mystech1/Models/P0000474_zps11f20e86.jpg

Marshall after: Flash kinda killed the bronze, but it's all the really shiny metallics minus the blade and barrel. Anyway, I think he turned out well. I shall call him Marshall/Captain/Company Master Semperis and finally make good on a promise from last year.

http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg543/Mystech1/Models/P0000482_zpsb6b07454.jpg

Terminators before: Don't mind the models in back, those are there for color reference...that is not a lib@$%*&n...

http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg543/Mystech1/Models/P0000473_zpsd3d6c52f.jpg

Terminators after: You can see the bronze better in this pic.

http://i1243.photobucket.com/albums/gg543/Mystech1/Models/P0000479_zps8391cf18.jpg

[Captain Semper]

Captain Semperis? hahahahaha!!! Completion registered Mystech! You have contributed an amazing 3,553pts!

[Captain Semper]

=][= ETL II IS OFFICIALLY OVER =][=

http://www.fortressoftheunforgiven.com/ETL_2013_Poster_00.jpg

+++ NO COMPLETIONS WILL BE REGISTERED PAST THIS POINT +++

Brave brothers and sisters, it’s time to remove your Oath of Moment for the moment has passed. It will soon be replaced with either the Custos Fidei or the dreaded Oath Breaker badge! Thank you all for participating - it's been a fantastic ride !

In the next couple of days I'll be compiling the data of the ETL II, cross-checking everything making sure there are no loose ends. During that time, you are welcome to post here anything that you feel requires my attention, be that an old completion that I did not explicitly acknowledge or anything else you may like to comment on. I will NOT accept any more completions though. None whatsoever!

Come this weekend, (most likely Saturday, August 19th) a full detailed report will be released and all the details of the ETL will be analyzed and be open for discussion. All participants will be awarded their badges and the faction to become ETL II Champion, the Primus Inter Pares, will be officially announced. So until then keep your breath for who know what really happened?

+++THE DOORS OF ETL II ARE CLOSED FOREVER+++

[Brother Darklight]

Well done brothers.  Excellent effort. Dorn smiles upon all of you this day!

[rytchdarius]

Well done fellow brethren! Going through all my unpainted stuff, I am so ready for next year's challenge!!

[tvih]

Well done to all who completed their vows. Sadly though we are nowhere near last year's completion rates, from 3 of the biggest unfinished vows there comes a total of around 9k unfinished points. It'll be interesting to see how we fared in comparison to Codex Marines and Chaos. If we lost to Chaos... time for some penitent crusades, methinks!

[Brother Darklight]

Well done to all who completed their vows. Sadly though we are nowhere near last year's completion rates, from 3 of the biggest unfinished vows there comes a total of around 9k unfinished points. It'll be interesting to see how we fared in comparison to Codex Marines and Chaos. If we lost to Chaos... time for some penitent crusades, methinks!

 

Was this from going through the thread, or reading the initial post? Because the Initial post doesn't reflect a lot of the newer changes.  My first doesn't even show as complete, let alone my 2nd!

[Marshal Kaliburn]

Unfortunately I have failed in my task and my brethren can be rightly disappointed in my performance. My biggest crimes were to be too ambitious in my planning and too easily distracted with the persecution of xenos, mutants and hertics leaving me little time back at the forge ship. I realise now the benefit of the multiple vow system, for I could have completed several smaller vows. However, being a Black Templar commander has brought me up with the idea of but a single vow, and that has been my undoing.

However, while my brethren may not agree, I do take some sense of victory from this failure, as I have in fact painted a lot more than I would have done otherwise. I believe I will have completed the remaining units before the new codex is released, and in that fact lies my redemption, for a new crusade is forming, and with it a new vow will be sworn.

I, Marshal Kaliburn, hereby declare that under the new 6th edition rules for Black Templars, which are believed to be released in the coming month, my army will never take to the field of battle with a model unpainted. Although their identity may have been diminished by their inclusion in the new space marine book, in my home town the crusade will continue with pride, and with one look at the army my enemies will instantly know who they are facing and how they will meet their end.

Here are the pics:

and...

[Brother Darklight]

So close, brother!  

 

Fear not.  We, as a Chapter, didn't have the motivation/drive this year like we did last.  I blame the fact that everyone who participated last year vowed basically everything in their collection.  There wasn't anything left for this year ;)