Jump to content

Post your Cypher!


Kastor Krieg

Recommended Posts

  • 8 months later...
  • 6 months later...

So, i started making my First Legion of Caliban Army after reading all of the books on the Lion and Caliban, Luther and so on.  I loved the story, and wanted to own that, and play with, that army.  So, to start it out, i needed Cypher.  I dug out my old cypher model from 2nd edition. When i placed him next to the other models from the new plastic kits, i knew i would have to make a new one. 

 

So, i read the dataslate, dug up info on Cypher and his appearances, and tried to work out his intentions, which i failed at. but i got a great feel of who he was. 

 

This artwork caught my eye, and became my inspiration.  

http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s592/Ryan_Miller87/Cypher_Escaping_zpsmgh14vmw.png

 

Here is the comparison of the old one vs my kitbashed one. 

 

http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s592/Ryan_Miller87/image5_zpsqapk4sbj.jpg

 

And here is my final Cypher, Fallen Angel of the First Legion:

 

http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s592/Ryan_Miller87/image4_zps2rbnqro5.jpg

http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s592/Ryan_Miller87/image3_zpsbe4hdglt.jpg

 

And here is the Full Force of all of Cypher's remaining Fallen, ready to take on any Dark Angels army...

 

http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s592/Ryan_Miller87/image2_zpsfrbjxyae.jpg

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/5/17/714642_sm-.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/5/17/714643_sm-.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/5/17/714644_sm-.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2015/5/17/714645_sm-.JPG
 

The Revenant  (Cypher counts-as)

 

Very little is known about this mysterious Crimson Tear, known even to the majority of his brothers only as The Revenant. The sole common knowledge is that he was recovered, quite by chance, from the minor death world of Pyrrgha’s Lament in the Segmentum Pacificus as the 6th and 7th companies pursued and purged a tendril of Hive Fleet Scylla. Noticing the drop pods making planetfall, shortly after a plethora of mycetic spores, he sought them out . His appearance was wild and his armour almost devoid of any markings whatsoever, it would have been understandable for his erstwhile brothers to shoot him on sight, but he convinced them he offered no threat, falling to his knees as soon as he was within sight and allowing himself to be restrained in a drop pod harness until the command figures of the two companies could conduct an interrogation. He was permitted to accompany them freely, but unarmed, as they hunted Tyranids through the jungles of the small planet; presumably answering their enquiries somewhat satisfactorily. Even without weapons he proved himself a valuable asset as a tracker and saving Chaplain Risiel from the claws of a Lictor with nought but a branch spear earned him the prestige and trust to carry a boltgun.  This was but one demonstration of the almost preternatural abilities that his untold years on the death world appeared to have bestowed upon him. Over the course of the campaign it became clear that his instincts and reflexes were honed far beyond those of any in the chapter and his accuracy with ranged weapons was peerless; this despite the fact he could not have fired one for decades, if not centuries.  He returned with the 6th having accumulated numerous battlefield honours and the beginnings of legendary status. He was quickly whisked away to a conclave of the Crimson Tears’ leadership and since then has enjoyed a unique position in the chapter.

He is permitted to attach himself to any strike force he pleases and is not permanently assigned to any company, though he seems to spend a lot of time with the 5th. Indeed, this tendency, along with the ornateness of his armour and armaments and privileged position, have led to some speculation that he is one of the many Captains the 5th has lost during its turbulent history of near destruction and rebirth. Some members of the 7th recall seeing what they thought was the wreckage of a Dark Eldar vessel in one of the many jungles on Pyrrgha’s Lament, the very foe the 5th fought the first time it was nearly exterminated. Given the proclivity of that vile race for taking prisoners, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that The Revenant is indeed who many of the Crimson Tears’ rank believe him to be.

In battle he tends to operate alone, tracking the ebb and flow of the conflict and inserting himself where intervention is most needed.  He wields two exceptionally finely crafted pistols, one bolt and the other plasma, already relics of the chapter’s armoury that he seems to have further improved with tweaks to their design. Always attached to his hip is a markedly plain and ancient sword from the 5th company’s own relic vault, but such is his uncanny accuracy with his pistols that none can ever recall him having needed to draw it from its scabbard.




There's some more fluff in my WIP thread, if you're interested.

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

Whilst it can't hold a candle to some of the work in this thread, here's my attempt at a rather battered Cypher to accompany my Red Corsairs...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/PreacherNoki/82b2e71b-b97d-46d3-9fe9-e7eb6bbd63ad_zpsku5g9u0i.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/PreacherNoki/573974f9-7b44-4877-9a39-905580795874_zpsmd58b25o.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/PreacherNoki/46f152eb-8f97-4a0f-937b-9a9841a0e424_zpsammxao0w.jpg

  • 9 months later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 2 months later...

http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/8/13/820013_md-Cypher%2C%20Space%20Marines.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/8/13/820014_md-Cypher%2C%20Space%20Marines.JPGhttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2016/8/13/820015_md-Cypher%2C%20Space%20Marines.JPG

 

Finally got round to painting this kit bashed effort.

Lol.

 

I have the old metal cypher I had hacked up to make an Emperor's champion back when there was no model for the EC... ie. 3rd edition codex space marines, pre-armageddon codex.

 

I plan on repairing and rebuilding him. So I'll chime in once that project has been done...

  • 1 year later...

A kitbash I made for my friend's DA Successor (needs a few finishing touches, but mostly done):
 

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00986.jpg

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00987.jpg

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00988.jpg

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00989.jpg

 

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu344/tedski82/WH40K/DSC00990.jpg

  • 1 month later...

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.