The Infernal Guard - Bikernauts

[Nomus Sardauk]

Ohidorans? Where did you get that name from?

[Adra'Melek]

In Massacre, the Salamander Thunderhawk gunship in one of the pictures is called 'The Ohidoran' (page 128).

 

Named for an ancient terror of Nocturne's primitive mythology. Legends speak of the creatures as both destroyer and protector in equal measure, symbolising the duality of violence, and these tales were oft quoted by Vulkan in his writings on the Promethean Cult

[Conn Eremon]

Seems rather fitting.

[Adra'Melek]

I thought so. Storm shield Cataphractii forming and un breakable barrier (with power axes and thunder hammers).

 

I can find any real world thing it's based on. Currently there seems to be nothing but that quote.

[Nomus Sardauk]

Aaah, that's cool, I love little tidbits of fluff like that about a Legion.

EDIT: BTW Thunor, I don't know if you're stilling looking for a symbol for the Prometheans but I did a little digging and the only fire-related symbol I could find was it's alchemical symbol which is an upwards-pointing triangle.

Might be a little too close the Devastator emblem but I'll leave that up to you.

[Adra'Melek]

Hmmm.

 

After playing with a naff drawing package on I came up with the below. Top left is Heavy Support. Top right is a possible Promethean symbol, triangle with vertical line. Bottom is another option, triangle with vertical zigzag. I think I'll start with just the triangle and see how that looks (the different colour armour will identify them over normal HSS anyway.

 

Cheers (I like easy to free hand symbols :))

 

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/4f3a999a488517e367b9a7b67e756430.jpg

[Nomus Sardauk]

You're welcome Thunor, always happy to help out a brother. :)

[Adra'Melek]

Well it's one of the rare game weekends, which tend to give me an inspiration push. Just got an order in as well. Sicaran Venator, 10 Firedrakes, salamander heads and torsos.

 

We've been playing a few games with Tyranids that have gone pretty well. First was about 200 points, recon marines with Vigilator making their way through Lictor infested woods to bring word of the attack. Next a cleansing troop investigating a compound that had gone silent. Finally, a small compound was surrounded and destroyed by aliens, could extraction force arrive before extermination? We used some of the rules/missions from victory is Vengeance, the last one saw 700 points of Infernal Guard holding out against 1400 points of Tyranids (with non-HQ going into reserves when killed).

[Adra'Melek]

Note the unit symbol I finally decided on.

 

1) incorporates the triangle which is an old symbol for fire, as discussed above.

2) modified slightly to suggest the caldera of a volcano, Mount Deathfire

3) another link which I'll leave it to you to work out :)

 

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/c95a172aaa2fb6fca80e110888e54d12.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/5e32730de0fb6f05c399e6439a43b503.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/19083385976e3b49459e6e2f15f71665.jpg

[Ace Debonair]

Daaaaamn that's cool.

I really like how the hat's turned out on this one, that just plain looks good.

No idea what the other link is for the symbol, unless it's that if you view it on it's side it looks like an 'XI' and might be a homage to a lost brother and his legion which Melek may or may not have had close ties to.

[ppotts]

you have a real cool color scheme going on here

[Conn Eremon]

Daaaaamn that's cool.

I really like how the hat's turned out on this one, that just plain looks good.

No idea what the other link is for the symbol, unless it's that if you view it on it's side it looks like an 'XI' and might be a homage to a lost brother and his legion which Melek may or may not have had close ties to.

Add some horizontal bars and you got Khorne's symbol.

It look a awesome, Thunor.

[Adra'Melek]

Cormac nailed it (specifically described as an X with a bar across the bottom in Slaves to Darkness)

[Nomus Sardauk]

Smart thinking with the Promethean insignia Thunor, glad I could help assist in some small manner.

The symbol's design and lore is great, it makes sense the Prometheans would be connected to Nocturne's most terrible volcano. I also like the resemblance to the mark of Khorne, it's an excellent way of foreshadowing the dark future ahead of the XIV Legion.

[recon0321]

Wow very cool looking

[Adra'Melek]

Cheers all. I went through so many different versions that didn't turn out right that I gave up.  Then I was flicking through the Realms of Chaos (as you do) and came across that little gem. I think I'll use a variation for the Ohidoran (Firedrakes).

[Ace Debonair]

Add some horizontal bars and you got Khorne's symbol.

Cormac nailed it (specifically described as an X with a bar across the bottom in Slaves to Darkness)

... I'm going to stick with my crazy conspiracy theory anyway.

Somebody's got to think outside the box, right?

Right?

[Conn Eremon]

Boxception. The box you are thinking outside of is a project all about thinking outside the box.

[Ace Debonair]

Boxception. The box you are thinking outside of is a project all about thinking outside the box.

Brain cannot do.

I have to use the sleep now.

Back on topic; using a modified version of the symbol of Khorne is a damn clever idea and has my utmost approval.

[Adra'Melek]

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/9cf0217e10ba60e038f9bc0d907ed032.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/89e8791663d59a4e13ba8060444d7980.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/7b7c6153e3b7333372d9c39b7c52a21e.jpg

[Nomus Sardauk]

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/9cf0217e10ba60e038f9bc0d907ed032.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/89e8791663d59a4e13ba8060444d7980.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/7b7c6153e3b7333372d9c39b7c52a21e.jpg

Very nice, I do love the depth and lustre of that red, it reminds me of a ripe apple. No Legion symbol on the left arm though? EDIT: Scratch that, my memory holds facts like a sieve holds water, you had to scrape off the Sallies symbol that was sculpted on the pauldrons didn't you?

[Adra'Melek]

I'm having it so the Legion symbol is rare-ish, tied to the Terrans. The 'new' Legion moves to the armour magma symbolising the Legion. The FW books have a lot of the marines without the Legion mark.

[Adra'Melek]

Another couple of Promeathians are ready to start painting. Weapons nicked of some chaos marauders.

 

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/4e20d59f3c3689c95888ce1e0d5e74b3.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/acc19fa20386b49e57172ae116cdd492.jpg

 

And I also came across a couple of extra that I think I may need to use. I'm thinking of putting the one on the right on a Spartan WHEN I get one (next order)

 

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/beba686995241dcf17ddf89cb07de4e0.jpg

[recon0321]

So are these guys dedicated to khorne?

[Nomus Sardauk]

So are these guys dedicated to khorne?

 

They fall to Khorne yes, though as far as I'm aware this is what they look like pre or mid-heresy, hence the current lack of eight-pointed star, mutations or skull-taking.