++ AUGUSTUS b'RAASS ++ pre-heresy BRASS SCORPION p.247

[Knight of the Raven]

Then make additional room!

Ha! I'd have to move to a larger home for that - and that bites into the plastic and resin budget.

 

Lovely objectives! And I like that drop pod. Was there any warping?

[Augustus b'Raass]

Several practical questions that warrant more pics:

 

 Atia requested scale shots compared to the different dreadnoughts:

 

VS Deredo

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160214_013_zps9dcnsyfq.jpg

 

VS Contemptor

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160214_011_zpsrgyvvjf2.jpg

 

VS Helbrute (as I have no built Castaferrum Dreadnought)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160214_012_zps5urspurr.jpg

 

And here's a scale shot of all of them next to one another:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160214_014_zpsjy54c2kv.jpg

 

(I'll do one with the Leviathan Dreadnought when I start painting that thing, as it's in pieces and stored right now and I´m too lazy to get it. Besides, it´s almost bed-time.  )

 

The thing is, the Lucius drop pod has a circle in it's inner section which is slightly over 60mm. So, considering how a helbrute is a slightly higher miniature than the Castaferrum dreads, and that my helbrute stands atop at least 3 mm of additional cork, I think it is fair to say a Castaferrum dreadnought (or any Space Marine plastic dreadnought) which has its feet glued straight on the base and has no banners, could fit snugly inside the drop pod.

 

 

 War Angel asked about how I pulled off the objective markers 'feat':

 

Super easy, actually. The objective markers are simply the Space Marine Casualties set, plus some gubbins that I felt matched the theme of my arm. Just put them on a base with some basing material (in this case, Vallejo basing paste and some slate). 

http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99800101090_SpaceMarinesCasualtiesNEW01.jpg

 

Knight of the raven asked about the warpage on the Lucius Drop Pod:

There was some minor warpage, on all pieces except the upper 'engine block', but nothing too serious. I pinned the crap out of it - two pins for each vertical strut to the engine blocks and one pin for each vertical strut to the upper base plate. I could then just assemble it without glueing (in fact, no glue was used on the Drop pod as it was in the pictures. It's all held together with those six pins and gravity). Nothing fit perfectly, so what I did was take out my 10l pasta pot, filled it with water and boiled that. I then put the drop pod in the pasta pot's colander with the doors open (so the doors leaned against the sides of the colander), slowly lowered the colander into the boiling water, and left it there for a couple minutes. I then took it out, and just formed the resin to make everything fit perfectly. So the struts perfectly vertical, the doors perefectly snug between the doors, and the two base plates perfectly on top of one another - hey presto!

 

 

@Kobrakei: DOH! Dude I think your scout is the coolest of them all - as I'm most pleased with how his conversion turned out.

Edited February 14, 2016 by Augustus b'Raass

[Viridia]

Awesome work as ever! And speaking of the Heresy Train, don't forget, there's options besides Astartes like the Solar Auxilia, Imperial Army, Mechanicum or Knights. I for one think it'd be interesting seeing you work your magic on one of those.

[War Angel]

I ment the feat of having finished up such a nice army. Feat as in " a feat of skill" not, feet that go into shoes. Lol

[hushrong]

I love those objective markers and how they are numbered! That is fantastic!

 

It also cool seeing the scale shot of all those dreads and their pod.

[Doctor Perils]

Those markers are made of pure awesomeness. You've made me want to make some for myself ;) I'll have to see if I can harvest some of the filthy Xenos my friends play ;) (well, plus my Eldar :P)

[Augustus b'Raass]

@Viridia: That's a good idea, actually. I'd be interested in a Knight army. The thing is, what appeals to me in the HH is actually the 'new' way of playing power armoured guys. It'd just be an extra army. Right now I have one unpainted Typhon siege tank, and I can't decided whether to paint it yellow or midnight blue. I'm afraid I'll be even more torn of I'd add deep sea green to the equation! ;)

 

@War Angel: Yeah I got that, of course :D But because you asked about how I managed to "pull of that feat" right after commenting on the objective markers, I thought you were asking about them. I now realize you were talking about the army as a whole. To answer that: make a plan and stick to it with tenacity. Write a list you're sure will work and/or that you'd love to play, and then make a plan to paint it. Set short and long term goals and create a schedule: "I'll paint one tank and two squads in January", "the army should be finished by the tournament in March", and "I'll have three full painting days around the Christmas holidays".) Allow for variety in painting - so don't try to paint the same models in a row, but do a vehicle, then a squad, then a character or support weapon, then back to the vehicles, etc. Does that help? :tu:  

 

@hushrong: Cheers, bro :tu:

 

@Lord Thørn: Go for it! Making army-specific objective markers is fun, satisfying, and will definitely earn you points (if not kudo´s) in the tournament scene. 

[Thousand Eyes]

Loving those objective markers, they would sit well on the battlefield and stand out without being glaring.

[anselneo]

In refer to the tournament, I dont know what you are talking about...

 

Awesome job mate. Looking forward to seeing it in action.

[War Angel]

Thanks I'll try and do that. Now I need to find my codex so I can do some... Preparations.

[Knight of the Raven]

Thanks for answering my question.

 

And I think it's the first time I see a bare-bones captain being used in a list. Bare-bones sergeants, sure, but captains? Wow. Such a change from Hugecheese McWalmarthadasalesoneternalshields.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Hi gang! Over two weeks without an update. It's because I've moved house, and my weeks have been filled with settling in the new place, work, and a nasty flu. We're now mostly done with the place - and I have half a room completely dedicated to the hobby. Mythbuster's Adam Savage recommended Ikea Billy  bookcases as the cheapest form of showcase, and I managed to find two identical black ones second hand - which now proudly hold my collection. It looks pretty awesome. On top of that, I have an entire table dedicated solely to painting and modelling. Which I did, extensively, in the last two days.

 

So here's what I managed to finish!

 

A while back, when I bought two BaC boxes, I hinted to the possibility of trading one of the plastic contemptors. Frater 'the emperor is scottish' was quick to offer the body of a FW Black Templars Venerable MKIV Dreadnought - a trade which I happily agreed to. We made the trade, and I bought two dreadnought arms for the dreadnought - and over the last couple of days I had a blast painting it for my M32 Imperial Fists. 

 

Of course, I had the emperor is scottish name the eddy. So here he is:

 

 

 

Venerable Dreadnought - Ivor Adlhaerd - the emperor is scottish

 

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Brother Adlhaerd was part of a devastator contingent in the Imperial Fist's First Company, and became a Company Champion during the onset of the Heresy. During the Siege of Terra, Brother-Champion Adlhaerd led several squads of breachers in a countercharge against Iron Warriors attacking the Western parts of the Eternal Gate. He was mortally wounded when an Iron Warriors terminator champion grabbed his relic sword with his power fist and snapped it in twine, while gutting him with his other-handed chainfist. Adlhaerd was recovered by his brothers and, being mortally wounded, was entombed in a MKIV dreadnought casing by the company's medicae and techmarines. In this new form, he continued to serve Sigismund and Dorn. During the Siege of Terra, his dreadnought was again heavily damaged, but recovered and repaired when the Traitors fled the planet.

 

With Horus slain and the Emperor now seated in the Golden Throne, the Imperial Fists continue to fortify Terra. After a renewed period of strive, Rogal Dorn finally acquiesced to Guilliman's proposed Codex Astartes. As his Legion was split into Chapters, Ivor Adlhaerd chose to not join Sigismund's newly formed Black Templar Chapter and to remain with the Imperial Fists proper. He has forever stayed silent on his reasons behind this decision. Many among his brethren believe it has something to do with his immediate denouncement of verses in the Lectitio Divinitatus pamphlet, which had surfaced among the Legion in the later aftermath of the Horus Heresy. Adlhaerd once voiced his disappointment in the Emperor's later actions as being a reason to disbelieve his Divinity.

 

Now, with over two millennia having passed, Adlheard continues to serve the Imperial Fists. He has been attached to the chapter´s Fifth Company, of which he proudly bears the iconography. He still bears his broken relic sword as a sign of penance and a reminder of the need to continue to serve the Emperor and to defend Holy Terra. Ancient Adlhaerd is greatly respected by the company's warriors, who frequently come to him for advice and succor. He has risen to an informal role of leadership among Fifth Company's dreadnought arsenal. His weapons of choice remain the Siege Drill and Multi Melta, which he wielded during Terra's Siege. 

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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_001_zpsfepirjpm.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_002_zps6kq2nh3d.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_003_zpssa8l2brd.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_004_zpsczaczlln.jpg

 

 

Additionally, I finished the Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod! Behold: 

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_005_zpsw92nwqjc.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_006_zpsmfvcu6jr.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_011_zpsjouofozx.jpg
 

I magnetized Ivor Adlheard's banner with quite a strong magnet, so I can remove it. The cool thing is, the MkIV dreadnought (and by extent of their size, I guess MkV eddies as well) really does fit snugly in the Drop Pod.

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/WP_20160306_010_zpstb288dlh.jpg

 

I hope you like! Feedback, as always, very welcome!
 

Thanks for looking. Cheers.

 

Replies:

 

@ Thousand Eyes: Thanks buddy. Yeah, they're quite popular in my local shop too.

 

@ anselneo: I hope to face you in battle soon! Love to crush those red Admech duders of yours. 

 

@ War Angel: Good luck with that, mate! Hope it works out.

 

@ Knight of the Raven: Yeah why not a bare bones Captain? They're decent in a fight against regular guys, have decent staying power with their 4++ save, and I'm counting on the rest of my army shooting to smithereens whatever CC unit(s) my opponent throws at me, before it/they get(s) into combat. The Captain tag-teamed with the Chaplain and a tactical squad against a unit of ten necrons in a game last weekend, and they absolutely destroyed them in one round (Assault Doctire was on, which admittedly helped).

Edited March 6, 2016 by Augustus b'Raass

[Dosjetka]

Finally, an update. That Dreadnought looks very menacing and I like his transport, though I honestly think that you should do the soot around the exhausts with a brush and not an airbrush. It doesn't look right, in my opinion.

 

Anyway, glad to see you back among us and I look forward to seeing more!

[Dantay VI]

Yay, nice to see you back!!

 

Dread is looking wicked, and that pod is a monster

[GhostMalone]

Dude :cussing brilliant update! Gotta love that dred definitely a piece of art, also the idea bookcases are great but for your masterpieces you should get the glass idea display case it looks great!

 

I hope to god once these armies are done you go to some auxiliary allies like Traitor Guard or Imperial guard Scion militia etc.

 

But great stuff all around

[Atia]

Awesome!
 

The BT dread worked surprisingly well!! Might have to steal that hehe :)

 

Also cool to see him inside the drop pod, look pretty awesome 

[Soldier of Dorn]

Damn, mate. Now you have me wanting to steal that idea for a Dread supporting a unit of Templar Brethren for my army, despite the fact that I didnt want purely melee oriented infantry in it. Now you've got me doubting myself! :P

 

Also, glad to hear you got a nice display set up. I just purchased a china cabinet for my models this week, and actually being able to see my finished models is a great motivator!

Edited March 6, 2016 by The Psycho

[MrBear]

Holy tap-dancing Templars Batman! Adllhaerd and his ride both look great and it's nice to have you back in hobby business again.  

 

'Funny' fact regarding your Billy book cases though, the guy who designed them died just the other day.  With IKEA being swedish and all it got some mention in the newspapers...

[Psykic_scribe]

Mighty machine !   Impressive.

[Kriegriss]

wowzers man looks amazing

[Nomus Sardauk]

Brother! Good to have you back among us Augustus, Ancient Adlhaerd and his Pod look great! I especially like the lore behind Adlhaerd and how it informed his decoration and weapons, the broken sword from the Siege, the Multi-Melta from his Devastator days (sounds like an album title), the Templar iconography from his time in the 1st company, fantastic stuff.

 

The only thing I'm confused about I'd the segment speculating about his reasons for not joining Sigismund's Templars, saying he denounced a bunch of verses from the Lecticio Divinitas, but is disappointed about the Emperor's "later actions" being a reason to doubt the Emperor is divine? Maybe I'm not properly comprehending this but what does this mean? Is he a Emps-worshipper or not? :unsure:

Edited March 6, 2016 by SanguiniusReborn

[hushrong]

Oh man. I just cried a little seeing Ivor in his chariot. *just did that hand gesture when a chef thinks something tastes sublime.

 

Also, seeing him fit snugly in that pod has me wondering what would hold him in place while out for a ride. Regular drop pods have those harness thrones to prevent marines from getting shaken like beans in a maraca. So what does the big guy do? Mag-clamp his feet?

Edited March 7, 2016 by hushrong

[Augustus b'Raass]

 

I just dropped Ivor. His pelvis broke off from his legs, right at the spot where he is structurally the weakest (duh).

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/temporary_zpsdv4uqw2z.jpg

 

I'll have to see if I can glue him with some two-component epoxy glue. Dammit! 

 

 

Replies:

 

@ Dosjetka: Thanks for the comment, buddy. About the soot: I'll see what I can do. Funny thing is, I've had the FW Soot colour pigment for years.

 

@ dantay_xv: Cheers bro! Yeah the pod is SO big. 

 

@ Kurama: Thanks dude! The thing with glass display cases is they're expensive in the quantities I need them. I have two Billys filled with painted models. And the ETL is around the corner (which will probably add another 3000 points to the collection...

 

@ Atia: Steal away, girl!  :tu:

 

@ The Psycho: Go for it. It'd look awesome!

 

@ MrBear: Ha! That was news only fit for Sweden. After reading your comment yesterday, I tried to google about it, but couldn't find anything!
 

@ Psykic_scribe: Cheers!

 

@ Kriegriss: 'Wowzers' haha. Go go gadget thanks ;)

 

@ SanguiniusReborn: Cheers! Your comment made me realize I still need to write about his banner, with the skeleton and the two shields! About the fluff about him being dissapointed: Denying the Emperor's divinity does not equal denying the Emperor as a leader. So he sees the Emperor as a (fallible - as his actions allowed the Heresy to begin in the first place) leader, as the Master of Mankind, but not as a God.

 

@ hushrong:

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. And I guess mag-clamped feet are a good option? When a pod is rushing to the sruface there's pretty much either upward momentum or micro-gravity, which both mean he just needs to be attached to the bottom. On impact, I guess his legs can take the force? 

 

[Flint13]

I'm sure he'll be ok!

 

I mean, that's probably close to how he got interred in the first place, right? ^_^

 

I love Ivor, he looks exceptionally siegey. 

[Atia]

 

I just dropped Ivor. His pelvis broke off from his legs, right at the spot where he is structurally the weakest (duh).

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/mkruijff/Imperial%20Fists/temporary_zpsdv4uqw2z.jpg

 

Outch! I feel with ya, same happened with my Dark Angels Venerable Dreadnought years ago ... bad cats ... bad ....