Astral Hawks DIY WIP, inc ETL III Vow

[Daemonifugue]

I shall be endeavouring to update this PLOG as often as possible across the course of my ETL vow (see below). I am attempting a new colour scheme this year - Orange.

This is my basic colour scheme:

(Company Colour on left kneepad)

My Scouts have this colour scheme:

My 10th Company Command Squad will reverse the basic scheme and look like this:

I haven't decided how to paint the vehicles yet, leaning towards majority grey with orange accents to be less garish on the battlefield.

Currently I have the following models almost complete:

and an example of the colour scheme up close:

(BTW, why can't I get a larger image to paste - I am re-sizing to large in the gallery - is it because the image is from an Ipad and has less pixels (320x240)?)

ETL Vow cut and paste from Angels of Death Forum:

I, Daemonifugue, answer the call of E TENEBRAE LUX and vow to complete the entire 4th Battle Company of the Astral Hawks Chapter of total value 3335pts on or before August 1st. Success will bring eternal glory to the Index Astartes sub-forum and failure will doom me to bear the Badge of Shame until the year-end.

Points breakdown:

Captain (Relic Blade, Artificer Armour, Storm Shield) - 150pts

Command Squad (Champion with Power Maul, Apothecary, 2 x Strom Shield, Company Banner) - 165pts

Razorback (Twin Heavy-Flamers, HK missile) - 65pts

Librarian - 65pts

Chaplain (Storm Bolter) - 95pts

Tactical Squad A (Veteran Sergeant, Power Sword, Flamer, Heavy Bolter) - 180pts

Rhino (HK missile) - 45pts

Tactical Squad B (Chainsword, Flamer, Missile Launcher) - 160pts

Rhino (Storm Bolter) - 40pts

Tactical Squad C (Veteran Sergeant, Combi-Grav, Grav-Gun, Missile Launcher) - 190pts

Drop Pod (Missile Launcher) - 50pts

Tactical Squad D (Veteran Sergeant, Power Axe, Plasma Gun, Heavy Bolter) - 190pts

Rhino (Storm Bolter) - 40pts

Tactical Squad E (Power Fist, Plasma Gun, Missile Launcher with Flakk missiles) - 205pts

Rhino (Storm Bolter) - 40pts

Tactical Squad F (Combi-Melta, Melta Gun, Missile Launcher) - 175pts

Drop Pod (Storm Bolter) - 35pts

Assault Squad G (Veteran Sergeant, Power Sword, Combat Shield, 2 x Flamers) - 290pts

Assault Squad H (Power Fist, 2 x Plasma Pistols) - 225pts

Devestator Squad I (2 x Heavy Bolters, 2 x Plasma Cannon) - 190pts

Razorback (Twin Assault Cannon) - 75pts

Devestator Squad J (Power Fist, 2 x Missile Launchers (with Flakk), 2 x Lascannon) - 255pts

Razorback (Twin Lascannon) - 75pts

Techmarine - 50pts

Ironclad Dreadnought (Heavy Flamer, 2 x HK missiles) - 165pts

Dreadnought (Assault Cannon) - 120pts

Before Pic:-

[Kizzdougs]

A whole Battle Company for the ETL...

 

Madness doesn't even begin to cover it ;)

 

Surely you must be an early favourite for the largest single vow award. All the best for the challenge!

[Brother Dallo]

An entire company. That's an impressive first vow. Are we likely to see the other 9 making an appearance in your next vows? ;) Good luck with all this.

[MagicMan]

Brave man! An entire company, in Orange! 

 

Looking good, bro.

[Darth Mustard]

I love Orange 

Go for it !

Good luck for the ETL !

[deathspectersgt7]

Good luck on the Vow,they will look great.

[Daemonifugue]

Chaplain Itkovian is unhappy with my lack of updates:

All squads and vehicles undercoated red.

5 squads and command squad basecoated orange.

2 squads detailed but not finished.

Decent images to follow tomorrow to prove I have not vanished.

In the mean-time I'll just leave this here

[The_Chaplain]

Just want to say, that is a pretty kick ass crozius arcanum conversion on the chaplain! 

[Daemonifugue]

@ The_Chaplain: Thanks! Amazing what you can do with 2 old chainblades and a couple of skulls!

Tactical Squad A & Rhino almost done:

Tactical squad B and rhino almost done:

[Daemonifugue]

First Tactical Squad complete,

current group shot: