nightwing1511 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 So with ETL III wrapped up, I'm shelving work on my Crusade, and moving to the Fang for a time. I thought it might be nice to show off my "completed" army, as it stands currently. Chances are, I'll come back to it at some point, I'd love to get some Thundefire cannons, maybe a gunship, and a ton of Neophytes (one per Initiate). But at this stage, I'm calling it finished. The Black Tide rings in at 4,738 points, and that's as close to bare-bones as I could get. http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade_zpsa15f224c.png HQ: 1) Emperor's Champion 2) Master of Sanctity (Chapter Master) - Terminator Armour - Burning Blade - Storm Shield 3) Castellan (Captain) - Artificer Armour - Storm Shield - Relic Blade Command Squad - Company Standard - Company Champion - Apothecary - Storm Shields and Thunder Hammers 4) Marshal (Chapter Master) - Relic Blade - Shield Eternal - Artificer Armour Honour Guard 5) Castellan (Terminator Captain) - Thunder Hammer - Primarch's Wrath 6) High Marshal Helbrecht 16) Master of The Forge - Combi-melta - Power Axe Servitors - Heavy Bolter 17) Techmarine - Plasma Pistol 18) Brother Cypher Troops: 7) Crusader Squad - Melta gun - Power Maul Sword Brother - Thunder Hammer - Power Fist 8) Crusader Squad - Flamer - Power Axe Sword Brother - Power Sword 9) Crusader Squad - Flamer - Power Axe Sword Brother 10) Crusader Squad - Melta Gun - Power Axe Sword Brother - Paired Lightning Claws 11) Crusader Fire Support - Plasma Gun Neophytes - Shotguns 12) Crimson Fists Tactical Squad - Flamer - Missile Launcher Veteran Sergeant - Paired Plasma Pistols 23) Drop Pod - Deathwind Launcher Elites: 13) Vanguard Assault Squad - Jump Packs - Power Swords - Lightning Claw - Power Axe Sergeant - Relic Blade 14) Vanguard Squad - Power Sword - Power Maul - Power Axe - Power Fists Sergeant - Storm Shield - Power Sword 15) Sternguard Squad - Storm Bolter - Combi-Plasma Sergeant - Storm Bolter - Power Sword 21) Razorback - Twin-linked Heavy Bolters 2) Terminator Assault Squad - Storm Shield and Thunder Hammer 5) Terminator Squad - Heavy Flamer - Chainfist Fast Attack: 19) Bike Squad - Plasma Gun - Melta Gun Veteran Sergeant - Plasma Pistol Heavy Support: 20) Venerable Dreadnought - Twin-linked Lascannon - Missile Launcher 22) Predator - Twin-linked Lascannon Turret - Heavy Bolter Sponsons 24) Venerable Dreadnought - Assault Cannon - Heavy Flamer 25) Land Raider Crusader - Multi-melta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOneMarshal Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Impressive collection brother. Nicely painted as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Need more zooooooom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwing1511 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 There's a Tactical Squad of Crimson Fists seconded to my Crusade Fleet. What's the attitude towards our sister chapter? http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-081627471_zpse0e1452c.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mattias Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sons of Dorn! Given that all non-Templars are basically heretics, they are perhaps the least heretical and most tolerated. (Also when they look that good, they must be welcome!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwing1511 Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Since Chaplains are a bit useless now I'm running the models as different things. http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-10162829_zps1e7605f9.jpg So these three are my Marshal's Honour Guard. I think they fit nicely. Hardened veterans, his closest advisors. http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-081706061_zpsde17e753.jpg And here is my Master of Sanctity. I run him as a Chapter Master, for better war gear and stats. When I find a models that fits, he'll have a servitor carrying his Crozius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Considering how much effort you have put into painting your crusade, I think you should consider basing them all. It really unifies the figures and takes an excellently painted army and raises it to an even higher level. Brilliant looking army either way. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwing1511 Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Thanks Honda, appreciate the praise. Would you suggest getting pre-made resin bases, or buying a ton of putty and making my own? Tutorials/stores anyone would recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Premade resin and save yourself the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 There are lots of ways to approach this. As M2C shared, pre-made bases make it really easy, except in the case when you have a figure that doesn't fit on them or has an odd pose. Then you have to decide what you are going to do, usually modify the base to fit the figure. The upside to using pre-mades is that they are fairly prevalent and there's lots to choose from. For me, the downside is the additional cost. Some manufacturers are not cheap, especially when you are talking about an entire army. I like to find cheap, easy to duplicate solutions, so I'll focus on those for the rest of my post. 1. Cat litter - Incredibly cheap for the amount of material you get. Usually it's enough to do multiple armies including dread bases, flying bases and terrain. It's what I use for the majority of my figures. Doing up your bases can be as simple as gluing the litter to the base, let it dry, paint a slightly thinned base color (so it will flow better), let that dry and then dry brush a lighter shade to bring out the texture and you get a very nice looking effect that unifies your army. It's also fast and can be done in bulk. Don't use your good paints for this bit, go get craft grade stuff, which is cheaper and will last you longer. Note: If you live near a beach or ravine, check out those locations for sand and very small gravel. By adding these to your litter mix, you'll get a nice variety of textures that the dry brushing will bring out. 2. Air Dried Clay - So let's say you like the "litter" effect, but you want something a little more distinctive. Air Dried Clay is very cool stuff. A little more expensive than cat litter, it can usually be acquired at craft stores. I like this stuff a lot because it allows me to make my own equivalent "resin" bases. It's durable, you can drill it, sculpt it while wet and generally just go to town. If you look in my crusade thread, anything that isn't just sand/litter is air dried clay. It takes paint well. I love the stuff. You can use it to sculpt walls, pavement, cobblestones...just about anything you can imagine. My favorite quick technique is to put the clay on the base in the general shape that I want, then take some aluminum foil and crinkle it up into a ball. Then take the aluminum ball and push the crumpled surface into the clay and you get a very interesting looking stone texture. Lots of fun. 3. Sheet plastic - This comes in lots of textures and if you want to do an urban or metal floor (e.g. space ship), this is a nice way to go. You have to do a little extra work to cut the plastic to fit the bases, or cut it in irregular sizes and just paint it up. I like asymmetrical basing and it's easier to do. My Templars are based using a combination of ! & 2 so that I get a little variety in my basing. Another additional step I would offer for consideration is adding static grass or some of those new tufted products to get a little grass on there. It's a simple little touch that adds a nice look to the finished product. Also, you don't have to do it to all the bases, just some, so that you preserve the randomness of your basing. I'll just say one other thing about basing. There are people that just base with sand and call it done. It's faster than what I described above and there's no arguing with that. I do not recommend that and here's why. We paint our toy soldiers with colors that don't really occur in nature. When you stick those colors next to "natural" colors like sand and gravel, they stick out. The colors just don't blend. However, if you paint your sand to "look" like sand, then the continuity of unnatural color is maintained and it will look more natural. It's weird why that is, but you can see the effect on the litter/sand before you paint it. Also, one last thing. Paint the rims on your bases. It's a pain in the neck. It's still worth it. Pick a neutral color, darker in general is better, but not always, so think about what you want to do and it's Ok to test your ideas on some empty bases before you get to your figures. If that still doesn't float your boat, then we can go into more complex basing, though those usually take more time. I'll let you decide. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I do my bases in urban coloring with black bands. A single layer of imperial primer around the band is enough to cover the plastic gloss, and it looks sharp with dark grey. As for the cost of resin bases, it does stack up. If you want a cheaper alternative, use wall patch to make a small mound and press it into cat litter or sand before it dries. Then press your models feet into the patch, and set it aside until it's dry. Once it's dry it's a matter of priming and dry brushing and gluing the model on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwing1511 Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Thanks for the tips guys :) Next question: Kitbashed, or purpose built? I enjoy the individual nature of a Kit bashed Castellan: http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-10170405_zps7ff2478a.jpg But I just love the cape effectsand fun stuff you get with GW models: http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-081629501_zps8623adff.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Personalized characters are always safe from in universe shenanigans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwing1511 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Is the servo harness worth it? http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-10163057_zpsdf7d1e8e.jpg http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-08-10163046_zpsfa862b68.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Servo harness adds... 1) AP1 Power fist 2) TL Plasma gun 3) Flamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightwing1511 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Finished up a new Teeth of Terra for my marshal. http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-10-08220113_zpsa7393669.jpg http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af284/jwhand90/HaloStarsCrusade/2014-10-08220133_zps65dc9f41.jpg Because sometomes you just need a really big sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Because sometimes you just need a really big sword. Actually, I think you need a big sword all the time. :) He looks pretty boss. NIce treatment on your reds and the leather on the handle looks real. Those FW shields always look ace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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