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[CaptainHelion]

It looks rather clearly like Seraphim to me. The top of the wing-bits are all squared off, while Sanguinary Guard are rounded.

[Tyriks]

They might not be seraphim but they are definitely not SG unless they're just terribly painted... way closer to seraphim, I think.

[sockwithaticket]

Another of the Crimson Tears' ancient warriors is woken from his slumber:

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[Tyriks]

Your whites are so crisp and clean... envy rules me!

[SM1981]

What's your recipe for that crimson - it's great.

[Dont-Be-Haten]

Merry Christmas brothers. I obtained blood Bowl from the Santa Claws! It counts right? It has Blood in the name! :Wink:

[Tyriks]

What's your recipe for that crimson - it's great.

This is just a guess, but it looks to me like Khorne Red with a Nuln wash. Not sure what the highlight is, might be just unwashed Khorne Red... Am I right, Sock?

[sockwithaticket]

Cheers, gents.

The crimson is P3 Sanguine base highlighted with (funnily enough) P3 Sanguine Highlight. I put Reaper Master Series Brick Red into the recesses to shade.
 

[BossSauce]

Tired as hell at 2 AM was able to kit bash my 5th company captain.

https://m.imgur.com/a/V7PdU

Not amazing, but I like him. The assault marine jump pack will be taken off for a vanguard one to bling him out more, and I'll magnetize the pack itself (and his command squad) when I get them a damocles command rhino.

[Charlo]

Looks cool!

[Xenith]

Anyone notice in Angels Blade that there is a death company captain model?

 

This is really making me think that there was originally more content, but they flubbed it. It also explains the seemingly discord between the lost brotherhood relics and the lack of eligible characters in the LBSF.

[Arkangilos]

I couldn't find what you were talking about, what's the page? :o

[Xenith]

I couldn't find what you were talking about, what's the page? :o

Apologies, it's actually in the Red Thirst edition, page 41 of the ebook, will try to get a screenshot up.

Edited December 27, 2016 by Xenith

[LutherMax]

Good spot!

 

Looks like they were planning to make a lot more of the Death Company (which makes sense considering the new detachment, Relics etc).

 

Must have changed their minds for some reason... Shame, particularly as they basically broke the Relics by half going back on the original plan.

Edited December 28, 2016 by LutherMax

[Chaplain Gunzhard]

Now doesn't the "fallen hero Captain" refer more to his previous rank and status? ...aren't they all the same once they're lost?  Granted it's a good fluff explanation for the DC with power weapons and special weapons.

[Tyriks]

Also, the picture only shows 5 marines. Don't they usually show at least minimum squad sizes?

[Chaplain Gunzhard]

I played an 1850 using the Lost Brotherhood detachment with 10co Ambush, and OIF - versus Sisters of Battle and got my arse handed to me in Maelstrom points, though I killed nearly all his infantry.

 

First turn his assassin killed a unit of 5 DC and he wiped out my scout bikers. His shooting was brutal all game.

 

He conga lined 20 Sisters in his deployment and I charged them with full buff DC dread and a full unit of LC terminators, and barely made a dent. He was making invulnerable saves like you wouldn't believe. It took me 3 turns to kill them, losing almost everything, and the DC dread died to single krak grenade.

 

I was able to make many assaults with DC and termies, and cause tons of wounds but he was saving like a boss, without any Obsec I couldn't stop him grabbing tons of points each turn and my DC cards were not helping me out. Ugh anyway frustrating loss.

 

Angels Blade just doesn't scale down well below 2000 points in my opinion.

[Riot Earp]

Thank you for the insight of your game but how can a single krack grenade destroy an dc dread in one throw? A grenade can only glance with s6 +w6

[appiah4]

Thank you for the insight of your game but how can a single krack grenade destroy an dc dread in one throw? A grenade can only glance with s6 +w6

 

Rear armor (assuming it was immobilized or something?)

[Xenith]

...aren't they all the same once they're lost?

Tycho.

[appiah4]

 

...aren't they all the same once they're lost?

Tycho.

 

 

But.. That's Tycho?  I mean.. That's Tycho..  The man whose tears would awaken the Emperor if he had ever cried..

[LutherMax]

Hmm... It is possible the captain depicted is just supposed to be a former captain. But if there were plans that were later scrapped to have more units it would make the Relics make so much more sense!

[Damon Nightman]

how awesome would it be if we could upgrade DC to be "fallen" Capts and other stuff giving stat boosts.

[LutherMax]

Awesome indeed!

[Arkangilos]

 

...aren't they all the same once they're lost?

Tycho.

But Tycho is just another Death Company after he falls. He just retained his gear.

 

Like, when it says he "lead" the Death Company charge, I get the impression he was just at the front of it. The chaplains would still be there, as it's specifically stated only chaplains can truly lead them.

 

As an example,

 

"When battle-brothers join the Death Company... they are formed into ad-hoc brotherhoods by their Chaplains. These squads are named after any senior ranking battle brother... as were the warriors who followed Daenor..." Angels Blade, p. 24.

 

So basically the DC squad Tycho would have joined would have been named Squad Tycho.

Edited December 28, 2016 by Arkangilos