Flint13 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 @ Slipstreams - Evil Cthulhu Salamanders may have crossed my mind at one point, haha. Truth be told, ever since I picked them up as my first power armored army back when they had no land speeders and initiative 3, I have both loved and made fun of Salamanders. Being my first fully painted army (with all the enthusiasm and poor taste 13 year old me could conjure) they will always hold a sort of hokey place in my heart, much like sci-fi adventure movies from the 80's. Admittedly they are *way* cooler now in 30k, but I'll always see them as a little silly. Thus Maldrak Fht'agn :D @ Kage - Yup, his mini-mantlet thing is a press mold of a cold one butt cheek. It looks a little ill defined in the pic, but I think that came about when I had photoshop autocorrect them. The scales are much better defined irl, and I'm hoping they will paint up quite lovely. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3912794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Potato of Mankind Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Sallies :D I am sooo in. We still have the rest of January yes? Huehuehue I still have a Legion command set, torsos, shoulders and ........ rotor cannons. Dis gun be gud. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3913241 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adra'Melek Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Don't forget to make the oath :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3913280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I, EdT, accept my role in this.I promise to lead the XVIII Legion into the zone of war, and conduct them to glory.I will do so no matter the ferocity or ingenuity of the foe.I pledge my honor to the XVIII Legion.On this matter, and by this weapon, I swear. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3913671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adra'Melek Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Pictures a bit dark but the base colour is done. A bit messy in places for now. Still wondering how to fit the shield http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae112/hammer_of_thunor/94bd4a9028fb2625c1d88a8db086c5fe.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3915567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Here's where I've got to so far on this month's contribution from me. He'll be a Veteran sergeant hailing from Nocturne's Arridian Plains, and will probably be accompanied by a saurian cyber-mastiff to recall his roots. Here's where he is so far; Which brings me to a question. Which thunder hammer do people prefer? Both are unfinished, but should give an idea of where I'm heading. I'm leaning towards the left-hand one but I'm not sure yet... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3916992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 @EdT: i would go with ghal maraz (? :>) for the hammer^^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3916994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 So, in the Casual Hobby Challenge thread, my fellow Frater goaded me into actually being productive instead of procrastinating. Pictures Fluff. Depicted here is Brother Ahn'Voresh of the Salamanders Legion. Rather uncannily, Ahn'Voresh did not customize his panoply of war. It can be assumed that due to his rather recent elevation to the Terminator Squads of his Company and the subsequent Call to Arms at Istvaan V that he, in fact, did not have the time nor opportunity to do so. Prior to his elevation, Brother Ahn'Voresh served in his Legions 453rd Company in a Heavy Flamer squad wherein he went on to earn many honors alongside his Brothers. Unlike his Sergeant and other veteran members of the Companies Heavy Flamer Squads, he was not elevated to the prestigious ranks of the Pyroclasts; something he perceived as a slight to his personal honor but would never openly voice. Following his Sergeants elevation to a member of the Pyroclast cadre, he was again passed over for promotion when command of his squad did not fall to him. This drove him to further acts of foolish bravery and uncharacteristic bravado in an attempt to prove himself worthy in the eyes of his Companies Commanders. He would not have to wait long. It was during a routine compliance operation upon a decaying and decrepit hive world that he and his squad, in the bowels of the underhive, came across long-forgotten and long-since insane biomechanical automaton; the origin of which can only be guessed at due to the mechanicums reluctance to share the details of their research. Cutoff from reinforcements, Brother Ahn'Voresh and his squad were forced to fight a losing battle; their flamers only so effective against half-mechanical monstrosities. Data gathered from helmet pict and vid feeds of those present seem to suggest that Brother Ahn'Voresh devised a make-shift bomb using the majority of the Squads extra Promethium canisters. Using himself as bait, he set flame to the canisters causing them to catastrophically fail and bring the ceiling down on top of the pursuing Machine-Beasts only barely escaping the same fate himself. Command, at that point, had taken note of Brother Ahn'Voresh subsequently elevated him to one of the Companies Assault Terminator Squads; within which he would make good use of the Increased protection afforded by the suit and the ability to wield with one arm his trusty heavy flamer and Power Maul. He is depicted here in his as-of-yet lightly personalized suit of Cataphractii Terminator Armor, Hand-Crafted Heavy Flamer and Standard Issue Power Maul. Pict captures place him as having been last seen at the Vanguard of the Salamanders force on Istvaan V alongside his Brother Terminators and Legionnaires. He was last seen at the Vanguard of the Salamanders Legion upon the surface of Istvaan V fighting valiantly against traitor forces; leaving a a smoldering trail of carnage in his wake. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3917659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 A little update; got some colour on my chap... Still haven't decided on what hammer to use, but luckily it needs to stay off until I've painted the chest anyhow so I can keep dithering! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3917975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Apologies for the double post! I've made quite a bit of progress; my guy is now done bar the weathering and basing. His Arridian Sauroch-hound is also ready to go; Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3918365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDF Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I really like that green. I always picture Heresy-era Salamanders a bit darker, but it does look good. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3918530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Potato of Mankind Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Oooo what green is that? So metallic! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3918944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Completely with you on the green being a bit unusual TDF, I normally think of Salamanders as having a much more olive-coloured shade to their armour myself but thought I'd try out a new method. I did it by doing a basecoat of Leadbelcher shaded with nuln oil and highlighted with mithril silver, and then gave the whole thing a coat of green ink. This preserves the shine and gives a lovely rich colour. I've been experimenting with the technique to do some pre-heresy Thousand Sons so I thought I'd give it an outing here... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3919145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor'Vesh Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I love the metalic green EdT, its really unique and very effective. Well here is my entry - apologies for the lack of conversion, but I tried to make up for it with lots of free hand painting, and by doing a (not entirely succesful) fancy action picture... Apothecary Ation, XVIIIth Legion Astartes, Salamanders - attached to the 8th tactical cadre, Realm of Epithemus http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/KorVesh/Ationaction_zps83a85b10.jpg “From the embers, a conflagration shall rise!” Litany of passing of the Promethean Cult This pict capture was recovered from one of the survivors of the Isstvan atrocity, known since as “the Dropsite massacre”. It depicts apothecary Ation and elements of the 8th Line Company entering the Death Guard Bunker Omicron-542, following in the wake of Lord Vulkan. Ation is shown in his MkIV ‘Maximus’ plate, heavily modified for his specialist role. His armour features the XVIIIth’s traditional apothecary heraldry, along with a number of more esoteric Nocturnean glyphs and the flames of the Promethean Cult. Ation survived the Dropsite Massacre, but not before being forced to end the suffering of over one-hundred mortally wounded loyal brother astartes. With each gift of mercy, he uttered the litany of passing, a symbolic pledge to secure the genetic future of the legionary, and thus allow his flame to be rekindled. After escaping with Ancient Shar’rac Grenn and a handful of other Epithemians aboard a damaged strike cruiser, Ation is known to have become fixated with this litany. With speculation about the death of Vulkan rife, and seeing no way to fulfil his pledge to his battle brothers or his legion, Ation gave in to despair. During the troubled warp transit from Isstvan, Ation isolated himself from his brother Salamanders, spending all his time with the only two Raven Guard on board. Both were part of the XIXth’s large Destroyer cadre, and like Ation sought a new way to enact vengeance for their dead brothers. Ation’s fixation, coupled with the dark rites of the Destroyers, inspired him to look at the gene-seed harvested from the fallen. He began to craft a biological weapon to target astartes gene-seed itself, working first on that of his legion brothers, before tailoring his virus to attack the remains of Death Guard legionaries who boarded their ship in the Isstvan system. Unfortunately for Ation, his ship was severely damaged and his small company stranded on Dominica Minor. When reports of the impending Death Guard invasion reached the company they decided to face their enemies and deaths, true to Vulkan’s teachings. Ation however, saw this as the only opportunity to deploy his contagion. He was last seen by his brothers advancing covertly into Death Guard lines before their initial assault, in the company of the two Ravens. While he was certainly spared the wrath of the Reaper himself, it seem certain that Ation and his shadowy companions were slain by Mortarion’s hordes, robbing the Imperium of three more loyal, but broken warriors. Whether his contagion was deployed, or such a weapon could ever effect the notoriously resilient Death Guard, we will never know. http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/KorVesh/0dbd8cb9-75bd-4e49-a788-e94012adbd9c_zpsdf084b2e.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/KorVesh/fd3f7d0c-f984-4f35-9e98-448c068ae1bc_zpsaffa5db0.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/KorVesh/a1e0960c-8626-4cfa-9c1f-987a78ec8430_zps4d768271.jpg http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/KorVesh/d18fcd8b-b11a-4bc3-8901-384f81d350c9_zpse49d87f5.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3921392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Awesome presentation, and paintjob! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3921439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Apothecary Ation, XVIIIth Legion Astartes, Salamanders - attached to the 8th tactical cadre, Realm of Epithemus Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you are cute Kor'Vesh He looks awesome Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3921834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Apothecary Ation, XVIIIth Legion Astartes, Salamanders - attached to the 8th tactical cadre, Realm of Epithemus Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww you are cute Kor'Vesh He looks awesome Not saying I'm jelly, but I am....damn username :p Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3921849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor'Vesh Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Thanks Hyaenidae - I'm very glad you like it. This is a great project, I'm short of models and cash to get really involved, but glad to chip in for my boys in green. Atia - glad you like it! I'm excited for my namesake (ish) Firedrake now though! Slipstreams - I feel bad dude- what if I name my predator executioner 'Stream of Magma' in your honour? I haven't bought it yet mind so you're in for a wait! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3922063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Wow, that guy is beautiful. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3922091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks Hyaenidae - I'm very glad you like it. This is a great project, I'm short of models and cash to get really involved, but glad to chip in for my boys in green. Atia - glad you like it! I'm excited for my namesake (ish) Firedrake now though! Slipstreams - I feel bad dude- what if I name my predator executioner 'Stream of Magma' in your honour? I haven't bought it yet mind so you're in for a wait! Hahahah Don't worry about it! I was only every so minutely slightly miffed since it was an Apothecary. I don't need stuff named after me; especially with this in hindsight not-so-great username :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3922150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDim Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Later than I wanted to submit, but my destroyers got in the way Battle Brother Hamilcar, twice dragon, scion of fire, Brother of Fists. Pic-Capture Siege of Terra, security recorder A-325, manufactoris A-78 level 18. It was dark. Damn it was dark. When the power cut the ex manufacorums entire power the entire grid went offline, locking the entirety of its heavily armored doors shut and separating Hamilcar from his new found brothers. After a recorded 15 minuets of his contemporaries attempts to open the slab the Fists finally heeded his word. "Move on cross bearers.......the streets need you. If fate has it we will meet again." With that the head Fist grunted and began to move deeper into the complex. After the last clangs of ceremite armored feet upon the armored steel flooring had long echoed past, Hamilcar finally recognized it. He was alone. Moving slowly down the corridor Hamilcar recalled his time with the Bearers. Never had he met other astartes with the same skill within a phalanx as his own Salamanders, the traitors clad within iron were a close match...but never equal. Until his assignment to the VII. Experts with the shield and the long arm, Hamilcar had finally found matches. As one of the few chosen as part of a cross legion exchange program, Hamilcar was to form bonds, adopt and share tactics with his assigned legion. The Fists took to Hamilcar as well as he took to them, earning their respect quickly and receiving one of the highest awards to an outsider, the paladins cloth. The words the high Templar Sigismund spoke as he awarded the robe would echo in his mind. For the brotherhood. The Emperor wills it. The Imperial Praetorian's had shown their loyalty to the Emperor when the time came, and he was proud to stand among the golden clad warriors as Horus's hordes descended upon the faithful. He had fought for 2 consecutive weeks among the ruins of humanities sire world, bleeding with his new brothers for every street. For every meter. Now he would find himself upon the upper floor of an ancient building, separated from the astartes he owed blood ties to. Helpless. Thats when it hit him, the bounce of the echo of his plate returning.....an end to the corridor. The final ground was taken fast, closing with his target. At the end of the hall was an access lift, its doors shut without power but Hamilcar knew machines. Tapping the plate of the door he found it thin, and with a blast of his graviton gun the airlock blew open. Staring into the abyss, Hamilcar thought one last thing before his plunge to ground level. The Emperor wills it. This guy was fun, and I went for the forgeworld style matte OD green. Before anyone questions the story I know the official fluff mentions nothing of a paladins cloth, or exchange marines, but I thought the exchange idea was logical and practical, and allows me to paint marines who wouldnt normally have been at the siege of terra for my army (and to break the painters block I usually suffer from). PS: I know its bright as a sun in my pictures and kind of counter acts the statement that it was dark lol, but I wanted you guys to be able to see. Great stuff in here so far, cant wait for more DimDim Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3922306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor'Vesh Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Excellent salamander DimDim - I think it is a really nice green tone and a great conversion. Also, there is certainly mention of thousand sons captains having secondments with other legions, so it is plausible such ideas could have been seen more widely. Anaziel's - thanks man, I'm really glad folks like him! @slipstreams - no worries dude - tbh I want to name a bit more of my force, and usernames on here are a great option. Atia just prompted the idea for Me in her army thread. I'm kind of liking 'magma stream' now, so you might get it regardless :p ! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3922402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atia Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 @DimDim: awesome! Atia likes it :P WIP: Terminator armour of Kor'Vesh, Firedrake Master of the Realm of Hesiod, the Burning Blade http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/korvaesh1woavbn4y78.jpg Note: forged at the moon of Nocturne, the Prometheus sub-pattern is a modified version of standard issue Cataphractii armour, and was widely used by the XVIIIth Legion Firedrake Terminators, alongside the more common Tartarus, Indomitus and Saturnyne armour variants. http://img5.fotos-hochladen.net/uploads/korvaesh34o0clp1ha5.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3922699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimDim Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Pretty atia, pretty.... Thanks for the complement Korvesh! Now everyone else get theirs done so I can drool over them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3923097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor'Vesh Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Sorry Atia, I'm out of likes! Clearly, I thank you for the honour, and look forward to the day when he has a head :) excellent work as always Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301378-march-of-the-legions-xviii-legion/page/4/#findComment-3923153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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