Firepower Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 See, I'm the somewhat proud owner of a big white snow dog that I take everywhere with me, including the local GW : http://reho.st/self/bef6767da6c08c2d4886803fd1aec784f51fd039.jpg - http://reho.st/self/a532653da6fa852c6376c96ac115dbb2019ef713.jpg This led (at least on our first visit) to a certain amount of hilarity as people thought my Thunderwolf was a tad oversized. Hmm, well, it's not a kitten. And yet, I feel a certain...concern. There is something inherently sinister about poofy fur and big, soft eyes. "Cute" is a favorite disguise of evil. There will be thorough 'testing' of you and your hound, brother. Or can we even be sure it is truly you who owns him? We will find out together In the mean time, perhaps you might want to take a look at decals for the shoulders. Those big white pauldrons are canvases, and right now they're all sadly blank. I wanted to make a joke about paddleums and collars/leashes, but it all went very wrong, very fast. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3944480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I have the BT decal sheet on order from forgeworld, so that I don't have to freehand the white and red ones. They'll likely go in once I'm satisfied with the general painting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3944516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adeptus-Alaska Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 On the wolf, just call it a cyber mastiff. Give the stats of an honor guard/vet/whatever and use him as a "counts as" initiate" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3944549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Some progress on the painting side ! The mechanicum and techmarines are zorking tirelessly on a fully magnetised razorback. http://reho.st/self/710d6293e4a62ee6fc4cf04f141d0d562a3ec198.jpg A new sword bretheren has rejoined the marshal's household after some heroic action last week : http://reho.st/self/38043f148330f54b7639c8d8df9c82bf20f59ade.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3962861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Nice! I like the gold trim on the sword brothers cape If may offer some advice, try painting over the part of the transfer that's not got any text on it, basicly in the corners with black. This should make it less obvious that it is a transfer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3962872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Duly noted. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3962898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Final result on the rhino/razorback http://reho.st/self/d05cbe0e5f703b0d0588a6459be1b167d4758070.jpg http://reho.st/self/0894f98d4fa50b5cb6bcc3c0e0f11bfa14b0e67d.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3965230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 (almost) final results on the dread : http://reho.st/self/c69841549c8ea207c37d8c3519f05d252834de94.jpg Inside the sarcophagus http://reho.st/self/fbebbd6e7925adc665c6fdc594ef64aa9d679821.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3969847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 My castelan has been entered in the monthly painting contest at my local GW and currently has more votes than someone else's High marshall Helbrecht https://www.facebook.com/GWPau/photos/a.188156314590010.46122.131600690245573/820907501314885/?type=1&theater http://reho.st/https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/p180x540/11621_820907501314885_6642771443273193209_n.jpg?oh=245b38b229a4aa5610cfdb54e357b616&oe=557701AC&__gda__=1437509159_e2bcd2b1ab8ae00231bec4cb66863910 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-3987532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Doin' some trials for regular terminators using an old plastic model that I got for free with a starter hobby kit a few years back. http://reho.st/self/f8c8fab2f79c9e7a79796e5ddd2bad4ea6af6fc4.jpg I know C:SM and old C:BT had the termies with a white helmet, but that reeks of codex compliance, so I wanted to try without and I think it still works. I am aware, however, that I messed up the decals and the chapter symbol should be red. I'm also thinking the crux terminatus should be a lighter grey to stand out more. Any opinions or feedback guys ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4005495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mattias Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I rather like the white helmet look, just for 'breaking up' the black a little. Still, you've made it look good, I just think the white helm tends to 'pop.' Otherwise, yes I agree on the crux - a little lighter or more highlighting would make it stand out a touch more. Everything else looks great though, and I like the banner too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4005541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Never been a huge fan of white helmets myself. It's easy to mess up. If you can pull it off, great, it'll look nice. But so will a black helm. Dig the banner, though as it is now, the fact that there's transfers on it stand out a bit. Lovely seeing an old terminator painted up neatly in our black Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4005879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Dig the banner, though as it is now, the fact that there's transfers on it stand out a bit. I'm hoping that once the model has a layer of varnish it won't show as much. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4005966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Trying to get a few crusaders set up for ETL http://reho.st/self/fd8c9a8580b7023c3d02b397de6d2ca26fc7b49c.jpg On the left is the Brethren who will (as indicated by the augur) lead my devastator or sternguard squad, so he'll be fitted with a green stuff cape in due course. In the middle a SB to lead a 3rd crusader squad (I'll magnetise the plasma arm to allow a swap with a bolt pistol) and feature in my upcoming "suffer not the witch to live" contest entry. On the right, yet another initiate with a power sword because really, can we have too many of these ? I didn't have a right-handed power sword so this is a patch made from the power axe and power sword arm of the BT sprue (and thus the sword is appropriately chained.). Edit : Occurs to me I never put up the finished work shots : http://reho.st/self/2095f9867e376a26c504fc7f420c84db31bcb1b4.jpg http://reho.st/self/4504e49d1a9145afb91c7814e78c81ce2cfe3654.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4013624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Venerable Brother Aquilon has eventually received the final touch-ups and is ready to enter the fray at my local GW for this month "Vehicules and war machines" contest.http://reho.st/self/d1d4e306e291ad9d00bfba513eb9fc019917051e.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4073831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Christopher Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Because you can never have a sword which is too large. I really like your style of painting. Also, that's soe really nifty conversion work on the sword. My only complaint would be that the cross guard (I mean the base part painted red, under the wings from the BT upgrade sprue) looks kind of 'heavy'. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4073832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 So, this month's painting contest is ending at my local GW and the next one starting next week. I was stomped for a while as the theme is "something with wings", and I can't afford nor have the time to paint a stormraven at present. So I'm going to play around the rules once again and enlist my Chaplain, after the long overdue addition of a plastic banner.http://reho.st/self/84a3a956307b5427c111520d1d6af1d26b82fdb8.jpgIt's another of my relatively old metal models from the 90s, so I'm hoping it'll be a bit of a surprise. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4105095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 I have started a discussion to try and build up and improve my list : http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310209-black-templars-help-me-with-a-reverse-list/ All input welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4105516 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 So, while trawling through the old stuff I still have at my mom's place (I know...) I found a single space marine bike (because you had to buy them one by one at the time). Basically this guy, painted as illustrated :http://reho.st/http://www.ciphergames.com/media/m1252383_99120101002_SMBikemain_445x319.jpg Fortunately, I hadn't glued everything in place so the pilot and bolters come off, and the pilot's arms can also easily be replaced (well, one of them at least, the other one better stay on the handlebar) ; so I figured I could zeal it up as a side project. Any suggestions as to what conversion could be made ? A marshal on bike seems the most straightforward option, as I don't plan to make a full squad any time soon. That being said, a sword brethren on a bike could also double up as a castelan... In either case though, where to attach the mandatory cape ? Quite a few people here have been making bike command squads lately so I have plenty of examples of blinging a bike up to go with ; which is convenient. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4138408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Castellan, Marshal, Chaplain are about the only options you got for a single model on a bike if you're not making a full squad. So that being said, why not try and make him a chaplain? Mobile zeal delivery service. Then if you ever change your mind, you can add a command squad of bikes to join him in the future if you like. Also as aside, gotta love how that photo has derped up bolters, yet's been the offical bike photo for how many years? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4138415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I always wondered how many other people noticed that bolter thing. Always puts a smile on my face. :D It may be growing a touch cliche by now, but a biker with a lance is always deliciously knightly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4138585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 I always wondered how many other people noticed that bolter thing. Always puts a smile on my face. It may be growing a touch cliche by now, but a biker with a lance is always deliciously knightly. Duly noted. As I have you on hand, I might as well get on with it and confess. My wife asked what I wanted for our 1 year wedding anniversary, which is about now, so I thought "I could do with some more neophytes for my crusade". Because you can never go wrong with more neophytes right ? (please excuse the bad phone/bad light quality) http://reho.st/self/7599f322b71d54161a61b650bf7a446d9278ff3b.jpg However, herself, being notoriously dutiful (some would even say zealous), noticed there were two types of SM scout boxes. So here I am with a set of snipers. http://reho.st/self/f93b16d44685317123c18b030513dec6637c68f1.jpg And as I could hear firepower sharpening the paddle, I decided to break the bank and in order for my "reconnaissance" neophytes not to go solo, I got them a few "recon" initiates courtesy of forgeworld. http://reho.st/self/cd8d32e1361a3b2765db304b8fc05bf512046765.jpg Shall I need penance ? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4139347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Danse Macabre Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I use the recon marines as well, they are good fun to use and look much nicer as scouts in a fully power armoured force. However I find Solar Auxilia the best use for us as their heavy armour is easy changed to match our crusading style and look the part when armed for close quarters along side our Acoyltes. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4139380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewChristlieb Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I'm just going to start calling any scout squads I field Initiates in scout armor. Those recon marines do look cool though. $.02 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4139477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Christopher Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Yeah, they do look cool. Thanks for posting this Ciler, I never came across these guys. Cool as they look, this is pure 40K logic - send towering guys in plate armour as recon, no clanking or whirring is audible whatsoever. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301583-the-thracian-crusade-gather-the-brethren/page/2/#findComment-4139772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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