+++E Tenebrae Lux IV - Horus Heresy Strategium+++

[Aias]

first squad done, 1 more and a consul to do and I'll be done my first pledge!

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/shadow/40kstuff/CF6C2D75-9106-4982-A171-49C2C8D5AEEE_zpslcxlnalm.jpg

Wow, I am highly, highly impressed. Makes me want to strip all of my Alpha Legion down and try again. I love it!

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

 

Come on Kage it's a couple of models you can do it

 

I'm floundering to but that's because I need my replacement horus torso...

 

 

Yeah, I know. What happened to your Horus torso?

[GhostMalone]

The knee pad was snapped off so FW are sending me a new one didn't notice in all the unboxing excitement and wasn't till I was looking through my review thread that I caught it...

 

So I've built his base plinth but I can't do much till the torso arrives I was hoping it would be here yesterday but the weekend is here now so fingers crossed for monday

[Castiel]

Week 4? God-Emperor, I'm floundering so badly on my vow. *sigh*

Hold the line, Brother-Chaplain, we know you'll pull through! And with some sweet models to boot!

[Barabbas Sogalon]

It turns out a fishing trip does wonders for the motivation.

Praetor completed.

[Olis]

Here we go, ladies and gentlemen. The Week 4 round up - the last Weekly update before the gates close. We have just a day or two left to squeeze in the last few new participants before the bouncers at the door get shirty. Here we see where the battle lines are truly drawn.

Some of the codex factions have been (blessedly) amalgamated into the Codex faction on the table, so that makes my life a little bit easier. No doubt Semper agonised over the decision to cut the table down a bit but it does decrease the manageable workload to a healthier package, imo.

Now, as I said yesterday, the numbers between my calculations on the daily and the numbers for this weekly will differ. This is mainly because of the activity between Semper's Weekly round-up and my own Daily.

E TENEBRAE LUX IV – Week 4

Codex	68 (+5)	81 (+7)	44,291 (+2,775)	6,819 (+1,318)	15.4% (+2.1%)
Blood Angels	73 (+11)	79 (+13)	43,628 (+6,740)	4,548 (+1,427)	10.4% (+1.9%)
Dark Angels	44 (+1)	53 (+2)	42,350 (+590)	5,542 (+1,301)	13.1% (+2.9%)
Space Wolves	32 (+4)	35 (+4)	30,402 (+1,103)	1,955 (+0)	6.4% (-0.3%)
Realm of Chaos	65 (+9)	74 (+13)	59,450 (+7,620)	5,035 (+830)	8.5% (+0.4%)
Forces of the Imperium	74 (+7)	92 (+10)	58,253 (+4,702)	8,000 (+3,770)	13.7% (+5.8%)
Astra Militarum	27 (+3)	37 (+4)	21,086 (+2,030)	2,815 (+1,005)	13.4% (+3.9%)
Grey Knights	7 (+0)	7 (+0)	5,060 (+0)	0 (+0)	0.0% (+0%)
Adeptus Mechanicus	32 (+3)	37 (+4)	28,396 (+2,035)	4,825 (+2,405)	17.0% (+7.8%)
Sisters of Battle	4 (+0)	5 (+1)	1,905 (+315)	360 (+360)	18.9% (+18.9%)
Inquisition & Agents	4 (+1)	6 (+1)	1,806 (+322)	720 (+0)	39.9% (-8.6%)
Horus Heresy	88 (+7)	103 (+13)	93,578 (+9,022)	16,168 (+4,490)	17.3% (+3.5%)
TOTAL	444 (+44)	517 (+61)	371,952 (+32,192)	48,067 (+13,136)	12.9% (+2.6%)

Every major faction has seen movement at more or less a similar rate to last week. But we don't want to hear about that - what is happening with Team Heresy? Well, it's the same story for us too, actually. Compared to last week the only real difference between the Weekly round-ups is our completion rate, which is down from last Week. However, bear in mind that according to the latest numbers, we are in a better position than that in fact.

Do we still need to worry about the other factions? Yes and no. We have nearly double the points and completions compared to our nearest rivals, the FOTI and Chaos. But the FOTI has a repectable number of participants, leading the Chaos subforum by nine members. This, with the number of revows they are taking is worth keeping an eye on, as it is probably from them that we'll be seeing the fiercest resistance to our dominance.



And onto more eye candy for the Team - a little break down of how we've progressed so far. Yes, it's another table:

E TENEBRAE LUX IV – Horus Heresy progress

Week One	61	62	59,172	2,855	4.8%
Week Two	73 (+12)	78 (+16)	75,325 (+16,153)	4,897 (+2,042)	6.5%(+1.7%)
Week Three	81 (+8)	91 (+13)	84,556 (+9,231)	11,678 (+6,781)	13.8%(+7.3%)
Week Four	88 (+7)	103 (+13)	93,578 (+9,022)	16,168 (+4,490)	17.3% (+3.5%)

Week One
The first week was the one where the largest contribution occurred, naturally, with the lion's share of the participants, vows and points coming in these seven days. We also saw our first completion and revow in that first week - something i would consider a major boon for morale.

Week Two
The second week saw a significant slow down as the initial enthusiasm soaked up the majority of those willing to take part in Week One, but still a respectable number came to the Team at a rate of almost two members a day. Here we see a slight pick-up in completions and revows.

Week Three
The Week Three blues were where we settled into a rhythm that will follow into Week Four - We yet again see a slow-down in participation but seeing as this remained the case across the board, that was or little worry. Here we also see a good boost to our completions, with a nicely sized number of Fraters looking to revow in Weeks Three and Four.

Week Four
This Week just gone, Week Four, saw a rate maintained from Week Three - personally, I had feared that our blues would come in Week Four rather than in Week Three. This was not the case. In the closing days of the recruitment period, we are closing in on our nominal 100,000 point goal. We are just a scant few thousand off from making ETL history (again). Speaking of history - we have have the highest participation in the history of the event. If that does not tell you that this year is ours, I don't know what will.


As a final thought - please see if anyone else wishes to join us. We must keep the pressure on our rivals. The more they feel it, the better.


Onto the Vow Tracker. Again, if there's problems, let me know.

200plus | Vow 1 (1,070) VOWED
Aias | Vow 1 (655) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (1,070) VOWED
AlphariusOmegon108 | Vow 1 (2,855) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (3,000) COMPLETE | Vow 3 (3,000) VOWED

Arkangilos | Vow 1 (260) VOWED

Atia - Lady of the Rumor Tower | Vow 1 (1,450) UPDATED

Balmathal | Vow 1 (955) VOWED

Barabas Sogalon | Vow 1 (360) UPDATED

BennyBlanko | Vow 1 (592) VOWED
Brother Chaplain Kage | Vow 1 (487) UPDATED
Brother Dallo | Vow 1 (120) VOWED
Brother Heinrich | Vow 1 (1,000) VOWED
Brother Sanvael | Vow 1 (925) VOWED
Capitano | Vow 1 (790) COMPLETE
Carlson793 | Vow 1 (475) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (1,125) UPDATED
Castiel | Vow 1 (445) VOWED
Chaplain Mortis | Vow 1 (429) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (360) UPDATED
coabeous | Vow 1 (1,252) VOWED
daemonclaw | Vow 1 (975) UPDATED
dantay_xv | Vow 1 (910) UPDATED
Dantioch | Vow 1 (340) UPDATED
DimDim | Vow 1 (835) VOWED
Ereziel | Vow 1 (577) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (435) VOWED
Excessus | Vow 1 (905) VOWED
Fangbanger | Vow 1 (490) VOWED
Fasha the Dog | Vow 1 (2,255) VOWED
Flint13 | Vow 1 (553) UPDATED
frozenfoods | Vow 1 (2,985) UPDATED
Gizur | Vow 1 (125) VOWED
grand_master85 | Vow 1 (3,000) UPDATED
heshman | Vow 1 (370) UPDATED
Hyaenidae | Vow 1 (135) UPDATED
Ion | Vow 1 (976) VOWED
Iron Bars | Vow 1 (235) VOWED

Ironwrought Huw | Vow 1 (335) VOWED

Isinfier | Vow 1 (597) VOWED
Ilmarinen (Hyperion) | Vow 1 (115) VOWED
jeremy1391 | Vow 1 (1,147) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (1,010) COMPLETE | Vow 3 (850) COMPLETE
Khan the Bloody | Vow 1 (665) UPDATED
Kor'Vesh | Vow 1 (175) COMPLETE
Kizzdougs | Vow 1 (405) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (200) UPDATED
KJB | Vow 1 (162) VOWED
Kriegriss | Vow 1 (385) VOWED
Kurama | Vow 1 (3,000) UPDATED
Kydoimos | Vow 1 (870) UPDATED
Lanky | Vow 1 (970) UPDATED
lionofjudah | Vow 1 (1,060) UPDATED
Lokkorex | Vow 1 (870) VOWED
Millicant | Vow 1 (275) VOWED
Mind of Metal | Vow 1 (979) UPDATED
MordentHex | Vow 1 (500) VOWED
m_r_parker | Vow 1 (1,235) VOWED
nevindar | Vow 1 (255) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (3,000) UPDATED
noigrim | Vow 1 (1,050) UPDATED
Olis | Vow 1 (1,150) VOWED
One-eye | Vow 1 (540) UPDATED
OwlandMoonGuy | Vow 1 (1,175) UPDATED

Packe | Vow 1 (685) VOWED

Palak | Vow 1 (1,405) VOWED
paz | Vow 1 (497) UPDATED
Phalanx Warder | Vow 1 (580) UPDATED
poom | Vow 1 (260) UPDATED
Rage of Khorne | Vow 1 (1,055) UPDATED
Raktra | Vow 1 (795) UPDATED
Ramell | Vow 1 (125) VOWED
Relict | Vow 1 (410) UPDATED
Reyner | Vow 1 (425) VOWED
richmarine | Vow 1 (960) UPDATED
ROBOcaster | Vow 1 (1,395) UPDATED
Rolltonotdie | Vow 1 (995) UPDATED

Sabadin | Vow 1 (165) VOWED
Severoth | Vow 1 (360) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (415) VOWED
simison | Vow 1 (165) VOWED
SkimaskMohawk | Vow 1 (1,250) VOWED
Slipstreams | Vow 1 (2,335) UPDATED
Smokey Panda | Vow 1 (460) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (800) COMPLETE | Vow 3 (2,220) VOWED

Sol_Invictus | Vow 1 (505) VOWED
spinitron | Vow 1 (1,520) VOWED
Spu00sed | Vow 1 (1,120) UPDATED
StruManChu | Vow 1 (200) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (220) VOWED
tdemayo | Vow 1 (580) VOWED
ThatOneMarshal | Vow 1 (855) VOWED
The Eponymus M | Vow 1 (175) VOWED
The Hydra | Vow 1 (180) COMPLETE | Vow 2 (765) VOWED
The Prince | Vow 1 (1,035) VOWED
Twisty | Vow 1 (1,375) COMPLETE
Vazzy | Vow 1 (1,525) UPDATED

Vinnie | Vow 1 (315) VOWED
Wolfpack | Vow 1 (3,000) VOWED
Zujara | Vow 1 (960) COMPLETE | | Vow 2 (900) VOWED

Also - Barabbas Sogalon: You got me. I'm still halfway through painting mine. Good to see you post up your Praetor though.

[Aias]

 

So that's the Shadowsword finished ;) May get paranoid about it when I work on the Baneblade and revisit, but I'm happy with it. Right mix of camo and detail, I think, though hitting all the hinges with metal when doing the track skirts was a pain, lol. If I'm lucky, I'll finish them both before the weekend is out, but for today I have a different painting project: painting the bathroom.

[chaplain mortis]

@Aias....damn man, get a quick "before" pic of your bathroom.....thats valuable points there for team heresy lol...a bathroom must be at least 60 hull points......5000 points???

Haha...and great work on the super heavy ;-)

[Machine God]

@Aias....damn man, get a quick "before" pic of your bathroom.....thats valuable points there for team heresy lol...a bathroom must be at least 60 hull points......5000 points???

Haha...and great work on the super heavy ;-)

No its scenary!

[Aias]

Maybe class it as a fortification? Say a scaled-up Fortress of Redemption? Sure I could talk my wife into adding a missile launcher and vengeance cannon...

[Twisty]

Twisty | Vow 1 (1,375) UPDATED

I love these updates Olis, really appreciate the time you are putting into these.

Just wanted to point out that that vow is now finished. I have collected all of the before and after pictures that are spread out throughout this topic in the post with my original Vow on page 2 for easier viewing.

[Olis]

Aha. I knew I was missing a 'COMPLETE' somewhere. Thank you for notifying me brother. The post has now been edited. :tu:

[ZsoSahaal]

I, ZsoSahaal of the VIIIth Legion, do accept the Challenge set forth! For E TENEBREA LUX I vow to Paint from the Crusade Army List:

 

1x Praetor (master craft paragon blade, arhaeotech pistol, artificer armor) 160pts

 

1x Consul (Legion Champion, power sword - master craft, artificer armor) 110pts

 

They shall stand in Midnight Clad on or before the First Day of the Terran Standard month of August in the year 2015. Ave Dominus Nox!

 

Total pts: 270

 

[Rage of Khorne]

Last models for my first pledge done, Next pledge incoming shortly.

 

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j352/Rage_of_Khorne666/IMG_7223_zpsf6d2e8at.jpg

[GhostMalone]

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/Taron_James_Beer/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_112909_zpsh8czux8y.jpg

 

Stopped procrastination and decided while I wait on my Torso I'll start on horus' base

[Captain Semper]

http://fortressofunforgiven.homestead.com/ETL_2015_Poster_V1.jpg

JUST 36 HOURS FOR NEW PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UPDATED TO THIS POINT!

[coabeous]

Hail Brothers,

 

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11357046_1114443228585331_6214251141485675349_o_zpsmjylsyp1.jpg

 

Coabeous fulfills his vow,

This is the start of my Ultramarine Legion,
Five Prators of the Legion,
Ten man Tactical Squad,
Five man Veteran Squad,
Two Dreadnoughts.

 

That is P-1 above

 

P-2

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11109033_1114443265251994_7838024303560254688_o_zpsrgztplhm.jpg

 

P-3

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11143194_1114443348585319_2124073711416440927_o_zpsctksvsoy.jpg

 

P-4

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Ultramarine%20Legion%20015_zps1rl4ufm0.jpg

 

P-5 in Termenator Armor

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/10355616_1114443525251968_950447520424670219_o_zpsbg9r1nku.jpg

 

Ten man Tac Squad

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11263073_1114443818585272_8800352513558217895_o_zpsdaxj1r2j.jpg

 

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11336957_1114443895251931_4052228126814377828_o_zpsbac8m3gj.jpg

 

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11267741_1114443971918590_7515886537654696819_o_zpsba6stcmg.jpg

 

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11393327_1114444121918575_1681230818230622731_o_zpsswnwa0m4.jpg

 

Two Dreadnoughts

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11059578_1114444355251885_2019675601408495702_o_zpsvq297kir.jpg

 

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11217995_1114444341918553_91582697595092771_o_zpsuvwsjz0q.jpg

 

Extra Five man Vet Squad

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11392814_1114443621918625_8493001935118950720_o_zpscj8g7iva.jpg

 

These show a lot my old eyes miss,

Coabeous

[Machine God]

Hail Brothers,

 

http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a487/Coab_Evans/Facebook/Ultramarine%20Legion/11357046_1114443228585331_6214251141485675349_o_zpsmjylsyp1.jpg

 

Coabeous fulfills his vow,

This is the start of my Ultramarine Legion,

Five Prators of the Legion,

Ten man Tactical Squad,

Five man Veteran Squad,

Two Dreadnoughts.

 

That is P-1 above

 

 

@Coabeous - What is up with P 1? It looks like a Pwer Fist but it also looks like something is missing?

 

Lovely painting anyway!!!

 

Edit: Missed out Praise.

[GhostMalone]

So here's the base nearly finished;

 

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/Taron_James_Beer/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_154858_zpsrzct38ux.jpg

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/Taron_James_Beer/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_154907_zpsn91tvkor.jpg

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/Taron_James_Beer/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_154917_zpsaxkqmyrk.jpg

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y524/Taron_James_Beer/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_154929_zps4ciw8nin.jpg

[Slips]

 

Finished my 5 Templar and Command Squad.

[Packe]

Looking good people!

I have a questions though, I am considering painting up my Stormblade, but should I paint it in DG colors och my IG colors?

It's more logical with IG colors or?

[Olis]

Looking good people!

 

I have a questions though, I am considering painting up my Stormblade, but should I paint it in DG colors och my IG colors?

 

It's more logical with IG colors or?

 

That is entirely up to you - if you want to paint in in Legion colours, I don't see why not. So long as it's a valid unit in one of the FW books, it's cool.

[chaplain mortis]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/tumblr_mbqko3PJhZ1qk0d7no1_1280.gif

 

Vow 2 complete!

 

They might not be pretty, but its points in the bank ;-)

 

@packe...definitely paint it Deathguard colours! Will be cool to see

 

Keep going guys and awesome work :-)

 

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113419_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113256_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113343_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113320_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113332_resized.jpg

[poom]

Update from my pledge:

 

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp282/PoomW/Krios01%2005.jpg

 

 

Was thinking to do some fortifications for the next pledge... can I do terrain too, or are only miniatures allowed?

[Packe]

 

Vow 2 complete!

 

They might not be pretty, but its points in the bank ;-)

 

@packe...definitely paint it Deathguard colours! Will be cool to see

 

Keep going guys and awesome work :-)

 

 

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113419_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113256_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113343_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113320_resized.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y2/chaplainmortis/Mobile%20Uploads/20150531_113332_resized.jpg

 

 

Looking good!

 

 

I am still torn, because I want to paint it as IG for my Super Heavy Company, but at the same time it would fit better in 30k with DG colors, and since I almost exclusivly play 30k DG would be better. But then again I already have a few Baneblades and such painted as my IG ... So hard to decide.

 

 

 

 

 

That is entirely up to you - if you want to paint in in Legion colours, I don't see why not. So long as it's a valid unit in one of the FW books, it's cool.

 

 

It is a legal unit so that is no problem, just really torn between DG and IG colors.