Kriegsmacht Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Hi all This is the start of my Imperial Knights force called The Oathbreakers. I'm starting with a Knights Errant as my first ETL Vow. I'm still thinking up the fluff but right now it's going to be a group of Knights who became Freelancers for committing a crime against their respective Houses or the Empire for one reason or another. Since they still fight for the Empire they have been grouped together by a Handler who sends them to the most dangerous battles so they can be redeemed either through merits or death. I got the idea from the DC super villain group Suicide Squad. I'm not good at thinking up fluff or stories so it'll take a long while to flesh things out for each Knight. Anyways here's my first WIP pic of my Errant. Not much to him but have the lower half primed. Working on the body next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeternus Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Fluff sounds interesting! Repentiant Knights, hopefully the models that come out will be as good :) looking forward to updates Pity this isn't a chaos vow :( but I'll offer support nonetheless ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thanks Aeternas I'm also hoping the models come out well. lol Well I can include some Chaos. A Night Lord helmet trophy on a Knight will really help out. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Egregorius Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Will be following with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeternus Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Well I can include some Chaos. A Night Lord helmet trophy on a Knight will really help out. :D o_0 you wouldn't dare! Much better to get a nice Black Legion helm on there, the lightning on NL can be irritating...not that I'm trying to dissuade you of course ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 My progress so far with my Knight. Really enjoying putting him together. Decided to just make him an Errant. I wanted to put it together first so I know what to do and then magnetize the next Knight. Had to pull apart the gun case once because I forgot to put the melta canister thing in the back of the case. Wish that was BEFORE the step about putting the case together. Also glued the gun shield upside down but that was my fault for not paying attention. The arms and the head aren't glued on I'm painting them separate. They're just there so I can figure out the posing. Also the torso isn't glued to the legs for easier painting. Let me know what you think. Thanks for viewing. Sorry about the mess behind the Knight. I forgot to put one of my plasticard boards behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulfgar hammerfist Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I like the idea of your back story. I too am building a confederation of Freeblades and I' trying to tie their stories together. I was thinking of something along the lines of Ronin or masterless warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Good stuff! Any thoughts on what the specific schemes will be per knight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Great start! i too look forward to seeing this grow to completion and will second the question of what colours will be used?? a note * on the lower torso/leg joining issue, you can glue a rod of square sprue to the button part that comes through from the central part of the legs into the lower torso it holds the 2 parts together but still allows the torso slight room to pivot (if you do do it make sure to do it BEFORE gluing the carapace top on .. ... ) cheers Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Thanks Wulfgar and Vel. I figured that a group of Repentiant(thanks Aeternas for that one) freelancers would be more fun to do up fluff and paint-wise. As far as Schemes. I'm thinking for this Knight the main color will be green since I don't usually paint that color a lot and I'm thinking blue or yellow(Emperor help me) as secondary color. The next Knight which might be a Crusader will probably be black, white and red. The pilots name I thought of would be Lady Hillary 'Harley' Quinntessa. Obviously I'm not very subtle on these things so the reference is a no-brainer. Just started priming the arms and soon the carapace pieces. Edit: Thanks Mithrilforge never thought of that about the sprue piece. I'll have to remember it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeternus Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 The next Knight which might be a Crusader will probably be black, white and red. The pilots name I thought of would be Lady Hillary 'Harley' Quinntessa. Obviously I'm not very subtle on these things so the reference is a no-brainer. :P:lol: :) Subtlety is the defence of the weak ;) spend some time in the black templar forum and you'll see. I'm firmly of the opinion you need to find a way to give her a hammer ;) Nice work so far, good luck with the painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Paint update! So I decided to paint my first Knight Green and white. I painted Celestra Grey as a base for the white on most parts just have to work on the shoulders and groin plate. I love the Bronze paints(screaming bell, heshnut copper, sycorax bronze) and golden griffon dry paint. :) Just need to decide whether to paint the knee plates green/grey or a different color. Let me know what you think. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Just need to decide whether to paint the knee plates green/grey or a different color. Let me know what you think. The knee pads would look great in a halved scheme of green/white...but it would be a good area for some unique checkering or a special colour to define the specific knight i.e im guessing your harley quinn knight is going to have black and red check diamonds on the knee pad how about keeping the theme and having green & white diamonds on this one?? good luck with whatever you choose to do, i'll also add its looking good so far as well Cheers, Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hey all Last progress update for my Knight before I finish it. Very happy with what I've done so far so decided to stop for the day. Tomorrow I'll be putting on the transfers and try to finish up the fluff intro. The arms, head, and carapace pieces aren't glued yet I just stuck them on for this shot. Enjoy! Edit: Oh yeah the blood tears as his personal heraldry is mentioned in the fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Very good!! i really like the blood drops on the shoulder plate. i reckon after you highlight the armour plates it will pop massively !!! Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 And now I'm hearing Castlevania music in my brain. This knight should be named "Sir Belmont". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Unbelievable, one of my favorite NES game series and I totally missed on that reference. I figured I was finished with the painting but after reading your post Mithrilforge I went back and highlighted the top carapace armor and added some watered down Strong Tone ink to the rivets. hopefully things will stand out more. Up next will be the transfers and hopefully I can say i'm finished with the vow.Thanks guys. :tu: *now listening to Bloody Tears to atone for my forgetfulness* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Unbelievable, one of my favorite NES game series and I totally missed on that reference. I figured I was finished with the painting but after reading your post Mithrilforge I went back and highlighted the top carapace armor and added some watered down Strong Tone ink to the rivets. hopefully things will stand out more. I hope so too,glad you went and took the extra steps as it deserves it!,put some pics up after the transfers are down Mithril Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 ++Transmission Incoming++ ++Vox Sender Identification: The Handler++ You are here because you failed. You Sacrificed your duty in order to satisfy your honour in a challenge against an enemy who bested you in the end. The Oath you pledged to protect the people of your land is shattered. You have no land, no house, and no honour. Now you bear the Bloody Tears of those who cried out for a savior, a protector. Sir Frederick Belmont - once a Knight of House Wallachia, now a Knight of the Emperor - you are reborn as one of the Oathbreakers. You will now return to battle with your fellow Knights of disgrace to regain the honour you have lost and step back into the light of the Emperor. Remember only in death does duty end. Then will the tears and the dishonour be wiped clean. ++Transmission End++ Well here he is my Knight is finished. Really enjoyed building him and learned a few things along the way. Like test fitting the knee pads BEFORE putting on the transfer so it's not upside down. Also the shin and shoulder transfers were a pain to put on. Hope the little fluff piece/introduction is ok. I like the idea of creating stories around my minis I just have a hard time getting them onto paper/screen. All in all I can say my Vow is complete and I can't wait to start my next vow after a few days break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vel'Cona Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Grats on finishing your vow! Looking forward to seeing the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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