A Lesser Son of Greater Fathers: Dabbling in Epic

[jimbo13]

I'm so excited. Glad to see this project still plodding along. The Suzerian came out perfect, hateful and gritty. Loving where this new part of the project will go.

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

And so, the world turns and comes full circle...

 

He's looking great, can't wait to see what you cook up for us!

 

Cheers mate. Couple big updates coming soon I hope. Doesn't help so much that my collection's split between two countries!

 

Brings a Tear to my eye .

 

Ha, I see what you did there ;)

 

I'm so excited. Glad to see this project still plodding along. The Suzerian came out perfect, hateful and gritty. Loving where this new part of the project will go.

 

Thanks man. Less 'plodding' and more 'swiftly advancing toward a conclusion', now, I think - there's only a couple units left plus a surprise superheavy. I have yet to do proper pictures of the Suzerains, too. That'll change!

 

Just finishing up the weathering and transfers on the Brother-Captain's Land Raider, and then it's on to the Leviathan...

[Soldier of Dorn]

Lovely work on Ashan, brother. I confess, I wasn't really here in the heyday of Survivors of Istvaan, but I have read it a few times, and thus I must ask: might we expect to see a new version of Tyr himself at some point?

 

In any regard, looking forward to the Suzerains, and the Land Raider, and... well, everything really. Keep up the great work! :tu:

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Lovely work on Ashan, brother. I confess, I wasn't really here in the heyday of Survivors of Istvaan, but I have read it a few times, and thus I must ask: might we expect to see a new version of Tyr himself at some point?

 

In any regard, looking forward to the Suzerains, and the Land Raider, and... well, everything really. Keep up the great work!

 

Yep. For sure. In fact, there might already be a new version kicking around, although I'm not sure it's hit the spot quite.

 

"Oops"

 

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[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Another update. I have a fair backlog of updates to post and I guess as it's a quiet Sunday, time to get through a few of them. Rapier Battery Tempestatis got a major upgrade. I built these Rapiers originally to be magnetised, so I could switch between graviton/laser destroyer array/quad mortar as needed (quad heavy bolter never seemed an enticing option really).

 

But...then I played at a friendly tournament against a Sons of Horus army (in fact, the one shown in a recent update) and my opponent had actual Rapier models from Forgeworld, and they are HUGE. In comparison, anyway. So, I based all my Rapiers in an attempt to get them closer to the 'proper' size. They're still not quite perfect, but given that they're supposed to represent pieces scavenged in the field, I'm not too worried.

 

I also sorted out the quad mortar variant. For ages I looked for an actual mortar option for these and just couldn't find anything. So I settled on an MLRS-type firing platform instead, which I'm slightly ambivalent over as it's theoretically more advanced than an actual mortar system; but the end result doesn't look too bad I think.

 

I have another three Rapiers to build, exactly like these, so I guess I better get back to the table...

 

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[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Ahhhhh! Love that MLRS mortar idea!

[Augustus b'Raass]

Those rapier conversions are inspired. Simple, yet so ellegantly effective.

 

Also, looks like someone has been having a lot of fun at parties! :D 

Hidden Content

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[scribal note: XIII Legion command element in pict-capture - confirm size of XIII Legion strength at Manachea? No records available]

 

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Edited April 30, 2017 by Augustus b'Raass

[hushrong]

The rapier update is fantastic!

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Let honour be your watchword and glory your epitaph.

 

-phrase inscribed on armourial device from the Fall of Armatura

 

______

 

It is a long time since I thought of Diocletian.

 

I wonder what he would make of us now, so far from the dreams we once shared. So far from the aspirations we gave voice to in hushed whispers. With ash-black staining our plate and the blood of once-brothers corroding our gauntlets, and the sin of kinslaying weighing heavily on our souls.

 

Would it matter to him that it was not we who struck the first blow in this war? Would it matter that we were the ones who were betrayed, and our trust in a cause greater than ourselves made naught but a beguiling lie, by the actions of those other than we? No. Of course not. And yes.

 

I have not entered all the deeds of the Black One Hundred in this log since first I took up the stylus that now rests in my palm. I have recorded our deeds against those who betrayed the ideal of Pax Imperium, have recorded our shock at the horrors of kin-strife and civil war. I have recorded our victories, and our defeats, and the moments we shared as brothers united by a common cause.

 

I have not recorded the crimes we have committed in order that Macragge might endure, bloodied but inviolate, in a galaxy that has gone mad.

I have not recorded the names of those who turned from this dream.

I have not recorded the names of those I have killed with my own hands who bore the armour I now wear.

I have not recorded the lives that were taken in the night in order that the brotherhood of blue-and-sable warriors I now lead might retain its allegiance to the Emperor of Mankind.

 

I have not recorded the deeds that will damn me for eternity, if ever our tale will be told,  if ever this war is finished and Humanity yet endures and men sit by the firelight once more as brothers.

 

I remember another time. A time when the coal-black of my armour did not match the stain upon my soul  left by this damnable war. A time when I led men into battle, and those men fought as brothers, and we conquered an enemy that was as inhuman as it was impure. A time when I was Brother-Captain, not Master of the Hundred.

 

I was a warrior of IX Company, VII Chapter, XIII Legion Ultramarines, and we fought to bring another world into the light of Compliance, and out from under the heel of xenotic overlords.

 

I remember.

 

...

 

Spyral Prime

 

001.M31

 

Tertiary Hive Cluster

...

 

...repeat, contact at grid reference Quintus Gamma Victrix. The greenskins have taken the bait.

 

Primary threat spotted. Mass greenskin infestation confirmed at Valinus and Malinar junction. Separatist human elements confirmed. We are surrounded.

 

+Command, Raider Primaris - confirm primary threat presence+

 

Primary threat confirmed, Brother-Captain. The head of the snake is here.

 

+Received. All units converge on Raider Primaris. Close the trap, War-Born.+

 

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BATTLEFIELD OVERVIEW

 

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XIII Legion forces surrounded. Note separatist human elements supporting xenos contamination (cf. slavers? query)

 

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Greenskin armour and heavy weaponry at Valinus junction

 

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War-Born vanguard elements dig in at Malinar junction

 

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Rapier Battery Tempestatis

 

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Greenskin armour advances on Malinar junction, fast movers outflanking main XIII Legion force

 

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Raider Primaris moves to engage Ork command element

 

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Brother-Captain Augustus leads close quarters assault on Ork command element - Ork leader confirmed killed in action

 

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XIII Legion assault elements prepare to storm greenskin firing line

 

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Greenskin firing position breached and cleared as XIII Legion outflankers arrive, shattering Ork firing positions

 

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Imperium Victor

Edited May 1, 2017 by Brother-Captain Arkhan

[Augustus b'Raass]

Dude, that table looks absolutely fantastic. Must've been a great game :)

[Kennyjapan]

damn Arkhan, i've said it before but your Ultra's really are amazing!

[lionofjudah]

Mmmmm.... my cityfight ideas weep in joy Seeing that table:)!!

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Cheers guys. It was a good game, but ultimately a little one-sided as we were playing Ambush, and all the Ultramarine reserves came on the same side of the table the rest of the force attacked - leaving half the Ork force rushing across the board. Divide and conquer.

 

Some more pics of a tangential project coming later tonight, I hope :)

[Kordhal]

Just got done reading this entire thread and have to say phenomenal work! The fluff, the models (especially the blackshield( and the paint scheme all tie together so well and dare I say it makes me really intrigued regarding heresy era Ultramarines. Keep up the great work, and look forward to what you come up with next!

[Kizzdougs]

Awesome work, dude! Great to see your minis in action. They look great :tu:

[Mitsman]

Wow! Must have been a pleasure fighting over such a beautiful city. Aaah... some day I will have my own big city. Some day... not too long.

And that banner, I love it, the gradiant fits so nicely. I regret not using 30k minis in my army every time I see such beautiful minis.

 

Mitsman

[Grim Dog Studios]

I don't come on the BnC for a few weeks and I miss all of these updates..

Cracking stuff as usual mate, keep it up!

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Just got done reading this entire thread and have to say phenomenal work! The fluff, the models (especially the blackshield( and the paint scheme all tie together so well and dare I say it makes me really intrigued regarding heresy era Ultramarines. Keep up the great work, and look forward to what you come up with next!

 

Cheers Kordhal, great praise! I hoped to give Heresy-era XIII Legion a good showing and it seems they've been well received so far, very honoured.

 

Awesome work, dude! Great to see your minis in action. They look great

 

Cheers Kizz! :)

 

Wow! Must have been a pleasure fighting over such a beautiful city. Aaah... some day I will have my own big city. Some day... not too long.

And that banner, I love it, the gradiant fits so nicely. I regret not using 30k minis in my army every time I see such beautiful minis.

 

Mitsman

 

Yes it really was - I wholeheartedly recommend the trip to Warhammer World in Nottingham if you can make it down!

 

I don't come on the BnC for a few weeks and I miss all of these updates..

Cracking stuff as usual mate, keep it up!

 

Where've you been? Need someone else to keep up the gritty-XIII Legion side here ;)

 

Some old completions, only just photographed, not sure if this will be an allied force or a full blown army...

 

Adsecularis Covenant Macero

 

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Unidentified Magos and Familiar

 

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[Brother Pheidias]

Looks great, very traditional.

[Mitsman]

 

Wow! Must have been a pleasure fighting over such a beautiful city. Aaah... some day I will have my own big city. Some day... not too long.

And that banner, I love it, the gradiant fits so nicely. I regret not using 30k minis in my army every time I see such beautiful minis.

 

Mitsman

 

Yes it really was - I wholeheartedly recommend the trip to Warhammer World in Nottingham if you can make it down!

 

 

Well that would be about 3500km upwards but yeah I would love to come back to UK for Warhammer Wold some day (I stayed in Portsmouth for 5 1/2 years when I studied back in late 90's and early 00's.

 

Mitsman

[Brother Michaels]

I love the rapiers! where did you get them from mate?

[jimbo13]

You just made me question how to go forward with my army..... Ad mech allies..... Or militia

[BrotherCaptainArkhan]

Looks great, very traditional.

 

Too traditional? I'm wondering that myself.

 

 

 

Wow! Must have been a pleasure fighting over such a beautiful city. Aaah... some day I will have my own big city. Some day... not too long.

And that banner, I love it, the gradiant fits so nicely. I regret not using 30k minis in my army every time I see such beautiful minis.

 

Mitsman

 

Yes it really was - I wholeheartedly recommend the trip to Warhammer World in Nottingham if you can make it down!

 

 

Well that would be about 3500km upwards but yeah I would love to come back to UK for Warhammer Wold some day (I stayed in Portsmouth for 5 1/2 years when I studied back in late 90's and early 00's.

 

Mitsman

 

 

Maybe as part of a larger holiday, then. ;)

 

 

I love the rapiers! where did you get them from mate?

 

Cheers - they're conversions based off the Kataphron chassis from 40k.

 

You just made me question how to go forward with my army..... Ad mech allies..... Or militia

 

 

Ha, er, well, here's the other thing I was working on...

 

Unidentified Militia Imperialis unit c. 003.M31

 

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj598/Mjolnir771/IMAG2365_1_zpsrlah5esg.jpg

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Oh my...

[Soldier of Dorn]

Majestic. Loving what I can see of the militia. The Techpriest, though... I can't help but feel as though his hood/robes lack texture. They're well-painted, yes, but they don't read immediately as cloth for whatever reason. Can't quite put my finger on why...