Zazel Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Just a little blog to keep record of my Blood Angel progress. I already own a number of older looking models from when I started collecting in 1991, so according to some theres already a chunk of an army sitting on the shelf already. Most of it is the mkVI "beakie" but still useable. Took a trip to Forgeworld yesterday and picked up my first set of goodies. I was informed the Betrayal at Calth set was a good starter for any new 30k player so that went in. I also picked up MK IV command characters, MK II and IV apothecaries, Legion MK III despoilers and legion champion and master of the signal. A box of 40k Blood angels tactical squad for some iconography as well. Some current models which I'm intending to add to the new, maybe have a go at weathering some of them, far too clean for mid war. Captain http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image095.jpg Librarian of sorts, can be re-done if not acceptable for 30k http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image094-1.jpg Marines http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image051.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image041.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image040.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image039.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image003.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Image024.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/IMG_0060.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 No school like the old school. You may find that the old models might be slightly smaller than the newer ones, however. ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4306061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Centurion Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The older models are slightly off-scale, so people might give you funny looks. Your dudes look great! Welcome to the IX Legion! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4306121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazel Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Put together a Praetor from a couple of different kits. Armed with Paragon blade and Inferno pistol Undecided on what head to use though, I'm not entirely sold on the plume style helmets though http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2044_zpsypuw9qxr.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2043_zpsdsppg15z.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2042_zpspmfboxjd.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4312976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna707 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Awesome old school stuff! Have you thought about one of the FW Blood Angel mk IV heads? Or maybe the yelling head from the Phalanx Warder set? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4312980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noigrim Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 You've got the original master of signal! The new blood angels only sword is much better than the Parangon blade and perhaps you would like to maake also a inferno pistols mortitat for dealing with vehicles/deathstars Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4313201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazel Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Luna - I haven't got any BA upgrade head yet and the phalanx head look good but havent seen one short of buying the whole kit Noigrim - new blood angels sword it is then Also go that moritat done you have mentioned. Slow progress still as my bits box is not all that great at the moment. I'm slowly gathering bits and kits to hopefully really give many of my models some flavour of their own away from the standard out of the box models. Hopefully a good mesh of forgeworld and GW Blood Angel components will turn out alright in the end. I still have no direction of where I'm going with an army so for now I'm just picking models I like. One question I do have is regarding Tartaros terminators.... They bear the crux terminatus on their shoulder pad, I thought that was something introduced after the death of the Emperor? Or was it in use before and fragments of his armour added to them after his death? For now we have mkIV command. BA shoulder added to the commander and the helmet plume removed from under his arm., he is still awaiting a head for now. Both him and the standard have had their cloak pins removed and replaced. Standard has mk IV helm from the blood angel sprue. http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2092_zpsbhzvcsat.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2095_zps5mpl3ubc.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2096_zpsokxijkiw.jpg Legion champion receved a death mask head (all I had that look good enough, it may be replaced) Sanguinary guard right arm, death company left arm and grey knight sword with blood drop added to his cheast and blood angel right shoulder pad http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2097_zpsv0vgzrku.jpg The first Betrayal at calth conversion is a chaplain, Not totally sure on their usage in 30k but I read that some legions did deploy them so why the heck not. Just a simple leg head and sword replacement. http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2101_zpsueidousx.jpg mk IV apothecary (or sanguinary priest if they were called that) I added the chainsword from GW new sanguinary priest model as I really liked it and used the left arm from the mk II apothecary http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2102_zps9f6dvpt2.jpg Moritat with inferno pistols especially for Noigrim mkIII despoiler legs and right shoulder, sanguinary guard front and right arm, BaC rear torso, death company left arm, blood angel legion left shouler and the head from the legion champion kit http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2103_zpsk9mnwr9u.jpg A simple blood angel head swap on the bald BaC praetor, I have another so might get a bit more adventurous on the next one http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2105_zpstho1utxm.jpg Im not sure what to do with the sanguinary priest leftovers, I've took off the apothecary tubes from the body and left with this.. maybe the base for a librarian? http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2106_zpsivh63kcx.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4331174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Pheidias Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Librarian, most definitively a Librarian. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4331622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazel Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Not having a list to build to I'm struggling to figure out what I should build at the moment, however you can't really go wrong with assault marines so heres a couple of sergeants I have knocked together http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2158_zpshncdj7mk.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2157_zpsupsckyjt.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2160_zpsvefhjntn.jpg http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2159_zpskrqslcbp.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4347878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainStabby Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Oooohh that Moritat build looks quite good. I dig it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4347992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frater Cornelius Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Man, those old school models make me feel young :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4347998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazel Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Thanks guys. Think I'm going to get the moritat some destroyer buddies, I feel like the use of rad grenades would be a tip of the hat towards the radiation fallout of Baal and its moons. All painted black, kind of pre-death company but without the red crosses. As for my old stuff, as pointed out they are quite a bit smaller in stature so it seems I will have two seperate IX (blood angel) armies. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4349415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noigrim Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n568/ToFuKyo/Heresy%20Angels/IMG_2103_zpsk9mnwr9u.jpg Nice! pro tip: give him a phase walker relic to drop him anywhere on the table, of course he'll die next turn so make him as low on points as possible You can always put a jump pack too if your opponent doesn't let you bring relics Also, a damocles rhino is invaluable with the new deepstrike rite of war, recon squads with nuncio are expensiver but you won't sacrifice a HQ. 3 HQ: 1 praetor/delegatus, 1 mortitat and 1 damocles? And what about 2 mortitats=2 dead squads in turn 1? Old and new marines mix seamlessly, no need to separate them I think Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/319232-stepping-into-the-heresy-with-ix-legion/#findComment-4349492 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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