Brotherhood of the Endless Steppe [Scimitar Squadron p.#111]

[Brother Pheidias]

Good pose, where's the spear head from?

That'll be from the old multi-part monkey-mice AKA 1998 Skaven Clanrats, If I'm not mistaken.

 

Also, yes, magnificent Praetor!

[Lord Commander Eidolon]

Awesome stuff here really glad to see the new funky format of the photos! You've done a great job making the Calth marines look interesting! There really aren't enough White Scar threads, but this is certainly one of the best!

 

Great work on the Praetor, nice use of bits to make a really characterful!! 

 

I've developed a grudging respect for the White Scars since reading Scars and Path of Heaven! Looking forward to seeing more!

[ShVagYeR]

Pearson, Brother Pheidias - Thank you! And spot on - the spearhead is in fact a dagger from the old Skaven kit, which is actually news to me because I used to know it as random WFB bit #357 that I bought with some other bits years ago. :D

 

Lord Commander Eidolon - Thanks for stopping by and the kind words! Yes I agree that after reading Scars and Path of Heaven it's hard not to like the Vth Legion. For me it was Brotherhood of the Storm that got me hooked, but the other two novels only strengthened my affection for the guys in white. I think Chris Wraight really gets this legion and should be given a chance to write a novel about the Scars' perspective on the Siege of Terra. He really made them multidimensional, nuanced and for me personally, likeable.

 

This is going to sound silly but I came up with some quasi-fluff for the red faceplates. Basically it's a mark of censure, like the Ultramarines' red helmet or Night Lords' red hands, although much less severe. Vth Legion Astartes are required to paint their faceplates red for minor transgressions. Like for example they are supposed to explore other facets of their enhanced intellect when they're not sparring or taking care of their wargear.

 

Brother Batzorig competed in a Brotherhood-wide competition for a short poem about daily life of Chogoris tribesmen, presented before a council of officers and an audience of Battle-Brothers. While his poem was accepted by all as witty and clever, the subject it touched upon was deemed below the Astartes standards. Mortal mating rituals, while necessary for Legion's continued existence and recruit production, are not to be jested about, especially in such a ribald manner. Although Batzorig earned many good-willed pats on the back and induced numerous outbursts of laughter among his peers, he was also required to wear the colour of shame upon his faceplate until the next bi-annual poem competition.

[bluntblade]

Brilliant :D

[SickSix]

Great looking Scars! Really enjoying this thread. Those shields are just primo!

[ShVagYeR]

Thanks SickSix! And bluntblade, I'm glad you approve.

 

 

Legion Tactical Squad ᠢ (I)

 

Just finished painting this unit.

 

 

 

A friend was kind enough to swap a sprue of 10 Mk4 marines from Calth for these Mk3 ones from Prospero.

Models:

 

 

I like how those chainswords make Mk3 marines look really badass. I tried using the ccw from Calth and it wasn't the same. So I stuck with chainswords for the entire unit.

 

 

 

I like how the helmet on this one turned out.

 

 

 

Used a ponytail from some Dark Eldar (possibly Dark Elf from WFB?) bits, wasn't disappointed.

 

 

 

The thing on his chest is actually a transfer from the Dark Imperium box, Space Wolves section. I turned the central triangle into a thunderbolt to make it more White Scars-like.

 

 

 

Just thunderbolts for this dude. Have I mentioned how much I like Mk3 armour? Despite the fact that there's so many little details like a bazillion of rivets. Still worth it.

 

 

 

Went with the standard Calth vexillia, with some barely visible teeth added for savage factor. And a pauldron from the 40k Sternguard box with a ribbon that says "LEGIO V".

 

 

 

Tried a red faceplate and then decided that it'd be the only one for this unit. Doesn't work as well as (imo) on Mark IV.

 

 

 

The way I kitbashed the nuncio-vox would give any self-respecting techpriest a heart attack. Anyway, it works.

 

 

 

Even the bolters are cooler with Mk3. I might look into buying a Prospero box in the future just for the standard marines.

 

 

 

The sergeant is walking towards the enemy, or perhaps breaking into a run. He's a White Scar after all.

 

 

Next thing I'm going to do is convert the Calth chaplain into a Stormseer. After that I've got bits left for 5 or 6 Mark IV marines and I'm torn between Destroyers, Seekers, and a Heavy Support Squad. I'm leaning towards Destroyers because of their badass dual pistols and the opportunity to paint very dirty and chipped armor, maybe even black or dark metallic with some patches of white left. I'm not sure how good a unit they are though. What would you recommend, brothers?

Edited April 26, 2018 by ShVagYeR

[bluntblade]

I love this. A good rugged, independent-looking Brotherhood.

[ShVagYeR]

Thank you bluntblade!

 

‍ᠪᠣ‍ᠣ‍‍ᠷ‍ᠪᠣ‍ᠭᠤ‍ᠯ Boroghul zadyin arga (Librarian)

 

I was wondering what I could do with the Calth Chaplain and settled on a Librarian:

 

[Gorgoff]

Damn, nice work man.

[Pearson73]

Cracking figure, the head and staff really mark him as one of the Vth.

[ShVagYeR]

Gorgoff, Pearson - thank you!

 

Legion Seeker Squad ᠭ (G)

 

Had some Mark IV bits, decided not to do another Tactical Squad. Results follow:

 

 

I think that the whole Seeker Squad idea goes hand in hand with the White Scars' love for hunting and chasing prey.

 

 

 

To differentiate these seekers from other Mark IV units in this army, they have red lightning bolt markings on their helmets and red triangles on their kneeplates. Also, no horsehair plumes (except for the Sergeant).

 

 

 

The bolters are from Betrayal at Calth, however their magazines were replaced with ones from Sternguard veterans (boxes and drums) and scopes were added. They look more or less as the ones Forge World used to offer before the Last Chance to Buy craze.

 

 

 

He's holding the bolter a bit awkwardly, but at this point I was slowly running out of Mark IV arms and had to make do with what fit. It's not bad.

 

 

 

Maybe this pose doesn't make much sense (you should look where you aim), but it's heroic, right?

 

 

 

Those White Scars helmets go with every mark of armor. I mean, I just love them.

Edited June 6, 2018 by ShVagYeR

[Pearson73]

Nice work as per, those lightning bolt markings are really striking.

[sarabando]

Always great to see more of the horde :D I should post my scars in the AoD forum some time.

[Supe robot gangster #1]

Always great to see more of the horde :D I should post my scars in the AoD forum some time.

Do it. They are fantastic!

 

Absolutely stunning scars you have there mate! Resisting the urge to start some of my own! Keep em’ coming!

[sarabando]

 

Always great to see more of the horde I should post my scars in the AoD forum some time.

Do it. They are fantastic!

 

Absolutely stunning scars you have there mate! Resisting the urge to start some of my own! Keep em’ coming!

 

  oh twist my arm then :D i need to take some better pics any way

[Kizzdougs]

Excellent work!! I particularly like the Librarian :tu:

[ShVagYeR]

Legion Command Squad ᡁ‍ (Zh)

 

Here's a unit of salvaged models.

 

 

 

Models:

 

 

First off, they do look in some places as if paint wasn't thinned. The reason for that is, they've been through a lot. I bought them in 2013 or 2014 and they were already sprayed with a dodgy primer (kinda glossy). So I sprayed them Ceramite White and painted in Death Guard colors. Some time later I decided against doing heresy Death Guard, gave them a dot4 brake fluid bath, which ruined the resin in some places. Oh well. So they've been sitting in a forgotten bits box up until now really. This dude's power pack consists of the middle of a chaos possessed pack (the winged one) and the dragon heads from the chaos rhino sprue. Kind of fits the White Scars theme, right? The standard comes from the Dark Imperium box.

 

 

 

The rest of the squad is armed with a stock bolt pistol, a power glaive, and a combat shield.

 

 

 

As close combat specialists, they need to get close to the enemy, that is why more Rhinox Hide was applied with the sponge on these guys. That, and to mask some imperfections of the resin that has known brake fluid.

 

 

 

I like this dude's pose best. He looks as if standing guard next to the Khan's tent.

 

 

 

And here's the last one. The shield you might recognize from the Deathwatch box.

 

 

Pearson, SRG, Kizzdougs - Thank you!

Sarabando - Post them up, please! More Scars is always good. :)

[Brother Pheidias]

Gorgeous work!

Need to get going on my own (Mk III-based) Keshig Command Squad...

[ShVagYeR]

Thanks Brother! The ironic thing is, their loadout is illegal. It has been pointed out to me that only characters are allowed to exchange their power weapons for power glaives... In the near future I'm going to look into converting those glaives into poleaxes, counting as power axes. But first, need to finish a veteran tactical squad and do a recon squad. :)

[Brother Pheidias]

Seriously, just keep them as is and play as Power Axes. I intend to do that for 2 of them, regardless of rules, and if they eventually get the option, boom!

[Supe robot gangster #1]

Is that backpack on the standard bearer a regular backpack with the chaos gun gargoyles on it? Man you dudes are absolutely stunning! Wish I knew how to do white as awesome as you!

[SickSix]

Excellent work. Can't wait for a big army shot of all these guys.

[ShVagYeR]

Seriously, just keep them as is and play as Power Axes. I intend to do that for 2 of them, regardless of rules, and if they eventually get the option, boom!

 

I'm slowly leaning towards this approach. Power glaives are pretty similar to power axes (minus the unwieldy part) anyway. And like you said, come Malevolence they might get this option.

 

Is that backpack on the standard bearer a regular backpack with the chaos gun gargoyles on it? Man you dudes are absolutely stunning! Wish I knew how to do white as awesome as you!

 

It is the middle part of a Chaos possessed backpack (the one with huge wings) and dragon heads from the Chaos Rhino sprue. And thank you. The white is a bit painstaking I'll admit but it's nowhere near as bad as yellow, at least for me. I painted the Shadespire Ork warband a few months ago and it was a really long process.

 

Excellent work. Can't wait for a big army shot of all these guys.

 

Thank you! An army shot is coming. I'm itching to use the Moon Base Klaisus board and some GW buildings I painted earlier this year as the background. Thing is, to complete this army (for the time being) I'm missing a third scimitar jetbike. And I made a vow not to buy any new models in 2018 (actually my last purchase was on December 6th 2017). However that vow does not include being given models as gifts and my birthday is in September. My wife is already aware and I'm probably getting that jetbike. That said, I want the army shot to include the jetbike squad so I'll probably do it in early October.

Edited June 13, 2018 by ShVagYeR

[Son of Carnelian]

Amazing as ever!

[Supe robot gangster #1]

If you don’t mind (or if you haven’t already done so, I’m only on my phone, so searching through back pages is somewhat of a task), would you put up a tutorial of how you do your white? I wouldn’t mind giving it a trial in prep for any future scars I will do (plan on at least having a unit and a handful of characters for every legion alongside my main armies)