Siege of Terra; IX Legion, 83rd Company "Crimson Thorns"

[OakRiver]

The last two members of Vizioso's Squad (for now) before we get to the leader himself;

 

Andino "The Boy"

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[Archivist's Note; Pic capt shows subject equipped with early experimental pattern of power armored leg pieces which would later be refined and adopted as Mk.VII. This early set appears to be inferior to the adopted model as the heavy damage to the right knee from a relatively minor blow shows. Contemporary sources show that the 83rd's assault element made heavy use of these experimental units to replace armor pieces rendered unfit for kinetic operations. This particular set of armor appears to indicate that the 83rd had contact with Magos Goibniu]

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"Andino was the youngest member of the Honor Guard. A native of Baal he found his home in the Legion's Despoiler Squads and from the outset stood above his peers. Eco personally selected him for his retinue after Andino threw himself between his Lord and an Eldar champion, turning aside a blow aimed at Eco's exposed flank and decapitating the foul xenos. He was brave and foolhardy, frequently following in the footsteps of Vizioso as he cut a path through the enemy. Of all of his squad he found most in common with Galterio whose calm demeanor and, outside of combat, gentle nature acted as a teacher to The Boy.

I feared Andino lost to the Traitors as we fell back but I met him and Galterio at The Palace, the venerable warrior supporting the wounded Andino. After the Siege was lifted and we began rebuilding after the Codex Astartes he was selected for the Flesh Tearers Chapter. As he left for his new assignment that was the last I saw of him."

- Veteran Sergeant Alessio 

 

 

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"In contrast to The Boy Galterio was a native of Terra and like Eco had been inducted into the Legion early in it's history. He never spoke of how he lost his left arm and none that I spoke with could ever remember when that arm was flesh.Outside of combat he was warm and gregarious, always willing to lend his experience to the younger Brothers of the 83rd. As I started my life in the IX Legion his sage advice was most welcome. Once he was encased in his war plate and his helmet was donned it was as if he was a different man; a grim executioner striding the battlefield, his huge axe taking a life with each swing. 

After The Siege and the breaking of our Legion into smaller Chapters he volunteered his expertise to train the newest Battle Brothers who were being inducted into the scout forces as we rebuilt our loses"

- Veteran Sergeant Alessio

Edited June 26, 2017 by OakRiver

[Pearson73]

Really liking the pose of Andino. The paintwork on his face is nicely done too.

[OakRiver]

Thank you very much. As I had an assortment of bits he just seemed to come together. I had to sub in a chest piece and power pack from the B@C set to keep him looking more 30K than 40K. 

 

The head was basecoated with Cadian Flesh, highlighted with a mix of Cadian Flesh and Pallid Witch Flesh, shaded down with Agrax Earthshade, then highlighted back up. I added a wash of Xerses Purple diluted with Lahmian Medium around the eyes for some depth.

[Mirbeau]

The last two members of Vizioso's Squad (for now) before we get to the leader himself;

 

Andino "The Boy"

 

[Archivist's Note; Pic capt shows subject equipped with early experimental pattern of power armored leg pieces which would later be refined and adopted as Mk.VII. This early set appears to be inferior to the adopted model as the heavy damage to the right knee from a relatively minor blow shows. Contemporary sources show that the 83rd's assault element made heavy use of these experimental units to replace armor pieces rendered unfit for kinetic operations. This particular set of armor appears to indicate that the 83rd had contact with Magos Goibniu]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Andino was the youngest member of the Honor Guard. A native of Baal he found his home in the Legion's Despoiler Squads and from the outset stood above his peers. Eco personally selected him for his retinue after Andino threw himself between his Lord and an Eldar champion, turning aside a blow aimed at Eco's exposed flank and decapitating the foul xenos. He was brave and foolhardy, frequently following in the footsteps of Vizioso as he cut a path through the enemy. Of all of his squad he found most in common with Galterio whose calm demeanor and, outside of combat, gentle nature acted as a teacher to The Boy.

I feared Andino lost to the Traitors as we fell back but I met him and Galterio at The Palace, the venerable warrior supporting the wounded Andino. After the Siege was lifted and we began rebuilding after the Codex Astartes he was selected for the Flesh Tearers Chapter. As he left for his new assignment that was the last I saw of him."

- Veteran Sergeant Alessio 

 

 

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"In contrast to The Boy Galterio was a native of Terra and like Eco had been inducted into the Legion early in it's history. He never spoke of how he lost his left arm and none that I spoke with could ever remember when that arm was flesh.Outside of combat he was warm and gregarious, always willing to lend his experience to the younger Brothers of the 83rd. As I started my life in the IX Legion his sage advice was most welcome. Once he was encased in his war plate and his helmet was donned it was as if he was a different man; a grim executioner striding the battlefield, his huge axe taking a life with each swing. 

After The Siege and the breaking of our Legion into smaller Chapters he volunteered his expertise to train the newest Battle Brothers who were being inducted into the scout forces as we rebuilt our loses"

- Veteran Sergeant Alessio

 

Great job on that miniature in particular, the wear and tear, gems and posing in particular, really looks the part of an angelic excecutioner

[OakRiver]

Thank you very much. I was trying to be more understated with Galterio's pose. I wanted to use the axe from a Sanguinary Guard and the Death Company thunder hammer pieces were everything that I needed.

 

Fun Fact; his right leg had to me more weathered after the painted mini was attached to the base because I superglued my finger to his leg.

[OakRiver]

Veteran Brother Marcelo, Captain Ennius's Terminator Elite; "The Saints"

 

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"While Brother Captain Ennius was known as The Anvil those who accompanied him were known to the Brothers of the 83rd as The Saints. Each of these mighty warriors was a paragon of what it meant to be a Blood Angel, and each was a hero in their own right. None would leave Terra alive.

 

Brother Marcelo had won the right to wear the mighty Cataphractii armor after preventing his position being overrun by Greenskins when the rest of his squad was laid low by one of their foul weapons. His actions saved the lives of those who were wounded and allowed the rest of our forces time to reach our beleaguered Brothers. The Legion badge which he wore on his right shoulder was hand crafted on Baal at Eco's request following Marcelo's leadership of a small Expeditionary Force. The halo'd blood drop atop his carapace was for his actions during the Scourging of Amaranth when, separated from the rest of The Saints, he held enemy forces at bay as they attempted to capture a vital bridge, his combi-bolter making a mockery of their armor while his power fist smashed their vehicles to dust.

 

He met is end during the fighting withdrawal to The Palace. His armor was proof against many of the attacks of the Traitors who attempted to fell him. It was only when they had expended enough of their blood to occupy him while their meltaguns were brought to bear that he passed into legend, a trail of enemies marking his path" - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

[OakRiver]

"Vizioso was a veteran before Captain Eco became a part of the IX Legion. But that was not his birth name. In the closing days of the Unification War the Emperor's forces brought in new recruits from all across Terra. Some by right of conquest, some as tribute. Vizioso was born into a mercenary band of Keyltes who had plied their trade from Merica to the Yndonesic Bloc. During the Franc Campaign their chieftain pledged allegiance to the Emperor, and as a token of fealty offered his first born son. If Vizioso remembers his Clan name he never spoke of it, instead preferring the name his instructors gifted to him from his combat trials against the other Aspirants; Vizioso, the Vicious One. 

 

The Keyltes were known to be proud warriors who favored devastating short range firefights with their slug casters before charging in with their scian blades, and Vizioso excelled in that role in the service of the Emperor. Because of that it was often felt that he would have been more at home with the Wolves or our Cthonian cousins. His nature allowed him to thrive under the early Astartes training doctrines, adapted as they were from the Thunder Warriors. Throughout the Great Crusade he excelled in shock assaults and close quarters combat. His proud, often unruly nature and unwillingness to advance in rank rankled his former commander, especially when Vizioso turned down the honor of Tactical Dreadnought Armor as he felt that it was too cumbersome for how he fought. His commander in the 147th, Captain Emesto, never forgot that perceived insult. After declining promotion to the Terminator elite Vizioso turned down other opportunities for advancement beyond Sergeant that would have kept him from combat and he quickly fell out of favor, coming close to censure on more than one occasion. Truth be told that was how he came to the 83rd. Following the Purge of Goetha XXI Captain Emesto was on the verge of casting him out for his actions during the campaign until Captain Eco requested his transfer and made him a part of his personal retinue. It was in this role that Vizioso finally found his niche, fighting at Captain Eco's side as they dove into the heart of their foes. When Eco fell Vizioso took it the worst of all the Brothers, believing that he personally had failed to protect our lord, and his already choleric nature deteriorated. As our new Captain began rebuilding the Company Vizioso remained distant spending his days exorcising his ill temper on the training cages, much to the vexation of our Brother Techmarines. Many of us ruminated on what the future may look like for our Brother. Defeat weighed heavy on his shoulders as he bore the shame of loss and our new Captain waded into battle in Cataphracti plate, not descending from the heavens as his predecessor did and Vizioso already had a difficult relationship with him on account of that. 

 

We did not have long to speculate on his fate. 

 

On the third night while Captain Eco was still being stabilized prior to donning his ironform Ennius entered Vizioso’s training chamber in his training garb, ordered the rest of the squad to depart, gestured to the cage and closed the door to the rest of the Company. When they left the room both were bloody but the new found respect for each other was evident. Captain Ennuis’s decree was that Eco had not been failed by his honor guard, and that those members who survived the boarding action were entrusted with the honor of the 83rd in extracting payment from our foes in blood and making the Traitors pay painfully for every breath they dared draw. Vizioso had the look of a man redeemed. This was the task he had been born for.

 

As much as he deserved the name he was re-born with during his induction into the IX Legion he was an unusual specimen. It always amazed me to hear his almost sing-song voice over the comm directing the most brutal assaults in the heart of the enemy forces. I once spoke with a Remembrancer who said that his voice was typical of the Keyltes; the almost melodic tones at odds with the crimson path he carved in the service of the Emperor and the Angel.

 

After the Siege was done and the Traitors driven from the Imperial Palace I returned to the wall that we had faithfully defended looking for those who had fallen so that they may honored for their sacrifice. It was on this solemn journey that I found the body of Vizioso. Ever loyal to Captain Eco he stood watch over his chassis’s shattered remains when he suffered his final death delaying the Traitors from pushing further in. At the narrowest point he had lashed himself to a pillar to keep himself upright before he succumbed to his wounds. Chained to the pillar and standing over the remains of his lord at the pass he fought to the last breath, his body covered in a dozen fatal wounds." - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

 

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[Archivist's Note: As with all of this squad note the early variant armor which would become common place in the later stages of the Heresy. As with other examples this armor often has exposed power cables. Following the death of this subject records indicate that the leg armor was 89.76% as effective as the later patterns which saw widespread adoption with the new Chapters]

 

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[Archivist's Note; it is unusual to see the mark cross mark on the armor of a Blood Angel during this time period. Sources from the 83rd (c/ref audio logs gamma 9 through kai 78) suggest that the members of this Company used this as a sign of mourning for the loss of Eco. This symbol would see more prominence after the loss of their Primarch]

 

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For Vizioso I wanted a look that matched his name and reputation. To that end of all the parts I had available he got the most spiky and barb like (the halo on his backpack and left shoulder pad) and was given a particularly nasty set of wargear.

Edited July 11, 2017 by OakRiver

[OakRiver]

Just a quick pic showing that some (slow) progress has been made;

 

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[Honda]

Slow progress, is progress nonetheless. Brilliant looking models!

[OakRiver]

Looking at some of the minis on the table it looks like I have two I have not shared yet.

 

Veteran Brother Raimondo, Captain Ennius's Terminator Elite; "The Saints"

 

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Brother Raimondo was a veteran of the 83rd's Legion Support Squads. His specialty was in employing melta weapons to devastating effect against enemy armor. He earned the honor of wearing mighty Cataphractii armor during a boarding action while attached to Magos Goibniu's retinue. He and his squad were instrumental in using their weapons to carve a path through the twisting corridors of the enemy vessel. When the foe mounted their counter attack Brother Raimondo directed the defense which allowed the Magos time to retrieve precious STC data from their bridge. In the years following this his tactical acumen was employed to lay low the enemies of The Emperor and devastate their armored capabilities.

 

The shield he bore on his left shoulder, and indeed the combi-weapon he wielded, was a gift from Magos Goibniu in recognition of his crucial role in the recovery of the STC data. The blood drop on his left shoulder was once a Legion badge, but during the Signus Prime campaign one of the fell beasts tore the wing from it. As we recovered our strength in the wake of that campaign he refused to have it restored to it's former glory as he wanted it kept as a reminder of the Warmaster's betrayal. The laurel was an honor bestowed upon him by Captain Eco for his marksmanship and his leadership of his squad during the Vas'ii Rebellion when his squad's melta weapons were all that stood between the enemies tanks and a decimated Imperial Army force attempting to establish a beach head. 

 

He met his end, like the other Saints, during the fighting withdrawal to The Palace. When Sergeant Niko allowed Brother Reuel to slip his leash and bring death to the Traitors each Saint took to their assigned roles. Brother Raimondo targeted what little armored support the Iron Warriors and Sons of Horus could bring through the breach, harassing their Dreadnoughts until he was overwhelmed" - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

Edited August 30, 2017 by OakRiver

[OakRiver]

Veteran Brother Reuel, Captain Ennius's Terminator Elite; "The Saints"

 

 

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"Of all the Brothers of the 83rd none was so deeply affected by Signus Prime as Brother Reuel. Before we ever heard of that accursed place Reuel was known as the Jester, a Brother of great wit and mirth who even in the midst of the most ferocious combat could be heard making light of circumstances and mocking our foes. His bond with his Brothers in Daltoni's Cataphratii squad was legendary and unshakable. On Signus Prime it died. Brother Reuel was the last survivor of his squad with every other member of Daltoni's team laid low by the foul creatures we faced. As we reorganized our forces he was folded into Sergeant Niko's squad to bring them up to fighting strength once again. His relationship with his new squad could best be described as professional.

 

On the journey to Terra Reuel swore mighty oaths to avenge his fallen brothers and had his oaths affixed to his left shoulder. His mirth gone like ash in the wind he spent more and more time in the practice cages honing his skills. His jovial nature was erased, instead he smoldered with rage always waiting for the opportunity to sharpen his hatred of the Warmaster's forces. The winged skull he bore on the carapace of his armor he fashioned himself to honor his lost brothers, the Sons of the Angel are artists not just of war. His armor was almost a reliquary to the fallen as he stripped off his own honor marks and replaced them with those recovered from his squad. 

 

After the wall was breached and we fell back Reuel begged Niko that as the only member of the squad without a ranged weapon that he be allowed to close with the enemy and meet them blade to blade. Niko granted him his request and allowed him to fulfill his oath. When we recovered his body from where he fell and laid him to rest his face was serene, the rage and pain finally left him as he upheld his oath before being reunited with his Brothers"

- Veteran Sergeant Alessio

Edited August 30, 2017 by OakRiver

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the Terminators.

[OakRiver]

Thank you. I tried to give each of them a backstory that matched their pose and gear. Raimondo looks as though he is directing fire while Reuel looks like he is striding towards the enemy unafraid of death, daring them to try to take his life.

[Charlo]

BA cataphractii look so bloody awesome. Top stuff.

[marine7312000]

Slow progress is still more than I've done lately.

[OakRiver]

Just a quick update for today;

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The paint on the last two Saints is drying, along with a new member of Alessio's squad. I also have the heavy bolter gunner and assistant gunner for Alessio;s squad assembled, and two more members of Sergeant Constantin's Legion Support Squad

[OakRiver]

Brother Lucan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Aside from Sergeant Niko Brother Lucan was the longest serving member of The Saints. His specialty was with promethium based weapons, and combined with his chain fist it was his honor to take the point in any boarding action to cut through the bulkheads of enemy vessels. Once he had closed with the enemy his heavy flamer wrecked havoc on our enemies. 

 

The winged skull he bore on his armor was granted to him following the events on Murder when he and our erstwhile cousins of the III Legion, lead by Centurion Cadmus, used the fury of their flamers and the bulwark of their armor to hold back a swarm which threatened to overwhelm our landing zone. His shield was reward for his actions on an Ork vessel when his heavy flamer kept reinforcements at bay while Raimundo and his Support Squad used their melta weapons to cripple the ship before it could target escaping civilian vessels. The blood drop on his chain fist was in recognition of another action against the Greenskins and his destruction of a cohort of their clanking walkers.

 

Like the other Saints he claimed Terra as his grave. Where before his heavy flamer was an asset in forcing breaches or leading assaults it was a liability during our fighting retreat. Brother Lucan instead used it to target enemy specialists to confuse their targeting systems, reducing their effectiveness by causing their weapons to overheat, or using controlled bursts to obfuscate our movements and confound the enemy. When we recovered his remains it was clear that the Traitors had taken out their frustrations at his vexing of them on his body long after he passed. On the Legions who dared perpetrate that grave injustice we brought our fury and fire." - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

Edited September 15, 2017 by OakRiver

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Brother Lucan looks awesome.

[OakRiver]

Thank you. With parts for only 5 Terminators I was worried that Lucan had the most vanilla pose but I think it works well, and the backstory helps explain how you could use a flamer during a retreat rather than an assault.

[OakRiver]

Brother Sergeant Niko, First Among The Saints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Sergeant Niko was the longest serving member of The Saints. So old was he that none living could ever remember him before he wore the indomitable Cataphracii war plate. He and Ennius shared a bond long before they swore their oaths to The Emperor and The Angel. Both were born into the same tribe on the radiation soaked wastelands of Baal and grew as blood cousins together before entering the Legion at the same time. Both were mighty warriors and Niko's wit served well as a foil to the more serious Ennius.

 

Even though he was close to Brother Captain Ennius he was a mighty warrior in his own right and his own personal legend was something that he had earned himself. So many were his honors and laurels that I could not begin to enumerate them all; during the compliance actions beside the forces of Queen Morr'ghyn in the Castelleux System he lead The Saints as they boarded enemy vessels, some with mighty protections from before Old Night. Each of these highly prized vessels the Queen then gifted to our Martian cousins as tribute and the bounty of information and new knowledge each contained was beyond imagination. On Amaranthe while Captain Eco fought to hold the hasty beach head we had established and Ennius commanded the fleet in orbit against the synthetics who inhabited the planet Sergeant Niko lead the assault on their capital's primary armor depot, crippling their ability to respond to our orbital assault. 

 

Of all The Saints he was the last to fall. His plasma blaster punished our foes as they fought to close the distance and his lightening claw rending them apart when they finally got close. As each of his brothers passed he sang his tribe's mourning cant for them. I last saw him alive as he made his last stand against the leader of the Traitorous filth that pursued us through the streets of Terra. His noble sacrifice bought us precious time and allowed many of our Brothers to survive who otherwise would have been overwhelmed." - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

Edited October 8, 2017 by OakRiver

[OakRiver]

Veteran Brother Orza, Sapper, Veteran Sergeant Alessio's Squad

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Orza was one of the Brothers under my command. He was steadfast and reliable under fire, with a keen understanding on how to deploy our krak and melta grenades to create breaches or cripple an enemy vehicle. As we reorganized our squad after the Amaranthe Campaign and we were honored as veterans of our Company I relied on his gift with explosives to be our sapper. He took to his new role with gusto, spending long hours with Raimundo learning all he could from the venerable warrior.

 

As we fell back to The Palace and obeyed The Angel's orders to harry and harass the enemy Orza rushed to the aid of the beleaguered Raimundo as the iron forms of the Sons of Horus closed on his Brother. Orza could not save Raimundo from the enemy, but his melta charges avenged the loss of The Saint but sealed Orza's fate when the dreadnought's reactor went critical.

 

We had nothing left or Orza to mourn or return to our Legion but his memory" - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

[OakRiver]

Brother Orsetto, Assistant Gunner, Veteran Sergeant Alessio's Squad

 

 

 

 

 

[Archivist's note: if is of interest that this subject was using a non-standard power supply, but was also using a prototype load bearing device to transport ammunition for the squad's heavy bolter. Later designs built upon this prototype, but as a feeding device for the specialist wielding the heavy weapon]

 

[Close up of the shoulder pad. This piece of armor was only produced in limited number, and issued in fewer. Records indicate that Captain Ennius has ordered that these be given to Constantin's Legion Support Squad. It is not known if this piece was salvaged from a fallen brother, or issued to Brother Orsetto due to his critical role in supporting the heavy bolter specialist Brother Arturo]

 

 

Brother Arturo, heavy weapon specialist, Veteran Sergeant Alessio's Squad

[Archivist's note: the bare metal war plate of Brother Arturo appears to show recent repairs to heavy damaged components, especially the helmet. This is not an uncommon practice among the savage conflicts during the Heresy as each side invested considerable effort in targeting individuals considered to be force multipliers]

 

[Archivist's note: as was typical for the IX Legion, and later the Blood Angels Chapter, the armor on Brother Arturo's left shoulder was not merely decorative but was rather heavily reinforced to protect from incoming fire. Vid capts from the Amaranthe Campaign and the Signus Campaign indicate that the ornamentation was added at some point between those conflicts]

 

 

 

"I am honored to be able to call such warriors my brothers. Both Orsetto and Arturo served with me from the earliest days of our service in the Legion all through the dark days of the Heresy. During the Amaranthe Campaign when we were separated from the rest of our Company and fighting our way back to our own lines the lessons we learned helped Captain Eco reconstruct our squad. Previously the 83rd did not have many Brothers serving in a scouting or reconnaissance role, and this was something that was addressed after the planet has been subjugated. Newly honored by our Captain as Veterans of our Company our squad was outfitted to fill the role of reconnaissance and long range patrol. During the short range fire fights on the streets of Amaranthe we relied on Arturo's drum fed bolter to provide suppressive five to allow us to maneuver into position, but it's utility against the light grav vehicles of our enemies showed it's limited utility. To recognize our newly elevated status among our brothers Arturo was gifted a heavy bolter to allow us to properly keep our enemies at bay and to torment any hostile light vehicles. Brother Orsetto immediately volunteered to assist Arturo by carrying the surplus ammunition we would need on extended operations. During The Siege he was instrumental in keeping the heavy bolter barking at the Traitors. 

 

In the days following the breaking of The Siege and the changes to our Legion both of my brothers served in the reserve and scout companies sharing their wisdom and experience on this weapon system and the best practices for it on prolonged deployments" - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

[OakRiver]

Brother Martinus - Constantin's Legion Support Squad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brother Edmondo  - Constantin's Legion Support Squad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Among the Brothers of Constantin's squad there were no more unlikely a pair than these two, known to the 83rd as The Twins.

 

Both Edmondo and Martinus were natives of Baal, but unlike the kinship shared by Ennius and Niko these two were born to rival tribes who fought for the scare resources of our irradiated homeworld. A part of the same batch of aspirants to our Legion each of them shared the unspoken oath to uphold the honor of their tribe and to prove their worth above their rival. Throughout the trials each of them competed fiercely to prove their worth, and as the trials progressed what started as fierce animosity became begrudging respect. When both were brought into our Company at Captain Eco's request their tribal animosity was gone, instead they acted in concert anticipating the movements of one another, coordinating their attacks with unspoken understanding. 

 

During the fighting retreat The Twins became separated from the rest of the Crimson Thorns. We later found them in the ruins. They had made their last stand together, fighting back to back, protecting each other as they were overwhelmed and brought low.

 

Long after the Siege has been lifted I had opportunity to journey back to Baal and share with their tribes the tales of their brotherhood and their legend in service of The Emperor. Upon hearing of their shared tale the tribes set aside their rivalry, swearing pacts of loyalty and forgiveness. Many new members born into the newly united tribes bore the names of these heroes, and in turn many new Brothers who were inducted into the Blood Angels Chapter bore these names, all of them upholding the noble names of these warriors." - Veteran Sergeant Alessio

[marine7312000]

I love your models but its the little fluff bits that really make this awesome.

[OakRiver]

Thank you. My painting is average, my photography is sub par, but I feel that the fluff shines. Having some musical inspiration helps at times too, and this was in the background as I was wrapping up the post for The Twins and that was the inspiration for their last stand;

 

 

 

 

Here is a sneak peak of what I am currently working on;

Edited October 12, 2017 by OakRiver