Heresy era Legio XIV and other assorted projects

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Really cool stuff, big fan of the Death Guard colour scheme and weathering, can't wait to see more!!

[Markus_]

Bjorn Firewalker: Thank you!
Kolgrim DeathHowl: Thanks!

Mortarion's bodyguards are now mostly done, only the bases to be finished after a good coat of varnish and Tamiya red on the eyes and lenses. I'm contemplating wether or not to add decals on the capes.






That's it for now, would love to hear what you think.
Cheers!

[hushrong]

They look magnificent!

 

I’m torn on decals on the cloak. Be a nice way to show off they are Mortarions personal guard but DG weren’t too big on embellishing. Honestly either way will look good as they look hard as nails!

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the Deathshroud Terminators.

[Sherrypie]

Lookin' good, wouldn't go for decals there personally. Their lot as already dead men doesn't really call for such.

[Brother Dallo]

I’ve just spent the past few days going through this whole log and it has been time well spent. You should be incredibly proud of what you’ve achieved in these pages.

 

My only complaint is that it’s inspiring me to try out some true scale for myself, and I’m trying desperately hard to focus on Titanicus long enough to get paint on a gaming force.

 

Keep up the great work.

 

Dallo

[Markus_]

hushrong: Thanks! I think I'll pass on the decals, less is more for the Death Guard.
Bjorn Firewalker: Thank you!
Sherrypie: Good call, thanks!
Brother Dallo: I'm glad to hear that!

Alright lads and lasses. With all the infantry I've built so far for the Death Guard all painted up and varnished, there was only one more thing to do.

The Death Lord, Pale King, Son of Barbarus. Primarch.











My take on Mortarion is now complete apart from varnish and technicals to be applied later as per usual though there are still some areas I've overlooked and will have to fix. I don't think I've ever spent this much time on a single model to be honest, working it through the weekend and then some. I'm quite happy with the repose and paintjob.

Would love to hear what you think.
Cheers!

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the Primarch.

[painting.for.my.sanity]

Disgusting. I love what you've done with Mortarion.

[Markus_]

Bjorn Firewalker: Thanks!
SufficientAnonymity: Cheers!

After finishing up Mortarion I've been working on something a bit different but deffinately pertaining to the hobby sphere.
I bought myself a Elegoo Mars 3D printer not so long ago and I've been running test prints on it. I have to say I never would have thought one could do this kind of stuff only a couple years ago with meager cash and from the comfort of their home. Anyway, here's some stuff.

Firstly I've repurposed my mk6 sergeant for the possibility of a recon squad in power armour. Still missing a few bells and whistles to call it done.




Trying to find stuff for printing I found this absolutely wonderful set someone had designed of mk2 power armour. Fiddling with the print scaling a bit, I think the look is perfect and effortless. I have no idea who or what this guy could be, but I've yet to run out of Death Guard shoulderpads so he might as well serve the XIV.





Another thing I got excited about was someone's design of a Horus Heresy styled sidecar for the assault bike. Now to have the actual bike model... I couldn't help doing my own additions on it even though the look is superb.




One more thing worth showing is these humble objective markers I printed for me and Mekol for our games. They fitted perfectly on 32mm bases.




Operating the printer is a learning experience. One might wait for hours to see the finished product only to be disappointed when the layering has failed at some point, producing no models and a bunch of toxic trash since the liquid resin has to be handled with care.




I'd like to mention I reread or rather listened Flight of Eisenstein as a rekindling of the story and I wanted to make a certain character to accompany the Battlecaptain of 7th company.




Lastly here's some spooky trees since 'tis the season.




Thanks for looking, cheers!

[DuskRaider]

Oh man, how did I miss your Mortarion?! I love the repose and the addition of the respirator. THAT is Mortarion, probably the most faithful recreation of him I've seen to date. Excellent job!

[Sherrypie]

Pretty nice surface on the print, this is one of those UV-hardening printers I guess? How much did the printer cost?

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

Great conversions, looking forward to seeing more of those riders.

[Markus_]

DuskRaider: Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Sherrypie: I'm pretty surprised myself and these are just on basic settings. The printer was on the cheap side, 280€.
Kolgrim DeathHowl: Thanks!

I figured I'm missing a Praevian in my legion so this will do just nicely.

Aegir Toll, brilliant in mind but blasted in body, reduced to the role of machine operator would find a new sense of brotherhood and meaning in the secrecy of the lodges, leading him on a dark path of discovery conjuring twisted amalgamations between flesh and machine.








Pretty chuffed with how he came out, can't wait to paint the model at some point.
C&C most welcome, cheers!

Edited November 7, 2019 by Markus_

[Son of Sacrifice]

He's great, great use of parts, especially that power fist. And I love the combi-melta.

[Kolgrim DeathHowl]

I dig the conversions!

[Krakendoomcool]

Lovely 30k Deathguard!

 

Fantastic right through the whole thread. Great Truescaling and incorporation of 40k parts into the project.

 

Lovely weathering and conversions. It's more than enough to tip someone into starting a 30k Deathguard army.

 

Really clever use of the scythe handle for the Mortarion conversion.

 

Great stuff! ('like bolter' needs a reload)

[apologist]

Just chiming in to echo Krakendoomcool, as he's said everything pretty much I wanted to. Lovely to see the 3D-print against the Mk VI conversion.

[Markus_]

Son of Sacrifice: Thanks! I also like the combiweapon's 'everything but the kitchen sink' look.
Kolgrim DeathHowl: Thanks!
Krakendoomcool: Thanks a lot! It's been quite a labour of love and occasional pain.
Apologist: Thanks mate, really appreciate it.

I've done the cyclopean effort of going through every single model in my army and finishing the bases. That means it's high time to take proper pictures of the completed squads. I will show you my tactical and heavy support elements along with HQ in power armour since the Terminator wing and armour need some stuff done on them still. In the mean time I hope you enjoy these.


Tactical Squad IV




Tactical Squad V




Tactical Sergeants with Mortarion's recognition




Breaching Squad II




Tactical Support Squad III




Tactical Support Melta Section




Lascannon Heavy Weapon Squad




Heavy Flamer Support Squad




Missile Launcher Heavy Support Team




Veteran Close Combat Squad




Veteran Tactical Squad




Apothecary Detatchment




Command Squad




Commanding Officers




Any questions or C&C is always appreciated.
Cheers! :tu:

[Markus_]

I'm not done yet for the day, here's some stuff from the work bench.
I figured I might as well swap some gear on the Word Bearer character to make him more in line with Kurtha Sedd since I like his fluff and would like for the force to be compatible with the Betrayal at Calth boardgame. This means I will get to work on some Ultramarines in the future.




Here's where the Word Bearer veterans are at this point.




Something I'm very excited about is adding a Fast Attack choice for my Death Guard army so I've been working on the assault bike. Very happy with how it's turning out. The sidecar model can be found on Thingiverse, such a cool design. The driver's legs are also a 3D print.





I guess that's it for now, would love to hear what you think.

[infyrana]

Those Death Guard... I'm in awe, outstanding.

[Mandragola]

Excellent work. The army must look fantastic on the table.

[Sherrypie]

That is most enjoyable, yes. Especially the melee specialists, they look gnarly.

[Verux]

Lovely work all around. I especially like the deathshroud.

[noigrim]

Best death guard ever