Deployment of the Spectral Sicarii (homebrew RG)

[thewarriorhunter]

Very nice man. Clean work bro. Adding any plant life??

 

Maybe some. I'm planning on getting a woodland themed 6 x 4 eventually so some shrubs/forests would be good for theme and immersion.

 

My daughter decided she liked the way Harlequin's look and when I told her they were story tellers who had 'deadly dances' she was sold. We built her first troop but I ran out of primer so only one got primed.

 

 

I got more Raven Guard rebased this weekend as well. I need to get the cataphractii Terminators done and then I'll have that half of Calth 100% done. The marine up front is my favorite. The way he's looking and the bullet holes in the base make me think he's zoning in on the poor sole that just opened fire on him and is getting ready to decorate the area with red mist.

 

 

I also put together a quick overview on my game Friday. It's over here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/332882-what-have-your-raven-guard-done-lately/?p=5429150

[duz_]

I have a copy of the old 7th Ed Harlequin codex which I got for my wife when she thought she was interested in, turns out she isn't...

 

So if you want pm me about it and I can look into shipping it to you :tu:

[thewarriorhunter]

Got a big round of base baking done last night. I used a different version of sculpy that seems to pick up better after I've made my circles. I made these a little thicker than my last round and they held up much better during transport. (My last batch had a ton of ruined bases that I didn't notice until after baking, I think they were too thin.) I also tried adding some cracks and weathering pre-bake to test that out. Post-bake the clay doesn't distress nearly as well as the air-dry stuff but adding details at this stage was fairly easy.

 

The primaris marine was painted by my youngest

 

[thewarriorhunter]

Haven't updated the Eliminators in a while. I got some work done last night. Grays and Blues are done. I need to do a little work on the knee pads and highlight the rifles and then I can glue the capes on. I also took the most accurate picture in regards to color on these guys. My light is bright and usually washes them out but in this pic you can see that they really are gray. The white on the capes is some putty I used to fill in the seams. It's paintable and should disapear when I get the capes finished.

 

 

Also I figured out the main points of lore to explain how Primaris marines were brought into the fold of Spectral Sicarii.

 

I just finished listening to the Vox Cast episode with Andy Clark and he was talking all about the Indomitus era. So there are these fleets called Torch Fleets who's mission is to go out to Space Marine bases to supply them with reinforcements and Primaris gene seed. It is now written in the annals of Spectral Sicarii history that Primaris Marines were brought into the brotherhood after their Torch Fleet was set upon by an enemy force consisting of <REDACTED>. A distress signal went out and my marines answered the call. When they arrived the fleet was essentially a space hulk because it took them so long to get there. The Gray Shields had been conducting gurilla warfare tactics and holding out as long as possible. My Marines executed a flanking action against the enemy and helped the Gray Shields eliminate the enemy.

 

The Gray Shields joined the Spectral Sicarii at that point. The fleet remains were scavenged for supplies, ammo, tanks, etc. A couple of the ships were salvageable and repaired to join the fleet and continue the Shadow War.

[Shadow Captain Vyper]

I love how well the lighting in this shot gives a great sense of contrast with your pinwashing.

 

Looking great as always!

[thewarriorhunter]

I started putting together some background and history for my chapter. I'm setting it up to read like the a Lexicanum or Wikipedia article. I'd love feedback and thoughts.

 

The Real World part will drop off when it's officially complete.

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12xyUPdMqE4hBoAoz7XOYNGFEngNV1XPwjEqQNgVBrf0/edit?usp=sharing

Edited November 26, 2019 by thewarriorhunter

[thewarriorhunter]

So... got my own version of the rumor engine happening right now:

 

 

Also if anyone had a chance to read my bit of lore I'd love some feedback.

[thewarriorhunter]

With their fortress world destroyed the Spectral Sicarii’s focus shifted to one of endurance and sustainability. With no home world to extract resources from they had to look elsewhere. This marked the beginning of operations that would eventually be known within the chapter as The Shadow War. This war was not conducted solely against the enemies of the Imperium of Man. At times, when deemed necessary, it was conducted against planets and peoples who may have been considered loyal to the Imperium. The Spectral Sicarii cared little for the allegiance of planets as long as their holds were full and their weapons of war had ammunition.

 

They executed this war silently and covertly to minimize any attention that might be drawn to them. If they could execute a raid on a weapons manufactorum undetected they would choose that route. Missed production quotas would not raise suspicions towards them and in most cases planets would not even be aware of the marine’s presence on their world. Anyone who found themselves in the wrong place during these raids were captured and taken back to the fleet where their minds were destroyed and they lived the rest of their miserable days as mindless servitors working for the honor of their captors.

 

Plans rarely survive contact with the enemy and regrettably there were occasions when the element of surprise was lost. In those moments the Spectral Sicarii acted quickly and swiftly to claim the objective and extricate themselves from the battle as quickly as possible. More than one Imperial Guardsman or Adeptus Mechanicus Acolyte found themselves stationed in the way of the raiding marines and their weapons of death. They were quickly cut down so that word of the marine’s operations would not crawl its way through the bureaucratic vox channels of the Imperium of Man. When objectives were achieved and supplies gathered the Spectral Sicarii would disappear back into the void of space as they continued their mission of survival.

 

 

I had this commissioned buy a guy in a FB group. Very happy with the piece and I'm really looking forward to having more done. I don't think he's on this forum but if anyone is interested in speaking to him I'll happily pass your info along to him. His name is Pablo Valero and he was an absolute great person to work with.

 

Lastly if I can blast this anywhere else on the forum let me know, I'm so excited and I want to share as much as I can!

[duz_]

That looks great! :tu:

 

Lore was good too! Liber maybe? I'm not sure where else would be best to show case this great piece

[thewarriorhunter]

Got my Cataphractii rebased over the weekend. 10 scouts and a loan tactical to go and then my RG will be on matching bases for my Spectral Sicarii.

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The Terminators are well-painted and detailed. I hope to see the completed models soon.

 

The scorch mark on the center Terminator's base is a good touch. Another suggestion when you do weathering- sure to add flavor to your models- is to add bloodstains.

[thewarriorhunter]

Thanks Bjorn, those models are complete but their arms were off for the pinning. I do plan on weathering my Spectral Sicarii but the RG are done for now.

 

I wanted to rebase them so they are more coherent on the table if I field them with my new army and I also wanted to bases to match for when I play Betrayal at Calth with them.

[thewarriorhunter]

Eliminators are on their bases! Couple shots of some of the details that I worked on last night. I removed the modeled on rubble from the kneeling figures since it doesn't go with my basing or painting methods. I used some extra clay pieces and sand to build them up so the models can be positioned correctly.

 

I also tried out a purple wash over light gray for the goggles and really like the effect. It gives off a bit of a 'glow' effect but isn't the stock 'glare' effect that I usually go for.

 

[duz_]

The effect on the lenses look great but not sure about the colour

 

How difficult was removing the pre moulded scenic base? I probably should have done that with mine for what I have planned.... :ermm:

[thewarriorhunter]

Purple is my spot color, so I'm sticking with it. My Comms specialist for Kill Team has a green screen on his arm and I don't like that color with the purple eyes. As I type this I wonder if blue would look better? Maybe I'll give that a shot and see how it looks. I just don't want to go with the bog-standard green.

 

Removing the basing material wasn't hard. Sprue cutters to get around the edges and hack off as much as you can. Maybe use the hobby knife to get more off and then file it down. The harder ones IMO are the pieces on feet, like the Shadowspear captain. There you have to do a lot of work on the foot to et the rubble off without cutting off the toes. It's not hard but you do have to be careful. I still have to hack it off my infiltrators when I get around to them.

[thewarriorhunter]

I didn't feel like painting so I prepped 5 tactical marines so I have something to paint when the eliminators are done. These will get me closer to having Betrayal at Calth completely painted. I've got a friend who said he would play the game with me and the manager of my FLGS got excited when I told him I was almost done painting and we're going to play through as well.

 

[thewarriorhunter]

Got all of my bits together for my captain. Pretty happy with how he's come out so far but I'm not sold on a few things.

 

 

I combined a Cataphractii Lighting claw with a marine power fist for a Counts-As Teeth of Terra. I know it's a chain sword relic but I don't like the idea of just having a chainsword on him. I also thought it was close enough to a power first that I could run it as either.

 

The crozius is a Counts-As thunder hammer but again I'm not sold... I like the idea but I wonder if I need something that looks a little more hammerish.

 

Leaning towards the crusader helm and going to keep looking for cool chainsword and TH bits in case I find something I like more. I may keep for the crozius separate for a chaplain... whenever I get around to that.

 

Any feedback on the proxies is welcome. They'd be unique so there wouldn't be confusion with other models.

[thewarriorhunter]

Finished painting my Eliminators. I need to print decals next and then get them weathered.

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The Eliminators are well-painted.

[thewarriorhunter]

Didn't really want to paint but I forced myself too because I've got 3 WIP projects on my desk right now and I don't like the clutter. Got the highlights done on the armor and started blocking in the blue for my Kill Team terminator. I'm not loving the head but I'm not sure what I would do instead. I paint the grills gray on my elites, I'm wondering if I should just go with gray over the entire terminator head since they're the elite of the elite...

 

[thewarriorhunter]

Finished up my terminator for my Kill Team and redid the heat effects on my redemptor. I also prepped a knee of my redemptor with ardcoat so I can give decals a try either tonight or tomorrow. I really want to get decals going so I can take my models up to that next level and get them weathered.

 

Edited December 28, 2019 by thewarriorhunter

[Dracos]

Looking good Arizona   I cant seem to get myself to sit down and finish my Inceptors this past week :(  Seeing the old termie on is inspiring. Cant wait to here how he performs for you

[Shadow Captain Vyper]

Damn TWH, always an inspiration!

[thewarriorhunter]

Oops, didn't realize that I double posted the arms. Here's the terminator that should have been posted:

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

The scorch mark on the Terminator's base is a good touch. An enemy tried and failed to use a Molotov cocktail against him?