Emperor's Shield Adeptus Astartes Challenge

[Panzer]

My vote goes towards the Angels of Redemption.

[deathspectersgt7]

He says to vote for the Black Dragons.

[Dosjetka]

Crap, I believed I had a week more. :(

 

Voting for the Angels of Redemption though both teams look excellent. :tu:

[Reyner]

Ah damnit I forgot about this challenge - both Kill Teams are great but the Angels of Redemption team get my vote, I love the MK8 armour they are rocking. Hell I might throw together a Kill Team anyway just for the funnies.

[WarriorFish]

Both are excellent I agree, but the Angels of Redemption just pip it for my vote. The clean halved scheme is quite striking. Well done on completing both :tu:

[Grotsmasha]

Another for Angels of Redemption, but both teams are fantastic :tu:

[Race Bannon]

I have to echo that both entries are great :tu:

 

Yet, if I must pick one, then I vote for the Black Dragons.

[Brother Casman]

I'd have to pick the Angels of Redemption. Excellent work on both teams, though.

[Azaiel]

Two great entries and since I cant vote for both then my vote goes to Angels of Redemption.

[Brother Tyler]

And congratulations to our winner, @Aramis K, for his Angels of Redemption kill team.

 

In addition, thank you to @Ioldanach for his Black Dragons kill team.

 

Both kill teams will be featured in the [power armoured] Space Marine Kill Teams rules.

[ninn]

the Black Dragons are second winner! :-)

Congratulation! 

 

Yes, they both look fantastic ... I wish I had worked on that challenge too, it sounded like fun! :)

[Brother Tyler]

Well, there will be four similar challenges coming soon. I'm using these rules as the foundation for further Chapters:

• The Chapters that participated in the Badab War
• The Ordo Xenos Deathwatch
• Other Chapters for which there have been rules (the Red Hunters and the Angels Revenant were given rules by Forge World, and a bunch of Chapters had rules in the FFG Deathwatch RPG)
• The Legio Bolter & Chainsword, our mascot Chapter

So those of you that missed this one will get other chances.

[Reyner]

Well, there will be four similar challenges coming soon. I'm using these rules as the foundation for further Chapters:

• The Chapters that participated in the Badab War

So those of you that missed this one will get other chances.

 

 

Red Scorpions time! Or maybe Sons of Medusa or Astral Claws... Hmm this will be tricky.

[Aramis K]

Thank you for the votes and kind words about my Angels of Redemption.

And thanks to Brother Tyler for the prompt. Sometimes restrictions are encouraging.

 

It was fun to try a halved scheme, trying to make the outlines pop with the light and dark. I like how they look side on too. And it helped clear down my bits box.

 

 

 

I'll be adding some fluff and details to my work log soon. Next job is painting up a scenic backdrop for final pics, excited to try all the weathering on some walls and doors.

 

Think I'll be back for Badab.

[No Foes Remain]

Well, there will be four similar challenges coming soon. I'm using these rules as the foundation for further Chapters:

• The Chapters that participated in the Badab War
• The Ordo Xenos Deathwatch
• Other Chapters for which there have been rules (the Red Hunters and the Angels Revenant were given rules by Forge World, and a bunch of Chapters had rules in the FFG Deathwatch RPG)
• The Legio Bolter & Chainsword, our mascot Chapter

So those of you that missed this one will get other chances.

Badab War you say?

[Brother Tyler]

Indeed. You can see Version 1.0 (i.e., I threw some spaghetti at the wall) here. Once we get them finalized, we'll hold the challenge. That will probably take at least a month.

But since y'all know it's coming, I expect you might find some time to assemble and paint some mighty fine Badab War kill teams in preparation.

 

Oh, and I forgot to mention that there will probably be a Great Crusade/Horus Heresy expansion, too, with the initial part focusing on the Legiones Astartes and a subsequent part focusing on the other forces (e.g., Solar Auxilia, Mechanicum). And I've been working on some expanded Inquisition Ordos rules (definitely need Ordo Malleus and Ordo Hereticus, but perhaps some generic Ordo kill teams would be in order). And maybe some others. There's a plan...

Edited January 18, 2018 by Brother Tyler

[Ioldanach]

Y'know what they say ... second place is the first loser. 

 

I have no problem losing to Aramis K's fine Angels of Redemption kill team, though. That's pretty much the outcome I expected when I first saw the images of his team. Congrats to Aramis K on the well-deserved victory. 

 

Thanks, Tyler, for the challenge and the opportunity to paint for the first time in years. The Black Dragons aren't really a chapter that I would have painted without the incentive of the challenge, but now I'm looking forward to expanding the models into a proper Shadow War Armageddon kill team.

 

Badab War, you say? Hmmm... there are several chapters from that war that pique my curiousity. Perhaps I need to start prepping a team.

[Dosjetka]

The addition of that forward boltgun grip is fantastic. That idea is being stolen! :P

[Brother Tyler]

I'm still working on getting the images into the final (for publication via the B&C downloads) version of the rules, but the following badges have been awarded to our participants.

Featured in the center top of the badge is the campaign badge of the Third War for Armageddon. This is based on a badge used by the Salamanders in official art, though I've removed the flame motif used in that image.

At the bottom of each badge is a plate with the name of the participant; above that is the Chapter badge of each participant's kill team.

As the winner of the challenge, AramisK has earned the gold laurel. And as the second place participant ("first loser" ), Ioldanach has earned the silver laurel.

The small versions below are 100 pixels in height, suitable for inclusion in signatures, if desired:

URL for AramisK's 100 pixel badge:

http://bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_4045/gallery_26_4045_12866.png

(All sizes of the full size badge can be seen here.)

URL for Ioldanach's 100 pixel badge:

http://bolterandchainsword.com/uploads/gallery/album_4045/gallery_26_4045_4370.png

(All sizes of the full size badge can be seen here.)

Another member has submitted images of a kill team to help out with the project, and I'll present that badge later, when the final rules are "published." (I'd like to keep that one a surprise for now.)

Once again, congratulations are in order for our participants/winners, as well as a big "thank you" for helping with the project.