Executioners 5th Company Mk II

[Studio Silvernale]

It seems my original Executioners thread is archived so I have to start a new one, which is ok since I'm pretty much redoing the army and actually finishing it.

 

The left is the original, but Reaper discontinued the blue steel I was using.

The middle is what I ended up working with, which looks more like metallic Crimson Fists than Executioners.

The right is my newest attempt, which I think is much closer to the Imperial Armour book (it is more bluish in person).

 

So my goal with this is to repaint just the armor of what I have already done (6.5 tactical squads, 2 assault squads, 1 devastator squad with extra heavy weapon options, 1 sternguard squad, 2 dreadnoughts, about 20 terminators and a full command squad) plus finish out the last 1.5 tactical squads, a damocles command rhino, and 8 rhino/razorbacks.

[Kurgan the Lurker]

Studio, just PM an Admin and we can pull your thread out of archive status.

[Studio Silvernale]

Studio, just PM an Admin and we can pull your thread out of archive status.

Its basically a start over anyway so a new thread is better.

[Studio Silvernale]

It seems I forgot this thread

 

High Chaplain Thulsa Doom... er Kane... I must contemplate this on the Tree of Woe...

 

Honor Guard 21 & 24

 

Venerable Contemptor Targas (named in IA10)

 

Damocles Command Rhino Nemain (a goddess of war in Conan setting)

 

Two repainted dreadnoughts

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Well done. You captured James Earl Jones' likeness well. Edited May 4, 2018 by Bjorn Firewalker

[Studio Silvernale]

Well done. You captured James Earl Jones' likeness well.

Thanks! I actually had a 1920x1080 pic of him up on my laptop while I did the mini

[Studio Silvernale]

And now the repainting begins!

 

Tactical Squad 01

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Your latest photo demonstrates your painting skills are excellent.

[Studio Silvernale]

Your latest photo demonstrates your painting skills are excellent.

Thanks! I think I have improved a -lot- over the last couple years. I have been watching a few streamers on Twitch and some youtube tutorials.

[Studio Silvernale]

Tactical squad 2 done. I was originally going to just repaint the armor, but a lot of the details like the leather, purity seals, etc were different from squad to squad so I am taking the opportunity to standardize them.

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Well done.

[Studio Silvernale]

Well done.

Indeed

[Studio Silvernale]

3rd tactical squad

 

[Doghouse]

Very nice.

[Augustus b'Raass]

Nice indeed. Aren't you going for 32mm bases?

[Studio Silvernale]

Tactical squad 4 repainted

 

Nice indeed. Aren't you going for 32mm bases?

 

No I already had most of them on 25mm so I left them that way. Honestly I don't see any reason to go 32mm.

[Slyen]

Looking good! I really like how the rhino and dreadnoughts came out. Keep it up!

 

That said, are the green shoulder pads denoting the company?

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Well done.

[Studio Silvernale]

Looking good! I really like how the rhino and dreadnoughts came out. Keep it up!

 

That said, are the green shoulder pads denoting the company?

No I'm using some of the original material for them. Green is tactical, yellow is assault, red is scout/recon, and purple is devastators.

[Studio Silvernale]

Assault squad 1 done (squad number 7). I have a backstory of the sergeant in that he hears the Emperor talk to him, giving him advice and warning him of danger. It all started when he took that crystal skull as trophy from an eldar warlock he killed...

 

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Well done.

[Studio Silvernale]

Second assault squad (squad 8) repainted

 

[Studio Silvernale]

Sternguard squad (squad 9). All non-heavy weapons are magnetized. Executioners replace one of their devastator squads with sternguard.

 

Edited October 24, 2018 by Studio Silvernale

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Well done.

[Studio Silvernale]

At the risk of threadomancy... I am now working on this army after a long stretch of other armies. So I have the first tactical squad built and ready for priming.

 

My goals are as such:

* Reuse what I can from the previous minis; which isn't much since half the reason to rebuild was the AoBR minis were tiny compared to the rest

* Get everything the same color; after a half dozen test schemes I found one that I like and looks accurate

* Based on 32mm and looking better

* All but the assault squads will have accompanying rhino APC

* Reiver skull helmets for extra mood

* 3D printed pauldrons with the chapter badge on them so I don't have to faff around with decals again