Son of Rawl Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Hey all, I have finally gotten into gear and have made serious progress in finishing my Imperial Fists. As the Heresy is progressing, I really want to be able to field at least 30k points of Fists for the defense of Terra. So to start, here are 40 Veterans of the Legion. At the moment I am using a Pride of the Legion list as I just love abusing that sweet, sweet Legion rule. Also managed to finish up a Spartan. I wanted to go for a dirty looking yellow. Something that looks like it is in mid-battle and taken a few hits. Latest completions were a set of Praetors, one in Artificer, and another in Cataphracti. Also as a bonus. My best bro has decided to collect the Iron Warriors for his heresy force. It's making some interesting games and we had one a couple of days back, here is the board plus what he was using. Stay tuned if you like yellow. Up next is a Deredeo plus Templar Brethren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Heinrich Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice, did you say 30,000 points of Imperial Fists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Nice, did you say 30,000 points of Imperial Fists? That's the goal. Currently sitting at about 4k usable for a few Pride, and Zone Mortalis lists. Current progress is work on the Templars and the Deredeo. The Templars are prepped and ready for base coating and the Deredeo is finished with base colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Lunkhead Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Glorious.... absolutely glorious! Very fine work..... the Emperor would be proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corswain Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I cant wait to see 30k points worth of Fists. Insane. Stuff is looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Its an impressive looking army allready. Looking forward to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Cheers all. Small update, started work on the Templars and have been experimenting on how I want the Shoulder Pads to look. I want to have the Templars yellow as I want them to match Sigismund when I get around to him, as well as any characters I add to the squad. The Templars will have black and white iconography where present and I want the white to have a marble stone effect which will then have small scriptures on where I can get it on to. Looking to practice freehand more as I want to eventually do squad markings on the vets, plus personal tweaks to separate the lot. Pretty happy how it turned out and should be pretty good with freehand at the end of this. Hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apower101 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 That is amazing. Mind sharing how you did it? Looks like a perfect technique for old, ragged cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 That is amazing. Mind sharing how you did it? Looks like a perfect technique for old, ragged cloth. Thanks. The process is pretty simple 1 - Black Undercoat 2 - Ulthuan Grey, water it down depending how smooth you want it to look 3 - Shade with Nuln Oil 4 - Add white streaks Also got more work done on the Templar Champion who will be rocking a Solarite Gauntlet. I have his head, shoulders, and combat shield fully done, and have just finished the black on his body. He should be finished tomorrow and once he is I can then start the other nine with swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 And the Champion is done save for last touch ups on the gauntlet and a few highlights on other pieces. Pretty happy that keeping them Yellow instead of Black worked, just have to finish up the other 9 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightmare Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Great looking yellow men :tu: ......and 30k as in 30k points of 30k yellow men? You are mad, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 Great looking yellow men ......and 30k as in 30k points of 30k yellow men? You are mad, sir! Cheers. The idea behind the 30k points is to be able to use all of it in one giant force for truly massive games. At the moment I'm picking parts that I need to run games but eventually, it will come down to collecting more stuff that I won't be using all the time...It's a good excuse really as I'm still looking for justification for a Warlord and Mastodons. Anyway, I got a squad of Autocannons started and finished up the legs and base for the Deredeo. I have a Pride List I am looking to run this month and I hope to get it at least all yellowed for the board. The list is HQ Praetor Chaplain Elites 10 Templar Brethren Troops 5 Terminators with Vigil Pattern Storm Shields and Chain Fists - Phobos Land Raider 5 Terminators with Vigil Pattern Storm Shields and Chain Fists - Phobos Land Raider 10 Veterans with Boltguns - Rhino 10 Veterans with Boltguns - Rhino 10 Veterans with Boltguns - Rhino Heavy Support Spartan Deredeo To run it I just need the Phobos Land Raiders and they should be arriving this month at some point. In theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Beautiful works. Are the autocannons a legal option in-game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Heinrich Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Beautiful works. Are the autocannons a legal option in-game? Pretty sure Heavy Support squads have been able to take them since book 1. Unless there's something specific about the Imperial Fists that says they cant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mick Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Great work so far, keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechType Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Lovely Fists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemSyn Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Looking really good. Your paint job is fantastic, especially considering how quickly your getting through all your units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Beautiful works. Are the autocannons a legal option in-game? Beautiful works. Are the autocannons a legal option in-game? Pretty sure Heavy Support squads have been able to take them since book 1. Unless there's something specific about the Imperial Fists that says they cant. All legions can take them, they are Heavy Support Squads and can be equipped with a nice selection of weapons. Fists get an added bonus to theirs with legion rules and it makes Autocannons very appealing. I have not got a paint update today but I do have some pics from a 3,000 point game I played with my best bro on Sunday. He was using an Armoured Spearhead and I was using Pride of the Legion. Yes, that it is 3 Flare Shielded Spartans. Yes, they were annoying. No, but I managed to kill 2. My Pride force. I have a stand-in Templar squad until I can finish up the new Templars I have. The Spartan was a Phobos for this game and the Autocannons were Lascannons. Other than that it's WYSIWYG. So this was a great moment when my Melta Bomb Templars popped a Spartan turn 1. This is the same unit dying turn 1. Mistakes were made. Need to choose charges more carefully with them in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenleg Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 That's a lot of Fists! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Heinrich Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Damn thats a lot of Spartans. Also relevant to your Templar Brethren: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 Hey all. I have not done much lately so that's my bad, looking to rectify that though with a small update for another squad that's ready for undercoating. Lascannon Heavy Support Squad. I was really happy with how they performed in the last game I had, so I want to field a couple of squads in my future Pride lists. This is the first squad of 5, and it will definitely not be the last as I really like the idea of a 10 Lascannons with Tank Hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 There has been a yellowing. Have you felt it? So apart from quoting Star Wars, I have finally yellowed the last of the infantry that I have. The process is kinda messy as you can see but it's worth it in the long run. The Yellowing is a simple but long winded the more I think about it. I undercoat in pieces to ensure I get a smooth coat of yellow in the correct areas, making it even more tedious. 1. Corax white the parts you want yellow 2. Yriel Yellow and Lahmian Medium with a 35/25 mix 3. Apply generously in your desired area. 4. A generous coat of Agrax EarthShade, but this is up to you depending on how bright you want it. In the end, it looks like this. I have done the helmets like this to separate their role on the field, as I will be looking over a sea of yellow at some point soon and it will hopefully be easier to pick out squads, and what type they are. I have also re-yellowed a squad of Terminators I have had since the last time I tried to collect fists. They have gone from the older mustard yellow to my current look. That's it for now. I am going to be working more on the Support squad for now, as I want to get that on the table top for my next game in a few days. Also I will have some pics of an upcoming 12k game where it will be Imperial Fists and Thousand Sons vs. Iron Warriors and Word Bearers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlo Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Loving the grit, liberal use of black and superb variety of armour marks. A truly great Legion WIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Rawl Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Loving the grit, liberal use of black and superb variety of armour marks. A truly great Legion WIP! Cheers dude. I have done more work on the squad sergeants as I use them as a template for the squad and to see if the colour scheme truly works. Here is the Heavy Support Sergeant. Now with Lascannon action. Also finished up the Terminator Sergeant with Vigil Pattern Stormshield and Chainfist. I think its a big improvement over the last scheme I tried, and I am really looking forward to seeing a whole Terminator based army at some point. The differences between the two plus how he looks next to my Praetor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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