++ Knightfall 2018 ++

[Sword Brother Adelard]

Yellow is SO in right now!

[robofish7591]

Those yellow bolters look really sharp, I like it!

[Closet Skeleton]

I have two guys who will be single units.

I, Closet Skeleton, hereby vow the following force of one Castellan (lieutenant) and one (Fighting) Company Champion to the Eternal Crusade before the Night of the Witch! I enter with the mark of the Neophyte, and through the trials of fate and fire, rise to the rank of Initiate by journey's end as a true brethren of the Black Templar order. Should I fail in my vow, I will bear the mark of failure until year's end as repentance.

The Castellan is 63 points with master crafted boltgun and chainsword and the Champion is 54.

[Apocalypton]

Vow Complete:

[Marshal Vespasian]

Looking great brother the yellow weapons really contrast well with our dark armor.

How did you paint that?

[Apocalypton]

Looking great brother the yellow weapons really contrast well with our dark armor.

How did you paint that?

 

Thanks, no problem, here it goes:

 

Undercoat Chaos Black

Averland Sunset x 2 base coats (50/50 with water - roughly)

Nuln Oil x 1 all over once dry

Cassandora Yellow x 1 all over once dry

Yriel Yellow x 1 applied to all but recesses/shaded areas. (50/50)

Yriel yellow x 1 again this time applied on just the top half of the previous coat of Yriel Yellow (50/50)

Dorn Yellow edge highlight (50/50)

[Apocalypton]

I, Apocalypton, hereby vow the following force of a 5 Vanguard Veterans with Lightning Claws, Jump Packs and Melta Bombs to the Eternal Crusade before the Night of the Witch! I enter with the mark of the Neophyte, and through the trials of fate and fire, rise to the rank of Initiate by journey's end as a true brethren of the Black Templar order. Should I fail in my vow, I will bear the mark of failure until year's end as repentance.

Points: 155

[Arganias]

All of these entries are getting me motivated. The Reivers should be finished tomorrow or Friday.

 

Those Yellow gun cases look fantastic. I never would have though to do that.

[Sword Brother Adelard]

Yellow has a fine vintage, yellow guns were quite prominent on the 3rd edition cover.

[Marshal Vespasian]

Vow complete

[Dark_Jober]

Fantastic work brothers.

Now I'm too busy for a second vow, but I will try to do an effort...

[TheOneTrueZon]

As the B&C has been down for a couple of weeks, we will be extending the deadline for Knightfall until the end of November. That we may fulfill our vows and bring even more forces to bear upon the many perils that plague the Imperium.

[Othniel's Blade]

Pics to follow tomorrow. Took one before the base was done and forgot to take another. And too tired now to go down a floor...

[Marshal Vespasian]

Are we allowed to count models painted during the downtime?

My chaplain has been painted and a wip without paint can be found in my crusade thread.

[Sword Brother Adelard]

I can't see why not. There was no guarantee the forum would be back up before the 31st, which could have made failures of us all!

[TheOneTrueZon]

Are we allowed to count models painted during the downtime?

My chaplain has been painted and a wip without paint can be found in my crusade thread.

 

Yes, simply put in the vow with the before and after pics. 

[Othniel's Blade]

Here we go. I'll split this for the sake of clarity, since I want to be appreciative of TheOneTrueZon allowing us to count models we would have submitted during the downtime. 

The High Marshal is complete- edited original post to state points. Got to try a few new techniques out on him, and had a blast with the detailing all over this model. I *actually* tried some edge and point highlights, and even got to see him lead a battle against the T'au menace after completion. Unfortunately, the cowardly Xenos ran away, so his only kills were through his Combi-melta.

 

And my followup vow, to be shared afterwards: a Primaris Castellan attached to this crusade for reintegration into the modern Templars after selection for the Legion and millenia in stasis. 74 pts.

 

[Othniel's Blade]

Second vow completed during downtime as well. 
Primaris Castelllan with power sword, 74 points.

He bears the relics of fallen sword brethren upon his shoulders, guiding his zeal, and his crusade badge upon his leg plate.

 

He was a joy to paint, honestly. Having those mm of extra space due to the larger scale helped me incredibly, and I even continued with edge highlighting on his armour. 

He is my first transfer attempt (shoulder) and I may save those for any future Primaris exclusively. I can't lie, I was especially pleased that his pistol holster was actually empty to reflect him holding it. Most of the older bits unavoidably had a handle sticking out- it's the little things.

[Marshal Vespasian]

Alright then, I give to you Eduard, Chaplain of the Caecus crusade:

wip:

done:

[Mordian Glory]

I, Mordian Glory, hereby vow the following force of an Ironclad Dreadnought to the Eternal Crusade before the Night of the Witch!  I enter with the mark of the Neophyte, and through the trials of fate and fire, rise to the rank of Initiate by journey's end as a true brethren of the Black Templar order.  Should I fail in my vow, I will bear the mark of failure until year's end as repentance.

 

Points: 170 Ironclad with 2 Hunter-killers, Ironclad Assault Launchers, Melta gun, Hurricane Bolter and Dreadnought Chainfist

 

[Cognative]

This is a good reason to jump back into my Templar after 8th edition took a lot of wind out of my sails. I'll have to see what models I may have that are eligible and early enough in the process.

[TheOneTrueZon]

++VOWS UPDATED TO THIS POINT++

 

- PLEASE READ ORIGINAL THREAD FOR DEADLINE UPDATE -

 

 

Great work over the break my Brethren! Let's keep it up, great to see lots of second vows. I hope to have mine completed this weekend and my second vow started before the end of the month. 

[Othniel's Blade]

I, Othniel's Blade, hereby vow the following force of 1x Emperor's Champion (75 pts) to the Eternal Crusade before the end of November!  I enter with the mark of the Neophyte, and through the trials of fate and fire, rise to the rank of Initiate by journey's end as a true brethren of the Black Templar order.  Should I fail in my vow, I will bear the mark of failure until year's end as repentance.

 

[Marshal Vespasian]

I, Marshal Vespasian, hereby vow the following force of 2x Rhino APCs to the Eternal Crusade before the end of November! I enter with the mark of the Neophyte, and through the trials of fate and fire, rise to the rank of Initiate by journey's end as a true brethren of the Black Templar order. Should I fail in my vow, I will bear the mark of failure until year's end as repentance.

[Othniel's Blade]

Vow Complete!

The Emperor's Champion strides forth in faith and wrath, insulted by the abominations daring to stand against the Imperium.

 

 

 

His original blade cracked off during the build, but a friend of mine lent me a few extras he had around, which conveniently enough lined up just right. I tried to paint the Black Sword in a total  inverse to normal power swords, by first giving a dulled grey/leadbelcher mix, then freehanding the engravings in white, then washing 3-4 times in nuln, followed by edge 'lowlights' of black. Freehanding 'Imperator Rex' was tricky enough, and I didn't trust myself to fit 'Dei Castigator', so this Crusade's black sword carries 'Peregrinus' as befits their heritage. The raised guard beyond the hilt I painted to match Helbrecht's, and tied the Crusade's green into a wrapped spiral with the leather on the hilt. 
The winged shoulder was tough to decide on, as I didn't want it to be a blatant solid and throw off the mini, so I did a sort of 'hidden' quartering behind the wings.