point_Zer0 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Hello everyone.Here are my primaris legionnaires.I'm beeing often asked "Why are you painting you primaris as Alpha legion, that is bad lorewise,stupid and blablabla"Firstly i have a big 30k alpha legion army (you can check it here) and i want to play them in 8 edition. But as they do not look as a chaos legion at all (like really - not a single tentacle ot horn in the whole army) and i do not want to buy those chaos units like cultist or daemons, i decided to play them as space marines using Reven guard trait Secondly, if i paint them as, say carcharodons, it would be super weird to see space sharks guys desembarking from a thunderhawk in Alpha legion colors. I basically will not be able to play some of my heresy-era units. Thirdly, i really like primaris models (apart from supressors - those guys are weird) So i decided to make my version of loyal alpha legion (duh) who stole primaris technology (or were given it by someone - you choose)Here are my primaris And some wips Azekai, Trokair, Wakkomaster and 11 others 14 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tichinde Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 they look great! I do my Thousand Sons Primaris for pretty much all the same reasons, that and I have a few left over bits from the more traditional variety. point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5286154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unseen Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Anyone who tries to tell you what color your dudes should be painted isn't worth listening too. I like your metallic blue, enjoy, you heretic. ;) stretch_135, Wakkomaster, point_Zer0 and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5286228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azekai Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Oh man, how'd you get that smooth sheen of blue? Your sons of Alpharius look so good! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5286279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Excellent works. point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5286499 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranulf the revenant Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Dope paint scheme! Hydra Dominatus! point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5286562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryltar Thamior Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Very nice. I must say, I'm slightly surprised that you're getting flakk for painting up your Primaris as Alpha Legion. I've seen several Primaris-based XXth (or *suspiciously XXth-like*) forces up here on B&C, posted on Reddit, and elsewhere in the last year and a bit. I'd actually go so far as to say it seems to have become something of a movement. And one that makes eminent sense, too - I mean, going off the Alpha Legion's mysterious ability to purloin/prototype Mk.VI armour [or something rather like it] despite never having been anywhere near it etc, as well as their taking of Corax's research material , all during the Heresy - it's certainly 'fluff-reasonable'. It also helps, of course, that the Alpha Legion upgrade bitz go strikingly well with the overall Mk.X aesthetic; even if some of the heads, in my experience, have a bit of difficulty with the tight raised collars of the chestpieces at some angles. You've done some pretty nifty yet subtle conversion-work too, I see - for example, the tartaros terminator power-sword arm on the chap with the headhunter head. The Aggressors also look very decently brutal , yet er .. i don't think "subtle" is quite the right word, but they look legit with that paintjob, and i'm rather impressed with the discolouration on the gun barrels on the repulsor. The dragon's teeth made out of resin sprue are quite a solid idea, as well.Keep up the good work, by all means! And I look forward to see what you do with some of the other parts of the range like the eliminators. point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5287366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester_prince Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Your guys look great. I have done a similar thing with my Alpha Legion kill team. I've added a few subtle bits of trim and scales on them as well as convert some helemts to the similar styling as the hunter teams, added some spikes trim as even before the heresey some legiones seemed to have this asthetic. I've also gone and done the opposite with an AL army I've just started and de-chaosified (scrubbed off all the blatant chaos iconography and excessive spikes) from the shadowspear box ( dunno what I will do with the possesed, swap or sell perhaps. I think it's well within the fluff for the AL. Their marines are described as the taller then average marine, as tall as their primarch, even of he was shortest of all prinarch. So even if they didn't have access to all the primaris upgrades (which they probably do because it's the Al and God knows which chapters of loyalists are under their thumb that they could persuade to send then some samples *cough* omega marines *cough*). They could probably use the primaris armour, even if it's with some painful surgery to stretch them a few more inches. I too prefer the Al to look like loyalists or at least not outright evil. More like the shroud of night cover art. They could easily pass as both sides. point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5287655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
point_Zer0 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) Here's mine version of gw's supressors Edited April 26, 2019 by point_Zer0 Tichinde, Ryltar Thamior and Bat33.1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5301025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryltar Thamior Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I wondered who was going to be the first to give something like that a shot :P Nice work. point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5302631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
point_Zer0 Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Cloak engaged Wakkomaster, robofish7591, Dr_Ruminahui and 19 others 22 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5311105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) The cloaked Space Marine is a GREAT concept, but one difficult to pull off- I thought the flickering cloak was just battle damage scraping off a layer of paint the Alpha Legion infiltrator put on his armor, to disguise himself. Edited May 11, 2019 by Bjorn Firewalker point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5311860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
point_Zer0 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 The cloaked Space Marine is a GREAT concept, but one difficult to pull off- I thought the flickering cloak was just battle damage scraping off a layer of paint the Alpha Legion infiltrator put on his armor, to disguise himself. It's even worse, when you look at the model on the table. IT basically looks dirty)) I'm thinking on how to improve that effect now. Maybe making blue parts bigger wiil help. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5312171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakshow668 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 The cloaked Space Marine is a GREAT concept, but one difficult to pull off- I thought the flickering cloak was just battle damage scraping off a layer of paint the Alpha Legion infiltrator put on his armor, to disguise himself. It's even worse, when you look at the model on the table. IT basically looks dirty)) I'm thinking on how to improve that effect now. Maybe making blue parts bigger wiil help. I think it looks bang on! I reckon once the base is done, and a little work on the gun, giving it a similar effect, it'll really pop. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5312279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRome90 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) I would make the blue parts bigger. Maybe it would also help if the "lightning" part / the changing line was broader. But it looks already great! Too bad I lack the skills to try the cloaking technic myself Edited May 12, 2019 by DeRome90 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5312281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautScientist Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I think DeRome90's bang on the money with the suggestion of making the blue areas bigger -- that would also make it look more like the armour's cloaking function is just being (de-)activated. Plus I'd suggest painting the line/little lightning that separates the camouflaged area from the actual AL scheme in a different colour, maybe a bright blue, to make it look unlike chipped paint. Many people are using a similar effect for their T'au stealth suits (there's an entire gallery here that might help). point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5312322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryltar Thamior Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I just turned up to join the chorus of people who're thinking that the cloak effect is legit! The light-blue/white highlighting gave the effect of a cloaking field, rather than paint-scraping, i thought - but it might just be me. And in any case, as soon as it's mentioned that that's what it is .. yeah, you can almost picture it happening. Very cool and I look forward to seeing what you do with the rest of the grey camo point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5313363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Eleysium Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I really like the scheme you chose, and I don't see a thing wrong with the lore/background for your army. Ignore all the haters, the beauty of the hobby is you can't paint your armies any color or scheme you would like, and make up any lore you want. There are numerous instances for "traitor legions" still having loyalist contingents. If anyone knows anything about the Heresy, none of the Legions fell as an all or nothing type betrayal. Many of them had in fighting, so who's to say the Alpha Legion didn't? I look forward to seeing more of your work going forward. point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5313408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
point_Zer0 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Slowly getting there Bjorn Firewalker and Carrick 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5334151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 The Repulsor looks great! The Primaris CAPT looks promising. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5334302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy1391 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Really dig the cloaking model! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5334869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrick Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Cloak engaged Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5335078 Share on other sites More sharing options... 5 months later... point_Zer0 Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 At last i found the color i like for my effrit vanguard company Ryltar Thamior, Dr_Ruminahui and ranulf the revenant 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5439925 Share on other sites More sharing options... Jukkiz Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I´m sure some TAU artists can give ideas for those electric camos and flickering effects Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5439934 Share on other sites More sharing options... Ryltar Thamior Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Nice going - particularly with the gunsight lense , and in generating a shadow/midnight not-quite-black for better blending , with subtle chipping to give it some depth point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5441035 Share on other sites More sharing options... Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Register a new account Sign in Already have an account? Sign in here. Sign In Now Share https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/ More sharing options... Followers 1 Go to topic listing Recently Browsing 0 members No registered users viewing this page.
point_Zer0 Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 At last i found the color i like for my effrit vanguard company Ryltar Thamior, Dr_Ruminahui and ranulf the revenant 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5439925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jukkiz Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I´m sure some TAU artists can give ideas for those electric camos and flickering effects Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5439934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryltar Thamior Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Nice going - particularly with the gunsight lense , and in generating a shadow/midnight not-quite-black for better blending , with subtle chipping to give it some depth point_Zer0 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/354866-primaris-alpha-legion-army/#findComment-5441035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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