Hammerforged Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I thought that I would log the progress of the first army I will be working on after several-year hiatus from the hobby. I will be assembling and painting a small force of salamander firstborns, with more of a focus on simply enjoying the process instead of trying to field a tournament winning army. That being said, progress will likely be slow, but I am excited nonetheless. So without further ado, I present the progress that has happened so far: Tactical squad one. Combi flamer on the sergeant and one marine with a flamer. These will be sergeants for future squads. They will be leading, from left to right, a devastator squad, a tactical squad, and a tactical squad. This is my warlord, a jump pack captain with a power fist. Looks super fun to paint! He was kitbashed from a GW boxed game I picked up for really cheap from the clearance section of a Barnes and noble. Domhnall, Jaipii, Sergeant Centurion and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Progress has been made! Captain and one tactical sergeant are both finished. Some more tactical marines, a librarian, and a devastator squad are next in the works. I'm thinking about an ironclad dreadnought afterwards, followed maybe by either a unit of vanguard vets or assault terminators. I want something that can either deep strike or run up the board quickly and hit hard in melee. Without further ado, here are the captain and sergeant: DaBoiKyknos, Jaipii, Sergeant Centurion and 6 others 9 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Very nice work, you're off to a great start and I look forward to seeing more. I especially like the chainsword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 Thank you! I'm excited for the future with this project too. Things'll probably move slowly, but not having to rush to finish something is kind of where the fun is if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morngrym Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Really like the vibrant green you are using here. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBoiKyknos Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Nice Lizardbois! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Thank you all for your encouragement! a few devastator marines are in progress on the painting bench. Also, I have kitbashed together a librarian. I do think he's missing something but I can't quite put my finger on what it is. Ideas are welcome. Anyway, here are the WIP photos: Sergeant Centurion, Doghouse, Gederas and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gederas Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 If that's a Librarian, he's missing a Psychic Hood. Because I saw the model and thought "cool Lieutenant or Captain", then read it's supposed to be a Librarian.... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle captain corpus Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Loving the classic Salamanders colour you’ve managed to nail! BCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azaiel Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Nice work, really like the vibrant color. For the Librarian I agree with Gederas a Psychic hood would be a good addition. Maybe a book or tome on his waist aswell? And most first born librarians have two thick cables on their torso and one connecting the force sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Thank you guys for the suggestions. I think a hood would be good, but I neither have the proper head nor green stuff. I didn't want to buy more bits from ebay for this conversion, so I scrounged around my bits box and added a few censers, purity seals, and a wicked looking skull from a box of skaven. Hopefully it doesn't look too sorcerous. I am much better at painting than converting. Sergeant Centurion 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Progress has been slow-going, but not impossible. A devastator marine and sergeant as well as a couple tactical marines painted brings me up to about 500 points. Here's a group shot. Also, I thought it was time to add some more "punch" to the force, so I think an ironclad dreadnought, as well as a couple more tactical marines are in order. Sergeant Centurion and LameBeard 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 I've had some extra time available lately, so I went to work getting that ironclad dreadnought done. Freehanding is not something I've done a lot of in the past so it's something I thought to add a lot of to this dreadnought. Hope you enjoy it and let me know if you want to know how I painted or built something. Pearson73, Chaplain Raeven, Calibanite Knight Angel and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 That's a great green! Digging the designs on the Dreadnought too. Hammerforged 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 @Pearson73: Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. It was a lot of fun to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrypie Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Good looking dreadnought, those Salamander flames are always a pleasure to look at. As for the psychic hood conundrum, consider shoulder pads or comparable curved bits. My DG librarian has their cowl made from a Tartaros terminator's pauldron with some steel wire glued on. It's quite undemanding to do but sells the idea that this is a librarian. Chaplain Raeven 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 That's a good looking conversion! Unfortunately, the librarian is already primed. I'm hoping some creative painting tricks will make it more obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Alright, so it's not the most traditional looking Librarian, but I think I got something that'll work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctem Cultor Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 They look great, good bit choices and that green pops so well. -Noctem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerforged Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Thank you Noctem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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