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[jimbo1701]

[Firedrake Cordova]

That's a nice mini-diorama.  The muddy base looks good, and I like how both of the characters have gotten appropriately muddy (cape, etc).  

 

I know the first image is there to show off the rather nice banner, but it does have the unfortunate effect of making it look like the two marines are hiding behind it  (or maybe it's just me )  

[jimbo1701]

10 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

That's a nice mini-diorama.  The muddy base looks good, and I like how both of the characters have gotten appropriately muddy (cape, etc).  

 

I know the first image is there to show off the rather nice banner, but it does have the unfortunate effect of making it look like the two marines are hiding behind it  (or maybe it's just me )  

Ha ha I hadn’t spotted that. ‘Let faith be our shield’ 

 

the muddy bases are very easy and forgiving. I discovered Vallejo textures - I’m on 3000 points of Templars so far and only 2/3 of the way the though the tub! 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Yeah, the 200ml Vallejo texture tubs are semi-bottomless, aren't they?  

[jimbo1701]

Finally added a new centrepiece. 
 

 

[Naryn]

That red and white is so striking, what a great focus point for your army!

[Boc]

Dude that tank is outstanding 

[jimbo1701]

Thanks all. 
As a recap this is a 5 year project that started with a few test models done towards the end of 2020 and then began in full earnest January of 2021. The idea is a paint a unit a month over 5 years. I have a big pile of stuff assembled and basecoated (though I will be trimming it down a little bit) and the idea is that I will spend the latter half of 2023 painting the leviathan box before working through the rest of that backlog and the new releases in 10th over the last 2 years of the project. Here’s what I have on the table to take me to end of June, plus photos of the test models, end of 2021 weigh in and end of 2022 weigh in. 

 

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

If you're painting one unit per month for 5 years, that's a lot of models!  (60 units in the backlog?)

 

It looks like you've got through a good chunk of them so far though  

[jimbo1701]

9 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

If you're painting one unit per month for 5 years, that's a lot of models!  (60 units in the backlog?)

 

It looks like you've got through a good chunk of them so far though  

It’s 5 years start to end, so I’m about halfway through now. I think leviathan will take me 6 months so then approx 2 years to work through remaining stuff and any new releases in 10th. I have things like a gladiator, executioner and then the other half to lots of the existing squads such as eradicators etc sitting on the to-do pile. It’s been a lot of fun to see how much it grows over time with a consistent chipping away at it every month. 

Edited June 2, 2023 by jimbo1701

[Grotsmasha]

It's quite likely I've said this before, buts a real treat seeing less common / popular Chapters, and these are no exception, well done.

[jimbo1701]

For various reasons (but mainly 2 new pups) I haven’t played in the last 3 months, but am very much looking forward to taking these new units out for a spin once new edition lands. Especially the repulsor. 

[jimbo1701]

First photo. Minor update, nearly finished my May and June pledges. I’m not going to do much more on them before holiday and get back the day before leviathan drops and I expect I will then be immersed in assembly (can’t wait to get stuck into those terminators) but still should get these guys done before end of June. Plan is then to paint leviathan in second half of 2023, one unit a month (grouping characters into a single month) 

 

Second photo. Now the datasheets have dropped I have had a cull of my primaris marines, mainly veteran intercessors but also some surplus i was thinking to get rid of anyway. These will go on the pile for the next marine project which I hope to get stuck into next year. 
 

Third photo. This is the project pile to work through 2024-25. Mainly bolstering existing squads. I’ll add new 10th Ed releases to the pile also and probably expand on the new leviathan squads with the inevitable multipart releases. Plus a brutalis dreadnought. Finally, it breaks the army design but now the lines are more blurred I think a drop pod is needed. 

Edited June 10, 2023 by jimbo1701

[sugar-free]

Wow, there is a lot of great stuff here. Love that red

[jimbo1701]

2 more squads done just in time for leviathan. 
 

 

[ZeroWolf]

Love these, great work 

[Firedrake Cordova]

Nice work - I like the dust on their boots, tying them into the bases

[jimbo1701]

13 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

Nice work - I like the dust on their boots, tying them into the bases

Thanks. I decided I wanted to tie them into the landscapes as there’s something wrong looking about models on bases that don’t interact with their surroundings imo. Only models that don’t have this are the flying units in the army as they haven’t touched down. Some like the inceptors have scorch marks on the feet instead to represent orbital drop. 

[jimbo1701]

And the next 6 months of pledges for this army begins. 

[jimbo1701]

It begins…

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks really nice  

[BadgersinHills]

Great painting. As @Grotsmasha wrote, it's always nice to see successor chapters modelled and painted.

[MithrilForge]

Awesome work here, I like the dedication and effort!! , I do like the hard rule of a unit a month, it keeps you honest and on track I'm sure 

 

Cheers, M 

[jimbo1701]

1 hour ago, Mumeishi said:

Awesome work here, I like the dedication and effort!! , I do like the hard rule of a unit a month, it keeps you honest and on track I'm sure 

 

Cheers, M 

On track for sure. Honest……

There’s some flexibility in it for sure as long as you stick to the deadlines. I’m the sort of person that works well to deadlines and I think the moment I stop holding myself to it will be the moment I start falling behind. 
Group shot for the halfway weigh in:

 

 

[Pearson73]

That's an excellent looking force, you should be proud! The additions from the new box are off to a solid start too.