‘For Ultramar and Old Terra’ - XIII Legion Project Log

[Astartes Consul]

‘For Ultramar and Old Terra’

 

 

‘When my end comes, in the bloody manner it is fated to be, I am content that my brothers will remember me. That is all that I have ever hoped for myself. What troubles me is that, with my passing, the names of a thousand comrades of old will fade. That will be my final regret.’ 

 - Iskandar Locke, XIII Legion.

 

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Well, what's this? Another Age of Darkness project log? Just in time for the new edition!

 

I'm aware that I am by no means the only person on the forum right now who is both hyped for Heresy 2.0 and keen to motivate myself to power through a backlog before the new stuff lands. I've also been in a bit of a hobby bare patch and for quite a while have been thinking of setting up a little, semi-narrative project log to help motivate me and share some of the substandard background material I've written for my Ultramarines.

 

I currently have a few thousand points of XIII Legion and allied Imperial Army in various stages of completion, with vague plans to include some Sisters of Silence & Custodes that I have sat in a box somewhere. 

 

You can see some more of all my hobby stuff over on Instagram but to get this thread rolling, here is the last character I finished. In game he's a Delegatus / Warmonger (RIP) / Centurion for smaller point games. Let me know what you think!

 

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Centurion Amman Varid - Drop Assault Leader and Senior Company Officer - II Chapter - LXVI Company - XIII Legion

 

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Astartes Consul

[Astartes Consul]

Ps. If anyone can tell me why my photo thumbnails on the post above have go so blurry, that would be lovely.

[sarabando]

great looking mini.

[Pearson73]

That's a great model, really like the pose and the shade of blue.

[The Scorpion]

That half-bare head was an absolute triumph of a sculpt. Every kitbasher loves it.

 

If the Mk2 are brought back, this half-helmet concept should return in plastic. It has already been done for Mk4 in resin (see profile pic), surely it can be done again?

Edited April 7, 2022 by The Scorpion

[Astartes Consul]

Not had a huge amount of hobby time so far this week, but have realised I'e got some good photos of one of my Tactical Squads already uploaded to my B&C gallery.

These guys were completed early last year, and are the last unit I painted without any airbrush use. So while the highlights aren't as good as models I've painted since, I'm still quite happy with their overall look & the various kitbashes I used to give them some interest. 

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Oros Tactical Squad - II Chapter - LXVI Company - XIII Legion

 

 

 

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On 4/7/2022 at 6:57 AM, Pearson73 said:

That's a great model, really like the pose and the shade of blue.

 

On 4/6/2022 at 10:54 PM, sarabando said:

great looking mini.

 

Thanks both! 

 

On 4/7/2022 at 11:21 AM, The Scorpion said:

That half-bare head was an absolute triumph of a sculpt. Every kitbasher loves it.

If the Mk2 are brought back, this half-helmet concept should return in plastic. It has already been done for Mk4 in resin (see profile pic), surely it can be done again?

 

Yeah its a great one, isn't it? Have used both of mine from the Legion Tank Crew set I got when it was LCTB now. Think there is a half-helm / rebreather head in the new MK VI kit by the looks of it though.

Edited August 3, 2022 by Astartes Consul

[Astartes Consul]

Completed this squad while the forum was down and have had almost no hobby time since, sadly. But still, this is progress of a sorts!

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Karatos Honour Squad 'The King Breakers' - II Chapter - LXVI Company - XIII Legion

 

[Prim]

Great looking terminators. The weathering on the legs is nicely done, it really ties them in to their bases.

[Astartes Consul]

8 hours ago, Prim said:

Great looking terminators. The weathering on the legs is nicely done, it really ties them in to their bases.

Thanks! My own experience climbing & working outside has taught me that dried mud gets & stays everywhere. So I’m trying to replicate that 

[Pearson73]

Aye the dirt is well done. 

[Astartes Consul]

14 hours ago, Pearson73 said:

Aye the dirt is well done. 

Miniature modelling / painting is one of the few hobbies out there where this is a compliment! Thanks!

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Going back through my photos and clearing up some old ones, I realised I forgot the post the more detailed shots of the terminators. Wondering if it is worth popping off and repositioning a few of their shoulder pads? Painted the in sub assembly and in hindsight, absolutely messed a few of them up assembly wise once painted.

Let me know what you guys think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Astartes Consul]

Progress! After several months out of action with an injured back and then a load of work in the house meaning hobby space & time was tight, I've finally got some paint on models again. And while not exactly spectacular, I have managed to finish off the interior of the Spartan that will be carrying the Terminators into battle...

 

 

 

 

 

Now just to paint the rest of the thing...

[Brother Kraskor]

Lovely stuff. Big fan of the classic red on the bolters too. Love the OSL in the spartan interior, you're more committed than I am, I'll be glueing my Proteus doors shut! 

[Pearson73]

The interior looks gorgeous. I'm always impressed by those who have the commitment to paint tank interiors. 

[Astartes Consul]

On 10/17/2022 at 12:56 PM, Brother Kraskor said:

Lovely stuff. Big fan of the classic red on the bolters too. Love the OSL in the spartan interior, you're more committed than I am, I'll be glueing my Proteus doors shut! 

 

Thanks! The OSL is just GW Angron Red Clear airbrush paint over the off-white interior colour. Really easy tbh.

 

As for my commitment, I thought that the plastic Spartan would be so easy to build compared to resin that the time I saved could be used on doing the interior. Unfortunately I am very good at procrastinating so still only have the interior done!

 

On 10/17/2022 at 1:39 PM, Pearson73 said:

The interior looks gorgeous. I'm always impressed by those who have the commitment to paint tank interiors. 

 

Thanks you! Really appreciate it :) 

[Cactus]

As a fellow procastinator (my resin spartan is still in the bag) I say that interior was well worth it.

[Astartes Consul]

8 hours ago, Cactus said:

As a fellow procastinator (my resin spartan is still in the bag) I say that interior was well worth it.

Maybe in another three months I’ll have the full tank finished posted here!

[Astartes Consul]

Recently, while working on some Kill Team, I've been planning some kitbashes to combine the new MkVI with bits of various Forge World resin.

 

One result? MK VI Preatorian Breachers, but using the standard Legion Breacher shields so there is more room for decals/heraldry. 

 

Is this going to work, do we think?

 

 

[Pearson73]

Looks rather nice to me, studded shoulder pads or perhaps MKIII ones would look smashing.

[Astartes Consul]

43 minutes ago, Pearson73 said:

Looks rather nice to me, studded shoulder pads or perhaps MKIII ones would look smashing.

 

Thanks! Going to try both out - the rims on the MKIII one might be a bit big, purely because the slight scale difference between the MKVI body and resin MKIII arms means the shield sits very close to the body. We'll see!

[dickyelsdon]

15 hours ago, Astartes Consul said:

Recently, while working on some Kill Team, I've been planning some kitbashes to combine the new MkVI with bits of various Forge World resin.

 

One result? MK VI Preatorian Breachers, but using the standard Legion Breacher shields so there is more room for decals/heraldry. 

 

Is this going to work, do we think?

 

 

Very nice!  Praetorians are combat focussed so the oversized offical shields dont make the most sense in my eyes, that one looks much more 'wieldy'.  For shoulder pads if you have them MK4 pads with the thin trim work well with the Praetorian breachers. Adds a little more ornate-ness to them and ties in well with the head and shield trim detail compared to the otherwise plain-ness of MK6

[Astartes Consul]

3 hours ago, dickyelsdon said:

 

Very nice!  Praetorians are combat focussed so the oversized offical shields dont make the most sense in my eyes, that one looks much more 'wieldy'.  For shoulder pads if you have them MK4 pads with the thin trim work well with the Praetorian breachers. Adds a little more ornate-ness to them and ties in well with the head and shield trim detail compared to the otherwise plain-ness of MK6

 

Yes agreed - the Praetorian and Suzerain shields are both great designs but *huge*.

 

Good idea with the Mk IV pads, I have a fair few in my bitz box. One downside of the MK VI kit is the lack of trim details makes it quite difficult for a legion whose accent colour is...gold trim

[Astartes Consul]

 

Slightly shocked by my own productivity to be uploading something else to its thread less than a week after my last post...

 

I've had a Recon Squad half finished for about six months now. So finally got them back out of the cupboard, mounted them on some cork and have been getting them ready for washes/transfers/decals. Blue pauldrons, helmets and power packs accompany the grey armour. 

 

 

 

 

[Hungry Nostraman Lizard]

Fantastic work on the grey for that Recon marine. 

[Astartes Consul]

7 hours ago, Hungry Nostraman Lizard said:

Fantastic work on the grey for that Recon marine. 

 

Thank you! Was pleasantly surprised when I go them out to do some more work as, when I first did them, I was a bit meh about the grey and thought it was a big flat.