Helias_Tancred Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Led by Marshal Edrek, with Castellans Konrad and Roland serving him, this Crusade has been tasked with traveling to the Araxxis System in Imperium Nihilus to aid a shrine world under assault and infiltration from within by chaos cultists led by Word Bearer traitor space marines. Information reveals the accursed arch-traitor Erebus may be present. High Marshal Helbrecht has tasked Marshal Edrek with destroying the traitors and heretics, and ensuring Erebus is hunted down and slain if he is present! The Strike Cruiser Durandal departs its rendezvous with the Eternal Crusader and fleet, accompanied by its escorts nova-class frigates Devout Fire and Lance of Terra, the gladius-class frigates Allacar, and Pugnacious, the hunter-class destroyer Fist of Purgation, 2 small bulk freighters and the Ecclesiarchy light cruiser Lantern, a "Light Bearer" vessel of the Dauntless class ... the first destination is the Nachmund Gauntlet! The Araxxian Crusade Squad Albrecht: 6 Eradicators Squad Halgrim: 10 Assault intercessors with jump packs Squad Godwin: 5 Intercessors Squad Landus: 5 Intercessors Squad Gareth: 10 Infernus marines Squad Reinholdt: 6 Bladeguard Veterans Squad Amardes: 5 Sternguard Veterans Primaris Crusader Squad Neiron: Sword Brother Neiron, 5 Initiates, and 4 neophytes (bolt rifles, bolt guns, and 2 pyreblasters) Primaris Crusader Squad Torismund: Sword Brother Torismund, 5 Initiates, and 4 Neophytes Primaris Crusader Squad Matthias: Sword Brother Matthias, 5 Initiates, and 4 Neophytes Primaris Crusader Squad Haldorin: Sword Brother Haldorin, 5 initiates, and 4 neophytes Squad Arnulf: 3 Eliminators Squad Garion: 10 Hellblasters Sword Brethren Garvain: 1. Sword Brother Castellan Garvain, leading 2. Sword Brother Varick 3. Sword Brother Breoc 4. Sword Brother Forin 5. Sword Brother Athos 6. Sword Brother Magnor 7. Sword Brother Bertrand 8. Sword Brother Cuthbert 9. Sword Brother Baldwin 10. Sword Brother Kargoth Sword Brethren Brusc: 1. Sword Brother Castellan Brusc, leading 2. Sword Brother Thurin 3. Sword Brother Remus 4. Sword Brother Marriat 5. Sword Brother Ulrich Sword Brethren Arnd: (Terminators) 1. Sword Brother Castellan Arnd, leading 2. Sword Brother Vedron 3. Sword Brother Theoric 4. Sword Brother Lucan 5. Sword Brother Sebastian Apothecary Clovis Apothecary Biologis Lucern Techmarine Reynard (Command Squad) Crusade Ancient Veteran Berend Crusade Veteran Odo (heavy bolter) Crusade Veteran Vornus (former Sternguard) Crusade Veteran Tancred (the Marshal’s champion/bodyguard/assistant, the "Gurney Halleck" of the Crusade!) Chaplain Bohemund (in Mk X Tacticus armor, with/without jump pack) Judiciar Erias Crusade Chaplain Karnak (in Terminator armor, ranking chaplain of the crusade) Castellan Roland, Chosen Guardian of the Aurelian Shroud, commander of Fighting Company Roland Castellan Konrad, 2nd in command of the Crusade, commander of Fighting Company Konrad Emperor’s Champion Martel Marshal Edrek, Leader of the Araxxian Crusade Ancient Brother Helgarn: Redemptor Dreadnought Ancient Brother Siegfried: Ballistus Dreadnought Raldan Hexfarius, member of the Officio Assassinorum, Vindicare Temple (attached to the Crusade) Repulsor “Dorn’s Wrath” Storm Speeder Thunderstrike "Gallant" Predator Annihilator “Fist of Duty” Gladiator Reaper “Emperor’s Hand” Gladiator Lancer "Devout Fury" 3 Impulsors “Retribution”, “Bane of Heresy”, and “Long Vigil” Razorback “Crusader’s Faith” Land Raider “Divine Hammer” Drop Pod "Nrod" Crusade fleet: Strike cruiser, 2 nova-class frigates, 2 gladius-class frigates, hunter-class destroyer, 2 small bulk freighters, ecclesiarchy light cruiser. Pics and more crusade info to follow.... Edited December 5 by Helias_Tancred Brother Carpenter, Scribe and calgar101 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Leader of the Araxxian Crusade, Marshal Edrek. The bearer of the holy relic Tannhauser's Bones. Sir Clausel, SWORD BROTHER RYAN, Marshal Reinhard and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6009375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Techmarine Reynard calgar101, Brother Carpenter, Marshal Reinhard and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6009563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Christopher Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Welcome back, brother! I remember your awesome conversions from years back. I'm excited to see a member of what I consider to be the Old Guard of this subforum return. Thanks for sharing the models, they're pretty rad. I think that you've nailed the highlights on the black armour. From the other thread, I know t hat you had some doubts and I'm glad that you went with the 'warm' highlights approach, i.e. greyish greys rather than bluish greys. Is the list of crusade members a target for your collection or your actual collection? Either way, I feel it's a great representation of a Black Templars crusade. I also really appreciate that you've included "Bob" as a name - it's a nice dry joke and a perfect contrast to the otherwise thematic and pompous naming patterns used in 40k. Thumbs up, as the youths say. Helias_Tancred 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6009620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, Brother Christopher said: Welcome back, brother! I remember your awesome conversions from years back. I'm excited to see a member of what I consider to be the Old Guard of this subforum return. Thanks for sharing the models, they're pretty rad. I think that you've nailed the highlights on the black armour. From the other thread, I know t hat you had some doubts and I'm glad that you went with the 'warm' highlights approach, i.e. greyish greys rather than bluish greys. Is the list of crusade members a target for your collection or your actual collection? Either way, I feel it's a great representation of a Black Templars crusade. I also really appreciate that you've included "Bob" as a name - it's a nice dry joke and a perfect contrast to the otherwise thematic and pompous naming patterns used in 40k. Thumbs up, as the youths say. Thanks! It took me a while to decide how I wanted to paint my templars black armor. If I was better at very consistent edging I'd probably go with the Thunderhawk/Fenrisian method, but sadly I'm not there yet and the gray methods are more forgiving imo. The list of names for members and vehicles of my crusade represent my Black Templar collection; built, primed/based, and ready for gameplay. I'm now starting painting the collection (along with some Blood Angel terminators I'm painting for a friend). "Bob" gets the job done! lol. I came up with a lot of Black Templar sounding names and ones from the 9th edition codex that when I got to the pod I'm like "no one names a drop pod!" My Crusade name, Araxxian Crusade, is heavily influenced by the planet Arrakis. lol. I'm a Dune fan. Also Marshal Edrek is an anagram of my name, Derek ;) Edited December 16, 2023 by Eilio Tiberius calgar101 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6009769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) My final goal is to have name plates for all of my characters, unit leaders, and sword brethren. Edited December 24, 2023 by Eilio Tiberius Brother Carpenter 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6009770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 High Marshal Helbrecht. Marshal Mattias, Brother Christopher, Sir Clausel and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6014213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Emperor's Champion Martel of the Araxxian Crusade. CastellanDeMolay, Sir Clausel, Tokugawa and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6025056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 (edited) Castellan Roland, chosen guardian of the Aurelian Shroud, of the Araxxian Crusade. Edited March 2 by Helias_Tancred Marshal Reinhard, Sir Clausel, Brother Captain Vakarian and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6025709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 High Reclusiarch Grimaldus. He sometimes checks in on the Araxxian Crusade! lol. Brother Captain Vakarian, Rockybaerboa and Sir Clausel 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6029467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Christopher Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Thank you for continuously sharing your models. Your paint scheme is very neat. I also like what you're doing with the bases, giving every model a proper tactical rock to stand on. The ork (?) skulls are a nice tough, too. Helias_Tancred and Brother Carpenter 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6029488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 (edited) 8 hours ago, Brother Christopher said: Thank you for continuously sharing your models. Your paint scheme is very neat. I also like what you're doing with the bases, giving every model a proper tactical rock to stand on. The ork (?) skulls are a nice tough, too. I decided the base scheme when I first started my Black Templar collection. All of the infantry have full cork bases on top of their standard GW base. The characters all have a partial cork base along with several skulls to separate them from the rank and file, and denote them as characters. I also came upon a plasma coil recipe I like; a pure white base with Aethermatic Blue contrast over it. Heavy or light to your liking. It's very easy to apply. In theory if you prefer a more pure blue for the plasma coils, or any other color for that matter, you can experiment with other contrast paints or AP's speed painter 2.0 line for example, and figure out your preference? I went back and re-did all the plasma coils on my characters with plasma weapons so far. They all have the same appearance as Grimaldus's pistol has. I'm taking two grad courses at the moment, and I need to finish an overdue Blood Angel terminator project for a friend, so some time is going to pass before I paint another Black Templar. Next time I may do a full infantry unit (sword brethren?), or a vehicle (my Gladiator Lancer?) Edited March 21 by Helias_Tancred Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6029675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 (edited) Sergeant Garion, Hellblasters. Edited September 20 by Helias_Tancred Sir Clausel, Dr. Clock and Marshal Reinhard 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6050066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 2 feet+ away it looks a lot sharper lol. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6050185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 (edited) Okay, I've got my standard black & white shoulder pad regular Black Templar down, in the form of this hellblaster. I'm pretty happy with it. It will get repeated across my intercessors, jump pack intercessors, gravis-armored eradicators, etc. Edited July 21 by Helias_Tancred Sir Clausel, Canadian_F_H and Marshal Reinhard 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6050957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Just to add, if I had to do over again I'd use far less Black Templar shoulder pads. Its easier to do the inside of the shoulder pad all white, and then use a water decal. With proper use of Micro Sol and matte varnish out of the pot, you can make the decals look basically "painted on" smooth! .... Brother Carpenter 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6051023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 (edited) Castellan Konrad, 2nd in command of the Araxxian Crusade Edited July 25 by Helias_Tancred Sir Clausel and Dr. Clock 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6051869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 (edited) I heavily thinned down some Cadian Fleshtone and smoothed out the face and top of the head some .... Edited July 26 by Helias_Tancred Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6052006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWORD BROTHER RYAN Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Your models are an inspiration. Almost makes me want to drop the project I'm working on and get back to painting black! Helias_Tancred 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6052434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 (edited) Brother Lucern, Apothecary Biologis of the Araxxian Crusade. Edited September 11 by Helias_Tancred Marshal Reinhard 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6053174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Update, I'm re-doing his left shoulder pad to black with a white trim. Also considering a new water decal slide or two that are BT themed with apothecary symbols. I'll post new pics when I'm done. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6053364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 (edited) Updated Brother Lucern. I like it better. Edited September 11 by Helias_Tancred CastellanDeMolay and Marshal Reinhard 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6053395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Brother Clovis, Apothecary of the Araxxian Crusade. Sir Clausel and CastellanDeMolay 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6054617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 That's some very clean work on the apothecaries. Nice job! Helias_Tancred 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6054620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helias_Tancred Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Thanks ... for both of my apothecaries I wanted to try different ways to do their PITA white armor. For the Biologis I did a straight layer paint starting with Adminiastratum Grey, then Ulthuan Grey, then Army Painter Fanatic Matte White. For the regular apothecary I dry brushed that same sequence on his armor before I started. Looking back I will always dry brush white armor on apothecaries. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/381760-the-araxxian-crusade/#findComment-6054623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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