Brother Argent Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) THE MARCH FOR MARCH A casual painting Challege from the Argent Forge Greeting my fellow Brothers and Sisters of the B&C. Welcome to my March for March thread and/or challenge/invitation to you all. As most of you know I am quite mad. Madder then a World Eater thats had to watch the same re-run episode of My Little Pony or Care Bears for three thousands times while being strapped in a room filled with nothing but the softest pillows. Well being the generous guy that I am I would like to share some of that madness with you all. I have set myself a challenge. To paint 500(ish) points of Astra Millitarum in the Month of March. A bold goal. A heroic goal. A totally unrealistic goal. But when have I ever had any grasp on reality? In order to help motivate myself and maybe share the madness just that little bit more I would like to invite/challenge some of you illustrious people to do the same. I am laying down the gauntlet for any that are interested to take up my March for March What is the Challenge exactly? I hear you ask. I maybe thats just the voices in my head. No matter. I challenge people to either: A) Paint a 500pts force of their chosen army, or; B) Paint a full Combat Patrol force of their chosen army. And post pics and then for bonus points - Play and post results (doesn't have to be full report but kudos if it is) of a game with that force. If enough people want to take up this challenge I will make some some simple signature banners maybe. Because we are already into the month and a challenge like this probably takes some fore thought and planning (unless your name is Brother Argent...) the challenge stands till the end of the Month of March and I give people 31 days from the time of their vow to complete. I encourage anyone that want to participate to share WIP progress here. Maybe set a weekly update schedule goal like I am. So how do I participate? Well provided the mods allow me this bot of madness all you need do is post in this thread a vow along the lines of: "I, <insert name here> vow to embrace my madness and complete <insert goal here> of <insert faction here> in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March!" Provide a before pic in this thread. And a unit break down if you want. But no need if not, this is a casual thing after all. So, join me (or not) on my mad MARCH FOR MARCH! The Ranks of the Mad Marchers Brother Argent - 500(ish) points - ASTRA MILITARUM (New Eden Rifles) - VOW (1/3) - COMPLETION (due 31/3) FAILED! TheArtilleryman - 500(ish) points - T'AU EMPIRE - VOW (2/3) - COMPLETION (due 1/4) FAILED! guardian31 - 500(ish) points - CHAOS ASTARTES (Red Corsairs) - VOW (2/3) COMPLETION (due 1/4) FAILED! Kennyjapan - 500(ish) points - HERESY ULTRAMARINES - VOW (3/3) COMPLETION (due 2/4) mini_painting_mike - 500(ish) points - SISTERS OF BATTLE - VOW (4/3) COMPLETION (due 3/4) FAILED! Casual Heresy - 500(ish) points - ADEPTUS ASTARTES (Covenant of Fire 9th Company) - VOW (5/3) COMPLETION (due 4/4) FAILED! Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch - 500(ish) points - NECRONTYR - VOW (6/3) COMPLETION (due 5/4) Reclusiarch Jolemai - 500(ish) points - ADEPTUS ASTARTES (Blood Angels) - VOW (6/3) COMPLETION (due 5/4) TrawlingCleaner - 500(ish) points - CHAOS ASTARTES (Red Corsairs) - VOW (7/3) COMPLETION (due 6/4) Praetorian of Inwit - 500(ish) points - ADEPTUS ASTARTES (Imperial Fists) - VOW (16/3) COMPLETION (due 15/4) Dwango - 500(ish) points ( And then some) - ADEPTUS ASTARTES (Dark Angels) - VOW (17/3) COMPLETION (due 16/4) Mr Oddity - 500(ish) points - NECRONTYR - VOW (31/3) COMPLETION (due 2/5) Edited Thursday at 04:17 AM by Brother Argent ZeroWolf, tinpact, Firedrake Cordova and 5 others 4 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 I, Brother Argent, Master of Madness, Keeper of the Argent Forge, Maker Upper of Really Long and Pretentious Sounding Titles that Just Frustrate Everyone, vow to embrace my madness and complete 500ish points of The New Eden Rifles (Astra Millitarum) in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March! Its this plus an old Hellhound if I can ever find the bloody thing to strip it... gaurdian31, MithrilForge, Jolemai and 2 others 2 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurdian31 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I'll most likely join up with some Red Corsairs to paint. If I have partial squads how would that work. I have a squad of terminators with one painted already, though I suppose I do have a terminator lord I could through in there. TrawlingCleaner and Brother Argent 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 One model or so from a squad painted would be fine mate. Same as things in basecoat or started already. Just not mostly finished obviously. This is no hard and fast challenge, just a fun way to share in the madness. I look forward to seeing what you vow, mate. Firedrake Cordova, gaurdian31 and ZeroWolf 1 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurdian31 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Sounds good! I have a Master of Executions, Master of Possession, 5 man Terminator Squad and 5 man Possessed squad that I'll vow for this. I'll get pictures as soon as I can and I think I'll throw the lord in terminator armor as squad leader of the squad so I can get him painted up too. That's 495 points. Brother Argent 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Oh no you’ve gone and done it now … Reckon I can get away with pledging this little lot? It’s not technically a combat patrol as it has two units that are under strength, but it works out about 578 points. 5 pathfinders, 5 drones, 2 crisis battlesuits and a Stormsurge: I, TheArtilleryman, vow to embrace my madness and complete 578 points of t’au empire in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March! The reason the units are not full units is because I’ve already painted some of the models. If I finish this lot then my whole t’au army will be done. Here is the force as it is: Seeing as this is my whole plodding along vow for the 12 months of hobby it’s possible I might be getting a bit carried away … Edited March 1 by TheArtilleryman TrawlingCleaner, Firedrake Cordova, gaurdian31 and 3 others 2 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 (edited) Getting carried away is what this challenge is all about mate. It all looks good to me. What Sept are you doing? And welcome to the challenge its first (other then me) challengers. Edited March 2 by Brother Argent gaurdian31, TheArtilleryman and TrawlingCleaner 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwango Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I've literally set myself the challenge to paint the deathwing assault box in February! Do I attempt to do it again. I will be adding to the force with a redemptor and some bikes, but this feels like it would be cheating. It being a low model count and all. I may start at the end of the month and go into April. Gives me chance to look at what I've got to do. Good idea though! gaurdian31 and Brother Argent 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyjapan Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 If you'll allow stuff already vowed for the 12monthsofhobby i'll gladly join on this madness as i've already been shoehorned into doing something similar by the cruel laughter of indifferent dice gods Grotsmasha, Firedrake Cordova and gaurdian31 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 If its Combat patrol or 500 pts (ish) then its welcome. I'm vowing my stuff for the 12MoH as it is. I look forward to what you come up with. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 9 hours ago, Brother Argent said: Getting carried away is what this challenge is all about mate. It all looks good to me. What Sept are you doing? And welcome to the challenge its first (other then me) challengers. Thanks! The scheme is my own but I’ve not chosen/named the sept or made up any lore. I used to use Vior’la sept rules in 9th but those are gone now. Will see what the new codex brings. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyjapan Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) 16 hours ago, Brother Argent said: If its Combat patrol or 500 pts (ish) then its welcome. I'm vowing my stuff for the 12MoH as it is. I look forward to what you come up with. Excellent! In that case i'll vow my 12month/hobby vow of roughly 900pts of: 1x Forge Lord 10x Nemesis Destroyers 6x Termies 1x Dread 2x Invictarii 5x Locutarus Spoiler EDIT: Added pictures and completely forgot about the 5 Locutarus! Edited March 2 by Kennyjapan TrawlingCleaner, gaurdian31, Firedrake Cordova and 2 others 3 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Argent Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Heresy Ultramarines I guess? Either way welcome to the March. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyjapan Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Yep Heresy Ultra's! Many thanks, hopefully we'll all succeed this madness! Firedrake Cordova and gaurdian31 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini_painting_mike Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 "I, Brother Mike, vow to embrace my madness and complete 500pts of Sisters of Battle in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March!" This is a great idea and I'm excited to get involved! I've actually just embarked on upgrading my SoB combat Patrol to a full 1000pts force, so the timing of this is perfect! I don't have a 'before' pic to hand, but I can show off the first completed unit I just finished tonight as a taster! My list of bits to paint for this are Paragon Warsuits Battle Sister Squad Rhino Penitent Engine Kennyjapan, Jolemai, Firedrake Cordova and 5 others 6 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurdian31 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Time to make it official: "I, gaurdian31 vow to embrace my madness and complete a Master of Possession, Master of Executions, a 5 man squad of Possessed and a 5 man terminator squad (495 pts) of Chaos Space Marines in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March!" Spoiler mini_painting_mike, Jolemai, Kennyjapan and 4 others 5 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Alas, I'm going to be moving in a few months and am working on getting all my hobby stuff packed up. Brother Argent, gaurdian31 and mini_painting_mike 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurdian31 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 @jaxomGood luck on the move! Firedrake Cordova and jaxom 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Since I've honed in on a recipe I like for the project, might as well add my pledge to get the Covenant of Fire (all infernus marine all the time!!) list off the ground. "I, Casual Heresy vow to embrace my madness and complete 500ish pts of Covenant of Fire 9th Company in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March!" So I'll be pledging to finish the following: 1x Captain 1x Ancient 1x Lieutenant with Combi-weapon 1x Apothecary Biologis 2x 10 man Infernus Squads mini_painting_mike, Kennyjapan, sitnam and 5 others 5 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I, Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch, in my madness, join the March for March, and vow to complete 1 Monolith, 1 Ghost/Doomsday Ark conversion, and one of these three infantry units to push me over 500 points. May the Silent King punish me if I am to fail! Glory to the Eternal Empire! I am FINALLY getting to put my airbrush to use. Hoping that it makes painting this stuff a LOT easier. Brother Argent, TrawlingCleaner, Casual Heresy and 6 others 5 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) "I, Reclusiarch Jolemai vow to embrace my madness and complete 1x TDA Chaplain, 1x5 Vanguard Veterans with jump packs, 1x Ironclad Dreadnought, 1x Venerable Dreadnought (495 points) for the glory of the Blood Angels sub-forum and Chapter by 3rd April 2024* and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March!" * this vow is comprised of parts from my 12 Month Challenge March and Plodding vows. The April segment (Chaplain and VAS) need to be finished by the date listed to secure the Overtime badge Ironclad, Venerable Dreadnought, Chaplain WIP Spoiler Yes, I know my setup is a mess right now Vanguard WIP Spoiler Edited March 6 by Jolemai Firedrake Cordova, gaurdian31, TrawlingCleaner and 3 others 4 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrawlingCleaner Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I, TrawlingCleaner, vow to embrace my madness and complete 1 Chaos Lord in Terminator armour, 5 Chaos Terminators, 1 Vindicator and 2 Bikers of Red Corsairs (Chaos Space Marines) in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March! This comes at a great time for me as a Crusade starts that I'm hoping in on, I'll need some reinforcements! Brother Argent, gaurdian31, Jolemai and 6 others 7 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) Wish I had the time, but March isn't the best time of year for me. Best of luck to all the frater participating! Edited March 6 by sitnam mini_painting_mike, gaurdian31, Brother Argent and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini_painting_mike Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 3/3/2024 at 11:03 PM, mini_painting_mike said: "I, Brother Mike, vow to embrace my madness and complete 500pts of Sisters of Battle in 31 days and vow to share my madness with others as I March for March!" This is a great idea and I'm excited to get involved! I've actually just embarked on upgrading my SoB combat Patrol to a full 1000pts force, so the timing of this is perfect! I don't have a 'before' pic to hand, but I can show off the first completed unit I just finished tonight as a taster! My list of bits to paint for this are Paragon Warsuits Battle Sister Squad Rhino Penitent Engine Update! Battle Sister Squad under way!!! On 3/4/2024 at 3:00 PM, jaxom said: Alas, I'm going to be moving in a few months and am working on getting all my hobby stuff packed up. I feel you! I moved house in early January and basically wasn't able to hobby for almost a whole month! TheArtilleryman, Firedrake Cordova, gaurdian31 and 5 others 7 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArtilleryman Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) @TrawlingCleaner, nice kitbashing on the new terminators! In the spirit of sharing progress, the Stormsurge has got its trousers on: More info and pictures on my blog: Edited March 8 by TheArtilleryman Firedrake Cordova, Brother Argent, Jolemai and 5 others 6 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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