HH WIP Imperial Fists, Terra Stands.

[Son of Rawl]

Hello everyone, as the title says. I'm looking to jump into Heresy 2.0 after a long break. I have put off attempting it after suffering PTSD flashbacks from numerous attempts at a smooth yellow.

 

But the Siege of Terra is my favourite setting for the hobby, and the VIIth are my favourite Legion. So here we go again at another attempt.

This attempt is going be themed, I'm looking to have my force look like it has been fighting constantly since the first bombardment. It will be set after Book 4: Saturnine going up to the desperate fighting in Book 6: Warhawk.

 

So far I have finished a test scheme that is going to be the standard I'm aiming for.

It turned out better than I hoped, still experimenting with battle damage but that will get better the more I do it. Now it's just maintaining this standard through the entire project. Throne help us.

 

Terra stands.

[Firedrake Cordova]

He looks great - just the right amount of weathering for me

[calgar101]

That looks fantastic! My next HH army is a force of Fists defending Terra so I'll definitely be following this for tips and motivation. That yellow is very well done and so is your weathering. Have you thought about what units will be in your army yet?

Glory to Dorn and the Emperor. 

[Aarik]

Looks awesome!  I've been contemplating a similar Siege of Terra-themed Imperial Fists force, so I'll have to keep an eye on this thread too.  And I like how you did the battle damage, he looks appropriately weathered.  The only thing I noticed for possible improvement is the few chunkier horizontal scratches on his right leg in the second pic.  I think thinner scratches would fit the scale a bit better, and less uniform size and placement would help them look more natural.  The ones on the right leg are basically the same width as the ones on his shoulderpad, but the shoulderpad ones didn't catch my eye because they weren't as uniform.  These are just nitpicks though and would disappear when looking at the army or even a squad on the table.  I like how bold you were with the weathering because my natural tendency is to hold back on it haha.  

 

 

[Son of Rawl]

16 hours ago, calgar101 said:

That looks fantastic! My next HH army is a force of Fists defending Terra so I'll definitely be following this for tips and motivation. That yellow is very well done and so is your weathering. Have you thought about what units will be in your army yet?

Glory to Dorn and the Emperor. 

Cheers dude, looking forward to seeing your progress, can keep each other going with our projects.

I have been working on a few lists, but right now I'm wanting to work with the new plastic kits. They look great, and promise a better experience to build than the FW kit. If you ever built a Fire Raptor or Storm Eagle, you will know lol.

 

10 hours ago, Aarik said:

Looks awesome!  I've been contemplating a similar Siege of Terra-themed Imperial Fists force, so I'll have to keep an eye on this thread too.  And I like how you did the battle damage, he looks appropriately weathered.  The only thing I noticed for possible improvement is the few chunkier horizontal scratches on his right leg in the second pic.  I think thinner scratches would fit the scale a bit better, and less uniform size and placement would help them look more natural.  The ones on the right leg are basically the same width as the ones on his shoulderpad, but the shoulderpad ones didn't catch my eye because they weren't as uniform.  These are just nitpicks though and would disappear when looking at the army or even a squad on the table.  I like how bold you were with the weathering because my natural tendency is to hold back on it haha.  

 

 

Yeah do agree with the three strips on the leg, it's something I need to remind myself. As I paint one and just want to add other lines, when a less is more approach is needed. Attempting freehand bullet/las impacts for the batch I'm working on now. Attempting five at a time which I think is doable, in theory.

 

19 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

He looks great - just the right amount of weathering for me

Cheers dude, been testing so many ways of doing this, and it's good to see it's worked. Always wanted to do a grimdark type project, it's a good feeling to actually start it.

 

Terra Stands.

[calgar101]

Yeah the plastic kits are great and so much better to work with than resin. I do hope the rest of the range gets plastic treatment quickly!

In the next couple of weeks I'll be doing my testers for my IF force and will start a thread too, I don't want to hijack anyones, so we can definitely motivate one another.

 

I have the books on order so not fully updated on the rules as of yet, been working off Book 3 Extermination haha.

My force is going to be based around a denial company, lots of breachers and some Vindicators to slow the traitors down. I look forward to seeing your lists.

[Son of Rawl]

Hello everyone, have an update and I have finished batch painting five dudes for my first Tactical Squad. I have taken a before and after to show how much hell they through in the battle damage phase.

So this is how they look before I start ruining their parade ready look.

This is them afterward. I tried varying the damage on each one and I think it worked. Can get individual pics if people want to see them up close.

The important thing is that they go with my first attempt. Just need to work on their bases plus eye lenses once the shade has fully set.

Pretty hyped to seeing a full force like this. I have something special planned for the Sergeant but need the Close Combat box coming to order this week. 

 

I do have a 3000 point list I am aiming to do like this as a first force. It is a Crusade List with no Rite of War. They will come later.

 

HQ

Tataros Praetor with Thunder Hammer and Vigil Storm Shield

Tartaros Command Squad

 - 4 with Thunder Hammer Storm Shields

 - 1 with Banner and Solarite Gauntlet

 - Land Raider with 3 Lascannons

Master of Signals

Castellan with Assault Cannon

Elites

10 Cataphractii Terminators

 - 2 with Assault Cannons, Power Fists

 - 7 with Combi Bolters, Power Fists

 - Sarge with Power Sword

Troops

2 x 15 Tactical Squads

 - Sarge's with Chainswords

10 man Inductii

Heavy Support

10 Heavy Support with Assault Cannons

 - Rhino with Multi Melta

10 Heavy Support with Lascannons

2 Leviathan Dreadnoughts

 - Claw and Drill, double Assault Cannons.

 

I do want to make a Stone Gauntlet Rite, but that will be after this lot is done first.

Thanks for all the interest in this project too, it really helps keeping at it.

 

Until next time, Terra Stands.

[Firedrake Cordova]

An army that looks like those will look great

[calgar101]

I echo Firedrake Cordova there, you've done a great job! Your full army will look so good.