Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders Storm Eagle

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! This morning I have for you my Storm Eagle assault gunship. I hear from a lot of people that this is one of the worst kits to assemble that Forge World makes but I must have gotten a 'good' one as the assembly went rather well. I did not think the model was to big to handle while painting even with a brush. I am considering getting an airbrush because I think I can paint vehicles better. Oh well, enough talk, here are the pictures....

Storm Eagle Assault Gunship:

Mk IV armored pilot:

Central-spine Drake Scaled:

Side shot showing the door detail and the Legio XVIII icon which replaced the Aquila icon on the wingtip:

Looking from the rear:

The other side showing the same door detail and Legion icon:

Closer look at a door:

Looking at the front end:

I liked painting the interior especially with a Mk IV armored pilot. I have to add the plastic canopy after the sealant has dried:

It actually flies! Well sort of...
Here she sits on her base and flight stand. The model actually balances decently although on any future Storm Eagles I will hollow out the engines to remove a fair bit of weight which should really help it sit on a small flight base.

I really like the little Teddy Bear doll that is on the base, I think it is a nice little touch on the big bases:

That is all for this morning. I still have a couple of Rhinos and a Legion Glaive to show off from the first stage of my Heresy-era Salamanders project. I am glad the trip to GW's World of Battle is behind me so I can slow down on the Salamanders projects; painting 3000 points in less than 30 days was a bit much for me.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders the 'Iron Dragon' Cassian Dracos

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! It is Friday morning here and Mordian 7th and I are heading to the airport soon to catch a flight to GW's World of Battle in Memphis, TN. I thought I would show off my 3rd HQ choice for the event, here is my take on 'the Fallen Master, the Dragon Revenant, First Commander of the XVIII Legion': Cassian Dracos.........

His Banner which I am quite pleased with how it all turned out!

This was a very 'busy' model to paint with lots of surface details everywhere. I need to practice my flame painting a bit more, I would like to have the effect be more muted.....hmmm.

His base and if you look closely you can see a child's little dolly that he almost stepped on.

Cassian Dracos has special weapon arms which combine a powerfist and a special Salamanders flamer unit. I went with Puppetswar arms because I do not like the Forge World ones and I felt these ones looked more Heresy-era (older). The arms came with talons which I painted bone color to represent a Drake's Talons.  I also added a dragon headed flamer/melta nozzle which sits in the center of the powerfist.

The backside of his banner which shows the 'Iron Dragon' icon.

A look at one of his many trophy/fetish ropes and his base.

A look at the other shoulder and the Drake Talons over the powerfist. I think the contrast is nice between the bone and blue. He is a HQ choice and a very special character so I thought this was a decent way to add some more 'bling' to customized Dreadnought armor which happened to have been built by Vulkan himself!

Another look at the dragon nozzle poking out of the powerfist:

That is all for now, gotta get it all packed up in the car for the trip to the airport. One of the nice things about living in CO is we are fairly close to all things in the US and we have an awesome airport! I will have more painting updates when I get back and a whole mess of pictures from the weekend of Horus Heresy gaming! Take care and thanks for looking!

Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders Contemptor Dreadnought

Greetings once again InterWebs!!! The day was spent putting the finishing touches on the Legion Glaive and packing everything up in my BattleFoam case for the trip to GW's World of Battle in Memphis, TN for a weekend of Horus Heresy gaming. I have not had a lot of time lately to actually take pictures of everything but I have managed to take a few pictures. I would like to present to you my attempt at a Legion Contemptor Dreadnought for Legio XVIII Salamanders:

Venerable Brother Kinz'la:

Oaths of the Moment papers, flame red eyes, and a flaming Salamander icon:

Master-crafted Multi-Melta arm, Salamander Icon on the shoulder, and a Fetish Rope:

Backside view and a little look at his base:

Powerfist arm, Salamander Icon, and another Fetish Rope with a Blacksmith's Hammer:

The carapace mounted havoc launcher is magnetized to come off easily if needed:

I think the recovery of an abandoned project (from a friend.....Mordian 7th) turned out well. I can't wait to see what Forge World actually does for a Salamander Contemptor and I am sure I will have to get one or more! I do have pictures of my attempt at Cassian Dracos and I will try to get them posted before I jet off to Memphis. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders Land Raider Phobos Mk IIa

Greetings once again InterWebs!!! Still busy here but I am ever so close to being completely ready for the trip on Friday. Next up on my paint schedule was my attempt at a wrap-around tracked Land Raider Phobos MkII. I really enjoyed painting this model even though it was done quickly and the weathering/chipping is not done yet. I am also thinking of adding Roman Numeral XVIII decals on the larger tanks like this one. I am calling this model the 'Pride of Nocturne' and here she is:

I am not sure why this picture makes the model look brighter than it really is.

I used the Chapter House Studios doors because I really do not like the Forge World doors at all:

Showing the warp around Heresy-era looking tracks:

The Multi-Melta I made out of an Assault on Black Reach Dreadnought arm.

Again with a shot showing how the tracks wrap around the back end.

Another final look at the 'Pride of Nocturne'.

This conversion was a struggle to pull together but I think it really works well. I am just happy that all the little issues I had with the conversion are nicely covered/hidden by the paint. I promised myself that I wouldn't make another one of these but after seeing it all painted up I am leaning towards doing another.

That is all for now, I am off to finish up the last little bits of detail on the Legion Glaive. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders Legion Terminators

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!! Here is a real quick update as I have been super busy with work and painting! I would like to present to you my Legion Terminators:

The sergeant:

Powerfist with elongated fingers:

Optional heavy flamer when I want to swap out the powerfist guy:

Sorry it is a quick update but time is limited for me right now, the good thing is everything is painted for my trip to GW's World of Battle in Memphis. Look for a rapid series of updates with painted pictures coiming here in the next few days! Take care and thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Painted: Heresy-era Salamanders Apothecary

Greetings once again InterWebs!!! More work was done in the hobby room, paint was applied everywhere it seems! The work on my Heresy-era Salamanders continues with an Apothecary. Once again he is in Mk IV armor like everyone else in my army; I wanted to keep it a theme and thanks to Forge World I am able to come close to having everything in Mk IV armor. My Apothecary is a fairly standard build with only the addition of an auspex (on his belt) and his drake scale cloak (which all of my 'characters' wear) to set him apart from the basic model.

Here he is waiting to be based:

Left shoulder waiting for the upcoming Mk IV armor Salamander shoulder pad:

Even the Apothecary has a fetish/trophy rope. I added these to help show the early stages of the Promethean Cult and to show the prowess of the Legionnaire.

I kept the cowl on his drake scale cloak intact because I liked the way it raised up behind his helmet:

A closer look at his tabard and the auspex on his belt:

The model is supposed to be stepping up on something it seems so I will make sure to have him stepping up on something when he gets based this weekend. I thought about using a cloth banner I have for him but the cloak and the backpack apparatus all seem to interfere with it.

That is all for now, next up will be my Legion Terminators. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!

Painted Heresy-era Salamanders: Librarian and Chapter Serf

Greetings once again InterWebs!!! It seems I am on fire with the updates recently! Well all I can say is that I have been painting a fair bit recently (every day for a bit since Xmas) and I thought I would share with you all. Paint....Paint.....Paint.....it is everywhere these days and all I can think about! I think my fingers are started to get a black-green tint to them. The recent push to get 3000 points painted by the 16th leads me to show you my Salamanders Librarian and his Chapter Serf Shield Bearer.

Librarian:

Glowing runes of power on his leg armor:

Inferno Pistol. I did not want to say it was in his holster, something as nasty as an inferno pistol should be modeled and shown to your opponent (in my opinion):

Banner pole topper which I am pleased with how it all turned out. I really like how it is looking out over the soon to be added banner.

I use red drake scale cloaks for the general troopers but I thought it would be a nice touch to have a different color for the characters; I went with a blue drake skin for the Librarian which also helps show that he different then the rest.

Force axe (missing some paint it seems.....doh!), Librarian shoulder pad, and fetish ropes!

The Librarian is also equipped with a Storm Shield but I really didn't want him holding it which left hanging on his back which was not going to happen (cloak and banner pole). I decided that I would go with a native of Nocturne (Chapter Serf) who happens to follow the Librarian unto the anvil. I will always laugh at the horror this little guy will get exposed to during his gaming career while following the Librarian.

Shield Bearer Chapter Serf with native Nocturne skin tone as opposed to the Onyx/Midnight skin tone of the Legionaries:

Librarian's Storm Shield:

Scale shot of the duo which I think shows the height difference between a normal human and a post-human Space Marine:

Well, that was a nice enough little break from the painting. I am going to try and get some of this ink of my fingers before going back to the paint desk. I am getting closer by the day to having it all painted, now if the weather would warm up enough so I can seal these guys that would be awesome! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Take care!