News # 12 Forge World Newsletter #288

Eldar Phantom Titan Power Glaive 45£

The Phantom Titan is the mightiest of all the war machines fielded by the ancient and advanced xenos Eldar. Towering above the battlefield, these cyclopean war machines are commanded by a single Steersman, yet this single crewman does not pilot his charge completely alone.
Assisted by the spirit stones of long-dead Steersmen, the living pilot is able to merge his consciousness with those of his predecessors, allowing the Phantom to react and manoeuvre with nearly the same preternatural swiftness as an Eldar infantryman.
For a Phantom to be deployed the threat must be dire indeed, and the weaponry of these mighty Titans varies depending on the nature of the foe they will face. When ranged against enemy super-heavy walkers a Steersman will commonly arm his Titan with a Phantom Power Glaive, a long and shimmering sword similar in appearance to those wielded by Eldar Aspect Warriors, using the Phantom’s speed and agility to close with and destroy their opponents.

Irillyth, Phoenix Lord of the Shadow Spectres 14£

Once a disciple of Asurmen, first of the Eldar Phoenix Lords, Irillyth the Shade of Twilight founded the Shrine of the Shadow Spectres on the Craftworld of Mymeara. Drawn to the small Craftworld in response to a vision of doom and horror, Irillyth gifted the skills of stealth, swiftness and all-consuming firepower to the warriors of Mymeara. After many years, the Phoenix Lord led a great war host to the legend-shrouded world of Bethalmae to destroy a race that would, many thousands of years later, arise to threaten Craftworld Mymeara. Neither he nor any of his warhost ever returned to the Craftworld, and with the loss of their Phoenix Lord the Shadow Spectre aspect fell into decline.
Irillyth, Phoenix Lord of the Shadow Spectres is a lavishly detailed resin character designed by the talented Simon Egan. Portrayed in a suitably commanding pose and armed with his ancient weapon, the Spear of Starlight, full background for this resurrected Phoenix Lord will be featured in Imperial Armour Volume 11: The Doom of Mymeara. As an exclusive preview, experimental rules for Irillyth can be downloaded from the Forge World website.

 

apocalypticaly yours!
anselme

Tuto # 3 Make an energetic blade (Grey Knight style)

Hi all
Here a tutorial by the damned artificer to make an energetic blade with an air brush

Here's the tutorial for the swords as promised.
Don't be discouraged, it's actually really easy

1.You need:
-an Airbrush.
-Maskingtape.
-Black (I use vallejo black)
-White (I use valejo white)
-GW Hawk turquoise
-detail brush
-airbrush thinner (not shown on picture)

The semi advanced way:
2. The sword is basecoated with aerosol primer (Vallejo black primer in this case, but if you use white primer on your models this step is unnecessary ) as this is necessary to give the paint a good base to stick to and prevent it from peeling of when using the masking tap later on.

3. Now use the airbrush to lay the first layer of paint, which is the white. make sure that the blade of the sword is coated evenly with white. This may take a few layers.

4.Now mask half of the blade following the line in the middle of the blade. This is important to get the mirroring effect.

5. Now paint the botom and top part in Hawk turquoise with the airbrush, making sure to leave the middle section white. This is done by feathering the paint, meaning you start with a gentle layer of paint and build it up to a strong firm colour in each end leaving you with a nice fade effect.

6. Remove the tape, and then you are left with this.

7.Now mask the painted sides, leaving the white ones exposed. Instead of doing two Hawk turquoise you only paint one in the centre of the blade. This makes the colours mirrored on th two halves.

8.Now repeat the previous steps, but in black and make sure to leave some of the hawk turquoise showing. Thats actually it.

Now if you want to, you can use the detail brush and edge highlight the blade in white and ad the diagonal lines to the hawk turquoise areas as I did on the first model in this plog.

The simple way:
1. Mask the white basecoated blade as before.

2. Instead of painting both ends in hawk turquoise, just paint one end.

3. Now paint the opposite site, but from the other end

4. Finish by repeating with black and remember to leave the hawk turquoise showing.

Again you can choose to edge highlight the blade in white.

Apocalypticaly yours!
Anselme

News # 11 Forge World Newsletter #287

MkIc Deimos Pattern Rhino 33£


The ubiquitous Rhino Armoured Personnel Carrier is a mainstay of the Space Marine Chapters, and has been in continuous use for over ten thousand years. Its true origins are more distant still, and ancient records mention the RH1-N-0 Tracked Exploration and Multi-purpose Defence Vehicle accompanying explorator missions during Mankind’s Golden Age. Later, as the armies of the Imperium marched across the galaxy, the Rhino was re-armed and re-purposed for military use, and remains a mainstay of its might to this day.

There are many patterns and designs of this robust vehicle, and the MkIc Deimos Pattern Rhino is amongst one of the oldest variants, first issued en-masse to the Space Marine Legions of the Great Crusade. This pattern is armed with two turret-mounted bolters, slaved to the target-logis systems of the Rhino’s machine spirit, rather than the pintle-mounted storm bolter seen on the later MkIIc design that was more readily adopted after the Horus Heresy.

The MkIc Deimos Pattern Rhino, designed by Daren Parrwood, is a complete resin and plastic kit that contains a standard Games Workshop Rhino kit as well as sufficient resin conversion components to construct the MkIc Deimos Pattern variant. This detailed and evocative kit is available to pre-order now for despatch in the week commencing 28th November.


Minotaurs Land Raider and Rhino Door Sets 10.50£


A mysterious and darkly famed Chapter, the Minotaurs played a major part in the prosecution of the Badab War. Adding their full strength to the Loyalist cause, they were most lauded for their brutal and unrelenting near-destruction of the Secessionist Lamenters during the Battle of Optera.
Designed by Simon Egan, this set of detailed Minotaurs Land Raider Doors and Minotaurs Rhino Doors will be despatched in the week commencing 28th November. Both of these accessory kits are compatible with the full range of Space Marine vehicles available both from Forge World and Games Workshop, except for the MkIc Deimos Pattern Rhino which they are not compatible with.
This kit is probably in relation with the future IA vol12.

Rhino/Predator Reinforced Armour 16£

Our final release to be announced this week is a set of Rhino/Predator Reinforced Armour. This popular kit has been remodelled by Will Hayes, and now features different details and optional turret armour plates so that it can also be used on the plastic Predator kit.
Designed to fit the full range of Rhino-based plastic kits, the Rhino/Predator Reinforced Armour is perfect for both adding detail and variety to a Space Marine force and also for representing the Extra Armour upgrade option.
This kit is available to pre-order now for despatch in the week commencing 28th November.


Apocalypticaly yours!


anselme

Tuto # 2 Make a tank company - Baneblade

Baneblade " Le Redoutable"

Credit where credit's due, I am going to begin with Baneblade, " The Redoubtable " of its nickname. Why this name? And indeed because I wanted to keep French names and because I wanted to make reference to what exists in the French army. The Redoubtable, it is the name of first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines ( S.N.L.E). Built by France. A name quite indicated for my first super heavy tank.

Baneblade is originally the first super heavy of Forgeworld and it was de facto made mythical due to its exceptional size and due to its price, too just as much exceptional. It was de facto rather rare to see it in the truth, and it thus made a lot of Imperial players dream. Having no means to buy one, I stayed thus on the substitutes' bench too by hoping to be able to one day play one it.
And then came the time(weather) of Apocalypse and the exit(release) of the plastic model, easier to rise, and more economic, for a finish which I consider better. I thus dashed into this project at this moment there, there commencant with Baneblade.

The photo above shows it during the French Waaagh Day 15, where he(it) has to take away the 2nd price of paint. Thank you the lads! Photos this below are more recent, and there is some change as the markings and the paint of weapons.

At the level of the conversions, I added an angel, coming from a battleship BFG. The plastic antennas were replaced by the rope with guitar, more resistant. I not ais not stuck alcoves serving as observation post, to avoid highly-rated Gothic original.

I chose to equiper "Le Redoubtable" with 4 side turrets, because I wanted that it imposes it as much as possible and that it possesses most possible weapons, to represent well highly-rated sound mobile fortress.

While starting to paint the back I decided for a NMM style for all which is gilt. The advantage it is ca give highly-rated one catchy and more worked that a simple metalic. Of the blow with this photo I see that chimneys make rather pale appear in quoted. We shall see for next time..

I slightly modified reservoirs rear, because I did not like the central line of molding which is too visible. Furthermore it widens the back and gives him a more large-scale bit.





Next up will comming soon with malcador.

See you soon!

apocalypticaly yours!

Hiigara and Anselme

News # 10 Necron's comming

Hi all on this monday first necron wave is comming :).
The Doomsday Ark

The Ghost Ark

 Imotekh the Stormlord

Trazyn the Infinite

Necron Overlord

Necron Cryptek

 
Deathmarks

Immortals

Lychguard

Triarch Praetorians

Necron Catacomb Command Barge



Annihilation Barge

Necron Flayed One Pack

Apocalypticaly yours!

Anselme

News # 9 Forge World Newsletter 286 and others

Forge World Newsletter 286

Land Raider Proteus 80£

The Land Raider is perhaps the most iconic of all Imperial armoured vehicles. Its distinctive silhouette is recognisable to foe and ally alike, announcing the indomitable presence of the Adeptus Astartes, the heroic and super-human Space Marines. Many patterns and designs of this honoured and ancient war machine exist across the myriad worlds of the Imperium, yet few hold the mystery of the ‘Proteus’ patterns; which are valued highly by those Space Marine Chapters who possess them.
Mechanicus tech-savants use the term Land Raider Proteus to refer to a number of different configurations, believed to be the oldest of their kind. These are fitted with numerous sophisticated augury systems and cogitator engines, in addition to the Land Raider’s principal features of being a highly durable, environmentally sealed and well-armed battle tank. Ancient and forgotten data-looms describe the Proteus as a vehicle commonly fielded in Explorator missions during the dawning days of Mankind’s fledgling galactic empire, and perhaps, therefore, the progenitor for more commonplace variants.

This full resin kit, designed by Phil Stutcinskas, is packed with some amazing details and two different hull-mounted weapon options to supplement its twin-linked sponson-mounted lascannons. The Land Raider Proteus is available to order now for immediate despatch. Experimental rules to allow this ancient armoured vehicle to take to the field of battle are available to download from the Forge World website.

Relic Contemptor 32£

It is not uncommon for those Chapters blessed enough to count the ancient and revered Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought amongst their arsenal to embellish their armoured sarcophagus with scripture, honour scrolls and additional details to commemorate the heroism and indomitable valour of the Ancient enshrined within. The Relic Contemptor Dreadnought Body, designed by Simon Egan and Will Hayes, provides the perfect painting project and will make for a fantastic centrepiece to any Space Marine force.

Released this week alongside the Dreadnought Body are two additional weapons, both designed by Will Hayes. The Contemptor Pattern Multi-melta allows this most revered Dreadnought to be armed with potent anti-tank weaponry. The Contemptor Pattern Assault Claw, a variant and more savage close combat weapon, contains parts to arm the Contemptor with either a powerful Graviton Gun or a compact and deadly Plasma Blaster.

ChapterHouse jetbike

Chapterhouse Studios has released photos of its upcoming Javelin Class Jetbike. An item meant for pre-heresy 40K armies (Well, I guess that makes them 30K). Pretty cool and only $ 14 each.

Apocalypticaly yours!

Anselme

Return to Armageddon # 4 The Steel Legion part 1

After Armageddon project speaking about orks, it’s times to evoke those without whom Armageddon would have fallen, THE IMPERIUM DEFENSOR!

To fight against this first ork army of evil sunz i opt for 2 representative factions and probably a third with less importance. The most famous imperial guard regiment of Armageddon the steel legion will be treat first, for Space marines Salamanders will be treated.

The army list of steel legion is representative of this regiment, and itis made with an idea of motorized regiment.

Steel Legion army list:

HQ
Commissar Yarrick 185pts.
Lord commissar 80pts.

TROOPS
Command squad 62pts.
Chimera 55pts.
Infanterie unity 65pts.
Chimera 55pts.
Infanterie unity 65pts.Chimera 55pts.

Command squad 62pts.
Chimera 55pts.
Infanterie unity 55pts.
Chimera 55pts.
Infanterie unity 55pts.Chimera 55pts.

FAST ATTACKS

Hellhound 135pts.

Hellhound 135pts.

Hellhound 135pts.

Armored sentinel 55pts.

Armored sentinel 55pts.

Armored sentinel 55pts.

Armored sentinel 55pts.

Armored sentinel 55pts.

Armored sentinel 55pts.

HEAVY SUPPORT

Armageddon medusa 150pts.

Armageddon medusa 150pts.

Armageddon medusa 150pts.

Armageddon basilisk 140pts.

Armageddon basilisk 140pts.

Hydra 75pts.

Hydra 75pts.

SUPER HEAVY TANK

Shadowsword 450pts.

FLYERS

Thunderbolt 250pts.

Thunderbolt 250pts.

Althought thunderbolts are independant of the steel Légion it's a complement of the army list, at final the army list have 4044 points (with no points about the apocalypse formation), Salamanders army list is based on 2000 points to balance with ork army list.

I have star the painting of salamander, continue in next Armageddon Project :).

Apocalypticaly your!

Anselme