My second heavy weapon squad

 Hi all. 

I have yet another squad to show you guy/girls. With the few battles I have had with my Word Bearers, it was clear to me that I needed more units that have the capability of taking down armour. So I decided to do a 5 man Lasscannon squad. I hope you like :-)

Please comment below on your opinions and also what other unit you think I should do.

Take care :-) 

Word Bearers Heavy Support Squad

Hi all

I am very happy to shear with you guys/girls a new squad I have recently completed. 

As you can see, they are a 5 man Heavy Support Squad with missile launchers. These models were very straight forward to complete, and in comparison to my 40 Tactical marines, these were very quick, which was a nice change for me :-),

I am now planing on completing a second Heavy Support Squad very soon so watch this space :-)

Take care 

Word Bearer tactical squad teaser

Hi all

I just wanted to show you guy/girls a little teaser of my word bearer tactical squads., all with legion shoulder pads. I only really have the bases to do to make them tabletop ready, but of course I will add little bits here and there. Enjoy :-)

Word Bearer Contemptor wip

Hi all

I would like to show you what I have been doing lately. I have made quite a lot of progress with my word bearer contemptor. I am really enjoying painting this model and it is a good change from marine after marine lol

I really like the way the gold is looking in contrast to the granite grey armour.

All I really have to do are the weapons and a few of the small details which really shouldn't take me long.

Let me know what you think in the comments down below.

Take care :-) 

Erebus is here to spread the Emperor's word

Si vis pacem, para bellum

If you want peace, prepare for war!!!

He is finally here, the first Chaplin of the word bearers, Erebus.

I have really loved painting this guy. Firstly because I think the model is stunning with so much detail. And secondly because this guy is by far my favourite character in the Horus heresy.

In a battle, I will more than likely put him I a squad with a squad of close combat veterans. However, since they are not quite finished, here are some pictures of him with a squad of  tactical marines. Hope you enjoy :-)

I would also like to share with you a new piece of Horus Heresy art form Black Library. This is the cover for an upcoming novel called Legacies of Betrayal. This picture is really a who's who of Horus Heresy bad guys. How many can you name? Comment below 

Take care :-)

Pre-Heresy Word Bearers 3000pts

Hi all

For those of you who remember, I posted up a list for my first Pre-Heresy Word Bearers a little while ago. However, I now have an updated list of 3000pts to show share with you.

The reason I have made some adjustments is firstly to utilise the models I already have without having to purchase too much more, and also I have been given the challenge to have 3000pts ready for July as I will be participating in a campaign written by one of our very own battle bunnies. So here is the list I came up with:

Legion Praetor: Power Weapon; Plasma Pistol; Melta-bombs; Digital lasers 150

4 Incendiaries: + 1 Iconclast (Inferno pistol; Power Axe; Artificier Armour; frag grenades; krak grenades, Jump Pack; Melta Bombs (sgt only); 2 Phosphex bomb) 225

1 Legion Contemptor Deadnought: Twin-linked Autocannon; DCCW Heavy Flamers; Havoc Launcher 205

1 Rapier Carrier 40 heavy bolter

4 Veteran Legionaire: Volkite Charger (1:5); 4× Power Weapon; Special Rule: Furious Charge; + 1 Legionaire Sergeant (Thunder Hammer; Artificier armour; frag grenades; krak grenades) 205

19 Legionaire: + 1 Legionaire Sergeant (power weapon; Artificier armour; frag grenades; krak grenades) 270

19 Legionaire: + 1 Legionaire Sergeant (combi-melta; Artificier armour; frag grenades; krak grenades) 270

Legion Storm Eagle Assault Gunship: Twin-linked Multi-melta; 2 Wing Twin-linked Lascannons 265

4 Heavy Support Legionaire: 4× Lascannon; + 1 Space Marine Sergeant (Lascannon; Artificier armour; frag grenades; krak grenades; Augury Scanner) 250

4 Heavy Support Legionaire: 4× Missile Launcher; + 1 Space Marine Sergeant (Missile Launcher (F and K); Artificier armour; frag grenades; krak grenades; Augury Scanner) 175

Primarch Lorgar Aurellian 375

Legion Fellblade Super-Heavy Tank: Armoured Ceramite; Pintle twin-linked Bolter; Space Marine Legion crew (BS4) 570

Firstly I would like to point out that the Praetor is meant to be a stand-in for a Pre-Heresy Erebus. The reason for this is because we had to find a way of having Erebus without all of his psychic daemon powers, and this was the closest we could come to. 

I tried to make this list to be aimed at fighting xenos, as that is what the great crusade was all about, with lots of weapons that cause a lot of wounds, at not nessaserly a the hight strength or low Ap that you would need to fight power armour. Also I should add that the veterans would be with Erebus and Lorgar in the Storm Eagle, on certain battles but not so much as to make it overused. 

I am really looking forward to completing this list and I will give you guys/girls regular updates with pictures once I have completed each squad.

Let me know what you think, and if you would build the list any different. Also if you have you own Word Bearer list then please share below in the comments.

Take care :-)

Pre-Heresy Word Bearers

Hi all

The time has finally come for me to show you my first Pre-Heresy Word Bearers tac squad and also tell you the paint scheme I used. 

So, first of all, I air brushed Mechanicus standard grey thinned with Lahmian Medium. 

Then I wash all the armour with Agrax earthshade thinned with Lahmian Medium

Next, I lightly sponged on Dawnstone followed by a second wash of Agrax earthshade.

Then I done all of the bolts on the armour and the metal bits on the backpack in Ironbreaker. 

For the eyes, I done Warpstone glow followed by Coelia greenshade. 

Finally with the boltguns, I done the clip and part of the main body of the gun Ironbreaker and the bullets I painted bronze.

Here is a picture of my completed squad. I have equipped the sergeant with a bolt pistol and a power maul to go along with the fluff of the Word Bearers.

Please comment below with what you guys think. A post with my completed Ashen Circle will follow very shortly. 

Take care :-) 

Ashen Circle WIP

Hi all.

I just thought I would share with you all what I have been up to lately. Here is my current work in progress of my Ashen Circle.  

The more I do of these models, the more I love them. The individual details on each model is just stunning. As you can see, I do not have much more to do, but once I do finish them, I will post more pictures of the whole squad so keep an eye out :-) 

Take care 

Pre-Heresy Word Bearers

ŁHi all

It is finally time for me to make a start on my Pre-Heresy Word Bearers, the greatest legion and the main instigators of the Horus Heresy. 

I have been looking forward to this project ever since I was introduced to my favourite character in the Horus Heresy novels, First Chaplain Erebus.

Firstly I would like to share with you an army list that I came up with, with a little bit of assistance from Khall, that I believe will be a good starting point to what will hopefully be a quite sizeable force.  So here is my 2000 point list. 

     

High Chaplain Erebus 195

4 Incendiaries: Iconclast (Inferno pistol; Power Axe; Artificier Armour; frag grenades; krak grenades, Jump Pack). 200

1 Legion Contemptor Deadnought: Twin-linked Autocannon; DCCW Heavy Flamers; Havoc Launcher. 205

1 Rapier Carrier: Laser Destroyer Array. 55

19 Legionaire: Legionaire Sergeant (combi-flamer); Legion Vexilla. 270

19 Legionaire: Legionaire Sergeant (power weapon); Legion Vexilla. 270

1 Legion Predator: Executioner Plasma Destroyer; 2x Sponsoon Lascannons; Machine Spirit; Pintle Combi-bolter. 190

4 Heavy Support Legionaire: Space Marine Sergeant (Lascannon; Augury Scanner); 4× Lascannon. 240

Primarch Lorgar Aurellian 375

So firstly I really wanted Erebus in my starting force just for the simple fact that he is my favourite :-) 

For the troops, I went for two 20 man tactical squads. The reason for this is because in the second Horus Heresy book by Forge World,  Massacre, it stated under for Word Bearers section, that typically their squads were no smaller than 20 men and I wanted to keep to the fluff as much as possible

I really wanted to add the Ashen Circle as they are the only legion specific unit available for the Word Bearers at the moment and I wanted my force to have something that makes it stand out from other legions. Plus I think they look amazing :-)

All the other units I selected are there it give the force a bit of fire power with the ability to take out both armour and non-armour units.

And last but no least the Primarch, Lorgar. I am fortunate enough to have this model so who better to lead my army? 

So, I would like to know your thoughts on my list so please leave a comment.  Once I have completed my squads, I will give you guys/girls some pictures with full painting guides.

Take care :-) 

More Lorgar and Ashen Circle!!!

Hi all.  Just left Games Day and just wanted to show you guys some more pictures of the beautiful Logar and Ashen Circle. Overall it was a very enjoyable day and I can not wait to start playing with my new goodies :-) 

Pre-Heresy Word Bearers

Hi all, let me first introduce myself and tell you a little about me.  My name is Targel Vypus, some of you may recognise my name as I am the Dark Eldar player and was recently featured is a battle report we done where I was up against some legion space marines.  I have been in the hobby for just under 2 years and haven't looked back.   

Buts that's enough of the past, now I'm going to share my plans with you going forward.  The legion that I have picked to do are probably the main instigators of the Horus Heresy, yep you guessed it, I'm going to be doing the Word Bearers.  The reason I picked these is because I am a big fan of the Horus Heresy novels and my favourite character so far is Erebus, First Chaplin of the Word Bearers who I think the Horus Heresy would not have taken place without. 

My plans for the Word Bearers are to to 2 separate forces, ons for pre heresy (grey armour) and one for during the heresy (red armour).   I will provide a detailed painting guide once we have the the second Horus Heresy book from games day so watch this space :-)