The 13th Black Crusade; The Fall of the Casternalls

[Skrall]

http://www.thediceabide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/The_eye_of_Terror-620x250.jpg

The Casternall worlds history begins with the coming of the IV legion. Though the worlds were developed by the normal standards of the Long Night they had little in the way of co-operation. The Imperial Host, lead by Warsmith Toraregokk of the 145th Grand Company stripped the worlds of their armed forces, there waring factions and the sense of self rule in a series of utterly brutal assaults that left over three million dead. In the face of such overwhelming force even the most rebelious faction's will broke. The rebuilding process began in earnest and within six months the entire regions infastructure has been rebuit, improved. Works from all worlds were moved en mass to other regions, populations were mixed wholesale and almost none of the pre-imperial identity remained.

So it was for the seventy years before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy theystood as a monument to the great crusade. Seven star systems working as a single unbroken organism of imperial truth. The worlds were capable of breeding high quality solider stock, excessive food production and high quantities of munitions and Armour. When its most famous sons threw in there lot with Horus it forever tarnished the as the breeder worlds of traitors. The worlds themselves remained loyal and supplied many of the foes of Horus with munitions and food stocks. They even stood against those traitor army hosts who were sent to secure its resources.

For the ten thousand years that followed the Casternall worlds proved time and time against to be a foe to the Emperors enemies. However they never truely saw themselves as being free of 'a taint'. Inquisitors from all ordo's heard the term being used and regularly hunted for chaos cults. Even the most radical of their ilk to visit the world found that all but a handful truely were loyal to the Emperor.

So when the 13th Black Crusade came it was a shock when the entire Casternall worlds, as one, turned from the emperor and sided with chaos. Little did the Imperium know the IV legion had returned to reclaim what it has built...

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So lets begin in proper. It's time for this log to finally begin. I want 30k allied imerial army force. I also want to have flyers... and tanks... and 40k IG stuff. So basically i need an army that can be fielded in two systems with four different source books. So why bother making four armies when i can make one horde of chaos in the truest style of the Eye of Terror codex. It really does give me creative free reign...

The first model of this army (since i've got huge amounts of infantry to do) is in fact a Thunderbolt, part of my 30k force and my 40k air army.

http://i.imgur.com/kSZ1tqy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nnhW63N.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VsKyfKh.jpg
(http://i.imgur.com/7Uft2oY.jpg)
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http://i.imgur.com/e6iDg0M.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7Uft2oY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bvkEcG4.jpg

it's going to be a lot of work but hopefully it can keep me from binge buying more armies than i can handle...

-Skrall

[Escalation Painting]

this looks really cool dude love the white icons!

[Darren Richardson]

wow that is one beautiful bird that you've painted there, if this is the standards for this, I can't wait to see your infantry.

[Mario Mcms]

Wow dude this looks amazing

[Skrall]

thanks guys! Yeah i'm hoping to keep this quality all the way through though i have some serious work to be doing.

now for an update.... my warlord and some troops are on the desk. I also may or may not have escalated things slightly...

http://i.imgur.com/A52jGmd.jpg

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

umm is that a Warhound Titan sitting on your desk?, if so your army is gonna be very scary indeed....

[Skrall]

umm is that a Warhound Titan sitting on your desk?, if so your army is gonna be very scary indeed....

Only the one.... it's twin resides with my zoican armoured company.

So today represents my last evening of freedom before i set off for the Horus Heresy Weekender. I've decided to finish the test model for my infantry and added some details to the thunderbolt. Sometimes it's little details that truely capture your imagination as a painter....

http://i.imgur.com/puHWGGi.jpg

Now for the grainy photo's of the model that make it look uber-clashy. Still, the basics work in person so once i have the unit done it should work a bit better infront of a camera.

http://i.imgur.com/8DvOfFQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KTnCm9i.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/IcYPW4Z.jpg

And of course the other thunderbolt pics;

http://i.imgur.com/6aWK6Mw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/B3NxFFn.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BXsFNdI.jpg

any opinions?

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

I love that bloody handprint, makes you wonder how it got there :rolleyes:

[Skrall]

So a little over an hour has passed since my return from the horus heresy weekender.... and eh, this is chaos portion of my purchases.

http://i.imgur.com/OWVG8Pn.jpg

And of course being me;

http://i.imgur.com/K9QEQ6A.jpg

I regret nothing. Now i have to finish unpacking but i shall be responding to comments tomorrow so stick with me.

but damn they are some pimp mini's.

-skrall

[interrogator_chaplain]

So, Gal Vorbak, Mahra Gal Dreadnought, (That was for sale at the Weekender?! You lucky son of the warp!) the event exclusive models, Iron Warriors Shoulder Pads and a Malcador?

[Darren Richardson]

ohhh you are so lucky, and already built them up and based them, damn you work fast...

Can't wait to see them fully painted.

[Skrall]

So, Gal Vorbak, Mahra Gal Dreadnought, (That was for sale at the Weekender?! You lucky son of the warp!) the event exclusive models, Iron Warriors Shoulder Pads and a Malcador?

as well as an assortment of other goodies like my now favourite iron warrior t-shirt and bag. Talking of Iron Warriors...

Nârik Dreygur of the IV legion.

After some long term debate about how i will pursue my iron warriors i have settled upon an idea. I am quite happy with the way the metal work has gone though i need to touch up the hazard stripes before i can call him truely complete.

http://i.imgur.com/7kjnoPU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/r53I55O.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5uGftju.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Fkcsl9F.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BR3ZAnu.jpg

An update with his body guard will follow in the coming days, possibly a week. until then, what do we think?

-skrall

[Skrall]

So, Gal Vorbak, Mahra Gal Dreadnought, (That was for sale at the Weekender?! You lucky son of the warp!) the event exclusive models, Iron Warriors Shoulder Pads and a Malcador?

I also bagged an iron warrior shirt and bag. much IV legions were had...

Now, basically i'm an iron warrior to my core. Everything about my work has been leading up to developing my own part of the IV legion and i think i am finally there. However despite the fact it's imperial fist fan fiction i always liked the battle of phall, and so i'm developing it as part of my basing theme and another two sections of the project.

So lighting stepping past what is to come, let's begin with what's i've managed to finish. I have a shipment of iron warriors somewhere in the royal mail awaiting delivery but since it won't be today i've done some base work instead.

Here's is what i've done;

http://i.imgur.com/apI0JD2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0D9r3DU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/i4ejGDM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QLnQv0m.jpg

Hopefully i'll have more to show soon..

-skrall

[Skrall]

Phall update; It's got a lot going on in this post.

It's time to reveal my loyalist model, the paint in progress pollux;


http://i.imgur.com/iccBe5M.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nu9VjlJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1dZAMRE.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PV0IkkA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AjJEQxL.jpg


And for my actual army i've nearly finished two models. As i'm waiting on a delivery tomorrow of legion goodies i've decided to keep this update out of the lighting box. Can't wait to build and paint my core legion forces however;

http://i.imgur.com/jWVDa6V.jpg

Update, i hope, will come soon.

-skrall

[Skrall]

Well folks.... I've crumbled.


http://i.imgur.com/S9Sq0yP.jpg

and some other bits i've manged to build.

http://i.imgur.com/cORsX5J.jpg

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

oh that looks like a promising start to an army.....

And is that a Space Crusade box game in the background? is it fully painted?

[Skrall]

sadly not, it's incomplete. I got it for £3 at a carboot so i can hardly complain.

Now for an update after some time in the wild. I have moved my first 10 marines on the 32mm bases and i'm happy with the result.

http://i.imgur.com/pXwvGey.jpg

I might have a pop at painting them this weekend.

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

sadly not, it's incomplete. I got it for £3 at a carboot so i can hardly complain.

-skrall

well if it's still got some of it's Space Marines in it, then £3 is not a bad bargain at all, those Marines would fit nicely into any Marine Players army, as long as you mix them into exsisting squads (they're a few mm out in size to current figures)

[Skrall]

well if it's still got some of it's Space Marines in it, then £3 is not a bad bargain at all, those Marines would fit nicely into any Marine Players army, as long as you mix them into exsisting squads (they're a few mm out in size to current figures)

I actually ended up reapering all the special weapons and dreads into a marine army before the heresy gear got developed properly.

Now.... been a small development on my workbench.

http://i.imgur.com/AiAlIeU.jpg

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

"A small development" LOL

That's some nice looking Knights, how easy was it to pose them like that?

[TemplarBrother]

Excellently painted models there, and assemblies. I have massive envy! I'm not a fan of traitors per se (as in I'm a loyalist fan) but the models are undeniably awesome and you good sir do them justice!

[Noc]

An impressive project! I follow it with interest!

[Skrall]

It's time for an update.

I hope this will justify everyones interest in this log and show people what kind of quality you can expect to come.


http://i.imgur.com/sSMFwAe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/I23GAGy.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bX6Dduq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/773LwWk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pyu4yg4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/thuW9xt.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/aZheukY.jpg

What do we think of the first two tanks?

-skrall

[Wolfshade]

Very nice :)

[interrogator_chaplain]

Love 'em!

[Darren Richardson]

lovely, a worthy addition to any force.

[Lurker]

Excellent! Looking forward to seeing more.

[Skrall]

Wow lot of replies. Glad you like my work guys!


So would we like some more IV legion? I've finished the two rhinos, got the bulk of my typhon done and started some other stuff...


http://i.imgur.com/0fUgXNy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/k8pMpQM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PcGHCFg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GU2f36a.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5XALgQX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gPjFTgj.jpg

and the very PIP part of this update...
http://i.imgur.com/p8rB732.jpg

I'm pretty chuffed with how its all coming along so far.

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

looking great all round, I like the bases , especiallt on the marine standing on the backpack, is that a bolter clip beside it?

[Skrall]

looking great all round, I like the bases , especiallt on the marine standing on the backpack, is that a bolter clip beside it?

Yeah, one of the marines at the back is re-loading (i used the hand from the plastic kit) so i had a spare clip. It seemed appropriate to give it to Narik as he's likely to be my praetor/centurion 9/10.

There's still some paint work to be done on them, i'm hoping to bring them to life during the rest of the painting phase. I'm going to be spending the day consulting my legion art book and considering what iconography i wish to add.

-skrall

[Skrall]

Ooh just been shared by BOLS on facebook. thanks guys!


Ok gents, final update for a few days as i've got some building yet to do. May i present the first teaser infantry. I have rebased Narik, started work on my tyrant terminators and done my tactical sgt (to the most part)

http://i.imgur.com/q9sRUJV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/5DaHqjG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/haMd9a7.jpg

I've got some touching up to do on them before i am happy to say 'finished' but i think i've cracked the scheme for the infantry.

thoughts?

-skrall

[Darren Richardson]

congrats on being shared on Facebook, it's a great, cohesive looking army with character and deserves to be shown to the masses!

[Skrall]

I started Pollux a little way back but i've finally finished him;

http://i.imgur.com/1lCI2HJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/a9R24cW.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VVqRIk7.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dXXwOb8.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/PFEpq7x.jpg

on the whole i'm pretty happy with him.

-Skrall

[Skrall]

It's been years and years since i've fielded an actual chaos marine army. The codex is poor, the current lore is uninspiring and there's little fun to be had unless you spam the same cookie cutter chaos/daemons list. That however changed when i got my hands on Imperial armour 5 and 13. I've since had a few dark plans and my Iron Warriors, unseen using a chaos codex since the death of 3.5 are back.

Firstly, let me introduce you to Skane, High Warlock of the Casternals. He's also brought some friends....

http://i.imgur.com/Y6qiNSr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7Wr4Q3J.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Tp9yWFI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ttCCY3k.jpg

Some Oblits (oh i had fun with these, I'd forgotten why every iron warrior wanted them regardless of how good the rules are)

http://i.imgur.com/u4Wjqu9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/to0T1e0.jpg

And what's life without a pie plate?

http://i.imgur.com/rnE3Xou.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vmCHl0e.jpg

-Skrall

[Skrall]

New bases i've been working on.

The theme? The genocide on Olympia. The lore describes a word reduced to death, where bodies burned in the streets and all was ash. I think these bases go some of the way to convey that without being over the top.


http://i.imgur.com/lvJK2oI.jpg

What do we think?

-skrall

[Kirsten]

excellent, always good to keep it light

[metallian]

That's some great weathering, especially on the vehicles.

[Darren Richardson]

fantastic work indeed, keep it going.