The Vexus Crusade, Imperial Fists

[logan054]

Nice job on the scouts mate, i dont think i like the new plastic scouts as much as the older metal ones however.

[Ridicule]

logan054: What's wrong with the new plastics? :P I think they look great.

[Hushrong]

the fluff was great Petay and those scouts look sharp.

whats next on the to-do list?

[logan054]

logan054: What's wrong with the new plastics? :P I think they look great.

Aside from the heads

[ancient god]

Aside from the heads

Yeah, the new heads look like Calimero with that eggshell ontop of his head.


Great log Petay! Love the dread and the scouts, I'll have a look at the older things now.

[Dezartfox]

Thanks fella, the new venerable kit is an interesting one to be sure, i found it actually quite hard to make anything other than the 3 'sample' dreads GW have on their website, hense the conversion to get something a little different, i use that word hesitantly as is copied the idea, lol

Copied from me!
In fairness I did send the pic to GW.. and post it on the internet. Glad someone used the idea! Looks fantastic

[Ridicule]

Aside from the heads

Fair enough, they look a little too much like Dolph Lundgren but I still prefer them to the badly posed old ones :P

[swifty2]

Lovely work on the dread mate, I really like that, his pod looks cool too.

[Saul Tarvitz]

Not entirely sure why I've not commented on this log again recently, obviously I've been sick in the head. Though essays and not wanting to put meaningless platitudes may also explain it.

This army is going from strength to strength; the Scouts are subtle and realistic, you've got painting yellow down to a 'T' and that Dreadnought idea? Consider it well and truly stolen.

[Petay1985]

Nice looking fists you have here mate. Looking forward to seeing more.

I am pleased you like my progress so far, there is certainly more to come!

Great log! I love the fists and you do them justice. It's also nice to see more people mind the fluff surrounding their armies, good job! *subscribed*

Thanks fella, i think that well thought our fluff and contextual information is integral to an Army, especially characters and uniquie units.

The scouts are awesome dude! they look like the Dawn of War ones with those beige camo cloaks! Awseome work Dude! Smoke

Thanks Smoke, that was indeed my aim, Cyrus was my inspiration!

Nice job on the scouts mate, i dont think i like the new plastic scouts as much as the older metal ones however.

logan054: What's wrong with the new plastics? I think they look great.

Yeah, the new heads look like Calimero with that eggshell ontop of his head.

Great log Petay! Love the dread and the scouts, I'll have a look at the older things now.

Fair enough, they look a little too much like Dolph Lundgren but I still prefer them to the badly posed old ones :P

Thanks for the comments gents, and the debate I think the new plastic scouts are great kits, they really enable conversion and kit bashing, unlike the more rigidly posed metal scouts. I do however agree that the plastic heads are a little lame, hense the use of goggles on mine.

the fluff was great Petay and those scouts look sharp.
whats next on the to-do list?

Next up is armour! I am currently working towards 2 Rhinos and a Razorback, which with any luck i'll get finished in the not so distant future!

Copied from me!
In fairness I did send the pic to GW.. and post it on the internet. Glad someone used the idea! Looks fantastic

Thanks for the inspiration fella and the compliment, i was careful to reference you in the dreadnought post, i think sources of inspiration should always be acknowleded and recognised!!

Lovely work on the dread mate, I really like that, his pod looks cool too.

Thanks fella, i'm very pleased with both and its nice to know others like them too!

Not entirely sure why I've not commented on this log again recently, obviously I've been sick in the head. Though essays and not wanting to put meaningless platitudes may also explain it.

This army is going from strength to strength; the Scouts are subtle and realistic, you've got painting yellow down to a 'T' and that Dreadnought idea? Consider it well and truly stolen.

No worries fella, i completely get it! Its good to have you on board, thanks for the support, it really is appreciated!!



Thanks to everyone to who has commented, given c&c and thanks to all those who have simply taken the time to look over the project log, your support and interest is very much appreciated Update to follow...

[Petay1985]

UPDATE: 1000PTS ARMY

Right i have reached another mile stone in my project log, not only have i painted all the infantry for my 1500points target list but my force painted to date is exactly 1000points. Thus i thought it was about time i stopped promising an army photo and delivered one! So with out further ramblings here is my Imperial Fists army to date:

Captain Tiberius Vallarn (Pedro Kantor), 5 Sternguard Veterans, 20 Tactical Marines, 5 Scouts, Venerable Dreadnought & Drop Pod.



Apologies for the poor picture quality. From here i will be bringing in 2 Landspeeders, 2 Predators, 2 Rhinos and a Razorback to get me to my 1500pts target.

As i plan to build, spray and paint my armour in batches it may be a while, a few weeks or so, until i have another update for the Project Log, so until then thanks for all your support so far

[imm0rtal reaper]

The amry looks really good mate, well done. Looking forward to the amrour.

[Bob Hunk]

So with out further ramblings here is my Imperial Fists army to date:
Captain Tiberius Vallarn (Pedro Kantor), 5 Sternguard Veterans, 20 Tactical Marines, 5 Scouts, Venerable Dreadnought & Drop Pod.

This is a great looking army. I especially like the darker shade of yellow and the Sternguard look very striking with their white helmets.

[Saul Tarvitz]

Congratulations on the getting the first 1,000pts of your army painted mate, lovely cohesive looking force. Looking forward to seeing the armour painted!

[Complicity]

Excellent work, it's nice to see a force come together! I must admit, if I ever started a space marine army it would almost certainly be Imperial or Crimson fists and I would have to have the venerable dreadnought due to its power fist.

[The_Dark_Raven]

Nice Imperial Fist force, looking forward to the additions you have planned.

The feel of the army is very nice and the drop pod looks amazing, scout look pretty sweet too, a nice look to them.

[Hushrong]

the army looks great!

i will definitely be waiting to see those tanks!

[Ridicule]

You're off to a great start, don't get too carried away with the armour in the long run. Tactical, assault and devestator squads is the shizzle

[Kobrakai]

These fists look excellent, a really super looking 1000pt army

Really nice to see this coming together really well, I look forward to seeing the armour to round out the 1500pt army.

Thanks for sharing mate, good luck!

[efcjester]

this is a great job love the deeper yellow, gonna sit down and read it all this weekend.