Stumbling Over The Finish Line

Well, I did it - I finshed the Dreadnought, the Firestrike Platform, and the Incursors. Well, almost - I still have to locate two decals for the Sergeant and Squad Leader, but shush. They're done enough.

Ballistus Dreadnought Xena, 5th (Battle) Company, Raptors

Raptor Chapter badge in white on olive green plate

The Cult Mechanicus is present everywhere, even here

Tactical purity seals

The Dreadnought in particular looks pretty nice.

Firestrike platform from the Chapter Armoury with Techmarine gunner

Note the black disc behind the chapter emblem, denoting a senior command rank

Low-vis Cult Mechanicus emblem on the power pack

I like how the dull red stands out against the greys, black, and metal

And, of course, the Incursors:

First demi-squad, 3rd Squad, 5th Company Raptors - central figure is the Sergeant, to the right is a medicae specialist

The orange grenades are smoke/blind grenades

Second demi-squad, 3rd Squad, 5th Company Raptors. Central figure is the Squad Leader

The blue smoke is coloured because it contains a mix of chaff and chemicals designed to defeat thermal imaging as well as augmented and unaugmented vision

But, of course, I still have a few more Raptors to do, so I got straight on with the ATV and Outriders, which currently look like this:

I made the decision to paint the bikes and ATV in a darker grey and leave them uncamouflaged, as their main defence is speed - unlike the Dreadnoughts which are slow and benefit from the zig-zag dazzle camouflage! It also means the riders stand out a bit more (and will hopefully do so more when I get their camouflage pattern done too. I messed around with the painting guide steps a bit too, as the metals are strictly speaking supposed to be done after the camo pattern, but the nature of the models means the base work needed doing first.

Painting Points:
Today: 17  (Dreadnought - 5, Firestrike - 2)
This Week: 17
2024: 132 (274)