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Squad of VI Legion Space Marines in Mark III power armour - multi-part plastic models from GW. |
I appear have tumbled down a 30k rabbit hole! Suddenly it seems so hard to get any more Prussians from 1870 painted, when instead I can paint yet more Space Marines for GW's Horus Heresy setting! This is a 10-man squad of Marines from the VI Legion, the "Space Wolves", clad in Mark III powered armour. These are multi-part plastic miniatures from GW.
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The famous "shark-fin" style missile launcher - a shout-out to the early days of the plastic Space Marines from the Rogue Trader era. |
The "Space Wolves" have been thoroughly ruined over the years, becoming insufferable.
These days they are, I suspect,
a form of self-parody or something. But here I am, painting some more for 30k - and I really enjoy it.
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The sergeant has a comb on his helmet - and is carrying a scary plasma pistol and what I like to call a "tickle glove"... |
These plastic Mark III marine kits are just great - really tremendous, I love building them, I love painting them. A great way to relax amid a stressful time.
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With the exception of the sergeant and heavy weapon gunner, these veteran marine all carry their own chainsword because, as one does... |
I find I really love the slab-grey look, contrasted with the dark bronze/gold metallics. The VI Legion marines look menacing, ready to make their stand in the name of the "Wolf King" and the "Allfather".
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The fellow in the middle of the front rank in the photo is carrying a flamethrower...good for cooking dinner, AND the enemies of The Emperor. |
I started painting Space Wolves when I opted to start with the contents of GWs "The Burning of Prospero" board game, and have been adding a few models to my small contingent of "The Rout" here and there in the years since. This squad is another modest set of reinforcements. This is a veteran tactical squad, with a couple of special weapons for support.
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Decals on the shoulder pauldron come from the box game "The Burning of Prospero". |
The power armour variants of the Horus Heresy are a great aspect of the hobby - I really like all of them, but I must say I find the Mark III version, with the mix of segments, rivets and plating, to be the coolest and grimmest-looking of the available options.
The plastic parts can fit any other plastic GW Space Marine kit out there, allowing for a number of easy possibilities to customize the figures. In the case of this submission the model with the "shark fin" style rocket launcher is using arms and a back pack from the Mark IV power armour set. Of course there is a large range of Legion-specific bits that work well with the models as well, available from Forge World.
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Pattern of markings on the shoulder pauldron denote a "Great Company"...the higher level formation this squad is attached to. |
Overall my collection of VI Legion marines for 30k is still pretty small - somehow the overwhelming majority of stuff I painted fights with the Warmaster :) This post sees my
Vylka Fenryka collection grow to just 30 marines led by a single character and backed by a solitary Contemptor Dreadnought armour - enough for a very small game, but if I add a few vehicles and some characters, it will become more than enough for a larger game. Stay tuned for more on this soon!
These look great
ReplyDelete30K is one of those things I in principle approve of and should really get into, but it's not really played locally and it's a lot of models to get up to a playable force...
ReplyDeleteOutstanding looking Space Wolves dude!
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