The Crimson Fist Diary (Update 5/02/2011)

[Lazarus]

The Crimson Fist Diary

After my nids not getting what i hoped from them i have decided to go back to what i am best at painting > marines. yes another, i have become very sick of painting ultra marines and now decided that each of my marine army's need to be a different chapter. So far i have one completed ultramarines my scouts what have there painting award so no need to do anything with them. Before i start the idea of going for a modem fists i was going to turn my rogue trader marine into them. I decided agents this and they have had a full work over and a few new very rare models added in that will be another diary once i have a good start to my fists.

Well back to the job at hand. This time around i just did not want a off the shelf marine army, i needed bling as i am not that good at modding i decided to do what not meny people do to a full army. I have gone crazy with chapter icons, with the help of the conversion packs from mail order and a large order to forgeworld every model in my army will have icons not just one but they are going to be covered in them.

Cost so far for the army is around $1600 and i still have about $200 to go on bases. I have all but the conversion kits from mail order that are on there way.

Today i show you the beginings of the fists this will be a slow diary this time as i am bumping up my painting and going to spend on average 10hours per model.

Note: The vindicator still has the marine left to do due to waiting on bits. Also the same with the storm shield i am waiting on logos from mail order.

[Vent]

Holy crap dude. How do you stay motivated in the face of that pile?! I'm having trouble with my Space Hulk figures... ^_^

What you've got so far though is looking good, I like the bases. They look nice.

[Big D]

Looks like my mountain-o-dwarfs  The first ones are looking mint, although that Storm Sheild could do with a whacking great fist icon in the middle of it. It looks a little bare ATM

[Lazarus]

The fist icons are a coming like always waiting on post  :'( :'(

I love painting i love it even more now when i have no life and all i do is work and look after the family, when i am off and have time to myself it nice to sit for hours on end painting.

[Carl]

Looking really good, man.

Hell, I have NO painting time to speak of.

[Sectiplave]

Looks damned fine so far, if you keep it at that level you'll have an award winning army again

[Lazarus]

Thanks for that, Thats the plan,

I have done Kantor and started his command squad so a pic will be up in the next month with him his squad and their razorback i think will take me about that long to do.

[Simon]

looks good so far,

(is that the vindicator I sold you??  )

so how many space marine armies do you have now??

[Lazarus]

This will be Number 4, and yes your vindicator with a few mods.

[Solarian]

Chur, keep up the good work. I still havent finished my first marine army and your on to your 4th. I'll get back to my imperial fists one day. Unfortunatly the rules have changed since so prob end up starting from scratch.

[Lazarus]

Hello All Just a slight update, these guys are taking more time than i thought but they are coming out top notch.

[Sectiplave]

Loving it dude! Those are some nice bases too! I think the forge world pieces really help make it all cohesive.

Makes me want to crack into my salamanders again.

[wouster7]

You put in the work and hours and you get the results Laz. Looking mighty fine, so I'm gonna steal some of ya techniques for my projects..yeah!

[Lazarus]

What i still have to Do

[Vent]

That's really not much when you see how much you started with!! Wow!

[Solarian]

Hey mate, there looking like your best yet. Each army is slightly better then the last

[Lazarus]

ya i am starting to get good, luring to be more and more relaxed and spend more time on them.

[Lazarus]

Now i have the blood angels done i can get back onto this until i decide to start my elder up.

Just some rush phones as i could not be bothered getting the kit out.

[juiced]

I'm wanting to re paint my crimson fists now ...i like the lighter blue over my dark midnight blue scheme
THAT is one awsome fiying base no way that can be snapped when stood on or dropped.

are you thinking of doing an honour guard for kantor?, i'm waiting for the new grey knights plastics to see if i can convert them.

[Lazarus]

i dropped kantor as my commander and changed him to a captain with the same loadout, due to a tooled up command squad does more damage than a honor guard.

[juiced]

true very true.......i think i'm going for looks more than use.
also its the army that will play aganist my orks when my brothers or my son plays me at home.......so i do want to smash the pretty kantor and his floncy special guard

[Solarian]

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Hahah, to much time spent on model trains

Whats the plan for this dust collector, I mean army?