Duke of Edinburgh Progress Report: Brainstorm 2, Electric Boogaloo

 

[Credit: The Paint Crusader]

Continuing on from yesterday’s post, I have narrowed my ideas down further. I’m either going to do a Defence of Terra board, or the Sons of Horus after Isstvan. Let’s take a deeper look at both of these ideas:

Defence of Terra

The final and largest battle of the Heresy takes place on Terra itself, pitting marines from almost every Traitor Legion against the Blood Angels, Imperial Fists, White Scars, Imperial Army and the Talons of the Emperor. A board based on this would focus on the Blood Angels and Imperial Fists, who will be garrisoning a section of The Eternity Wall. The Fists will likely be composed of heavy support squads, with some breachers and maybe some Phalanx Warders. In contrast, the Angels with have a more mobile harassment force, featuring assault marines and members of the Dawnbreaker Cohort. I haven’t decided on what sort of HQ/leader I want them to have.

Sons of Horus

After the events of Isstvan III and V, the Sons of Horus are now a changed legion. They have become much more brutal and savage, with more of their Cthonian roots showing. They have topknots and harsh spiked armour, and are covered in the grime and blood of the massacres they have just taken part in. This would most likely be a heavily converted force, making use of the helmet upgrade pack produced by FW, and maybe some bits from CSM and SW kits to showcase the savage asthetic. I would hope to include 10 Reavers in the force, as they are a great intimidating unit, and very fluffy. This would probably be quite a grimdark looking force, with lots of Blood for the Blood God paint being used, as well as some general weathering. I want the green to be an almost gray-ish in tone, though not too dark, as otherwise I find the models don’t really pop on the table.

That’s all I have for today, so until next time,

The Paint Crusader