Duke of Edinburgh Progress Report: Planning, Planning and more Planning

[Credit: The Paint Crusader]

 As you might be able to tell by the image above, I’ve settled on a Legion for my board. In the end, I went with the Sons of Horus, as I like their sea/slate green colour scheme, and slightly spiky asthetic. I also love the look of both Reavers and Justaerin. Furthermore, I’ve also hit on an idea for a board: a Zone Mortalis. GW makes this fairly easy, as they sell a 2ft x 2ft ZM tile set, which is the recommended size for an Armies on Parade board.

Now comes the tricky part, on several levels: choosing my units. I need a force that’s not going to take too long to paint, has a good narative to it, and doesn’t cost too much. The last point is especially important, as I’m going to be dealing with FW. I had an earlier list that included a breacher squad, but the threat of it setting me back £70(!!!) for a 10-man unit has made me reconsider my options. Even a fancy-schmancy Legion Contemptor is £38, and that’s without weapons! Because of this, I’ll be lokking at making the use of the few plastic kits available to me, as well as a fair bit of conversion work. I will splash out on FW for Legion-specific units like the aforementioned Contemptor however.

The current plan is to have a Delegatus, 2 10 man vet squads, a 5 man terminator squad, 5 man Reaver squad, 2 apothecaries, and a Contemptor. I should have my paints arriving tomorrow though, so expect to see some test models in the near future! Until next time,

The Paint Crusader

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