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Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Test lamenter
The paints were way too thick so I got a lot of texture where I should have a smooth coat. Future models will use thinned paint. The color is almost where I want it.
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
6th squad, 5th company
The sixth squad of the fifth company, Blood Angels chapter, has a long history dating back to the darkest days of the Heresy.
At the Infamous battle of Signus Prime, the Blood Angels fifth company participated in a battle against the daemonic forces of the warp. At this battle, however, the sixth company was entirely destroyed by the minions of Khorne.
After the battle, the Primarch Sanguinius, while recovering from his injuries, instructed his captains to immediately induct the scouts of the legion to full fledged battle brothers in order to replenish the losses sustained during the battle.
A complete squad of scouts were promoted to tactical marines. This is unusual in that rarely is an entire squad destroyed, but with circumstances as they were, the men that had trained and been through battle together for several campaigns all ascended to full fledged Astartes together.
As equipment was being replaced after the losses of Signus Prime, the entire squad was issued Mark VI Corvus Armour. In honor of their fallen brethren, the sixth squad was renamed to Squad Signus.
To this day, the sixth squad of the fifth company is regarded as one of the most elite units outside of the first company. In addition, the squad still wears Mark VI Armour and uses older pattern weaponry.
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At the Infamous battle of Signus Prime, the Blood Angels fifth company participated in a battle against the daemonic forces of the warp. At this battle, however, the sixth company was entirely destroyed by the minions of Khorne.
After the battle, the Primarch Sanguinius, while recovering from his injuries, instructed his captains to immediately induct the scouts of the legion to full fledged battle brothers in order to replenish the losses sustained during the battle.
A complete squad of scouts were promoted to tactical marines. This is unusual in that rarely is an entire squad destroyed, but with circumstances as they were, the men that had trained and been through battle together for several campaigns all ascended to full fledged Astartes together.
As equipment was being replaced after the losses of Signus Prime, the entire squad was issued Mark VI Corvus Armour. In honor of their fallen brethren, the sixth squad was renamed to Squad Signus.
To this day, the sixth squad of the fifth company is regarded as one of the most elite units outside of the first company. In addition, the squad still wears Mark VI Armour and uses older pattern weaponry.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
An astropath message received
Preliminary reports indicate that an astropathic message has been received by the chief astropath on Baal. This message is rumored to have originated from Lord Malkim Phoros, commander of the Lamenters. The content of the message has not yet been made public, but hope has arisen among the sons of Sanguinius that another chapter that shares the blood of the angel primarch has responded to the call for assistance. Rumors have also been heard that Chyron, the last known remaining Lamenter, has been allowed to leave the Deathwatch in order to join the Blood Angels in the defense of Baal. If these rumors are true, no one knows at what strength the Lamenters are after their 100 year penitent crusade, but in these dire times the most accursed of chapters will find a home within the ranks of those that share its lineage.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Breakdown
The Lamenters task force assigned to Captain Ilum was deployed to a border world of the Badab sector to investigate and potentially eliminate a garrison of the Cadian 8th Guard Regiment. From orbit, Captain Ilum determined that based upon the intelligence gathered, the best course of action would be to assault from orbit and take the fight immediately to the enemy.
As a result, the terminator assault squad, the sanguinary guard squad and the assault squad Laora dropped from the skies as one to strike fear into the heart of the enemy. As the units landed, the disorientation from a tactic rarely used by the Lamenters caused problems from the beginning. All squad equipped with potent weaponry were unable to cause any damage, and as a result took heavy casualties. The sanguinary guard unit was wiped out, and Captain Ilum himself was laid low by the intense return fire. Three terminators also fell at the hand of vehicle gunners. Roughly six assault marines and their accompanying priest were wounded as well. After an effort to regroup, a Devastator squad that had been deployed in support provided long range fire support. The priest remaining, and the two terminators combined to wreak havoc. The priest and the lightning claw terminator combined to wipe out an entire guard unit while the hammer terminator destroyed a chimera. The remaining assault squad members moved forward and managed to destroy a leman Russ with a lucky krak grenade before being reduced to one marine who then broke and ran. As the next tactical maneuver, after losing the lightning claw terminator to intense firepower, the priest and the hammer terminator proceeded to wipe out the guard squad that started in the chimera while the devastators continued providing fire support.
After this the priest and the terminator finally succumbed to retaliatory fire. At this point the Lamenters had lost five units to the four of the Guard. At last the final assault squad arrived on the battlefield. Precision landings guided by squad veterans resulted in a tactical maneuver that can only be regarded as absolutely insane and brilliant all together. Landing in a spot at which the squads flamer equipped marine could fire upon an entire five man sniper squad, not a single sniper survived the burning rush of promethium that engulfed them. Then, in truly epic fashion, a meltagunner landed just within optimum range of a leman Russ and proceeded to neutralize the threat with one shot of his thermal tank destroyer. In the final round, a final tally rang true, the Guard had lost 6 units to the Lamenters five. Even though he was wounded grievously, Captain Ilim demonstrated the cunning and bravery that had propelled him to the rank.
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As a result, the terminator assault squad, the sanguinary guard squad and the assault squad Laora dropped from the skies as one to strike fear into the heart of the enemy. As the units landed, the disorientation from a tactic rarely used by the Lamenters caused problems from the beginning. All squad equipped with potent weaponry were unable to cause any damage, and as a result took heavy casualties. The sanguinary guard unit was wiped out, and Captain Ilum himself was laid low by the intense return fire. Three terminators also fell at the hand of vehicle gunners. Roughly six assault marines and their accompanying priest were wounded as well. After an effort to regroup, a Devastator squad that had been deployed in support provided long range fire support. The priest remaining, and the two terminators combined to wreak havoc. The priest and the lightning claw terminator combined to wipe out an entire guard unit while the hammer terminator destroyed a chimera. The remaining assault squad members moved forward and managed to destroy a leman Russ with a lucky krak grenade before being reduced to one marine who then broke and ran. As the next tactical maneuver, after losing the lightning claw terminator to intense firepower, the priest and the hammer terminator proceeded to wipe out the guard squad that started in the chimera while the devastators continued providing fire support.
After this the priest and the terminator finally succumbed to retaliatory fire. At this point the Lamenters had lost five units to the four of the Guard. At last the final assault squad arrived on the battlefield. Precision landings guided by squad veterans resulted in a tactical maneuver that can only be regarded as absolutely insane and brilliant all together. Landing in a spot at which the squads flamer equipped marine could fire upon an entire five man sniper squad, not a single sniper survived the burning rush of promethium that engulfed them. Then, in truly epic fashion, a meltagunner landed just within optimum range of a leman Russ and proceeded to neutralize the threat with one shot of his thermal tank destroyer. In the final round, a final tally rang true, the Guard had lost 6 units to the Lamenters five. Even though he was wounded grievously, Captain Ilim demonstrated the cunning and bravery that had propelled him to the rank.
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