Brother Captain Ares

=]Brother Captain Ares[=
Blackshield of the Deathwatch.
Ordo Xenos

Status: classified

I hope you had a nice holiday season and a great start in the new year! I wasn't home for two weeks and I'm finally back at my hobby desk. This model is the last one I've finished in 2019 and also the start of my next warband.

It's basicly a Primaris Reiver with a Grey Knight torso and a custom SMG styled Bolter.
I really had a blast building and painting this model. I wanted something like a truescale marine and combined it with a tactical dreadnougt armour. The pose works quite well and it corrects the shoulder problem slightly. For the colour scheme I wanted to go for the classic one and tried some new techniques like creating texture with stippling.

Rock on guys and stay tuned! The Emperor protects.

Going Tactical - Raptors

I really like the lore of the Raptors Chapter, the way they wage war and that they use the Codex Astrates more as a guideline. The Raptors willingly employ whatever tactics they believe most appropriate, relying upon success to establish their Chapter's glory rather than misguided notions of honour and dogmatic thought. If you're interested in the Raptors' lore, please click here.

With all the new and awesome Primaris stuff I've collected so far, I felt like it's time for an Adeptus Astartes Kill Team. They should look like a tactical strike team with different characters. Still unified, but every battle brother should appear as a real specialist for special tasks. So here are the first members of  Kill Team Aurora:

Eliminator Sergeant - Kill Team Leader

Reiver Sergeant - Combat Specialist

Intercessor Gunner - Demolition Specialist

All of these models are very simple conversions, but very effective, in my opinion. Hard to believe, but these are actually the first loyal Space Marines I've ever finished. Their Dull Green colour and all these new Primaris designs are a perfect match for creating a tactical Spec-Ops look. The camo pattern is heavily inspired by the german WWII splinter camo. I tried some freehands on these models and I think the chapter icons, grenade symbols, etc. turned out pretty neat.

Kill Team Aurora

Raptors Chapter

I used the following colours to paint these guys:

VMC - Vallejo Model Color

C- Citadel Paint

Armour

VMC 095 US Dark Green

C Agrax Earthshade (Blacklining, Recesses)

VMC 094 Russian Uniform (Edge)

VMC 094 Russian Uniform + VMC 201 White Glaze (Edge)

VMC 150 German Camo Black Brown (Scratches)

VMC 094 Russian Uniform (Highlight Scratches)

Masks / Weapons

VMC 102 German Fieldgrey WWII (Edge)

VMC 101 Green Grey (Edge)

C Agrax Earthshade (Recesses, Dirt)

VMC 150 German Camo Black Brown (Scratches)

VMC 101 Green Grey (Highlight Scratches)

Camo

VMC 086 Luftwaffe Camo Green

VMC 092 Olive Grey

VMC 083 Flat Green

C Agrax Earthshade (Recesses)

VMC 102 German Fieldgrey WWII (Edge)

Cloak (inside)

VMC 086 Luftwaffe Camo Green

C Agrax Earthshade (Full)

VMC 086 Luftwaffe Camo Green (Highlight)

VMC 086 Luftwaffe Camo Green + VMC 201 White Glaze (Highlight)

Pouches

VMC 090 Refractive Green

C Agrax Earthshade (Full)

VMC 090 Refractive Green + VMC 201 White Glaze (Edge)

Straps

VMC 086 Luftwaffe Camo Green

C Agrax Earthshade (Full)

VMC 101 Green Grey (Edge)

Metals

VMC 169 Black

C Leadbelcher

C Leadbelcher (Edge, Scratches)

C Agrax Earthshade (darken Scratches)

C Runefang Steel (Muzzle, skull-icons)

C Balthasar Gold

C Agrax Earthshade (Full)

C Sycorax Bronze
 

Bases

VMC 150 German Camo Black Brown

VMC 149 Chocolate Brown (Rubbel)

C Skavenblight Dinge (Stones)

C Agrax Earthshade (Full)

VMC 149 Chocolate Brown (Highlight Rubbel)
C Stormvernim Fur ( Highlight Stones)

VMC 086 Luftwaffe Camo Green (Plants)

VMC 090 Refractive Green (Undergrowth)

C Athonian Camoshade

VMC 083 Flat Green (Highlight Plants)

VMC 094 Russian Uniform (Highlight Undergrowth)

Vallejo Burnt Umber Pigment

Sorry for the lack of updates during the last weeks, but some very serious shit has been striking my personal life and of my beloved ones. But now, things have to go on. Thank you very much for your visit, feel welcome to comment and stay tuned!