From Nick: A lone Space Marine (5 points)

Well, well it‘s that time of year again…

Those of you who know me, will also know that I’m not big into Fantasy or SciFi. Painting wise that is, as otherwise I quite like the Warhammer 40k universe. Well, as it was about 20 years ago anyway. Be that as it may, once in a while there‘s an itch to be scratched. While cleaning up the man cave and organising my Mountain of Shame …ahem… Mountain of Opportunity I happened upon a handful of Legion of the Damned Space Marines.  I‘m not sure where I‘ve got these from, especially considering I haven’t painted Marines in almost two decades.

So, while I don’t really dig their official paint scheme I quite like the figures (for Space Marines).  Thus I‘ve been wrecking my brain ever since as to how to paint these fellas. By chance I came across some pictures of really nicely painted Word Bearers and instantly knew the look I‘d aim for.

I fancy mine to be Marines of… let’s say questionable loyalty, and with little to no „official“ imperial iconography the models fit just nicely. On the other hand the distinct lack of spikes and other distinctly chaotic paraphernalia also helps to make them more rogues than outright traitors.  Apostates maybe…

Apostata

I‘m not quite sure where I‘ll go with this as Space Marines never really were my thing, but I might just paint up the rest of the ones I already have. They should be enough for some Kill Team sized games. And admittedly painting Marines can be quite fun for a change. All the big, smooth surfaces make for an interesting challenge and are ideal to try out new things. On another note I‘m quite surprised my smartphone camera makes rather usable pictures, without too much fuss. Unfortunately single figures only, so no groups, and not in a photo cube…

So, that’s it from me. My first entry to this years challenge. A single Space Marine for a whooping 5 points.  

Welcome back, Nick! I like your take on this apostate marine. The cool eldritch flames are a nice contrast to the rich armour tone. The Skull-o-meter™ is sad that this isn't going into the official skullz tally. I like your reframing of the 'Mountain of Opportunity'!

Barks