Some Hobby progress to the smell of pizza and varnish.

I know I said that I'd show off the rest of the finished Valhallans in my last post, but I recently finished these new minis and I couldn't help but show them off.

 

This guy has been sitting on my to-do list for well over a year and this morning I finally sat myself down and decided to add the finishing touches to him. It wasn't as much as a chore to do as I thought he was going to be and I actually felt proud of myself when I finished off his face.

 

With this guy done I have only one other Deathwatch mini left to do and then I can consider them all complete.

 As with the other Deathwatch members this guy has his backpack and wrist magnetized so I can switch between different loadouts. I'll need to make up a jumpack for him and the other kill team members at a later date.

I've spent alot of my weekend working on these guys and I couldn't be any happier with them. I wanted to just post pics of these guys up without anything to say, so I wrote some fluff based on the characters from the audio book that they're based on. The only exception to this was the test mini below.

I managed to paint up a new arm for this guy and added a combat knife to him. I'm pleased with how he's turned out and will definitely be using the same techniques for the rest of the Red Marked. 

"We know you too well my pugnacious brother. Patience is not a virtue for you is it?"

 Dubbed as a marksmen, Venator hailed from the planet of Konor where he was recruited to join the XIII Legion. Often ranging ahead and marking targets for destruction, Venator proved invaluable in the Red Mark's quest to purge the traitor elements leftover in the wake of Lorgar's Shadow Crusade.

 

 "You sound concerned brother. There's no shame in adversity."

 Bracius was the assault weapon specialist that fought alongside Thiel during the purging of the 500 worlds and was often seen as a stalwart and inspiring warrior amongst the ranks of the Red Marked. While viewed as a harsh taskmaster during training exercises, Bracius was also a cheerful soul seeing adversity as a welcome challenge to be overcome.

 

 "At least those b*****ds are dead."

 A stern and uncompromising individual, Envelio was Thiel's vox specialist and was often at odds with the intrepid warrior's decisions during the early days of the purging of the 500 worlds. Though often dour in the face of uncertainty, Envelio proved himself to be adaptable and resolute in the face of ever-changing situations.

 

"Now we fight. For Primarch and Emperor. For the lost sons of Calth and for those yet to be born on Macragge. This is your hour brothers. Banish shame, banish doubt, banish anger. Show these traitors what it is to be an Ultramarine!"

 The intrepid leader of the Red Marked, Thiel was instrumental not only in the cleansing of the 500 worlds but in the opening hours of the Battle of Calth and several engagements of the Underworld War. His tactical approach to warfare inspired his Primarch, Roboute Guilleman to rewrite the operational tenets of the legions into the chapters which would hold the Imperium together not only through the rest of the Horus Heresy but centuries after its conclusion.

 Lastly a look at one of my upcoming minis to join the rest of the Red Marked. A banner bearer I made using parts from the Betrayal at Calth Chaplain, tactical marine parts, some forgeworld parts, an anvil industries drum mag and a Venerable Dreadnought banner.

 I'm looking forward to painting this guy up and I've already got a design sorted for the banner that will hopefully represent the Red Marked, Imperium Secundus and the XIII Legion.