I bought this model way back when it was originally released in 1995 or so. I finally painted it up February in preparation for a fixed-list event. The event called for a Chapter Master in Terminator armour, and this was the closest model I had. I really love this era of metal models. There’s a lot of great detail.
Marneus Calgar
I like this version better than the newer Terminator Calgar, although in game terms I wish I could Deep Strike him along with some assault termies.
I did one minor conversion on this model. I snipped off the banner pole, and put the banner top right on the backpack. All characters/sergeants from this era had banners, though this has fallen out of fashion.
While I was painting up the last Tactical Squad, I added one more into the mix.
I bought a devastator box for cheap over a year ago, and have waffled on what exactly to do with it. It doesn’t have enough included duplicated weapons to make an effective Devastator Squad or to equip a bunch of Tacticals.
Multimelta Marine
I decided that I was letting the indecision hold me back from doing anything with them, so I’d make up the multimelta as an option for one of the tacticals.
I went with marking it for Squad I, since that’s the one without raised Ultramarines shoulder pads, so I thought it would fit in the best.
The end of the backlog is so close I can taste it. Just one more Reaper Bones to go!
This is the second Tactical Squad I bought as part of the Strikeforce. Now I’ve got the other Tactical, Scouts, Razorback, and Drop Pod done from that box. That’s all that I’m planning to do for now, although the idea of the Deathwatch Dreadnought does intrigue me.
Tactical Marines (sergeant group)
Once again, I’m using Custom Minis tactical shoulder pads and GW Ultramarines ones.
This is the fourth tact squad in my adult hobby career, but I use markings for the 5th squad. The first one I painted has plain blue pads. The second and third are marked I and II. I decided to use V on these, since I thought it would fit the raised arrow better than III or IV.
Tactical Marines (flamer group)
Of course, the special weapon is magnetized. Sadly, the only heavy that comes in the box is the missile launcher.
Tactical Marines (missile launcher group)
I finished this unit off just in time for the Inquisition War finale. It’s going to be an apoc-lite game, so it may not even be silly to have four tact squads running around.
I bought these metal assault terminators back in the days of yore, and painted them up a couple years ago, when I got back into 40k. At the time I left them on the 25mm bases they came with, but always felt a little dirty using them. The time had come to make the move to 40mm, like modern terminators.
I decided to play with some weathering powders. I was planning on putting some of the static grass and flock I use for most of the army, to bring it together, so put in some browns in a few places to represent dirt coming through the cracked asphalt. I also tried putting some red around some of the bricks, to try to represent some bricks getting crushed and spread out, though I don’t think it really worked too well.
Assault Terminators
I snapped off the old bases and cut off the metal tab with a razor saw. The feet needed a little touching up with black paint from where I cut. I found a spot on each base where the feet would be flat, and pinned them in.
Assault Terminatorsf
All in all I think they fill the base out pretty nicely, especially the lightning claws. Here you can see the static grass which hopefully ties it into the rest of the army.
Someday I might rebase everybody, but for now I’m telling myself that they’re tied in closely enough.
