Black Templars Fire Raptor

 Black Templars Fire Raptor - finished and added to my crusade.

Kit available from Forge World

 

Gunship: Angel Of Antioch

Finally got some photos done of the detailing

 and weathering on the GW Stormraven kit.

I have renamed this pattern as an 'Eisen-Falken' Gunship.

Seemed far more Black Templar.

She was blessed by Master of Sanctity Ravenstein as

'The Angel of Antioch'

I tried lots of various weathering techniques, 

oil streaks, grubby engines and battle grime.

Forgeworld razorback turret and resin BT rhino door 

fitted without too much bother. They fit quite snugly. 

Brass etch BT icons and carving up BT landraider doors gave

 me lots of options for embellishing the hull and fuselage.

She carrys a hefty payload of ordnance..

 I decided to undersling the assault cannons because..

 it just looks intimidating I think.

I used heavy bolter magazines behind the barrels
of the cannons to give them a more robust look.

Of course, when things get serious...

a red light comes on in the cockpit to warn the
 pilot of incoming missiles and anti air flak.

'MAYDAY!!! MAYDAY!!! BLACK TEMPLAR DOWN!!!'

All the doors, sponson weapons and canopy move/open/close/swivel about.

The servo skulls make an appearance on some of the weapon systems. 

The one on top is known as 66 or 'Double-Sixer'.

I moved house during the project and lost the original flying stand..

 so I made a base out of foamcard, flagstones from plasticard and bits of ruin kit.

More stuff to come soon!

Invasion @ Games Workshop!

Back from a recent crusade in the display cabinets at one of my local Games Workshop stores.
After a fairly lengthy stint in the store, my Black Templars are returning home. A few new squads and vehicles are being prepped to join the eternal crusade.
How did the army return home to their monastery though?
We flew Air-Templar!

The Eisen-Falken pattern gunship 'Angel of Antioch'.

This is my baby, spent a lot of time and money embellishing

the original kit. Etched brass, weapon additions, resin turrets/doors,

servo skulls, iron halo, campaign shields, whopping big templar icons..

Yes, that's an old metal gunner as a pilot.

Love those old TIE pilot style respirators.

Death from above! 

She is weathered extensively but the camera glares not

picking it out much. More pics are required sometime soon!

DEUS VULT!!!!

'Place could do with a tidy up, it's like a bombs hit it!'

Need more drop pods! And vehicles!

Just dropping in to say 'HERETIC!'

'Not much cover out here, sarge!'
'Use the guy in front as cover'

Always at the front, leading the charge..
There could be chocolate in that bunker!

Some of my original battle brothers. It all starts with good
old plastic kits..but then there is resin..and the wallet screams!

The Zweihander II Pattern Predator, designed for long range armour sniping.

A few little conversions and tweaks to the original kit.
Barrels were extended with brass pipe, forgeworld
resin dozer blade, servo skull targetters and
 extra scopes and sensors on the turret. 

Etched brass was used to embellish the hull and
dozerblade with Templar iconography.

More pics to come soon...