BLACK TEMPLAR!
I have some. Have for years. Tried to paint them in the fall of '08, which is when I started them, now that I think about it. I got really frustrated, because 18 year old me had other things on his mind than the best ways to paint black armor (booze, girlfriend, and, oh yeah, college too. I sometimes forget that that's why I was at Texas State... Oh well.
Yes, but anyways, Black Templars! I've begun painting them. I got a couple of Sword Brethren painted a month ago, and they turned out quite well. Metal models have those sharper edges on them, better/easier to paint. Anyways, what I did was try out the painting on some of my plastic terminators (of which I have many, haha.) And it did turn out quite well, if I do say so myself. Here they are!
Terminators and Sword Brethren! I happen to like the way they turned out. With so much of the model black, it only makes sense to base in black paint. But the subsequent white on top of black REALLY, REALLY SUCKS. That's why the Terminator with the Chainfist has two red shoulder pauldrons. Because, THAT'S WHY. I decided to give other two guys white shoulder pads with decals since, to be honest, they don't have the special BT specific pads that my other guys go. So there, a little bit of standard BT fair.
Black Templar are my favorite Chapter of Space Marines. Why? Because they really don't recognize the authority of anyone over them. They're All Crusade, All the Time. Crazy super soldier crusaders in space? Yes, please. Also, the Codex Astartes that Roboute Guilliman shoved down everyone's throats says no more than a thousand sworn Space Marines in a chapter. The Black Templar have at least 5,000. Because they do what they want, that's why. Flying all over space, in a dozen or maybe a hundred fleets, fighting the enemies of mankind. Seriously, great stuff.
The white shield really stands out against so much black and red, I think. It's certainly a striking contrast, and looks pretty cool (again, if I do say so myself.) I just had a spare combat shield in the bitz box, so he conveniently lost his bolt pistol and became a Fighting Company Champion.
Who Doesn't love Space Marines with pairs of lightning claws? Seriously, this guy is all about making trouble. Guy thoughtfully gave me a spare Berzerker head, which I gashed up artfully and added to the base, it's previous owner having just been decapitated by this guy. I might add more detail to it later, bigger gashes, blood leaking out, etc.
The camera clearly has better resolution than my eyes does. The white shoulder pad Really needs another layer or two. Other than that though, this guy is ready to claw peoples faces out. Also, for 3 pts. a model, you can give ALL your terminators either Furious Charge or... I think counter attack. Either way, awesome. There are a few really nice things in the Black Templar codex that I think makes them still viable, years after their last update.
Again with the eye/camera problems. The shield looked better with the naked eye, sooo... I'll be doing some touch ups on that. I also may switch around the colours on the shield. But, as with the Sword Brethren champion, I think the white provides a stark, eye catching contrast to the red and black.
These Tau are so boned. They won't know what hit them. And speaking of which...
I've painted a few of my Tau as well. I have 3 Crisis suits, 12 firewarriors, and a Piranha. I figure that some day, I'll play them again. Or at least paint the models I have, as I really like them. So, here's a parting shot of my Tau. Let me know what y'all think of the paintjobs. I might update later today, depending on how I feel, with a battle report on my games against the new Grey Knights. No pics, and it's all by memory, but I have some general impressions that people might enjoy, or even find insightful. So, until then, keep on painting your armies. Next game, the player with a higher percentage of painted models gets an 8% points bonus to their list. Here is a parting picture of some Tau.
