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Light-Tricks In reply to anno78 [2017-12-05 13:37:17 +0000 UTC]

That sounds fantastic, happy to help

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anno78 In reply to Light-Tricks [2017-12-06 00:08:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.  I'll send it to you soon.

The WIP images are in my gallery, along with the Chapter Symbol.

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Light-Tricks In reply to BrowncoatMando [2014-08-31 23:47:55 +0000 UTC]

Nooo.... These were created before the Storm Wardens existed, although they draw on similar sources of inspiration to a degree

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Light-Tricks In reply to zakijesk [2014-05-18 12:19:54 +0000 UTC]

Sure, the title font is Gutenburg Bible 1454, as for the main font I'm not too sure, I think it's a Garamond font 

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zakijesk In reply to Light-Tricks [2014-05-18 17:12:31 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot, and i have to say your work is fabulous all the details amazing

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Light-Tricks In reply to zakijesk [2014-06-14 09:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, very kind of you 

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Light-Tricks In reply to Weldun [2012-09-07 00:07:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm just working on a new set of medical documents and a new, top secret project but I should be able to do something. The only thing is in terms of company structure (being only 3 on this one obviosuly) and the iconography they're very much Chapter specific. A few people have asked about making it into a template, so I will do one, but how much would you want left on?

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Weldun In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-09-07 04:45:20 +0000 UTC]

Well, the chapter specific iconography would need to be removed, and perhaps a more "generic" border, but only Space Marine chapter's organize themselves in this fashion. (Others may use something similar, but not exactly the same.) Mostly though, only make the template if you want to. The rest of us mugs are just being lazy.

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Light-Tricks In reply to Weldun [2012-09-10 00:41:21 +0000 UTC]

Sure, but what I meant was my Chapter has a three Companies on here, most (Codex) Chapters have ten so I'll need to rejig it to fit ten

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Light-Tricks In reply to Zousha [2012-07-28 16:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Like a fluff rarebit lol

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Light-Tricks In reply to Thrownik [2012-07-25 23:56:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much, I have a few (fluff only).

Have you seen my WIP chariot? [link] (I've removed the draco since, didn't feel quite right for this piece). Keep watching for more, or check out my blog gotflag.blogspot.com

Haha, thank you, just practice I suppose

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Light-Tricks In reply to jailgurdnegative [2012-07-22 17:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Aye, welsh spess mahrens no less boyo

Here's an example of one of the more explicitly Celtic elements - very much work in progress and the draco has been removed since: [link]

There's more waffle about them on my blog here: [link]

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jailgurdnegative In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-23 13:48:45 +0000 UTC]

so, you've already have a lot of them? thirty?

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Light-Tricks In reply to jailgurdnegative [2012-07-23 17:23:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm not sure exactly, I ended up building them quicker than I'd have liked for a couple of battles, so I'm going back now and retroactively converting them. Hopefully I should have something to post on the blog very soon

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jailgurdnegative In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-24 10:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Alright, looking forward to it.

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Light-Tricks In reply to SoylentRobot [2012-07-16 13:47:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment, seem to be struggling to reply properly on my phone I'm in the dark ages technology-wise at the mo lol. Although the army is predominantly Arthurian with Celtic elements, there is one particular Iron Age celt mini which I already have on my gallery. The draco has been taken off now and is only used by "Marchomawr" bike squads as a hand-held standard.

Here it is:

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And more details on the blog: [link]

Just been in the middle of moving house, but I'm cracking on with painting now lol. Also been asked to do some more 40k medical stuff, so I'm rejigging my existing stuff and creating some new pieces.

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SoylentRobot In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-16 19:07:38 +0000 UTC]

sounds awesome!
this is probably the wrong thing to suggest for this theme, but a space marine version of the knights of the round table would be really cool somehow

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Light-Tricks In reply to SoylentRobot [2012-07-16 19:47:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. That's exactly the theme lol, and that is exactly what my honour guard essentially are, but this is very much the 5th-6th century "original" Arthu, the British warlord, rather than the French adopted chivalric tradition that developed in the later middle ages. The Mabinigion, Annales Cambriae, Y Gododdin etc are my "sources" rather than de Troyes writings. If you're interested, keep your eyes on the blog for clearer fluff explanations and miniatures

It's not meant to be a direct copy though, just a reflection of elements of the legends, but more so the look and feel of troops, arms and armour of the period

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SoylentRobot In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-18 17:30:53 +0000 UTC]

sounds pretty awesome ^^

ive done the same sort of thing for my marines, but with the Brotherhood of Steel from the Fallout games. considerably less mythic, i know

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Light-Tricks In reply to SoylentRobot [2012-07-22 17:00:44 +0000 UTC]

My Chapter was never intended to be mythic ironically lol, it still isn't really, they are very scruffy as I said lol. I wanted them to have that late roman look, and then just decided to run with the arthur theme properly - but only where it fits, I've not tried to crowbar anything in pointlessly.

Your idea sounds pretty cool too, I'd imagine they'd have close ties with the AdMech, probably descended from the Iron Hands and go around collected lost tech and hunting for STCs alongside AdMech Exploarators to ensure they don't fall into the hands of the Dark Mechanicus etc.? If so, that seems to fit in pretty damn well to me

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SoylentRobot In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-23 17:52:38 +0000 UTC]

i think yours is the only chapter ive heard of thats based on arthurian legend. considering that GW is an english company youd thought their main official chapter would be themed on it!

youve described them pretty damn well there xD
they also really like plasma weapons

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Light-Tricks In reply to SoylentRobot [2012-07-26 00:00:11 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure there must be one somewhere, certainly the later de Troyes version lol. There's definitely bits of the legend throught the Chapters, and the idea of Marines themselves are a bit like the "knights" in some aspects of the legends

Ironically, my approach is the earliest Arthurian tales in which the english are very much the enemy lol. I live near the GW HQ which is very much Robin Hood country, that needs some parallel lol.

Liking the sound of your Chapter, I do like plasma weapons, they don't fit too well with the general fluff of this Chapter so I don't have many of them

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Light-Tricks In reply to Nergling [2012-07-15 11:09:59 +0000 UTC]

Very kind of you hopefully the proper draft will look a bit better

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Light-Tricks In reply to MalicetheMad [2012-07-15 19:57:33 +0000 UTC]

Apologies, I replied to this earlier but it doesn't seem to have appeared. Thanks for the comment but I'm afraid I have to disagree, it is a transliteration of the Welsh Dwyrydd and is simply a name - their practices in relation to the Emperor are pretty standard, the Dwyrydd are Chaplain-Apotheracaries, much as the Space Wolves, and as priests and healers, Druid is a very apt description - it is simply a word... - and fits in with the historical basis of the fluff. I'm not sure how familiar with the fluff you are but many Astartes Chapters engage in far more extreme practices or deviations from the norm without attracting much Inquisition scrutiny.

Incidentally they do receive a little attention from the Inquisition for other reasons, they are rather dubious in several ways, which is how I inteneded them. They're completely loyal but things are often misconstrued...

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MalicetheMad In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-16 20:56:12 +0000 UTC]

Eh im pretty up on the fluff of alot of the chapters. i wasnt wanting to start an issue here as this isnt a cannon chapter.So on that note, have fun. hit hard and scout silently.

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Light-Tricks In reply to MalicetheMad [2012-07-16 21:04:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much Lol I wasn't trying to start an issue either lol, I think the problem is that the word Druid has a lot of assumed connotations that aren't the case with the Chapter's use of the term which is an historical one. In the 17 years of playing GW stuff I've always found that not fighting the generally established fluff is the best way to approach it, otherwise it just comes across a bit crap lol.

Do you play Marines yourself?

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MalicetheMad In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-17 03:24:41 +0000 UTC]

yeh, i started collecting blood angels when i started, now iv turned to dark angels and now the angels of vengeance. all the models iv collected are pretty unfinished so it was easy to convert them to their current status. heh, iv actually started designing my banners so when i paint their standards i have something to go off.

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Light-Tricks In reply to MalicetheMad [2012-07-22 17:16:44 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome, have you tried making your own transfers? Definitely worth having a go

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MalicetheMad In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-23 01:26:45 +0000 UTC]

Im not sure how i would do that, do they make a type of paper to throw in your printer? if so that would save me alot of time. mainly i do things by brush but im thinking of going to air brush.

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Light-Tricks In reply to MalicetheMad [2012-07-23 17:27:52 +0000 UTC]

Yeah you can, but they do them in inkjet and laserjet, inkjet gives good enough results but just make sure you don't get the wrong paper for your printer otherwise it just doesn't dry. Come to think of it, I think From The Warp did a tutorial on it recently, you should be able to find it on there.

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studley86 In reply to MalicetheMad [2012-07-15 10:14:59 +0000 UTC]

Maester would suit it more, as in the Maesters from Game of Thrones

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Light-Tricks In reply to studley86 [2012-07-15 20:01:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the suggestion, but this draws heavily on British history, particularly elements of the first century AD and especially the 5th to 6th century, and focuses very much on British (Brythoninc) language and culture, which is why Druid (or rather Dwyrydd - pronounced dweir-rith) does fit. Maester, as much as I love ASoIaF would really have no relevance whatsoever. Druid is essentially a Gothic transliteration of Dwyrydd. Equerry as a title has been removed, and I'm sticking to "native" titles, and will transliterate that particular on as Master of the Horse

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Light-Tricks In reply to uberdspy [2012-07-15 11:08:43 +0000 UTC]

Lmao, these are scruffy marines

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uberdspy In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-15 22:26:00 +0000 UTC]

so new chapters
angery marines
pretty marines
alfa legion and now
scruffy marines.

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Light-Tricks In reply to uberdspy [2012-07-16 13:48:56 +0000 UTC]

They're also very much Space Welsh, if the White Scars are Space Mongolians, Space Wolves are Space Vikings etc. etc.

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uberdspy In reply to Light-Tricks [2012-07-16 14:30:23 +0000 UTC]

heh classic 90,s way to make somthing sci-fi add space to it XD

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Light-Tricks In reply to Wildchild300 [2012-07-15 02:03:29 +0000 UTC]

But yeah, I imagine it would take a few centuries, I've upped the number of Companies - or Great Teulus (Tai-lee) - to five to show that they're on the mend and just nudge them over the edge a little bit. I reflect it on the tabletop with special rules that can either reduce armour saves of certain units to reflect worn out armour or can sometimes mean I can't take vehicles like Whirlwinds... I never take Land Raiders at all. A regular opponent has a rle where if a character dies on the table he dies in fluff, even if he has done a ton of background for him. I've created a new table which gives characters 1-3 "lives" based on importance, if they die on the table we often roll on the Necromunda wound chart and base something on that, ignoring the dead result if they have a life left lol.

The idea was that the Chapter always had "Independent Companies" each being a chapter in microcosm with its own reserves, support, scouts etc. These have been consolidated into 5 following the "Gethsemene Incident"

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Light-Tricks In reply to Wildchild300 [2012-07-15 01:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much lol, the intention is to represent the legendary presentation of the Romano-British Kingdoms in the face of Saxon onslaught to a degree, they're being pushed back but are still trying to fight back. It's also to somewhat legitimise their preference for ambush tactics and withdrawing where other Chapters might do the death or glory thing lol. Plus, being of the British Isles we do love an underdog lol

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