Paint and Runes

Here are some pictures of my work thus far. I tried to get good shots of a few models with rune work.


Here is a Rhino. Its still sporting the Dwarf Bronze Aquila from my old scheme. The scroll on the front is written in Angerthas Moria. The letters represent the name "Durin" who was one of the Seven Fathers of the Dwarves. This is where it gets really nerdy as I plan to name all my vehicles for Tolkien characters.

Here is another example of some of my rune work. This is a Black Reach Terminator. He correctly displays my current paint scheme of Regal Blue, Ultramarines Blue, and Boltgun Metal, though, he is still incomplete. The rune letters here represent the word "ruin".  The inspiration for this comes from the book The Return of the King when the great battering ram Grond is being described it is said that "on it spells of ruin lay".  Rune spells on weapons will be a reoccurring theme with my army.



Here is a shot of a Scout Sergeant. I just wanted to show off the urban camo styled cloak. From this cloak I decided that I'm going to do the pants and sleeves on my scout models in the same pattern. I haven't done so yet, so I have no idea if I will like the way it looks, but I will post pictures regardless.









This is just a brief look at the paint scheme and rune work. I will post more as I continue to paint and actually finish off some models. I'd love to hear your comments and critiques.

Thanks,
Talagand

Founding a Chapter

When I began playing Warhammer 40k I decided that I would play Space Marines. I knew little to nothing about the lore of the 41st millennium or about individual Space Marine chapters. I started painting my army Regal Blue, Ultramarines Blue, and Dwarf Bronze for the trim. I later changed the scheme from Dwarf Bronze to Boltgun Metal. I had though of changing my army over to a preexisting chapter, but I had already committed to my paint scheme so I decided that I would continue and found my own Space Marine chapter.

After much thought and a little research I settled on the name "Rune Bearers". Originally I mused with names like "The Faithful" trying to capture that zealous aspect of Space Marine lore. I even thought up "The Word Bearers" only to discover it already existed as a traitor chapter. I had already begun using rune letters to decorate my models so I decided I should capture that idea and develop it further. The runic alphabet I use comes form the works of J.R.R Tolkien. I marry both my love of Tolkien and 40k in my concept for this chapter.

The most challenging aspect of creating a chapter so far has been designing a chapter symbol. Transfer sheets included with just about every set of models are a huge advantage for decorating your models accordingly. As I don't have that luxury I'm stuck at the moment, though I have a talented friend who pledged to help.

I will post some pictures of my work, though I don't consider anything to be complete.

Glory to the Emperor,
Talagand