Leader Month
T+027: The command squad redeploys to the farmhouse where the chief officer kidnapped in Monroeville lives in search of any possible evidence of what do the enemy legionnaries are up to.
A somewhat uncanny place, but in all, a normal house surrounded by normal crops. Or aren’t they?.
Lt. Commander Lazarus establishes his field command in the first floor once it is safe. Lieuteant Bahamut and Lexicanum Trent investigate the basement while field medic dr. Copper jump to the roof to spot any funny activity nearby.
-Lt. Bahamut: Sir, you have to see this.
-Lt. Commander Lazarus: What is that? Have you found something?
-Lt. Bahamut: This place is a mesh, but there is a stash of files, possible evidences… the man, I mean, officer Tempeny… is a major weirdo.
-Lexicanum Trent: But see, this plan over here. This sounds familiar. He may have been up to something in the end.
-Lt. Bahamut: Look at the charts, I cannot dismiss that the warmaster is using xenos technology but I do not think that he has a flotilla of disk-shaped spaceships. Much less that he and his xenos friend may have any plan to do with his holy rectum. Tempeny is deranged and this conspiracy crap is of no use.
-Lexicanum Trent: But see, here are some notes of the current events. At least he is obviouslyright, at this time...
...According to this, an apothecary of the Emperor Childrens called Fabius Bile was experimenting with a several viruses mixed with the evil sorcery that the Word Bearers were conducting.
-Lt. Bahamut: Maybe he made a point but, here there are tons of bullshit. How can we be sure?
-Lexicanum Trent: The last note before the zombie apocalypse and the kidnapping is something about a stash of a chemical supplies of something called “Trioxin”. He may have several barrels hidden here, in the basement. Let see if it is true.
-Lt. Comm. Lazarus: Good, search for that compound if we…
[Radio noise] COMMAND SQUAD, HERE IS SCOUTTING PARTY, THE DEAD, THEY’RE HERE
T+028: Field medic Cooper attend the wounded retreating to the farmhouse while cutting down some undeads.
At the same time, squad Ismail has reached the central park of Monroevile, making contact with the cultists.
-Sgt. Piero: We’re under heavy fire, watch out there but do not wait to much behind cover. The hordes of undead will be here in minutes.
-Biker #1: We will give support fire from those benches there. Marshall Westwood will lead us. He’s a legendary gunman.
[BLAM]
...Oh no, Westwood is dead. We’re done, man.
-Chaplain Giteau: DO NOT FALTER, IN THE EMPEROR'S NAME! Even the more humble men are capable of great deeds if he's strong in mind and determined to the imperial cause and...
[BLAM]
Mr. biker...guy... oh...Well, maybe some of us are more predestined to higher deeds than others… IMPERIAL SPACE MARINES, KILL THEM ALL.
Brother Lewis and brother Morris return fire to the cultist heavy weapons.
-Pvt. Lewis: Watch out Morris, machine gun at eleven, behind the red car.
-Pvt. Morris: Lewis, in the Emperor’s name, be more specific. Which red car from all, there are like two types of cars in this entire star system. They'll look the same!
T+029: Lt. Bahamut finds the trioxin stash and take several samples for dr. Copper. However, they find that the trioxin was already inoculated into living samples. And one of them has scaped the security pods…
-Lt. Bahamut: Agh, they’re already in. This creature is… is like it’s made of tar. My sword cuts it but his body is not destroyed.
-Lx. Trent: It is probably the creature scaped from one of the trioxin pod. maybe if we did like in that holomovie…
-Lt. Comm. Lazarus: Lexicanum Trent, in the name of the holy throne of Terra. Why do you think that the primarch reintroduced the librarium? Burn that thing down!
T+030: The cultists are conducting a ritual in the church of Monroevile, sacrificing several human offerings including officer Tempeny. Whatever they’re up to, they must be stopped.
[the deep voice of the deacon start sounding louder and louder in the night while there is a funny looking storm approaching in the horizon]
KLAATU. BARADA. NIP.. [BONK!]
-Chaplain Giteau: Enough with this foolinesh. All of this starts to feel like on of the horrible holomovies of brother Trent.
Oh boy, the officer does not look good with that knife in his chest.
-Pvt. Morris: Sir, Tempeny looks pretty awful with that knife in his chest. Do we call the apothecary?
-ChaplainGiteau: Nah, too late. At least we disrupted whatever these freaks were doing here. Squad, we’re leaving to the farmland, rendevouz with mission command.
T+031: The command squad defend the farmhouse against the zombie horde. Mowing down dozens of undeads.
The plans of the Emperor Children and Word Bearers have been finally exposed. After killing the horde, Lt. Commander Lazarus prepare his entire force for the final assault against the enemy compound when the Blood Omen locate the facility.
April's done at last. For this month I painted all the heroes with one goal in mind: make a command worthy of Brian Ansell.
His RT marines has been an inspiration and wanted to make something that also pops up and feels different to current 40k markings.
The specialist colours were limited to the upper part. Except for the Chaplain, who also diplay a quarter colour scheme with some bony armour areas because reasons.
And a blood drop.
It was pretty fun to paint. Another challenge was the freehand in the librarian banner.
I would have wanted to give an extra freehand to the lieutenant commander back banner and probably to the lieutenant, but sadly not enough time for that.
I took some inspiration from the 2nd Ed. 40k box art and made severa flames to te lieutenant armour.
Lastly, a bunch of extras. You cannot make all the weird B-movie theme and many hints toward George Romero series without the farmhouse. A modular building with both porchs, and probably an interior in the future.
I also included one of the most famous encounters from the diverging universe from Dan O'Bannon, tarman!
The Word Bearers have been spreading his evilness and trained some freaks in the arts of the sorcery and wrongdoing. Here are some cultists and the cult sorcerer/leader.
Next month, the wild card and finally the blood angels will assault the enemy base.
Until then.
Adrián’s out.