Copper Oracle | 8 Round Up

The Completed Fire Hawks force

My first OWAC completed! 

The challenge has been a fantastic drive and incentive to get my Space Marines, which had been slowly accumulating over several years, finally painted. I have a habit for working on multiple projects which means finished projects tend to come in bursts and then nothing for months as they all crawl forward. Being this focused one group (bar a couple of exceptions when the inspiration was on me!) is not something I am used to doing but has been a rewarding experience and I will certainly be trying to be a bit more focused going forward as a result. The challenge has also impacted on my painting as well, feeling more confident in blending (sooo much yellow!) and also more confident in working freehand, not necessarily any good, but more willing to try and get better for the trying! 

The community element has been a great support as well as seeing everyone else's armies grow. So much talent and inspiration that I will certainly be coming back to again to help with future projects I have lined up.

Where I began at the start of the year, all assembled, based and undercoated. 

Six months have gone by quickly and although a couple of the middle months were a last day ( and night until 11.59!) dash due to work/life I am very glad I was able to avoid the Field of Bones and make the finish line with 76 figures including 4 tanks and 5 Dreadnoughts all painted

'Fire Eaters' 8th Company, 2nd Squad

  'Endurance' 2nd Company. 3rd Tactical Squad

 

'Fire Walkers' 1st Company. 9th Veteran Tactical Squad

'Devourers' 1st Company.5th Squad. Squad Kempler

'Dominus' Field Police Tactical Squad 

Rhinos 'Pyre of Insha' , 'Zhoros Endures' and ' Intolerance' 

Grav Tank 'Lance of Zhorus' 

'Sky Shard' 8th Company land speeder Support Squadron

Bomb bots

Techmarine Corps

Medical Corps

Chaplaincy 

Librarian Haze

8th Company Standard

Lieutenant-Commander Thrace, 8th Company

Command Group

Force Command

The "Ansell' army pose 

Copper Oracle | 7 Leader and extras (769 points)

 

'Some have called us the Damned because of the strength of our swords, but we stand in the Emperors Light and can do no wrong'

Lieutenant-Commander Thrace at the Desolation of Eden IV

For the final month I had several pieces left over as well as the Leader, the bulk of these were  figures I had as part of his command squad, the Librarian, a marine as Standard bearer, and another Chaplain. I had two more techmarines which I had picked up as broken lots, repaired one with a spare Power fist (for repairing big things with a big knock!) and another with a repaired wrench. One of the techmarines had unsuccessfully been part of the last two months sets so was well overdue paint!

There was also my last Dreadnought which I had been saving as his base was a bit more detailed with a dead marine.

The last batch was a medical team which i had managed to put together from various bits and thought would make a nice counter to the all black Police unit.

Lieutenant- Commander Thrace

Kneepad is decorated with half  a red open mouth and three stars of a Lieutenant Commander.

The red open mouth  has echoes of the World Eater icon and is the badge of the 8th Company, the 'Fire Eaters'

Personal heraldry with the half a red open mouth and half the Chapter icon on reversed background 

Librarian Haze

Painting up the Medical unit also gave me an opportunity to go back over the first medic as I was not happy with the white and black ink look so effectively painted up 3.5

First Version 

Field Medics

Deredeo Support Dreadnought Brother Warden Myloss

The last of my Dreadnoughts 

Standing on the corpse of a Mantis Legion marine who the Fire Hawks fought against in the Badab War

Lieutenant Bec

This was originally one of my veteran squad from last month but I have repainted his leg and shoulder as personal heraldry and promoted him to lieutenant as one is needed as a compulsory army choice choice. His place in the ranks will be filled with my pre challenge test piece.

Chaplain Goloc

repained Blood Angel Chapain

The Scratch built Rogue Trader Grav Tank is an iconic piece, and even given cannon status with a Horus Heresy art piece. I had been gathering all original pieces, from the medical spoon to the zoid parts and was just looking for the right deodorant stick when one was created and released by a 3D print designer (Mr Big Tong) so I jumped ahead of the search and printed one.

Original Grav Tank

Horus Heresy Emperors Children Grav Tank

Fire Hawks Grav Tank, Lance of Zhoros

The victim of a childhood 'Conversion' with a drill (for battle wounds!) I repaired him with some Green stuff to take the role of Standard bearer

Bionic restoration and banner pole (not perfect but the join will be hidden by the standard thankfully) 

Paper banners are very Rogue Trader so sketched and painted...

In a final night session I was able to finish the last two Techmarines but not the Rhino but the challenge is done!

Completed Techmarines

Veteran marine 

This an Ultramarine Tyrannic Veteran with most of the chapter icons removed to use for the Fire Hawks

The Leader Month completed forces

1. Lieutenant Commander Thrace

Champion, Bionic leg 

24

2. Lieutenant Bec

Champion, Power Glove  = 24

3. Chaplain Goloc

Champion, Bolt Gun, Crozius Arcanum  = 40

4. Librarian Haze

Lexicanian, Power Sword

 = 58

5. Techmarine Leris

Bolt Pistol = 17

6. Techmarine Holm

Bolt Pistol = 17

7. Medic Tsarc

Minor Hero, Bolt gun, Chainsword = 65

8. Medic Papas

Field Medic, Bolt gun, Chainsword = 34

9. Medic Hturus

Field Medic, Bolt gun, Chainsword = 34

10. Grav- Attack Tank 'Lance of Zhoros'

240

11. 

Brother Warden Myloss

Deredeo Support Dreadnought

Bolt Gun and Missile launcher = 216

(for points, the veteran Marine and Marine with Standard replace the Medic and Veteran Marine repainted)

Total = 769