Games Workshop Citadel - Base: Gal Vorbak Red (12ml)

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Now, and this next bit is very important: if you’re using the big brush then thin. your. paint. More than normal. A big honkin’ brush like this will fill all the surface detail if you aren’t careful. Test it on a small area first then adjust your paint consistency as needed before continuing. You’ll find a list of all the paints used in this tutorial at the end of the post. How to paint Hivefleet Kraken Priming & zenithal basecoating On paper they are pretty good – S6 and T5 with 3 Wounds and Initiative 5, with Rage and Daemon on top. Their Anakatis Blades – weird Daemon swords from the Ghoul Stars with some chilling fluff – are AP 3 with the possibility to rend on a 5+ and inflict double wounds, which is pretty devastating. Drop Pod ( Deathstorm) • Kharybdis Assault Claw • Dreadclaw • Stormbird • Thunderhawk ( Thunderhawk Transporter) • Storm Eagle ( Fire Raptor) • Stormstrike • Primaris Lightning Strike Fighter • Xiphon Interceptor • Caestus Assault Ram • Orgus Flyer • Apis • Lotus • Wrath • Lightning Crow • Stormhawk • Corsair • Deathbird • Swordstrike • Castellan • Pythos • Harbinger • Hawkwing

Finally, he has the Panoply of Flame , which is a great-looking banner which gives +1 modifer to assault results within 12”, +1 to Sweeping Advance (on top of your re-rolls of 1!) and you can use it once per game as a Heavy Flamer.

Let’s make sure we’re all on the same page about colour.

This army is small, but designed to combine a number of very high priority targets in 1,500 pts, while taking advantage of large Troops squads to maximise the morale benefits granted by the Word Bearers Legion special rules. The Gal Vorbak and Mhara Gal push up the board, supported by the fast-moving Assault Squad, while the Tactical Marines hold an objective or push up to hold ground. The reason why is simple – you buy them for 100 pts as an upgrade for Zardu Layak, but then they form their own unit which you cannot merge with other units – so you have 3 guys at 275 pts walking around, with no ability to deliver them into combat, or properly take advantage of things like the Panoply of Flame or Zardu Layak’s psychic abilities. Very frustrating!

Ever wonder why some armies make a strong impact on the table, despite not being painted to ‘Eavy Metal standards? It’s probably due in no small part to a well-chosen colour palette. Our fri end JF Dubeau from the 40K Radio podcast joins us to offer some sage advice on coming up with a great scheme. Dry brushing again with a brighter metallic, Runefang Steel in my case, focusing on hitting the edges of everything. The Gal Vorbak were originally the 1,000 Space Marines of the Serrated Sun Chapter of the Word Bearers led by their Chapter Master Argel Tal, often referred to as the "Crimson Lord". Their Power Armour was painted red (later called "Traitor's Red" during the Heresy) as opposed to the standard pre-Heresy Word Bearer colour scheme of grey, which differentiated them from the rest of the Legion, but would in time be adopted by the rest of the XVII th Legion during the Horus Heresy to display their new allegiance to the Chaos Gods.For the armour: highlight first with Gal Vorbak, then a mix of Gal Vorbak and Word Bearers Red, finally with pure Word Bearers Red. Charismatic Leadership can be a bit of a pain, as it forces you to take a “tax” HQ. However, in the round, a Chaplain is usually a great addition to any force, and so I don’t think this is too bad all in all – and, in many ways, is very fluffy.

Thousands of the Gal Vorbak were left to die, alone and unsupported, on the surface of the devastated world of Calth when First Chaplain Erebus fled the conflict that the Word Bearers had fought against the Ultramarines on that benighted world. These Word Bearers had been left to die. They would never be reinforced. They would never be recovered. All those Gal Vorbak who spent months of their lives fasting, praying, scarring their flesh in preparation for a chance to taste the Divine Blood, were lost. Next the red. Same strategy here, making sure to only cover the brown and leave the edges exposed. I use Mephiston Red and I’m doing this on the teeth as well, plus doing other plates with Altdorf Guard Blue.I’ve painted a lot of models in my time, but I’ve never had as much fun as I have painting these models, but its a lot easier when you have a repeatable process, so let me take you through it! IV- Iron Circle • Iron Havoc • Stor-Bezashk • Tyranthikos • Tyrant Siege Terminator • Dodakathik • Thunderstrike • Thunderburst • Warsmith • Castellan Rhino • Charismatic Leadership – Any primary detachment from the Word Bearers Legion must take a secondary Compulsory HQ choice where this is allowed in the Force Organisation chart, and this must be either a Centurion or a Chaplain Consul. All in all this Rite is not a “must-take”, but it has some nice benefits and makes for a fluffy force if you use Daemons of the Ruinstorm alongside your Legionaries.

To start with, he is a Level 2 Psyker – very helpful – and his Force Stave, while merely AP4, gives him +2 Strength and allows him to reroll one failed psychic test per game. If he’s the Warlord, then you can take Ashen Circle as scoring troops (great!) and must give them Dark Channelling (which is also great – extra Strength or Zealot ? hello!). You also get Daemons of the Ruinstorm as allies, which is another very nice bonus. Hey guys Cavalier here, co-host of Splintermind the Dark Eldar podcast and commission painter for Frontline Gaming. Sharing my technique for painting Daughters of Khaine! He does not stand out from the crowd, but if you build a list with his special ability in mind (e.g. massed Assault marines or Tactical Marines with extra CCW), you could really do some work.A fast-strike specialist who oversaw the Battle of Calth, Hol Beloth is a Praetor level character who can ignore the first failed save of any game (really good!), and can increase all Word Bearers Legionaries to WS5 (if they aren’t already that or better) for one turn once per game. This can lead to some devastating charges, particularly as he causes Fear if he is the Warlord. Members of the Gal Vorbak were distinguished by the crimson red color of their armor, as opposed to the standard grey that pre-Heresy Word Bearers wore. [1a] Other Details