Crimson Fists Captain Cortez

Well I mentioned in an earlier post that I've been wanting to paint some Crimson Fists for my Black Templar army, Yes the one that I rarely use.  This has been an idea of mine since, oh say 3 years or so and one that's finally seeing the light of day.  It's been a while since I've really painted any SM's and the Attack bike I did a few weeks ago really was fun to do.

So it's been a pleasant few days working on this guy on the side.  A much needed break from IG and the Warhound I'm building.   As you can see I didn't go all out on him, and left a few places empty so that I can add stuff later.  You see I'm the type of player that likes to add decorations after using models in a game, like war trophies.

Now I've only got 10 more Fists to paint, and a 2nd Attack bike and this little force will be done.   I'm hoping to have them done by summer but with the other projects I have planned we'll see how it goes.

Crimson Fists

Yup, your read that correctly.  As part of the new year I plan on doing up a few Crimson Fists to go along with my ever aging Black Templars army.  The idea is that a small detachment (around 20 Fists or so) are on crusade with my Templars, and occasionally come in support of my IG army.  In game terms the only time they ever make an appearance with my IG is during Apoc.

My master plan is that I'll play these side by side with my BT's using the BT codex so they're still game legal.  Future fists include a 10 Fists as a troops choice a second attack bike, and a commander where I'll be using the old Captain Cortez model. 

As I mentioned earlier I also have a Black Templars army, one that I plan on show casing here over the year as I integrate them into my blog.

Oh, and this is my first 2 painting points for the year.