Last year, I made myself a promise that I wouldn't spend any 'new' money on anything related to my hobbies, be it Airsoft, Comic collecting or Wargaming. Any money I wanted to spend would need to be funded by the sale of other hobby items.
Problem was, I wanted a new Space Marine army, something that would challenge my painting skills, but also be fun to build over time.
The first couple of months of 2013 provided a 'fighting fund' of nearly £200 into my Paypal account (a sale of an airsoft rifle, quite a few comic books and a couple of games added up the sum).
So I started to hunt eBay for the right starting deal....
Which came along almost straight away! -
£54 (including shipping) got me:
20 tactical marines
10 assault marines
10 old style terminators
A squad of devastators
The 'bionic leg' captain
The old style Terminator Librarian
Mk1 Vindicator
Mk1 Predator Anhilliator
4 bikes
And a land raider crusader!
Then the big deal landed - £60 for 120 marines, 4 Dreadnoughts (inlduing a venerable dreadnought) and quite a few character models, alongside £40 for 3 Storm Talons and a Storm Raven!
Along with a purchase of £30 which garnered me a Damocles Rhino, a command squad and a classic veteran sgt, it had the start of a new army....
But what Chapter to do? Do I create one as I always have in the past, or choose a Chapter already established?
I went blue...
I've always fancied doing an Ultramarines army, but never got round to it. Well, now I was.... a whole bloody company no less!
I've gone for the 2nd Company, which is this one:
I've kept to the Insignium Astartes for the markings and icons, so that it's got a nice 'codex' feel to it.
In terms of collecting the parts, I now have enough to allow me to field the whole 2nd Company. All I need to do now is build and paint it all!
So without further ado, here's where I'm up to so far:
WiP Contemptor Dreadnought
Dreadnought
My Masters of the Chapter - the one in the middle is my custom Marneus Calgar (based on the Legion Praetor model
My Tyrannic War Veterans - looking forward to the Dataslate for these boys!
Sternguard Squad (using the Anniversary Captain as a Veteran Sgt)
More HQ Choices (Two Games Day Captains, the DV Librarian and a Master of the Chapter)
Assault Terminators (the Sgt is from the Space Hulk set)
Classic Terminators
Tactical Squads
Tactical & Devastator Squads
Scouts with Sgt Telion.
I've got a long way to go yet, but I've really enjoyed painting these so far - of course, other projects get in the way but these are now a labour of love!
Would love to hear your thoughts on these - constructive criticism is always welcome!
