Twelve Days Of The Deathwing - Day Eleven

 Galactic Synergy

The next project on deck is a level of synchronicity that occurs for painters only during periods of rare interplanetary alignment.  The unpainted member of the Deathwing shown above will be my April entry for the 40K2ndAC II while also being the first terminators I will be painting as part of my project to get some units that are currently good in the "meta" into my army that will hopefully see some use on the tabletop as things seem to be improving here in the states.  Follow along after the jump for more words and a Deathwing project update.

The two Deathwing "Indomitus" Terminators are pewter minis I picked up in a blister back in the days of third edition when I first started playing with a lot of Dark Angels armies.  As I stated in an earlier post about this project, I never could convince myself to drop $40-$50 year 2000 dollars on enough blisters to get me ten or more of these minis to make proper squads.  So those two metal Deathwing were the only Terminators I possessed until several years ago.  Around the time I got back into the hobby back in 2014, a close friend from high school sent me an entire Rogue Trader marine battle company painted in the classic Crimson Fists style from the RTB01 box art.  Along with more than one hundred marines, dreadnoughts, and several classic tanks, there were also a bunch of unpainted miniatures.  The three RT-era proto terminators above were in that lot and when I was looking for units for the second season of the 40K2ndAC I thought I could combine the five metal terminators in a squad that would at least be period appropriate from a models standpoint.  I'm excited to paint these classic minis for the challenge and I can't wait to see what they look like in the bright white colors of 2nd edition Deathwing.  Thanks for reading and stay safe out there.

• Terminator Captain  - most likely using a spare Cataphractii Terminator Captain from Betrayal At Calth.
• Interrogator Chaplain Sarpedon - the old school version of the Terminator Chaplain which I have conveniently already painted.
• Terminator Librarian with Force Axe - picked up on Ebay over the summer.  He will be painted as part of the 2nd Edition Army Challenge Part II starting in March.
• Deathwing Ancient - Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield 
• Deathwing Apothecary - Storm Bolter and Narthecium
• Deathwing Champion - Halberd of Caliban 
• Deathwing Knights - one Master and eight Knights armed with Power Mace and Storm Shield. - Built from one of my Deathwing box sets. 
• Terminator Squad - 5 man squad with Storm Bolters and Power Fists, one marine with Assault Cannon - These will be the Deathwing Terminators from the Dark Vengeance Box Set.
• Terminator Squad - 5 man squad with Storm Bolters and Chainfists, one marine with magnetized Assault Cannon/Heavy Plasma Cannon - These are the Nova Open 2019 rescues.
• Terminator Squad - 5 man squad with Storm Bolters and Power Fists, one marine with Assault Cannon - These are two RT Deathwing pewter minis, plus three lead RT 1st generation Terminators, they will be painted as part of the WH40K 2nd Edition painting challenge Season 2.
• Terminator Close Assault Squad -  5 marines with Lightning Claws, one also armed with a Cyclone Missile Launcher. - Nova 2019 rescues with Deathwing bits.
• Terminator Close Assault Squad -  5 marines with Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields, one marine armed with a Heavy Flamer.
• Brother Azmodel - Relic Contemptor Dreadnought of the Deathwing - completed in 2019.
• Land Raider Crusader - NIB on a shelf for several years, possible Spring 2021 project?