Hello ! I made this post to ask a question - so from my understanding, a victrix guard is a veteran of the first company choosed amongst the bests.
He is an incredible fighter doubled by an excellent tactician with a sharp political mindset when needed - and thanks to his feats he is choosed to enter the victrix GUARDS who’s role is to protect and serve as champions/bodyguard/advisors towards the high ranked they are supposed to protect.

Now i ask - if one of their many objective is to protect who they are assigned to, why did they loose their shields ?
How come bodyguards have nothing but their body to defend their chapter master in exchange for an upgraded bolter ?

If let’s say they are tasked with protecting a captain, and on the battlefield that captain is choosen as a target by a sniper that is too far to shoot down with a bolter, are they going to sacrifice themselves one by one by taking the shots for him ? This feels ridiculous to sacrifice super elite soldiers one by one to save a guy when we speak about the most tactical marines in the Imperium who also have « guards » in their name and no shield to back it up.

Game workshop didn’t even need to remove the shield if we speak tabletop wise, yes in some occasions it gives a 4++ but in others it also means +1 Wound and since they have 3… (their armor would be the 2+ save in my opinion) also their gun is held with one hand and is small, they could totally have the shield on their wrists and shoot just fine… so im just wondering why remove the shield, it was easily one of the coolest thing they had and aside from Bladeguards and Assault terminators with hammer nobody has one in what we can get.

Now they seem like elite, which they are obviously but they were elite guards not elite polyvalent and i feel like we lost something, maybe it’s just me and im making a fuss for nothing but i really miss what made them stand out as guards.

New player to be (hopefully soon) here. I bought an army off marketplace and looking for advice on what to prioritize painting to get to playing quick! I know the rule of cool is generally best when deciding your army composition but I dont wanna be a pushover on the tabletop either!

What would be some good options for 2000pt Space Marine armies using what I have here?

Photo quality may not be the best so making a list of the units gathered below:

1 Hammerfall Bunker

1 Land Raider

1 Repulsor?

2 Gladiator Lancers?

1 Warsuit

1 Redemptor Dreadnought

1 Storm Speeder

6 Outriders

1 Chaplain on Bike

6 Inceptors

6 Supressors

1 Robot Girlyman

5 Infernus Marines

30 Intercessors

5 Terminators

10 Reivers

10 Assault Intercessors

6 Eradicators

10 Heavy Intercessors

6 Eliminators

10 Hellblasters

24(lol?) Infiltrators/Incursors?

5 Jumpack Intercessors

And a BUNCH of random leader units in various types of armor

Does anyone know what blues are used in this video? I’m in love with the blue but I just can’t narrow down the colours. I think it’s kantor into telcis then lothern but I’m not sure

Hi everybody, I’m painting a miniature for a friend of mine. I’m still new to edge highlighting, this is the first project that I’ve really used it on since CSM trim usually acts as an okay highlight already. Base still needs to be done, but the model itself is in the finishing touches. Any tips or criticisms?

Spent idk how many hours on these guys, way too many, feels great having them finally put together. Just have to do touch ups and bases.

Que me aconsejan para seguir mejorando !?

I wanna push it further with my sergeant veteran's helmet. But unsure how to forward. How do you paint damage for an eye? Thanks!

I never thought painting miniatures could be this satisfying...

Rescued this biologis from a buddies haul. He told me he wasnt interested in all the work it was going to take to strip this guy. I got him all done but then stared at his clogged up helmet for a couple days. Decided to pry it off and go with an unhelmeted version. I'm getting more confident with painting space marine heads, so I had fun!

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"Wrarth Of Anchent Vengeance!"

Space Marines: Ultramarines.

Assault Brethren, Gauntlet Task Force and Ironstorm Spearhead (3 Detachment Points).

Take and Hold.

Strike Force (2000 points).

Attached Units

Attached Unit 1

Marneus Calgar (180 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• Warlord

• 1x Gauntlets of Ultramar

Victrix Honour Guard (250 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 0x Chapter Champion

• 1x Blades of Honour

• 1x Chapter Ancient

• 5x Victrix Honour Guard

• 2x Master-crafted Bolt Carbine

2x Master-crafted Power Weapon

Attached Unit 2

Chaplain with Jump Pack (95 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Absolvor Bolt Pistol

1x Crozius Arcanum

• Enhancement: Linebreaker Onslaught

Vanguard Veteran Squad with Jump Packs (220 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Vanguard Veteran Sergeant

• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol

1x Thunder Hammer

• 9x Vanguard Veteran

• 4x Combat Shield

4x Heavy Bolt Pistol

4x Master-crafted Power Weapon

2x Plasma pistol

Attached Unit 3

Captain (110 points)

• Attached as: Leader (Character)

• 1x Heavy Bolt Pistol

1x Master-crafted Bolter

1x Master-crafted Power Weapon

• Enhancement: Imperium’s Sword

Victrix Honour Guard (250 points)

• Attached as: Bodyguard

• 1x Chapter Champion

• 1x Blades of Honour

• 5x Victrix Honour Guard

• 2x Master-crafted Bolt Carbine

2x Master-crafted Power Weapon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Gladiator Lancer (185 points)

• 1x Armoured Hull

1x Defensive Array

1x Laser Destroyer

• Enhancement: Redoubtable Machine Spirit (Upgrade)

Gladiator Lancer (185 points)

• 1x Armoured Hull

1x Defensive Array

1x Laser Destroyer

• Enhancement: Redoubtable Machine Spirit (Upgrade)

Infiltrator Squad (85 points)

• 4x Infiltrator

• 4x Bolt Pistol

4x Ceramite Fists

4x Marksman Bolt Carbine

• 1x Infiltrator Sergeant

• 1x Bolt Pistol

1x Ceramite Fists

1x Marksman Bolt Carbine

Repulsor Executioner (295 points)

• 1x Armoured Hull

1x Defensive Array

1x Heavy Laser Destroyer

1x Heavy Onslaught Gatling Cannon

1x Twin Heavy Bolter

• Enhancement: Redoubtable Machine Spirit (Upgrade)

Scout Squad (65 points)

• 1x Scout Sergeant

• 1x Bolt Pistol

1x Boltgun

1x Combat Knife

• 4x Scout

• 4x Bolt Pistol

4x Boltgun

4x Combat Knife

Scout Squad (65 points)

• 1x Scout Sergeant

• 1x Bolt Pistol

1x Boltgun

1x Combat Knife

• 4x Scout

• 4x Bolt Pistol

4x Boltgun

4x Combat Knife

I submitted him to a local game stor for a painting competition. Took me about a day and a half to complete. I maybe regret dunking him in angrax earthshade, especially on the shoulders. I learned a lot from this though. The extra 3d printed ribbons and servo skull came from temu.

Hey, all.

I'm painting an Angels of Death Kill Team as Ultramarines (2nd company, 4th squad), and really want to make these guys stand out. I mean, they're an elite squad handpicked for these small infiltration missions, so I want them to really stand out from their brethren.

Besides the usual places (pauldrons, knees, power pack), what are some good places to put iconography and extra details? Pictures would be welcome, as I'm really just looking for inspiration and am having a tough time so far.

Thanks in advance! For Ultramar!