‘The presence of a Acheron mark armor in the battlelines of a Household warns the foe to expect no mercy…
Legio Tempestus (aka The Stormlords) has perhaps the most turbulent of histories in the ranks of the Titan Legions, with over half of it’s number siding with Horus and turning traitor during the events of the Horus Heresy.
It’s founder, Indias Cavalerio – perhaps better known as the ‘Stormlord’, was a major character in the book Mechanicum, and perished with many of the remaining loyalist elements of his legion in the defense of Magma City during the Martian Civil War.
Depicted here is my latest commission piece, an Acheron mark of Cerastus armor dating back to the days of old, painted in a similar Legion pallet of blue grey, perhaps to depict it’s continued loyalty to the Emperor.
I used Privateer Press P3 Exile and Cygnar Blues along with some generic black, and the lighter grey below to shade the armor plates of the Acheron.
The striping was done with Badger Minitaire Badger Fur, Concrete Slab, and a little bit of Snow White added in at the end to raise that grey highlight just a bit. I used these greys both on the striping and to help shade the blue (Cygnar with Concrete) because they are themselves a blue grey so they naturally mixed together well.
For the lightning effects I actually used a very easy technique that you can add to your hobby arsenal by reading my tutorial HERE.
Truth be told the most time intensive part of the project was base-coating all the gold trim, because you can’t airbrush every part of the model (though I surely wish you could).
However the funnest part of painting the Acheron was the weathering, both of which I also made a tutorial for that you can also checkout HERE.
…For such weapons are only deployed for missions of extermination, to topple the works of the enemy and scour clean his lands with flame.’
Wanna see more? Hit up the Acheron thread over on the new ‘Hobby Maniacs’ Forum or press play on the video showcase below!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
