Salamanders Command Squad

Here's another squad in my series of squads that accompany heroes. This time it's a squad of Salamanders to go with my Salamanders Captain. There are two regular metal marines (with the flamer and bolter), a metal apothecary, a kitbashed sergeant, and a rescued banner bearer, who has lost some detail in my slightly botched attempt to strip it of its paint. 

My favourite part was painting the banner, which came out rather nicely. I painted the flames first, using some paintings of fire for reference, and then painted the dragon over the top.

 

 

Here they are with Captain Paeco Grenzistus

 

Iron Snakes squad

After painting a selection of space marine captains from different chapters, and realising I had various random space marine models that had no home, I decided it would be quite nice to paint a squad of five marines to go with each captain. After starting the project, I realised this could be expanded to other factions, and I'm also planning similar little groups for Chaos and possibly other factions. 

The backbone of this squad is the classic second edition monopose marine, and these models are just as cool today as they were when they were released! I really like the missile launcher model in particular. The sergeant is a kitbash of parts from my bitz box.

 

Here they are, with Captain Asmotrus Thamos.

 

Fancy man with a cape

He is a very fancy man with a cape! This is Berius, Shield Captain of the Adeptus Custodes. A very nice model, with plenty of fun details. The guardian spear is a really beautiful weapon, and it was great to finally paint one. I do enjoy flowing fabric, so of course that was my favourite part of this model. I also did a sub-assembly, which you will know is quite rare for me. I left the cape off so i could paint the inside (and the rear of the armour) properly. It was a bit difficult to attach, and I had to remove paint from certain areas to get it to stick. How do people do this all the time? It must be a nightmare to assemble all your models this way.

Flight support

Nazdesda Elda is the apprentice to Devon, the pilot. You can see her here, carrying a flight helmet and a medical kit, since she is also a trained medic. The model is from Artel "W" models. A very nice model, with a clear nod to Han Solo, with the belt and holstered pistol!

The Wings of Vrayax are coming along nicely, and I should have some more updates for them soon!