Its that time again - Squaduary Event 2026 - Intercessor Squad from First Strike

My calendar year has two hobby community highlights I partake in, October "Dreadtober" and February's "Squaduary" - I missed the previous couple of February's as work trips to Antarctica during the Austral Summer will tend to put hobby plans to the back-burner but its February once again so it's time I grabbed something that has been sitting around on the painting desk for all too long and got it finished! 

Squaduary was run by Stepping Between Games blog, Thousand Eyes used to plow through the interwebz and Instagram for the Squaduary pledges and pooled them together. This has now fallen by the wayside but I may have gone and continued my hobby now-tradition last year even if officially there wasn't one, and a few of the community continued too. The blogging community has shrunken over the years, but a few participants are still holding the torch against the dying of the light (imho IG, FB are soulless in comparison to a blog with the author's thoughts and colour scheme etc... but I am old. I do have IG @siph_horridus where I cross post Blog stuff).

In 2023 it was a Squad of Primaris Reivers from First Strike

In 2022 it was a Squad of Bikers

In 2020 it was a Devastator Squad with Heavy Bolters

In 2019, I completed a Vanguard Squad of Skitarii for my growing AdMech army.

In 2018 it was a Squad of RTB01 Beakie Marines.

And in 2017 it was the first squad of RTB01 Beakie Marines.

So, this year is a long overdue squad of push-fit Intercessor Primaris Marines from First Strike like the 2023 pledge of Reivers from the same boxset.

As the start of the month passes, this is where they are. I have started using bits from the remaining left over Reiver to make the 5th Intercessor different from the Auspex holding one, he has a Reiver Close Combat Knife forearm and an empty scabbard to put it in, cut from the Reiver kit.

Wish me luck and join in if you want! My initial progress may be slow as I have a Titan Walk to prepare for at Beachhead on the 7-8th Feb! 

Cheers, Siph

Terrain and Scenery - 3D Printed Statues - DONE!

Hello all!

This weeks submission is x2, 3D printed statues, that I printed, and then painted up for the battlefield.

These were printed on my Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra, using Elegoo reisn. I was pretty happy with the print, and they look very sharp.The scheme I opted for was a white marble effect, using a rattle can marble spray. This was sprayed on to a white base, which had been washed. The spray - for those that haven't tried it, sprays 'stringy bits' that create a marble effect. It looks OK for the tabletop, but think I might opt for the dry baby wipes for anything more than terrain.

I am happy with the 'dirty' appearance, as these will feature on my destroyed city set up.

Thanks for swinging by! LH 5pts

Relictors Chapter Primaris Space Marines - Gravis Captain

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. This week's addition to the vast Relictors Battle Companies is a character to lead the fledgling Primaris contingent, a Gravis Captain. This is also from the initial release of Primaris Marines way back with the "Dark Imperium" starter set.

Primaris Gravis Armour is a heavy-duty, thick-plated suit of power armour for Primaris Space Marines, designed for frontline, close-quarters combat, offering superior protection over standard Tacticus armor but slightly less than Terminator armour, excelling at holding ground with heavy firepower and resilience, featuring large power plants, chunky designs, and often used by elite units.

I added a tactical rock underfoot, and the sword is a replacement as I did model him with a power scythe at first for a now abandoned Emperor's Scythes force...

The cloak is Karak Stone layered with Ushabti Bone, washed Sepia and highlighted Ushabti Bone. Gives a dirty cotton look.

Not sure what to add next from my Primaris forces, maybe a squad for the annual Squaduary event next month? Maybe Infernus Marines, or looong overdue First Strike minis...

Anyone else participating this old blogger tradition?

Cheers, Siph (10pts)

WIP Warmaster Titan - Legio Crucius

Hello All and One!

This weeks update is the big daddy of Titans - the Warmaster! As there is no Forge World titan at this scale, the nearest being the Warlord - this is a hybrid 3D print, I've printed the resin parts on my Saturn 3 Ultra's and a friend has printed the torso on his Bambu P1S (which I have just started to open mine.)

Base of Nurglings for scale

The kit is huge, but looks very sharp, and appropriate, scale wise. I will post more pics as the build continues.. LH

Terrain and Scenery - Wrecked Titan Scatter Terrain for Titan Walks

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Following on from two weeks ago characterful Lucius Warhound wreck, I had forgotten to post the scatter terrain I had also painted for Titan Owners Club Walks! 3 sets of terrain pieces to add character and flavour to the expansive battle mats. As you can see from the Guardsman above, these would be great for 40K line-of-sight blocking terrain too. I found them on eBay, all 3D printed and bought unpainted.

Here are the 3 pieces, from several lots on eBay, but I paired together in some sort of semblance of titan parts, shoulder and head, torso and feet and head/torso and arm. I stipple painted them all to give a dirty and wrecked appearance. All were mounted on 3mm hardboard/fiberboard and sand mix was added.

Above is the 'Warlord' type head and torso with an arm shoulder piece. 

Half buried torso and feet of a titanic explosion!

A more familiar Warlord type head and a shoulder is all remains for this third God Engine!

Cheers, Siph (15pts)

WIP - Deathwatch Assault Marines and Jump Captain

Hello!

Quick post, just some little WIP shots of some of my assault Deathwatch, and Jump Pack Captain. These guys have self printed smoke stacks, I'm not using the silly flimsy clear flying stands - these are slightly higher, but not too much to be called 'gamey' :)

Normal Deathwatch scheme, hopefully can get these done in the next week!

Cheers! LH

Relictors Chapter Space Marines - Primaris Inceptor Squad

Hello all, thanks for dropping by, this week's addition to the mighty Relictors Battle Companies are a squad of Primaris Inceptors armed with Assault Bolters. They were from the initial Primaris release box set "Dark Imperium" a while back! About time I got them finished!

Inceptors fill the role of spearhead troops. They hit the enemy in one sudden and overwhelming blow, leaving them reeling as follow-up waves of Space Marines drive home the attack. Equipped with jump packs and reinforced armour, Inceptors can be dropped from the very edge of a planet’s atmospheric envelope, weaving and twisting through the skies before slamming down into the enemy’s midst

I used metal pin into the foot to mount them on the base as the flying stands are awful and flimsy and put them at a sitting backwards baby-stroller pose, so I chose a more upright pose, coming into land.

And the Sergeant with red helmet, but now thinking a red flash on the outer helmet should be added as when re-entering the atmosphere they have a visor closed. 

Jumpy Dudes, as Winters SEO says...

Cheers, Siph (6pts)

Legio Crucius - Direwolf conversion kit - DONE!

Hello one and all,

Happy New Year! My first offering of 2026, is a completed Direwolf Heavy Scout Titan conversion kit. This is designed to swap between the official Forge World Warhound Titan carapace to allow for a Direwolf to be fielded in battle.

This is armed with a Neutron lance, and the bolter weapons.The shock laser is crazy, and was able to shutdown a Reaver and a Warbringer at the ToC walk, which left them unshielded, and ready for the killing shot.

The arms are bolted, so can swap between arm weapons, which also allows for the conversion to work so well.

I've printed a few of these kits for people at cost, please reach out if you'd like an upgrade kit for your Warhound titans! :)

Cheers! LH (10pts)

Terrain and Scenery - Crater with Lucius Pattern Warhound Titan Leg

Hello All, thanks for dropping by, Happy New Year!  I saw a nice 3D print terrain crater with some character, a nice Lucius Pattern Warhound Titan leg, and I thought to myself that makes a lovely piece of scatter terrain for 40K and Titan Owners Club Walks.

I painted it up as my own beloved Legio Astorum, after I previously had painted wrecked titans as Legio Crucius of Lord TITANium's chosen, and also Legio Metalica and a Legio Mortis entire wrecked Mars Pattern Warhound, so it was about time I wrecked some of my own!

Scale wise, this is Techpriest Manipulus having a look to see if it can be recovered.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)