Squaduary 2026 - COMPLETED - Relictors Chapter Primaris Intercessors

Well, thats another Squaduary February hobby challenge for myself wrapped up. A successful month with a Titan Walk, some titan weapons and more importantly, a Squad of Primaris Intercessors which were languishing around since the release of First Strike boxed game back at the start of Primaris releases!

I removed the Sergeant helmet from the waistband, and added pouches in its place, added a disc to raise the helmet slightly and painted in codex compliant Red to denote his rank.

These two identical Marines (First Strike sprue had 3 different marines only) have had a Reiver arm replacement with combat blade and scabbard, whilst the Auspex holding Marine is box standard. Head placement direction also makes a difference.

These two identical Marines have had different head placement, and a few changes to Purity Seals. Removing one from a Pauldron, adding once to the waist and Bolt Rifle.

Another Primaris Intercessor 5-man Squad to add to the extensive Relictors Battle Companies, and 5 less Marines on the to-do mountain!

Thanks for dropping by, cheers, Siph (5pts)

Squaduary 2026 - Week 4 - Just basing and final details to complete - Primaris Intercessors

Hello All, thanks for dropping by to my Squaduary pledge progress, start of week 4, mostly finished with the Squad now, just weapon arms, basing and decals to complete this week ready for the end of the month quasi-deadline.

This Marine is pretty much completed, basing aside, Fallout Hobbies 'Side-Skull' Relictors badge applied and the other pauldron is Tactical Arrow and squad number.

Next week I will complete the details and basing and have the showcase finished Squad, another year of my Squaduary Pledge done, I know the Blogosphere is a lot thinned out now with the pull to inst-gratification media instead, but I continue to diary my hobby adventures for Lord TITANium to see and anyone else who happens to drop by, thank-you.

Cheers, Siph.

Squaduary 2026 - Week 3 - Basecoated Minis Ready for Details - Primaris Intercessors

Hello All, thanks for dropping by to my Squaduary pledge progress, start of week 3, basecoats are all done, started with the basing material too. Details to get done this week, washing with Nuln Oil, then highlights on the grey, black and Brown. Then metallics and smaller details.

Of the two identical Marines, one has the Purity seal removed from right Pauldron, and has a Purity Seal added to the Bolt Rifle, whilst the other has an additional Purity Seal added to the left thigh plate to make slightly different silhouettes.

Next week as stated is I'm planning on painting the details... Let me know if you are partaking in Squaduary and I'll link here too.

Cheers, Siph.

Squaduary 2026 - Week 2 - Constructed Minis Ready for Painting

Hello All, thanks for dropping by, progress was slow on my Squaduary pledge as I had Titans to do and weekend away, but got the basics done and tailored some of the minis. The First Strike plastic frame has three Marines, one of which is a Sergeant. So I used 2 frames and sold a Sergeant.

The three Intercessors as mentioned include a Sergeant and two Marines - the Marines doubled will just not do, a Marine with Auspex and a standard Marine. I swapped one of my two Auspex Marines to hold a Combat Blade from the Reiver frame so they don't look identical, he also has the empty scabbard attached on the waist band too. The second trooper is a basic holding pose so two of them will be fine, I may add a few differing purity seals from the bitz box to one to differentiate. 

I didn't like the Sergeants face, and hate painting faces and agree that each Marine in Power Armour is an investment not worth getting your unarmoured head blown off from a stray round - so I sawed the helmet off with a razor saw and mounted it in the neck with a small circular shift of sprue from the frame to raise it slightly and act as the neck. The Sergeant's Helmet has a skull motif so couldn't just use a normal Primaris spare. I then added some spare sizeable pouches to cover the removal site on the thigh.

Next week I'm planning on painting basecoats or any progress... Let me know if you are partaking in Squaduary and I'll link here too.

Cheers, Siph.

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

Squaduary 2023 - Relictors Chapter Space Marines - Primaris Reivers - COMPLETED

Good day Squaduary Partisipants and dear Readers, thanks for dropping by. I have completed this year's pledge to do an unloved and overdue squad from the to-do pile. Here is my offering to the paint Gods. 

I found it hard to get motivated to paint some 'tacticool' Phobos Marines, eventually when I came back from Titan Walk event and then concentrated on these, I then dropped back into the familiar greys of Relictors and enjoyed the process.

I opted not to paint his respirator canisters red like GW, he has the same grille design as his squad but the knee is detailed in bone like the Primaris Intercessor Sergeants have, and the Squad number is 7, traditional Battle Companies have 1-6 Tactical, 7-8 Assault and 9-10 Devastator Squads, so these reinforcements have continued the tradition. Not aligned to any particular Battle Company, these Primaris reinforcements maintain a grey Relictors trim on the Pauldrons, not the Black or Green of my 5th and 4th Companies.

An arm swap and head angle change makes these two identical Troopers look different.

These two are the other pair of identical Marines, also swapped arms with the other pose.

A few blogs out there are continuing Squaduary events, 262nd Krieg Blog, DAM is doing well with his Dark Angels, check 'em out. Well I have enjoyed Squaduary, another Squad lurking on the to-do pile now completed! I've enjoyed checking out DAM's progress and hopefully a few more people will uphold the tradition of Squaduary.

Cheers, Siph (5pts)

Squaduary 2023 - Relictors Chapter Space Marines - Primaris Reivers - End of Week 3

Welcome Readers, thanks for dropping by. I have continued my Squaduary pledge this week with the start of laying down some shade and finishing basecoats of the Relictors Chapter Space Marine Primaris Reiver Squad. I had already done the basic base materials so this final week I need to concentrate on the highlghts and the details. I did less than I wanted this week due to other hobby distractions, however I'm sure I will still get these finished by the end of the month!

A few blogs out there are continuing Squaduary events, 262nd Krieg Blog, DAM is doing well with his Dark Angels, check 'em out.

Cheers all. Siph.

Squaduary 2023 - Relictors Chapter Space Marine Primaris Reivers - end Week 2

Welcome Reader, I have continued my Squaduary pledge this week with the start of laying down basecoats of the Relictors Chapter Space Marine Primaris Reiver Squad. Last weekend's Beachhead Walk event with the Titan Owners Club was a blast, so I haven't had much time with these.

A few blogs out there are continuing Squaduary events, 262nd Krieg Blog, DAM is doing well with his Dark Angels, check 'em out.

Cheers all. Siph.

Squaduary 2023 - Relictors Primaris Reivers

Welcome Reader, I have continued my Squaduary pledge this week with a simple build of the Reiver Squad. A bit of a cop out with progress as I have been busy with getting a Warlord Titan ready for this weekend Beachhead Walk event!

These are push fit Primaris Reivers, and as such were only in three designs, so some arm swaps and head rotation and I get five individual looking Primaris Marines in Phobos Armour.

Two troopers, identical bodies

The other two twins, now with different arms.

Right that's it for this week Squaduary, I will get some paint on these and start the process proper after this weekend's Titan Walk!

Cheers, Siph

Its that time of year again! - Squaduary 2023 - Primaris Reivers

My calendar year has two hobby community highlights I partake in, October "Dreadtober" and February's "Squaduary" - and its February so it's time I grabbed something that has been sitting around on the painting desk for all too long and got it finished! Thanks to DAM at 262nd DKK Blog for the timely reminder!

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.

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 Reiver Primaris Marines! I haven't actually any Reivers built so these will be a start, just a squad of five as my OCD doesn't allow six! 

Wish me luck and join in if you want! And make sure you check out DAM's Dark Angels at 262nd DKK Blog. My initial progress may be slow as I have a Warlord to finish before Beachhead on the 11-12th Feb! 

Cheers, Siph

Squaduary 2022 - Relictors Space Marine Bike Squad COMPLETED

Hello Readers and Squaduary Squaddies, I completed my Squaduary pledge this year, a squad of five Space Marine Bikers including a Sergeant. These have been on the to-do pile for a long time but I wanted them done before I attempt a Primaris Outrider Squad or the really great Primaris Chaplain on a Bike.

This squad was my 5th Space Marine Bike Squad and so I could add more ablative wounds to other squads or if points are tight and bodies on the field are needed, I chose not to arm these with special weapons, just the Sergeant has a Chainsword.

The Sergeant was based on legs from a 3rd party Librarian and a torso from a Ravenwing Biker from Dark Vengeance. As he is quite blinged up, I'm sure I could use him as a Character armed with the Teeth of Terra Relic if need be.

The Auspex mount was from the Ravenwing bike kit along with the feather mounts. 

The first two trooper Bikers, one armed with an old school Bolt Pistol.

The second two trooper Bikers.

I know a few of you out there have joined in with a Squaduary pledge, and I look forward to committing to another squad next year.

Cheers, Siph (10pts)