Archangels: Part 5

Every First Founding Legion has/had/has-in-some-strange-form a Primarch, and the Blood Angels are no exception. So, I set about getting my own Sanguinius (besides, you kind of HAVE to, really...

After some internet searching, I found this chap, Reaper Miniature's Avatar of Aurellius.

The first step was to file away the sleeves, and replace them with something more "power-armour-y". Then, a sword swap (an metal Grey Knight Terminator sword fit the bill nicely) and since the Sanguinary Guard use them, a wrist mounted bolter (hey if its good enough for them...)

The Archangels: Part 4

Of all the Blood Angels, I like the background of Mephiston the most. This talented and noble warrior fighting in the biggest battle of his life on Armageddon, but falling victim to the Black Rage, and eventually being buried alive under tonnes of rubble. Instead of dying though, he was literally so pissed off, he beat off the psychotic madness of the Rage, and in a proper Hulk-Smash moment, burst free from tonnes (yes tonnes!) of rock as an even more superhuman version of the already superhuman Marines...

But, whilst there are some very good bits, the old metal model really doesnt do him justice (God, that should be a slogan or something...) since it is hampered by the technology of the day, and has a broom up its arse.
(plus, really didn't suit the complete powerhouse the new 'dex turned him into...)

So, ready for this?

I built my own.

The Archangels: Part 2

To my mind, the Sanguinary Priests were like Warrior-monks, in a similar vein to the Chaplains of other Chapters. Simultaneously responsible for the spiritual wellbeing and the traditions of the Blood Angels. To this end, I tried to combine elements of the Empire Warrior Priests and Space Marines. Which meant I needed robes. And hammers. And the Sanguinary Guard.

Using some of the spares from the Sanguinary guard box, I built up the frameworks for the priests.
I decided on one "actiony" pose, one more sedate and regal. I also trimmed down the death masks from the same box, so as to give them the "faceless" look that the chaplains also have.

The Archangels: Part 1

When I started my Blood Angels, I decided that I wanted to do my own, converted and custom models for my HQ choices, because, lets face it, while the current/classic Blood Angel characters do have a load of history and charm, they certainly look dated...
As a happy coincidence, the Sanguinary Guard box had just been released, and the cogs started turning...