Review: Ravenor Omnibus

I'll preface this with some context.  I love Science Fiction, Asimov, Banks, Herbert, Dick etc. However I've never read any of the 40k expanded universe stuff.  I think I'm inherently suspicious of a sci-fi writer who feels they have to write within a premade framework.  Sounds judgmental I know but that is always the way I have felt.

Painting Competition: Nurgle Lord/Guardsman 'little' Belwas WIP

I've completed the modelling for my Nurgle Lord and he looks nothing like a Nurgle Lord now.  From this point forth he will be called Guardsman 'little' Belwas (apologies to GoT fans but I couldn't resist). 

Squad and company markings for my Astral Knights

Having ummmed and ahhhhed for quite a while I have finally decided on a system of squad and company markings for my Astral Knights chapter.

I wanted each squad to have an heraldic design, like a knightly order, but a complicated design would be too much to freehand on every marine so I have come to a compromise.  Each squad will have a geometric design using blue and white, which will be painted on the right shoulder pad.  This design will also be used on any banners, shields or other areas.  

For my first tactical squad I have chosen a simple diagonal bisection from top left to bottom right, but I could do all sorts of things; vertical bisection, horizontal bisection, quartering, etc...

Shoulder pads done on these two marines.

 

Shield done on the sergeant.

On the banner I have used the design as the background and done the chapter symbol in the reverse colours to make it stand out.

The company number is marked using roman numerals somewhere in the design on the right shoulder pad as you can see in the photo below.

   

Astral Knights in 6th Edition

Finally managed to find the only mention I could, concerning the Astral Knights in the 6th Edition. 

It's quite nice to have a name and not much else.  It gives me a lot of freedom to be creative with the rest of the chapters details.