Back in the summer of 2000 Codex: Armageddon was released and I was hooked. I loved the idea of a group of flamer wielding badasses capable of taking down giant lizards. The thing I liked about them most? They actually have some compassion for humans. That summer they became my first completely painted army as well.
Since then these guys have seen some serious shelf time. While they have always been my 'primary' army, they have been on the back burner for a long time. Also, like most people I have had a couple of periods where I drifted away from the hobby over the years. To me, these guys are the hobby.
When the Battle of Calth box came out I decided to come back to my salamanders and using the Calth box as my catalyst. Here is what I have (almost) finished so far.
First off, a combat squad of normal marines. These guys are the standard that I will be bringing the rest of the army up to and I am particularly happy with the highlighting and flame effect on the right shoulder pads. I have yet to add decals to the left shoulder pads but these guys are 95% of the way there so I figured I would post them!
On top of putting together and painting these Calth minis I also decided to reboot my old Razorback. This guy has been there the whole time that I have played Salamanders (over 15 years!) and was pretty poorly painted for a long time. So I gave it a little love. I am pretty pleased with the highlights and mud effects and obviously, I'm just happy to be able to put it on the table fully painted.
So that is all I am going to post for now. I have done a lot more work on the Calth box and will be going over it in segments.
Comment below and let me know what you think! Or don't, I'm ok with that too.
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