Project Deathwatch: Master of the Forge

One Master of the Forge.  Artificer Armour, Conversion Beamer, Thunder Hammer.

Now, before you say something - I know it's a renegade heavy plasma gun, and yes the helmet is a chaos space marine helmet.  But there's something about it that works for me.  The left shoulder pad is one of the Dark Angel Deathwatch ones, which makes the paint scheme a little easier - he'll be one of the Unforgiven...  Still working on the details of the army paint scheme.

Deathwatch Project. Tech Marine Legs.

I still need to clean them up a little bit - but I'm thinking I like this one.

I was pondering a few ideas while I was driving home the other day - the original plan was to have the two Sgt's on the troop choices be DW and then their squads would be from that chapter...  But I was thinking - what about making the scouts be from the more feral, *ahem* Viking-esque chapters?

It started with just making the sgt a Space Wolf scout - but then what to do for the troopers?  Model them as Inquisitorial Storm Troopers?  All SW's? Crimson Fists? (army is led by Kantor) something else?  That's when I started thinking about it - there's got to be other chapters that don't have scouts starting off...right?

Thoughts?

The Deathwatch Project

So, maybe it was from re-reading the Deathwatch book from Fantasy Flight Games.  Maybe it was a something that been running around my head for a while.... I dunno.  Anyway, I have this idea for a full Deathwatch army running around in my head.  I'm trying to see it as a building project.  The 2000 point list is (currently):
Kantor
Master of the Forge with a Conversion Beamer and Thunderhammer
7 Sternguard w 2/meltas in a drop pod
7 Sternguard w 2/missiles in a drop pod
8 Sternguard w 2/multimeltas in a drop pod
10 Scouts with snipers, camo cloaks, and heavy bolter
10 Tactical Marines, missle, plasma n a drop pod
5 Vanguard, kitted for combat
and a Thunderfire Cannon... wait for it.. in a drop pod.

There's no plan for a tournament, no deadline - just building things when the mood/inspiration strikes.  To that end.  I give you some of the first WIP shots of the Master of the Forge.

I've been pondering the paint scheme.  Deathwatch marines are supposed to be all black, except for the silver of the right arm, and the shoulder pad of the marine's host chapter on the left side.  I've been pondering that - I think I came up with a paint scheme that I like, and that I can get my wife to do for me.  :)

Current plan is right arm black, silver DW shoulderpad, and then paint the rest of the armor in the chapter colors.  That's for the Sternguard, Vanguard, Techmarines, Kantor, and the sgt's.  The two squads will be all painted the chapter of the sgt. that leads them.

I'll post pictures randomly as I'm working on things.

I promise.

No, really - I will.

Anyway, I'll be bringing 1000 points of Wazdakka for the escalation this sunday.... So, I should have some pictures and battles.