How Insane would it be?

 How insane would it be to collect and paint an entire Space Marines Chapter, say, for example... the Crimson Fists?

Very.

And yet, I am actually considering it. Let's look at the numbers, shall we, assuming that each Marine etc., has only one usual role (Intercessor, Tactical, Devastator, whatever). I will even reduce squads within companies in order to provide crew for attached transport (but let's face it - isn't that really a job for servitors? Space Marines fight, they don't drive trucks.)

Chapter Command

• Chapter Master
• Honour Guard (optional, but yeah...)
• Equerries, Serfs, and Servitors (probably just a few for token inclusion - probably third party)

Armoury

• Master of the Forge
• 7x Techmarines
• 3x Primaris Techmarines
• 12x Servitors (3 units)
• Battle Tanks
• Land Raiders
• Warsuits
• Light Attack Vehicles
• Transport Vehicles
• Gunships

Librarius

• Chief Librarian - Librarian in Terminator Armour
• 2x Epistolaries - Primaris Librarian
• 4x Codiciers - Librarian in Phobos Armour
• 6x Lexicanums - Librarian
• Acolytum (not modeled)
• Serfs and Servitors (not going to model these)

Reclusiam

• Master of Sanctity - Primaris Chaplain on Bike
• Reclusiarch - Chaplain in Terminator Armour (Assigned 1st Company)
• 4x Chaplains (Company 2, 3, 7, 9-10)
• 4x Primaris Chaplain (Coys. 4-6, 8)
• Judiciar

Apothecarion

• Chief Apothecary
• 6x Apothecaries
• 5x Primaris Apothecaries
• Serfs and Servitors (not modeled)

1st Company (Veterans)

• Company Command
• Captain (Master of the Keep) Captain in Terminator Armour
• 2x Lieutenants: 1x Primaris Lieutenant, 1x Lieutenant in Terminator Armour
• Company Ancient - Bladeguard Ancient
• Company Champion
• 1st Squad - Terminators
• Sergeant in Terminator Armour
• 9x Veterans in Terminator Armour
• 2nd Squad - Terminators
• Sergeant in Terminator Armour
• 9x Veterans in Terminator Armour
• 3rd Squad - Terminator Assault
• Sergeant in Terminator Armour
• 9x Veterans in Terminator Armour
• 4th Squad - Vanguard Veterans
• Vanguard Sergeant
• 9x Vanguard Veterans
• 5th Squad - Vanguard Veterans
• Vanguard Sergeant
• 9x Vanguard Veterans
• 6th Squad - Sternguard Veterans
• Sternguard Sergeant
• 9x Sternguard Veterans
• 7th Squad - Relic Terminator Veterans
• Relic Terminator Sergeant
• 9x Relic Terminator Veterans
• 8th Squad - Veteran Intercessors
• Veteran Intercessor Sergeant
• 9x Veteran Intercessors
• 9th Squad - Veteran Assault Intercessors
• Veteran Assault Intercessor Sergeant
• 9x Veteran Assault Intercessors
• 10th Squad - Bladeguard Veterans
• Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant
• 9x Bladeguard Veterans
• Dreadnoughts
• Contemptor Dreadnought
• Venerable Dreadnought
• Transport
• 3x Rhino (Sq. 4-6)
• 1x Damocles Command Rhino
• 3x Repulsor (Sq. 8-10)
• 2x Land Raider (Sq. 1, 2, or 3)
• Land Raider Crusader (Company HQ)

2nd Company (Battle Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of the Watch)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Transport Pool

3rd Company (Battle Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of the Arsenal)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Battleline) (Primaris Intercessor)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Battleline) (Primaris Intercessor)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Close Support) (Primaris Inceptor)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Close Support) (Biker)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Attack Bike (2x Marines)
• 9th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Fire Support) (Primaris Hellblasters)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Transport Pool

4th Company (Battle Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of the Fleet)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Battleline) (Primaris Intercessor)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Battleline) (Primaris Intercessor)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Close Support) (Primaris Assault Intercessor)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Redemptor Dreadnought
• Venerable Dreadnought
• Transport Pool

5th Company (Battle Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of the Marches)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Transport Pool

6th Company (Battleline Reserve Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of the Rites)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Transport Pool

7th Company (Battleline Reserve Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Chief Victualler)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Battleline)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Transport Pool

8th Company (Close Support Reserve Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Lord Executioner)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Close Support)
• Assault Sergeant
• 9x Assault Marines
• 2nd Squad (Close Support)
• Assault Sergeant
• 9x Assault Marines
• 3rd Squad (Close Support) (Biker)
• Sergeant on Bike
• 5x Marines on Bike
• 2x Attack Bike (4x Marines)
• 4th Squad (Close Support) (Primaris Outrider)
• Sergeant on Bike
• 9x Marines on Bike
• 5th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Close Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines

9th Company (Fire Support Reserve Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of Relics)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 2nd Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 3rd Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 4th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 5th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 6th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 7th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 8th Squad (Fire Support)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 9th Squad (Fire Support) (Primaris Hellblasters)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• 10th Squad (Fire Support) (Primaris Eliminators)
• Sergeant
• 9x Marines
• Dreadnoughts
• Transport Pool

10th Company (Scout Company)

• Company Command Squad
• Captain (Master of Recruits and Reconnaissance)
• 2x Lieutenants
• Company Ancient
• Company Champion
• Company Veterans (x5)
• 1st Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 2nd Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 3rd Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 4th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 5th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 6th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 7th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 8th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 9th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• 10th Squad (Scouts)
• Scout Sergeant
• 9x Scouts
• Transport Pool

In all, that's something like 1,174 Marines. Plus vehicles. Maybe that is crazy. I think I will just stick to filling out a full company as a goal for next year.

Crimson Fists Pictures

 

Indomitus Primaris Lieutenant

Predator and Razorback

Firstborn Captain, a modified Tactical Marine

Space Marine Biker

One of the first Crimson Fists I painted earlier this year.

The model is from the Space Marine Heroes Series 1, named Brother Garus.

Rhino for 1st Squad, Company 3 of the Crimson Fists

500th Store Special Figure: Primaris Lieutenant

Painted as a Crimson Fists Intercessor Sergeant

Hellblaster with Plasma Incinerator

Venerable Dreadnought

Inceptors with Assault Bolters

Ursus Phratrie Chapter - Some Photos at Last

 I apologize about the quality of some of these photos. A photographer, I am not. 

Suppressor Sergeant, 4th Company, Squad Nonus

Rear of Captain in Phobos Armour

His antennae broke off in transit. Grrrr...

Rear of Hellblaster with Heavy Plasma

Hellblaster Sergeant, 4th Company, Squad Decimus

Assault Intercessor Sergeant, 4th Co., Squad Septimus

Brother Catafractum Victrix

Redemptor Dreadnought

Captain Gaius Marius

Assault Intercessors of Squad Septimus

Primaris Librarian

My 40K projects, Progress YTD

 I mentioned earlier that I have been working on a lot of 40K this year. How much? The following is a list of all that is finished. Almost every mini was purchased this year, and all have been painted this year. “In progress” indicates minis that have been started but are not finished. I did not include any minis still on sprues or in boxes, etc.

Crimson Fists, 3rd Company and Reinforcements:

• Captain (Tactical Marine with some kitbash bits)
• Captain in Terminator Armour
• Primaris Captain (Indomitus)
• Primaris Lieutenant with Auto Boltrifle
• Primaris Lieutenant (Indomitus)
• Judiciar
• Apothecary
• 1st Squad. 10x Tactical Marines
• 2nd Squad. 10x Tactical Marines
• 3rd Squad. 5x Intercessor Marines
• 4th Squad. Intercessor Sergeant
• 7th Squad. 3x Space Marine Bikes, 1x Attack Bike (Multi-melta)
• 7th Squad. 3x Inceptors (assault bolters)
• 9th Squad. 5x Hellblasters
• 2x Rhino APC
• 1x Predator Tank (with extra turret)
• 1x Razorback
• 1x Venerable Dreadnought with two alternate weapons
• 1st Co., Squad A. 5x Terminators, + 1 extra heavy weapon Terminator
• 1st Co., Squad B. 5x Terminators
• 1st Co., Squad C. 5x Assault Terminators
• 9th Co., Squad 10. Hellblaster Sergeant
• In progress: Librarian in Terminator Armour, 5x Assault Intercessor (8th Co., Squad 8), 10x Assault Marines (8), Chaplain, Librarian, 2x Rhinos, 4x Hellblasters (9th Co., Squad 10), 5x Devastator Marines (Sq. 10), 5x Infiltrators (5), and plans for more.

Ursus Phratrie, custom Space Marines Chapter, 4th Company

• Captain in Phobos Armour
• Lieutenant in Phobos Armour
• Primaris Librarian
• Squad 1. 5x Intercessors
• Squad 2. 5x Infiltrators
• Squad 3. 5x Infiltrators
• Squad 7. 5x Assault Intercessors
• Squad 9. 5x Hellblasters w/ Heavy Plasma Incinerators
• Squad 9. 3x Suppressors
• Squad 10. 3x Eliminators
• Squad 10. 3x Eradicators
• Redemptor Dreadnought 
• In progress: Nothing at the moment, but I have plans to expand. Oh my, yes. Heavy Intercessors, another Lieutenant, a vehicle or two...

Space Wolves

• 5x Reivers (Kill Team)

Van Saar Gang (Necromunda)

• 10x Van Saar gangers

Goliath Gang (Necromunda)

• 10x Goliath gangers

Escher Gang (Necromunda)

• In Progress: 10x Escher gangers

Orlock Gang (Necromunda)

• In Progress: 12x Orlock gangers

Cult of the Four Armed Emperor Genestealer Cult

• Patriarch w/ 2 Familiars
• Magus
• Primus 
• Sanctus
• Nexos 
• Kelermorph
• Iconward Acolyte
• 5x Hybrid Acolyte
• 10x Hybrid Neophytes
• 10x Purestrain Genestealers
• 12x Brood Brothers
• In progress: Achilles Ridgerunner

Tau Vior’la Sept

• 5x Fire Wariiors (Breacher)
• 5x Fire Warriors (Strike)
• 1x MV-1 Gun Drone
• 1x MV-7 Marker Drone
• 1x DS8 Remote Support Turret
• In progress: 40x Kroot Carnivores, Kroot Shaper

Eldar Craftworlds

• In progress (all older metal sculpts, since I don't do "Fine"cast): Striking Scorpions Exarch, Swooping Hawks Exarch, 5x Swooping Hawks

Terrain

• Lots of it. I have painted Killzone platforms and terrain, a lot of third party/3D printed stuff, Tyranid bioterrain, Promethium Relay pipes, Battlefield in a Box rocky hills (added tufts and some paint, etc.), Armoured Containers, etc...
• In Progress: 8x 3D printed bulkheads, 2x 3D printed buildings, 6x Sector Imperialis Objective Markers

So, as you can see, the shutdowns have been helpful in my painting, as have contrast paints, which really speed up my process.

What Have I Been Up To?

   Personally, I have been dealing with treatment for Major Depression Disorder and ADD. After many years of denial. Meds and therapy are helping. A lot. Please don't be dumb like me - go get help if you even think you need it.

  Hobby-wise, I have been into Gaslands and KillTeam lately. Lots of terrain painted, and some more cars. Painted up the starter box for KillTeam for my sons, so a few Primaris Reaver Space Marines and some Tau Fire Warriors. Working on my own team of Genestealer Cultists because I have wanted to play them since they first appeared in White Dwarf in 1989 or so. Played some Team Yankee, and some Flames of War v.4. Have almost completed a Starfinder campaign (Against the Aeon Throne AP) that I am GMing. I play in an online Starfinder game, too. Played a big OGRE game in November. Finished up a couple of airships, but need to build stands for them. Though that has been designed.