Friday, December 31, 2010

Stormblades - Cygnar Unit


The brain child of King Leto using the voltic power supplied by Commander Nemo, the Stormblades have become a signature of Cygnar's mechanikal approach to war.  Each trained in the traditional art of knightly combat, they are armed in protective armor and trained to use the Storm Glaive.  Able to sunder their opponents with these might weapons, they can also discharge blasts of voltic energy at short distances.  the Stormblade Sergeant's glaive is assist his mens own weapons, increasing their lethality and range.  Stormblade Officer's have learned how to employ these voltic blasts as they charge forward to weaken their targets, and their standard bearer further amplifies their weapons devisation as the voltic energy explodes outward to encompass enemies surrounding their target. 

Difficult to assemble and time consuming to paint,  they are worth every second.  I really enjoy the Stormblades as they usually hold my flank and bring on the pain when they get an assault off.  A second unit waits patiently on the painting table for me to get around to them.  I really had fun painting the Cygnus freehand as it aids in new plastic kits. 

2 comments:

  1. Those are some beautiful Stormblades. How did you get your blues like that? The blue looks wonderful!

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  2. I worked from Cygnar Blue base, highlighted with the Cygnar Blue Highlight and finally touched up with a mix of Cygnar Blue Base and a slight hint of Frostbite, all P3 paints. It was all done in an opaque layering effect so subtle transitions could be achieved. Thank for the compliment.

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