May Mantis Warriors Update: Lightning Claws, Painted Army So Far

I finished my Something Awful oath to paint 10 lightning claw terminators and a Chapter Master (Charlesso Khan). I really liked how the lightning claws turned out; I started dark, layered up to light, dry brushed white, then glazed with Gulliman Blue.

I will say before I started this project I was very anti-power armor, as that seems to be all we see around our area. I’m still pro-xenos but I feel like there are some pretty damn cool stories to be told with marines. I’m far from done with these guys.

First, Chapter Master Charlesso Khan with his lightning claw and storm shield:

Now his lightning claw terminator retinue:

I think they probably will find themselves mixed in with some thunder hammer terminators just for some higher initiative strikes. I went a step further than normal with some layering on these fellas. Can’t wait to have them deep strike in and tear up the xenos.

Since it was such a nice bright day I decided to take shots of what I have fully painted so far.

Sniper scouts!

Other batch of snipers. I haven’t painted any tac squads yet.

Sternguard. Sweet Forge World models.

My characters – tech priest, chapter master, chaplain, and librarian

Full army shot

Terminators and dreads

Land speeders with typhoon missiles

Rhino chassis vehicles

Drop Pods

KR Case. Wife Patched on some stuff for me

Master Mantodea from the BOLS Badab War supplement

This is my progress so far. Like I said I’m far from done. I can’t take credit for the rhino chassis vehicles as Geneguard is painting those in trade with me. Thanks for checking these out!