Black templars impulsor/gladiator

Many moons ago I got this impulsor kit from a second hand supplier, after languishing in stasis for several year I've finally managed to put some paint on it, tuning it up with some imperial bits to give a more gothic and templaresque feel

The impulsor was designed by Belisarius Cawl as a sort of grav-rhino for his primaris space marines, transporting a small squad of six on the battlefield 

From the open topped compartment in the back the marines can follow the flow of battle and even fire their guns at the foe

On top of the hull the twin linked stubber can be replaced by several alternative weapons, personally I went with a vox array to call orbital barrages on the foe

The kit also came with enough pieces to turn the vehicle into a Gladitori which is, you guessed it: a grav predator, armed here in the lancer configuration of twin lascannon

Part of the Armageddon crusade, the vehicle sports a shield with he crusade's badge, generously lifted from a grey knight squad

On both sides the turret also has smoke grenade launchers, while an icarus rocket pod fired from the hull at enemy aircraft

Assault terminators

 

Terminators have always been a favourite unit of mine, and among all their variants the storm shield and thunder hammer variant have always had a special place. The basic kit looked a bit too simple for my tastes however, so I used grey knight helmets and sword brethren cloaks to convert this unit of assault terminators into something more knightly for my Black templars

Emperor's champion

Converted a primaris company champion into an emperor's champion for my Black Templar crusade. The extra bits come from grey knights and assault termimators

 

The warmaster's last breath

 

Demoralized by the constant string of defeats, the forces of chaos launch a last attack on the vital forgeworld of Deimos, trying to destroy it with cyclonic torpedoes in a last act of spite before accepting defeat and retreating back to the Eye of Terror

Luckily for the Mechanicus, Helbrecht has just arrived from Voga Torc at the helm of the Crusader

As the heretic vessels move towards their target, more and more templar vessels exit the warp launching a desperate counterattack on them

While the heretic admiral rubs his hands malevolently, the chaos cruisers make full speed towards the forgeworld

The thunderhawks make short work of the chaos craft and keep going towards the ships of the line

The cruiser carrying the cyclonic torpedoes is disabled

While the World Eaters strike cruiser is burnt to a crisp by the surging templars

The Crusader turns ponderously, opening up with her massive batteries

All the marine fleet has arrived by now, and the small strike vessels move behind the chaos fleet

One of the devastations is blown up by the Gloriana

Wrecking all the vessels around her

The last vessel carrying torpedoes, a Repulsive grand cruiser, makes a rush for the planet

But soon a veritable tide of Black Templars sweep her decks

Leaving her defenceless before the inevitable imperial onslaught, that destroys the chaos flagship putting an end to the battle

And just like that the campaign is over, time for some Napoleonics now

The ruins of Primary Hive

 

The Black Templars land on the bombed out hives, and scrouge the chaos taint from the world

Alpha Legion and World Eaters bulk up the heretic ranks

While Helbrecht and his Sword Brethren lead the sons of Dorn

First into the fray is a crusader squad and the Emperor's Champion

That jump from a drop pod straight into the foe

Helbrecht and Grimaldus lag a bit behind

Alone, the champion defies contemptously the foe

The the chaos terminators teleport into one objective, only to be charged by the victorious crusaders

A squad of bersekers is utterly slaughtered by the champion

The termis evaporate before the sword broter's relic blade

The crusaders then pile up and kill the enemy sorceror

Then Kharn and some cultists charge 

Leaving only the sword brother to fend for himself

Fear not, Helbrecht and his guard come to the rescue and rout the chaos filth

While the Champion takes down the enemy lord tabling the heretic scum