Dreams of Baal

As a born procrastinator, making lists and plans is without a doubt my favourite part of any project! There’s still a process in place, mind you and the time it takes me to get from napkin sketch to completed work is definitely getting shorter!

With the release of Warhammer 40,000’s new 10th Edition, I wanted to do something special with the Leviathan launch box. New edition launch boxes from Games Workshop are always highly anticipated, due in no small part to the marketing team doing a great job seeding the community with lots of FOMO flowers, ? and this one was no exception.

As it’s packed with Space Marines and Tyranids, it seemed like a great fit for another diorama paying homage to Guy Haley’s incredible novel, The Devastation of Baal. I’ve already done one diorama inspired by this book, named Survivor of Baal, but I want this one to be even more dramatic.

The revered Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, Dante, is due to take a journey through the Rubicon procedure to embigulate him into a Primaris Marine. We already have the miniature for this and are just waiting for the lore to catch up.

But what would a Marine like Dante dream about while undergoing that process? Well, that’s what I’m going to show in this diorama. Dante is ringed by a squad of 10 Space Marines from various Blood Angels Successor chapters, and together, they stand as the last line of defence against the overwhelming forces of the Tyranids. This is Dante’s Rubicon Dream of Baal.