Last Days of the Horus Heresy
Vignette of reference images, and a look at my Space Marine fatalities
I used my imagination for deciding how to damage the Space Marines. These are the standard Mk 6 armoured marines from the Age of Darkness starter box for The Horus Heresy game by Warhammer.
I used various widths of bits in my pin vice to make bullet holes, my clippers to remove arms and legs, and the rotary tool to get really nasty. I also used my knife to apply scratches and wound feathering.
For sword damage, I cut part of the sword away to give the impression it’s buried in a body or in the ground. The one exception is found in the pair of marines who have run each other through. The sword goes all the way through one of the marines and emerges by (actually through) his head. Ugh.
In this diorama, the tank is going to be battered and bruised, and splashing through a bomb crater filled with blood.
I researched images of tanks with armour damage, and also rally cars splashing through puddles.
These will be invaluable when I’m sculpting the splash effect, and also unleashing the rotary tool on my poor, unsuspecting tank!
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