Kitbashing Successor Chapters of the Shattered Legions | Warhammer 40k Obscure Lore

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I've had a few people confirm that Tortuga Bay is in fact still open for business currently! They've a few different Mk2 kits for sale as well as other kits for Mk1 to Mk5 so it's worth looking at if you're into older armor marks

[@Sciontabier]

I like that you painted obscure space marine. They don't get much love anywhere else.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks mate! Gotta spread the love to the less popular marines that other people tend to look over. A wise philosopher once spoke some words that I took to heart: "When I was a young boy My father took me into the city To see a marching band He said, "Son, when you grow up Would you be the savior of the broken The beaten and the damned?"" -Socrates probably 🤔

[@Bluecho4]

They certainly don't get much love from GW.

[@Sciontabier]

@@Bluecho4 GW forgets that Salamanders, Raven Guard and Iron hands exist so it's not surprising that there successors aren't loved either.

[@bananagoose2469]

@@TheLichsLaboratoryI hope you could do a part two for both loyal and traitor

[@bananagoose2469]

@@TheLichsLaboratorybtw you got a sub because you really deserve it

[@chef5588]

Converting MkX into MkII is legitimately unhinged but you did a great job 🙏

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks! God warned me that it would stain my soul but I defied his wishes and here I am, blighted and cursed, but with a cool Mk2 model as well 🙃

[@adamkadir3803]

Ngl. I'd love a CSM scaled MKII armour for my Horus Heresy army.

[@gasmonkey1000]

Ah yes, the Iron Lords. Good lads them. Fighting the good fight alongside the Scythes of the Emperor and the Lamenters

[@AVeryAngryIronWarrior]

You look familiar...

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Totally man, I fully believe in the power of THE BIG RED PANTS

[@gasmonkey1000]

@@AVeryAngryIronWarrior How're ya doing man?

[@AVeryAngryIronWarrior]

@@gasmonkey1000 good man

[@Captain_Yata]

Sounds like SIVA huntin' time to me

[@TheTyrfish]

Another certified Lich banger? We'll see See you in an hour I am happy to confirm that was indeed a certified Lich banger

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

lmao glad you enjoyed it my guy 🤣

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

Normal people: I'll buy or print a servo skull. You: I'll create a servo skull from a regular skull. The same energy goes with the whole MKII armor ordeal. I sometimes ask myself if you're mad, but damn do you deliver.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

It's not IF I'm unhinged, but the degree of my insanity 🤣 And I'm telling you mate, if GW made a small servoskull kit with like 10 different servoskulls in it for Imperium players to stick onto various models, it'd sell like fucking hotcakes

[@boneman-calciumenjoyer8290]

@@TheLichsLaboratory yeah it would, but GW hates customizability. They want us to work for it.

[@Aguycalledomar]

Hats off to the Ashen Claws, makes me want to make use the same method to make one Mk.2 armor for my Black Templars.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! If you do, be sure the layer underneath has cured before you move to the next one, then trimming/sanding when all the layers are done. That way you don't accidentally warp your previous layer and you can do all the sanding in one go to avoid doing it between layers

[@reisakashiya]

Man, I can’t express how much I love this channel and your content. These videos have that “warm cuddly friendly bro” vibes and I am HERE for it. Idk HOW MANY times I’ve rewatched every video 😅

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Lol thanks man. I try to make content I'd watch so no loud, flashy, annoying antics. It'd easier to just be myself lol

[@ThePopeOfAwesomeness]

Not knowing where you got bits from is the most relatable thing

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

My best guess is secret santa trades but like, I've never seen some of these in my life 🤣

[@unwise_TW]

Always glad to see people paying any attention to the iron hands, genuinely no one seems to care about them except when it comes to the meta in tournaments. Everyone says “white scars, salamanders, raven guard are under rated” no, people actually talk about those marines, hardly anyone brings up the iron hands unless it’s in regards to the heresy or they’re just covering the same exact lore without deviation, I bet no one here knows that the iron hands practice heretical techno-necromancy due to how bad it got for them after Istvan .

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Iron Hands are consistently the most overlooked loyalists but I've gained a new appreciation for them and their cousins

[@soffren]

This is it. This is the perfect union of lore and modeling 40k.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! 😁

[@declanlee6894]

@@TheLichsLaboratoryjust to back up what he said this is right up in my hobby G-Spot I was always more into painting/modeling and lore due to not having a big local community when I discovered the hobby in like 04 as such I really appreciate your attention to detail and how this video gives a look into your thought processes as work out the design and painting on these. Keep making stuff like this it’s good

[@tame_stranger9713]

Belligerentium is 100% what Angron's armor is made of.

[@declanlee6894]

Fulgrim has a full suit of whornyummm daemon playte armor fitted for a 30 foot snake-centaur from space hell is official licensed head canon. It is known.

[@Xx_deadmeme_xX]

Yooo these look sick. Also good to see I’m not the only one who’s bothered by primaris knees on chaos conversions.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief! And I drastically underplayed how badly Primaris knees on Chaos upsets me. It hurts me in my soul

[@Bluecho4]

To be fair to all the folks using Primaris bodies for Chaos conversions, it's not like Chaos Marines are strangers to looting their enemies for armor parts. That's basically how half of all Night Lords warbands operate. And I can't imagine World Eaters can even function without assiduous salvage.

[@KillerOrca]

Well now I know what my Inquisitor's beatstick and my Chaplain's croxius are gonna be made of. Nohornium indeed. Also, I didnt realize painting black was as easy as that. Damn, I'll take it.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I've seen some good recipes for easy black but this is what I prefer to go with. It reliably gets me three tones and a bold black in the recesses with minimal time investment

[@TheTygre]

I think you might be my favorite minis channel. You’ve got a mix of lore, clever editing, creative techniques, and professional artistry that makes your conversions stand out. Plus you’ve got a real chill ‘Warhammer Bob Ross’ vibe.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Being compared to the king of landscapes is very high praise lol. Thank you very much ☺️

[@Megalordsalmon]

Tortuga Bay is still selling actually. I buy several bits from them. They are a little slower but other than that they are still in production.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Very good to know! I didn't see anything on their website about any kind of definitive service interruption so I wasn't sure. Thank you!

[@Megalordsalmon]

@@TheLichsLaboratory Oh yeah they are also making new models. They recently just made a some Emperors children models and a Malum Caedo model.

[@KerkorDragonblood]

That Ashen Claws conversion was crazy! Also made me realize how good MK2 armor looks in primaris scale!

[@Bruiserjoe]

1 Whole hour, what a treat. You might be the best 40k hobby channel on youtube now

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

That's high praise there chief, I appreciate it 😁

[@krautroach514]

Bro that mk2 conversion was clean af

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief, it kicked my ass a little at some points but I'm glad I went for it 😎

[@ethobbyshow]

I'm so jealous of your sculpting skills, that armour looked so good it looked printed. An I'm also super jealous of your painting skills as always. The lore was great and I truly feel your pain with all this scripting and reading an keeping your spirits high throughout the whole video. Great work John ❤

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks a lot chief! Your support really means a lot to me 😁

[@stretch3281]

Ahh. You got me with the news report, the British accent and the graphics were very BBC.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Lol thanks man, she did an awesome job with it

[@willpenn966]

You are the only content creator that I actually enjoy Space Marine content from. Always happy to see you post something!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you enjoy it! I've got a Google doc with dozens of ideas on it so I hope you're eager for more 😎

[@willpenn966]

@@TheLichsLaboratory always ready! If one of those isn't Skaven, can I recommend doing something with the Rats? Maybe a "Five Non-GW games worth looking at" video for something faster than your usual massive conversions?

[@cptnpinhead7289]

“I didn’t film that, so get fd nerds” instantly hit subscribe hahahahaha

[@forgefathervulkanhestan18]

Check out the Red Talons for another cool Iron Hands successor. It's like Iron Hands x Minotaurs.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Red Talons were a very strong contender for the list but they were beat out last minute by me saying "yea fuck it I'll do some crazy shit with the Ashen claws." lmao

[@Epsilvonic]

Red Talons’ vibe would fit better in a group with Chapters like the Flesh Tearers or Marines Malevolent

[@ironeater2387]

I would like to see more iron hands successors in these please I know the iron hands don’t have a lot of chapters but hey at least that would be easy

[@forgefathervulkanhestan18]

@@ironeater2387 and the few they have are quite cool

[@lynxzy1111]

I didn't even realize this video was over an hour long until I finished it! Really sick stuff

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Time flies when you're havin' fun 👀 Thanks for watching mate!

[@clashwithsaber8462]

I love this type of content. Reminds me a lot of the channel “The cocked dice” who has gone Mia. Thanks!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you enjoy it friend! I'll have to check out their stuff sometime

[@ReverendPONT]

I immediately click on your videos when I see them and this one being just over an hour made me happy. I've bounced from channels when they do this as they generally pad their content to do it but this video was fun and engaging all the way through. Congratulations on 5,000 subs and wishing you continued success.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks a ton chief! And it's all killer no filler here man, I'm not a fan of padding either. Well, not intentionally padding at least. If it's an outtro or non-scripted like my Chaos video then I accidentally ramble A LOT if it wasn't already obvious😅

[@chadking375]

Marines Malevolent are good boys who are just trying to get by, they didn’t do nothing wrong. Just good sons of Barbarus.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight 👀

[@chadking375]

@@TheLichsLaboratory They can’t help it if they’re poor, hated by everyone, and low in numbers. Loved the video by the way, Ashen Claws/Blackshields kick ass.

[@MrBiggybit]

I love listening to you read them made up space names, because that is exactly how I sound doing it

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Just sound it out, commit to something, and never waiver in the face of doubt 😏

[@werewolffstudios]

Wonderful work as always mate! Always refreshing seeing you tackle these lesser known marines 😁 Love the Black Dragon in particular (those bone growths look wicked) but they all turned out awesome. Also, really like how your style of editing is coming more into it’s own! The laid back feel interspersed with lore and memes creates a very chill atmosphere, I feel. Looking forward to even more mate, and I wish you all the success. Almost at 5K, let’s go! 😄

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks man, and I have to agree, I think I'm growing into it a little more with each one! 😁

[@WateringCan]

Wow great video. Great sense of humour, nice mix of painting and lore, no boring monologuing into a camera. Awesome, subscribed.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you very much friend! 😁

[@IronCow8]

This was an awesome video, been a long while since i enjoyed a video this much. Obscure cool lore, great conversion and painting, 10/10.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Looking forward to doing more of these for sure, just gotta clear the video schedule a little before the holidays lol

[@CaptinCrofty]

Great video dude that quality is crazy I see how much effort you put in. All the conversions look really cool and efficient painting watching these while I do assigments has been a blessing love from new Zealand

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! I'm glad so many people like my laid back commentary. It seems like so many people do such loud, in your face commentary since it gets views but man I couldn't even pretend to do that for a whole video 😅

[@blackwolf671]

Might need your help lich. The friend I usually play against is a huge Tokusatsu mark. Kind of a rare crossover with 40k. He's also a big white-scars fan. Im a big fan of all the badab wars fluff and Mantis warriors are a white scars successor. If memory serves, theirs a bit in the lore where certain parts of each company would theme themselves around different insects from their planet. ...So its hypothetically conceivable that somewhere in their ranks theirs a bike captain with a grasshopper motif on his helmet. Had the idea to gift him some bits or maybe a kill team or just a smash captain on bike to supplement his very small force of scars. Iv looked around for years now trying to find 3d prints and never found any. So if you ever find spare time in your schedule or more likely the mental image of a bike captain kicking ass to the rhythm of Kioshoku Soko Guyver burrows itself into your subconscious, id love to see what you can do with the concept. You seem like the right man for the job.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thinking about the set up my first thought immediately shifts to Kamen Rider with the insect motiff and the motorcycle. I've seen a picture of a Kamen Rider astartes that could be a solid base for inspiration but I haven't personally found any Kamen Rider related bits on 3d printing sites. if I had to wing it though, a Blood Angels muscle chestplate could serve as a general base of the chest, then a majority of the work could be funneled into sculpting/converting a somewhat appropriate helmet to match. Depending on the rider you pick, some have pretty simple helmets like Kamen Rider Black. Kabuto's horn could be cool and not ultra difficult to model as well obviously this all rests on if your toku friend likes Kamen Rider in particular lol. Maybe if he's more into sentai he might be a fan of the Gouraigers? Essentially loosely insect themed sentai but I'd try to weasel out what his favorite toku is before you commit to something 🤔

[@blackwolf671]

@@TheLichsLaboratory The blood angels muscle sculpt is a great idea. Might start their. Theirs some stationforge 'Socrates' prints and ironically enough some minotaurs proxys that I could pull that off of. I think I could shave off the markings on a tau sword to make a suitable weapon. MkII Beetle borgs helment with something out of the bits box for a horn might be a slightly easier conversion, but Im probably just gonna have to nut up and green stuff out the bug eyes and mandible for a mkVII conversion + a scarf. Thanks for the feed back, I appreciate it.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

@@blackwolf671 Any time chief. I'm glad I could help out at least a little 😁

[@frost-fire7774]

I love the Dragonspears mini! the color you used looks very nice, and it is easy on the eye if a whole army was made of them.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! And I'd agree, I'd love to see a whole army in a soft color like this 😁

[@paulschmidt9827]

That blue looks almost perfect for emperors spears… I may use that

[@WilhelmScreamer]

big lesson of the day: study up on marine juice But I love the sculpted on straps for the jump pack that you pulled off.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! I definitely need to try the proper mixture one day. As for the straps I think pure green stuff wasn't the right move there as you can see some portions where the line imprints are a bit rounded. I think a green stuff+Milliput combo and a sharper knife would've gotten me cleaner edges. Or waiting till it was harder/using a harder epoxy then carving the lines in when it was cured, maybe filing them in with a triangle file even. It's a minor issues but it's worth passing on the knowledge to whoever happens to read this who it helps

[@ThatOtherAkshat]

Honestly don't understand how you don't have more recognition by now. This is beautiful work! Instant sub! :)

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! Just waiting patiently for the algorithm to bless me 🙏

[@ThatOtherAkshat]

You’re on the way! Soon!

[@nic6360]

Love this format of videos you've been doing

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! I like the format as well from a creator standpoint

[@evileyeball]

Now you make me want to make MacGyver marines because I don't know who Guyver is but I know who MacGyver is.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I highly reccommend reading/watching some Guyver 👀 If you don't you'll just have Mac Marines to fight against the dreaded Windows Dynasty and Hive Fleet Linux 😏 Alternatively McMarines, defenders of the Golden Arches 😂

[@christyrogers7707]

They look frickin awesome! Very difficult to pick a favourite! Great work

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you very much!

[@AbelDuviant]

first time seeing a video of yours, love this! Reignited my creativity and got me working on my minis again

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks friend! Good luck on the minis 😁

[@echlinryan]

That MK2 conversion was fantastic, great job all round!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief! Glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@adennkyramud116]

Until you got to the Ashen Claws part, I thought that was a model from Tortuga. Excellent work! As for Tortuga Bays, they do still send out models, even with the war. Theyre the size of primaris, while their terminators are even bigger, and this is for every mark of armor. I highly recommend their stuff

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Being mistaken for an actual kit is very high praise 🥰 Thank you friend. Been meaning to order from them but I never got around to it 😅

[@joefenwick-scott3807]

That Mk2 scultping looks freaking insane! Awesome work, deffo given me a reason to bust out the milliput/green stuff. Loved the video!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you liked it man!

[@OverlordOfEcchi]

@The Lich's Laboratory On your spear conversion, you mention your concerns for your spiky bitz. I've noticed something fun that may help with heavily converted weapons! Whenever I'm cutting weapon shafts and blades I look for places Purity Seals could go. They help hide my sins and poorly carved plastic can be covered by sprue-goo. The plastic glue bond of the purity seal crossing the cut components has worked well for plastic kits. The next level of this is strips of metal, or greenstuff as purity seals in cases where resin, metal or random bitz are used in kitbashing. You may be surprised how effective a cut soda can wrinkles up and layered with liquid greenstuff can be painted up as a purity seal!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I've seen people use tin or copper strips for purity seals but I never considered soda cans 🤯 With how much Coke Zero I drink just to stay awake daily you figured I'd have had that revelation by now lmao

[@Demigodish4o3]

These videos are so much effort! I love you work so much, it doubles both as a lore video and a hobby vid

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Greatly appreciated friend! I'm thankful for your kind words and support 😎

[@Torquemada1555]

You had me completely fooled with the thumbnail, I really thought it was a forgeworld MKII you used on the ashen claws, amazing conversion job holy hell!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you friend! I'm quite proud of that sculpting job 😁

[@gramitoncleric7]

Love the video. Just the perfect amount of hobby and wise assery.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! I like being a wise ass online so I cant get slapped 😏

[@Jackson.Nogueira]

Bro.. Nice video!! Lore + kitbashing!! This is what we need!! Thanks!!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you like it man! 😎👍

[@dyslegein]

I, an ork player, went down any absolute rabbit hole with custom space marine chapters over the past few days. I made my marine successors of the Iron Lord specifically. They popped up while I was taking a break from putting together my over the top lore doco

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

BIG RED PANTS GANG RISE UP

[@dyslegein]

@@TheLichsLaboratory Is both chapters sharing pants worth the blue jeans jokes though 🤔

[@Alertacobra12]

"I wonder why people don't play more Necropolis Hawks" Minutes later "They have a very strict markings" "Paint the arms light gray"

[@sanguinius6815]

The Death Of Antagonis was the first 40k book I ever read, glad to see the Black Dragons get some love.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Hope I did them justice mate 😎

[@sanguinius6815]

@@TheLichsLaboratory you most certainly did!

[@snakefangvv]

Idk when I subbed but crazy to see your past few vids have such good success! Glad the machine spirit of the algorithm is with you

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I'm very happy as well! Being able to meet and entertain a bigger audience is very satisfying, even if answering comments is taking longer and longer 😅 I hope the next few videos don't throw the groove off too much but they're projects that have been scheduled and postponed for way too long. I'd feel much better actually getting them out to the ones who have been so patient before doing another obscure lore video

[@sirkelendor5429]

I feel like the better way to describr the colors of the necropolis hawk isnt actually from the wiki, but from the 9th ed raven guard codex, which describes it as a bone color rather than flat white. But overall great job on the otherwise under appreciated chapter

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks! Definitely up for a redo one day

[@scalenetriangles2520]

YESSS I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS edit: amazing work on that mark 2 sculpting, it totally looks like an actual model!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks a ton man! The Mk2 seems to be popular and I'm glad lol. It definitely was the most time consuming part of what was SUPPOSED to be a fast project 😅

[@scalenetriangles2520]

@@TheLichsLaboratory yeah, getting carried away is a big issue for me too! The other day I spent a couple hours converting a primaris bolt rifle into a shotgun by carefully scraping around the grip to make it a pump grip and sculpted in the track for it... Super tedious

[@AMegaByteYT]

I really love what you're doing here, the informative format of your videos is awesome. Genuinely learned about some chapters I had no clue about (albeit I have a filthy xenos playing mind)

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief, glad you like it 😎👍 Thanks for the support

[@TryToKevin]

i really like to see obscure chapters getting fleshed out like that. Would you also considering a video or two on homebrew chapters? maybe even turn it into a community thing like pete used to do.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I've definitely got community plans in mind, but sadly I am but one man. My fleshy fat sausage fingers can regrettably only work on one or two things at a time but don't worry! Something will come of it 👀 I'd fucking kill for some Doc Oc robo arms or something. Or to be Goro, that shit'd be awesome

[@datguy1423]

This is the first video of yours I’m seeing and…you are awesome! Keep it up my g

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you sah! 🫡

[@Orangejuiceandjam]

I love the format and attention to lesser known chapters. Keep up the good work

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief! And don't worry, I may do other things occasionally but I've got enough material to last me till next Christmas. Stay tuned 😁

[@philurbaniak1811]

👍👍 these are awesome! I love the crafting that went into these, the very cool research and interpretation of the references, and the lore 😃👌!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you liked it man, thank you! 😁

[@somewhereyouarent]

Awesome model. You should have thousands more subs man. You have loads of talent. Great oratory skills. Subbed. Cheers.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you very much! I'd love to be able to entertain a larger audience but I certainly don't take my current watchers for granted. And I'm glad you enjoy my narration! I'm certainly nowhere near as articulate in casual conversation so I'll take what I can get 😅

[@Dro250]

Dope work all around man, I wish I could sculpt anything yet alone half the stuff you did. Looks really dope!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you friend! Sculpting can be intimidating but it's very rewarding. Practice makes perfect!

[@BruiserActual]

Wow, bro! What an amazing vid! Thanks for bringing some of the successor chapters to life! Now that I’m 40, I’m making a comeback into Warhammer since first edition. A lot has changed, but I’m still really identifying with chaos space marines, space, marine successor chapters (you know, the eclectic, lesser known badasses of the galaxy) and Eldar. I’m looking at a lot of conversion and painting videos since I’m still a total noob, and I really appreciate the time and depth you brought into this video. I’m a new subscriber to the channel, but I would love to see a video if you have different space marine squadrons, representing all of the different armor mark/types! Or any other videos exploring the lesser known Eldar craft worlds!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Howdy! Welcome back to the hobby and thank you for subbing! Sounds like your tastes line up with mine lol. Obscure Eldar factions (that aren't Exodites) are something I definitely want to crack into more but material on them is a bit more scarce. I'm working on it though! 😁

[@BruiserActual]

@@TheLichsLaboratory edited the above post to make it actually comprehendable…(f ing iPhone talk to text sucks donkey ballz)

[@Cyberpsychos_Dirge]

Fantastic Black Dragon build! Ive been meaning to revamp mine with bone blades myself.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Embrace the boner blades 😎

[@cobaltsconstrux]

great video, Im only 6 min in at this point but I love your usage of memes, images, your descriptions, and I learned a lot of new 40k lore!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you friend! I hope you enjoyed it 😁

[@battspaints]

I fucken love these videos man. Lore + paint is king

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you like them chief!

[@sweet_xylitol7814]

Your videos are really great, I got good tips this week, gonna buy myself the first army and paint them as Lamenters. Gonna buy a recast

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Great choice! Lamenters are my official BA successors of choice to a ride-or-die degree 😁 If you're not gonna use a straight yellow spray can, prime them white, then use that Bad Moon Yellow or Imperial Fist to get a really nice and bright yellow. Drybrush them with a tan and give them a diluted brown wash and you've got some quick and easy yellow power armor mate! Best of luck to you! 😎👍

[@sweet_xylitol7814]

@@TheLichsLaboratory Thanks for the response, never thought to use a spray can. Do not wanna easy ways

[@dannyruggles7020]

16:26 I can't remember the name of this anime, but I loved it as a kid. The Astartes fan film reminded me a lot of it, and I'd love to see more manga &anime influences in Warhammer media. the dragon spears really reminded me of the squad in that fan film as well, that steely color

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Jin-Roh the Wolf Brigade from 1999! A great movie

[@dannyruggles7020]

@@TheLichsLaboratory OMG YES! haha, JIN-ROH, I remember the movie cover now. Such great style in that film

[@monsternside1509]

Necropolis Hawks looked like Optimus Prime till the yellow was added.

[@summonlessermaker]

This was really neat man I really like the optimas prime marine 😂

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Oh shit he do look kinda like Optimus 😂

[@summonlessermaker]

@@TheLichsLaboratory 🤣 that color scheme really works though 👍

[@atlanteansummer941]

This channel is litty, keep doing cool shit with obscure astartes chapters.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief, that's the plan 😎

[@atlanteansummer941]

@@TheLichsLaboratory please for the love of god you'll cover a loyalist emperor's children chapter the Death Eagles or Red Scorpions. I will spill blood to see you do such a thing.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

@@atlanteansummer941 I actually really liked the Death Eagles after I read up on them for this video. Definitely a chapter I want to touch on the future, but you can spill blood regardless just for funsies. Treat yourself yknow? 😎

[@henryfleischer404]

I love what you did with the spear's blade, I've been getting back into painting after years of not doing it, so I'll be thinking about that when it's time to paint a power weapon.

[@kristoff7049]

This is my first of your videos… great content instant sub…. Love it.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Awesome, thank you friend! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@ReallyTwistedHumor]

Hornium should be fashioned into a polearm....Something with a longer "Shaft"

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

👀

[@vampiricmeme8405]

great vid, can see you put a lot of effort into it

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks a ton! And yeah, editing took longer than making the minis, but seeing how many people enjoyed it, I think it was worth the effort lol

[@francois2449]

Just started watching, I never realized how messed up the perspective was on the picture at 3:19. Fulgrim and Manus are like 5 or 6 storeys tall (like, the land speeder is about the length of Manus' wrench…)

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Picture ruined forever irreparably. I was content to live in ignorance but the burden of truth has been thrust upon me 😔

[@Mogeko_Ranger]

Love that you do Successor chapters, I've been looking into to doing Atlantian Spears for my BA army, I fell in love with with the brief lore they have and their colors.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I very much enjoyed painting Atlantian Spears for my "Tyrannic War Veterans" video! They have a very aesthetic color scheme that looks nice and classy😎

[@Mogeko_Ranger]

Agreed, glad I saw that vid of yours, I was just shocked you said they were a BA successor chapter and I immediately looked them up and I love their colors for their ranks, either gold helmets, or black, or black and gold, it's just so nice compared to the constant red, black, and white I use for my BA. @@TheLichsLaboratory

[@generic_sauce]

Love seeing the Salamanders successors get some attention! I'm working on some Black Vipers myself 😄

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Very nice! Would love to cover them myself someday

[@generic_sauce]

@TheLichsLaboratory I'd love it if there's more lore for them this edition but I'm not holding my breath 😕

[@willk92pew41]

"...using this recast mark 3 I have. Wait, where did I get this from, wtf?" WOW that whole part was almost exactly what I said when I found a mark 3 and converted it into a chaoter master a few years back lmao.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Maybe it's a universal phenomenon, random Mk3 bits just materializing from the warp 😅

[@faf_nir]

Always love your videos ! Keep up the great work lad ! 🔥

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Yes sir 😎👍

[@mysteriousstranger5873]

39:30 Idea for a drinking game: google a historical figure, go to images, and take a shot every time you see their fate adaptation

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

That's no drinking game, that's just suicide 😂

[@mysteriousstranger5873]

@@TheLichsLaboratory google astolfo if you want to be extra dead 🤣

[@tremolo_painter]

Dragonspears looking good in that shade!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I KNOW man, I really like it! Blue is not one of my preferred colors these days as I usually jump straight to very saturated blues, but I forgot how nice the desaturated blues can really be! It's nice to reintroduce yourself to a color and grow a new appreciation for it 😁

[@Poixat]

Great video, big fan of The Ashen Claws

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks! Certainly worth the trouble, despite being super impractical lol

[@chrisroberts7000]

A great mix, well done.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Many thanks! 😎

[@rdrx8621]

Black Dragons are just awesome im gonna try to use your guide to make one for my renegade chaos chapter.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

With the green stuff Milliput combo, I had the best luck rolling out the spikes and letting them cure on the table. After they cured I sharpened the tips a little with some sandpaper before attaching with super glue

[@GrngoMandngogaming]

I paint and play necrohawks! Glad to see some love online

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Hope I did you guys some justice! Maybe we'll see more Necrohawk armies down the line

[@MrPooleish]

Adamantine was a magical super metal that Plato claimed Atlantis used and was the source of their military power. Sometime later, Adamantium was coined as a fun little reference to that, and everyone's been too lazy to come up with something else since.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Interesting! Wonder why he didn't go with Atlantium or something. Maybe a bit too on the nose? lol 🤔

[@blackwolf671]

I think that was Orichalcum actually. (which may have just been bronze) I might be wrong, but I think in ancient Greek Adamant is sort of an archaic word for Diamond. Latin sort of dropped the 'A' at the beginning and the 'T' at the end and used 'diamas', then french put the 't' back on the end for their 'diamant' and by the time it made it into English we just capped both sides with a D for Diamond. I mean, we even spell it with an O but still pronounce it with the 'a'. History and linguistic drift is a bitch like that sometimes. ...Somewhere along the way the old word got confused for lodestone and then brought back by WWII and marvel comics. For real, Let me know if im wrong though, always up to learn new history facts.

[@jaymaxwell8645]

I don't know how I ended up subscribed to you but I ain't mad about it. great video.

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Some time ago when you left, little gremlins came out from the floorboards, subbed to my channel on your account, stole your socks, rearranged your desk a little, then scuttled away 😈

[@shrednaught5]

yo that dragon spear color came out pristine at the end holy crap

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

Can you tell us what Paints you use instead of just saying the color, it helps more when figuring out how to paint them are selves

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I intentionally like to be vague on paint names specifically so people don't feel constrained to one brand or shade of paint. That way if I say "red" for example, people can just pick out their favorite red or a red they already have. If it helps, most of my painting uses the Vallejo range, although I use some GW paints and various brands of washes, but I can give you specifics for what I used on a particular model?

[@Plasmathedeathjester]

@TheLichsLaboratory well just saying dark grey isn't great cause there's a million different dark greys of various shades and it just feels better when you say the kind you used in case I ever wanted to buy the same kind

[@jamesmackman7528]

Love the videos man, keep them coming

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you like them! 😊

[@Compyniro]

I love this format!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! It seems to be pretty popular 😅

[@thepaintingacolyte]

Your continued meteoric success is awesome to see man. Keep it up!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks chief! Really means a lot. Hope everything's well on your end 😎

[@alfredincognito7678]

I love watching someone paint obscure marines

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

I love having cool subscribers 😎👉👉

[@chrisjulien7698]

Christ bless you, this is actually really good bro. I want wome green stuff now

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you! Any of these chapters in particular catch your eye? 👀

[@biboofers6390]

For the dragonspears, you nailed the colour scheme - I've managed to find the same one when I was painting - and for sourcing spears, I have found the Vindictors from Age of Sigmar to be a good source (and currently plentiful as they're in all the starter kits)

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Ah yeah they do look to be some pretty solid spears to use. Interesting but not super ornamental for rank-and-file guys. Good to know, thanks chief 👍

[@biboofers6390]

@@TheLichsLaboratory I've ended up trimming down the spikes and symbols on them, and I used them for custom bladeguard and it's worked out really well!

[@NorvilleRogers-MYSTERY-INC]

Still one of my favourite videos ever

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thanks 😳👉👈

[@Windexcookies1]

Awesome video! These conversions are so good!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching mate😁

[@sethharley5557]

I love these videos, I hope we see more from you!

[@TheLichsLaboratory]

Thank you very much! And while the schedule for the next month or two is already mapped out, I've got so many ideas for videos like this I could do them for two years straight at this point lol. I'll make them if people like them!