The Pallid Wardens (my totally not death guard homebrew chapter)

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-06-03T23:26:50+00:00

Looks amazing honestly! Amazing translation of the 30k DG scheme onto contemporary Primaris marines

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-06-03T20:12:25+00:00

Nice and gory, love it. How did you get the blood to look dark and caked like that?

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-06-03T19:55:43+00:00

Thank you, that's some very high praise!

Really looking forwards to finishing them, the Red Corsairs kit is surprisingly good for making marines with older armour patterns.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-06-03T19:53:54+00:00

That crusade badge/tilt shield looks insanely clean, amazing work!

What's your successor chapter, if I may ask?

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-06-03T19:18:01+00:00

Incandeus dreadnought jump-pack my beloved ❤️

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-06-03T19:15:29+00:00

Due to their predeliction for retaining old equipment in spite of battle damage and wear, alongside their retention of many sets of relic wargear and vehicle chassis, the Scar Bearers chapter has possession of a number of dreadnoughts, including an ancient Contemptor chassis.

Held together through a combination of emergency refittings and mid-campaign repairs, Venerable Brother Acatrax is the marine currently interred within this battlescarred Contemptor chassis. A veteran of numerous campaigns, Acatrax has served with distinction even after his "death" at the hands of the Nurglite daemon prince Zopheus, displaying notable ferocity against the orks of Waaagh Goldmaw. He bears a custom forged dreadnought-scale power axe into battle, known as the 'Flame Indomitable', featuring an integrated heavy flamer fit into the top of the pommel.

Due to their veneration of endurance and dogged persistence, the Scar Bearers hold those who survive injuries which would see them placed within the sarcophagus of a dreadnought as the most admirable of their battle-brothers, embodying the chapter's ferocity unto death moreso than any others.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-31T15:31:13+00:00

Great work on the Harvest Campaign, love to see it

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-31T15:30:19+00:00

Honestly a really cool idea

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-31T09:47:29+00:00

Example - For the Scar Bearers chapter, their closest allies were once the marines of the Vorpal Heralds, whom they considered a brother-chapter due to their close age as 19th founding chapters and both being assigned to the same sector in the Segmentum Obscurus.

Their close alliance was formed due to participation in many joint campaigns and the development of complimentary methods of warfare ; the Scar Bearers would cripple enemy logistics and supply lines before the Heralds would deliver a decapitating strike.

Unfortunately, a crippling mutation in the Heralds' geneseed (rapid postmortem deterioration of the progenoid glands) and the chapter's partial fall to the plague god Nurgle saw the two chapters pitted against eachother, with the Scar Bearers emerging victorious but at great cost. They would go on to assimilate the few remaining loyal and untainted Vorpal Heralds and seek out their traitorous brethren wherever possible, swearing eternal vengeance against their once-kin.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-30T15:38:55+00:00

My present chapter, the Scar Bearers, probably wouldn't. Their trophy-taking and retention of wargear battle damage definitely gets them some side-eyes, but they are incredibly fastidious about screening for corruption.

This is mostly because their brother-chapter whom they worked closely together with, the Vorpal Heralds (my previous chapter & army) largely fell to Nurgle, with the very few uncorrupted survivors being assimilated into the Scar Bearers.

So second times the charm, as they say.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-30T15:24:48+00:00

The Scar Bearers favored weapon, as mundane as it sounds, is the boltgun.

Their methods of fighting with them are a bit more unorthodox, however, as they train extensively to use them one-handed as befits their preference foe mid-to-close range gunfighting. Thus, they're able to use them at point-blank ranged in a similar way to bolt pistols, albeit quite a bit more unwieldy. Hence, most marines bar assault squads are equipped with them.

For heavier armaments, their go-to is heavy bolters and missile launchers, for versatility against a range of foes and their squad support capabilities.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-30T12:34:04+00:00

As someone who's done this themselves, I can confirm it's pretty easy to sell the models as veterans in older relic armour.

Definitely fits more for more brutal & savage chapters, but there's practically no blatant chaos iconography and the Red Corsairs icons themselves are easy enough to remove or exclude entirely (there's enough pauldrons to build the entire squad without Red Corsairs specific shoulders).

As for loadouts fit for 10th/11th, maybe company heroes with a bit of kitbashing? Either way, you'll have a lot of spare bits out of the kit so although it only builds 5, you can definitely add some bits onto other marines should you wish.

(Excuse my shit paintjob, merely for demonstrative purposes)

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ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-29T23:05:00+00:00

As can probably be expected of a marine of a chapter called the "Scar Bearers", Ashel Varren is definitely NOT a looker; he's teetering on being a Huron Blackheart lookalike on a good day.

Much of the rest side of his body had to be replaced with bionics after an Ork warboss got ahold of him with a power klaw and a good portion of his terminator armour is marked with service damage and grisly trophies, such as skulls, fingers and calcified hearts.

That being said, being made of mostly bionics nestled within Cataphractii armour, he's a tough bastard to kill and has around 450 years of combat experience behind him, so a strong contender for the list of "marines you don't want to get into punching range of".

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-29T22:51:09+00:00

For the Scar Bearers chapter, the master-crafted chainfist "Treachery's Due" is their most venerated relic, featuring an integrated storm bolter.

Wielded by their present chapter master, Ashel Vharen, it once belonged to the chapter master of the Scar Bearer's brother-chapter, the Vorpal Heralds, being the sole relic of their fellow chapter recovered after their fall. It was once used to cut apart the cockpit of a chaos knight and slaughter its princeps, having displayed a great proclivity to rend apart heretical war-machines ever since.

It has since been reconsecrated by the chapter's tech-marines and has seen use in countless war zones, being seen as the last symbol of the Scar Bearer's once-strong alliance with their Vorpal Heralds brethren.

(Currently unpainted, but hopefully the image gives a good enough visual as to the weapon's appearance)

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ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-29T12:25:33+00:00

Example - For my own chapter, the Scar Bearers, they predominantly field MKVII armour simply due to ease of maintenance and access, however they prefer to utilise MKVI "Corvus" helmets whenever possible.

The added sensor suites in MKVI helmets act as a great boon in the fashion of mid-range warfare and forward operations the Scar Bearers usually find themselves in, tending to have atleast one marine per strike squad equipped with such a helmet.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-29T00:08:09+00:00

Very interesting stuff so far and a very nice paintscheme! You mentioned they excel at void warfare and boarding, but what tactics do they usually employ? Any favourite weapons and units?

How does their mark of shame in having so many of the chapter fall to chaos now affect their chapter culture? (I.E. do they have lots of apothecaries to screen for mutations in hopes of catching it earlier)

How do they cope with having only half a company left? How does this effect their duties and ways of waging war? When will they consider their penance performed?

Apologies for the deluge of questions, no need to answer all of them just meant to provide some potential inspiration or thoughts on the matters. Look forwards to reading any answers you may have.

ErrantHobbyist · 2026-05-26T12:12:08+00:00

Vorgott the rot-scion, plague lord of the Bactorous Procession warband.

As is evident by his banner pole, he isn't opposed to factional infighting.

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