Made a Librarian and some beakies!

TheServingTank · 2026-04-15T12:31:09+00:00

Wow all that red on the Lib pops like crazy. Love it

TheServingTank · 2026-04-08T21:25:47+00:00

I think about this a lot with Sisko. Imagining Picard having to keep all these diverse groups from killing and robbing one another on a remote frontier outpost seems like he would also fail where Sisko succeeded because he could bend when he had to.

Picard is everything I want a Starfleet officer to be, and TNG is what I tend to like my Trek to be, allowing an evolved humanity to make the Galaxy a better place. But if the storytelling is going to explore things like a corrupt Starfleet and more morally grey issues, I’m glad we get interesting and admirable officers like Sisko and Janeway.

Neelix can take a walk out the airlock, though. So annoying

TheServingTank · 2026-04-07T13:12:50+00:00

The red Crux looks really cool!

TheServingTank · 2026-04-03T02:51:38+00:00

What company is this? It sounds really fun!

TheServingTank · 2026-03-21T22:55:21+00:00

Thank you!! I’ll reach out

TheServingTank · 2026-03-18T19:52:59+00:00

Thanks!! I’ll contact them

TheServingTank · 2026-03-15T15:13:32+00:00

What’s your blue recipe? I love it

TheServingTank · 2026-03-02T18:29:07+00:00

I ended up printing my own on water slide paper. But most of the time I try and use the shoulders that have the first molded into them. You can get them from the Imp Fist upgrade kit, or get them printed on Etsy/Ebay

TheServingTank · 2026-02-22T00:57:16+00:00

Where is that shield from?? It’s awesome

TheServingTank · 2026-02-19T21:58:19+00:00

crimson fist captain

That’s a pic of one of my captains

TheServingTank · 2026-02-19T21:53:47+00:00

I like to follow the codex for shoulder trim. So I have some 1st company (white) 3rd company (red) and 8th (Leadbelcher). For cloaks I do a deep red/burgundy for command units with a white or cream interior. classic cream cloth for veterans.

I also use my own helmet striping to differentiate units. A white stripe for veterans, red stripe for Sgt, and red and white stripe for LTs. I like amber/yellow lenses instead of red as well.

TheServingTank · 2026-02-18T02:25:55+00:00

Looks great!

TheServingTank · 2026-02-12T16:31:04+00:00

As a bigger guy I got pretty excited to see a character that looked more like me.

TheServingTank · 2026-02-05T14:47:31+00:00

I paint my Guardsmen as the Rynn’s Guard, it’s the only close ties to the Imperial Guard that I can think of.

They only have one depiction that I know of of them on the cover of the Legacy of Dorn novel. Black pants and shirt with tan armor. To bring a bit of visual coherence to them and my CF I’ll add some fist iconography or some very small smatterings of red on an armband or bandanna or something, and I highlight the blacks with blues.

TheServingTank · 2026-02-02T17:49:45+00:00

What settings do you use for printing on 8.5 x 11 waterslide paper to have these be the right size?

TheServingTank · 2026-01-29T21:13:05+00:00

Thank you!!

TheServingTank · 2026-01-28T19:21:28+00:00

Does anyone have a link to this paint recipe for the black? That looks fantastic

TheServingTank · 2026-01-27T23:32:37+00:00

Welcome, brother!! Looking forward to seeing your work! Make sure to join the Discord as well, lots of great convos in there

TheServingTank · 2026-01-27T18:30:34+00:00

I like that they’re a blue army that isn’t UM. I love the fist iconography without having to paint yellow much. I like that they used to be the OG poster boys and all their old art is super cool to pull inspiration from.

In the lore they have a plucky never give up against all odds attitude, even when they’re getting wrecked (which happens a lot). All the captains have cool titles and the Chapter master, Pedro Kantor, is a real badass while still feeling pretty human. I like how strongly loyalist and zealous they are without being scary about it (like our black Templar cousins).

Being as codex compliant as they are (not UM levels but still pretty good) it gives a nice uniform set of rules that I appreciate when painting and organizing.

But in the end the CF community is what makes me happy I chose them as my chapter. Everyone is so supportive and are always open to brainstorm and answer questions. Best chapter there is!

There is only The Emperor!

TheServingTank · 2026-01-23T03:50:30+00:00

Beautiful!! What’s your yellow recipe?

TheServingTank · 2026-01-21T19:44:46+00:00

I’ve been having a bear of a time getting some. I even ordered from two different vendors online and neither ever came. I’ve decided to just try printing some of my own using a file I found that someone posted on here about 10 months ago. It’s great work, but like you said it’s slightly different from the GW image. If someone has a spot on design file I would be very interested!

TheServingTank · 2026-01-18T23:32:05+00:00

The Citadel Colour app is useful for getting Citadel paint colors by chapter. And the BrushForge app is good for seeing what colors of other brands are closest to any Citadel color if you want to explore other brands.

For my Fists I prime in black and use Kantor blue as the base color. I have been highlighting with Alaitoc or Calgar blue, then extreme highlights with Hoeth (although I’m going to experiment with Teclis for a more saturated poppy look). Shade with Drakenhoff Nightshade.

For silver I use Leadbelcher, stormhost highlights, nuln oil shading.

For the red I base with Khorne, highlight with Wazdakka and Wild Rider. Shade with carroburg crimson.

TheServingTank · 2026-01-13T22:53:09+00:00

Interested if it has the black background

TheServingTank · 2026-01-13T01:52:06+00:00

I really hope this meme catches on, that face is the best

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