+ inload: Three finished Salamanders Space Marines +

+ Brothers in arms +

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+ Brother Tarsidemi +

V'reth Tarsidemi

+ Previously known as Man'Ekes Kenndh, he adopted the name V'reth Tarsidemi following his tempering. Noted as 'Melancholy of aspect and pensive by nature', Tarsidemi appeared to regard his promotion to the Battle Companies as part of a great cycle; an inevitable result of his forebear's consumption in the pyres of warfare, rather than as a result of any exceptionalism on his part. +

+ Regarded as over-analytical and tiresome by his previous squadmates in the 6th Company, he was an uneasy fit amongst the Flamehammers. He found a more fitting place within the Defenders of Nocturne, where his stoic aestheticism came to be regarded as a strength. +

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+ Brother Numatone +

+ Unequivocal and single-minded from an early age – 'from the cradle,' joked his parents – the boy who was to become Brother Typhak Numatone had the given name of Br'Tra, which meant 'supremacy' in his city's tongue. Whether through destiny, a sense of filial duty, or simple nominative determinism, Br'Tra doggedly purused Ascension, believing it to be the only way to do honour to his family. Such ambition is not infrequent on Nocturne, but Numatone was able to moderate raw drive to avoid pride and become a considered – if impulse-driven –addition to the 2nd Company. + 

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+ Brother Nomix Nor'jargan +

+ Promotion from the 5th Reserve Company proved bittersweet to Nomix Nor'jargan, for he had thrived under the Drake Hunters' light-handed command and dispersed nature. Unusually for the Reservists, he was present during the Badab War; one of the few who had been allocated to support the 2nd in combating the Secessionists.  +

+ A void-warfare specialist employed in the Salamanders' fleet, his promotion was advocated by Pellas Mir'san personally. Having lost a great number of valued veterans in the bitter campaign, the Captain of the 2nd wanted staunch, proven warriors – a description that matched the dutiful Nomic Nor'jargan to a tee. +

+ Warriors three of the 8th Squad +

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+ Three complete, more to come +

+ All the batch painting has built to a stage where the final details are relatively quick and enjoyable. I've opted for yellow eyes; taking my prompt from the Salamanders shown in Codex: Armageddon. They were painted by painting the lenses Scorched Brown, then blending in Yriel Yellow. +

+ Beyond this, the painting is really limited to developing the gold with a couple of layers of highlights followed by a brown wash; and highlighting the weapon casings, pouches etc. with a mix of black, white and a touch of dark brown. Finally, I used a dilute combinations of Moot Green and Warpstone Glow in various proportions to add some highlighting to the green armour, particular around the head. +

+ They've come together rather nicely, I think – I'm very pleased with the results, and think they fit well with my conversion (at the back). +

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