Beyond the circle of light,  there are countless slaves to darkness  who know nothing but hate and madness.  They look on the Imperium and see  only the possibility of fire and death --  and they find that good. — Inquisitor Glavius Wroth Hello, Helloooo! And welcome back to The Art of Caesura! Last week we started looking at work-in-progress pictures of the 14 Traitor Guard from Blackstone Fortress . This week we're going to look at the completed models in all their traitorous glory! So sit back, relax and enjoy this showcase of the scourge of the Imperium.  There are two of each sculpt, so I tried to have different spot colours on most of the duplicates. Above is one half of the dudes and below, the other half. Throughout this post I have paired the clones together for comparison.  I painted the first sergeant with the bone-coloured face mask and his cloak a rich red.   While the second has a red mask and purple cloak.  While pain...

A Heretic may see the truth and seek redemption.  He may be forgiven his past and will be absolved in death.  A Traitor can never be forgiven.  A Traitor will never find peace in this world or the next.  There is nothing as wretched or as hated in all the world as a Traitor. - Khrysdam (Lexicanum) Greetings, and welcome to The Art of Caesura! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I am not an army painter. Batch painting is not my jam. As a time-poor dad (soon to be father of two!) I prefer to spend my precious hobby time painting one model to a standard that I'm happy with, rather than ten similar sculpts to a...lower standard. But sometimes you're staring down the barrels of 14 Traitor Guard...  ...so, in the words of Nike, sometimes you've got to "Just Do It!" It's funny, the reason I took a break from Reichbusters was because of the prospect of what would have been next on my painting list for that game, namely a whole ton of Nazi Soldiers. So...