The Road to Templecon continues! Waaay back in the dim dark recess of Lost History, a giddy bloke was all set to attend his first Templecon. He had picked up everything Retribution that he could get his hands on, and took Rahn and Kaelyssa to fight the good fight, supported by Battle Mages and Dawnguard Sentinels. The very first Retribution model I ever painted was a Dawnguard Scyir, and the very first unit I completed? Yup, Sentinels. They’re redonculous. A full unit of Reach POW12 Weapon Masters with Vengeance? Oh, heck yes. Thing is, I actually bought two units… and it’s taken me until now, as I approach my fifth Templecon, to get the second unit painted.

I’m very excited to bring these guys to Templecon to smash things again. This time, though, the unit I’ll be bringing is proudly mounted on Dragon Forge bases. SO much nicer than the old flock-and-ballast mix I used to use.

There’s one guy in every crowd who enjoys his anime that little bit too much, and decides to dye his hair blue. The rest of the unit stole his helmet, so now he has to show his shame in combat. Mind you, it might make an opponent or two balk as they try to figure out why his hair’s blue. I mean, who wants to look like they’ve dipped their head in toilet cleaner?

One shortcut I took in painting these Sentinels was to leave the guards on their swords the same dark grey-green as the bulk of their armour. The other unit has orange hilts to match the shoulderpads, and to be honest I think it’s a better look, but (a) I’m on a time crunch to get everything done in time, (b) it’ll help differentiate between the two units when I field them together.

The Sentinel Officer opted for a helmet in this unit. It may nor may not have been stolen from some git who dyed their hair blue. He’s not saying, and he’ll likely beat me up if I keep pressing the matter.

Their first outing may have ended in eight members of the twelve-man unit being brought low to Winter Guard sprays, but that wooden circle there used to be Beast-09, so I’m okay with that.

So, completed for the Must-Have-Been-Painted-Since-Last-Templecon Challenge:

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-Imperatus

Dawnguard Sentinels (10) + UA

Dawnguard Invictors (10) + UA

Destor Thane

Still to paint:

Dawnguard Destors (5)

Destor Thane OR Aspis

Soulless Escort

*Deep breath* I can do this…