While the Blood Angels were not known for static defense, their use of Thunderfire Cannon arrays to guard vulnerable flanks and strategic transportation lanes was well known during the height of fighting on the 3rd Moon of Palavin. Pict-captured here were members of the 7th Technical Brotherhood as they performed a rear guard action in the Battle of Kastorvah pass. While the Imperial Guard was withdrawing to secondary defense lines, the 4 tech marines, their servitors automatons, and substantial supplies of ammunition were air landed by Blood Angel Storm Eagle transporters, each stripped of weapons to increase carrying capacity. Alone without support, they fought a pitched 7 hour battle against the arch enemy before their positions being overrun.
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Painters notes:
This summer I came across some very old Evilware forumware sitting in a forgotten package. While these are not the greatest designs in the modern era, they certainly were great for their time and place. I took them out and dusted them off and gave them some attention, even if they're somewhat lacking in details, still a fun little model.
Oil washes from Mr Hobby (space magic still) to give them the usual treatment. As my existing speeders had a basing theme of some type of mudflats, I went with something similar to tie them together, envisioning them as flying along a tidal flat.