The 121st Moon is where we’ll make our base. Our records indicate it was once a Agri-World but transmissions have seized millenia ago. Imperial technology isn’t picked up by sensors, but there is definitely life. Though when it comes to these hollow Moons, this one is a rather desolate one. Still, expect trouble.
Task force Carrellian, tactical lead Kill-Operative X/14. A small contingency has been tasked to secure landing sites on the 121st moon and report back to Lord Inquisitor Karavnor. They await reinforcements from Terra.
Thorne Denizens. The 121st Moon is characterized by it’s forests, the Arbores Opscurus, being in a state of permanent death and decay. It’s insect-like inhabitants have adapted to it and worship decay as the ultimate rite to afterlife, and becoming one with the Green Man.
As you can see I’m building two forces. The initial plan was to make just an imperial deathwatch force (for which there are 10 more soldiers built awaiting undercoat), but getting aboard the green train was just too much fun to resist. And the poxwalkers make such great additions with minimal converting that I was almost obliged to build them in this manner. Getting to use almost the entire Dark Imperium box for Thorne Moons is a great added bonus.
Additional note: low-light photography is hard! Time to get used to winter light levels again..
IRON SLEET 
Love the Kill Team and the concept of human operative working with them. The assassin based model is a simple and elegant transformation with a couple of simple changes.
Keep up the good work!
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The Pox look great. Coincidentally I used the same right hand on the dude with the long hand just last night haha. I’m using them as Scavvies. Keep up the good work
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That must be the plural then 😛
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These look excellent; great work. I too love the idea of the human operatives accompanying the astartes, which they surely must for any of it to make sense really. The astartes must conduct the rapid strikes, but they would need retainers to support them and consolidate their gains, as well as lug more ammo!
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Exactly! There’s great room to play there, and they make the finally decent sized astartes models look more imposing
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The way that you present these minis is just so fun; my imagination is running away to the thorn moons. Really great minis & writing Toni.
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Cheers! Happy to hear. It looks like daylight photos during the weekend is it for now. Might be a good idea to invest in some more light for painting too..
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Such a beautiful moonlight palette! ❤
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I follow you guys on instagram and have been so inspired that I actually started the same thing with my pox walkers and DG
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Superb mate, the blue-greens in that first pic of the Pox is lovely – much more interesting than the khaki greens we usually see. I assume that is close to how they look in natural daylight?
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Yeah, with these broken colors there’s so much change always depending on the light. The first pics are daylight, and so much better…
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Love the mood! It’s like a toxic green sunset is settling over them. Really inspired stuff.
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Those look amazing!
I still paint in an old skool style with more vibrant colours but I find your stuff very inspiring.
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Well these guys are delightful 🙂 both the mixed Deathwatch taskforce of both Astartes and ‘mortals’, and the twisted denizens of Thorn Moon 121.
I’m a big fan of giving your warbands opposition, enemies and adversaries 🙂 loving the hints of Nurgle’s rot among the moon-denizens too 😉
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Really happy about these sweet minis that are made of contemporary parts but have such classic taste and flair to them. Deserve better photos though like you said! 🙂
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Blimey those pox walkers are a beautiful colour. Them being led by the centipede magos is perfect for adding extra terror to the proceedings.
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Simply fantastic!
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Really nice models you have here, Toni. I particularly like the few troopers using Solar Auxilia models. I do not see them used too often, and these fit in perfectly with the modifications and muted color tones.
Neat to see that you are helping to build the Green Mechanicum force too. As it stands, there are lots of people having their sights on the Green Mechanicum. They probably need all the help they can get.
As for background for the inhabitants of the Thorn Moons, does it make sense to say they are worshiping decay? Maybe that puts them a little too close to Nurgle? I imagine them being all about the cycle of life. Certainly death and decay is part of that, but only in the sense that it nourishes new life. Things die such that new life can flourish.
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Thanks, I’m happy you like the auxilia models because there’s more to come. And yeah it’s just more fun when you don’t have to commit to a side in this war!
I figured there are so many moons that some of them might actually well be close to nurgle. After all, the system has been isolated for a long time, and all moons probably haven’t even heard about the horus heresy.
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