The Sanguinala Procession

~ heresyofus

Greetings confined ones! I do hope this post finds you deep in hobby joy as the outside world gets weirder. I for one am extremely glad to be part of this wonderful community and the sheer volume of awesome projects being produced is truly amazing. I salute you all! Keep the inspiration flowing good people and we shall get through this strange time together.

So, what have I been up to? A few things actually but today it’s all about the first model for my Sanguinala Procession. This model is the centre of it all, a huge statue of the Primarch Sanguinius being pulled along by a hulking brute while the Blood Cardinal preaches from here pulpit at the front, decaying wings of the Angel splayed out behind her.

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The inspiration for this project came from reading the book Vaults of Terra, The Carrion Throne by Chris Wraight. Its an excellent read and I can highly recommend it as it has wonderful descriptions of Terra in it and he nails the feeling of the place perfectly.

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Blood Cardinal and guard

Sanguinius model is a 3D print of a free file called Bloody Glorious Hawk-boy by SebTheis. It was perfect for this project, thank you.

Next up will be the dancing girls! Blood skull pom poms here we come 😉

14 thoughts on “The Sanguinala Procession”

  1. I don’t even know where to start — every part of this is perfect! I’m a huge fan of the Vaults of Terra series, and to see a part of its lore brought to life like this is a special delight. Utterly fantastic work!

    I also think the painting deserves a special shout out here: There’s something so effective in the contrast between the drab browns and greys of the cart and icon and the bright reds of the clerics — there’s probably a message about the ecclesiarchy hidden in there somewhere 😉

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    1. Thanks very much! It took me a while to get around to painting it, the characters were going to be a bone colour but then I thought Nah! Red! Blood! Had to be done and I’m glad it turned out OK 🙂

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  2. First of all; the paintwork is just exquisite mate. That rich red, the pallid and unhealthy flesh of the brute and the tarnished metal of the statue – all spot on. Secondly, the concept is brilliant – exactly the kind of thing I imagine being wheeled around through the decaying splendour of 41st Millennium Terra. Bring on the dancing girls – can’t wait to see the rest of the procession!

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    1. Thanks Wudu! I’m aiming to capture some of the insanity that Terra must inflict upon her inhabitants, It’s a bastion of humanity but also a crypt world where true horrors of mans own making lurk and death is just part of every ones day.

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  4. Beautiful work mate – really gorgeous textures and contrast, and the concept is perfect. We’ll have to lock you up more often I reckon!

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      1. Yeah, good to find the silver linings 😊
        We need to get our virtual heads together on this Inq28/Frostgrave cross over mate…

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