I have a number of projects on the go, right now, one of which is the Primaris Marines from the new boxed set for 8th Edition. I wanted to paint them as a solely Primaris force, and took the opportunity to try a new chapter, in this case the Blood Angels successor chapter: the Blood Drinkers. I selected this chapter for a couple of reasons: 1) I wanted a less popular chapter, but have always liked the Blood Angels so it seemed a good fit, but more to the point, 2) I wanted a chapter that followed codex-style marking conventions. I may diverge a bit, to channel my inner Rogue Trader, but I really want to paint them as a “by-the-book” Space Marine chapter. Minimal to no ornamentation.

After the Intercessor Squad above, I was inspired by an old piece of Rogue Trader artwork to paint a Blood Drinkers apothecary. The artwork features a ‘beakie’ apothecary marine with a split, red and white colour scheme and a yellow stripe down the center of the helmet.  I think it looks great on the Primaris sculpt.

I have more Primaris on the way. Next batch will likely include some Reivers, and the Store Birthday exclusive Captain model. I also have a Repulsor Grav Tank that is nearly complete that will be making an appearance soon. I’m still of a mixed mind on the Primaris Marines and the lore around them, however, I think they are absolutely fantastic looking models and really enjoy painting them.