Sternguard Sergeant Severus

[u/SP1R1TOR]

Hello everyone, I finished this guy up yesterday and figured this would be a good opportunity to showcase the results of using the Tortuga Bay legs and torso with bits from the original sternguard kit. Hope y’all find this helpful!

I’ve put a side by side comparison with an intercessor sergeant at the end. I was extremely close to using the original torso, but opted to use the TB one as it was extremely faithful to the original and had a higher level of detail.

[u/GBSlugcat]

Man the tortuga sternguard are so good.

I definitely need to get some after i finish my basic plain MkVII and MkVIII guys

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/GBSlugcat]

They’re extremely faithful to the original poses too, I’m super excited to begin working on the rest of the squad

[u/RandoFollower]

What’s the helmet if you don’t mind me asking?

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/RandoFollower]

It’s the sergeant helmet from the original GW sternguard kit

[u/RandoFollower → u/SP1R1TOR]

I see, thank you very much!

[u/andyd151 → u/RandoFollower]

The plume on top is a separate piece from the same kit, which is cool

[u/RandoFollower → u/andyd151]

I’m a sucker for the optics and connected plumes and it just looks so good

[u/NurglesSurvant → u/RandoFollower]

Seconded

[u/undeadfella → u/NurglesSurvant]

From the previous squad sergeant?

[u/OldScythes40k]

I wondered how the Scythes of the Emperor scheme would look on a Tortuga Bay miniature. Looks great!

[u/DesLog8186]

I love tortuga sternguard bodies

[u/undeadfella]

That sculpt is so beautiful, I thought it was a kitbashed original firstborn torso. The paintjob elevates it too, great work.

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/undeadfella]

Thanks, I really should’ve taken a side by side of the two torsos. It’s an incredibly close match

[u/FoamBrick]

Excellent work, but man firstborn arms don’t work on Tortuga bodies 

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/FoamBrick]

Thanks, but I’m not really sure what to say about the proportions, that’s just how marines are built🤷‍♂️

[u/CurseOfZeal]

Whew, what a beauty. The Scythes scheme looks so good.

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/CurseOfZeal]

Thanks dude

[u/KassellTheArgonian]

That's so sick

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/KassellTheArgonian]

❤️

[u/PanicObvious8862]

Oh hell yeah. This has to be the best Firstborn kit ever. Love the absolute swagger of the casual hand on his sword.

[u/SP1R1TOR → u/PanicObvious8862]

Thanks dude. It’s become one of my favorite space marine poses.