[40k] The Rise of House Joolan

Hi everyBaldy !  Today in the Bald Army blog we are looking at the last of my project with
 a warband based on my african inspired  imperial knight house : The house Joolan.

Like some of you may remember I did some time ago an african knight as an addition to my Carcharodons army. But I enjoyed doing it so mutch that I wanted to give him some friends and a full background :)

It was at this time that Le blog dé Kouzes launch the Warband contest.  For me it was the perfect oportunity to represent the scion and culture of my knight house. So I started working on a team that would represent the pilot inside my previous african knight and his retinue. And I'm really happy with them ! 

For those who want to learn the Rules of the forest from the Grios, the lore of the old ones and the way of the warriors with the full background of the House Joolan you won’t have to wait long. It will come in french and english in another article ;).

For now here is the Warband :

Souleyba Joolan pilot of the "Obsidian Fury" :

I wanted him to be easyly identified as the main character so I use the bright yellow of the shield to catch the eye. I also put him on a highter base so that he could stand out. He is also the only member of the Warband for who you can see the eyes and it gave him a unique personality where all the other are faceless.

Samba N"Diaye, Hight Grios of the House

Samba is a member of the Grios cast, the sacristain and priest of the house Joolan. I wanted him to be a kind of creepy african techno priest. I give him a big mask in order to intansifie the mistery and mystical look of the guy. The main chalenge on this guy was the mechanical arms with the axe because I wanted to use nmm for the metalics parts. I also try to mix Non metalics and true metalics (for the gold parts) on a same model and I like the way it turned out.

The two "Forgotten warriors" :

Those was also a real plaisur to paint and convert !  I really enjoy painting the shields in particular. They where the first one to be painted and I creat the colors scheme with them. This guys are in fact old veterans who have followed the warrior path too long and loose the link that all the member of the house share. They now pilot arminger class knight and serves as suport of the youngest scions.

The Cayorian Ogryn :

This is the big guy of the Warband. This one was the last one to be painted. The main goal was to link this beast to the other member of the Warband. The skin was really cool to paint but the pelt was the thing I liked the most. The Ogryn from Cayor (the homeworld of the house Joolan) shows some difference with the one usualy see in the imperium, their physiology more adapted to the jungle of Cayor. Those Ogryn serve as bodyguard of the member of the Grios cast and here to Samba N"Diaye .

Here we are !  I hope you enjoy the Warband ! I leave you there with this last one. See you soon for another article ;)