If there's one image that stands out in my brain from the earliest days of collecting Warhammer 40k, it's the doomed pile of Crimson Fists fighting off an overwhelming force of orks. Their glorious defeat seems inevitable, yet there is no fear in their faces, just a calm sense purpose fulfilling the Emperor's will and fighting to the last man.
It's such an iconic picture - the beakie helmets, the bolters, those fantastic crimson fists, the burnt flag, and the ork head being swung overhead - god it's beautiful! For 30 years I've dreamt of modeling and painting a Crimson Fists force of beakie marines. In the early years of 2nd-4th edition, there just wasn't the availability of MKVI amour. Then about three years ago Horus Heresy came out with their 2nd edition and front and center were entire squads of the legendary beakie marines! Finally I had a chance to fulfil my dream.
My brothers and I had been talking about taking a break from Horus Heresy and getting back into 40k again, so I finally had a reason to start collecting Crimson Fists.
To start my Crimson Fists army, I have a captain, 2 tactical squads, and the iconic transport of any space marine army - a rhino.
