The SEC Marines Project (West Division)

Here's the other half of my effort to paint Space Marines representing the 14 schools of the Southeastern Conference. Here's the teams of the West.

Alabama (Due to this team's long history of national championships, I felt it right that they should be the standard bearer)


Arkansas (this came out pinker than I wanted. There are too many damn reds in this conference and I tried to give the Razorbacks a "cardinal" red)


Auburn


Louisiana State


Mississippi State


Ole Miss


Texas A&M

The SEC Marines Project (East Division)

I went to the University of Georgia, which plays in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, or SEC. Years ago, I wanted to paint a Space Marine representing Georgia's colors and "G" symbol. My wife, who went to fellow SEC school Florida, also wanted a Marine of her team. Then it hit me, why not do the entire conference, put them on a single base and have something to put by the TV come football season? I finished them several years ago but had to go back and revisit the project when the SEC added two teams a couple years ago. So, here's the first of two looks at my SEC Marines, featuring the teams of the Eastern Conference:

Georgia (note Georgia Tech-colored Tyranid):

Florida (sporting a garnet-and-gold helmet from hated Florida State):

Tennessee:

Missouri:

South Carolina:

Kentucky:

Vanderbilt:

Inquisitor ... Grimjack?

I did a kitbash figure a few years ago, envisioning a 40K Inquisitor. But it really was just an excuse to build my own version of Grimjack, a sci-fi/fantasy bounty hunter from the 1980s comic book of the same name. Not up to speed? Try here.

Anywho, the figure main body was an Adeptus Arbites leader with the head from a Space Wolf scout. The biggest challenge, aside from removing the old head, was removing the figure's right arm, which was cradling a shotgun. I then built a new arm out of greenstuff and an old Space Marine shoulder pad and added the Howling Banshee power sword. To hide the join of the new head, I sculpted a scarf. Not my best work as it still looks like a tongue. Live and learn. I used Rhino spare parts for the base.