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Steel Scorpion Chapter needs a new name! Help!


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Ok this is my official name my chapter time!!

 

Formally Steel Scorpions and bearing an uncanny resemblence to them I've decided to go the whole hog and redo the whole fluff and Naming of the chapter.

 

Right, a few basics. Must include Scorpion in the title. The paint scheme will not change. Feel free to leave lovely comments about how they look so I don't feel so sad about this renaming fiasco!!

 

So the Army so far

 

Chapter Master Laan Kaltan

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9290193.jpg

 

Captain Herminius of the 4th company

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P7280039.jpg

 

Chaplain Livictus of the 4th company

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P7140013.jpg

 

4th Company Command Squad

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P7300045.jpg

 

Tactical Squads

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9080166.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9080167.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P6290095.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P6290096.jpg

 

Sternguard

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9010150.jpg

 

Terminator Squad

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P6290091.jpg

 

Ancient Horatius

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P7130012.jpg

 

Ancient Lazarius

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P9180185.jpg

 

Line Breaker Squadron

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o138/mustanguk/P8030131.jpg

 

 

Sorry for the Heavy Pics

 

It's open to you!

 

Cheers AB

well . . .

 

steel scorpions is a cool name why the change?

 

but if change is what you want go with something simple , star scorpions? space scorpions? dark scorpions?

 

if not how bout a scorpion theme? night pincers or sting legion?

 

i know they bad buts its been a long day lol

 

hope it some help

 

vanimal

Steel Claws?

Iron Claws?

Steel Venoms?

Iron Venoms?

 

Quicksilver Scorpids.

 

You could always come up with a new creature that looks like a scorpion but isnt called that. And that they hunt them on their homeworld - like The Salamanders.

 

Poor eg: Steel Lashtails.

 

Maybe look up some latin surrounding scorpions. or look up the different species latin names? and see what shows up?

 

 

My Personal fav:

 

Silver Scorpions. Mainly because of the Alliteration

 

Can be modified to: Argent Scorpions (Argent is Silver in latin, or is it argentum? hmmm) or use Scorpids.

steel scorpions is a cool name why the change?

See the quoted below.

This army was originally designed by Ah Shulah and he got very pissy with me for painting my own Steel Scorpion army. He's probably right so i'll have to call them something else like Stainless Steel Scorpions lol
I've been advised to change the name of the chapter so i can do with as i wish

 

My suggestions:

1. Scorpion Lords

2. Knights Scorpion

3. Scorpion Knights

4. Argent Scorpions

5. Scorpions Immortal

6. Scorpion Brotherhood

7. Scorpion Legion

8. Scorpion Warriors

9. Praetor Scorpius

 

 

Names unsuitable due to already being in use:

1. Red Scorpions (Official GW Chapter)

2. Black Scorpions (see Liber Astartes)

3. Silver Scorpions (don't take the name I'm using on one of my own Chapters, please!!)

you could just change the 'steel' aspect to a different silvery metal

 

Silver Scorpians

Iron Scorpians (as renn suggested)

Iridium Scorpians (something a bit unusual)

Platinum Scorpians

 

i agree with the suggestion to go for another scorpian-based thing (pincer, sting)

or something to do with metallic Solifugae (camel spiders, which are closer to scorpians than spiders)

steel scorpions is a cool name why the change?

See the quoted below.

This army was originally designed by Ah Shulah and he got very pissy with me for painting my own Steel Scorpion army. He's probably right so i'll have to call them something else like Stainless Steel Scorpions lol
I've been advised to change the name of the chapter so i can do with as i wish

 

My suggestions:

1. Scorpion Lords

2. Knights Scorpion

3. Scorpion Knights

4. Argent Scorpions

5. Scorpions Immortal

6. Scorpion Brotherhood

7. Scorpion Legion

8. Scorpion Warriors

9. Praetor Scorpius

 

If that is the reason for changing the name, don't. I'm assuming you got it from a IA article he posted, or a C&C thread he started? If so, then they're fair game. Did he requests that no one copy him? They're your models, you paid a dumpload of money for them by the looks of things and painted them beautifully. If he wanted them for himself, should he have really posted them on one of the leading 40k boards around? Not only that, but I, for one, would be well chuffed if someone thought my idea and colour scheme good enough to invest their time and money into. Think- enough people do them, they may well end up with cursory mentions in official canon it has happened before - see Imperial Harbingers, Pete Haines' chapter.

 

At the very least I certainly wouldnt be bothered. I'm assuming you dont game in the same area, so the idea is quite unique.

 

 

 

I'm considering my own Steel Scorpion army after my Imperial Fists. Though if you do rename them i'll probably follow your lead on the name.

 

PM me any fluff/background ideas if you dont mind me joining the chapter.

 

Cheers,

 

BZ

Star Scorpions? (though, admittly you might need to go paint a star on all your scorpions. Maybe just at the end of the tail?) But very nice work on those models, very nice indeed. If it'd been my chapter you chose to paint, I'd have taken one look and said - you go with it...
steel scorpions is a cool name why the change?

See the quoted below.

This army was originally designed by Ah Shulah and he got very pissy with me for painting my own Steel Scorpion army. He's probably right so i'll have to call them something else like Stainless Steel Scorpions lol
I've been advised to change the name of the chapter so i can do with as i wish

 

My suggestions:

1. Scorpion Lords

2. Knights Scorpion

3. Scorpion Knights

4. Argent Scorpions

5. Scorpions Immortal

6. Scorpion Brotherhood

7. Scorpion Legion

8. Scorpion Warriors

9. Praetor Scorpius

 

If that is the reason for changing the name, don't. I'm assuming you got it from a IA article he posted, or a C&C thread he started? If so, then they're fair game. Did he requests that no one copy him? They're your models, you paid a dumpload of money for them by the looks of things and painted them beautifully. If he wanted them for himself, should he have really posted them on one of the leading 40k boards around? Not only that, but I, for one, would be well chuffed if someone thought my idea and colour scheme good enough to invest their time and money into. Think- enough people do them, they may well end up with cursory mentions in official canon it has happened before - see Imperial Harbingers, Pete Haines' chapter.

 

At the very least I certainly wouldnt be bothered. I'm assuming you dont game in the same area, so the idea is quite unique.

 

 

 

I'm considering my own Steel Scorpion army after my Imperial Fists. Though if you do rename them i'll probably follow your lead on the name.

 

PM me any fluff/background ideas if you dont mind me joining the chapter.

 

Cheers,

 

BZ

 

/agreed

 

if someone posts up the fluff and colour scheme theirs nothing wrong with using it, and tbh you just showing that you like his idea etc.

If that is the reason for changing the name, don't. I'm assuming you got it from a IA article he posted, or a C&C thread he started? If so, then they're fair game. Did he requests that no one copy him? They're your models, you paid a dumpload of money for them by the looks of things and painted them beautifully. If he wanted them for himself, should he have really posted them on one of the leading 40k boards around?

I agree with Zaah on this one, what's this guy's problem? It's not like he slapped a formal copyright, IP or trademark on them. Tough crap. If that's the kind of thing he gets worked up and possessive over, then God help him, bluntly.

 

However, that being said, Scorpion Guard has a nice ring to it. :)

I agree with the above. Do you gents play in the same shop? Do you even live in the same country?

 

Then who cares? Paint them and name them as you wish.

 

Having said that I do understand the desire of having a unique name.

 

You could use the parts of a Scorpion like

 

Steel or Iron Stingers

 

Or since you have a very noble knight look/feel I like the name:

Scorpion Knights

 

BigJon

I agree with the above. Do you gents play in the same shop? Do you even live in the same country?

 

Then who cares? Paint them and name them as you wish.

 

Having said that I do understand the desire of having a unique name.

 

You could use the parts of a Scorpion like

 

Steel or Iron Stingers

 

Or since you have a very noble knight look/feel I like the name:

Scorpion Knights

 

BigJon

 

Hmmm furthering from that you could name them like the knights of the crusades in the Middle Ages: Knights Templar, Knights Hospitaller etc

 

Knights Scorpion?

If that is the reason for changing the name, don't.

It's not the only reason, and this arguement has been gone over already. So leave it alone.

 

 

Having said that I do understand the desire of having a unique name.

This is the reason I suggested in PM the name change. So it would be entirely his Chapter, sure with an inspired Colourscheme, but with it's own fluff and it's own praise. His jewel in the shared Universe of the B+C. Unique to him.

If that is the reason for changing the name, don't.

It's not the only reason, and this arguement has been gone over already. So leave it alone.

 

 

Steady on mate, was only giving my opinion. I dont keep up with all the petty arguements on here, i'm too busy enjoying my hobby.

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