Chaplain ChonkE Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I was digging through my SW stuff as rumors about Space Wolfness are flying around. And I found good ol' Ragnar Blackmane, leader of my SW force sitting there with his blonde half-Abaddon hair. I went browsing through some minis websites to see how I could update these models (which are very old and havent been touched in a long time) and most of the Ragnar I saw were black haired. What about you Brothers of the Fang? What color mop does your Blackmane sport? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmoor Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 My Ragnar Blackmane has a black mane. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I'm pretty sure the Ragnar trilogy says he's got black hair, so that's what I'll give him when I get around to painting him... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965791 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillen Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Well origanally he had blond hair. The Black Mane was from the black wolf he killed in the fluff. Well somewhere along the way some moron thought it ment his hair color and then suddenly he has black hair. This stuff happened all the time with Games Workshop. Masters of the fialed fluff line. The Marines were legion, NO WAIT!!!! They are chapters, No wait!!!...... They were starting something new and of course they screwed things up letting writes write books for them without giving them the fluff from White Dwarf and other sources so they did what they could with what they had, which was incomplete. So paint him how you would like. Alot of the older players would know you were right, and then you can teach the newer ones about how GW screws up fluff all the time. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPetersson Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 How far back is the 'blonde' fluff? I'm fairly confident that even in my 2nd edition codex he has black hair... But I'll have to wait until I get home with checking that... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 My dad painted his Ragnar with blonde hair, i asked why and he said because he used to be blonde in the old codex :S theres a picture of his blonde ragnar on pg 9 of the sticky picture thread. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roon Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 As far as I can remember the Ragnar in the 2nd edition indeed does have blondish hair. Aside from that I was told the name 'Blackmane' does come from the black Fenrisian Wolf Ragnar bested in close combat. 'The Hunt' it is called I believe? A Space Wolf going into the wild stripped of powerarmour and marine weapons to prove his prowness by a duel to the death with a Fenrisian Wolf? Anyway, I thought he wears that Blackmanes pelt over his powerarmour I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong, as I'm not that well educated in Fenrisian lore. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkenheim Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 in the second edition army book he was painted with blonde hair... as someone stated it was around the time of the 3rd edition dex and bill king books that he got black hair... probably a misunderstanding on someones part but hey... paint it blonde if you want the old school look or black if you dont want new players gping 'thats not ragnar *snigger* hes got black hair dont you know anything...' or even better blonde and punch the young'uns who point and laugh... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombied00d Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Ragnar is high on the list of models that I eagerly await a resculpt on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demogerg Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 My Ragnar mini, which I got back in 2nd ed was initially a gift from my Father, who painted him blonde. a few years later I repainted him, blonde. and just a couple of months ago I repainted him once more, again, blonde. It just doesnt feel like Ragnar if he is not blonde Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanfield Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 blonde ...there always changeing stuff to make you go ooh no im wrong better buy another one and get it right this time, Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1965949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I used to have a blond Ragnar, like everyone else whose been playing since RT and 2nd edition. When/if a new model is released with our codex, I'll have him painted as a blond again, too. Regards, Valerian Edit: JCarter is right. Blond is the color, while a Blonde describes a girl/woman with blond hair. A man with blond hair, is just, well, blond. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Wasn't Russ meant to be a blondie? Apparently blondes have more fun... :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanyPrawny Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I'm a big fan of Conan and like to think of Ragnar as a Cimmerian lol hence his black hair on my model (also when ever i paint blond hair its just yellow and looks ridiculous lol) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demogerg Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Try a light brown basecoat, drybrush with white (yes white) then cover all the white with your choice of yellow. works for me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Mage Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Im not a Fan or Ragnar, enjoyed the series, respect his abilities, but just dont care to use him myself. That being said if I did have a ragnar, hed be blonde. I do my Blondes either brown-yellow-white, or white-yellow-brown wash. I find it comes out fairly well for me, though depending on mood and model theres more or less layers of a given color. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanfield Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 i use iyanden dark sun base then golden yellow high light for guys -shiney gold for girlies ...not that we have girlies in the sons of russ that is Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Kjaran Coldheart Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 my ragnar is blond. WLK Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambu Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Adding my 2 cents and yes my ragnar has blonde hair. I loved 2nd. edition and all the fluff though the new horus heresy fluff is awesome too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCarter Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 BlondE is feminine and blond is masculine (even in English, cursed Frenchies to blame). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimfoe Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 See? I told you Ragnar's blond. (That's my Ragnar that I painted before the second edition codex came out. He was blond in all the pictures back then...) Damn you Bill King! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedaroony Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Blond with both banners,and still got the old painting guide with the pages of paper banners in the back for when they resculpt old Raggy and i get back into painting ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/166883-blonde-ragnar/#findComment-1966883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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