Oldenhaller Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 just trying to remember if the painting guide for the DA in compendium had some green in it....think it may have done. Will have a ganders when I can dig it out ~O Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2193505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonMerrick Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 The Index Astartes article on the Space Wolves, collected in the Second Volume of the four Index Astartes books, shows the Space wolves with a Pre-Hersey Wolf in codex grey with a red snarling wolf as the symbol. In the same diagram, the current color scheme is shown. The article never gives a reason why the color was altered, but did make the distinction of pre-hersey vs current color schemes. However in the current 40k rule book, both the blue grey and the darker grey were shown as examples for the Space Wolves further indicating that there really is no set standard within the chapter very similar to the way in which the markings are completely non-standard. As a result, I am using a much darker grey scheme for Harald Deathwolf's great company as I feel it fits with the more feral aspect of his company indicated in his fluff. I also feel the red shoulder pad and the custom decals for his great company show up much better contrasted with the darker grey. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2193758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlk Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Do you have pictures of the old color space wolves? I saw Dom Murrays space wolves on the games workshop sample armies. I love the dark grey color he used. I really want to paint mine like that. Is that the pre hersey color? Any ideas what color/mixture it is? It's in this month's White Dwarf - Adeptus Battlegrey with drybrushed Codex Grey and perhaps Fortress Grey. I tried basecoating my wolves Codex Grey and after dipping them in Quickshade Dark Tone, the colour looks very similar to Dom's. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2193823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonwolf Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I don't like the blue/yellow combo myself, so I went with the dark grey/red combo. I ended up using gray primer, then the black wash, then drybrushing fortress grey over that. Really like the way they turned out. I was painting them up at my local store and another player made a comment about how they couldn't be Wolves because they weren't blue/yellow. Didn't bother trying to explain the whole thing about each wolf lord deciding on how their company looks because it would have been pointless. I have to go with what an earlier poster said, as long as it's some shade of grey, go with what you like and damn the fools that think you don't have wolves if they aren't blue. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2193859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madsakre Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 The the Space Wolves were spilt into 1 chapter, and had their Legion strength. The extra men from the old legion strength just magically disapeer, or were written off by GW as combat losses (which i always thought was bull, for if the pansy blue-boys can split into 25 chapters after the Heresy and Scouring, i dont see how such a talent warlord like Russ could lose so many guys) Eugenism brother, Eugenism =) Only the strongest of the strong were permitted to live, thats why our chapter kicks that more ass than all the other Chapters ^^ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2193894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 The the Space Wolves were spilt into 1 chapter, and had their Legion strength. The extra men from the old legion strength just magically disapeer, or were written off by GW as combat losses (which i always thought was bull, for if the pansy blue-boys can split into 25 chapters after the Heresy and Scouring, i dont see how such a talent warlord like Russ could lose so many guys) Eugenism brother, Eugenism =) Only the strongest of the strong were permitted to live, thats why our chapter kicks that more ass than all the other Chapters ^^ It has also been noted that the Wolves were one of the smallest, if not the smallest, Legions, so perhaps not too many were "lost" in the transition from Legion to Chapter. Ironic, isn't it, that we were one of the smallest Legions, but are one of the largest Chapters. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2194091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrahawk Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 It has also been noted that the Wolves were one of the smallest, if not the smallest, Legions, so perhaps not too many were "lost" in the transition from Legion to Chapter. Ironic, isn't it, that we were one of the smallest Legions, but are one of the largest Chapters. This makes having the 3rd highest amount of victories in the Great Crusade even sweeter. Small Legion with a very high number of victories... well that's what being clinically insane does to ya. :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/185278-sw-colours-pre-post-hereshy/page/2/#findComment-2194103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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