Dr Duck Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Like many people, I'm drawn to the thought of using an all terminator army to invoke wetting of pants in my opponents Trouble is i just cannot paint the bone armour to a level i'm happy with, i've been up and down the tutorials and some of my models have been stripped 5 times now as I've given different techniques a go. I need a new approach! With that in mind: what colour where the Dark Angels 1st Company before they repainted themselves, Green, Black or something else? Conversely, has anyone found a different colour that worked very well? I'd considered bare metal but with a Grey Knight and Iron Warrior armies already i've had my fill of silver marines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I believe it was black before and that it was changed to white in honour of brothers lost in a spectacular battle. Pretty sure it's in the codex. You could always paint them as one of he successor chapters that don't have bone (i.e. Discples of Caliban, Guardians of the Covenant, Angels of Vengeance or The Consecrators) although the Guardians of the Covenant are silver... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Rik Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The Dark Angels used to have one colour - black - across the chapter when first founded. It was only later that they changed to green, the first company changed to white/bone, and the 2nd company retained the black. The reasons, which I won't go into here, are detailed in the codex. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Another chapter is a DIY Unforgiven with your own scheme. At the local game store there is a DA chapter that is green and purple! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoonKin Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 It was black during the pre-heresy period. Well, you could paint them in "gold" (ie Blood Angels Honor Guard), making it a really nice army to behold at. And wetting the pants (or inner desires) would nearly never be impossible :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightrawenII Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 With that in mind: what colour where the Dark Angels 1st Company before they repainted themselves, Green, Black or something else? According to the Deathwing short story, the colour was BLACK. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Trader Voril Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The Deathwing is unique among the Space Marine chapters in that the entire company fights exclusively in Terminator armour. The company's armour of the original Dark Angels Deathwing was initially painted black, but was changed to a bone white colour. This is a mark of remembrance of the lone squad of Dark Angel Terminators who freed a recruitment world from a Genestealer infestation. As they did not expect to survive such a confrontation, they painted their armour white in preparation for their deaths. In the end the Deathwing triumphed and a vital part of the Dark Angels' heritage was saved. This alteration of the color scheme applies only to the Dark Angels. -Lexicanum (I don't know about the 'current' codex, but this was they way it was way back when...) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bloodhowl Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 The Deathwing is unique among the Space Marine chapters in that the entire company fights exclusively in Terminator armour. The company's armour of the original Dark Angels Deathwing was initially painted black, but was changed to a bone white colour. This is a mark of remembrance of the lone squad of Dark Angel Terminators who freed a recruitment world from a Genestealer infestation. As they did not expect to survive such a confrontation, they painted their armour white in preparation for their deaths. In the end the Deathwing triumphed and a vital part of the Dark Angels' heritage was saved. This alteration of the color scheme applies only to the Dark Angels. -Lexicanum (I don't know about the 'current' codex, but this was they way it was way back when...) Yeah that's right, I believe the world liberated was the home-world of those Terminators, and that the painting the armour white thing was a tradition of warriors who were to fight their final battle and not survive on that planet. It's definitely hidden somewhere in the codex Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 A couple of the frater here rememberthat he story used ashes to cover their armour and turn it white. This allows for a pure white Deathwing instead of bone which would actually be closer to the fluff than bone armor. I think the bone look is to help blend the elements of the Dark Angels together with a both of earth tone feel instead of the harshness that comes from pure white models against darker ones. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightrawenII Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 It's definitely hidden somewhere in the codex It's not. The entire account on the actions was/is covered in the Deathwing, short-story. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2560982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted November 13, 2010 Share Posted November 13, 2010 It's definitely hidden somewhere in the codex It's not. The entire account on the actions was/is covered in the Deathwing, short-story. To clarify: its not hidden - strangely for a GW publication the basic plot of the story is presented exactly where you'd expect it to be: on page 16 under the big bold letters saying THE DEATHWING. This was the colour scheme before the Deathwing expansion for Space Hulk came out: http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r155/khromash/blackdeathwing.jpg (chainfists had checker pattern, powerfists had hazard stripes in the same colour) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/214964-lore-question-pre-bone-deathwing-colour/#findComment-2561081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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