Iron Father Ferrum Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 So, after a break in DIYing, I've decided to revisit my Imperial Jagers and rebuild them under the name Obsidian Fists. First step was to change the heraldry, since I suck at painting large areas of white and my old scheme was primarily white. So being a Dorn-descended chapter, I decided to work off of gold as a base instead of white. The problem I'm encountering is in the accent color. The main trim is going to be black regardless, but I can't decide on what to do for the chest eagle -- more black, or red. So I figured I'd ask y'all for your input before proceeding. Which one looks better? And if the red, should I use it for the pauldron trim as well? Old Scheme http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h96/DTRI/ObsidianFist.jpg All Black http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h96/DTRI/ObsidianFistBlack.jpg Touch of Red http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h96/DTRI/ObsidianFistRed.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/216557-diy-ia-obsidian-fists/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaren Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Red Chest Eagle for sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/216557-diy-ia-obsidian-fists/#findComment-2582342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Hunter Ydalir Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I generally dislike brighter colours on the chest eagle. Metallics seem to make me happy, as do 'stone' textures when done right. I'm not a total fan of the red, but it doesn't look bad. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/216557-diy-ia-obsidian-fists/#findComment-2582382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Father Ferrum Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Only two votes, but the reds have it. That being said, the more I look at it, the more I don't like the red. My bolter casings are going to be red, and I don't want so much red on there that it overpowers the black (they are, after all, called Obsidian Fists). I'll do a test mini soon and come back to that. I've also started to double-guess the name; Obsidian Swords sounds better. In the meantime, I've done some serious work on rebuilding the IA and figured I'd post it up piece by piece as I finish 'em and let the Liber wrecking crew tell me what's good, what's bad, and what definitely needs some help. So to start, the Title section and Origins coming soon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/216557-diy-ia-obsidian-fists/#findComment-2587164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stazbumpa Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I generally dislike brighter colours on the chest eagle. Metallics seem to make me happy, as do 'stone' textures when done right. ^ wot he sed guv'nor. A dull metallic on the chest eagle might work better than the red in my opinion, the rest of it isn't bad at all. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/216557-diy-ia-obsidian-fists/#findComment-2587714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armor Athlete Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 I really like your orginal scheme. Maybe you denote company color like the 1st CO is has a gold hemlet. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/216557-diy-ia-obsidian-fists/#findComment-2588134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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