Drop Pod caution stripes

[Silent Speaker]

Greetings!

 

I'm currently putting together a trio of the pod models and while I wait for my magnets to arrive I've been contemplating on what colours I shall paint the pods themselves.

 

I play Templars, so my general scheme has lots of black (obviously), white, reds and metallic's.

 

I'd like to put the black/yellow caution stripes on the pods, but am unsure as to where I should paint them:

 

1) On the fins -

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/silentspeaker/droppodfin1.jpg

[excuse the this representation; crude, but I hope you catch my drift]

I've seen only a few players do this, it does make the pods stand out a bit on the table, that yellow breaking the monotonous black and all. In fact, I've got another trio of pods I made a few years ago (from those nifty templates courtesy of GW France ;) ) with the stripes here - they didn't have doors that could be opened, so that was the only place I could put them - they're too large now, being based off the forgeworld dreadnaught pods, hence the 'officialised' replacements I'm building.

 

 

2) On the doors:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/silentspeaker/droppoddoor1.jpg

This appears to be the most common place to paint the stripes - it makes sense really, I mean, there's no good reason for the stripes to be on the fins; as far as I can discern they don't actually move, unlike the doors, and hence not really needing "CAUTION!" markings.

 

3) On both:

Perhaps a bit too much yellow and black? (don't want to be confused with the ole' Scythes now ;) )

 

If on the fins, the pods stand out straight away - I'd just paint that area washed boltgun/chainmail otherwise, and that would look boring IMO.

 

If on the doors only, my eyes would get that pleasant splash of colour when the pods unfurl on the table, like a pretty flower... only, a vicious flower full of angry, chainsword wielding super soldiers :P

 

So, what say you?

 

Where do you paint your caution stripes? What is your scheme? Dark like mine?

[MajorKhaos]

Door edges only. Doing it on the fins doesn't look right to me, and it's not inherently a caution area, well, except for a drop pod landing on your head. :P

[Hemal]

I'd agree, but you can break up the monotony of a black exterior using white detailing or bone white like Eldar Ulthwé..

[WarriorFish]

GW has them on the fins (2) if you check the Drop Pod box artwork which is where I put them on mine too. It does make the pod look that much better, especially if you get some landing close to each other with all the hatches open :D

[Hemal]

I'd suggest hazard markings around teh retro jets and main engine might be useful as well..

[legoss]

I think that with the black outside, if you want the extra splash of color by painting the fins too, then you should do it.

[winterdyne]

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines1/droppod/pod1_done2.jpg

http://www.winterdyne.co.uk/maz/images/commissions/ultramarines1/droppod/pod1_done3.jpg

[Damion38x]

Caution stripes on a marine Drop pod? why? to warn the enemies of the imperium that something dangerous this way comes? :lol:

 

naa just kidding, I did my pod without any caution stripes, didnt look right to me (and yellow does NOT go with green and red trust me i tried!)

IMO i'd say just do the doors as you marked them, that way the pod has your chapter color unmarred with any other colors, but when the doors are open it breaks up the uniformity... thats my 2 cents...

[MajorKhaos]

excellent quality as always Winterdyne, but way too much bumblebee markings.

[greatcrusade08]

excellent quality as always Winterdyne, but way too much bumblebee markings.

 

i disagree, its spot on with the hazard stripes IMO

[MajorKhaos]

Putting hazard stripes on a section that has no moving parts makes it un-believable. I know this is high fantasy, but making something look a little realistic goes a long way. It's too easy to go mad and do it because you can.

[DV8]

http://www.spacewithinspace.net/images/spacewolves/greatcompany/droppod.jpg

 

While I don't think hazard stripes on the fins makes sense, the doors practically scream for them. The position of said stripes is up to you; Winterdyne has placed his on the inside panel/section, while I've chosen to put it where the hatch clamps shut (re: HAZARD, don't stick your fingers here).

 

 

DV8

[kizzap88]

Technically caution/hazard stripes go everywhere that the user of the equipment would need to be mindful of a hazard...

 

So in the first instance, on the 'wings' there is no hazard to the marines entering or exit the vehicle. So there is no need for the stripes.

Second instance, on the doors. As DV8 said, the real hazard is where the doors close, so the outer rib of the door seal would be correct. However there should also be caution stripes where the door closes against the wings.

Thirdly, ANY trip hazard, or Something where someone would bump their head would also be laden with hazard striping. This means the step up to the inner portion of the drop pod should also be loaded with caution stripes. (I dont have a drop pod handy to see where any height restrictions would be)

Fourthly, Assuming that there would be some form of 'evacuation' system in case of an issue with the drop pod, there would be an emergency ejection system. These buttons would be surrounded by a small patch of caution stripes.

Finally there would be caution stripes around the top vent, So that people working around that vent would know to be wary...

 

-kizzap

(promoting realistic safety measures in 40k since writing this post.)

[LoneSniperSG]

I'd just like to say that I'm glad to see people being mindful of realism, rather than "Omg caution stripes don't go with my paint scheme!"

 

I don't know about most people, but I tend to not care about how the finished painting ties together and whatnot. I strive to make mine as believeable as possible. After all, we are dealing with military factions, not some rolling fashion show.

[RamrodMC]

I'm not sure we can judge whether the indented section of the fins moves or not. Maybe they're ailerons used to control roll, the way that the tips of the fins at the top appear to be for controlling yaw/pitch.

 

Anyway, I put them on both for my Doom Eagles pod, because there was simply too much metal. I'm painting a new one up in Deathwatch colours, and it's only going to have the hazard stripes in the door edges, because I want the outside to look sinister and monolithic.

 

Basically, Silent Speaker, think about your colour scheme, and the balance of colours you want to achieve, and then you can determine how much yellow you want. If you want a to balance out the black, consider putting them on the fins like Winterdyne. If you'd rather keep the outside in nothing but the colours of your Chapter, do as DV8 has done. There is no wrong way to paint anything.

[winterdyne]

I wanted a strong yellow/black striped theme running through the force I was doing (UM Coy 2) so the fins got striped. I don't like them in bare metal. The inside of the door got the stripes 'cause it was easy to mark up there.

[Korloth Darkwolf]

I have mine on the doors and the storm bolter mounting.