space marine schnauzer Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I have been working on my DIY Space marine unit. They use Black Knight bits, plenty of Close combat weapons, a rhino and some other odds and ends. Do I need a background history of the chapter(gene seed, planet etc) or it's just fluff to brag to other players? Michael Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 In the end, it's entirely up to you. For some, the fluff is just a side point, nothing more than a name to go with the cool colour scheme they've chosen. For others (like the majority of the Liberites) the fluff is the focus, and therefore you can end up with IA's, famous characters and battles, short stories, etc, etc, etc. For some of us, it's a never ending stream of ideas about our favourite Chapter, sometimes with not a single painted miniature. Either of these views are equally right, it just all depends how far you want to take it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2819845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Tyler Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Short answer: you can provide as much or as little as you want. At the low end of the spectrum, a color scheme and Chapter badge will suffice. At the high end of the spectrum, you could have detailed background, personalities, heraldry, etc. How much do you want to develop? :mellow: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2819847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Short answer: you can provide as much or as little as you want. At the low end of the spectrum, a color scheme and Chapter badge will suffice. At the high end of the spectrum, you could have detailed background, personalities, heraldry, etc. How much do you want to develop? :) Ok, I have the color scheme..chainmail armour, white shoulder pads w/black trim. I'm using BT pads so I have the templar cross, which I painted red or highlighted with red. I also have a rhino, which I used krylon paint(first a coat of grey primer, then matte aluminum, then stainless steel) which turned out to be close to chainmail colour. Also used the BT icon pack for the rhino. Right now I'm working on the backstory of the chapter and name.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2820522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Vaguely detailed. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2820955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have to post pictures. I have 10 troops, HQ(with chapter banner) and a rhino finished.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2821188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 There is no limit to what you can detail about your chapter, and there is no "bottom floor" either. Some people will detail every little thing about their chapters, some will have an extensive history, most have a 3000-6000 word article about their chapter, others will be short notes. I have one chapter simply known as Green Marines. All I know about them is I have 10 painted tactical marines, they have a colour scheme, sergeants have black helms and one sergeat is called Ricco. So far, that is enough on that chapter. Simple answer is "As much as you are happy doing" ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2821264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Ok, I am going to name my new chapter "Steel Knights". Good or Bad? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2822355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrata Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 It isn't an official chapter so you are free to play with it as much as you want. However, I doubt if it is an unique name but if some other DIYer has it; it doesn't matter. So in short :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2822418 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I first thought of "Stainless Knights", more unique, could mean that it was free of chaos or mutant strain... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2822921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'd avoid 'Stainless' personally, it sounds too much like cutlery! If you want the idea of cleanness from physical/moral taint how about: Knights of Purity Knights Adamant Knights Unyielding etc, etc Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2822946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'd avoid 'Stainless' personally, it sounds too much like cutlery! If you want the idea of cleanness from physical/moral taint how about: Knights of Purity Knights Adamant Knights Unyielding etc, etc I like those too...thanks for the help Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 I posted pictures of my marines in the gallery titled "knights" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I know that sometimes the page seems to take a long time to commit and load...but it is in fact committing your post in almost all cases. :cuss No amount of reloading/cancelling/resubmitting will make it happen any faster, but it will result in multiple posts. <3 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavulg Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 What amuses and irks me is that when I posted the Octaguide the board software that's supposed to prevent double posts graciously merged them. And yet people seem to do it all the time now. :) Anyway: minimum length for a DIY Chapter (IMO) is the one/two-paragraph summaries in the C:SM. That gives you a bit of character, a name a color scheme, and an insignia. Less than that isn't really a chapter. More than that isn't strictly necessary. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Pictures are a big rough, but I like the paint jobs. :) Nice work. Feel free to dump your fluff/thoughts on your DIY in here. That's what LA is for. <3 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Pictures are a big rough, but I like the paint jobs. :cuss Nice work. Feel free to dump your fluff/thoughts on your DIY in here. That's what LA is for. <3 Thanks, as for my pictures..I'm not sure how to work my $50 camera to take very close photos of small figures. I know that sometimes the page seems to take a long time to commit and load...but it is in fact committing your post in almost all cases. ;) No amount of reloading/cancelling/resubmitting will make it happen any faster, but it will result in multiple posts. <3 Yeah I know, for some reason I was pushing the buttons and nothing happened..sorry for the double posts. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thade Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If your camera has a Thumb Mode (or something similar for small objects/close-ups) that can help. Also, you can cover the inside of a cardboard box with white printer paper (or the like) and set your models in there with a lamp on them (I recommend a "full spectrum"/white bulb) and take your pictures that way. Your auto-focus will probably have a much easier time singling them out on a field of white. :cuss Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823293 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space marine schnauzer Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 If your camera has a Thumb Mode (or something similar for small objects/close-ups) that can help. Also, you can cover the inside of a cardboard box with white printer paper (or the like) and set your models in there with a lamp on them (I recommend a "full spectrum"/white bulb) and take your pictures that way. Your auto-focus will probably have a much easier time singling them out on a field of white. B) Ok I will try that. I been taking a box, with a sheet of 5mm foam core board in back of it. And the lighting was the sun behind the board. But I will check my camera settings. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/234164-how-detailed-do-you-need-to-be-with-diy-chapters/#findComment-2823339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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