Wicks Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hello, I have been playing blood angels for a couple of months now.And I decided to play 2nd company which uses yellow (and red obviously)with a little black. I have one problem. I absolutely know nothing about the company from fighting tactics to captain Aphael(Paticulary what war gear he is armed with) could any one help me out? Thank again!! Wicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Chris Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Well, he was called Captain Lazarus in 'How to paint Space Marines' but GW are not very good on continuity. Suggests some sort of 'Back from the Dead' experience. In the 40K rulebook there is a big battle-scene which I think used to illustrate the Epic rules. It is reproduced in black and White in our codex. As far as you can see they have the single yellow blood drop of the second company. The captain is in the centre striking a heroic pose. He has a powersword in one hand and an arm-mounted plasma pistol like the SG now have access to on the other, and a pelt of something like a giant snowleopard. Power armour and regular back-pack. I am not saying this is anything like the best load-out for a captain, but my captain Lazarus is equipped in that way with a combination of DC, SG and SM commander bits. The SW accessory sprue has the pelt. Beyond that, captains have access to lots of gear, so you can write your own fluff to justify the look you think your captain should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopervisor Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Well, he was called Captain Lazarus in 'How to paint Space Marines' but GW are not very good on continuity. Suggests some sort of 'Back from the Dead' experience. In the 40K rulebook there is a big battle-scene which I think used to illustrate the Epic rules. It is reproduced in black and White in our codex. As far as you can see they have the single yellow blood drop of the second company. The captain is in the centre striking a heroic pose. He has a powersword in one hand and an arm-mounted plasma pistol like the SG now have access to on the other, and a pelt of something like a giant snowleopard. Power armour and regular back-pack. I am not saying this is anything like the best load-out for a captain, but my captain Lazarus is equipped in that way with a combination of DC, SG and SM commander bits. The SW accessory sprue has the pelt. Beyond that, captains have access to lots of gear, so you can write your own fluff to justify the look you think your captain should have. I think it's a plasma gun, underslung his arm not a SG style plasma pistol, but he does have a snow leopard style pelt over one shoulder and a bionic eye if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I think it's a plasma gun Ditto. The picture dates from the tail end of 2nd edition (40kwise) wherein sergeants & officers had access to the Special Weapon list which included Plasma Guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Saw this thread and thought I may share ;) http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk141/Mechxen/Barbarossa/PA020466.jpg I plan to use it as a plasma pistol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Plasma Pistol and Power Weapon may not be the best load out but it's far from the worst and sticks to the fluff. With a model like that I'd almost certainly take the guy. Thanks for the share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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