Beachymike123 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Apologies to the mods if this is the wrong place. Does anyone know where i can find some info on pre-heresy techmarines? i looked on lexi but not really a great deal there tbh. to be specific i've made a customised fallen angel techmarine, and was wondering if they would have all of the red livery of the counterparts we see now, or would they remove their admech symbols and maybe replace them with dark mechanicus? any of his old legion colours themselves will be in black, just wondering how to do the rest of him really. suggestions all welcome. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well, the red is a symbol of connection with the mechanicus. As Fallen Angels, they have embraced chaos, and severed ties with the imperium, including the AdMech. So your call, really. Some fallen retain their black PA, some have repainted green. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/#findComment-2994101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well, the red is a symbol of connection with the mechanicus. As Fallen Angels, they have embraced chaos, and severed ties with the imperium, including the AdMech. So your call, really. Some fallen retain their black PA, some have repainted green. While the "embraced chaos" part is debatable, I suppose the severed ties with the Imperium/AdMech is true enough. So though they may remove AdMech symbols or even repaint their armor to black, I'm not certain that they would add Dark Mech icons. And if it is true that some repaint their armor to green, it is also true that a Fallen Techmarine may simply leave his armor as is to blend in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/#findComment-2994125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Fallen Darks Angels are a mix of Renegade and Chaos marine, some may even consider themselves loyal, so which ever of the 3 scenarios fit your warband is they way to model them. Chaos Fallen = Dark Mechanicus, Renegade = No mechanicus, Loyalist (mindset) = Mechanicus. Cheers, Jono Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/#findComment-2994129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachymike123 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 cheers for the ideas so far guys. i'm thinking of making him dark mechanicus colours as i'd think techmarines would always need a 'source' of suppliers and/or someone with at least the same line of business in case back up is required. originally i was gonna give him some fluff to use him as a techpriest in my traitor guard, but decided he's gonna lead my fallen angels and renegade allies for them instead (as a lord so to speak). so, he's gonna have a cohort of dark mechanicus techpriests to use in the traitor guard. only problem is i don't know any colours and'or insignia for them. am i right in thinking dark mechanicus is black and red? or do they get rid of the red altogether to sever ties with the admech? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/#findComment-2994759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EPK Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 In doing some searching, it would appear that most people simply use the red. Here is a nice picture - http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Mechanicus I think where the difference comes in is the Chaos mutations, symbols and perhaps adding colors of any particular Chaos god or Chaos Marine Chapter they are aligned to. So black and red should be fine. And in your case, it will also work aesthetically, as they will match your Fallen Angels colors scheme. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/#findComment-2994833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachymike123 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 nice one EPK, very useful indeed. thanks everyone - will keep you posted on how it all goes :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/247268-pre-heresy-techmarines/#findComment-2995452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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