captain sox Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hey everyone, Recently I stripped my dark green Dark Angles in hopes to create a more unique looking colour (lighter green-grey). I've been having troubles coming up with the right colour to my liking, until I tried something radical. I have a blue grey paint which actually looks good, and I like it. It looks good with Bone coloured robes, and compliments red really well. I see so many posts, and I'm a huge fan of 'your army, paint how you like it' but it seems almost weird to have blue DA. Do any of you have radical or unique paint schemes for you DA / DA Successors? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Company Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I actually have mine pianted up in bolt gun, with black nose area, shoulder guards and guns, with trim in shining gold. My deathwing are done up in black, with bolt gun heads, and gold 'soft armour'.... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Grey/blue with bone sounds interesting! Add red and youre near the crimson fists, but hey, who cares? Both are very stiking colour combos, are you planning on doing aDIY succesor or just go with blue Dark Angels? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Dwr Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Pictures or it didn't happen :P I've not got any marines other than my green DA. I have toyed with the idea of a successor chapter using a non traditional colour palette but never really gotten around to it. Al Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I believe there is an official GW successor that is predominantly yellow in color. Maybe look up successors in the librarium Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Also, the new Caliban Green base color looks more grey-green than just a forest-ish green color, I'm still trying to get an example painted up with the old paints vs. one painted with the new ones to compare. I haven't started on a new one just yet, just looking at the pot colors, so by the time I'm through giving it the base-shade-layer-layer-glaze, the new colors will look more like the old. Oddly enough, the How-to-Paint with the Dark Angels doesn't actually appear to use the green glaze, even though that's the painting guide suggested on the GW site... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Pictures or it didn't happen B) fair enough, here are a few WIP's. They look a bit sloppy and messy, but will detail them up soon. I'm going to take my time with my re-build, completing 5 mini's at a time. I'll hopefully have the first 5 done by next week. Complete means prime, paint, decal and seal. Remember please, these are WIP, so will look like arse. The two test models. One Tactical Sergeant and a humble bolter Angel: http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/ConductorSam/P1180630.jpg Closer: http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/ConductorSam/P1180627.jpg http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/ConductorSam/P1180625.jpg others waiting for assembly and paint: http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/ConductorSam/P1180631.jpg Deathwing: http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/ConductorSam/P1180633.jpg As you can see, I really like robes. All infantry (except Terminators) will have robes. It's a big project, but I'm up for it. Have 50+ robed marines now! I'll start a WIP thead soon Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK1 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Looks like you need an airbrush...would make basing so much faster. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 You're right, it does complement the robes well. I like it, it has that no-nonsense, straight from the forge, "we don't need no stinking paint" look. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alys Dwr Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 fair enough... I'm glad i asked, that is a nice colour indeed and compliments the robes well :) Al Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3046973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Nice the color scheme looks great. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I believe there is an official GW successor that is predominantly yellow in color. Maybe look up successors in the librarium The Angels of Vigilance are a rumored DA successor, but don't let that stop you. That is an interesting paint job and it does look good. My first thought was Wolves with Robes, glad the photos were posted. These are much better than the ones in my mind. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks for all the kind words! I was trying to keep from being to wolves or ultra, if you know what I mean, however one of the paints is a wolves colour (extra blasphemy). Oh well, maybe one day the Angels and Wolves will resolve thier differences. Maybe we will have Hands Across the Universe.... :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looks like you need an airbrush...would make basing so much faster. Actually, in the 25-30 years of modelling I've never used and airbrush. I've tried, but I just can't master it. I don't mind doing everything by hand. It takes time and I rarely play so I'm in no rush. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kovash Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 captain sox those look great! The blue works with the bone colored robes, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else try it before. Are you planning on adding a different color for the shoulder trim? I think you need another color to complete the look. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanSturrock Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looks good to me. And, personally, I'd quite happily play some "Wolf Angels" -- a successor chapter that drew influence from both, and that you could count-as either codex depending on what you preferred at the time. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 captain sox those look great! The blue works with the bone colored robes, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone else try it before. Are you planning on adding a different color for the shoulder trim? I think you need another color to complete the look. I wasn't really planning on adding to the trim as the Green Dark Angels don't have a separate trim colour either. When the Decals are applied, it may be better. Stay tuned :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamwulf Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 If they ain't green, then they really aren't Dark Angels now, are they? This almost falls into the "counts as" army listing, where my Space Badgers painted in earth/sepia tones, using Space Wolf models/bits, count as Space Wolves. If you don't like the Green of Dark Angels (or the bone/white of Deathcompany, or the black of Ravenguard), then why play them? The DA codex pretty much sucks right now, and you'd be better off using Codex: Space Marines. It's your chance to make your own chapter, come up with your own fluff, and really push the limits of creativity! Why play them as Dark Angels? To clarify- it's your army, paint them the way you want! The color scheme looks good, and you paint well enough. But they are not Dark Angels. They are something else. It's like painting Ultramarines Red, or Blood Angels blue. It's just not Kosher. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malthe Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I strongly disagree! To my mind they look like Dark Angels. Maybe in night-world camo? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 If they ain't green, then they really aren't Dark Angels now, are they? Sure they are, because the coloration of armies in the fluff =/= rules. There is nothing special about the way an army is painted that has anything at all to do with the way an army is named or the rules it is used under. This almost falls into the "counts as" army listing, where my Space Badgers painted in earth/sepia tones, using Space Wolf models/bits, count as Space Wolves. It 'counts as' because you choose to use the name "Space Badgers" and use the Space Wolves Codex. If you just played and called them Space Wolves and had a Wolf Lord they followed that used that color scheme, they would be just that and no one would have any ability to say otherwise. These are Dark Angels that use this scheme, for whatever reason the creator of them chose to use as an explanation. If you don't like the Green of Dark Angels (or the bone/white of Deathcompany, or the black of Ravenguard), then why play them? The DA codex pretty much sucks right now, and you'd be better off using Codex: Space Marines. It's your chance to make your own chapter, come up with your own fluff, and really push the limits of creativity! Why play them as Dark Angels? Why not? Why do you play your Chapter as Space Wolves (since that's actually what "counts as" means) when you could exercise your creativity and create your own Codex with it's own fluff and rules? We pretty much all play exactly how we want, regardless of the form that takes. To clarify- it's your army, paint them the way you want! The color scheme looks good, and you paint well enough. But they are not Dark Angels. They are something else. It's like painting Ultramarines Red, or Blood Angels blue. It's just not Kosher. It's completely kosher. How do any of us actually know what Dark Angels "green" really is? Maybe the color they use is actually the color of blue spruce, because those were the evergreens of the Caliban forest, and it's what was considered forest green for them. There's one fluff argument. The only reason that anyone is used to "forest green" as DA green is because that's how GW painted them for so long. Here's another problem with your argument: the new paint system uses a different coloration for the Dark Angels. By your argument, if you don't immediately switch to the new GW approved method for painting an army, what you have really isn't that army, but something else. That's a pretty narrow and limited view of the creative part of this game. We aren't developing official material as unofficial players. If you paint a beautiful yellow army, but use the agemo as the symbol and call them "Ultramarines", should there be a foul cry that you are actually playing the Imperial Fists, or wouldn't it be better to be interested in why those are actually the color choices? Do you personally consider a Crimson Fists player or Iron Hands player to be playing "counts as" Ultramarines, because truly, that's what is going on. Why should they even be able to play anything other than Ultramarines if they want to be that Codex-adherent, after all, the Iron hands don't follow any of the fluff found in the Codex: Space Marines really. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain sox Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 If they ain't green, then they really aren't Dark Angels now, are they? If you don't like the Green of Dark Angels (or the bone/white of Deathcompany, or the black of Ravenguard), then why play them? The DA codex pretty much sucks right now, and you'd be better off using Codex: Space Marines. It's your chance to make your own chapter, come up with your own fluff, and really push the limits of creativity! Why play them as Dark Angels? To clarify- it's your army, paint them the way you want! The color scheme looks good, and you paint well enough. But they are not Dark Angels. They are something else. It's like painting Ultramarines Red, or Blood Angels blue. It's just not Kosher. I play them because I like the Codex? I like the Ravenwing and Deathwing. It really has noting to do with the colour of the minis, to me anyway. I'll call them a successor and we can move on. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047629 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaM_TW Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 They look good. I was afraid they'd be too UM, but it looks different enough I guess. I have a lot of robed marines too, although not THAT much! I use them for Guardians of the covenant, and I should finish/detail those 2 last squads soon :lol:. RL is 'killing' me ! Well, not me but my time to spend on building/painting little toy soldiers :D. I'd stay away from a red trim on the shoulders, even if it might look good. They'd be too UM then I think. Maybe a light green? Undead flesh or something, what's it called? I'd try and see if a green colour can sneak it's way in. Black trims might work, too. Good luck! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamwulf Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hey, the OP posted a question on the subject line of his post: Blue-ish Angels, non green DA = Blasphemy? Yes, it's blasphemy in my opinion. If he didn't want my opinion, he shouldn't have asked for it. When I do a Google search and type in Dark Angels, I see Green power armor, bone white Terminator armor, and black Ravenwing models. Nowhere do I see blue Dark Angels. If you go to the GW website and pull up Dark Angels, you get Green/white/black. The Codex:Space Marine chart that lists all the Space Marine Chapters shows Dark Angels in green/white/black. As I said in my post, they look good, all the power to him, but they are not Dark Angels. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Hail Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 As long as they are not "sprue grey" i will let you run'em how you want. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3047899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komodo Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Nice color you have. How about a little green wash over the armor of test marine with bolter? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/251323-blue-ish-angels/#findComment-3048231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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