captain sox Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Hi folks, Another question in regards to unit makings. How do you number or identify different units of the same type? For example, I have 2 Tac Squads, an Assault Squad and a Dev Squad (all robed). On the SM decal sheet, there are the numbers 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the DA special font. However, on the Vehicle deccal sheet, there's 1-10 in that same font but they are much larger. How would you mark the right shoulder pads? What if you had 3 Tac Squads 2 Assault and 2 Devs? I'm acting as if they are all from the 3rd Company. Would this be somewhat doable: Tac 1: use the #2 on all models Tac 2: use the #3 on all models Dev 1: use the #2 on all models Assault 1: use the #2 on all models Since, to my understanding the second company has 6 Tacs, 2 Assault and 2 Dev this kinda makes sense. Since there are only 2 of each squad, why have a 6 or 7? does this make any sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Tac squads are typically numbered squads 1-6, the assault squads 7-8 and the Devastators 9-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Decals 6 and 7 could probably be reserved for the reserve companies. The 6th has 10 tacticals for instance, so you would need numbers 1-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Tactical Squads in Companies 3-5 are numbered 1-6, Assault Squads are 7 & 8, and Devastator squads are 9 & 10. Or you can do like I do, and just put the squad type designator down and not worry about the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 That. Tacts are 1-6, Assault 7-8 and Devs 9-10 And second company is Ravenwing so it's all bikes, attack bikes and land speeders. I guess you meant 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Priest Haelaeif Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 You could just paint the numbers on by hand. I do, it isn't too hard, and it gets easier with practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shabbadoo Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 See page 58 of C: Dark Angels for the standard method of Company/Squad identification for the Dark Angels. It is all right there, and they make it really simple by showing you pictures of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komodo Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I used 2&3 on Tac Squads (6 is reserved for the next one). 7 is indeed for Assault squad. and I reverse 6 and painting a " _ " on the bottom to get 9 for dev. squads. But most of my devs have freehanded 9. Veteran squad and command squad has no number, only company designation. (You can use "skull" decal for them as well as veteran shoulderpads from DA upgrade sprue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Veteran squad and command squad has no number, only company designation. (You can use "skull" decal for them as well as veteran shoulderpads from DA upgrade sprue). Well, Veteran squads are supposed to take the place of Tactical squads. So it stands to reason that the Vets will take a squad number from 1-6. That's how I think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother dean Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Veteran squad and command squad has no number, only company designation. (You can use "skull" decal for them as well as veteran shoulderpads from DA upgrade sprue). Well, Veteran squads are supposed to take the place of Tactical squads. So it stands to reason that the Vets will take a squad number from 1-6. That's how I think of it. My vets squad is called out as Tac Squad 5 of the 5th. Command squads have a red skull, I'll get around to numbering them at some point. Forgeworld makes a sheet that has enough of all the numbers to do a full company plus a few for boo boo's. Personally I scrounged out a bunch of old sheets, then bought the FW sheet anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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