Nuahs Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I'm currently stuck trying to think of what my chapters colours/heraldry should be like. I've tried painting a few of what I call "concept marines" and mainly used white armour to try and get a colour that stands out. Problem is while I love the effect I achieve with my white armour, I haven't produced a colour scheme that I'm happy with yet. I'm trying to avoid excessive use of metallic paints. I hope I could get a few opinions here on what my chapters colours should be! Background story for my chapter is currently a work in progress, but here's a quick summary. Name : "Iron Scarabs" chapter. Primarch : Ferrus Manus Specialty : Mobile + Mechanised Assaults and Close quarter ranged combat. Unique tactics: "Black Scarab" squads - Basically veteran troops with jump-packs armed typically with bolters/flamers and melta's. This kind of mobile firepower complements the chapters fast mechanised tactics. Close ties with the Mechanicus ensures the chapter is supplied with advanced tech and a small army of vehicles. Prior to settling within the Mors Stars, the chapter was fleet based and their fortress monastery was a newly refitted Ironclad Class Battleship. Dubbed the "Void-Beetle" I don't want to mess with any fluff so this is a work in progress. Possibly of 25th or the latest 26th founding, the initial idea was that the chapter was a combined secretive effort by the Adeptus mechanicus, the high-lords of Terra and a Techmarine of the Iron Hands who has developed an almost unhealthy interest in Necron technology. The chapters founding was in response to growing Necron threats in Segmentum Pacificus. While carrying out investigations of known still dormant Necron tombs, the chapter became involved in the Sabbot Worlds Crusade when their new home-region of space, the Mors Stars, came under chaos threat. Currently embroiled in the recent revolts of 999.M41 which has swept the whole of Segmentum Pacificus, the Iron Scarabs have found themselves under threat of annihilation by awakening Necron Tombs within the Mors Stars on the fringes of Segmentum Pacificus. But I digress, I'm looking for ideas on chapter colours! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 http://findicons.com/files//icons/1263/hieroglyphica_vol_2/128/scarab_embossed.png Or reverse those colors ... either way. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3128941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Fury Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 First of all great fluff on this chapter and the ties to Ad Mech is really a good idea here. What you could possibly do for the scheme is do a Ironbreaker "chainmail" undercoat and use purple inks and glazes to get a kind of pearlescent look to the armor. I like the idea of the golden scarab and will pop from the purple color. I would go with company color similar to other SM units on the shoulder trim (if you want to). I would also go with the same golden color for squad markings unless you plan to use the scarab on both shoulders. I think that this winged scarab would be a good idea for a chapter symbol with the metallic looking wings would help to reinforce the mechanical aspect as well as the fast mechanized and assault. http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/lilfiend/avatars/goldscarab.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3129068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heru Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3129121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuahs Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Thanks for your ideas guys! I'm really quite fond of all those colour schemes. I'm going to paint another few "concept marines" with those colours and pick my favourite or the one I'm most comfortable with. I didn't really see myself going with a purple scheme, but I'm going to paint one up to see what it looks like anyway. Quick query though, does a theme based on scarabs sound lame to anyone? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3129589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecritter Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Not lame at all. On the purple, mix in some chainmail or gunmetal ... so it's a metallic purple, that'll be more scarab like. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3129650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuahs Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Great, I'll be sure to expand on the chapters history as I develop the idea and make it more solid and believable, (by far the biggest and only stretch of fluff right now is Shadus Licht, the before mentioned Iron Hands techmarine/iron father who seconded onto the chapter when it was founded, to later manage a form of tech-heresy and re-write -or gain access to via a damaged Tomb Spyder - basic machine codes -imitating the Tomb's AI- controlling a scarab swarm, which he "customised", giving him his own swarm of customised alternative servitors, this doesn't extend to control over any other swarms or Necrons, just the singular scarab swarm, perhaps 10 to 20 - I should note that this is definitely not without major consequences which manifest over time, I'm thinking some sort of weak link to that Tombs AI, whose voices -tech data streams- eventually drive him stark crazy). But again, I digress. Perhaps I will even post some pics of the "concept marines" (I love calling them that) once I've finished them. Thanks very much for helping me :) I'm one of those people (or unique, perhaps?) that absolutely cant pick a single chapter to follow and very quickly change interest. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3129726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavulg Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I prefer ecritter's blue, but Emperor's Fury's insignia (though both are nice). But that's me. B) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3132262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Fury Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I prefer ecritter's blue, but Emperor's Fury's insignia (though both are nice). But that's me. :D Thanks mate. Just a little Illustrator magic and *poof* scarab. ;) Btw the scarab is free for all to use if they choose to. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257145-colour-scheme/#findComment-3136195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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