Lord Morgrim Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 From what I can remember from the early days of 40k, Grey KNights where Grey rather than silver....has anyone painted their in the "old school" way? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemanloser Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'd like to, but to be honest, my painting skills suck. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK1 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Actually old school Grey Knights were black with silver helmets. The Grey in there name is because of the meld of the Emperors light and the Darkness they fight, symbolizing them always being on the front...back in the day (4th ED) some of the stories about the Grey Knights is they would arrive and just kill everything (friend and foe alike)...The Inquisition couldn't risk leave someone that came into contact with taint and be turned...now they are more poster boys that can back up the bling. But to add to this i have half of mine painted Chrome (almost like metal) and the other half like the old color...i call them Black Knights (the name given by a Commisor after witnessing then wipe out a small Daemon army) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK1 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 http://images.wikia.com/warhammer40k/images/1/15/Grey_knights_codex.jpg here Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boreas Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I did! http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-elRKTcESSB4/TaxGdaK1oGI/AAAAAAAABtk/i84Xqy397J0/s576/IMGP0134.JPG http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--8TxyClTPlg/Tl1IcKp8Q6I/AAAAAAAAB3I/vwswUrrgSg0/s640/P8300004.JPG http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Td0RgynWSTA/TYt2qPLZJtI/AAAAAAAABrE/NSGoRdF7SQY/s576/IMGP0089.JPG http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_9-Uly73aFs/UA28-3gnXEI/AAAAAAAACKQ/Ggxl5TQ06jM/s640/P6120051.JPG http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fSCQu5GTHWU/TWVk6ejPIFI/AAAAAAAABmQ/NT2w9qrNjsQ/s640/IMGP0006.JPG Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Legionnare Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I did! http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-elRKTcESSB4/TaxGdaK1oGI/AAAAAAAABtk/i84Xqy397J0/s576/IMGP0134.JPG http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--8TxyClTPlg/Tl1IcKp8Q6I/AAAAAAAAB3I/vwswUrrgSg0/s640/P8300004.JPG http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Td0RgynWSTA/TYt2qPLZJtI/AAAAAAAABrE/NSGoRdF7SQY/s576/IMGP0089.JPG http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-_9-Uly73aFs/UA28-3gnXEI/AAAAAAAACKQ/Ggxl5TQ06jM/s640/P6120051.JPG http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fSCQu5GTHWU/TWVk6ejPIFI/AAAAAAAABmQ/NT2w9qrNjsQ/s640/IMGP0006.JPG These look fantastic, first off! But I can't help but keep seeing Space Wolves. Nothing against it, just my eyes trained to that color after so many years reenacting the "Twilight" series of my BA vs many friends' space wolves. I'm going to go for the old black style armor, whenever I finally get around to buying paint for my guys. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boreas Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 These look fantastic, first off! But I can't help but keep seeing Space Wolves. Nothing against it, just my eyes trained to that color after so many years reenacting the "Twilight" series of my BA vs many friends' space wolves. I'm going to go for the old black style armor, whenever I finally get around to buying paint for my guys. Thanks! I know it's an uncommon scheme for GK... I was inspired by the HH description of "unpainted" plates (in Garro's series, mostly). The grey is a lot darker than SW should be, but I see where it's similar. The foremost reason, though, was that I had an extensive metallic painted metal GK army and I wanted to do something different. Since I'm dabbling in military modeling, that "gunship" grey seemed cool! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 My men are silver but my vehicles are grey and "unpainted", as I enjoyed that bit of story too. That hardly looks like Space Wolves to me. That grey is tinted with black; SW grey is tinted with blue. Big difference, to me :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Morgrim Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Thanks for the replies...I really like that black scheme...maybe I will go for that! @boreas- they look great! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3182670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WimvH Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Mine are grey... Grey Knight Tough they are based now and highlighted a final time! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3184238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drou feov Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I'm a fan of the dark grey color scheme as well, here's an early on paint test mini: http://www.rinki.net/J/LCtermis.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3184708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Morgrim Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nice one! Im leaning towads the Grey now its juts the silver is so much easier to paint! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3189059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Baphomet Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 When I get round to painting my GK they're gonna be grey. Just got fed up of seeing so many painted up in a metallic style. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3190698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I've actually considered doing the original black color scheme or even white, since the new GW white paints are a lot better Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3190784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Some of my favorite artwork of GK has them as grey. I may try to emulate that.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3190899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Actually old school Grey Knights were black with silver helmets. The Grey in there name is because... Not quite DK1. First, the color in that scan is somewhat darker than the actual photo that was in the White Dwarf; what looks to be black in the picture you provided was more of a charcoal grey in its original format. It looks like it is time for my to port over my Grey Knight history lesson for all of the new folks on the board: Valerian's History Lesson on Grey Knights. Oh, and for the record, I had my own Grey Knights army commission-painted in that same charcoal grey: V Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3191148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeratul29 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Those are nice looking dreadnoughts :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3191687 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Indeed. What mix of paint is that? Nice charcoal grey there. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3191729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Those are nice looking dreadnoughts :tu: Indeed. What mix of paint is that? Nice charcoal grey there. Gentlemen, as I stated, the army was commission painted, so I have no idea what mix of paint he used. Thanks though, I think they did turn out quite well, too. V Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3192201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Nurgling Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Ah, sorry bout that. I couldn't read what you posted over the overwhelming sound of how nice it turned out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3192231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boreas Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 As much as I can see (pictures don't always turn out 100% accurate color tones!), looks like a charadon granite base that was drybrushed with codex grey. Charadon granite is dicontinued, though, and the replacements aren't 100% similar :D Nice work on those dread, was it a friend? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3192541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedley13 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I also play as Black Templars, so I have an abundance of black paints left over to use with them, so I paint mine black with silver and gold shoulder pads and helmets. After I got this paint scheme, I found out about the whole "old armor" fluffy bits, and long story short, I can now explain why I paint these guys the color I do other than to pass it off as a natural disposition to black. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3193251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Nice work on those dread, was it a friend? It was Blue Table Painting, and done 7 years ago, or thereabouts. I've moved on to Drew Olds at Garden Ninja Painting, now however. Drew's work is far superior, and still at a very reasonable rate. V Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/261494-does-anyone-paint-their-gk-grey-and-not-silver/#findComment-3194374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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