Studio Silvernale Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Do pre-heresy librarians, chaplains, techmarines and apothecaries use their legion colors or do they use the later colors (chappies in black, libbies in blue with yellow tabards, etc)? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 My understanding is that the colours were an edict of the Codex Astartes. So at face value there was no standardisation before the Codex. However (and this is an assumption from my part) the Codex might have arbitrarily used the colours for specialists or it could have codified the per-existing norm. Or it could be what was happening in the UM Legion... In any case the standardisation of colours is associated with the Codex Astartes, although what was happening before is not 100% clear to me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3274186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 The only pic of PH model Librarian was of a WE, and he was in Legion colours, no special colours. Cheers, Jono Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3274628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynder Ash Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Well, in "First heretic" novel in the Horus Heresy series, the chaplains of the word bearers were described to have black armour Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3274749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 So confusing... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3274803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Well... Yes and no. It means you have some freedom in choice, which is good... It is also conceivable that two Librarians of the same Legion have different colour patterns as personalisation of armour was much more common in per-Codex times... I painted a Dark Angels Librarian in black (the DAs pre-Codex colours) with red robes. Why? Because I use red as a complementary colour in my force and looks great. No blue at all...however, I could have used blue or even white (which is the "standard" colour for DAs robes). 30k is just great that way! :D http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb402/ackool/SAM_0358.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3274961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Silvernale Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Ah well I just found art of Fabius Bile in "standard" EC colors.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3275754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandMagnus Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 In "Galaxy In Flames" it describes how Lucius fights a EC chaplain and it describes him as wearing black armour. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3275902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Traben Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 The name of the chaplain was Charmosian. And there's a pic of him in the HH: Collected Visions book. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3275911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 In the short story book the primarcs the DA libbys are wearing blue robes over there armour after the lion reinstate them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3275928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razblood Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Rogue Trader Schemes would seem to be suitable for Pre-Heresy stuff, perhaps a Google Image search could provide ideas :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3279880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Maybe, but remember: RT was supposed to be 40k :devil: A lot of people (and GW itself to some extent) equate "old 40k" with "old in Universe time line" i.e with Heresy era... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268797-pre-heresy-colors-question/#findComment-3279902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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