Ba5eball Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Has anyone seen an "official" variation on the Deathwing colors? I kind of want to paint my LPC DW something different, maybe black and bone or green and bone, maybe just black. I think pre heresy is black but I'm going with the current armor type so I don't want to mix current armor with past colors. If all else fails, maybe I'll have a DW squad from a successor, suggestions for that too would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Hmm. DW colors always have been black or bone. No variations known. Maybe you can go Sucessor if the aforemented options don't appeal to you. You got Angels of Vigilance that are yellow. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onisuzume Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Well, depending on what version you take, the DW plains world story had it that only 30 suits changed colour, iirc. That should still leave 70-ish suits in old-style black. No idea if they got squads with mixed-colour suits, though. Â Other than that, successors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 The "official" Deathwing colors could always have been bone/white, or at one point in the past, the original black. It all depends on how you view the fluff. If you go with the DA 4th Ed Codex, where the Plains World incident is a legend (and therefore unverifiable as to its actual happening), then the DW color may have been bone/white ever since the color change after the Legion was split up, or if you so choose, the DW may have retained the original black color until a more recent change. If you believe/feel/want the Plains World event to have truly occurred, then "officially" the DW were solid black until that event occurred, then afterward would have been white/ash white/grey (ash white over black typically appears light grey and likely mottled, depending on how well and thickly the ashes were applied) or bone. Â They really are your models and will be accepted as you say they are. All the Terminator armors are "modern" honestly, there's just fewer suits of Cataphractii or Tartaros around because the tech to even repair them is going away. You can still get away with having some in a Dark Angels set up or even any Unforgiven (especially the Consecrators). Â If you want the latest "official" word, we'll have to wait until the new Codex to see what the latest fluff says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 A guy at my local game store painted his Dark Angels green and purple - including his Terminators. As a fluff adherent, I thought it was odd but I am not the person to raise a stink over it. Turned out, when he painted them, he did not know how to paint bone using bleached bone and chestnut wash (his method of painting). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 All Terminator armour mks are Pre Heresy, so I say go for it. Â Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger9gamer Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 additional question! how would you paint the terminators for the guardians of the covenant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grotsmasha Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 additional question! how would you paint the terminators for the guardians of the covenant? GotC Terminators should be the same as the regular colour scheme. Â Cheers, Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droma Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 If you don't want bone just go with an existing successor or create your own. As long as you have traditional DA iconography such as robes/feathers/winged swords/etc you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Landrain Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 There was a time, during the Great Crusade... Â Where the Legion would paint their armor in a camoflage patterns depending upon the environment that they were fighting in. Â So you could always go that route. Â That is how my successor chapter The Desert Angels are painted in a Desert scheme. The Bone/White fits with that scheme, so I did not change it. Â However, you could go with a Jungle Campaign Paint scheme, and have Green/Earth toned terminators... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Brother 92 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I'm also wondering this as I'm going to be doing the Angels of Absolution and with the AoA being primarily bone, I was thinking do I go pre-heresy/Legion with Black Deathwing OR go with my own idea of having Red with bone for the tabards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I painted mine black with a couple of ash white/grey to show the plains world armour being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facmanpob Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 additional question! how would you paint the terminators for the guardians of the covenant? Here's my take on the Guardians of the Covenant terminator scheme :P http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Space%20Marines/1st%20Company/IMG_0756.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleqvin Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 This is from the good old days of Rogue Trader.... Â http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111130005845/warhammer40k/images/thumb/3/3e/Pre-Deathwing_Terminator.jpg/240px-Pre-Deathwing_Terminator.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger9gamer Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 additional question! how would you paint the terminators for the guardians of the covenant? Here's my take on the Guardians of the Covenant terminator scheme http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii324/facmanpob/Miniatures/Space%20Marines/1st%20Company/IMG_0756.jpg Sweet!! I was looking for something like that, thanks! Â defiantly will be checking out your blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemariont Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Grettins Battle Brothers,  @Ba5eball; really yo can pain as you want, are yours miniatures!  I think, Preheresy all in black. After... Dark angels had first his Deathwing in black and after turn bleached bone. When? we don´t know exactly. Probably after 38M, or who know.  But for succesor chapter we an asume they choice the same colour for all his troops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droma Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Here is an example of my custom successor chapter. I went with pre-heresy black but the details are all bone in homage to the current deathwing. There are all sorts of color schemes you can potentially use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba5eball Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks so much for all the replies guys! I think I'll go with either pre-heresy black or have a squad of bone and green successors. Very nice schemes and painting facmanpob and Droma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 This is from the good old days of Rogue Trader.... http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111130005845/warhammer40k/images/thumb/3/3e/Pre-Deathwing_Terminator.jpg/240px-Pre-Deathwing_Terminator.jpg  Man I like that! Something to think about for Consecrators. What's the story behind the markings on the chainfist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin_eX Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 40k in RT and 2nd Edition loved checker patterns and primary colours. That is pretty much the story behind any and all colour choices in those days. ^_^ Â I've always loved that paint scheme as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopounder Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 There is no "official" variation. But deathwing have changed a bit depending on who is painting them. They're always bleached bone, but can have red/green/black detailing (including storm bolter). You can make them part of a successor chapter as well. But if you want a strictly DA force, they should be bleached bone. Â Unlike every other army in 40k, the deathwing actually have a real reason for their color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onisuzume Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 40k in RT and 2nd Edition loved checker patterns and primary colours. That is pretty much the story behind any and all colour choices in those days. :DÂ I've always loved that paint scheme as well. Well, the white circle with the black ^ thingy might be to indicate the user has a chainfist. Although such markings usually went on the shoulder pad. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/Onisuzume/Dark%20Angels/CrimsonFists01c.jpg As for that image, the part about those implant studs is incorrect, these days its per 100-years of service, not 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleqvin Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 This is from the good old days of Rogue Trader.... http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111130005845/warhammer40k/images/thumb/3/3e/Pre-Deathwing_Terminator.jpg/240px-Pre-Deathwing_Terminator.jpg  Man I like that! Something to think about for Consecrators. What's the story behind the markings on the chainfist?   Yeah, back in RT days they had a thing for Checker patterns, they are on everything it seems from then.... The symbol is noting Chainfist. In my WIP there is a pic of an assault squad I did. The Vet Sgt. has a symbol on his Powerfist. The symbol on it is for Power Fist/Glove from RT days. It's gonna be a thing I am going to be doing along with rank markings too from RT days for my Pre/heresy DA army. It's a nice little combination of old RT and current P/HH fluff and all. Lqtm  A lot of the weapon symbols went on the shoulder pad but for the TDA they put it on the weapon itself. I decided to leave it that way for the PFist on the AS Vet Sgt as it just seemed to fit better with how the whole thing looked how it did with TDA so I kept it that way and plan to do the same for any other weapons like that that would have been on a TDA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwax Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hmm an army of 30 white suits and the rest black would be cool. I wonder if fluff wise the vehicles would be black too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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