Emperor's Furor Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 What would you say is the colour of this Alpha Legionnaire? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinsanity Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Iridescent Blue... Not something that is easily reproduced using our usual paints lines, though! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Klip Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 The colour of traitors, the true colour of Omegon's sons is indigo and blessed silver. But if you insist on following Alpharius' dogs, you can get a better idea of the colour by looking at the Sicarean battle tank in Alpha Legion Alpharius' colours. An iridescent blue, brighter than indigo, as PnF states, airbrushed over with shades of green and luminous highlights, which gives the unique scaly and reflective look. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 No matter what, that's a lovely pic. Very cool looking. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Yeah just in two minds on doing a Salamander/Alpha Legion combo "Sons of the Scale" :P So I have a small loyal force and a small traitor force, although at a pinch I could say the Alpha Legion is loyalist and under the command of Omegon. I'm just unsure on the colour, I kind of like the indigo colour but I think that's just as complicated. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/7IJPyXg.jpg It looks like a candy blue color to me (silver basecoat with a translucent pigment suspended in a clear coat applied over it), with some poorly done shading in a green color. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449611 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 You can create that effect with an interference medium, such as these: Daler Rowney Shimmering Colours They're a bit temperamental, and tend to separate a bit as they dry if you're not careful, leaving white tide marks behind. But they are compatible with most acrylic hobby paints. The main problem is they work best on dark colours, which makes them hard to highlight or shade. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 The colour of traitors, the true colour of Omegon's sons is indigo and blessed silver. But if you insist on following Alpharius' dogs, you can get a better idea of the colour by looking at the Sicarean battle tank in Alpha Legion Alpharius' colours. An iridescent blue, brighter than indigo, as PnF states, airbrushed over with shades of green and luminous highlights, which gives the unique scaly and reflective look. Do you have an example of your Omegon scheme, I didn't know that the Alpha Legion had separate schemes depending on which of the twins they serve. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyshift Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Regarding the legionnaire, I saw a review of the Andrea Silver paint set a while ago (can't remember where sorry) which allows you to paint a blue steel effect that's quite similar to the armour colour Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3449843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Eremon Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Paint them in absolutely anyway you want. Just call them Alpha Legion and you're good to go! But I only say that because I have absolutely zero idea about paints. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I'd say, go with Purple(Legion) or Blue and Green(FW; Scars, apparently). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excessus Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 In scars they are only partially repainted, are they not? I think even one of the SW take not one it... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapatoR Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Well I think that you are forgetting scale: Thats entire freaking legion consisting of many chapters, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were differences in colour, especially in legion that promotes free thinking. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 How would you make an indigo colour out of the current range? Xereus Purple mixed with a blue like Macragge or Kantor, or maybe a blue with a purple wash over it or some other way? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Here is a good scheme, he recipe is on there somewhere: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/268556-pre-heresy-alpha-legion/ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 That's well done, very crisp, I think it's a little to blue for me though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 How about mine (first pave of my sig) I cant rember the colours off hand but i can say when i'm back from my night shift. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 We are all colors and none. We are the ever changing reflection in the mirror of war, unbound by the shackles of assumption, dogma, or truth. We serve lies and are their masters. We are their slaves and they are our weapons. We are the one who stands against many. I am one. I am Alpharius, and we are Legion. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 How about mine (first pave of my sig) I cant rember the colours off hand but i can say when i'm back from my night shift. Yeah that purplish colour is close, maybe a bit more bluer. I dunno I think I'm going to wait for their FW book to come out, I supposed Alpha Legion could very well be any shade between blue, purple and green, so I'll just have to figure out the shade that I like the most. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Klip Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 The colour of traitors, the true colour of Omegon's sons is indigo and blessed silver. But if you insist on following Alpharius' dogs, you can get a better idea of the colour by looking at the Sicarean battle tank in Alpha Legion Alpharius' colours. An iridescent blue, brighter than indigo, as PnF states, airbrushed over with shades of green and luminous highlights, which gives the unique scaly and reflective look. Do you have an example of your Omegon scheme, I didn't know that the Alpha Legion had separate schemes depending on which of the twins they serve. Scars practically answered the question that we wanted answered (alan bligh's marines were dark indego blue, regal blue for us, with a silver trim, while the new Heresy pics and models showed them with this translucent blue/green combo). Turns out that half of the Legion wears one colour and half the other: "Some vessels were adorned with the new Legion symbols - edged with sapphire and emerald, the sigil of the striking hydra. Others still bore the colours of fidelity, crowned with the old chain-linked Alpha-Omega device. As ever with the XX legion, nothing had been entirely settled. Everything was still in flux." My opinion is that the regal blue/silver scheme is the old scheme, and the sapphire emerald one the new scheme. Thus by insinuating what loyalties were before and after the heresy, which is tricky i grant you, I arrived at the conclusion that the "loyalist" brother would keep the regal blue/silver/chain-linked AO device while his "traitorous" counterpart would adapt the new snazzy one, which looks like a bitch to paint without using airbrushing if you ask me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I asked Alan Bligh how he painted his, he basecoated silver and used different ink washes applying matt varnish after each one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 I can't figure out what colours of fidelity means, did a search for it but nothing came up. I asked Alan Bligh how he painted his, he basecoated silver and used different ink washes applying matt varnish after each one. Bright Silver? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Here is what he said (i sent him a message on fb, got back to me in like ten mins). Hi there, bearing in mind that I am no painter of any great ability and i have no doubt there are better ways, here was my method To get the blue armour -black undercoat, then a layers of a gunmetal/dark steel colour of your choice followed by some fairly heavy layers of strongly pigmented blue ink or blue glaze with a light spray of matt varnish between ink layers (this is an old trick i was told to get better deep colours from layers of inks without them blending), then a black wash to bring it together as i wanted a somewhat battle-worn look. I have a tendency to use a mix of all sorts of inks, including artists inks. Hope that’s of some help, Alan. Fidelity means loyalty so its suggesting that the the chained A ships were in the colours the legion wore before turning to Horus banner. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3450873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Ming Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 That's about all. Oh, wait, also add a very high pitch squeal. Think 13 year old girl meeting whoever is supposed to be the current teen heartthrob. I will definitely be saving this recipe. Is that from the next HH book Forgeworld is doing, the one about the Dropsite Massacre? (And yes, I have been living under a rock for the past couple of years so forgive me if I'm kinda slow on the uptake)As for the colours of fidelity bit, I think it means that the portion of the Legion still honouring their oaths to the Emperor was still painted as such, what with the first definition of fidelity being either a: The quality or state of being faithful; b: accuracy in details: exactness, the second definition being concerned with electronics so I don't think that it applies here... but I may be wrong, I have been before and will be again Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3451271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kol Saresk Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 It's Alan Bligh's take on doing those colors for his personal army. The Alpha Legion won't be until the third which if hearsay holds up, will be released six months after Massacre is released. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/279559-what-colour-is-this-alpha-legion/#findComment-3451394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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