Epimetheus13 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Hi all - I have an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor decked out in power armour, modelled using an old Space Marine captain - I'm wondering what colours to paint him? GW models use red and gold mostly, but are they the official (by the fluff) colours of the Inquisition? What colours do folks paint their power armoured Inquisitors? Thanks! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I asked this question very early on and very quickly found out that the answer is ANY COLOR, except peach. This is because Inquisitors are independent and have no set color scheme (nor organization for that matter). Each Inquisitor picks his or her own scheme as they see fit. So Coteaz is mostly gold, Karamazov is black & white, Eisenhorn and Ravenor are black & green, Galleus is black & red, Tyrus is black & gold, Gruberman is tan & white, Jentz is tan & dark brown, etc. Any color except peach. Because frankly, peach just invites Slaanesh. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3912382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Indeed, though the Inquisition has it's classic colours of black and red your own Inquisitor can have his own ways/opinions/etc so you can do what you like. My Inqusitor's colour is a nice crimson so he wears that (and likes his minions to do so too!). Peach is acceptable, but only the darker shades and for radicals. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3912497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Doloroso Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Well, Kilofix and WarriorFish already covered this off. Keep in mind that the Inquisition is not military, nor is it really a formal organization at all. Just a loosely affiliated groups of individuals who are largely powers unto themselves with only minimal oversight from conclaves of senior inquisitors. Those conclaves have much bigger fish to fry than any sort of uniform so Inquisitors wear whatever they want. In general, they do pretty much whatever they want, so their armour is just part of this. So paint up your Inquisitor however you want! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3912622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Indeed, as the old saying goes "there's no such thing as 'the Inquisition'". This is a good thing as it provides unrivalled scope for customisation as even amongst the loose groups of the Inquisitions there is huge variation :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3912737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epimetheus13 Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks!! I shall steer clear of peachier shades. ;-) Painting and modelling my Inq warband will be fun after the monotony of Space Marines. I'm looking forward to it! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3912756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Don't forget to show them to us when you're done, or better yet a WIP topic :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3912814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 The inquisition seems to abide by only one rules, both in the scope of their power and in aesthetics. "Who is willing to tell them no?" Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3913217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hmmm ... Why do I now want to do a peachy Inquisitor? :D Lol ... But I don't own any peach paint. In the past I've had gold and purple Inquisitors. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3913645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 As long as it's a darker shade remember :P Gold and purple would work well, purple is the colour of Emperors so it's a suitably regal colour for the more overt Inquisitor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3913684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon999 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I used gold and red for mine. Watch those pastels though... no taupe or mauve! :-) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3940778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Doloroso Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I used gold and red for mine. Watch those pastels though... no taupe or mauve! :-) I tend to go with the logic of librisrouge ... if an inquisitor wants to wear taupe or mauve I'm sure not going to tell him/her that he/she can't! And I don't think anyone else would either. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3940808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 My Inquisitor chose Purple and Darkened Steel for her raiment. She even has a pink bow! Malleus and Hereticus have jobs to do. I can only assume the Xenos are there to wear pink. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/301619-colour-on-inq-power-armour/#findComment-3941007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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