chenley Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have a number of Terminator Squads that I will be painting up as Blood Angels. I remember back in 2nd Edition that the Blood Angel Terminators Squads had the left hand (usually the power fist/chain fist/power sword hand) painted black, and each squad had a slight variation. One squad might have just the fingers black, another might have just the back of the hand, and another the entire hand. I have searched the books I have here, the 2 most recent BA 'dex, How to Paint Space Marines, Codex Angels of Death, Space Hulk 2nd & 3rd editions, and nothing mentioning about the fists, but the terminators squads were not identified as per normal Blood Angels squad identification, but by name. Does anyone have any info on this that supports my insanity and goes more in-depth? any Links or sources? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabgoi Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I checked out the Index Astartes II and the third edition dex to help you, and exterminatus which is all about the first company and I found nothing there. The terminators pretty much all have black fists, but no listed reason. I know in previous white dwarfs they had shown terminators with different colored helmets, but I have never seen any reason for it. I personally have terminators with red helmets, and white helmets, and when the weather gets nice I will paint a squad up with black ones. I could say its to help me keep track of squads, but mostly its just because I tend to get bored with all red. As for the name thing, squads are almost always identified by the name of the sergeant, they just also have a designator to identify where they fall within the command structure. So the first squad of the second company has its shoulder designator for the company, the knee pad for its squad number, but when refered to by command would be squad Justinian or whatever the sergeants name is. Kind of like in real life, in the military. You have the traditional break down, used for paperwork and what not, but when it comes down to in the field organization you just call out for the sergeant's squad. But, since this is fiction, identify your terminators in whatever manner you think is most cool. You could use the normal markings for squads in other companies, or make up your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron Ka'sel Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Interestingly enough I do remember something vaguely about this. I don't think it actually comes from a previous codex but rather from one of the space hulk iterations. From what I remember the blood angels first company was all but wipped out because of gene stealers on a space hulk. It screwed the chapter for a while. I believe that the first company, especially the terminators paint the one hand black out of remembrace. Wish I could be more specific about where I read this, but it would seem to fit. Even if it's not true I kind of like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I dont know if this really needed posting in multiple areas. You have some answers in the other thread also. Maybe ask a mod nicely to merge them? http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/302145-blood-angel-terminators/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 As for the name thing, squads are almost always identified by the name of the sergeant, they just also have a designator to identify where they fall within the command structure. So the first squad of the second company has its shoulder designator for the company, the knee pad for its squad number, but when refered to by command would be squad Justinian or whatever the sergeants name is. Kind of like in real life, in the military. You have the traditional break down, used for paperwork and what not, but when it comes down to in the field organization you just call out for the sergeant's squad. The BA are a slight exception. They have ritual names for the first 10 terminator squads in the first company, Vexator, Damnator, Destructor etc. Although they probably also use the sergeant name. From a quick google: I. Redemptor II. Invictor III. Avengor IV. Damnator V. Venator VI. Vindictor VII. Destructor VIII. Vexator IX. Signator X. Praetor I plan to name my squads using the above scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenley Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 How did you find the squad names? I have tried to google search it and all I keep getting are links to GW or to wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabgoi Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Xenith, where did you find that? I like to think I have quite a bit of the BA fluff, been collecting since third and all, and I have never heard of that before. Hadron, pretty sure that came from the space hulk novella, my book of the blood is loaned out right now or I would check for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonaides Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 2nd ed codex angels of death if i remember. In the colour section where it showed a terminator squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Here you go: http://cdn.lightbringers-space-marines.net/wip/baterminators.jpg Note that Terminator Squads always numbered 5 in 2nd edition, so "the first ten squads" is only 50 men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spagunk Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Heh, I have those models actually. But with the new assault term kit, I lopped off their old arms so I can use the new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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