SyNidus Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 So, I've been thinking of possibly using a different colour scheme for my GKs. It's going to sound slightly heretical but...I'm thinking of using the Night Lords colour scheme, possibly even model them up as Dornian Heresy night lords. Has anyone done anything similar? What other colours have you painted you GKs? Got pictures by any chance? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik the blessed Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I tried some "Cartoon" scheme some time ago, but sadly , those models where stolen from me... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3954989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebris Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I think I will paint their cloth parts in black. I want them to tie in with my black/brass Imperial Knight. I was also considering a green glow for the weapons or in general a green scheme (cloth, eye lenses, weapon casing, purity seals, etc.) almost emerald like but again I have to find a way to justify it in fluff. For the armor itself my opinion is that the silver is perfect and the gold details too, but I am tempted to follow GW's advice in the very first Daemonhunters codex where some GK were painted with red, black and even pearl white armor, and to a great effect. In short a lot of options. Truth be told the only "guideline" I have set is the "gothic" feel. I want my GK to be heavily ornate, detailed, full of small things like ritual blades, purity seals, tokens, charms. A look I plan to achieve by looting DA, BA, Chaos and SM kits. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3954995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rurik the blessed Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Something like this? but not so white. http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t272/The_Dark_Dwarves/Space%20Marines/My%20Army/ScoutSquad1a.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3955002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebris Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Actually the model way almost ceramic white. And I recall a Justicar with a dark crimson armor paint. It looked awesome with all the gold and silver details on it. My take on the GK (of which I have yet to paint a single model, so bear with me) is that they are the most "pimp" chapter in the Imperium, they have the shiny things and they have no limit on their credit card, they can and will spend every throne blessed coin they can as long as it gives them an advantage in fighting their enemies. Meaning, the GK are a super elite army and if there is a rule they follow is one of their own devising. I can see Justicars with highly personalized armor, super nice and big weapons, or covered from helmet to ceramite boot in fetishes, trophies and tokens form his many battles. A thing I think it is good to be mindful of is that there is a clear reason why their armor is silver in the first place. It is as much as a legacy of the Knights Errant of Garro, the tribute to those lost and unsung warriors as well as a symbol of holy purity and untouchable spirit. Their armor is as much weapon as everything they have on them so I would say go wild with details, paint some plates in the colors you like to make each model unique (which should be the norm with the GK) but try to keep the silver as a base. A good example is a Purifer. He comes with a "white" helmet but it also could have many more white or enamel plates on his armor. Paint a gauntlet, paint a shin piece, paint the backpack in an unique color but I think that the silver should still remain dominant. I am even thinking to loot some Eldar soulgems in order to create some tiny points of light on the otherwise "bland" armor. I guess that with the GK the "devil" is in the details. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3955012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quozzo Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I think I will paint their cloth parts in black. I want them to tie in with my black/brass Imperial Knight. I was also considering a green glow for the weapons or in general a green scheme (cloth, eye lenses, weapon casing, purity seals, etc.) almost emerald like but again I have to find a way to justify it in fluff.The green lenses could come from another forge world that was requisitioned to repair the armour of the knights when they were fighting daemons far from Titan, so far that even their faster ships wouldn't make it feasible to return before setting on another mission. An other possibility is that the green lenses and force weapons were constructed to better combat a specific type of daemon, ones of Slaanesh perhaps. It could even be older armour was artificered just after the days of the Heresy when Titan was concealed in the warp, which may or may not have contributed to the unusual colour (although after they emerged, the newer blue ones would have been unusual). Less dramatic but just as plausable, Mars ran out of blue at the factory. They looked around and found some green ones intended for Blood Angels armour so used them instead Also, the reason their armour is Grey, not silver, is because they don't paint it. They don't want to taint it with some impure materials, although if you're fighting a daemon and Sister of Battle happen to be around, then a splash of red paint might be a refreshing change to boost morale Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3955841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Actually, the reason why their armor is gray is to disassociate them from the Legions by displaying their sole loyalty to the Emperor. When the Legions were first created and equipped, all of them were gray, and the only thing distinguishing them from each other was their Legion number. It was only later that each Legion began earning the right the mark their armor with color, and it was during the Heresy when Legion colors became declarations of Loyalty to specific Primarchs. With Malcador's selection of a few inquisitive men including displaced Marines from now traitorous Legions, those Marines began wearing colorless gray armor to disassociate from their parent Legion, and to reaffirm their loyalty to the Emperor. 10,000 years later, Grey Knights have a tradition of maintaining the purity of their war gear by not coloring their armor. SJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3956250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclusiarch Darius Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 We still wear lots of bling though. Mainly because no one else has any idea what our symbols mean. Also, our auto-reactive shoulder plates have Gothic script in gold, so we have a little colour. Plus sharp blue eye lenses, I suppose because A: psykers and B: to differentiate from the blood-red lenses used by normal Marine helms. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3956639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I am actually just now starting a Grey Knights army that is mainly colored white. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3956658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quozzo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I am actually just now starting a Grey Knights army that is mainly colored white. Heresy! But seriously, you can paint the armour any colour you wish. If your against me then you will need to come up with a fluffy reason, often improvised. The usual response I get is "They're not Grey Knights, They're <insert colour here> Knights." Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3956821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyNidus Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Can I just say it's Dornian heresy Night Lords? :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3956941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Personally, I think Grey Inights are 2nd Founding Alpha Legion, and Janus was Alpherious. SJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3957401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I am actually just now starting a Grey Knights army that is mainly colored white. Heresy! :DBut seriously, you can paint the armour any colour you wish. If your against me then you will need to come up with a fluffy reason, often improvised. The usual response I get is "They're not Grey Knights, They're <insert colour here> Knights." :wallbash: I'd be lying if I hadn't considered just calling them "White Knights". But I like to think I'm a little more original than that. Whether I actually am is of course up for debate as I haven't found any other good names... But anyways. If I could figure out how to do pictures I'd post a few Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3960004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zembar Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I am actually just now starting a Grey Knights army that is mainly colored white. Heresy! :DBut seriously, you can paint the armour any colour you wish. If your against me then you will need to come up with a fluffy reason, often improvised. The usual response I get is "They're not Grey Knights, They're <insert colour here> Knights." :wallbash: A fluffy reason? Hmm... Ok, the guys were gathered on Titan, and were helping the purifiers paint their helmets, and they decided to make some Titan iced teas(vodka, gin, tequila, rum, promethium and top it up with the blood of Sisters of Battle). After that they started to get a bit carried away with the white paint... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3960020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I am actually just now starting a Grey Knights army that is mainly colored white.Heresy! But seriously, you can paint the armour any colour you wish. If your against me then you will need to come up with a fluffy reason, often improvised. The usual response I get is "They're not Grey Knights, They're <insert colour here> Knights." A fluffy reason? Hmm... Ok, the guys were gathered on Titan, and were helping the purifiers paint their helmets, and they decided to make some Titan iced teas(vodka, gin, tequila, rum, promethium and top it up with the blood of Sisters of Battle). After that they started to get a bit carried away with the white paint... This guy just wrote me my fluff. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3960250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zembar Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I am actually just now starting a Grey Knights army that is mainly colored white.Heresy! But seriously, you can paint the armour any colour you wish. If your against me then you will need to come up with a fluffy reason, often improvised. The usual response I get is "They're not Grey Knights, They're <insert colour here> Knights." A fluffy reason? Hmm... Ok, the guys were gathered on Titan, and were helping the purifiers paint their helmets, and they decided to make some Titan iced teas(vodka, gin, tequila, rum, promethium and top it up with the blood of Sisters of Battle). After that they started to get a bit carried away with the white paint... This guy just wrote me my fluff. Always happy to be of service. Mi headcanon es su headcanon etc etc.. (The story above was literally the first thing that popped in my head when I read this thread. I wonder what that says about me...) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3960467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Coolpants Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Could always just add the sliiiightest amount of grey to the white, making it a super light grey, so light that you can't even see it. Will still look white! But it'll technical be grey. Fun fact! Humans can only perceive 30ish shades of grey (take that 50 Shades of grey fans) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3960484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganders Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Here are some pics of my White Knights; http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_185339_zpsc88319b6.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_185259_zps01fc3b6e.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_185220_zpsb7712557.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_190029_zps5d2f38a1.jpg There are more in the links in my siggy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3962544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Coolpants Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Pretty cool man ;-) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3962704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyNidus Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Here are some pics of my White Knights; http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_185339_zpsc88319b6.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_185259_zps01fc3b6e.jpg http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_185220_zpsb7712557.jpg Uhttp://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii160/gordonayr/20140115_190029_zps5d2f38a1.jpg There are more in the links in my siggy. Wow! That's settles it, I'm gonna paint up a test model. Dornian Night Lords! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3962788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffersonian000 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Technically, they are Argent Knights. SJ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3962994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malicth Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I painted mine black legion colors basically. Black armor, gold/bronze lettering, red weapons and eyes. I like them. My fluff for them is that Malcador actually found 9 space marines. The 9th and his brotherhood were stricken from the chapter after he and his brotherhood wanted to release the Emperor from his throne in hopes he would be reborn and then use the terminus decree to free the imperium. They do this for the good of mankind and the Emperor. They are not loyal to the Imperium but mankind and the emperor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3963182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterOffShred Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I really dig the white knights too :) That's not bad at all man. I know they apparently blow this edition, but I really like the GK dreadnaughts too, I think they just look awesome. -Brett Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3963276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Think I figured out how to post images... It's the humble beginning to my Grey Knights. EDIT: Also the pictures are small I guess- you'll have to click on the image to enlarge it Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3963288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterOffShred Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yeah those look great too! :) Nice work mane. I like the cape for sure -Brett Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303652-grey-by-any-other-shade/#findComment-3963294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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