Aspiringchaoschampion Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hey guys im doing my own da successor (yet to be named) and i was just wondering would this paint scheme be too similar to smurfs in your opinion Macragge blue washed with guilliman blue bits of detail ie grils etc will be done in lead belcher :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 In my opinion, yes, it can be a bit too close to Ultramarines... but you can paint a test model and show us so we can decide after it's painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Belial Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Without a test model, I would agree. There are a couple of things I can think about to help make the jump. Robes/Tabards - Ultramarines have relatively clean armor and love to have exposed plates to show off that upside down Omega. Having robes that cover the armor makes it tie into the Unforgiven. Use of Bone or Green - Arkley did some awesome Red Unforgiven that didn't look like Bood Angels. One thing I noticed is he kept the Dark Green in the color scheme as a spot color. My own combined Unforgiven have Bone as the linking color. Ultramarines use the piercingly bright white, but Unforgiven use the subdued bone color. Sword Iconography - The Unforgiven love their swords, especially that diamond point sword. While it may not win you any games, having the commanders with Swords helps to identify which Primarch they hail from. Also, use swords as part of a chapter or other marking that is included on the armor or banners of the chapter or squad. Company/Squad Markings - the Dark Angels use a non-standard way of noting their companies because they were at one time based on heraldry. The GW publication that showed various successors painted up showed the Second Founding using the exact same company markings. Same goes with the DA squad symbols and their use of numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Captain Arkley Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yeah I dont have any pictures left :(... There might be an off chance Isiah might have some as I sent him an email some time back to add to his website. :) Well I am considering a dramatic come back :)... But probably heresy :) with a twist :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 A good silver + blue scheme based on/similar to the Guardians of the Covenant would probably work, but the Unforgiven seem to not be terribly creative with their color palette. Green, black, bone/tan/cream, red, silver, white, smattering of gold/brass/bronze - these seem to be the colors of the Unforgiven. I'd say a base color of one of those with the blue as an accent/secondary color would probably make a pretty cool looking Unforgiven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 May not wash with guilliman blue then just go Macragge blue with lead belcher for trim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The wash will make the armor look more 3D, it's not it's absence that will make it look less Ultramarine like. Try a test model or use a Space Marine painter: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/smp.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyfish Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well, one option you have if you want blue is to use a slightly different shade. Maybe go darker (or lighter). If you go darker, follow Belial's excellent advice and think about pale bone and metal spot colours. If lighter, think about dark green as an option, possibly black too. The other option is painting some parts of the armour a different shade so that it is clearly a different Chapter to the Ultramarines. I would agree with the test mini ideas so you can get a sense of how the colour scheme will pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hmmm could always use drakenhof night shade instead of guilliman i was thinking about doing the helmets red. il do a test tactical and see what i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspiringchaoschampion Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Ok so ive settled on this paint scheme for my da siccessor macragge blue washed with guilliman blue for tge armour Stegadon scale green for the helmets Abbadon black trim (as pre heresy the da had black armour) Mephiston red stripe on top of their helmets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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