mixing chaos and loyalist back packs in the same arny

[Aspiringchaoschampion]

Would anyone have a problem with this

[Scribe]

Not in the least, I do it, I see it all the time.

[Brother Dallo]

No, they aren't really loyalist or traitor backpacks anyway. The "loyalist" one is the standard Mk VII power armour pack, and the chaos one is a prototype Anvilus backpack, which has enhanced stabilising thrust vents to help with void based operations, but has poorer rad shielding than normal packs. This fluff is from the first Horus Heresy Forgeworld Book.

Either type of backpack is legitimate in either a loyalist or chaos army. There's just a stigma attached because they only turn up in the chaos boxes, leading people to believe that they are the evil backpack.

Hope this helps.

Dallo

[Forté]

The equipment isn't loyalist or heretic. The wearer is. You can see it a captured equipment being used to replace damaged parts.

[Aspiringchaoschampion]

Thanks guys i just found it weird all chaos followers having the same style back packs

[Scribe]

Agreed! If you order FW stuff, its nice to mix the older marks in. If we could get a new kit in the DV style, I would be very happy.

[Aspiringchaoschampion]

Me too scribe haha im waitubg for my birthday in august to do a FW order (will be my 21st so a perfect excuse)

[Beachymike123]

No, they aren't really loyalist or traitor backpacks anyway. The "loyalist" one is the standard Mk VII power armour pack, and the chaos one is a prototype Anvilus backpack, which has enhanced stabilising thrust vents to help with void based operations, but has poorer rad shielding than normal packs. This fluff is from the first Horus Heresy Forgeworld Book.

Either type of backpack is legitimate in either a loyalist or chaos army. There's just a stigma attached because they only turn up in the chaos boxes, leading people to believe that they are the evil backpack.

Hope this helps.

Dallo

Wow, you really do learn something everyday. Many thanks Dallo

[Brother Dallo]

No problem. 

 

Dallo

[Aspiringchaoschampion]

I didnt know that either so thanks Dallo

[Brother Dallo]

Yeah, I believe I heard about it here, a few years back, so I'm glad to return the favour.

 

http://warpstoneflux.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/anvilus-pattern-backpack.html

 

Dallo

[Chaeron]

I choose my Death Guard to have the 'loyalist' style, whereas my other legions make use of more ornate backpacks which suit their design better. It also helps me to distinguish!

[Dysorange]

The good thing about Chaos is you can use pretty much any bits from our Loyalist ex-brethren, loot it and use it!

 

Plus it looks pretty badass to have some trophies taken from the still hot corpses of the fake god followers! 

 

My guys are usually a mix of Chaos and Loyalists part though I try to keep coherency in one unit, like they each at some point fought some skirmish actions against a specific loyalist chapter and scavenged what they could, give each squad some personality.

[BetterOffShred]

I don't care for the aesthetic, but it's totally Kosher as others have said.  I have done conversions a few times where I ground on them a bit and stuck knives from the chaos sprue into them etc.  Turned out ok :)

 

-Brett

[Trevak Dal]

The equipment isn't loyalist or heretic. The wearer is. You can see it a captured equipment being used to replace damaged parts.

IDK, is the tentacle reloading the bolter on the chosen backbacks just a friendly little feature?

[Dysorange]

I think by the point when a tentacle is growing out of the backpack we can pretty much assume the equipment became the Heretic Space Marine himself, so technically speaking it might not be considered as an equipment, more as a limb.

 

An I'm pretty sure if you throw a loyalist's head at this little tentacle pet it will gladly play with you!

[Forté]

 

 

The equipment isn't loyalist or heretic. The wearer is. You can see it a captured equipment being used to replace damaged parts.

IDK, is the tentacle reloading the bolter on the chosen backbacks just a friendly little feature?

Ok, well I wasn't really thinking about Loyalists using Chaos equipment :tu:

[Thousand Eyes]

I hope it isn't as I will be converting basic marines to chaos for my force. Glad to see so many people agree.

[Aspiringchaoschampion]

Thousand Eyes il be using a mix of tactical marines csm and grey hunters for the base of my Night Lords army troops