Stofficus Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 So it seems, massively impressed. But there is a drawback.. with everyone so nice, and all the projects looking so good.. picking a fracking Legion is too hard. Roll a D20, profit. For me, each scheme lends itself to certain kinds of units more than others. Line infantry: Imperial Fists. Basic marines really pop with the weathered yellow with black trim. Elites: Emperor's Children. Purple, gold and platinum/white enamel looks superb on their specific elites and generic ones. Tanks: Iron Hnads. Black with chrome looks fantastic -functional but every eye catching. Word Bearers are a close 2nd with all the freehand potential Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4073824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Sons of Horus, Ultramarines, Word Bearers. Hands down. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4073862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaywardWarsmith Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 The Night Lord's midnight clad is very nice :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4073872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 They all look great. I even really like the look of the Imperial Fists, and generally I hate yellow. I do love the Emperors Children (purple is my favourite colour, and twinned with platinum, reds, turquoses, golds... It's very fetching), but I can't think of any legion I don't like the look of. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4073891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-eye Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I've got at least one example of each Legion, on this very board, that looks absolutely awesome. Some special units or upgrades kits from FW are better than others, but it's mainly time/love invested that's define a great looking force. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 So it seems, massively impressed. But there is a drawback.. with everyone so nice, and all the projects looking so good.. picking a fracking Legion is too hard. That's hardly a negative, lol. First thing first, stop looking at the rules for the moment. It's making your decision worse, and you know it is. :P Next, think of a playstyle you like. This doesn't really take any Legion out of the running, as every Legion can do the task of any other. Do you like heavy armour formations? Light Cavalry? Elite strike teams? Massed infantry movements (20-man squads are more dangerous than those Rhino-lovers are willing to admit ;) )? Orbital drops? Focusing on a 'mastered' technique for your Legion will help you imprint your look and style with that Legion, instead of the other way around. What kind of look are you aiming for, what kind of impression do you want your opponent to have when he looks at your army all together on the table? What do you want them to fear when you're moving across the table towards him? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Blood Angels in NMM red. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Blood Angels in NMM red.Show me where I can find an example of this... I'm intrigued. Please. Thanks much. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolemai Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Blood Angels in NMM red.Show me where I can find an example of this... I'm intrigued. Please. Thanks much. http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/306329-tortura´s-ba-stuff/?p=4012720 On phone, hope this works :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
helterskelter Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Well bugger me.... BA just made my list after that! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 The Dark Angels with there red legion icon on there black armour each knight of caliban sporting his knight,s coat of arms or the field of green on his shoulder pauldron and most important the roman number ][ telling everyone who they are. Well at least IMHO. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOneMarshal Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Mine obviously :D. No but probably emperors children because who doesn't love Fabulous. The other is blood angels. Both if them are considered artificers. Or if your a psychopath the world eaters look beautiful. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
norngahl Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Each Legion has its own taste.. For me.. Overall: Sons of Horus. The Black, Bronze & Sea Green just creates an awesome dark aura on the field, without beeing too boring. The spikes make them look pretty brutal and badass. Love them! Specific: - Emperors Children Elites. Look at the terminators, the palatine blades and the dreadnought.. they are a work of art, looking like noble, ancient gods of battle clad in relic armour.. they have a greek touch, I really like this! - Ashen Circle. Look at the awesome daemonic armour with all the sorcerous circles.. they look so wonderfully easy but complex at the same time.. and their weapons look badass too.. hooked blades like they are e to slaughter a horde of zombies.. - Alpha Legion.. their metallic, karibic blue in combination with white and the hydra symbolic reminds me of ancient greece again.. The scales add some "water serpent" flavour.. lovely. And Dynat is one of the most awesome models ever. - Night Lords have this cool 80's Heavy Metal vampiric flavour.. beside their first Captain who is a might on his own, you can do an retro space vampire army.. uuuh so sweet!! -World Eaters. Angron is IMO the best epic model FW has ever made. No other model is so dynamic and screams rage and bloody madness into your face!! Dual chainaxe, bloody red and bronze.. he is truly a lord of war!! While Dark Angels look awesome when they are rather bare and knightly, GW has :cuss them up with to much angel stuff and wings.. GW simply doesn't know when to stop.. hope fw does them justice. Same goes for BA.. I mean.. wings?! Really?! Waiting for the thousand sons.. propably the legion i'm most interested in after SoH. The egyptian style is just over the top of ancient coolness, especially the helmets! Hope their rules will reflect their character! The only legion I will propably never develop any love for is space wolves. While their colours are cool, I can never take them serious again after they wore wolf helmets while riding on wolves.. come on.. that is just pure epic :cuss.. space vikings are one thing, :cussty helmets a different, but riding wolves as a space marines.. hell no. Never ever. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spu00sed Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I'm with kizzdoug. In a most dapper competition the glorious IIIrd always win. The other legions have mentioned several times how amazing the IIIrd look (citation needd). Though I believe the actual phrase is strutting peacocks. No actual peacocks exist anymore. However the magos biologists believe it was a fierce bird of prey covered in striking patterns. Designed to strike fear in its prey. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4074987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 The only legion I will propably never develop any love for is space wolves. While their colours are cool, I can never take them serious again after they wore wolf helmets while riding on wolves.. come on.. that is just pure epic .. space vikings are one thing, :cussty helmets a different, but riding wolves as a space marines.. hell no. Never ever. Those Wolves don't exist in 30k, my man. Matter of fact, that was one of the three big things that turned me against 40k permanently. The VI Legion of the Great Crusade are reborn, thanks to Dan Abnett, and for the better, in my opinion. I have no fear that FW will make them amazing again as well. Have faith, brother. Forgeworld's taken pretty good care of us so far. :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Golem Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Yeah, 40k Space Wolves are a joke. 30k Vylka Fenryka are an intersting, mysterious, deadly force. I very much like their portrayal in Prospero Burns. No sleighs here thank you. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBA Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Sons of Horus for me. Love that sea green with red top knots scattered here and there. Throw in some bronze, and you'll have a blast painting the Warmaster's finest! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitor13 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 World Eaters destroyers. The only two colours a Space Marine should wear - the black of his weapons and the red of his enemies' blood. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalpynock Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 All of them, in the storm cloud grey and gunmetal of their inception. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannicide Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 All of them are the best looking and that's what's so damn irritating. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075476 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Semper Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I like the Emperors Children. But I have to agree with the majority of the people here that SoH sea green is unbeatable. Especially the darker versions of it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4075572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 All of them, in the storm cloud grey and gunmetal of their inception. You. I like you. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4076046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corswain Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'd like to see an entire army painted in forgeworlds Alpha Legion scheme. I think that would look pretty impressive. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4076077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthamal Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I saw a display board done at last years HH weekender with Alpha Legion vs Mechanicum. It was glorious. Only drawback with that being it almost has to be airbrushed because painting it by hand is a nightmare of time consumption. Took me about 10 hours to do one model imperfectly (7 thin coats of clear blue on metallic base isn't pretty) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4076197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corswain Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yeah it's quite complicated. Looking forward to seeing a (hopefully simpler) guide using forgeworlds new airbrush range. Back on topic: Night Lords all trophied up is pretty hard to beat too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/308814-best-looking-legion/page/2/#findComment-4076231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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