Celestial lions primaris

[LucidNinja]

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Alright so I've started painting up my celestial lions, and I've got to one of those silly marines who thinks his head is stronger than a helmet, what colour should his flesh be? Celestial lions are meant to mostly be from the warriors there home world of Elysium, recruited from the warriors, of darker skin colour (from the little fluff there is) however would primaris be from there or anywhere? I'd think it odd for crawl just to make marines come from the chapters preferred planets...

[Grotsmasha]

Unless you're dealing with Sallies or Raven Guard, you can paint your Primaris any skin colour you with. This is because all Astartes have a modification that alters their skin pigment depending on which planet they're on at that time as a protection method. One marine over the course of a 2-3 campaigns could appear as if they were from Iceland, or Africa. 

 

Quote from warhammer40k.wikia.com

• Melanochrome - The Melanochrome, also called the Skinshield, is the 13th of the 19 genetically-engineered gene-seed organs that are implanted into a Space Marine Neophyte to produce a new Astartes. This hormonal implant is attached to the human lymphatic system and controls the amount of melanin in a Space Marine's skin. Exposure to high levels of sunlight will result in the Astartes' skin naturally darkening to compensate. It also protects the Space Marine from other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Different levels of radiation cause variations of skin colour in different Chapters due to mutations in the Melanochrome organ's gene-seed. This can be related to the unusually pale skin of the Blood Angels and their Successor Chapters and the dark black skin and red eyes of the Salamanders.

 

Choose a skin tone you're happy with and go for it.

 

Cheers,

Jono

[deathspectersgt7]

Go with what you want since they are yours . WE WILL BE WATCHING .

Edited June 27, 2017 by deathspectersgt7

[LucidNinja]

Unless you're dealing with Sallies or Raven Guard, you can paint your Primaris any skin colour you with. This is because all Astartes have a modification that alters their skin pigment depending on which planet they're on at that time as a protection method. One marine over the course of a 2-3 campaigns could appear as if they were from Iceland, or Africa.

 

Quote from warhammer40k.wikia.com

• Melanochrome - The Melanochrome, also called the Skinshield, is the 13th of the 19 genetically-engineered gene-seed organs that are implanted into a Space Marine Neophyte to produce a new Astartes. This hormonal implant is attached to the human lymphatic system and controls the amount of melanin in a Space Marine's skin. Exposure to high levels of sunlight will result in the Astartes' skin naturally darkening to compensate. It also protects the Space Marine from other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Different levels of radiation cause variations of skin colour in different Chapters due to mutations in the Melanochrome organ's gene-seed. This can be related to the unusually pale skin of the Blood Angels and their Successor Chapters and the dark black skin and red eyes of the Salamanders.

Choose a skin tone you're happy with and go for it.

 

Cheers,

Jono

Thanks for that. Although it makes me have to make the decision haha, what's easier to paint light or darker skin? There will only be a few heads to paint in my army but I am not a great painter haha

[deathspectersgt7]

A base of Rhinox hide and high lite here and there of Doombull Brown.