Zuvassin Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Building a Chapter that uses a similar red to Blood Angels, and I’ve noticed that pretty much any red Chapter is depicted with black casings for their weapons. Has anyone used other colors? Not sure how bare metal would look, or maybe even grey, but was curious if anyone has seen or tried other options. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
space wolf Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 TBH it really depends on what kind of red you are using. You could go with a bone colored casing, as well as yellow, or blue, depending on if you were going with a warm or cold red, and whether or not you want to compliment or contrast. I hope that helps. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5166969 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluejayJunior Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I've started painting mine Celestra Grey. And I put them on snow bases. I like how it looks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5166990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandwen Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I always felt like an odd man out to paint my guns the same as the armor. It just doesn't make sense to me for them to be different. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgersinHills Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I went with Ulthuan Grey for my Thousand Sons. Looked quite nice. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I like to paint gold casings on some bolters. I also like to paint some boltguns all silver. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magos Takatus Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I wanted the weapons on my infantry and vehicle to stand out, so I picked them out with a contrasting colour. Probably not to everyone' taste, but here we go... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Fortis Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I generally paint the entire weapon in Ironbreaker with a heavy wash of nuln oil, then highlight edges with whatever silver comes to hand. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I wanted the weapons on my infantry and vehicle to stand out, so I picked them out with a contrasting colour. Probably not to everyone' taste, but here we go... That looks really sharp. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuvassin Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thanks for the pics - some really nice examples. I may have to test a few schemes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/350325-alternatives-to-black-guns-for-red-marines/#findComment-5167834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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