Banners on Sword Brothers / Sergeants

[Cognative]

Hello Battle Brothers!

 

I've been trying to add more flair to my Sword Brethren, especially those used in Crusader squads. How do you all feel about backpack banners? I haven't been using them mostly because I'm bad at freehanding/they take up a lot of room in my case/they tend to snap off, but when I look at pictures of 10 man tactical squads, I really enjoy the banners on Sergeants.

 

Opinions? Pictures of your dudes? General thoughts on BT Bling?

[Marshal Mattias]

Backpack banners are as wildly impractical in reality as they are in-universe; they are nonetheless quintessentially Space Marine.

 

I love them, and use them mostly as individualising extras, not strictly for hierarchical identifiers. I just treat them as a canvas for adding some more heraldry or crusade badges :)

[allegedlynerdy]

Generally I don't put banners on to swordbrothers- rather, I put them onto the senior initiate who is awarded the honor of carrying the squad, and therefore the swordbrothers, banner into battle.

[+Chaplain Matthias+]

I think i only have one banner in my army and it's on my chaplain. I know chaplains are effective at melee, but their true purpose is to stand out and be seen by their "congregation" so the wildly impractical backpack banner makes sense on them. That's my view anyway. My sword brethren get that double skull icon that comes in the Black Templar upgrade kit

[Margulix]

For practical reasons you can magnetise those on the backpack for transportation.

 

I never use banners, just because i sometimes using Sword Brothers from crusader squads as Sternguard or Vanguard unit. And it will be stupid to have a unit with banners.

[Cognative]

For practical reasons you can magnetise those on the backpack for transportation.

 

I never use banners, just because i sometimes using Sword Brothers from crusader squads as Sternguard or Vanguard unit. And it will be stupid to have a unit with banners.

You make some good points about using models for different roles, but I've got so many Marines that really isn't an issue for me. I'll have to get all my infantry out and in formation before I start adding banners

 

I may look at magnetizing the banners to the backpacks instead of the whole backpack itself.

[Sword Brother Adelard]

I find that magnetising things that usually break is a good tactic to stop accidental breakages. For instance, I magnetized the antennae from the Crusader kit so that if it gets knocked, it just falls off. Can't break it if it aint glued on!

[Canadian_F_H]

I stopped using them over a decade ago. I'll never turn back. Instead I'm hording the banner bits to make objective markers and terrain details etc.

[Mordian Glory]

I like putting the banners on my squads, adds extra flair! Also it plays mind games with my opponents, who often think the Sword Brothers are characters!

 

The banner in the upgrade kit is pretty chunky, but I have gone for a simple scheme with mine. Red banner with the veteran symbol from the tactical kit. It looks good and works as an alternative to the Templar Cross.

 

I actually really like the small banners you get in the 30k marine kits. Look good but not oversized. 

 

I find a good alternative the banner are the little skull/shine things from the upgrade kit. Also if you want a really smaller "banner" just use the eagle from the top of tactical squad flag.

 

[Cognative]

Thanks for the pics Mordian!

 

I think what's really been stopping me is that my Marines aren't set up in actual squads. I just tend to pull what I need out of my foam.

 

I'm in the process of changing that though as 8th edition has really pushed me to be more narrative than competitive. And I think for narrative games, set squads with heraldry just look so good.

[Closet Skeleton]

For practical reasons you can magnetise those on the backpack for transportation.

I never use banners, just because i sometimes using Sword Brothers from crusader squads as Sternguard or Vanguard unit. And it will be stupid to have a unit with banners.

Say what?

[Cognative]

Love all the personal heraldry!!!

[BluejayJunior]

I love banners. 

Question: where do you guys get the banners? Other than tac squad boxes of course. I want more to add to my Primaris sgts. 

[Sword Brother Adelard]

BT upgrade kit has banners.

[Marshal Vespasian]

This thread reminds ne tat I haven't really done an banners recently.

I will rectify this with my net few crusader squads.

 

Bluejay:

You can also get banners from kromlech in pairs of two

[Ciler]

The command squad box also has a banner i believe.

 

I myself dislike them. I have one on my OOP metal chaplain because history, but they are a pain to storage and transport.

[Medjugorje]

its a different kind of banner.