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Im not too certain if there is an actual 'set' color as such, although im sure if you look through the how to paint space marines book, there will be a general way for painting chest eagles (which i believe is bone).

 

 

In the past Ive painted chest eagles in both bone and various gold/bronze colors to add more variety across marines. I think it looks quite nice and it does beat having to paint bone eagles repeatedly.

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generaly anyone who paints DA use a bone white as a base for their chest symbols. i do and i think it fits very well and adds more life to the model because it fits the color scheem well
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have generally always gone for bone

 

i usually go from a brown base color (either white with a wash applied afterwards or a straight brown) then work through to komando khaki up to bleahed bone as the final colour.

 

if i was particularly lazy on a model i may use a metal - boltgun metal, gold botth work ok. copper works too if there is a good red to set it of against nearby (cloak/weapon etc)

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I Personally paint mine white, I feel it contrasts really well with the Dark Angels armour.

 

http://www.jaded-souls.co.uk/da/images/chest_eagle_exaple.jpg

 

Sorry about the unfocused pic, but you get the idea.

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Whilst your white eagle does look lovely Neat i decided to run with the bone colour as its a little warmer and kinda ties in with the deathwing

 

 

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/calamitykane/marines/HPIM0380.jpg

 

i think they look fine for the table top, any thoughts welcome though.

 

 

p.s. any idea what colour kroot blood is.

 

 

cheers

 

CALAMITY

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Nice Angels! :)

 

Could you write down a list of the paints you made use to paint the chest eagles?

 

 

my pleasure, all GW colours, working up from a basecoat of bestial brown

with 50/50 mixes between each colour

 

graveyard earth

kommando khaki

bleached bone

 

and a final highlight of 50/50 skull white/ bleached bone

 

probably a bit excesive so you could probably do away with the 50/50 mixes except the final one

 

hope that helps

 

calamity

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well heres the first sqad finished

 

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/calamitykane/HPIM0398.jpg

and the view only their comrades see (less of the smutty jokes you at the back)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/calamitykane/HPIM0399.jpg

vet sarge

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/calamitykane/HPIM0402.jpg

additional armour on plasma gunner, how many overheats do you think he's had ;)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/calamitykane/HPIM0401.jpg

 

CC greatly appreciated

 

cheers calamity

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Boltgun metal would work as a contrast to the dark green... it was used on the black templars also... but I'm sure when the new dex comes out that the color scheme will change a little.
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