Heavy Messing Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hello all, Just been digging around the old interweb the last couple of days looking for fluff on the Iron Snakes, with a view to possibly doing some test pieces and writing an IA. I found an entry on Wikipedia: "One of the many Chapters of Space Marines who participated in the defence against the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The Chapter also contributed Marines towards the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Amongst the battles fought in that Crusade were: - the relief of the Guard on Ambold Eleven and the assault on Pelbury Civitas, the cleansing of the daemon infested Fornax Aleph, the support of the final extermination of the Zoican horde on Verghast and, of course, the destruction of the mechanised mutant army of Presarius. Their power armour is silver, and the Chapter's symbol is a blue snake on a white background." I don't know where this info originally came from though, though going by the Wiki rules, it must be WD or GW/BL literature. There's an entry on GW's chapters gallery with the colour scheme and chapter badge which will prove useful. I'm also aware there have been several Iron Snakes stories in Inferno, I have the issue numbers, though I've never read any of the stories themselves, I'm wondering if these might prove to be a useful source of info? Has anyone read them? Anyone have anything else? Thanks, HM Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Tiberius Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I skimmed over one once. Yes they would be an excellent source as they were created by Dan Abnett, who also writes the stories. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I believe the Iron Snakes have also been declared excommunicatus. Ex...exco...they were kicked out, dammit. Apparently they were worshipping the Emperor as an animal totem, and the Inquisition didn't like that, so the Iron Snakes were stamped as heretics. I believe they are currently hiding out under the ammonia seas of some planet, where "Only an attack by another Space Marine force can dislodge them". Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Rex Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Don't worry... That is the Steel Cobras you are thinking about, Darrell. Apart from the similar name the rest of the info is correct. (Ref: UK WD 303, IA:Renegades) Dan's creations are still safe from the giant Exterminatus whacking stick. :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Tiberius Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I swear I heard a rumor that the BL was going to compile the Iron Snakes stories into an Omnibus collection. I certainly hope so as I have liked what small amount I've seen of them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangelus Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 From Inferno and Warhammer Monthly, I remember that the Iron Snakes homeworld is called Ithaka and is mainly vast oceans spotted with Islands. Central to the Iron Snakes stories was a young librarian whose name escapes me right now (it is Greek-sounding IIRC). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Damn! Blasted Games Workshops making Chapters sound alike. Iron Snakes, Steel Cobras, Tinfoil Rattlers. Bah! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Tiberius Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I belive his name is Petrock. I know I've seen a coversion of him from one of the games days. Also you might ask around as there was a decal project that was going on last year and I know they did an Iron Snakes sheet. Just don't remember who was involved as it was pre-crash Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangelus Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I think you are right! Yes, Petrock... He had a command squad including an Apothecary named Nestor IIRC. There was a ridiculous story in Inferno where Petrock and his command squad killed a around a thousand Dark Eldar in close combat. A bit stretched even for fluff-SM. The funny thing is that the same squad gets decimated by a couple of chaos hounds in a sequel story :angry: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Messing Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 Thanks all, every little bit helps! I'd love to get my hands on those Inferno stories, but it seems many (all?) of them are out of stock at the Black Library. As for the decal stuff, while I wish it wasn't so, but I'm guessing that the snake symbol GW uses won't be available at Griffon Games for copyright reasons, but I wonder if they could work something similar up? Info so far: Homeworld: Ithaka (archipelago type world) Notable chararcters: Librarian Petrock (including Apothecary Nestor) Anyone got any ideas on 1) Obtaining copies of Inferno (already checked eBay) and 2) Iron Snakes combat doctrine/organisation (Librarian heavy a la Blood Ravens?) All information appreicated, off for more research now.... HM NB: Just checked Wikipedia, Ithaca (Ithaka) is the supposed home of Odysseus? Would I be wrong in assuming this has something to do with Abnett's Inferno stories about a lost hero?? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusade Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 if you can get your hands on a source book for the sabbat worlds crusade it has mountains of fluff for the iron snakes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangelus Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I just remembered that the final part of the initiation to become a full Space Marine inculdes slaying a Sea Wyrm (probably something like a sea dragon). Hunting these wyrms is also a favourite hobby of the Iron Snakes :P Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1037790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodunius Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 There's an entry on GW's chapters gallery with the colour scheme and chapter badge which will prove useful. their colours are also in Insigneum Astartes, according to which: squad type isnt marked anywhere on the armour the right pad bears the squad number as a black roman numeral all marines have white shoulderpads with red trims* the left kneepad is white with red trim* like the shoulderpads, and bears a black roman numeral dentoing the company* only inner half of the trim is red, the outer half is white.. which would probably be damned hard to paint.. How To Paint Space Marines has a slightly different scheme: the shoulderpad trims are entirely red, the left kneepad is red (purely conjecture but i would go out on a limb and say in this case the pads would be read across the chapter, with the kneepad in the company colour), and they use standard squad markings (albeit it hollow dark blue rather than solid) as for transfers.. i'm pretty sure there was an Iron Snakes transfer sheet amongst those cobbled together during B&C's 'printable transfers' project.. maybe someone still has them? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1038021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Messing Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 Thanks Vodunius, Archangelus and krusade. All fluff appreicated, so much fluff that I can't get my paws on!!! Grrr! * only inner half of the trim is red, the outer half is white.. which would probably be damned hard to paint.. I think you could be right Vodunius , that just isn't happening :P Does anyone know who to contact regarding the decal project?? Thanks again, HM Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1038233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Molotov Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 The Decal project was the work of Tubal, Shoemaker and My Name is Tudor. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1038391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Messing Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 Thanks Molotov, I've contacted Tubal. HM Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1038469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubal Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 And I have risen from the dark depths... of weekend airsofting <_< http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/Tubal/Transfers/IronSnakes_thumb.gif Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1038714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 :ot: Decal Project? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1039839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Molotov Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Tubal, Shoemaker and My Name is Tudor collaborated on creating transfer sheets for chapters of the Space Marines that generally don't have transfers available to them. They do a good job, working within the confines of GW's IP rights. They created the sheets so that people could print them out themselves onto decal paper. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/90164-iron-snakes/#findComment-1039951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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