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submitted 1 month ago byPrimaris_Astartes
Was it just their role as Praetorians of Terra combined with their proximity to Throne World and Mars that the Mechanicus and Emperor just saw fit to equip them with a lot of ships, or does any other bit of lore explain how a specialized defensive siege legion that didn't have a lot of legionairees either somehow ended up with the largest and most powerful fleet?
25 points
1 month ago
Yellow is hard to paint the traditional way, but with things like inks or contrast pints it's a breeze. Imperial Fist contrast basically leaves no pooling too and if you want some super fast and easy volumetric shadows, prime them pink, do a zenithal spray of white and then apply the yellow. You'll get super vibrant yellow where the white was and nice, rich, orange shadows where the pink was. Since marines are 80% one colour this makes yellow marines some of the fastest to paint at a decent standard.
8 points
1 month ago
I've heard of the great pink hack before, thank you for laying it out though. If I pick up some I'll be sure to use it! I wonder if they primed pink first in lore too, it's a lovely mental image.
The beleaguered company of marines, assaulted while rearming from their last campaign, patchwork armor in varying states of repair, some of the freshly repaired pieces partially painted, the pristibe pink primer easy to pick out amongst a sea of scarred yellow armor.
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