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Interested in making your own Index Astartes articles?

 

If you provide me with your background info and description of your colour scheme, I can draw the images.

 

 

Samples of my Index Astartes style drawings (These are low-res versions I can add more detail and markings. I can draw many types of armour and different weapons):

 

Death Wolves Chapter:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Sca...eath_Wolves.jpg

 

Storm Jackals Chapter:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Sca...orm_Jackals.jpg

 

Skull Hunters Chapter:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Sca...ull_Hunters.jpg

 

Eagles of Kai Chapter:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Sca...EaglesofKai.jpg

 

Unknown Chapter:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Sca...nlon/Liche2.jpg

 

Index Xenos:

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Sca...n/TauXenos2.jpg

 

 

 

Home-made Chapters

 

Im going to make my own Index Astartes web. If you want to include your chapter in our listings then you need to send me the following:

 

1) A picture or detailed description of your chapter symbol.

 

2) Background information about your chapter including,

 

Chapter Origins (when, where and why they were founded)

 

Information about there base of operations (home world, space fleet, etc)

 

Combat Doctrine (the way they fight and why)

 

Organisation (the way they are organised e.g. Codex Chapter)

 

Beliefs (the personal beliefs or followings of you Marines)

 

Gene-Seed (what legion & Primarch they derive from)

 

Chapter Motto (Their battle-cry or motto)

 

3) A picture of your miniatures or a diagram of their colour scheme.

 

Post your chapters here.

 

 

Aides and Guides

 

Examples of Home-made Chapters:

 

http://www.lava.net/~kitsune/Starfoxes.htm

 

http://www.timkline.net/kos/index.html

 

 

Colour Scheme tools:

 

http://us.games-workshop.com/games/4...r/version2.htm

 

http://www.sabbers.cx/colour/

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There was very little detail given there Ferrus. I knocked up an image anyway. :)

 

Trying to fit to the 'Greek' theme I chose the older style studded armour and added an Angels of Vigilance style tabard between the legs. The chest eagle is a contrasting whitish grey, and the lenses are green, neither was specified in the brief so I chose what I thought would look better. The Bolter is dark grey/black which is pretty much a default colour that pleases most.

 

This was my first time drawing a head crest and I'm not entirely happy with it :lol: . I changed the colour (Sorry), because I thought that is clashed with the armour.

 

I hope you like it and I look forward to your feedback. :lol:

 

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Scallyscanlon/Myrmidons.jpg

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can u do my chapter please

 

chapter name: Desert Foxes

 

Geneseed: dark angels

 

home world: Ifrit

 

colour: desert yellow armour, white pad rim, blood red inside, dark angel robes desert camo

 

combat doctrine: stealthy, hit and run tactics

 

chapter sign: foxes head from the front

 

i hope this helps. ;)

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I'd like to request a pic, if thats ok? I'm in the process of my IA article, and dont have access to a decent camera for photos, so i'll have to use the power of words to get my ideas across!

 

Chapter Name: Knights Reaver

 

Geneseed: Ultramarines

 

Chapter Symbol: Single white sword (Dark Angels emblem with wings removed)

 

Colours: Black Power Armour, Squad number on right pad, Company colour on trim of right pad, Sergeants have white helmets, bolter casings are midnight blue, lens are dark green, gold chest eagles

 

Chapter Origins: 16th Founding, space fleet based chapter with fortress monasteries on planets in the Constantia System for recruitment, founded to combat Ork invasion in that system as well as guard against known Necron appearences as well. Fleet based to keep Chapter mobile and avaliable for reinforcing allies.

 

Combat Doctrine: Fierce warrior mentality, reluctant to face the enemy from afar, and prefer to fight at close quarters.

 

Traits: Advantages - Uphold the Honour of the Emperor, No Mercy No Respite. Disadvantages - Death Before Dishonour, Flesh Over Steel

 

Beliefs: Each Marine of the Chapter believes in perfection in every way of their life, be it devotion to the Emperor, or in their aim of the bolter or skill with the chainsword. It is common for many marines of a company to be on certain self punishments due to infringements of their warrior code

 

Chapter Motto: "Death Before Dishonour!"

 

Thats all ive got so far, the only other note id like to add is that i want heraldry to be a big part of this Chapter, so high ranking members would have ornate armour and robes, as well as their own coat of arms on the left shoulder pad (shame i'm not a painting genius though). Also, i tend to stay away from "beaky" helmets, as i don't like them one little bit

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Hey bud, any chance you could do my chapter aswell please?

 

Name: The Shadow Guard.

Geneseed: Raven Guard.

Founding: 26th?? (The Latest One, Whichever That Was)

Homeworld: Fleet Based.

Chapter Symbol: Black Skull.

Colour Scheme: Black Armour with White Left Arm and White Eye Lenses.

Combat Doctrine: Stealth/ Covert Ops, Guerilla Warfare and Urban Warfare.

 

Thanks in advance, Trub.

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More drawings finished :D .

 

To TheEmperorsWrath. The power of words is just as powerful as a picture (The pen is mightier than the sword, not very true in the world of WH40K though :P ). I kept it simple with The Knights. This particular marine would be from the 3rd squad of the second company. I presumed that you would follow the codex in terms of company colours; white for the 1st company, yellow for 2nd company, red for 3rd etc.

 

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Scallyscanlon/KnightsReaver.jpg

 

 

 

To trub. As a descendant of the legendary Raven Guard, I naturally chose to display your marine wearing the Mk.6 Corvus Helmet. The leg armour is also based on the Mk.6 suit. The silver chest eagle and powerpack vents are simply to break up all of the black and white, and to add more depth to the colour scheme.

 

Feedback very welcome, as always :) .

 

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/Scallyscanlon/ShadowGuard.jpg

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Dude my brother loved mine so much i would like to known if you could do his chapter.

 

Chapter name : Imperial Dragons

 

geneseed: Salamanders

 

colour sceme: snot green legs arms shoulder guards and backpack & scorpion green helmet, body and pants (like the mentors) with sergeants wearing dragon skin cloaks and snot green helmets (beakie)

 

home planet: Kun lun

 

chapter symbol: dragons head

 

combat doctrine: lots of flamers and assault marines, close combat with terminators teleporting in for close support

 

chapter traits: cleanse & purify & take the fight to them

 

drawbacks: flesh over steel & death before dishonour

 

i hope this helps i've its as good as mine i cant wait to see it. :D

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I'd like to see what you can do for this chapter.

 

Name: Obsidian Tears

Chapter Badge: A black Tear on a white background (all other markins are muted so white or a darker gray)

The Tears are an I.F successor and go to war in the concrete Gray(a ghost or slate maybe) that many of the first recruits remember seeing the I.F 3rd company marines looked like as they came out of the drop pods and the dust settled.

 

 

The Obsidian Tears are under constant watch as sometime in there past they nearly succumbed to the lure of slaneesh as the first recruits strove for more and more sensation to feel anything.

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Well maybe i should trhow in mine to.

 

Glorious Fists: (imperial fists succesor)

 

Colours:

Regal blue armour with gold shoulderpads, There symbol is the same as the Imperial Fists. Guns are black with Bolgunmetal parts.The complete symbol is pictured on my banner it's the fist with golden rays coming from it.

 

Veterans are differend coloured: Boltgun metal armour and golden Shoulderpads. Regalblue Robes, (got that idea from kingdom of heaven)

 

Red lenses overall, and all have there fists painted gold

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Might you be able to do a custom template for me oh mighty scally?

The color scheme is as follows:

 

Black armor (torso, legs, arms) with a skull white helmet. If possible, could you use this helmet type? (the url is

http://www.battlewagon-bits.com/product/4329 ). Helmet lenses are dark orange.

Trim on the shoulder pad is Dark Red. Back pack has boltgun metal "knobs" with the topmost (square like thing in the diagram) the dark red color, the rest of the backpack is black.

Chapter symbol is: http://uk.games-workshop.com/storefront/st...0&orignav=9 (the skull is done in skull white, the inside of the pads or the "field" are black)

 

The back ground that I have thus far:

 

Chapter Name: Confessors

 

Founding: 26th

 

Gene seed: Imperial Fists, although the chapter's gene seed is rumored to have a mutation that is, so far unrecorded.

 

Home world: Purgator Epsilon (The greek letter resembling an E)

 

Codex organization: Codex except for the fact that the assault marines and remaining terminators make up the first company. Also, the chapter has NO librarians-- instead they have chaplains that fulfill both roles of the chapter.

 

Combat doctrine: The Confessors specialize in urbanized warfare, they make great use of Infiltrating troops, which secure firing positions to support advancing armor (namely vindicators). Assault marines are used for capturing important objectives. The confessors are very adamant in fighting the "greater enemy" (chaos), to the exclusion of all other foes.

 

Beliefs: The Confessors are a very death obsessed chapter. They view the Emperor as a god, caught in the void between life and death. The chapter believes, as a whole-- that if they are to die in battle they will join him for the end battle, if and only if He deems them worthy. To prove their worth, the Confessors fight with all of their religious fervor against the forces of chaos.

 

Chapter Motto: "Memento Mori!" (Latin for remember that you will die!)

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the images you come up with are amazing, wondered if you wouldnt mind doing mine for me.

Chapter Name deathstrike chapter

colour space wolves grey with scab red hands shoulder pads lower legs elbows and vents for the back pack, the shoulder trim is gold as well as the eagle and markings on the bolter chassis.

the are of ultramarine descent and their chapter traits are honour your wargear and we stand alone,

their style of warfare is shoot until you stop moving shoot you some more and then move in with assault squads to chop the remaining pieces to little bits.

in advance thanks sorry forgot to say that the chapter marking is white globe with black lightning diagonally through it

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To Scally: Fantastic my friend, the simple scheme looks great for the basic marine. As they move up the Chapter structure then they start to decorate their armour more and more, so my Chapter Master im building at the moment is going to probably be the most detailed model i've ever attemped. You're work is inspiring, maybe we could beg a mod to sticky this in the Liber Astartes, as a reference to our chapters?

 

To Kurganthelurker: where are the templates you speak of? i used the search engine and didnt come up with any results

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