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Cpt.Danjou

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I have started a project kitbashing together a couple of characters, like a Wolf priests, Rune priest etc. But I have gotten a bit confused with the right shoulderpads they have. For example lets say that the Wolf Lords personal company pad is the "ancient Red Wolf head on a black background", what colour does he have on his right pad? The kitbashed Lord in the Codex has the standard wolfguard markings, Grimnar has his colours on his right pad, but then again he is in TDA so that is not a pointer. Does the Wolf Priest and the Rune priest have special colours, if they do not have fancy pads, or are they just coloured in the same colour as the rest of the armour?

BTW here is my Wolf Priest Kitbash in table top quality. The only thing I am thinking of what I should do with his right pad, it looks a bit plain.

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I was wondering about this, too. Maybe the wolf guard thing makes sense? Lords are promoted from the wolf guard, right? But maybe the guy who painted it just wanted to also be able to use it as a WGBL when he's short on points -- who knows. And the priests, no idea.

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The older codices had info on pack markins etc (these are fairly small photos but should give a rough idea):

 

"There is a general colour code, and warriors usually bear their pack marking on their right shoulder and their great company marking on the left. However within these guidelines there is much variety"

 

Going by that you'd expect to see great company markings on left, and then whatever 'rank' they were on the right...but wether this would apply to Lords/Priests etc etc who knows. (and you may use different colours than 'normal' for this anyway.

 

End of the day is up to you though.

 

My line troops for example dont get a great company marking (my GH have 2 red pads). Only my sergeants, wolf guard and characters do. It has to be earned! (and also meant i didnt have to buy 40 sets of mkiii wolf shoulder pads form forgeworld)

 

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That the Wolf Lords might keep their Pack markings is not that hard to imagine, especially if they are recently promoted. I always thought the the others, like the different priests standing outside the normal pack system, and as you say @DanPesci, they do as they please, as the wolves they are. I just hoped that there would be something about markings on their shoulders.

 

So I will probably just keep the blank boring pad, and his story is that he lost a battle lots of brothers because giving bad advice to a mission leader, and due to that 30-40 gene seed gets in the hands of a traitor chapter. In shame he swears he will always show his black shoulder pad in shame. It also the same reason he left with the Lost Company I am writing up some fluff to. I'll probably "bling" up the other sort of priests shoulders a bit more.

 

Does that sound like a good idea?
 

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Having the blank black pad as a sign of mourning/remembrance certainly works in my eyes. (or if you are good at really fine detail, put scrollwork on there that is all his lost brother names)

 

For the priest you could always bling up his pad with some oaths of moment just to add some colour contrast to the black, or one of the many wolf skulls/totems we have access to. The wulfen kit is great for extra blingy bits etc.

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For the Speakers of Dead, officially, there is the canine skull and crossbones that is found on the old Ulrik model.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/9/9c/Space_wolf_priest.JPG

From 30k we have the Cult of Morkai pack marking and the Apothecarion shoulder marking. Oh and the little text blurb on bottom left basically says they often customize these markings to fit their personal aesthetics.

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And then there is the (really) old markings. Leman Russ model also makes a guest appearance.

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For the Speakers of Dead, officially, there is the canine skull and crossbones that is found on the old Ulrik model.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/mediawiki/images/9/9c/Space_wolf_priest.JPG

From 30k we have the Cult of Morkai pack marking and the Apothecarion shoulder marking. Oh and the little text blurb on bottom left basically says they often customize these markings to fit their personal aesthetics.

86-87.jpg

 

And then there is the (really) old markings. Leman Russ model also makes a guest appearance.

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Thank you, those pictures are a tremendous help for future projects.

 

Cpt.Danjou 

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Leman Russ is a weird one as he has the Great Wolf marking he uses, as well as the Great Company marking that he could use if he wanted. I've always done the Great Wolf marking on things like Dreads and such, but kept pack markings on Wolf Guard, mostly just for identifying them on the tabletop. (blob o terminators)

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The rout generally places our symbols wherever the hell we want!

 

OP, the only person your symbol method to differentiate your packs must work for on the table is, you guessed it, you!

 

As is, the most common areas are, with no demand that you must adhere to this system:

 

Left Shoulderpad (non-Deathwatch active service): Great Company, some sort of Wolf stylized symbol

Right Shoulderpad: Pack Marking (If the Wolf served in the DW, the Deathwatch pad goes here)

Right Kneepad: Pack Marking for DW Wolves, Wulfen, maybe Scouts and Reivers, place their pack/Great Company marking here

Left Kneepad: Great Company/Pack symbol

 

Again, only you need to understand the system.

 

Good luck!

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