palin2222 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I am in the planning process building of few things my army is missing and when I came to the lieutenant I am not sure how I want to model one.Obviously they need to be visually distinctive. At present I have my Veterans in robes, and my Master in Robes and a winged helm. I know other marines armies use a stripe on the helm for Lieutenants, or different color helms but I cant find any official art that shows the Dark Angels doing this kind of thing. How do you model your Lieutenants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenz Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) Well, being DA you’ve already nailed the obvious on the head. Robes or a hooded tabard are your go-to’s for marking out someone of importance. From there you could add some sort of embellishment on his belt. A knife, keys, a small book, a censor, a DA symbol hanging from a rope. Or on the backpack you could add some candles or skulls. All of those are small icons that appear on characters. Or depending on your painting skills, you could do a checker pattern somewhere. I believe command squads have a skull on the right shoulder pad. Maybe throw a skull decal on? The only lieutenant In my AoA so far is one of the only models in my army without a helmet on, so that helps him stand out. Plus he’s standing on a bunch of dead Orks, so that helps too :D Edit: autocorrect Edited October 22, 2019 by Greenz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephaniah Adriyen Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 I don't remember who it was that said it, but I believe it was something like this: "Take an Intercessor or similar and paint a stripe on his wee head." The word "wee" stands out in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Lt doesn't have to be a basic looking bro, they could be as decked out as a captain if you want- then you have an excuse to really go nuts with a captain/ chaptermaster. Zephaniah Adriyen 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtariOnzo Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Going strictly by book heraldry, Dark Angels Lieutenants, unlike more Codex compliant chapters, don’t rely on the red and white strip on the helm but instead are represented by a single sword on the right shoulder pad. You’ll find it on the DA transfer sheet, top right corner. However, if you think a strip would look badass, go ahead and do it. As for modelling, the usual fare for DA characters works. Books, keys, candles, robes, tabbards, chains, daggers, anything that evokes Arthurian mystical Knights. Whatever suits your vision for the Dark Angels. G8Keeper 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8Keeper Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Going strictly by book heraldry, Dark Angels Lieutenants, unlike more Codex compliant chapters, don’t rely on the red and white strip on the helm but instead are represented by a single sword on the right shoulder pad. You’ll find it on the DA transfer sheet, top right corner. However, if you think a strip would look badass, go ahead and do it. As for modelling, the usual fare for DA characters works. Books, keys, candles, robes, tabbards, chains, daggers, anything that evokes Arthurian mystical Knights. Whatever suits your vision for the Dark Angels. I thought it was on the helmet? I'm going for a conversion based on the Lt Calsius mini from conquest. Beginning to source parts as the sword hilt and pommel need a lot of work to change from smurfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gentle Axeman Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) I'm considering the same question at the min, my Lt has a huge sword and a relic looking plasma pistol as well as a censer on his belt, so molding wise he's over done if anything. I was considering painting some little wings on his helm in place of stripes but and yet to try it out. Show us what you decide on. Edited October 23, 2019 by The Gentle Axeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtariOnzo Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) I thought it was on the helmet? I'm going for a conversion based on the Lt Calsius mini from conquest. Beginning to source parts as the sword hilt and pommel need a lot of work to change from smurfs.The boxed Lieutenant and the cover art for War of Secrets show a sword on the helmet, yes, but I can’t see anything official for that as heraldry. The Lieutenants though certainly use the same sword icon as veterans, as per the transfer sheet and the codex heraldry section for Veterans http://www.bitzarium.com/10878-11152-thickbox/dark-angels-2-transfer-sheets.jpg Top right corner. Naturally, though, I must emphasise that these are “your dudes” and you should model, paint and mark them up how you see fit. Edited October 23, 2019 by UtariOnzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G8Keeper Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Naturally, though, I must emphasise that these are “your dudes” and you should model, paint and mark them up how you see fit. Of course. The symbol does look too big for a helmet to be fair. I was sure I'd seen it in the codex heraldry section, maybe I'm dreaming though, it happens a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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