Editor in Chief Bill | 18 Nov 2017 8:34 p.m. PST |
How well does your Space Marine force conform to the body of Games Workshop 40K canon? On a scale from 10 (painstakingly researched) to 1 (I just used the figures as armored warriors). |
Wackmole9 | 18 Nov 2017 8:45 p.m. PST |
7 Crimsom Fists and White Scars |
Neal Smith | 18 Nov 2017 9:08 p.m. PST |
My own chapter, but they are strictly codex compliant. No heresy here! :) The Space Wolves are another matter… :) |
miniMo | 18 Nov 2017 9:10 p.m. PST |
Zero, Zippo, Nada! No, Nay, Never!!!! I've fielded Daleks as Space Marines. ~,~ |
The Nigerian Lead Minister | 18 Nov 2017 9:21 p.m. PST |
Back in 4th or 5th edition when I last played, they conformed to whatever was in the codex and were legal and loyal servants of the Emprah. No Angry Marines or other marginal madness there. Now? Probably still good, but the story changes when they need to sell more stuff so who knows? |
roving bandit | 18 Nov 2017 11:25 p.m. PST |
My marines are Ultramarines. But they conform to how they came boxed not by any books. I have 6 man tactical squads and 3 man combat squads, because that is how Battle for Vedros is sold. Also bikers are units of a single bike, same with combat bikes. Now my Ultramarine Primaris marines are done the same. Units the books say are 5+ I run as 3 marines because that is how they came. But I also have Dark Angels that conform to 3rd edition codex. Also Blood Angel scouts and Terminators that conform to the rules laid down in the Lost Patrol game. |
Bashytubits | 18 Nov 2017 11:57 p.m. PST |
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Glengarry5 | 19 Nov 2017 2:53 a.m. PST |
I made mine into Scots, big bushy blond and ginger beards, tams and plaid shoulder pads. I put one in a great kilt. I gave them a set of bagpipes made of putty and plastic sprue. |
x42brown | 19 Nov 2017 4:28 a.m. PST |
I am no longer sure. as I have not sure as I have not kept up with the fluff. Probably middling as they were pretty well researched at one time, with the exception of my Black Watch in their badly painted tartan. x42 |
Pictors Studio | 19 Nov 2017 7:30 a.m. PST |
My World Eaters are a loyalist chapter within the Legion. I have the traitor elements too so that they can fight against themselves. The Vlyka Fenryka are right out of Inferno and the Thousand Sons pretty much are too. |
Legion 4 | 19 Nov 2017 8:40 a.m. PST |
I have both Loyalist and Traitor SMs in Epic scale. But generally I cherry pick from the GW dogma. Loyalists : BA, DA, SW, UM, IF, Sals. And awaiting paint – Raptors, Red Scorp, Skull Bearers … Traitor : SoH, WE, NL, TS, EC … In the paint queue – more SoH in their Heresy color scheme. |
emckinney | 19 Nov 2017 1:39 p.m. PST |
Chaos worshippers, so not loyal at all? |
Frederick | 19 Nov 2017 4:43 p.m. PST |
I have two chapters – The Emperor's Dominion, pretty much standard from Codex, I would say 9 Now for the other – the Angry Marines – about -1! |
The H Man | 19 Nov 2017 6:05 p.m. PST |
I would doubt even GW has a 100% compliant army, fluff wise. It all changes so frequently. Also they often seem to only paint a one of this or two of that. Different writers, artists*, sculptors* and mini painters all have their own take, making things all the more difficult. Although GW give them a lit less room to play these days. "No you can't give that fantasy warrior a bolt gun" "No Hollywood actor is going to act as one of our space marines!" "You want to make a hover tank out of a what!?" (Chaos warrior with bolt gun in nurgle painting Al pacino as a dark angel in painting. Deodorant can hover tank.) (* or computer technicians these days it appears)
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Mardaddy | 19 Nov 2017 7:51 p.m. PST |
I started with Black Templars, sold them, and eventually chose another loyalist chapter that was not entirely fleshed-out to make into my own, The Skull Bearers (nod to Legion4 there…) Afterwards I moved over to Grey Knights, but sold them off before they went plastic. So, yea, way back when I did play SM's, I played loyal chapters. |
SpittingBristles | 19 Nov 2017 11:41 p.m. PST |
I'd like to think my stuff would be an 8 or 9. I like to pay attention to all the background I can. But as others have said it can really depends which version of the background you prefer. |
Legion 4 | 20 Nov 2017 7:13 a.m. PST |
I would doubt even GW has a 100% compliant army, fluff wise. It all changes so frequently. Definitely ! I first got involved with GW in '90. Since then it's like Orwell's 1984 "New Speak" … Their 40K "history", fluff, dogma, etc., changes with every new group of staff members, model makers, painters, etc. But again, they are in the biz to make a profit … so like KFC, BK, DQ, etc. You make what sells … The Skull Bearers (nod to Legion4 there…) Yes, in 6mm, I plan on painting them in tactical shade of Panzer/desert yellow. Not the brighter yellow shown in the WDs, etc. I also have a small 6mm/Epic Grey Knight detachment all from the old FW release. Never know when you may need some GKs to take on demons and such … |
Earl of the North | 20 Nov 2017 9:03 a.m. PST |
I've actually been converting some Dreamforge Valkir into my new 'Blood Eagles' chapter, they are a Space Wolves successor chapter who are more Viking culturally than the wolf obsessed Space Wolves and to be extra special snow flakes they prefer massed firepower to hitting stuff with their swords. Their use of non-imperial (Valkir) weaponry (and armour) alongside those that will be using GW weaponry, is explained by their background. Having gone off a viking several thousand years ago they conquered a high tech world far outside of Imperial space and have been mining the culture for tech ever since……which has led to them being view negatively by several Imperial organisation. So about a two, they are Space Marines and they roughly follow the codex but have had to make adjustments due to being cut of from imperial supplies for so long. So they are more basic types, mainly tacticals, devastators and scouts with a lot of the more exotic imperial equipment not being available to them. |
The Angry Piper | 20 Nov 2017 10:07 a.m. PST |
They're as compliant as the set of rules I'm using. Currently 3rd edition, with some later codexes. Not exactly tournament legal, but whatever. I also have the rules that came with Battle for Macragge and Kill Team, but not sure what versions those are, or if my old armies are in any way compliant with them. |
kallman | 20 Nov 2017 11:42 a.m. PST |
Well I ‘m along term Chaos Space Marine player,but I created my own chapter the Sons of Americus. My back story is they are a fairly new founding relatively speaking. The fall of Cadia and the opening of the Rift has caused the SOA to have to improvise and be flexible just to survive. So loyal to Terra but they use the right tool for the job and the Codex be damned. |
Scary Robots ate my Puppy | 21 Nov 2017 6:52 a.m. PST |
Probably about 4 out of ten. I tend to use my Space Marines as robots for my Federation Troopers. Worse still I'm now using converted Eldar Guardians as my main troopies (human heads with Tau guns). I got sick of all the skulls and clanking chains. I prefer a cleaner more Utopian look so I can contrast against the dark horrors I pit them against. |
Uesugi Kenshin | 21 Nov 2017 11:05 a.m. PST |
-Rogue Trader days, Blood Angels = 3 -2nd Edition, full Dark Angels Company (in metal no less) = 5 -Currently working on HH Night Lords, = 8. |
Tiny Legions | 24 Nov 2017 9:02 a.m. PST |
About an 8. Crimson Fists with Cantor. I have no idea who the company commanders are so I make up my own. Were I to do another chapter, it would be a home-made one that can be either Loyalist or Renegade when I feel like it. |
etotheipi | 27 Nov 2017 6:16 p.m. PST |
This.
I believe the only thing that I have canonical is Malal eating one of each of the types four classic Chaos Space Marines.
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Legion 4 | 28 Nov 2017 6:45 a.m. PST |
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ManofErebor | 28 Nov 2017 12:19 p.m. PST |
My own chapter, the Knights of Altair, follow the Codex faithfully. Although Imperial records are unclear, the Knights honor Dorn as their primarch. I'm not perfect, but I try to follow the correct icons, heraldry, etc. on my models. All the history of the 40K universe encourages me to stay "historical" with my figures. The history of my chapter can be found on The Corvus Cluster, which is my club's blog of our 40K narrative campaign. Look under the Codex category. |
chromedog | 06 Dec 2017 1:44 p.m. PST |
Maybe a 2 or 3. Mine are the 501st chapter. Thought to be Imperial Fists successors. Led by a Chaplain – Brother Father Vater, and known unto themselves as Vater's fist. Cloned to a man. (This explains why they ALL have the same bald shouty heads under the helmets.) They are His most August Imperial Majesty's faithful enforcers of policy and doctrine, aka the fascist bully-boys. There's none of that hokey religion thing in them. They follow the Emp because they are made that way. Fanatically loyal, because there's just no room in their brains for doubt. There's barely enough to fit "For the emprah!" and "This is it. we're all going to die." |