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Dunadan
09-21-2009, 09:04 PM
Okay, so I was trying to figure out how to paint the Space Hulk Termies the other day (just red seemed kind of boring, and I'm already painting an all red army for my friend) when the idea struck me: paint them as a Deathwatch Kill Team. After all, the DW is the fighting arm of the Ordo Xenos, and Space Hulk is pretty much about fighting xenomorphs. So, apart from the incredible coincidence that the entire team is composed of former Blood Angels, is this fluffy? Do Deathwatch use Terminator armour?

jeffersonian000
09-24-2009, 03:47 AM
Sounds fluffy and a fun conversion. As to whether or not DW have TDA ... I'm sure they do, somewhere.

SJ

Abominable Plague Marine
09-24-2009, 04:09 AM
Yep, I dont see why not. Great idea, do it, now!

energongoodie
09-24-2009, 08:52 AM
Death Watch do have Terminator armour. If the guy who gets drafted has Terminator armour it goes with him. In one of the novels I think there was a chaplain who wore it. (Do not have the book at work to confirm, sorry)

Lord Inquisitor
09-24-2009, 10:12 AM
It wasn't a Chaplain but there was a guy in Terminator Armor.

energongoodie
09-24-2009, 10:42 AM
Sorry, yep, he wasn't a chaplain. He was brother Neleus of the White Consuls.

Asymmetrical Xeno
09-24-2009, 11:21 AM
go for it, anythings more interesting to look at than copying exactly how the GW website ones look, like most others have been doing.

Dunadan
10-02-2009, 09:32 AM
Cool, thanks for confirming the info. One other question: what do I do with the librarian? Deathwatch paint their armour black, but Librarians are always supposed to have blue armour. Does one cancel out the other, or should I just mix 'em up?

Duke
10-02-2009, 03:43 PM
Are you going to do the special Shoulder pads for Deathwatch termies? It would take some work, but it would be very cool...

As far as the Libby goes I would say that Deathwatch overrules Libraiain blue... But maybe keep a piece of it blue to remined his squadmates of his spoon bending abilities.

Duke

Abominable Plague Marine
10-02-2009, 07:08 PM
Thats tough, your supposed to leave one shoulder pad the same as the chapter they are recruited from and the other shoulder pad is the Death Watch one...........maybe leave the torso, upper arms and upper legs blue?

I think it would look cool if nothing else.

jeffersonian000
10-02-2009, 08:56 PM
I'd paint the Librarian black with whichever knee pad has the psyker symbol painted blue.

SJ

Dunadan
10-03-2009, 10:10 PM
I'm looking at the libby model right now, and I'm thinking:
Right shoulder pad: Blue, as it would be even if he was not deathwatch
Psychic hood: Blue
Kneepad: Blue, if it will look cool with the rest of the model

I'm not going to put on DW shoulder pads; if they weren't limited edition super-special-awesome models I'd do it, but I don't feel like carving up these ones. The Crux Terminatus has a skull on it, so it'll work for me :)

Dunadan
05-29-2010, 04:07 PM
I've finished some at this point :)

Group 1 (http://boardgamegeek.com/image/734079/space-hulk-third-edition)
Group 2 (http://boardgamegeek.com/image/734077/space-hulk-third-edition)

AirHorse
05-29-2010, 06:17 PM
Done a nice job with those man, they look ace! :)

Porty1119
06-16-2010, 05:25 PM
I read a BL book a while back involving a DW kill team with a Terminator armor-wearing member. And just FYI, TDA means Tactical Dreadnought Armor, another term for Terminator armor

entendre_entendre
06-19-2010, 08:35 PM
Looks cool. Nice idea too.

Duke
06-20-2010, 08:03 PM
Looking great. I like the glow work

Duke

thelonegrif
06-25-2010, 01:33 PM
honestly read warrior coven 2 librians in that book and they both have black armor if you wanted to stay fluffy

thelonegrif
06-26-2010, 02:49 PM
jsut did some research and i would say the neck gorget and the knee pads would be blue