advice for Space Wolves 13th Company

[amrogers3]

Hello all,

I am looking for advice on what colors to use for a 13th Company army. GW put out some models a while back back they were too light blue for my taste. I was wanting to go for a paint scheme more dark and ominous.

Any suggestions on colors and brand of paint would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bloodhowl]

My Eye of Terror Codex is in storage, otherwise I could list the exact colors GW used. It was not, however, a light blue. I do remember that the base armor color was a pre-heresy dark grey (Codex Grey???), with a mish mosh of plates in chaos legion colors, as they had to scavenge parts to repair their armor while trapped in the Eye.

EDIT: Ok. Found online pdf of Codex. Prime black, basecoat codex grey, highlight edges Fortress grey. Chaos pieces painted same as whatever Chaos legion they came from.

 

[jamemurp]

The base studio Space Wolves have a blue grey coloration. 13th Company is cold grey (ala the pre Heresy scheme). Ironically, many of the pics still look bluish. (see http://kofler.dot.at/40k/marines_space_wolf.html) Thunderstuck has some really good 13th Co. http://www.coolminiornot.com/125488?browseid=2612349 http://www.coolminiornot.com/125489?browseid=2612349 Mixing Chaos marine parts with the iconography defaced is also a good way to reflect their scavenging in the Eye of Terror while still demonstrating their steadfast loyalty.

 

[amrogers3]

EDIT: Ok. Found online pdf of Codex. Prime black, basecoat codex grey, highlight edges Fortress grey. Chaos pieces painted same as whatever Chaos legion they came from.

Thanks very much. I appreciate the info.

I'm looking around the net to try and find a copy of the Eye of Terror. Hopefully, there is a "how to" in the codex

 

[amrogers3]

The base studio Space Wolves have a blue grey coloration. 13th Company is cold grey (ala the pre Heresy scheme). Ironically, many of the pics still look bluish. (see http://kofler.dot.at/40k/marines_space_wolf.html) Thunderstuck has some really good 13th Co. http://www.coolminiornot.com/125488?browseid=2612349 http://www.coolminiornot.com/125489?browseid=2612349 Mixing Chaos marine parts with the iconography defaced is also a good way to reflect their scavenging in the Eye of Terror while still demonstrating their steadfast loyalty.

Those MicroArt studios minis look tough. Thanks for the links.

 

[Bloodhowl]

Thanks very much. I appreciate the info.

I'm looking around the net to try and find a copy of the Eye of Terror. Hopefully, there is a "how to" in the codex

Google Codex Eye of Terror Pdf and download from your choice of sites.

Page 19 on left side of page in codex.

 

[RuneBrush]

I have a feeling that some of the mini's must have been painted with a touch of a blue-grey in originally. Look at the cover of "Prospero Burns" - that is personally what the colour should be

 

[amrogers3]

Hello all,

I was going to try a Reaper triad set for the 13th Company Space Wolves. Again, trying to go for a more darker paint scheme.

Should I go with the Grey-Blues Triad (Midnight Blue, Snow Blue, Snow Shadow) or Neutral-Greys Triad (Stormy Grey, Misty Grey, Cloudy Grey)?

http://www.thewarstore.com/page747.html#60176

 

[Bloodhowl]

Are you trying to stay true to the fluff or don't care?

Fluff-wise, go with the darker grey pre-heresy scheme. If not, then go for whatever you think will look good.