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Deathwing Members of the Deathwatch

I got a good deal on a Deathwing army, but while some day it might be nice to have a DA army higher on my priority list, is finishing my deathwatch army.

In looking in the Deathwatch RPG books and

http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Deathwing#Deathwing_and_the_Deathwatch

they never say wither or not when they are in their Terminator armor, is it white or black or do they use the deathwatch shoulders? Every picture in the DW RPG book First Founding (where the Deathwing are shown) has them with out the shoulder.

The other thing to note..

“Battle-Brothers of the Deathwing are renowned for always taking to the field in their bone-white Terminator Armour. However, the nature of the Deathwatch's vigil influences the tactics and choices of even the most tradition-bound of Astartes, and many Deathwing who have taken the Apocryphon Oath have chosen to set aside their Terminator Armour when its effect upon the mission would be more detrimental than advantageous. These Battle-Brothers honour the traditions of the Deathwing by taking the bone heraldry and broken sword emblem of their company upon the right shoulder of their Power Armour in place of the Dark Angels' Chapter badge. A Deathwing Battle-Brother must choose to wear either his Terminator Armour or his Power Armour at the start of a mission, and cannot change that choice at any point during the mission.”

This says what you do with a deathwing, in tactical armor? But when they are in Terminator do they then cover all that white?

Thanks in advance

This website seems to be the exception of the general rule of all Deathwatch armor isn't granted to the Astartes, it's just painted black, with the broken sword emblem on one shoulder. For an explicit DW army, you'd be far safer with painting your DA's black leaving one pad with the Deathwing insignia on, and replacing the other with the Deathwatch.

My logic is this: The reasoning behind the Deathwatch is very clear, and very strict. It's a matter of honor and duty, with no one above the creed of their sacred oath to the Emperor. There are countless warriors from all sorts of chapters with great honors, traditions, and rivalries- the DA DW's are no exception. The only thing that really keeps them coherent is the creed itself, and the symbols they use are part of the enforcement of the creed.