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I want to get just a general idea of how the people of dakka like their yellow, powerarmored sons of Dorn.

While I've seen good examples of all styles, I think my favorite ones look like they've just been through the Siege of Terra. Dull, weathered, and battle-worn, but stubbornly defiant. That sums up the spirit of Dorn the best, IMHO.

Dead

Dead indeed. You beat me to it.

Dirty, 'cause it sums what they are: stubbornsess incarnate.

Gotta be bright yellow. I like 2nd ed-style 40k too much to have anything but.

If you're a tyranid, dead and smothered with bernaise sauce

I like the muted dulled yellow, i love the battle damagaged look as well. Tie for those, with the dull yellow being my favorite.

I like all versions, but battle damaged is my favorite. Like they just crawled out of a crater after having beaten an Iron Warrior to death with his hands.

I like mine black and a part of the Black Templars following the Second Founding.

If that's not an option, bright yellow.

I'm going to do my Darnath + tac squad in a darker yellow, can't stand bright yellow

Personally, I think that Space Marines should be bright and bold in their colors. I think that their look stems from a heraldric tradition, where stealth is eschewed in favor of honor, and the appearance of the army serves not to conceal, but instead to challenge. To that end, I think bright yellow is more in line with the army. That is, of course, just my personal opinion.

When it comes to battle damage, I think that is much more subjective. Either way you want to go is perfectly acceptable. As a personal preference, I like all my models to be factory fresh, but either way you want to go with it is fine.

I do my veterans and Terminators more fresh looking, and covered in honors, since they take great care of their equipment and armor.

My normal Tacs get the battle damaged look, since most likely they don't get such priority treatment from the Techmarines.

My nostalgia remembers this too fondly to appreciate the dirty approach:


...though admittedly, the red trims are a bit much in hindsight.

Scattered across the killing fields of Sebastus IV.

Battle Damaged all the way.

Sunny side up should have been an option.

The gooey centers are fantastic.

 Super Ready wrote:
My nostalgia remembers this too fondly to appreciate the dirty approach:


...though admittedly, the red trims are a bit much in hindsight.

I saw that box at a flea market for under $100 a couple years ago, and I keep hitting myself for not picking it up. I love 2nd ed models so damn much.

In Templar form, of course.

*Takes out chainsword, waits*

...How I like my cheese: yellow, full of holes and chopped into small pieces

mustard, please and thank you

Anything other than plastic-grey is fine with me.