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I know everyone says "you paint your army how you like" and I have painted approx 50% of my army in blood angels colour theme, approx 10% of my army in Legion of the damned colours.

I have approx 40% left to paint, and I'm considering possibly salamanders colours.

I plan on playing all of my army using my BA codex, but I fancy painting some in different colours.

So, of you we're to come up against this army in various colours, but all played under the BA codex, would this bother you?

Does it change anything about the rules? No, it doesn't.

The worst thing that could happen is that it offends my sense of aesthetics, and if your start trying to accomodate everyones personal tastes, you'll need to start carrying multiple versions of your army arround with you.

My DE are painted in three separate schemes - one for Kabalite-themed units, like warriors and the archon, one for wyches, and another for the units that don't fit into either of those.

I've actually got more compliments than negative comments on this. I guess it brings a little more variety to the army you're facing, instead of seeing a ton of units which all look pretty much the same but with different bells and whistles. Long story short, I say go for it.

I see no issue with it, nothing in the backstory prevents chapters from cooperating, the allies matrix doesn't allow it purely for balance.

Besides, if anyone did have a issue with it they'd get a seizure from playing Eldar! TASTE THE RAINBOW!

Yeah as long as you make it clear they're all one force using the same rules, no problemo.

 Flood wrote:
Yeah as long as you make it clear they're all one force using the same rules, no problemo.

This is the only possible negative - that people think that it's C:BA with C:SM allies or vice versa. Make it clear and no worries.

It might be an issue if you actually do take allies from another Marines Codex. If you do that, the allies need to have a distinct paint scheme (and ideally modeling detail) to mark them out from the main force. Any other army in the game can take all the colors of the rainbow without a hassle, but the fact that Marines can have different USRs despite being modeled the same depending on their Codex means that you have to be extra careful about making sure they're distinct.

I'd happily play against you (heck, having a fully painted army puts you above most!) but if it was something complicated like "Blood Angels and Salamanders are Codex Blood Angels, LotD and Imperial Fists are Codex Space Marines" I'd probably be reconfirming with you every turn to make sure I kept track of what was what.

Heck, there was a guy at our store, redhat, who had his marines painted PINK!

I run my orks as a particularly psychotic rainbow of colors.

I run all 6 clans, each with their own color scheme, and all of them are painted 80's style bright. No muted muddy 'realistic' colors here, just a violent orky assault on the senses.

I've only got maybe 10% of my army done, so far, but i'll finish it all eventually

My Nurgle Daemons are a lot more muted and less vibrant.

I'd like to see some pics of all these colorful armies

I think it would be cool to see a marine army where every single marine came from a different chapter. Like, each model was a survivor from some war that brought them together into their own unique chapter.

That would be a pretty good Veterans unit idea for allies, actually.

I wouldn't have a problem with it. As with two of the above posters, I paint my Dark Eldar by factions (All based Nagarroth Purple, but Kabalite Green for that faction and Hellion Green for the gangers with some daemonic pink horror for the Wyches). My Orks are just straight up every clan out there, though I really need to at least make enough to have distinctly colored squads. Right now they are all kinda mingled.

 Flood wrote:
Yeah as long as you make it clear they're all one force using the same rules, no problemo.

Yeah this, just a quick two second explanation.

No, I would refuse to play against this army. Having troops painted different colors can lead to unit identification confusion. My guardsmen wouldn't know who to shoot first. The question should always be "EVERYONE!".

Also, having your soldiers painted different than what's on the box is a clear violation of WYSIWYG. Space Wolves painted in Ultramarines regalia clearly aren't Space Wolves and should therefore use the Space Marine codex. It doesn't matter how you equip them since it's violating what the instructions tell you to do.

I like painting squads differently just in case they stand next to eachother that they'd stand out more.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
No, I would refuse to play against this army. Having troops painted different colors can lead to unit identification confusion. My guardsmen wouldn't know who to shoot first. The question should always be "EVERYONE!".

Also, having your soldiers painted different than what's on the box is a clear violation of WYSIWYG. Space Wolves painted in Ultramarines regalia clearly aren't Space Wolves and should therefore use the Space Marine codex. It doesn't matter how you equip them since it's violating what the instructions tell you to do.

While playing, I keep all similarly painted units together, so BA with BA, lotd with lotd, salamanders with salamanders etc, so there is no confusion as to what is in each unit, I won't play a unit until its painted, so no half painted units on the table. If your logic is to paint what you see on the box, should GW sell tactical units with every single chapter on the box?

I equip all marines as standard, apart from specialist units such as Sanguinary Guard.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
No, I would refuse to play against this army. Having troops painted different colors can lead to unit identification confusion. My guardsmen wouldn't know who to shoot first. The question should always be "EVERYONE!".

Also, having your soldiers painted different than what's on the box is a clear violation of WYSIWYG. Space Wolves painted in Ultramarines regalia clearly aren't Space Wolves and should therefore use the Space Marine codex. It doesn't matter how you equip them since it's violating what the instructions tell you to do.

Thats funny because non of my instruction booklets have ever told me to paint at all.

Beard wrote:

 TheCustomLime wrote:
No, I would refuse to play against this army. Having troops painted different colors can lead to unit identification confusion. My guardsmen wouldn't know who to shoot first. The question should always be "EVERYONE!".

Also, having your soldiers painted different than what's on the box is a clear violation of WYSIWYG. Space Wolves painted in Ultramarines regalia clearly aren't Space Wolves and should therefore use the Space Marine codex. It doesn't matter how you equip them since it's violating what the instructions tell you to do.

While playing, I keep all similarly painted units together, so BA with BA, lotd with lotd, salamanders with salamanders etc, so there is no confusion as to what is in each unit, I won't play a unit until its painted, so no half painted units on the table. If your logic is to paint what you see on the box, should GW sell tactical units with every single chapter on the box?

I equip all marines as standard, apart from specialist units such as Sanguinary Guard.

I think he was being funny.

I hope he was being funny.

Personally, I'd just be glad that you painted them at all.

whatever you do, unless you are a masochist, avoid yellow like the plague. not only is it hard to paint, but if you ever fight a slanesh CSM army, you will go blind!

 TheCustomLime wrote:
No, I would refuse to play against this army. Having troops painted different colors can lead to unit identification confusion. My guardsmen wouldn't know who to shoot first. The question should always be "EVERYONE!".

Also, having your soldiers painted different than what's on the box is a clear violation of WYSIWYG. Space Wolves painted in Ultramarines regalia clearly aren't Space Wolves and should therefore use the Space Marine codex. It doesn't matter how you equip them since it's violating what the instructions tell you to do.

The sarcasm is strong on this one

I would have no problems. As long as you say "Hey, they have different colors but they are all codex X" it's all good. Painted armies = awesome

Eldar: paint the rainbow. My eldar army is enough colors to be called a dozen different armies.

Well my SM are painted up as pre heresy EC Salamanders and a few Raven guard. Though as the majority is EC i use the BA codex

As long as it's clear what you're playing, there shouldn't be an issue.

My Demon Army is almost entirely "dog" conversions. I have a Lab of Change (on the gallery), a Corgi Demon Prince (on the gallery soon)...etc. It's ridiculous and I love making them, but everything is WYSIWYG and I've never had an opponent call me out on it.

So, I doubt you'll have many issues.

The lack of photos linked in this thread, especially the Corgi Daemon prince, is freaking CRIMINAL.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
The lack of photos linked in this thread, especially the Corgi Daemon prince, is freaking CRIMINAL.

Apologies

The Lab of Change
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/497186-.html?m=2

The Corgi Demon Princess
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/507544-My%20Corgi%20Demon%20Princess.html

Both of them posing with the Fleshpuppies of Khorne
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/507545-PUPPIES.html

A battle report with them in action
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/529163.page

Kairos Fateretriever and the Heldoggies are almost done, haha.

anonymou5 wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
The lack of photos linked in this thread, especially the Corgi Daemon prince, is freaking CRIMINAL.

Apologies

The Lab of Change
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/497186-.html?m=2

The Corgi Demon Princess
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/507544-My%20Corgi%20Demon%20Princess.html

Both of them posing with the Fleshpuppies of Khorne
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/507545-PUPPIES.html

A battle report with them in action
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/529163.page

Kairos Fateretriever and the Heldoggies are almost done, haha.

That...is awesome

 Scott-S6 wrote:

Beard wrote:

 TheCustomLime wrote:
No, I would refuse to play against this army. Having troops painted different colors can lead to unit identification confusion. My guardsmen wouldn't know who to shoot first. The question should always be "EVERYONE!".

Also, having your soldiers painted different than what's on the box is a clear violation of WYSIWYG. Space Wolves painted in Ultramarines regalia clearly aren't Space Wolves and should therefore use the Space Marine codex. It doesn't matter how you equip them since it's violating what the instructions tell you to do.

While playing, I keep all similarly painted units together, so BA with BA, lotd with lotd, salamanders with salamanders etc, so there is no confusion as to what is in each unit, I won't play a unit until its painted, so no half painted units on the table. If your logic is to paint what you see on the box, should GW sell tactical units with every single chapter on the box?

I equip all marines as standard, apart from specialist units such as Sanguinary Guard.

I think he was being funny.

I hope he was being funny.

I was being funny but to be honest I could see Gee Dubs print different boxes for each chapter. It'd be kinda cool to be honest if they kept the prices the same.

For my real opinion on the matter, I don't care. A Spess Mahreen is a Spess Mahreen no matter the paste rubbed onto his armor. Heck, I plan to make my Blood Ravens compatible with each Marine codex as both a fun modeling project and to keep my army competitive.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
I was being funny but to be honest I could see Gee Dubs print different boxes for each chapter. It'd be kinda cool to be honest if they kept the prices the same.

For more on that, look at the new Eldar supplement.
Everything vaguely wraith-like is also shown in yellow.