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2017/09/07 14:18:21
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Below is a picture of a drop pod with Imperial Fists iconography that I picked up second hand. I'm trying to determine what the symbols mean, particularlty the smaller gold-colored one above the Sigismund emblem. It looks like a "2" superimposed over another number or letter. Thanks for your help.
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2017/09/07 14:26:47
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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A 2 would probably mean second company..
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2017/09/07 14:27:39
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Been Around the Block
Maine
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Guessing it's simply a fancy 2, as in "drop pod #2".
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2017/09/07 18:13:11
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Bonkers Buggy Driver with Rockets
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Though I would expect Roman numerals, it does look like it's a number. Maybe they were building The IF second company?
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2017/09/07 18:17:46
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Stone Bonkers Fabricator General
A garden grove on Citadel Station
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It's just a weird fancy script 2.
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2017/09/07 18:44:38
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Yeah that's all it is. Could mean 2nd company, the dedicated transport of tactical squad #2 etc.
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2017/09/07 21:55:50
Subject: Re:What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Ultramarine Librarian with Freaky Familiar
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2nd Company. The line through the number is just the script. Typically squad numbers aren't given in big roundels like that but I'm not the person who built the thing.
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2017/09/08 00:13:16
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Lone Wolf Sentinel Pilot
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These symbols are from the Forge World brass etch sets. I have the Imperial Fist one and the larger fist symbol is on there. The one above it is just a "2" in GW's "gothic" numbering font.
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2017/09/08 02:56:59
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Storm Trooper with Maglight
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I'm not sure if IF use Roman numerals or not, but it's most likely supposed to mean Second Company.
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2017/09/08 04:16:19
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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I'm going with it is a rogue trader style joke. The IFs here are dropping a 'number two' on their enemies.
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2017/09/08 15:21:44
Subject: Re:What does this vehicle marking mean?
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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It's just a #2. It matches the script that comes in GW's decal sets.
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2017/09/08 18:04:36
Subject: What does this vehicle marking mean?
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
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Post-Heresy Imperial Fists typically use Roman numerals for everything, so it's a (codex approved) deviation from the norm, so it really could mean anything you want: squad, company or vehicle. (Insignium Astartes has four pages of variant shoulder pad markings used by the Ultramarines, some variants use regular numerals as company and some as squad)
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