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So the short of it is, I want to do an Angels of Vengeance or possibly Guardians of the Covenant army (mainly due to not wanting the standard DA paint job...and my Necrons already have enough green). I like the the DA iconography with all of the swords, angels, and wings and would like to keep them with the exception of smoothing the moulded shoulder pads so I can add the proper chapter symbols there. In doing so, would I feel a disturbance in the warp, like the sound of a million fluff nazis all crying out in pain at once (note - I use fluff nazi as a term of quasi-endearment and would certainly apply it to myself from time to time), or would the reaction be more along the lines of "cool, brah"? Maybe somewhere in the middle. What do you think?

I take it to mean you want to flatten out the curvature of the plain shoulder pads, to make it easier to apply markings? I don't see a problem with it, if you can pull it off.

Seems no problem there, though I bet you'd be able to get a good trade/sale by selling the moulded pads and replacing them w/ the much more common plain ones.

 CalgarsPimpHand wrote:
I take it to mean you want to flatten out the curvature of the plain shoulder pads, to make it easier to apply markings? I don't see a problem with it, if you can pull it off.

Yes, but that's not really the issue I'm asking about. Taking the Dark Vengeance models for example - they are packed with all sorts of DA iconography which I intend to leave on the models other than sanding down the emblems on the shoulder pads so I can use transfers on them. I'm even looking at using bits from the DA upgrade sprues to snazz up generic SM models. The problem is the chapter I want to do is not true DA, but a successor chapter of them, so would it completely be against fluff for them to use the icons of their founding chapter but custom transfers and paint scheme of the successor chapter?

No, it would be exactly in line with the fluff.

Feel free to sand/shave/cut off whatever you need from the Dark Vengeance models, and add whatever is appropriate for your army. They're perfect for DA successors, just a little change here or there.