Official Colour Schemes

[stonehorse]

Seeing as we'll be getting Hive Fleet Traits/Tactics for the known cannon fleets I was wondering how many of these do we have examples of colour schemes?

We know Behemoth, Leviathan, and Kraken. As these have been GW's go to for quite some time.

The others: Hydra, Gorgon, Jormungandr,and Moloch as far as I know we haven't seen any examples. Does anyone know what they'll look like?

[parzaius]

Oct 9, 2017 18:21:38 GMT stonehorse said:

Seeing as we'll be getting Hive Fleet Traits/Tactics for the known cannon fleets I was wondering how many of these do we have examples of colour schemes?

We know Behemoth, Leviathan, and Kraken. As these have been GW's go to for quite some time.

The others: Hydra, Gorgon, Jormungandr,and Moloch as far as I know we haven't seen any examples. Does anyone know what they'll look like?

Older codexes had very pretty sample color schemes to help guide your painting toward custom fleets. I can't speak to the official colors, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of these came back:

Older codexes had very pretty sample color schemes to help guide your painting toward custom fleets. I can't speak to the official colors, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of these came back:

[stonehorse]

Ah, that is a blast from my past. The 3rd edition Codex while being more like a pamphlet, was full of greatness. Customisation of Tyranid Creatures, and a wealth of colour schemes.

I agree, GW might be back some of these classics.

[stonehorse]

Ah, that is a blast from my past. The 3rd edition Codex while being more like a pamphlet, was full of greatness. Customisation of Tyranid Creatures, and a wealth of colour schemes.

I agree, GW might be back some of these classics.

[parzaius]

You can even see the white/purple combo in "Bright Colors" that they adopted as default in 4th and onward. Before that, it was sort of yellow and red.

[Hive Bahamut]

I expect this to be one of the funnest/rage inducing parts of 8th. We Xenos players just painted/or didn't whatever we felt because their was no purpose.

I will *probably* try to match as close as possible with blue/black but it might just be repaint time for many a Hiver.

[slithernaut]

Most of those paints from the 3E book are completely different now.

I have a swarm painted up just like the that Shadow Gray and Fortress Gray gaunt next to the Ravener.

But GW changed the color without changing the name back about 10 years ago and its quite a chore to match my new models to the original Shadow Gray.

[parzaius]

Oct 9, 2017 21:28:51 GMT slithernaut said:

Most of those paints from the 3E book are completely different now.

I have a swarm painted up just like the that Shadow Gray and Fortress Gray gaunt next to the Ravener.

But GW changed the color without changing the name back about 10 years ago and its quite a chore to match my new models to the original Shadow Gray.

I did Imperial Purple / Scab Red back in the day, but all the paints have changed names now, too. So, color matching is going to be, ah, tricky.

[stonehorse]

It is annoying how GW change paints so often. This is why I stick to Army Painter.

Just thinking has their ever been any colour artwork of the other Give Fleets?

All the art I can think of is of the big 3.

[rpricew]

Oct 9, 2017 22:22:24 GMT stonehorse said:

It is annoying how GW change paints so often. This is why I stick to Army Painter.

Just thinking has their ever been any colour artwork of the other Give Fleets?

All the art I can think of is of the big 3.

Google will give you this answer... Jormungandr was featured in White Dwarf. Gorgon was also featured in a previous codex... 3rd I think.

[parzaius]

Oct 9, 2017 22:28:47 GMT rpricew said:

Oct 9, 2017 22:22:24 GMT stonehorse said:

It is annoying how GW change paints so often. This is why I stick to Army Painter.

Just thinking has their ever been any colour artwork of the other Give Fleets?

All the art I can think of is of the big 3.

Google will give you this answer... Jormungandr was featured in White Dwarf. Gorgon was also featured in a previous codex... 3rd I think.

Google links for reference:

Jormungandr:



Gorgon:

[stonehorse]

Cheers!

Looks like I have inadvertently choose Hive Fleet Gorgon.

[parzaius]

Oct 9, 2017 23:06:33 GMT stonehorse said:

Cheers!

Looks like I have inadvertently choose Hive Fleet Gorgon.

Let's hope it's a good one!

Also, here's Moloch:

[Hive Tyrant Qiln]

Huh I have that white dwarf still. Man I feel old.

[infornography]

Jormungandr is very close to the color scheme I am going for. I might just make that my goal.