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Guys, I need some Blood Angels inspiration, please!!!

I've got a GD 1999 Space Marine Captain to paint for a friend as a Blood Angel Captain, and I am just stuck in a mental rut.  Anybody got anything, pics, fiction, ideas that might kick me out of it?

I've mounted him on a Fenris' Games (yay! geronimo) piece of fallen scenary, and painted his armour a base dark red, but that's as far as I've got.  I'll try and take a photo as soon as I can.

Help!!

Show us a pic then!

Watch the intro movie to Dawn of War again. Okay,it's the Blood Ravens rather than Blood Angels, but it's a seriously inspiring CGI short IMO. Made me buy some (still unpainted) space beakies when I first saw it  :icon_eek:

Quote from: gi6ers on November 14, 2007, 11:59:18 AM
Show us a pic then!

As soon as the kids are in bed! I promise!

Just remember the Blood Angels past-of Sanguinius and the defence of the Eternal Gate, of 10 000 years of unending paternal defence of short lived humankind.  Imagine the black rage just behind his eyes-reliving the Blood Angels final moments at the hands of the arch traitor-understanding more then any other of the Adeptus Astartes about the nature of the threat we all face.



Oh..pictures would be nice too   :icon_wink:

I am not up on the fluff... but aren't they the vampires?

dress in red?

what sort of inspiration are you after.. paint 'em red.. its their uniform colour

I hope all Space Marine fans have seen this site:

http://miniature-art.tripod.com/bloodquestsquad/

Dunno if the codex will help you:

http://uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/bloodangels-codex/1/

How not to do it (http://www.customhobby.com/forum/index.php?topic=1449.0)

Thanks guys - this is all helping, although the Bloodquest link is just donwright depressing as I'll never be able to paint that well!!!

OK, pic as promised of WIP:

Try getting hold of one of the new backpacks, the old ones look naff in my oppinion (and if you intend to start a small army then it's probably best to stick to the new)

Thanks eyeloas, but its not for an army, it is a single piece for a friend, and this is the backpack that came with it.

But, I think I have got enough old backpacks for a good sized army if I did want to use them ;)

I figured I would chime in with some pictures for inspiration:

(http://www.blacklibrary.com/images/merchandise_medium/poster-bloodangels.jpg)

(http://pagesperso-orange.fr/bruntz/lpt/images/listes/blood_angels_02.jpg)

(http://uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/bloodangels-indexastartes/images/old-cover.jpg)

(http://www.bdfi.net/img_forum/bi26.jpg)

(http://oz.games-workshop.com/games/40k/bloodangels/images/promo_background.gif)

(http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/300W/images3.deviantart.com/i/2004/097/0/4/Warhammer__Blood_Angels_Marine.jpg)

Thanks chaps :)  Red it is I think - but I know what sort of red I should be aiming for again, I think!