Squid
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Hi, I would like to make a diorama with the ten company captains as I am intrigued by the paradox of ultramarine “fluff”.
I am well aware that kids who first play the game either make an unconverted ultramarine army or a tragicomically bad custom paint job (e.g. pink and black), so UM have a “bad rep”, but I am not looking to be dissuaded.
Premise
Basically, Ultramarines are supposedly bog standard marines, but they have taken on more and more “fluff”, including a Greco-Roman look –different from the Byzantine look of the Dark Angels–, this is bizarre feature is quite clear in the codices where a ultramarine-by-default miniature is next to a miniature made solely for the Ultramarine chapter, this happens for both the “blingful” HQs (cf. the 4 “chapter masters” & cpt. Sicarius) and the frugal troops (cf. Sgt. Tellion, UM veterans etc).
What interests me in particular is the fact that the fluff goes all the way to list the names – ...and valour– of the captains and their colours and markings, but they are not actually applied anywhere, this extends to the oddity that the UM 2nd company captain has two miniature: one a designated model (cpt Sicarious), but in the chapter master set there is another 2nd company captain (chap with shield).
Aim
I would like to make a diorama with the captains assembled, but I completely mystified to what to make them do. They would probably have innumerable senior staff meetings with nibbles –M Calgar is on the chubby side– and blue powerpoints slides, but I will avoid that.
My most decent idea is a ceremony or some sort or a briefing by a messenger, preferably a small chap, namely a psycher or a squat pleeing for help, but I am not convinced. Has anyone got any ideas?
Secondarily, I would speculate that, the 8th being an assault only, cpt. Numitor would have a jump pack, while, the 9th being devastator only, cpt. Sinon will have the signum (antenna-like thingy on the backpack).
On an aesthetic note, Papa Smurf (Marneus Calgar) and 1st cpt (Agemann) (old model in terminator armour cum toga) are in a dynamic pose while the other captains are static. Additionally 11+ men is a big big crowd...would it be an utter mess?
I am well aware that kids who first play the game either make an unconverted ultramarine army or a tragicomically bad custom paint job (e.g. pink and black), so UM have a “bad rep”, but I am not looking to be dissuaded.
Premise
Basically, Ultramarines are supposedly bog standard marines, but they have taken on more and more “fluff”, including a Greco-Roman look –different from the Byzantine look of the Dark Angels–, this is bizarre feature is quite clear in the codices where a ultramarine-by-default miniature is next to a miniature made solely for the Ultramarine chapter, this happens for both the “blingful” HQs (cf. the 4 “chapter masters” & cpt. Sicarius) and the frugal troops (cf. Sgt. Tellion, UM veterans etc).
What interests me in particular is the fact that the fluff goes all the way to list the names – ...and valour– of the captains and their colours and markings, but they are not actually applied anywhere, this extends to the oddity that the UM 2nd company captain has two miniature: one a designated model (cpt Sicarious), but in the chapter master set there is another 2nd company captain (chap with shield).
Aim
I would like to make a diorama with the captains assembled, but I completely mystified to what to make them do. They would probably have innumerable senior staff meetings with nibbles –M Calgar is on the chubby side– and blue powerpoints slides, but I will avoid that.
My most decent idea is a ceremony or some sort or a briefing by a messenger, preferably a small chap, namely a psycher or a squat pleeing for help, but I am not convinced. Has anyone got any ideas?
Secondarily, I would speculate that, the 8th being an assault only, cpt. Numitor would have a jump pack, while, the 9th being devastator only, cpt. Sinon will have the signum (antenna-like thingy on the backpack).
On an aesthetic note, Papa Smurf (Marneus Calgar) and 1st cpt (Agemann) (old model in terminator armour cum toga) are in a dynamic pose while the other captains are static. Additionally 11+ men is a big big crowd...would it be an utter mess?
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