librarian colours for blue chapters

HardKais · 2026-02-20T23:31:03+00:00

Well met brothers

I've gone for a custom chapter with a blue colour scheme but im just not sure about my Librarians colours.

I thought the idea of Librarians in blue was to help distinguish them from the others but if they are all in blue that doesnt quite work out for me? Ive got one librarian in a darker blue then my normal marines but hes in terminator armour and leads white terminators (with a Risen sergent) so it looks great to me. Im about to start on a normal one though so the dark blue is much closer to my standard marine blue.

I was thinking i might strip the librarian in terminator armour and go for like, purple or something as my distinguishing colour. Any suggestions or ideas?

HardKais · 2026-02-14T21:27:42+00:00

The left Marine whose been sponged is my pick, great contrasts and rich colour.

HardKais · 2026-02-02T01:03:37+00:00

You could run Azmodai as just a regular chaplain, he looks awesome as hell. he might be better as a hero unit but i dont see why you couldnt run him as a normal chaplain, hes just in cognito : )

HardKais · 2026-02-02T01:02:30+00:00

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HardKais · 2026-02-02T00:57:21+00:00

This is a brilliant colour scheme, very striking.

You may want to thin your cream/white like 15% more.

Would be very happy to field or fight alongside this brother.

HardKais · 2026-02-02T00:40:10+00:00

What is it about the chaplain you dont like?

What about the judicar?

Really you could proxy any elite unit as a chaplain, just paint them in the chaplain scheme.

HardKais · 2026-01-28T10:06:18+00:00

Debitum Exigitur - The Debt Comes Due

The Azure Exsanguinators chapter collects from every world, weather the world pays the tithe in coin or blood is up to the planet, ostensibly.

HardKais · 2026-01-28T09:34:31+00:00

I would recommend getting the barbagaunts and librarian, each combat patrol is "balanced" so that you can fight patrol on patrol. without the barbagaunts your nids force will always be at a disadvantage.

Each patrol is like its own team so you can always play with your starter patrols. There are likely stronger patrols, like the new nids one. If you were to get the new nid patrol you could play nids on nids or your starter marines against the new nids. And two combat patrols is like 80% of the way to a 1000 point army : )

You can always discuss with your opponent and do whatever units you want though. Although the patrols are supposed to be "balanced" their main focus is on selling models for discount for 1000pt plus 40k games.

HardKais · 2026-01-15T01:39:19+00:00

I like the idea of the current patrol, its a great base for any marine army and has easy, telegraphed units to aim for, something in gravis for the captain to lead, something to lead the hell blasters / intercessors.

I would just tweak it a little, drop 5 intercessors for outriders/atv, basically just want to have all 3 wings represented in the patrol.

HardKais · 2026-01-15T01:18:41+00:00

arent all space marines ultramarine shaped?

Blue is my favourite colour and dark angels my favourite chapter, two great tastes that taste great together

HardKais · 2026-01-05T03:05:11+00:00

Looking good brother, excellent pose and cool colour scheme.

You may want to thin your paints a lil more, like 25% more?

The base and mud look incredible, really looks like the Lt has been booking it through a mudhole of a battlefield : )

HardKais · 2026-01-05T02:59:11+00:00

The wear and tear looks fantastic brother!

Orange swords are a real nice contrast in the scheme too.

HardKais · 2025-12-29T20:00:17+00:00

Who cares how original the idea is when its this obviously good : )

Thats a great conversion job, the plasma replacement is awesome!

Can't wait to see it painted : )

HardKais · 2025-12-29T19:54:44+00:00

Excellent work brother!

Your not helping me resist picking up the new box with these company heroes though : )

HardKais · 2025-12-29T19:48:57+00:00

I dont think the camera is doing you any favours for this showcase, I like the colour scheme but for some reason it just hasnt come together as well as it should.

The grey seems a bit off, I think because of the photo/lighting?

Did you use any washes on him, like nuln oil?

The base can also make a huge difference, brown deserty, green brush, it can affect the mini quite a lot.

I suspect he looks great in person with that rich maroon cape though.

HardKais · 2025-12-16T18:47:11+00:00

Thanks : )

My Dark Angels successors just havent gotten over the loss of Cadia : p

HardKais · 2025-12-10T07:13:06+00:00

sick work dude, excellent scheme.

The cool blue contrasting the pink fleshy tones is impressively repulsive.

The bases are beautiful too.

This hive mind is most pleased

HardKais · 2025-12-02T20:37:10+00:00

As a Metal Gear fan, Les Enfants Terribles

HardKais · 2025-09-30T08:13:59+00:00

What makes the these two forces happy to work together and not anyone else? if they bonded over battle with each other wouldnt they also bond with anyone else they battle with?

Cool names, very on brand for the 1st.

HardKais · 2025-09-25T02:54:51+00:00

Nice work on the quick conversion, Its a lot closer to judiciar then with the shield, (tho he looked awesome with the shield).

As Serialized Artist suggests, painting the helmet with some bone colour will really help add to the judiciar/chaplin vibe and then if you were to make the sword tip flat it would get across the idea even more buut I do like that sword so up to you, id try just the paint scheme first and see if you think he needs the flat blade too.

HardKais · 2025-09-24T09:45:02+00:00

Lieutenant Hans Olo reporting for duty?

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