Greetings all,
I'm just about to begin a new project and was thinking of doing a Red Scorpion 1st Company. After much thought I've now decided on a small successor chapter, the Black Scorpions! This army will be using the Deathwing rules (I know not the most tactical or efficient army, but fun hehe).
There armor will be dark red armor (not like blood angels, darker) more like a red burned color with dark gunmetal as an accent and white and bone as a major accent, then make the scorpion, of course, black.
I'm now in need of fluff! I always like to have some sort of history/story to an army. My army list is still in the process of being organized, but it's close to be a very mechanized CC Terminator army. A few Heavy Flamers, lots of Lightning Claws, Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields will be used. The other version I'm thinking of is a bit more balanced with Auto Cannons, etc.
But any way...the history of the Red Scorpions seems to be tied to a very very pure gene-seed. I guess they were supposed to be used as a specially bread force to deal with all things alien, specifically the Tyranids, because of such a pure gene-seed. I'm thinking the 1st company of the successor chapter, Black Scorpions, could be some type of specialist force used to root out heavily entrenched Tyranids, hence the Heavy Flamers. I'm just not sure how to tie in the mechanized part though.
Also, I was thinking of having the chapter shrouded in mystery answering only to a secret order within the Inquisition? Perhaps this is why they have the best equipment?
Any thoughts on all of this? Please feel free to add any thing you think would fit!
Thanks!
I'm just about to begin a new project and was thinking of doing a Red Scorpion 1st Company. After much thought I've now decided on a small successor chapter, the Black Scorpions! This army will be using the Deathwing rules (I know not the most tactical or efficient army, but fun hehe).
There armor will be dark red armor (not like blood angels, darker) more like a red burned color with dark gunmetal as an accent and white and bone as a major accent, then make the scorpion, of course, black.
I'm now in need of fluff! I always like to have some sort of history/story to an army. My army list is still in the process of being organized, but it's close to be a very mechanized CC Terminator army. A few Heavy Flamers, lots of Lightning Claws, Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields will be used. The other version I'm thinking of is a bit more balanced with Auto Cannons, etc.
But any way...the history of the Red Scorpions seems to be tied to a very very pure gene-seed. I guess they were supposed to be used as a specially bread force to deal with all things alien, specifically the Tyranids, because of such a pure gene-seed. I'm thinking the 1st company of the successor chapter, Black Scorpions, could be some type of specialist force used to root out heavily entrenched Tyranids, hence the Heavy Flamers. I'm just not sure how to tie in the mechanized part though.
Also, I was thinking of having the chapter shrouded in mystery answering only to a secret order within the Inquisition? Perhaps this is why they have the best equipment?
Any thoughts on all of this? Please feel free to add any thing you think would fit!
Thanks!