Pyrotechnics
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Let the promethium burn it to a cinder!
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Post by Pyrotechnics on Dec 5, 2011 22:29:18 GMT -5
warm colours...red, orange and yellow highlight like the oldschool cadian models in the old codex... i always imagined plasma to be hot... therefore hot colours Actually, I'm fairly certain that those colours are the colours of the coolest hot-things, if that makes sense. For example, red stars are cooler than blue stars.  |
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Post by mccaptain on Dec 6, 2011 14:09:23 GMT -5
In gaunt's ghost's Harker's plasma pistol is red.
I actually do a mix of colors. I figure that in the fluff at least, plasma weapons are extremely rare and ancient technology that is all but lost. I figure that the chances of and two squads having plasma weapons that came from the same forge using the same materials from the same era is nearly impossible. I figure that it stands to reason they could be several different colors. The final effect is actually pretty cool having a bunch of different ones.
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Post by DadCRO on Dec 8, 2011 18:53:24 GMT -5
^^^ That is an excelent idea.
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Post by Pax Urbis Pax Imperi on Dec 15, 2011 15:02:03 GMT -5
I use contrast. If the gun/model is dark then I use a really bright light blue, if the gun/model is khaki then I make the plasma cell blood red. That's the reason I used purple for my plasma.... I liked the contrast to my army's colors. |
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Post by DadCRO on Feb 11, 2012 17:46:48 GMT -5
Also why I used green. Not only because it looked cool, but also because it contrasted my blue themed army.
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Post by F.K.M on Feb 12, 2012 6:12:47 GMT -5
I always felt it'd look cool going from red to orange to yellow and finally white or similar to show how much power is left. Light blue however is pretty good.
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Post by mccaptain on Feb 14, 2012 9:52:42 GMT -5
You mean something like this?   |
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Post by mccaptain on Feb 14, 2012 9:53:28 GMT -5
Notice the bionic arm and facial damage from a previous overheat....
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Post by RejectionHurts on Feb 17, 2012 0:19:25 GMT -5
i've used red, blue, copper, and yellow on my guys so far just to mix everything up, but im a big fan of the red ones especially when i shade the back side to dark red as though it's being discharged.
i agree fully with ashotninja on the hot colors.
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Post by marbo on Feb 17, 2012 17:33:55 GMT -5
that is one badass sgt! mccaptain
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