Insignium Astartes
The long out-of-print guide to Space Marine heraldry by Alan Merrett is back as an A4 full-colour Print on Demand title.
Thisincredibly detailed sourcebook is the most comprehensive account todate of the Codex chapters, including unit markings, chapterorganisation, vehicle markings and special troop types. Taking theUltramarines chapter as its prime example, Insignium Astartes closelyexamines the elite super-warriors known as Space Marines and explainsthe significance, history and complexities of their incredible heraldicarmour – making this book a must for anyone with an interest inhumanity’s greatest champions.
March 2010 • ISBN 9781844169030
Customer reviews
Great book.
Rated 4 out of 5 by mike
I missed out on this when it was first published and many times nearly paid a lot of money for a second hand coppy. I didn't and when I saw this i was really excited. It didn't disappoint, a fantastic reference book for the price. The only negative, and the reason I didn't award it all 5 stars, is that some of the illustrations are really showing their age. Compared to the current Marine Codex they look quite primitive. Black Library really should consider a new, updated edition of this.
Very informative
Rated 4 out of 5 by Clyde
... I'm with Mike on this one.
Ultramarines again!!! and graphically poor. not worth the price plus postage!
Rated 1 out of 5 by Thomas
I wrote a longer comment but the character count stopped me so I'll summarise. I've been into this hobby since the 1980s, I got this book and was firstly disappointed by how thin and flimsy it was compared to other source books of similar price. Graphically its very poor and you get better info in the latest codex Space Marines. Once again the main focus is Ultramarines so don't expect any insight or painting inspiration for other chapters. lots of 'cartoony' images interjected with old pictures from the White Dwarf back catalogue. Not worth £15, sending my copy back. falsely advertised.
great book! very helpfull fluff
Rated 5 out of 5 by liam
the review by Thomas is a have to say rubbish its not falsely advertised ifhe did not like ultramairnes way by a book based on them? "Taking the Ultramarines chapter as its prime example" GREAT READ 5/5 helped my build my whole ultramarines 4th company
Great reference material for Astartes fans
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chris
I bought this back in the first edition, and have leafed through it many times over the years. It's a lovely piece of additional fluff for fans of Marine background, covering all aspects of chapter schemes and symbology, and provides lots of inspiration when planning iconography and colour schemes for squads. It could do with an update to the current Marine Codex, but then it's far from the only product we could say that for, which is the downfall of mutable fluff!