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Hey all,

I recently purchased a bunch of IG and have painted up a command squad, some shock troops, and am finishing off the arms for some scions.

What does everyone think of my colour scheme? I've had some 4channers tell me it looks like my guys pants are made of stone, so I don't want to paint a whole army only to realize the scheme sucks after sinking tonnes of hours into it.


EDIT - Sorry for the crusty picture quality, I only have a phone camera and an LED desk lamp to work with.

I'll be honest...dark green and grey don't really pop. While it may look a bit realistic (considering how toned down camouflaged troopers are supposed to be) it looks awfully boring. What were you planning for the bases?

That being said - these are you figures. In the end, who cares what other people think? If you like them, go for it.

Since you're asking for opinions though - I think it looks really dull. It may also be really dull to paint if you need to paint 100+ figures.

I quite like it. Very realistic, and executed well enough that it looks great.

 Elbows wrote:
I'll be honest...dark green and grey don't really pop. While it may look a bit realistic (considering how toned down camouflaged troopers are supposed to be) it looks awfully boring. What were you planning for the bases?

That being said - these are you figures. In the end, who cares what other people think? If you like them, go for it.

Since you're asking for opinions though - I think it looks really dull. It may also be really dull to paint if you need to paint 100+ figures.

I know that bright flashy colours are the standard (at least, based on the paint jobs i've seen at my local gaming shop), but based on my personal tastes, I wanted to aim for something realistic looking, even if it didn't quite stand out like your average Space Marine scheme would. I probably should have phrased my question as "how well did I replicate an urban camouflage colour scheme".

Thanks though, you did call it realistic, which is what I was aiming for so at least I've accomplished that.

Not sure on the green. Looks like some one is wearing urban cammies with woodland armor and gear. Maybe a dark gray/ dark blue/ black to tie the look together?

I quite enjoy toned down color schemes. This one is very well done

I really like the grey colour on your minis. Look like a cool camo pattern.
About the green, I agree that it makes your minis look more realistic. But, did you think about a winter pattern ? I think your grey and a white armour could be really cool.

Adding some colours into the fatigues could really help the models stand out on the table, some lighter grey/blue or white dots for a nice dark winter-isk camo.

I like the realistic color scheme it looks good.

For future painting, try your luck with the airbrush on vehicles. I airbrushed a titan and some rhinos to great effect.