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Right ho folks time to let the cat out of the bag on this one!!

Some of you may know from my many ramblings on DAKKADAKKA that I'm planning something a little special for my Imperial Guard, so lets tell everyone some of the plans now.
As the title of the post suggests it revolves around the movie Children of Men, one of the best films of the last 10 years and without doubt a film containing one of the best military forces ever, a futuristic British Army. So as a little tribute to my favourite films I have decided the troops of my force will all be wearing the camo used in this film, something jokingly referred to as COM-PAT (of which I am lucky enough to have aquired 2 sets) which looks something like this:
http://bp1.blogger.com/_EQyEQlhTXGo/SIjYmucZaxI/AAAAAAAAADs/NsKTQExnCCE/s320/COM-MillitaryCostume1.jpg

Pretty slick eh? I know it looks difficult so any tips as to how to paint it would be appreciated, however i do have one slight problem. Now no bad jokes here please but I've got problems with my Helmet! Its a nice simple one, COM-PAT 0r Olive Drab. So I'm turning to you my readers for some suggestions on this too and will be running a poll on the side of the Blog (and on some of my favourite forums) until Monday evening.
Now for some test pics, I apologise about the quailty of both the photography and of the painting but both were done very quickly, so without further ado here are the contestants:

SCHEME A
http://bp3.blogger.com/_EQyEQlhTXGo/SIjZoNMBhAI/AAAAAAAAAD0/VY0qrtg97CU/s200/schemeA.jpg

SCHEME B
http://bp1.blogger.com/_EQyEQlhTXGo/SIjZ-84cyPI/AAAAAAAAAD8/7mDJBwYk0u4/s200/schemeB.jpg

Now I know the quality is crap but once some of you lovely folks have made some suggestions about getting the scheme down well or at least of a reasonable quility I'm sure they will look pretty awesome! Not to mention I have some seriously cool plans for the Tanks in this force.

So remember folks please vote in my poll or I'll be forced to send these boys round:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_EQyEQlhTXGo/SIjajyt1k9I/AAAAAAAAAEE/PiCfCDP464s/s200/com-MILITARY1.jpg

Enjoy and Come back soon for more fun and games
Millest

I really like the second option. I think that the green goes very well with the grey. Also I think that it looks a little more interesting than just more grey.

its not so much grey as gonna be painted in compat too, similar to the actually costume but it does seem as if using the OD helmet does break it up a bit more and means less difficult painting for me

Honestly the pics are too small to really tell but I like the first one if I have to choose. You definately want to check out he work of fellow member Ciphus Cain, esp the more recent posts of his guard units. I would actually PM him and see if he would do a one off fig in you camo color he really has the pattern thing down. I think he could be of great help to you in putting that all together.

ill have to drop him a pm and see what he can knock up, but their might be an update coming later tonight to the blog regarding the scheme
millest

i can't really tell with the poor quiality of the pic and its small size. But I'm thinking the second one based on what I can see.

Good Day All!
Well folks it seems you've all spoken both on the blog and on the posts on my various forums i belong to and the decision is in!
Yes that's right its time to go with scheme B
That's the green armour over the grey/camo gear. However after a week of tediousness at work and some evaluating of spare time, not to mention my sanity, I have unfortunately needed to come to a compromise!
It seems after playing with the test mini again that painting the whole force in the COMPAT will slowly but surely drive me insane! well further insane should i say. So to save my sanity i have decided only Veterans and Storm Troopers will get the COMPAT (and I'm planning a lot of Storm Troopers for this force at a later date) and possible some command squads, such as the company HQ. Tanks will still get the COMPAT style camo I had planned as will Sentinals. The compromise however is that the bog standard Grunts will get a much simpler camo consisting of codex grey with some green folded in for pattern under the green armour.
Whilst nowhere near as spectacular as I had planned i think it will look very cool and once the whole force is assembled will pull the look off perfectly.
Over this weekend I wont be completing any work on the force as other plans are at the fore but come next week the construction will start anew and hopefully by Tuesday I should have the first conversions up for your to see! Though keep your eye out for some pics of my weekend if I get round to taking any. You might all get lucky!!!
Have a great weekend and see you all soon
Millest

B looks better imo.