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So, my friends and I are starting a collective theme set of armies.

I will be running a Genestealer army, and we will be basing it on a Iceworld.
The other players will be running IG armies with conversions to make them all look like they are part of the Genestealer Cult.

My initial idea for color scheme on the purestrains was a light bone chitin armor, with traditional purple/blue fleshy bits, with "ice-blue" claws

So I painted up a test model and I'm not sure if I like it yet. I wanted to get Dakka's opinion on this.

You can ignore the technical mistakes, I am looking for advice on scheme.

PICS!

I think your color choices look great so far, I think it could use a few more thin layers of white/bone to even out the paint as well as a bit more depth in the layers of his back spiney bit and the joints on his arms and legs, you could probably do this easily with some thin layers of a blue/black wash just applied to the joints.
Once you get that white/bone evened out he will look awesome.

Thanks for the input, I understand that this model is only so-so looking at the moment, I just wanted to get some feedback for the colors associated with it. bone chitin with purple flesh and ice blue claws.

The colors seem very appropriate for what you're trying to pull off. I'm curious what you're planning for the base.

All 4 of us are doing a combined scenic display base, with the edge of a city, the sewer under the city, and trenches just outside the city walls.

the converted IG troopers will be out in the trenches, all the IG armor will be inside the city (artillery) and in the sewer will be all the stealers.

So for the stealers they will have a base like these.
http://amindofmetalandwheels.blogspot.com/2007/11/advanced-basing-2-space-hulk-industrial.html

I like the Claws, but they seem a bit out of place with the rest of the Model. Maybe paint the spine with the same colour scheme?

The scheme looks great for an ice world hive.

The claws could almost be more of the bone white colour rather than the blue, but its great as it is.