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Hey everybody! I just finished my first commission, which was a big lot of urban-schemed Imperial Guard for Spikes, here on Dakka. There's about 45 guys in total, including a funky gun turret thing. I started these guys near the end of July, so it's good to have them done. Anyway, here's the pictures:

All of the commission except the gun turret:






Missile launcher teams:


Turret and more troopers:


Command squad:


These guys were pretty interesting to paint - I've never worked on Pig Iron heads before, and never done a scheme like this. I tend to stick to brighter colors since I'm a fan of old 'Eavy Metal paintjobs from the 90s. I'm a little sad to see them go, but I hope they manage to kick some xeno ass on the tabletop!

Next up is an Imperial Fists army for the same client. Once I get the materials for it, you'll see them pop up in my commission thread: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/307261.page

Tell me what you think!

I have to say, when I heard "urban" Imperial guard I was a bit skeptic. However, I think you totally pulled it off, looks great!

The skin looks a bit too red/orange imo. If it was intended to be like that for the red in the urban camo, then thats a crap load of warpaint/blood. Lmao

johnscott10 wrote:The skin looks a bit too red/orange imo. If it was intended to be like that for the red in the urban camo, then thats a crap load of warpaint/blood. Lmao

It's a little less red in person, but it's still very, very warm. There's also no red in the camo; I have no idea what you're looking at. I pitched a second skin tone to my client, but he liked this one better - personally I like it too. It keeps things from looking too dull, which an all grey army can be,

I agree with ya on this one SRM, it kinda breaks up the monotony of all the neutral colors. Now go make more cartoons!