Making a colour scheme for custom imperial guard regiment ideas

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**WhiteSkyBanshee**

I'm making an imperial guard army, called the either the the Traktiongrad 107th or the Panzerstadt Winterthur 109th. I intend to use the pig iron heads for my guardsmen, but I can't think of colour scheme. As you can probably guess from the name, I'm going for an Archaic/Steam punk/Slavic feel. I was thinking a kind of 'cold' feel, not desert or urban.

Any ideas?
All input appreciated

**Flinty**

Light blues and whites will make them look cold. Alternatively mud brown has always been a favourite of conscript armies from unpleasant climates

**Draglide12**

I agree with the white feel. have you ever played Operation Anchorage? If you have, i think the chinese would be a good uniform idea to pursue.

**WhiteWolf01**

Hmm, Steam punk/Archaic. Sounds like you're going to maybe want to go with browns, faded greens, some white, and brass colors.

Not mine, found it on google images.

**WhiteSkyBanshee**

I think I might go for a dark grey and brass colours like above.
Thanks everyone for the ideas.

**Viktor von Domm**

anyone know where there is an armypainter for IGS?

thanks in advance

vik

**powerclaw**

Dark Green and little red stars is a must for any army with "-grad" in the name

**Ailaros**

I agree with the white, light blue, light grey, and tan ideas. These were the colors of pretty much ever central and eastern european armies for the past 300 years (except for Russia's stint with a bright forest green).

**WhiteSkyBanshee**

What do you think I should go
for, Traktiongrad or Panzerstadt Winterthur?

**1hadhq**

Traktiongrad would be fictional and preferrable.

Winterthur is also a real city in swiss. Do you like to base the army on swiss?

**FoxPhoenix135**

I have a step-by-step guide on my blog for a color scheme like that you described:

http://foxphoenix40k.blogspot.com/2009/07/foxphoenixs-100th-post-celebration.html

**WhiteSkyBanshee**

1hadhq wrote:Traktiongrad would be fictional and preferrable.

Winterthur is also a real city in swiss. Do you like to base the army on swiss?

No. Traktiongrad it is.