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hi folks
i need assistance in some bits im trying to finish off and im looking at replicating an urban camo scheme for my troops, in particular this:

http://propstore.com/img/products/1010/COM-SoldierCostume3_1.jpg

im looking to replicate this but i was wondering has anyone attempted it or has any got any tips on how to achieve it, though if anyone fancies writing i guide it would be good
any help you can offer would be great as i just cant seem to get it!
cheers
millest

What army is it for?

Is it digital urban camo? If so i think you will need to scale it up a bit on your models in order for it to be visible if at all doable.
From it appears on a glance it will be time consuming but worth the effort

Apart from this,(http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat440173a&categoryId=400032§ion=&pIndex=2&aId=2400008&start=3&multiPageMode=true)all I can suggest is a white basecoat, freehand shapes in several shades of gray, and a lot of time.

sorry its for guard

the camo is wierd i have a set at home and its half fluid and half digital. looks awesome though.

will have to play with some of those ideas, only need it for like 15 models lol

Bunch of goog tutorials out there:

http://s3.zetaboards.com/The_Ammobunker/topic/7102628/1/

http://ambushalleygames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1954

http://www.alpineminiatures.com/imagepages/paintingguide.html

Here are some of my 15mm troops in ACU:

cheers for the links, looks good, lets just hope my painting skill is up to it :S
Thanks
dave

Here are some good urban camo links.
http://s3.zetaboards.com/Chamber_Militant/topic/678863/1/
http://commissar.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=howto&action=display&thread=4071
I hope you find them useful.

CptJake wrote:Here are some of my 15mm troops in ACU:

Very nice minis there. 15mm, you say, huh? Who makes them? What rules system do you use for them? A modified Rapid Fire? Looks like an Iraq/Afghanistan/Somalia type setting. What do you use for OpFor?




Ghidorah

Those particular troops are from a company called Peter Pig, but most of my infantry (good guys and bad guys) is from Rebel Minis, though other companies make good stuff too. My vehicles are from Peter Pig, QRF, and the hummers are made by a guy who runs a small sculpting and casting business on the sdie fo his real jo (he makes some FANTASTIC stuff too!)

Peter Pig: http://www.peterpig.co.uk/range17.htm

QRF: http://www.quickreactionforce.co.uk/

Rebel: http://www.rebelminis.com/15mm-modern-milita.html

Hummers: https://sites.google.com/site/irishserbsminiatures/

I use Ambush Alley or their Force on Force rules, or various Two Hour Wargames rules: http://ambushalleygames.com/ and http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/wargames.htm

More of my stuff here: http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/15mm%20Moderns/20Apr2011%20misc/ and http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/15mm%20Irregular/ (Those bagd guys are from Irregular minis.) I have Afghanish and AQIish bad guys,as well as some generic terrorists for my fictional Dirkadirkastan.

Here is the Ambush Alley game I ran at a local convention: http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/SiegeOfAugusta09/

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/AmbushAlleyTableShots/

As an aside, all the companies mentioned above are run by great folks.

Jake

I think the problem with this particular camo is not the lack of posing but the exact method/way to apply this particular pattern on a 40k model..

digital is easier, but fluid looks better on finished models