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So I have had this army sitting around for years and now I want to paint some of it. My question is what color would be good for the armor on a cadian if the cloth is a commando Khaki. Also wit that theme in mind what color for the tanks.

What sorts of colours do you like?

Green?
Red?
Yellow?
Black?
White?
Purple?
Blue?
Orange?
Teal?
Pink?
Grey?
Brown?

You are obviously looking at a dark colour to offset the lighter brown. Anything from black, Dark green/khaki green/Olive drab. Try Tamiya for either Sea Blue or Field Blue, they are excellent for IG armour. As for the tanks, I'd suggest that you aim for a colouring that closely resembles the colour of the figure bases,e.g. are you going for an urban setting, desert, winter? Pick the colour that suits the terrain.

I'd go with a camo green/black/desert yellow armor

Desert is kinda what I am looking for. Also I ask this cause I am color blind so sometimes I pick the wrong colors and they don't really mix well.

But would dark angels green or camo green be better?

Green can still work with a desert army. A lot of soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan use Green vests.

http://heavenawaits.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/american-soldiers.jpg

cgage00 wrote:Desert is kinda what I am looking for. Also I ask this cause I am color blind so sometimes I pick the wrong colors and they don't really mix well.

But would dark angels green or camo green be better?

I'd say Charadon Granite, Catachan Green and a Camo Green Highlight.
Same thing for tanks, but mix Catachan and Camo green, and drybrush instead of highlighting.

I'm color blind, so when I have this dilemma I usually google "color wheel" or "complimentary colors". Since I started doing that, people have stopped making those "OMG that's hideous but I'm too polite to be honest" faces when I show them my latest work.

I think Catachan Green for the armor plates works with ALL color patters for cloth.

Other then that, either pick a real life armies colors or what you think is cool. Also note that it is really hard to do gigital camo.

Maxim C. Gatling wrote:I'm color blind, so when I have this dilemma I usually google "color wheel" or "complimentary colors". Since I started doing that, people have stopped making those "OMG that's hideous but I'm too polite to be honest" faces when I show them my latest work.

Well, I looked at your pictures and honestly your models are over Table Quality.