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Which looks better? Blue or Green? I am going for an "Aliens" Xenomorph look for the army

Here is the Carnifex, Fully magnetized so I can use ALL heads, weapon arms and Carapaces.
Carnifex:





Here is where my quandary comes in - Blue or Green?

Blue Gaunt:





Green Gaunt:





Let me know what you think!

Alrite, got instantly drawn to this thread due to being on an alien low (colonial marines sucks ) and need a pick up. You didnt dissappojnt loving the look of the Fex i would say the green looks amazing with that carapace

WHOOPS! the pictures just fully loaded! i thought you meant blue or green toungue on the fex i go for the blue carapace with green tounges/gland, it looks far more "aliens"

Dude the blue black is wicked looking imo.

looks nasty and reminds me of the movie aliens.
Definately not something i want to snuggle

The blue one has more depth than the green. I would have probably gone for green if you had something like a scorpion green, which is near fluo. However that might require 2-3 layers of blending minimum to merge with the black, therefore:

Blue all the way.

If you're going for the Aliens look i'd say the blue ones as it's closer to the greyish color they actually are.

IIRC the actual aliens have more of a greyish brownish green highlight tone. There was a guy at Battle for Salvation last year with an entire army of them, which looked great. Let me see if I can find a link to any pics...

Also, moving thread to P&M general as the models aren't finished.

Ah, here's a link to his blog with a tournament report and some pics:
http://teninchtemplate.blogspot.com/2012/10/skulltaker-takes-queen.html

Here's a two min vid of it on its display board. The lighting isn't great, but you can get the idea:

Blue black all the way, but I'd dull it down way more. It's kinda bright at the moment. Also, base them!

I like the blue-black. If you think the varnish is too glossy, try a satin varnish.

Also think about the colour or finish for the base.

I like the blue more

I like the glossy finish to make them look slimy. As to the bases - I am getting some deck grating to make them look like they are on a hulk, also in keeping with the "Xenomorph" feel

Thanks for the comments all!

Vote blue! I love dark shiny buganids. I swear I remember them having metallic teeth, but I can't say I'd change a thing.

Blue, but bring it back a little, at least on the carnifex is covers up too much of the carapace.

Usually it is best to keep a paint scheme unified throughout an army if that helps.

Yeah, the blue is a bit bright with the direct lighting of the camera flash. On the table though, it is quite subdued.

Blue black look the best, I just finished a large alien model and it mentions for paint a glossy black with purple wash.

But yeah carnifex looks fantastic!

Blue, especially if you're going for movie aliens which do include a few blue aliens (and there have been blue ones in the video games too; as for green ones I think the closest they've gotten is a discoloured green/yellow to avoid having an alien that looks like their greenish/whitish blood).


The coolness of the blue also matches the black much better as well as the gloss. If you really wanted green I'd probably go with a brighter colour even.

Looks nice mate but a tad too glossy for my liking. Still, alien xenomorphs are shiny so...
Blue all the way for me.