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If you read into the fluff of the IG then you may recall that the Cadian military equipment is pretty much the standard for the majority of planets who pay to equip their regiments with more than just the Imperium provided lasgun. Those who can afford better tend to use Elysian-looking equipment.

If you are looking to field a Cadian army you are pretty much stuck with using their green/khaki apparel (because they are a very regimented planet where even the birth rate is set - paraphrased from the IG codex). Unless you waver in how much you follow what the book says....

If you are unhappy with the green/khaki colors then I suggest that you homebrew your own planet and fluff, reasoning that they supply their regiments with Cadian equipment like most others do. I created my own using Cadian equipment. I used dark blue on my armor, light blue for capes, silver for emblems, white for uniforms, leather for boots and belts, and a different shade of dark blue for triangles with two black dots randomly placed around each triangle on their uniform. They come from a planet with a cooler temperature so they use those winter colors. This painting idea sprang from a GW article on IG paint schemes for camo... before GW decided to be anal and remove all their articles.

 portugus wrote:
Green Stuff on faces!

I recognize the first picture as being a conversion from the tank kit. Great job on making the regular guardsman torso fit in between those belt pouches!

As for the greenstuff on the faces, how did you get the material to harden? Mine seems limp whenever I tack that much on without a plastic piece to support it.

Wow I am slightly jealous of that desert guard!

When I initially made my guard I went with the standard equipment with little to no conversions.

You've inspired me to attempt some modest conversions to my guard since I am in the process of repainting. I think I'll give each one a ruck sack. I'll also see about adding a bayonet to each lasgun. Small things that can bring out the character of a regiment, you know?

So did the OP drop this?