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I just wanted to share project that I have completed, the point of the project was to use pictures to show inspirations for IG most famous Regiments.
Here are the pictures themselves:












It was hard to find official images of various famous Regiments so this is the best I could do.
And also thanks to Lynata for consulting me

On the whole you've nailed it there (although lack of the Belgian soldier in the DKoK one makes me a little sad - those coloured unit collar tabs were from the Belgians and are one of my favourite details on the DKoK models), it's just that Cadia/Canadian thing.

The Canadians in that picture are from around 1917 - Canadian forces between 1939-1945 used BRENs not Lewis Guns, they didn't wear puttee's & the shape of the tin hat was slightly different. Their equipment aped that of the British army (Canada is still a Commonwealth country). So to say Cadians are based off of Canadians is to say they were also based off of the British army, Indian army, Australian army & those from other Commonwealth Countries pre-1945.

The most likely explanation is that GW decided Cadia/Cadian was snappier than Arcadia/Arcadian and thus dropped the Arcadian's permanently and went with a generic sci-fi meets NATO forces approach.

Or you just want to nag at Canadians being better troops. Though it is a 1917 picture. Their reputation as Shock Troopers, however, is an easy reason to include them in the formation of Cadians.

 Sparks_Havelock wrote:

The Canadians in that picture are from around 1917.

The source where I downloaded this picture said this was from 1944, in England at training for D-Day.
And believe me it was hard enough to find that picture, I wanted some where they are grouped together nicely and the most I found where during battle.

Thankfully SOMEONE understands the "African British = Preatorains" connection. Also, am I the only one who not only sees that connection but also makes the connection that

A: The Preatorains are dressed as 19th Century African British troops.

B: Preatorains are at constant war with Feral Orks.

C: The Feral Orks are a crude metaphor for the Zulu tribes that the 19th Century Brits were constantly fighting in Afrrica

 washout77 wrote:
Thankfully SOMEONE understands the "African British = Preatorains" connection. Also, am I the only one who not only sees that connection but also makes the connection that

A: The Preatorains are dressed as 19th Century African British troops.

B: Preatorains are at constant war with Feral Orks.

C: The Feral Orks are a crude metaphor for the Zulu tribes that the 19th Century Brits were constantly fighting in Afrrica

I hear you

Too bad there is no more fanart for them, I can found only this picture - no official fanart like for Cadians.
As an army they are badass and they are really nice to draw, shame...

I'd also suggest the United State Navy uniform for the Mordians.

 Brother Captain Alexander wrote:

 washout77 wrote:
Thankfully SOMEONE understands the "African British = Preatorains" connection. Also, am I the only one who not only sees that connection but also makes the connection that

A: The Preatorains are dressed as 19th Century African British troops.

B: Preatorains are at constant war with Feral Orks.

C: The Feral Orks are a crude metaphor for the Zulu tribes that the 19th Century Brits were constantly fighting in Afrrica

I hear you

Too bad there is no more fanart for them, I can found only this picture - no official fanart like for Cadians.
As an army they are badass and they are really nice to draw, shame...

The wiki (http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Praetorian_Guard) has a 2 good drawings of them. One of them is a nice fit for the post you put the Brit soldier in so it might make a good comparison. The other is from the only real fluff they are in, the Massacre at Big Toof Ridge

But I do love the Preatorians. Im sad to see them out of production....


Also, I wouldn't say the USN uniform for Mordians. Especially not the modern uniforms, and that's coming from someone who is looking at my brother-in-laws right now. I mean, you can make the connection but it's a stretch. A stretch you could fit to ANY blue Dress Uniform.

 Arcsquad12 wrote:
I'd also suggest the United State Navy uniform for the Mordians.

As I've pointed out repeatedly in the past, the Mordian Iron Guard uniforms and that distinctive blue uniform owe more to the French & German uniforms of the Franco-Prussian war and the mid-late c19 Imperial power troops & their tactics than a dress uniform of a single Corps of troops from the US Navy;

 Sparks_Havelock wrote:

Legion of Flame wrote:
But yes, Mordians borrow a lot from the Marines.

They don't I'm afraid. Franco-Prussian war - no American Marines in that. Too many incosistancies for it to be based off of the US Marine Corp uniform. The hats, style of uniform and colour scheme ape those of the French & Prussian armies of the Franco-Prussian war too closely to be anywhere near the Marine Corps dress uniform. A couple of similarities does not compare to direct imitations*. Besides the Mordian means of waging warfare once again directly apes the Imperial armies of the latter half of the c19.

As for how well-known the US Marine Corp uniforms are, if a picture hadn't been posted earlier in the thread I wouldn't know off the top of my head. They're not that famous outside America.

*Let's add them up. US Marine Corp dress uniform similarity to standard Mordian Iron Guard uniform colours;
Blue tunic
Blue trousers
Red seam
Red piping

French & Prussian uniforms of 1870 similarities to standard Mordian Iron Guard uniform colours;
Blue tunic
Blue trousers
Red seam
Red piping
Red cuffs/turnbacks
Red & blue collar
Yellow French infantry epaulettes (light infantry ones I believe)
Prussian cap in French blue whilst retaining the red band.
Black webbing

9 vs 4.

Worth noting, also that the US Marine Corp tunic is far too dark, more like early c19 Prussian blue than the lighter French blue used for the Mordians.

 Arcsquad12 wrote:
Or you just want to nag at Canadians being better troops. Though it is a 1917 picture. Their reputation as Shock Troopers, however, is an easy reason to include them in the formation of Cadians.

No, it's about the inspiration behind the uniforms & tactics and my point still stands about the Canadian regiments being the same as the British regiments - equipped, organised and trained in the same way, using the same tactics & strategies. This was to create uniformity amongst the Commonwealth troops so they could easily work together because they all fought the same way. The Canadian thing I find is a desperate attempt to try and nail the Cadian's down as a direct link. It just does not have enough basis behind it. Yes the Canadians were good soldiers but so were the British soldiers, the ANZACs, the Indians, the Sikhs and especially the Ghurka's, not to mention the other troops from all over the Commonwealth. Wonder why they were all so good? Perhaps because they were all well trained?

 washout77 wrote:
Thankfully SOMEONE understands the "African British = Preatorains" connection. Also, am I the only one who not only sees that connection but also makes the connection that

A: The Preatorains are dressed as 19th Century African British troops.

B: Preatorains are at constant war with Feral Orks.

C: The Feral Orks are a crude metaphor for the Zulu tribes that the 19th Century Brits were constantly fighting in Afrrica

Frankly anyone who can't get the link between the two has either extremely limited knowledge of the late c19 or has not seen anything from popular media about that period (i.e. the film Zulu). Even as a child when they were released I was able to directly pin them down as copies of c19 British troops in foreign service uniforms (white pith - black pith was for home service/in Europe).

Also I'd pop in a picture of the Long-Range Desert Group for the Tallarn - their ways of waging war in the desert during the 1940s are akin to those used by the Arabs & Bedouin and I'm pretty sure they are a part of the inspiration behind the Tallarn;

They're still Canadians to me. Being voiced by Scott McNeil and Brian Dobson helps too. And Creed is Arthur Currie. And you won't change my mind.

The idea of 'official fanart' makes my head hurt...

 Sparks_Havelock wrote:
Frankly anyone who can't get the link between the two has either extremely limited knowledge of the late c19 or has not seen anything from popular media about that period (i.e. the film Zulu). Even as a child when they were released I was able to directly pin them down as copies of c19 British troops in foreign service uniforms (white pith - black pith was for home service/in Europe).

Oh I know. For some odd reason, a lot of people at my FLGS can't understand the broader connection. They understand the whole "Oh those guys are 19th century Brits" but that's about the extent of it.

 Arcsquad12 wrote:
I'd also suggest the United State Navy uniform for the Mordians.

Marine Corps dress blues, surely?

 Manchu wrote:

 Arcsquad12 wrote:
I'd also suggest the United State Navy uniform for the Mordians.

Marine Corps dress blues, surely?

They already went over this, but blue uniforms for americans are rather generic outisde of the US, so they probably weren't the intent when the Mordians were designed. May bad

 Arcsquad12 wrote:
I'd also suggest the United State Navy uniform for the Mordians.

I agree.

 Arcsquad12 wrote:
I'd also suggest the United State Navy uniform for the Mordians.

As I said before, the Prussian Uhlans (Lancers) are probably a better match:

Yes, I get a Prussian vibe as well.

It's both the Prussians & French. For example the epaulets on the Mordians? French light infantry & officers. The red cuffs & piping on the coat? Prussian infantry. The side-buttoned tunic could be the French tunic lacking a row of buttons. The cap the Mordians wear appears to be a copy of the Prussian peaked cap used from the Napoleonics up to WW1 and even later (check photographs of Manfred von Richthofen wearing his during the Great War as an example).

GW have always looked to historical conflicts for inspiration for the Imperial Guard regiments (with one or two exceptions perhaps), which is why the Death Korp are made up from the French, German, British & Belgian uniforms from the Great War and why the Tallarn are reminiscent of the Bedouin mixed with the Long Range Desert Group. They weren't going to go "Hmm we have this regiment we're basing around discipline, close order drill, volley fire and so on, we need a uniform. I know, the US Marine Corps has a snazzy dress uniform, we'll base their appearance on that!" The appearance of the regiment goes hand in hand with their historical equivalents and the tactics they used. Thus they cherry-pick from the sides involved in the conflict and build up the uniform.