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Why do the Eldar, for all of their technical and scientific know-how not know how to paint their armor in camouflage or at least more muted colors? I get why the Harlequin s don't, but what about the Guardians and various other Aspects? Why don't they use more sensible colors? Not only that, but hardly anyone paints them in realistic colors either. Why is that?

This is because they have technology built into their suits, like forcefields and holoprojectors. Because the armor itself isn't what's protecting them, they take a little more liberty.

because for their technological excellence, they are arrogant and proud. They wish to display the colours of their CraftWorld with honour. Anyway, I doubt it matters when they are renowned across the galaxy for being masters of stealth and ambush .

Because the Rule of Cool.
Remember how they looked like years ago?

TASTE THE RAINBOW!

 Barzam wrote:
Why do the Eldar, for all of their technical and scientific know-how not know how to paint their armor in camouflage or at least more muted colors? I get why the Harlequin s don't, but what about the Guardians and various other Aspects? Why don't they use more sensible colors? Not only that, but hardly anyone paints them in realistic colors either. Why is that?

Their shrine armor isn't just armor, it is as much a costume to represent an aspect of their minds and society.

Also, 40k is a Space Fantasy universe, not a SciFi one. It's why we have genetically engineered super soldiers going into battle in bright sunburst yellow and wielding hammers against tank divisions and spacecraft.

Because if they need stealth, they have technology for it.

Most armies in 40k sport non-camo colors. There are plenty of bright colors to go round.

Because Eldar are brightdark.

Because they're going to die out, but damned if they aren't going to look fabulous doing it.

 Zed wrote:
Because they're going to die out, but damned if they aren't going to look fabulous doing it.

Lulzs and agreed upon

Because woodland camo looks stupid when defending your craftworld fighting in corridors.

My Eldar army is fully dressed in green as you can see in my gallery. I absolutely dislike those shiny aspect colors.

Because if all the armies were painted in camo schemes, the entire miniatures line would photograph as quite boring.

If Imperial Fists and Blood Angels can do it, then Eldar certainly can. At least a Eldar tank can use holoprojectors, what hides an Imperial Fists' Landraider?

The uniforms of the Imperial Guard are camouflaged in order to protect their wearers by hiding them from sight.
The principle is that what the enemy cannot see he cannot kill. This is not the way of the Adeptus Astartes. A Space Marine’s armour is bright with heraldry that proclaims his devotion to his Chapter and the beloved Emperor of Mankind. Our principle is that what the enemy can see, he will soon learn to fear…
+++ Chaplain Aston, 10th Company, Fire Hawks Chapter +++

What color is "camo?"

Is dark green and brown "camo"? when you are on a desert with red sand and bright yellow rocks?
Or is red and yellow "camo" on a world where deep blue grass meets violet trees?

There is no such thing as standard camo, it must always fit the surrounding anyway, and in 40k the galaxy is a freaking weird place, and that's before the warp begins to make it weirder.

Heck, one of the Enclave planets is a huge crystal, try to walk on its surface in earthly jungle camo, you will be seen from orbit.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Because if all the armies were painted in camo schemes, the entire miniatures line would photograph as quite boring.

If Imperial Fists and Blood Angels can do it, then Eldar certainly can. At least a Eldar tank can use holoprojectors, what hides an Imperial Fists' Landraider?

More Imperial Fists, of course!

The sheer yellow mass will confuse the enemy.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Because if all the armies were painted in camo schemes, the entire miniatures line would photograph as quite boring.

If Imperial Fists and Blood Angels can do it, then Eldar certainly can. At least a Eldar tank can use holoprojectors, what hides an Imperial Fists' Landraider?

More Imperial Fists, of course!

The sheer yellow mass will confuse the enemy.

Its like zebras, if zebras were genetically engineered zealot killing machines wielding 1,000 year old hammers that can flatten tanks.

Spartak wrote:The uniforms of the Imperial Guard are camouflaged in order to protect their wearers by hiding them from sight.

I know a few regiments that would disagree with this assessment.

Vaktathi wrote:Their shrine armor isn't just armor, it is as much a costume to represent an aspect of their minds and society.

Exactly.

Eldar armor isn't armor as much as it is a uniform. Uniforms worn by 400 year old artists devoted to a strict code of aestheticism aren't exactly going to bow to mundane demands.

because 40k would suck if all armies had cammo. The only army that can pull off actual camoflage is the imperial guard, and even then it's by no means nessesary (my own cadians are painted red and beige victorian colours).

Eldar are elves in space, they should have a touch of pizazz to their aesthetics.

I love all the funny responses in this thread, very entertaining ha ha. I don't think it matters in an age of extreme technology where everyone knows where everything on the battlefield is anyway. We are all just gonna smash into each other and whoever has superior maneuverability and firepower and armor essentially wins. Who cares what everyone looks like?!

 Macok wrote:
Because Eldar are brightdark.

grimbright has a nice ring to it...

cheers
jah

In the grim bright future of humanity, space elves are *Fabulous!*