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I'm playing with color schemes for my fallen space wolf project.

On the right is Space Wolf blue, I did a squad in it but wasn't happy. So I tried a squad in a grey, yellow, gunmetal and brown scheme which I liked more. Then I smear gloss red on the drab colors for blood.


Thoughts?

Anyway I also did a test model for my 82nd Airborne army


going for a US army in WWII theme there.

The 82nd ariborne dude has a little too much white imo. But otherwise it looks fine to me.
For SW I would go with the gray.

the 82nd airborne ususally wore a khaki uniform. but green us fine what line of paints are you using?

and do you prime your minis?

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I'm playing with color schemes for my fallen space wolf project.

On the right is Space Wolf blue, I did a squad in it but wasn't happy. So I tried a squad in a grey, yellow, gunmetal and brown scheme which I liked more. Then I smear gloss red on the drab colors for blood.

Space Wolf powder baby blue with blue pad looks terrible. You can try a black contrast for the shoulder pad, but the base color is wrong.

The grey marine is better, but still not good. But as a grey-yellow scheme, it would be fine. Also your yellow is too thin. Basecoat white, *then* paint yellow.

Both of these are begging for the dip, or at least a couple rounds of black wash to take the brightness down and show off the shadows.

Anyway I also did a test model for my 82nd Airborne army

going for a US army in WWII theme there.

This is better, because the base color is darker, but even this could really use a couple rounds of black dip / wash.

IMO, US Airborne would be better represented by Imperial Guard with Drop Troop packs.

Really, for your painting style, you need to stick with darker colors and use a little wash / dip to bring out the shadows.

Yeah they both need an ink wash, but my inks are dry so I ahve to wait for the Warstore boat to get into China.

I agree the blue wolf has to go, the grey is much better but now I'm thinking a dark grey like shadow grey might be good.

Thoughts?

As for 82nd airborne, I already did an IG drop troop army (Warzone and EM4 models) and I have tons of marines left over from an aborted Adeptus Mech army (using L&D rules). So marines it is.

You know, you can use a thin paint wash instead of inks...

use a thin paint wash instead of inks...

Agreed.
But if You insist on using inks, mix it with a drop of matt varnish. That makes it less glossy.