Imperial Guard test scheme

[Cosmiccastaway]

Hi to everyone,

I'm a new member on here and wanted some feedback on some Cadians I've just finished up. I'm normally found on Bolter & Chainsword and the Commissar Proboard, but thought I'd branch out!

Anywho, I got bored of my Space Marines and decided to wander into town and buy the first thing that I saw on the shelf. Ok, it was 2 things: just a 5 man Cadian box and the 4 man Eldar Guardian box.

The Eldar will be started soon but I've just finished the Cadians. I bought them purely because I wanted something else to paint, but anyway here they are...

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0526.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0531.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0532.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0535.jpg

These really didn't take me long and they were a test to better understand if I would be able to actually complete a full army that is quick to put together and quick to paint to a good standard.

C&C would be appreciated and thanks for looking,

Daniel

[wittdooley]

I really dig the paint scheme. It's subdued without being boring, and looks like it would be a legitimate scheme for a guard regiment.

Ways to spice it up in the future:

To differentiate your Vet Squads (if you choose to do so) you could do a simple camo patter either on the flak or on the bib. With the coloring you have now, a WWII esque German Afrika Korps scheme would look really cool (the one with the 'leopard spots').

I think it works really well. Kudos.

[phoenix01]

I've been thinking of something similar for my guard regiment, either as an arctic theme or a desert/sand theme. What paints did you use?

[Cosmiccastaway]

Thanks Wittdooley, I'll bear it in mind, but I think it will take a while before any of this expands.

Phoenix: Yeah they were originally supposed to be a snow scheme, but the ases have turned into salt flats or something of the like.

The paint scheme is very easy...

Armour
1 Skull White spray basecoat
2 Badab Black wash over the armour
3 Skull white highlight and damage
4 Kommando Khaki for the Clothes

Clothing
1 Kommando Khaki
2 Gryphonne sepia wash
3 Bleached bone highlight
4 Skull white highlight

It's all very quick with a limited palatte.

Daniel

[Lerra]

I like how they are lighter colors. Most guard armies seem to be very dark, so it's a nice change. It might be nice to see them on a darker base so that they pop more, but it's totally understandable if you want them to be more realistic so that their armor blends into the terrain better.

[Cosmiccastaway]

I've been thinking of something similar for my guard regiment, either as an arctic theme or a desert/sand theme. What paints did you use?

Skull White spray basecoat

Armour
1 Badab Black wash (heavily watered down)
2 Skull white highlight, and battle damage

Clothing
1 Kommando Khaki
2 Gryphonne Sepia wash
3 Bleached bone on raised areas
4 Skull white highlight

Very quick and simple scheme with a simple palette.

Thanks everyone, Lerra- I did toy with the idea of darkening the bases, but I think for the moment I'll keep them like they are, adds to the feel of the Guardsmen.

[SotonShades]

Fantastic job. Love the detail you've put in to them with a fairly simple scheme. May I reccommend drybrushing the foliage with a bit of skull white to make the bases look more like a semi-artic tundra, matching the fatigues of your guardsmen?

[Cosmiccastaway]

Fantastic job. Love the detail you've put in to them with a fairly simple scheme. May I reccommend drybrushing the foliage with a bit of skull white to make the bases look more like a semi-artic tundra, matching the fatigues of your guardsmen?

You may indeed recommend it because I tried it earlier :) but I wasn't sure so I left it, but if you're recommending it then I'll give it a go and get some pictures up tomorrow.

[OCdt Mephiston]

I like it allot, but I think that the skin and fatigues color being so similar is throwing me off... Maybe darken the fatigues a little?

[Whoop!]

I like them just the way they are.

I would be honored to run them down and kill them on the field of battle. Sweet!

[Cosmiccastaway]

I like them just the way they are.

I would be honored to run them down and kill them on the field of battle. Sweet!


Haha well when I get my hands on some Armour we'll see about that!
And thanks, glad you like them :)

The skin tones will stay I think Mephiston, I'll add more variation when I get some more troops.

[Cosmiccastaway]

Double post sorry, but I just wanted to add my new Medic into the thread....

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0546.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0554.jpg

He's pretty much done, just a few touch-ups to do, especially on his right arm.

Feedback would be appreciated,

Daniel

[Cosmiccastaway]

Haven't posted in a while, and I see this is a triple post! Sorry about that, but I've been busy and would like some feedback.

I bought a Cadian squad and they've since been painted..

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0586-2.jpg

(The bases were finished this morning so they are actually finished)

And I also bought a sentinel, so here's some sneak peeks...

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/Photo3040.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/Photo3041.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/Photo3044.jpg



I would really like some C&C, anything would help.

Daniel

[JxKxR]

Love them dude! You sir can paint. How long did it take you to do the original five?

[ArchonPhelps]

Very cool

[Cosmiccastaway]

Love them dude! You sir can paint. How long did it take you to do the original five?

Cheers glad you like them.

The original took me a couple of days (but about 5-6 hours if I worked on them non stop)

The scheme is really quick and the whole squad took me a day at the most.

Thanks as well Archon.

Here's some pictures of the new sentinel with the squad....

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0650.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0625.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/Cosmic_Castaway2157/Imperial%20and%20Eldar/SAM_0622.jpg

You'll have to trust me when I say the pictures wash out a lot of the deifintion on the white Armour of the sentinel....it looks much better in real life.

C&C is as usual appreciated.

Daniel