Post by jape on Sept 29, 2011 18:59:53 GMT -5
Hi there everyone, I'm something of a fairweather player and due to costs and time demands I haven't picked up a brush in quite sometime. However recently I discovered some untouched Cadians and thought I'd have stab at creating some simple conversions for fun and possibly as the kernel of a new army.
I once longed to create an army inspired by the British Expeditonary Force, but Morden over at Warseer has done that to perfection. These days I prefer to create (or consider creating) armies more loosely influenced by interesting historical imagery.
Being an alternate history nerd, I came across these images that are a supplemental part of a mammoth (and impecably researched) Alt-History covering the 1880s-1940s. In it Britain eventually slides into a authoritarian unFascist state. The author joked that 'only good guys wear khaki' and came up with this.
The colour is Hodden Grey (RL example also given), or is meant to be as the real Hodden Grey worn by certain Highland regiments is infamously variable to the eye depending on light and shade. I'm going for a happy medium, as the RL example would probably be too red (ignoring the obvious limitation of paint vs. textiles) I was wondering if anyone could help me in creating a similar colour scheme for Imperial Guardsmen? I've never been a stellar painter but as this will be to start with a painting exercise on small numbers, I intend to invest in decent equipment and any washes, inks etc. needed.
I also like the overall look of these men and have found head packs for the pillbox hats at www.grippingbeast.com/product.php?ItemID=2047. Though the 'custodian helmets' would be harder, as all I can find are pith helmets and they seem too high to fit the more modern 1900s look I'd be going for.
One dislike I had of Morden's models was that the shoulder pads combined with small 'soft' hats made them look too bulky IMO. Does anyone know a good way around this, alternate arms, or will I just have to brave it with a blade and cover over with green stuff?
Any help is appreciated and if you like the image above, please visit the Author/Artist, Ed Thomas' page for plenty more graphic and written alt-history goodness.
edthomasten.deviantart.com/
I once longed to create an army inspired by the British Expeditonary Force, but Morden over at Warseer has done that to perfection. These days I prefer to create (or consider creating) armies more loosely influenced by interesting historical imagery.
Being an alternate history nerd, I came across these images that are a supplemental part of a mammoth (and impecably researched) Alt-History covering the 1880s-1940s. In it Britain eventually slides into a authoritarian unFascist state. The author joked that 'only good guys wear khaki' and came up with this.
The colour is Hodden Grey (RL example also given), or is meant to be as the real Hodden Grey worn by certain Highland regiments is infamously variable to the eye depending on light and shade. I'm going for a happy medium, as the RL example would probably be too red (ignoring the obvious limitation of paint vs. textiles) I was wondering if anyone could help me in creating a similar colour scheme for Imperial Guardsmen? I've never been a stellar painter but as this will be to start with a painting exercise on small numbers, I intend to invest in decent equipment and any washes, inks etc. needed.
I also like the overall look of these men and have found head packs for the pillbox hats at www.grippingbeast.com/product.php?ItemID=2047. Though the 'custodian helmets' would be harder, as all I can find are pith helmets and they seem too high to fit the more modern 1900s look I'd be going for.
One dislike I had of Morden's models was that the shoulder pads combined with small 'soft' hats made them look too bulky IMO. Does anyone know a good way around this, alternate arms, or will I just have to brave it with a blade and cover over with green stuff?
Any help is appreciated and if you like the image above, please visit the Author/Artist, Ed Thomas' page for plenty more graphic and written alt-history goodness.
edthomasten.deviantart.com/