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Too Pretty?
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...86/Rettest.jpg
I know elfy things are supposed to be pretty, but I'm a little worried this alt paint scheme is a little too nancy.
I guess the real question is... would you sport a whole army of these things at the LGS without worrying about anyone questioning your man cred? Or would that be irrelevant since you'd already be playing elves?
Mostly its that purple that sets me off I think. But it took me awhile to get the glow to something that I liked and those grooves don't really have room in them for anymore paint. If I want to fix it I'm going to have to scrape that paint out.
Also, no I'm not starting a ret army. This is for a miniature exchange/bols article.
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its the green and purple. Together they are too pastel and not in a good way. The green is a really eye catching green and then the purple is a really light shining purple which makes the eye unable to focus as you have two colors both vying for the eyes attention. If anything I would go with a more royal purple and a less military shade of green maybe even wash the really bright spots in something like a mud or black.
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I think either one of these colors would look great.. but not next to each other. If they were against a solid white or black i think they would look great but together.. *barf*
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Don't listen to the haters. If someone's worried about being sufficiently manly while playing with their toy soldiers...
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I like the paint scheme all right, but that model is hideous. It's like 2nd ed 40k stuff in the worst kind of way...
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Aside from the obvious anti-elf jokes, you'd need to be pretty manly to pull off a color scheme like that. At the very least, you'd need to wear a lot of flannel and have a rather large, bushy beard.
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I'd prefer a muted blue over the purple. The purple is too contrasty.
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Alright. I have performed some photoshoppery.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/Rettest4.jpg
Less contrast. But it does look an awful lot like the gold areas.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/Rettest3.jpg
Blue for the more subdued route. I though about blue initially but I wanted more contrast. Although now that I can see it I definitely think it could work
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6/Rettest2.jpg
Actually my favorite. A ton of contrast but none of the pastel look. The biggest problem here is that I don't know if I can achieve this look with actual paint.
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