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.

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.

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*

Not feeling this at all.

Don't listen to the haters. If someone's worried about being sufficiently manly while playing with their toy soldiers...

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...

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.

I'd prefer a muted blue over the purple. The purple is too contrasty.

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.

I like the red.

Red, Blue or Green...where have I seen this before...

Anyhow, I think the Blue is more subtle and works better. You're right about the Orange and the Gold Areas...it's a shame too. The Red still looks off to me. Then again, i'm sure it would look different in person.

I like the blue out of those shots. all three of those look better than the purple IMO.

The red while being the hardest you say to pull off should be the most rewarding. It is a good color and the green is made to seem less bright. Thus the eye is only trying to focus on one point and not many all at once as was the problem with the original paint scheme. If anyone can pull off that shade of red I am sure you can. As a side note nick does make a point of the model does have some innate design problems. For me I would say its the awkward looking flanges around the joints. But again this is a side note on preference of the model and not the paint so ergo off topic. Either path you choose best of luck and yes indeed less pastel please.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by m3g4tr0n

I like the red.

---

Anything but the red.

No one wants a Christmas Myrmidon.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by RealGenius

No one wants a Christmas Myrmidon.

---

Although it would make for a great "Elves in Santa's Workshop" theme army.

Doesn't someone local have a similar Fantasy army? (though I think they're orcs and goblins ...)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Warpaint

Although it would make for a great "Elves in Santa's Workshop" theme army.

---

That's what I was thinking.

Thanks for the input. I think I'll go with blue since it sounds like that's the safer choice.

I like the yellow and green best.

Reminds me of a mega man boss...