UNSC Colour scheme test

 I first started painting some of GZG's fine UNSC light troopers many months ago (I just checked and actually it was May 2010 - how time flies!).

Camouflage scheme

 I'm not sure that my original high-contrast scheme fits in with the rest of my forces, so I knocked up a couple of alternatives last night.  The first is a camo scheme using Humbrol 93 matt desert sand, GW rotting flesh and Vallejo Beastly Brown.  A brown ink wash and a light drybrush of the original colours gave extra texture, the gun is just matt black with a dark grey drybrush.

Grey scheme

 Next is a grey/white scheme.  Vallejo stomewall grey, black ink wash, drybrush in dark grey, light grey & white, gun as above.  Visor is GW red gore.

"Wimbledon" scheme

And finally a re-appearance of the original "Wimbledon" style purple/white/green scheme.

So... which should I go for?  All opinions much appreciated!

New UNSC Troopers

This is a somewhat experimental colour scheme using a couple of the new UNSC troops from GZG.


This is based on a "Wimbledon" style colour scheme using white, purple and green. I had some old GW Epic scale Imperial Knights which had been painted in this "House Warwick" colour scheme. Although they have long since been re-painted in the "Warp Runners" Titan order colour scheme, I did like the old scheme, so thought I'd give it another try.





I'm not really sure that it has worked! I might go for something more conventional on the rest of them, or perhaps a traditional white and blue UN scheme...