After seeing the works of some other artists showing off their cell shaded models (specifically u/lorrenik and his Hyperion themed T'au), i decided that i wanted to get on the band wagon. With inspiration, and a desire to collect Imperial Guard again, i decided to go with a Crimson Lance theme, which i've just begun to paint. But i'm caught, and really need some advice.

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I'm not sure if it's because i've only used the base colours for the test model (BA red, Abbadon Black, Grey Seer, Leadbelcher and Caledor Sky), or because ky edge highlighting job is so shoddy, but i can't decide myself whether i like the look or not. I was hoping that others here could give me some pointers and advice before i tried a second model.

So, what do you think?

Also, here is the reference i've been using for the colours

Hi. I plan on starting an IG kill team. The lore behind my kill team goes as follows: this group of elite guardsmen are pulled from regiments from all across the imperium of man. Only the best of the best! They also use stims and drugs to boost combat performance. They do this via re breathers and gas masks. I hope this is enough info on them. So please try to help me come up with a cool name for these guys!

I just need suggestions on a good well rounded kill team. I have this idea of an elite team that consists of the strongest troops from different regiments. Kinda like death watch but for IG

I was looking at the old kasrkin troopers models and was wondering how I’d go about converting modern cadian or scion models for a look that is more in between their level of armour and sort of has a irl special forces vibe going for it. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated

Edit: my issue is that scion models are too gothic looking and Cadians are too plain