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04-24-2020, 03:14 PM | #1 |
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When I got my collection out recently, I was struck by how I no longer really liked the Retaliation Crimson Guard. The uneven legs, the baggy arms, the combat vest, the gun, and the red neck all clashed with my vision of a perfect Crimson Guard.
The vest does a good job of hiding how the arms don't match the uniform (although my understanding is that these arms are a lot better than a 25th guard), but I just think it looks wrong now. So I took the vests off a few of my guards to see how that looked. I remember doing this when I first got them and not liking it (and the vest is a nightmare to get back on; I might try hot water next time). This time I kind of prefer it. But I was struck by the red neck. It just stands out as a missing paint app. The question is whether black or flesh would look better. The Sundow series shows them with a flesh neck, so I decided to test it out. Using Vallejo and Citadel paints, I (poorly) painted three of my guard's necks. What do people think? I have six more of these guys, but I'm hesitant to do this on all of them.
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04-24-2020, 03:44 PM | #2 |
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I like it. Nice paint work!!! I will say that these arms are 10x better than the 25th CG arms. I don't know if anyone has tried it, but what if you put the MTG Red German soldier legs on your figures there? I don't know if the red matches, but the boots would look more regal like. Just a thought.
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