I've painted a couple of Empire armies in the past. Altdorf was my first, back in 6th edition, and the red came out really flat. Next was the Talabheim red/white that was so popular in 7th. For this army, I might fall back on at least one of the colors being blue. It's easy to do and pops. I can do creamy white well too, but that would leave me with Middenheim colors, which don't really leap off the table. My other option is Nordland, as I like the blue/yellow combo, but I haven't quite mastered yellow yet. Well, guess this is my chance.
I've started with a vermin brown basecoat, then golden yellow, then bright yellow next. Looked OK, but the golden yellow came out looking dirty. Maybe a few more coats of golden? Or a drybrush of white over the vermin to help smooth out the golden. Think I'll try that.
Looking back at the cover of the 6th edition box, I see a cool Nordland-like scheme. Yellow with blue slashes. Some of the pants are a khaki-color as well. Very different than the quartered look most Empire armies use - hmmmm. I could do a unit like the swordsmen on the left too - blue with yellow slashes. One of the Duelist models is painted this way too.
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