Whenever I start a 40K army, I spend a great deal of time obsessing about the army's look. This is a critical element, because a major part of the hobby is painting the miniatures; it's how you express your creativity. I got into wargaming for the painting. I figured, if I'm going to paint minis, I may as well use them. (I used to paint all the minis I used for D&D, too).
An army's look goes beyond the paint job, however. When it comes to Games Workshop, you can pretty much design any army you want, because they've switched primarily to plastics. I want the Helljumpers to look like an actual military force, as opposed to the current "Imperial wackiness" that seems so popular. So that means my army won't include all the fiddly bits like purity seals, tabards, and emblems that come with each boxed set. I want the minis to looks as stripped down and clean as I can possibly get them.
My current color scheme uses traditional, muted military colors. Primarily grey, with camo green accents, and unit insignias in either orange, terracotta, or yellow.
This ban on Imperial wackiness extends to many of the choices on the force organization list. So no Chaplains, Psykers, or Techmarines. I want the Helljumpers to look less like an army of individual knights assembled together, and more like a cohesive military force.
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