An obvious fact to non-sissies.

Although I'll prime in white when I paint something white.
Anyotherhow, I may have mentioned I'd like to customize my own Imperial Guard regiment sometime in the future. I looked around for early-20th century plate mail and decided to base the troops on French Curiassiers with some Prussian influences, using Cadian bodies with simple chestplates and helmets sculpted onto bare heads. Their vehicles would be done up in the style of locomotives and cast-iron equipment, hinting at an industrially-poor or undeveloped world. Easiet and most cost-effective way to get such heads I figured was Catachans, but that would leave me with 20 Cadian-headed jungle fighters for every 20 Prussian-helmed curiass-wearing infantrymen. I decided I could modify those resulting Guardsmen with bulked up helmets and fieldcoats and utilize them for non-infantry, anything from rough-riders to Armoured Fists to heavy weapon teams.
It'll take a lot of work, but I know how to break the scultping down into basic shapes and steps, and enjoy the reward of taking my time and doing personalized stuff like that. I crudely sketched some designs out yesterday to demonstrate the divisions and styles I had in mind, with ranks and variations set down in visual form. Basically I got a whole bunch of fun ideas while looking up European Armies in the half-century before the Great War, more than I had in mind fro my Guardsmen before this week:
They're subject to change, especially at this early planning stage, particularly due to a few distinguishing options like the helmet spikes (last-minute re-addition after thinking it made the Prussian pickelhelbes too Prussian. I'm not sure if infantrymen will have it or only some Chiefs/Sergeants, who had winged helms untill I designed the plain black shako, which is pretty wide for a shako admittedly), and the choice of long fieldcoats over tailed dresscoats on Calvary. The Officer's dress can naturally vary wildly from a Chief's uniform with senior ranks to fancy dresscoats and extra items. I decided to take the opportunity to mix & match some items to make such a Commandant (mainly to see the combination of chestplate, epaulets, shako and gasmask) along with his Command squad of Veterans and artillerymen:
It's done for my own fun, but I thought some might be interested in seeing them or even discuss/develop their own ideas. I'm definitely open to comments, suggestions, or any questions about my silly podunk Imperial Guard regiment. I ought to have taken some time to prime my Gaunts, come to think of it.