So, I visited ADB this past weekend while driving from Michigan to El Paso on an unrelated mission. While there, I picked up a few Gorn ships. Now comes the next step: deciding how to paint them!
I've already done a Federation fleet in the standard gray, and I don't want to do a second fleet in gray, even if a radically different shade. I did my Klingons in TNG-era green with red engines for that reason.
As for the Gorn, I'm not 100% sure what color I want to do that will both look good and be thematic. I've been looking at a couple different sources, and here's a couple possibilities. I'm guessing there's not much reference material for non-standard schemes for them (though I'd be happy to look at some if there are).
1: A dark brown-yellow, shaded black (or REALLY dark brown), with bright blue on the engines and details. Basically I'm looking at brown reptiles for inspiration here, like the komodo dragon. You can see the approximate shade I'm thinking of at http://www.colorpicker.com/ and entering 734100 in the box at the top. I'm open to other shade suggestions, though.
2: A dark green-grey, pretty much like how the Gorn ships are in STO. Example at: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LQtZsmCAqAs/TT11EWEpRPI/AAAAAAAADVU/83oNyAFxHoo/s1600/gorn_01.jpg
3: A variant on that, going for more of a metallic and dark gunmetal green. Not sure of a good ready-made paint I can use for that, though. I can mix my own, if necessary. It's been suggested I do white scales rimmed in black, but I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Anyway, lemme hear what you think!
I've already done a Federation fleet in the standard gray, and I don't want to do a second fleet in gray, even if a radically different shade. I did my Klingons in TNG-era green with red engines for that reason.
As for the Gorn, I'm not 100% sure what color I want to do that will both look good and be thematic. I've been looking at a couple different sources, and here's a couple possibilities. I'm guessing there's not much reference material for non-standard schemes for them (though I'd be happy to look at some if there are).
1: A dark brown-yellow, shaded black (or REALLY dark brown), with bright blue on the engines and details. Basically I'm looking at brown reptiles for inspiration here, like the komodo dragon. You can see the approximate shade I'm thinking of at http://www.colorpicker.com/ and entering 734100 in the box at the top. I'm open to other shade suggestions, though.
2: A dark green-grey, pretty much like how the Gorn ships are in STO. Example at: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LQtZsmCAqAs/TT11EWEpRPI/AAAAAAAADVU/83oNyAFxHoo/s1600/gorn_01.jpg
3: A variant on that, going for more of a metallic and dark gunmetal green. Not sure of a good ready-made paint I can use for that, though. I can mix my own, if necessary. It's been suggested I do white scales rimmed in black, but I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Anyway, lemme hear what you think!