Marneus Calgar conversion -> Imperial Fist

[Tolmeus]

Hello fellow fraters,

 

I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I am currently working on a conversion of the ‘Marneus Calgar Terminator Armour (New)’ model. I am a big fan of the Imperial Fists, which is why I decided to create a captain based on this model. However, I am having problems with the edges of the armour, especially with the choice of colour. Gold would of course be the obvious choice if you stick to the original colour scheme of the model, but in my opinion gold work betters as a contrast to the blue than to the yellow I am using for the model.

 

At the moment, I am leaning towards a silver or metallic colour. Can you recommend a colour that you think would suit the model best?

[Tolmeus]

And in that regard, would you recommend to change the colour of the right shoulder pauldron (with the eagle heads) too?

[W.A.Rorie]

Stone/ Grey Color. The Crux Terminatus on Imperial Fists is sometimes Stone/Grey color and it gives it that pop of color

 

 

 

[Rusted Boltgun]

I would have said Iron Hands Steel but in the photo above, the Captain has brass pauldron extensions, riveted like the area on your Calgar model. 

[Tolmeus]

Thanks for the replies!

Just as a clarification since maybe this has been a mistake on my part, but my opening question has been in regard towards the area of armour marked with the red circle as seen in the second picture, not especially the shoulder pauldrons or Crux Terminatus (although your advice on these ones will surely be helpful as well).

 

Anything grey of the miniature is of course the raw plastic which I have yet to paint or where I have yet to add other elements of the model (like the Ultramarine star medal) 

[W.A.Rorie]

I would paint it stone. then add a Fist decal in the circle.