Good citizens! The Iron Star Alliance is the pinnacle of interstellar government, offering you peace and security and stability! All that we ask is your compliance. Don’t be like those dirty Marcher Worlds Coalition anarchists. Why, some of them don’t even shave! Washing their hands after using the restroom is merely a suggestion to them, not enforced for the sake of public safety like it is in the Alliance core worlds. Don’t you want to be safe from the evils of poor hygiene and unsanitary habits? Compliant citizens have nothing to fear from the Paladin squads, who are dedicated to your well-being. It is advised that you heed their instructions at all times.
The troops of the Iron Star Aliance are clean, regimented, and frankly, a little sinister. I dig the aesthetic, clean armor plates accented with glowie points all over the place. In the end I went with a scheme not too dissimilar to the studio scheme, but rather than carrying the orange glow throughout the model I decided to restrict it to the arc receivers and a few additional points, going with a blue glow otherwise. Imagine being a Continuum agent, thinking your all safe in your rodent-infested hideaway, when suddenly a smoke grenade pops, filling the room, and all you can see is vague silhouettes and points of blue light. It’s a little bit alien invasion, a little bit time to pay for your crimes against the Alliance…
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