Help designing aliens

Hello all,

I have unearthed my converted Tonk miniatures and have started brainstormign
on them in preparation to begin painting them. I was wondering those on the
list who have designed alien races could throw some helpful hints my way.

What are important things to address?

What should I avoid?

Any short-cuts?

Eli

staremu schrieb:
> Hello all,

What do you mean by "Design"? Things like force structure and morale rules?
Others have addressed this in their mail.

Or do you mean visual design? Things like skin color, tattoos, symbols and
writing, camouflage patterns?

For skin, hair, feather etc. colour: Do all of them have the same
colour ? Are there individual (random) variations - probably within a
limited range? Are there distinct races or genders? Is there some link to
status (e.g.grey hair = older = commander)?

Skin painting? As camouflage or as status marker, or to individual taste?

Camouflage is an interesting point. Is the cammo designed for their own visual
system? This may look quite garish to other races (i.e.us humans). Or are they
clever enough to use cammo that is designed to foil human senses (and
sensors). In this case, their cammo might look pretty much like human
uniforms. In fact, human soldiers fighting the Tonks should wear the peculiar
cammo.

Or don't they use cammo at all? Is their armour and other protection good
enough to allow use of bright colours (e.g.for prestige purposes)
?

Greetings Karl Heinz

KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de schrieb:

> Or do you mean visual design ? Things like skin color,

Another point: What material do they use for their weapons? Steel? Other
Metals in different color (brass, metallic green or blue)? Or Synthetic
material in any colour you want?

Similar question for stuff that would be leather or rubber for human
equipment.

Greetings Karl Heinz