I do slightly want to keep the armour green, as that's the colour I'd associate with armour, and the pickups are all kinda colour coded, but I tried red and it looks fine too.
I'm tempted to use the second adjustment I made, with the darker patch in the middle, as they're easily recognizable then and I wouldn't have to mess with the colours.
EDIT:
Final Solution
I liked the shield with the dark patch in the middle best, but it looked lame, so I started again with the model, using the old one as a template, and made this. Different shape, size and shade of green used.
Will update akimbo asap.
I'm tempted to use the second adjustment I made, with the darker patch in the middle, as they're easily recognizable then and I wouldn't have to mess with the colours.
EDIT:
Final Solution
I liked the shield with the dark patch in the middle best, but it looked lame, so I started again with the model, using the old one as a template, and made this. Different shape, size and shade of green used.
Will update akimbo asap.