Gorram's Slow Grow Dwarphen Hold

I knew I wanted a bright colour scheme – clearly a very unusual choice for me XD That meant starting from a light base coat. Initially I primed in Colour Forge Wight Bone (meant to colour match to Citadel Wraithbone) but once it had cured, I felt it was a little too warm so I went back in with Colour Forge Matt White instead.

In terms of picking my main colours, I started out looking into different “official” colour schemes but none of them where entirely what I was looking for. Karak Gorram therefore shall have its own. I haven’t painted a lot of white or red since the better pigmented paints like the Fanatic range hit the market so they’ll be my two. Given that I’m not going to go back in and highlight basic infantry more than once, I’m going to start a little brighter than perhaps I would normally for my red.

The White I want to look clean and be very simple to achieve. With a stark white primer acting as the base coat, an all over coat of Citadel Apothecary White was the first proper step. There are probably better options out there in speed paint ranges but this is the one I have and so long as you shake it like a British au pair, it gives a nice recess shade. If on models I think there’s a need for a highlight, I’ll use Pro-Acryl Titanium White but on the test model I didn’t think it was necessary.

Next up I painted the silver metals using Army Painter Gun Metal. I like the old formula of this paint and when they discontinued it I made sure to order several bottles so I have it for years, if not a couple of decades to come.  The gold is Citadel Retributor Gold.

Trims around the armour and quartering shields etc is where I’m going to bring in the red. There should be enough on each model that it stands out but not so much that it kills everything else. I had been thinking of using Pure Red from Army Painter Fanatics but honestly the coverage isn’t great and in the end I went for the old favourite of Citadel Mephiston Red. I used the Pure Red for highlights instead.

Boots, belts and pouches are Citadel Rhinox Hide.

Weapon shaft Citadel Mournfang Brown.

Skin and hair will probably change between models so not everyone is the same.

I used a black shade for the gun metal on the armour and then everything else (except the white clothing) got Marine Juice.

The basing is Vallejo Chocolate Brown, with a drybrush of Vallejo US Field Drab. I wanted those goblin green rims so after a bit of online research, I picked up AK 3rd Gen Alga Green (AK11152). It needed two coats but I’m happy with the hue.

For the flock I knew I wanted to use the Army Painter Grass Green flock I’ve had for years. It just feels like a little more appropriate for the look. I only have a half tub left so ordered a new one… sigh. Turns out they have changed the size of the flock and the colour so the new tub doesn’t match. I need to have a think about if I’m going to mix them or try looking for an alternative. I know no one but me cares XD