Redvers and Son Get Into Bushido

Life often gets in the way of things we enjoy. In my case, we are looking to move house and what we thought should be a reasonably straightforward house purchase and exchange, has proven to be anything but. We were expecting such a straightforward move that we started boxing things up, especially all of my gaming stuff which has meant that all of my models are packed and stored in the garage. This has greatly reduced the painting that I’ve been able to do. But it was supposedly only for a few weeks. Six months later, we still haven’t moved and things drag on, so much so, I’ve started opening boxes up and getting models out to paint. At least this is my excuse as to why I’ve not had an update on this project for such a long time.

Enough excuses, I painted a model. 

Tadaoki is a ronin, so can fight for a number of the factions in the game. He’s a fairly simple model with very few special rules and a simple Ki feat that gives him the Brutal rule for a short period of time, greatly improving his melee combat skills (which aren’t bad normally). A handy model to add to the ranks and fairly cheap points wise as well.

To paint him, I thought he made a good subject for me to carry on using the speed paints that I have. His robes got a Burnt Moss which I then lightly dry brushed with a light green. The armour was Hardened Leather (which I’m having mixed results with at the moment) and when it dried, I was happy enough with the outcome to leave it. 

I used a Holy White for the cloth head wear with a light white dry brush. I painted the skin with a light flesh tone and then applied a wash. Once dry, I highlighted the raised areas. The blue was Royal Robes and then a light blue highlight. I think the model took a single evening to paint, so given the time investment, I’m very happy with the outcome.