Spring Clean Hobby Challenge 2022 - Assorted Projects

The secret to painting these 14mm ish scale minis is good lighting and strong magnification goggles. I used the following paints and techniques. Sadly I was only able to get these two strips and not the whole battalion finished before the end of the 21st of June. However this will give you a good idea about how I tackle small scale minis.

The minis were undercoated with a white rattle can spray ( I used Halfords). I’d recommend washing the plastic first as Warlord plastic can react with the spray paint and blister. Areas that are then going to be metallic are painted black with a brush.

Boots, Sword scabbard, Shako: Any black base coat which I then highlighted with Army Painter Uniform Grey.

Gaiters: GW Contrast Black Templar, highlighted with the black mixed with white. This adds a bit of visual interest and contrast to other areas of the uniform that are black and also distinguishes the different material types.

Jackets: Foundry French Blue Shade as a base coat which is then washed with a diluted  blue/black ink  mix. Highlights are then added with the blue paint mixed with white.

Trousers and greatcoats: Several thin coats of GW Space Wolves Grey contrast. The recesses of the cloth re then painted with GW Basilicanum Grey . Highlights are then applied with the grey mixed with white.

Mournfang Brown (GW) is used for the backpacks and leather details on the greatcoat. This is then highlighted with GW Zandri Dust.

Flesh is painted with Army Painter Barbarian Flesh and was then washed with an old GW Flesh Wash. The Barbarian Flesh is the reapplied and final highlights are Vallejo Game Color Pale Flesh

The models are then handpainted with Vallejo Matt Varnish before the metallic ‘silver’and ‘gold’ areas are applied this is to maintain the metallic paints lustre.