Characters of the Horus Heresy
Garviel Loken WIP
This mini gave me the idea to print and paint some proper character models, I find myself really liking a lot of stuff but not painting it because I won't collect a force around it. Loken was an obvious choice to start since he's our first look at 30K. I've painted him here in Lunar Wolves Colours. I plan to paint another three, one for Istvaan III in Sons of Horus Colours and another two in Knights Errant Colours for the Siege of Terra pre and post "Saturnine Gambit".
The image the mini is based on
Lunar Wolves are described as wearing Off White Armour and a lot of the Art I found had very bright colours so I decided to tone it down a bit.
As you can see there were a few holes and a backpack vent got messed up but that just became Battle Damage
I'm thinking this could potentially be a transitional Loken from Lunar Wolf to Son of Horus so the dead Marine will be a Sons of Horus
Black Spray Undercoat followed by a drybrush of Skeleton Bone. Wash it with Army Painter Soft Tone, then Drybrush (Overbrush really) with 75/25 Skeleton Bone to White, then another very light brush with 50/50 Skeleton Bone and White
I stopped taking pictures but the damage was painted Black along with the trim, the Trim then got a light drybrush with dark grey. The Studs and recesses got a light wash of Dark Tone to bring out the shadows. Shoulder pad was a freehand. Very bright silver in the bullet holes followed by watered down black wash. The backpack vent got the black and silver treatment followed by a wash of Nihilakh Oxide and a Black wash. The Son of Horus was a home mix of Dark Green and Blue followed by a drybrush of lighter Blue and Green after a Dark Tone wash.
Loving the work here, and loving the idea just as much.
Quick question, and apologies if I have mis-understood – is this a 3d printed model?
Thanks mate. It is it’s a 3D Printed Loken from Cults
thanks for the reply!
I hope you get some Night Lords on the go!