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Dark Lords of the Sith
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About the Project
On my painting table at the moment are the Sith Lords ‘Count Dooku’ and ‘Darth Vader’, from Star Wars Legion. I’m aiming to paint each of them to a decent tabletop standard with a minimum of fuss.
Related Game: Star Wars: Legion
Related Company: Fantasy Flight Games
Related Genre: Science Fiction
This Project is Completed
Darth Vader - Part 4: Blade and Tufts
I used the contrast paint Blood Angels Red directly over the white lightsaber blade. After a couple of failed attempts and white washes, I found the best effect was achieved by applying around three or four washes of the Blood Angels Red, thinned down quite heavily with water and paint medium. The first few coats were concentrated on the middle of the blade, leaving the tip and base white. The final coats covered the whole blade, but give the impression of the light glowing brightest at the emitter and raiding out at the tip (at least that is what I was aiming for).
The final touch was to add a couple of tufts to the base. These are Midland Tufts from GW but there are plenty of other on the market.
Count Dooku - Part 5: Blade and Tufts
As with Vader I built the blade of the lightsaber up with consecutive coats of thinned down Contrast Blood Angels Red. With the addition of a couple of tufts Dooku was finished.
