40K and Sci Fi Projects

I settled on going for a more medival theme, so wanted my Black Templars to look more Knightly/Monastic. I’m pleased with how well the white shoulder plates and weaons goes with the metail armour. To keep with my theme robes and straps etc. will be a brown clolour more reminiscent of the brown robes you typically see monks portrayed in.

Prime – Black  and overbrush with a silver paint

or Primer – Silver and wash with Basilicanum Grey

After shading the mini dry brush the edges with a slightly brighter silver

Wraithbone was used for the white parts (weapon cases, shoulder pads, handles etc.). I find that although not a pure white it covers very well and applys smoothly than most white paints I’ve come across. Army Paineter Strong Tone is use to selective shade the recesses.

Leather parts are Mournfang Brown and highlighted with Skrag Brown

Eyelenses, screens, buttons etc. I used Warp Lightening

The first of 3 APothecaries, I decided to use contrast paints which do most of the heavy lifting with the robes and power armour. I used APothecary White and Skeleton Horde along with blue, red, green etc. contrast paints for the Symbols, liquids, and other details as shown below.

Been playing Nurgle for all of 10th Ed and finally got to do some painting. For this project I’m focusing on edge highlight an learning how to do it correctly. I like hard, thin lines for armour, metallics etc. and I do more feathered lines for materials like cloth and skin. Another skill I’m picking up is weathering.

It’s been a fun project but I have lots more to do and really want to increase my brush control. My horde units like pox walkers and cultists will no be highlighted to save some time.

Diving into the Horus Heresy and buying the starter box I decided to focus on Dark Angels (though in miniature collecting tradition Space Wolves and Emperors Children are planned as well).

I painted some tactical Marines to nail down my scheme (It’s simple and nothing fancy, just base coat and wash) which I will post soon.

I wanted to differentiate characters. To do this I had a vague Romanish theme. So Sergeants get red motifs (mostly their helmet crests), Paetorians and and any leader/character units will wear The Purple and support characters will get Dark Angel Green or Wraithbone (White) cloaks.

I am using this mini as my Paladin of the Hekatonysis (spelling subject to my memory).

It’s been a long time since I first built and painted these and I thoroghly loved the process. Unfortunately momentum died quickly as the minis are constantly out of stock and this doesn’t exactly encourage playing a game. I hope to get the 501st force to supplement what I currently have.

Prime these two white

Thanks to the white undercoat when I painted C3PO in Leadbelcher and Retributor Gold the white undercoat showed through on the highest edges and naturally worked as a hightlight. (It doesn’t show well in the pictures but it works).

Khorne Red and Ultramarine Blue are up next to pick out a couple wires around his midriff.

All in all C3PO came out pretty good.

For R2D2 I used Ultramarine Blue and Lead Belcher, with some Nun Oil for the vents. Ultimatelt I think the colours are in the right places (even though it was more difficult than you’d think fo rdecent shots of R2, especially his rear) but they are a bit too dark for my liking.  So not too bad.

If I were you doing this again I’d layer a light blue and steel colour over the top to brighten.

Prime White

Skeleton Bone Contrast for Sand

Basilicanum Grey Contrast for Rocks.

So as you probably know and now I do too, the contrast paints do not work well on larger flat areas. Even adding more washes a dry brushes do not help. I’d also recommend not using white primer and stick to Wraithbone, I believe this makes the problem more aparent and I found the paint did not adhere well to the surface.

Ok so this mini was one massive pain in the arse,I had no enjoyment whatsoever. It be ugly and I’m not going to fix it, but here is my cack-handed way not to do it. On an asside watch when applying Black Templar to a pure  white undercoat, it gave the contrast paint a greenish tinge. Also large flat panels, verticallity and cylindrical shape means that tide marks and streaks are ridiculous when using contrast paints on this model. Also the paint was adherring so badly it was almost impossible to drybrush without the brush or my fingers removing paint. It is now wrapped in kitchen roll to protect it until spraying weather returns.

Basilicanum Grey – the main body of the pod

Black Templar – thrusters and base

Blood Angels Red – a couple panels to break up the grey

Aethermatic Blue – Windows

On a final note I used two or three coats, it did not help, don’t waste the paint.

So there you have it, the good, bad and ugly in the latest part on my project. The next task is actually convincing someone to sell Starwars Legion stuff.

I’ll keep this updated between now and next year.