Resolution 2023: Race Against Raging Heroes

For this model I want to go for a more “grubby” style. You may have noticed my usual painting style is quite clean and highlighted. I achieved that by liberal application of agrax earthshade at the end.

The skin was painted death world forest, then highlighted elysian green followed by ogryn camo.

The wood was painted dryad bark, then highlighted gorthor brown then baneblade brown.

The leather was painted mournefang brown, then highlighted skrag gbrown followed by deathclaw brown.

The bone was painted zandri dust, then highlighted ushabti bone followed by screaming skull.

Other smaller pieces of leather were painted xv-88, then highlighted balor brown followed by zamesi desert.

The hair was painted abaddon black then highlighted corvus black.

The few bits of metal were painted screaming bell then highlighted hashut copper.

The base was painted with some pretty old blackfire earth. I’m not sure if it was supposed to come out like it did but I was happy enough with it.

Then everything got two heavy coats of agrax earthshade.

This model would have suited another dark gritty paint job, but that’s what I did last time so I decided to go the exact opposite and paint the model waiting bright high-contrast jester clothing.

The skin was painted rakarth flesh, washed reikland fleshshade, then highlighted flayed one flesh followed by pallid wych flesh.

The red was painted mephiston red, washed corruburg crimson, then highlighted evil sunz scarlet.

The blue was painted macragge blue, washed drakkenhoff nightshade, then highlighted altdorf guard blue.

The yellow was painted averland sunset, washed casandora yellow, then highlighted flash gitz yellow.

The green was painted waaagh! flesh, washed biel-tan green, then highlighted warboss green.

The orange was painted jokaero ornage, washed fuegan orange, then highlighted wild rider red.

The purple was painted naggaroth night, washed druchii violet, then highlighted xereus purple.

The stone on the base was painted mechanicus standard grey and the base was covered in blackfire earth, then the both were washed with reikland fleshshade.

I wanted to go with more unusual colour scheme, rather than the usual green skin, for this particular model.

The orange skin was painted jokaero orange, washed fuegan orange, then highlighted wild rider red followed by trollslayer orange.

The red skin was painted mephiston red, washed carroburg crimson, then highlighted evil sunz scarlet followed by wild rifer red.

The blue hair was painted macragge blue, washed drakenhoff nightshade, then highlighted altdorf blue followed by calgar blue.

The blue clothes were painted caledor sky, washed drakenhoff nightshade, then highlighted teclis blue followed by lothern blue.

The bone was painted zandri dust, washed seraphim sepia, then highlighted ushabti bone followed by screaming skull.

The leather areas were painted xv-88, washed agrax earthshade, then highlighted balor brown followed by zamesi desert.

The small bits of metal were painted leadbelcher, washed nuln oil, and highlighted runefang steel.

The base was painted with stirland mud then flocked.

I do like painting Contemptor-like dreadnought models. For this model I decided to limit myself to the paint set I got a few years ago with my Dweghom army bundle. This was a set of six warcolours paints. Up until now I’ve only ever really used Games Workshop paints.

The blue armour panels were painted turqoise 5 then washed drakenhoff nightshade.

The red armour panels were painted red 5 then washed carroburg crimson.

The metal structure was painted pewter then washed nuln oil.

The metal decorations were painted copper then washed reikland fleshshade.

The purity seal wax was painted flesh 5 and the paper a mix of 1:1 brown 2 and flesh 5.

The eye slits were painted white scar.

The base was painted averland sunset and then mordant earth.

The warcolours are certainly more sensibly named than Games Workshop paints, and the dropper bottles, which I never used before, are really great. The only advantage Games Workshop paints have his how easily they can be purchased on the highstreet.

I thought this model would be a good one to try painting tartan on for the first time. Although it fitted the theme, I soon realised that the clothes are far too wavy and painting tartan (or any other pattern) would be difficult. Never the less I tried it anyway.

The skin was painted bugman’s glow, washed reikland fleshshade, then highlighted cadian fleshtone followed by kislev flesh.

The hair was painted jokaero orange then washed fuegan orange.

The iron areas were painted leadbelcher, washed nuln oil then highlighted ironbreaker followed by runefang steel.

The brass was painted screaming bell, washed reikland fleshshade, then highlighted hashut copper followed by sycorax bronze.

The red strips of cloth were painted mephiston red, washed carroburg crimson then highlighted evil sunz scarlet.

The clothes were painted castellan green, washed athonian cammoshade then highlighted straken green followed by nurgling green.

To paint the tartan cloak I first took a 1:1 mix of balow brown and castellan green and painted thick horizontal and vertical stripes. Where these overlapped I applied a coat on top of a 3:1 mix.

Then I prepared a 1:1 mix of trollslayer orange and castellan green and painted thinner horizontal and vertical lines in between the previously painted lines. Where these lines crossed a I applied pure trollslayer orange.

Originally I planned to practice some freehand on the banners, but once I realised the banner had sculpted in stripes and a symbol I realised there wasn’t quite enough space for that.

The skin was painted averland sunset, washed casandora yellow, then highlighted flash gitz yellow.

The blue clothes were painted macragge blue, washed drakkenhoff nightshade, then highlighted altdorf guard blue followed by calgar blue.

The green banners were painted waaagh! flesh, washed beil-tan green, then highlighted warboss green followed by skarsnik green.

The purple cloth strips and hair were painted naggaroth night, washed druchii violet, then highlighted xereus purple followed by genestealer purple.

The red ropes, sandals and banner decorations were painted khorne red, washed carroburg crimson, then highlighted evil sunz scarlet.

The sword blades and banner poles were painted leadbelcher, washed nuln oil, then highlighted ironbreaker followed by runefang steel.

The bronze was painted screming bell, washed reikland fleshshade, then highlighted hashut copper follower by sycorax bronze.

The stone for the base was painted mechanicus standard grey and washed nuln oil.

I photographed the model using the John Hodgson Fantasy Backdrops book, which arrived yesterday from the Kickstarter.

This model isn’t really part of this project, but I needed something to do while I waited for parts to arrive so I could fix my 3D printer.

This is the Warhammer+ subscription model from the first year.

The stone and assassin were all painted rakarth flesh. I then applied splotches of watered down skavenblight dinge followed by splotches of 1:1 rakarth flesh and white scar, again diluted down. Once all the paints were dried I used gold ball point gel pen to apply lines, trying to follow the borders between the colours already applied. I was trying to achieve a marble effect like I show below.

The metal statue halo painted balthazar gold and washed reikland fleshsade.

The metal girders were painted leadbelcher and washed nuln oil.

This was the Warhammer+ subscribers model for year two.

I painted the entire model retributor armour, washed it all seraphim sepai, then drybrushed auric armour gold followed by liberator gold.

Then the armour panels were given two coats of spiritstone red.

The inner joints and head were then painted corvus black.

Then the head was painted rakarth flesh, washed reikland fleshshade then highlighted flayed one flesh followed by pallid wych flesh.

Blood for the blood god was applied to the chainfist.

The base was painted dryad bark. Then martian ironearth was applied to the base.