Fem-uary: Painting

With February over I can say I have completed what I set out to do and more!

What pleases me the most is models I've been sitting on for months (maybe even a year or so) are getting finished!

Below are the steps I followed when painting these models:

For Newt, Vasquez and Dietrich I followed the same process when it came to the armour and webbing/straps

• Fatigues & armour/helmet:
• MC: Cam Olive Green (70.894)
• Dots and stripes Camo:
• GC: Bonewhite (72.034)
• MC: Khaki Grey (70.880)
• GC: Beasty Brown (72.043)
• GC: Scorched Brown (72.045)
• GW: White scar
• Camera & Headset
• TC: Dark Iron (XF-84)

• Webbing/Straps:
• GC: Scorched Brown (72.045)

Vasquez:

• Gun:
• TC: Metallic Grey (XF-56)
• Black wash
• Skin:
• GC: Dark fleshtone (# has worn off the bottle)
• GC: Tan (# has worn off the bottle)
• Wash of AP speedpaint: Crusader skin
• Headband:
• GC: Bloody red (72.010)
• GW: White scar - for the spots on the headband.

Dietrich

• Skin:
• GC: Tan (# has worn off the bottle)
• GC: Dwarf skin (72.041)
• Gun
• MC: Cam Olive Green (70.894) (casing)
• GC: Gun Metal (72.054) (Barrel and magazine/fuel tank)

Ripley

• Hair
• GC: Scorched Brown
• Black wash
• Jacket: 
• MC: Black
• GC: Stonewall Grey (72.049) (drybrushed)
• Gun:
• Casing: MC: Cam Olive Green (70.894)
• Barrel: TC: Dark Iron (XF-84)
• Black wash
• Jeans
• GC: Ultramarine Blue (72.022)
• GC: Electric Blue (72.023) (Drybrushed)
• AP: Matt White (Drybrushed)
• Skin
• GC: Tan (# has worn off the bottle)
• GC: Dwarf Skin (72.041)
• AP speed paint: Peachy skin as a wash on the face.
• Trainers
• AP: Matt White
• GC: Bloody red (72.010) (tongue)
• GC: Cold Grey (72.050) (Straps and back)
• Black wash

Newt

• Hair and top:
• GC: Plague Brown (72.039)
• Brown wash
• Black wash
• Dungarees
• GC: Electric Blue (72.023)
• AP Blue Wash
• GC Electric Blue (72.023) (Drybrushed)
• AP: Matt White (Drybrushed)
• Black Wash
• Brown Wash
• Skin
• GC: Tan (# has worn off the bottle)
• GC: Pale Flesh (72.008)

I did the base the same for all of them which consisted of:

• Base
• GC: Gun Metal (72.054)
• Black wash
• Dark Brown Wash
• PA: Light Rust (301)
• PA: Yellowish Rust (303)

Magus

Took the photo as I started - whoops

I love this model, I've always loved this model, it's a great alternative to the original arm outstretched Magus.

Due to not wanting to pay £15+ for a single model I held out, I finally got this model as part of the combat patrol magazine subscription. 

Loving this model meant wanting to do a great paint job on it but I just had issue after issue, which was really frustrating. The red wouldn't go over contrast red well, the flesh wouldn't apply well.

I persevered and I'm pretty pleased with the result

• Skin
• GC: Tan
• GC: Dwarf flesh (72.041)
• brown wash/AP Speedpaint:Crusader skin 
• GC: Elf flesh Highlight (72.004)

• Dress
• GW Contrast: Blood Angels red
• GC: Bloody red (72.010)
• GC: Scarlett Red (72.012) (in the folds)
• Brown wash
• GC: Bloody red (72.010)
• GW Wild rider red highlight

• Staff, Jewelry. flap edge
• GC: Brassy Bronze (72.058)
• GC: Glorious gold (72.056)
• Black wash
• Gun holster
• GC: Scorched brown (72.045)
• GC: Beasty brown highlight (72.043) (blended with a clean dry brush)
• Dagger
• GC: Gunmetal (72.054)
• GC: Chainmail (72.053)
• AP: Green wash
• Gems
• GW Caliban Green
• RAC: Leaf Green (364)
• GC: Escorpena Green (72.032)
• GC: Livery Green (72.033)
• Boots
• GC: Black (70.950)
• GC: Stonewall grey (72.049) (drybrush)
• Hood/Armour
• Blackwash over the grey primer
• GC: Stonewall Grey (72.049) (edge highlight)

Wyld Runner

These are a kitbash of Escher parts and Daughters of Khaine Witch Aelves - I thought their dynamic poses matches the fluidity of the Escher. Although they're wearing less than you're likely to see on an Escher Ganger but as Wyld Runner only get "flak armour" it's not so different.

I tried to remove or cover with putty aspects that point to their Elven heritage.

These in particular will be used if I get the Tactics card that grants a Wyld Runner

• Skin:
• MC: Basic Skin (70.815)
• AP: Speed paint Crusader Skin

As I've mentioned in previous posts I wasn't convinced on AP Speed paint for skin tones; I'd been applying it on Grey primer which just doesn't work. If, however, it's applied over Basic Skin it's brilliant and creates such a great effect. Much better than what I had previously been doing with Tan then Dwarf Skin.

• Cloth and armour
• GW: Contrast: Blood Angels red
• Brown wash
• GC: Bloody red (72.010) solid on the armour, highlight/drybrush on the cloth.
• Dagger & Whip handle
• GC: Gunmetal (72.054)
• GC: Chainmail (72.053)
• AP: Green wash
• Hair (Brown)
• GC: Scorched Brown (72.045)
• Black wash
• GC: Beasty Brown (72.043) (drybrush)
• Streak of GC: Cold Grey (72.050) down oneside and Cold Grey tips
• black wash
• Hair (Green)
• RAC: Leaf Green (364)
• GC: Goblin Green (# has worn off the bottle)
• GC: Escorpena Green (72.032) drybrushed highlights
• GW: Yrield Yellow for the tips
• Black wash
• Bow wrapping, Arrow holder
• GC: Beasty Brown (72.043)
• Brown wash
• GC: Leather Brown (72.040) on straps

With those completed it's on to March, although the theme/category is yet to be confirmed...

Key:

MC: Vallejo Model Color

GC: Vallejo Game Color,

PA: Vallejo Panzer Aces 

TC: Tamaya Color: 

GW: Games Workshop 

AP: Army Painter

RAC: Revell Aqua Color

Painting: Games Workshop: Warhammer 40k: Genestealer Cult: Purestrain Genestealers & Familiars

These have driven me insane!

Especially as it's such a simple and straight forward process!

The process I followed was as follows:

• Undercoat in black
• Paint all areas of flesh with GW Daemonette Hide 
• Wash areas of flesh with AP purple tone
• Highlight flesh areas with GW Slaanesh Grey
• touch up chitin areas with GW Abaddon black
• Drybrush Chitin with Vallejo game colour Stonewall grey (72.040)
• Paint tongue with Vallejo game colour Hexed Lichen (72.015) 
• teeth with either Vallejo game colour Plague Brown (72.039) or Vallejo game colour Bonewhite (72.034), then washed with AP strong tone
• eyes with GW Iyanden Darksun
• Matt varnish was then applied all over except for the claws and tongue, those were covered with Gloss varnish
• The base was covered with GW Astrogranite debris; once dry it was washed with AP dark tone and the edge of the base was painted black

For the familiars there was the addition of GW Mephiston Red for the cloth which was washed with AP dark tone.

So quick and simple however touching up the black areas just drove me insane! Thankfully this is the last of the purestrain genestealers for my force, so I don't need to worry about doing this for a little while.

April - Overcoming an aversion to black

So with April at a close I can proudly announce that I have overcome my aversion to black and as a result finished all the planned projects!

So onwards to May; My planned projects are as follows:

Master Gunner & Sentinel 

Saker Cannon & Crew (inc engineer)

Demi-Culverin

So close and yet so far...March objective failed

So for the first time, so far, this year I didn't finish all my intended projects for the month.

I completed the ECW cavalry (Click here for details) and the Genestealer cult Patriach, but couldn't find the time to complete the 4 genestealers and 2 familiars.

In light of the above, my objective for April is the following:

• Complete 4 Genestealers  (From March)
• Complete 2 familiars (From March)
• 12 ECW Dragoons on foot

Onwards!

Painting: Games Workshop: Warhammer 40k: Genestealer Cult: Clamavus

As per my previous updates I have finished the Clamavus

Now the thing I have learnt with the Clamavus is that this model should be painted on the sprue!. I am a firm believer in building models and then painting them as this usually creates a better bond on the contact points. However I wish in this case I had made an exception as there are lots of awkward areas that can't be reached once the model is built and I know they are there...mocking me in their unpainted...nay! naked form!

Anyway...moving on.

This model was painted using mostly Vallejo colour range paints, unless stated otherwise.

I started undercoating the model in Grey

Next I painted the cloth with GW Mephiston Red
Then I painted the staff with chainmail (72.053) but I wasn't keen so I painted it bright brass, which was still too bright so I rummaged through my paint collection where I found a dark metallic paint called Tinny Tin (72.060) which was exactly what I was looking for!
The speakers, control panel and backpack were painted in chainmail
Next I painted the pistol holster, tapes, cable to the speaker staff, boots and any straps in GW Abbadon Black
I painted the radiowave locator in Stonewall grey (72.049)
Then I paint a button on the tape deck and some cables with GW Mephiston Red
Next I painted the remaining cables in Iyanden Darksun (GW foundation yellow) then added black stripes
Then the flesh was painted with Tan (72.066)
The exterior of the book under foot was painted with Charred brown (72.045),, and the pages painted with plague brown (72.039)
Next I washed the whole model in AP dark Tone

Once the dark tone was dry I highlight the armour with Stonewall grey (72.049)
The cloth was highlighted with Bloody red (72.010)
The flesh was then painted with Dwarf flesh (72.041) and highlighted in GW Elf flesh

The base was then coated in GW Astra Granite debris, washed with AP dark tone, then highlighted with stonewall grey, and the edge of the base of painted black.

A brief summary

• Cloth, some wires and a button on the tape player in GW Mephiston Red
• Gun holster, straps, tapes & boots in GW Abbadon Black
• speaker, backpack, control panel in Chainmail (72.053)
• Radiowave in Stonewall grey (72.049)
• Cables in GW foundation yellow & GW Abbadon Black
• Book Charred brown (72.045), with the paper plague brown (72.039)
• Cult symbol bright bronze (72.057)
• Flesh: Tan (72.066), AP Dark Tone, Dwarf flesh (72.041), GW Elf skintone highlight

March Objective

So with February out of the way I have achieved a lot more than expected;

In addition to the objective I set myself (See "Well that was Quick") I also completed the following:

Genestealer Cult: Clamavus

Infinity: Nomad: Moderator of Bakunin with Spitfire

Infinity: Nomad: Wildcat with heavy rocket launcher

Infinity: Nomad: Reverend Moira  - This model had been started last year, so was just a case of finishing it off 

Bolt Action: Soviet infantry (This photo was taken before I finished them, I forgot to take a photo of the finished set)

As such my target for March is as follows:

6 ECW Cavalry armed with pistols (trotters in Pikemans Lament)

4 Genestealers

2 Familiars

1 Genestealer Patriarch - started previousily

Well that was quick...

I have already completed my planned projects for this month...

It seems that a combination of snow days, hobbying when I should be working from home and a simple paint scheme has resulted in the completion of my planned projects way earlier than expected.

Luckily I pre-ordered the Genestealer Cult Clamavus so now that he's arrived he's go straight to the top of the painting pile!

Jan - objective complete, onwards to February

Well January has come to a close and with it I have achieved my target for the month.

Granted half way through January I didn't think I was going to be able to do it, but then I smashed everything out.

After I achieved my intended goal for the January I decided to work on some models that had been overlooked for a while and so based the below.

With January complete it's time to plan for February.

So models to be painted in February will be

4 glaive wraith stalkers.

1 Cadian vox caster

1 Cadian standard bearer

1 autogun weapon team

Painting: Genestealer cult: Acolytes Hybrids

Acolytes:

Similar to my Neophytes I wanted to follow this video by GW Duncan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWHtci5sSl4, however I wanted to keep the same uniform as my Neophytes, so I only used it for the flesh 

As ever the colours used were mainly Vallejo game colour unless stated otherwise

So I started by undercoating the models in Halfords Grey primer
Then I painted the cloth with Orange Fire  (72.008). Next I painted the boots, ammo pouches, gun grip and pistol holder with Black. I also painted the trousers with Model color: Tan earth (Model color 70.874)
Next I painted the light with Magic blue (72.021), then the grenade shaft with cam. Olive green (Model colour 70.894)
Next I painted the grenade fuse, boot clips, metal pads on gloves, knife blade, gun barrel & magazine Gunmetal: (72.054).
I painted the knife fastening piece with Chainmail silver (72.053)
The ropes around the limbs and knifes were painted with Beasty brown. (72.043)
Then I liberally applied AP strong tone all over except the areas of flesh. While the AP dried I carefully painted the flesh GW Daemonette Hide, then AP purple wash, then layered GW Slaanesh Grey, I then mixed white with Slaanesh Grey to highlight the facial features. the teeth were painted with Plague brown (72.039) then covered in AP strong tone and the tongue painted with Hexed Lichen (72.015) , then coated with AP dark tone.

Next I highlighted the armour with Stonewall Grey (72.049), going around the edges and carefully going over the armour ridges, as well as a careful highlight on the black areas. I then highlighted the creases in the trousers with Khaki (72.061)

The cultist blades were painted Chainmail (72.053), with Hexed Lichen (72.015) on lumps, then AP Purple wash, then Drybrush chainmail

The edges of the blade were painted with Silver (72.052).
The ropers were painted with Leather brown (72.040)

I painted the GC icons with Bronze (72.057), then applied several coats of AP red tone, waiting for the first to dry before applying the next.

Once the painting was done I used a flathead screwdriver to scoop, and smear GW astrogranite debris over the base. once dry I covered in AP dark tone, then when that dried drybrushed with Stonewall grey, i then painted the rim of the base black.

Summary by section: Undercoat in grey
Flesh

GW Daemonette Hide

AP purple wash

GW Slaanesh Grey layered
GW Slaanesh Grey mixed with white for highlight

Mouth:
Teeth: Plague brown (72.039), AP strong tone
Tongue: Hexed Lichen (72.015), AP dark tone


Eyes
GW foundation yellow

Chitin, gun pouches and rending claws

Black (72.051)

Blade
Gun metal (72.054)
Dark Tone
edge highlighted with silver (72.052)

Cultist blade
Chainmail (72.053)
Hexed Lichen (72.015) on lumps
Purple wash
Drybrush chainmail

Cloth/Top

Fire orange 72.008

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Fire orange mixed with white 2:1

Trousers

Tan earth (Model color 70.874)

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Khaki (72.061)

Armour
Cold Grey 72.050

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Stonewall Grey 72.049

Pounches, pipes, pistol holster, gun grip, gun casing & boots
Black (72.051)

Highlight with Stonewall Grey 72.049

Grenades 
Model color: Camo green 

Gunmetal: (72.054) on the top

AP Dark tone

Gun (Barrel, magazine)

Gunmetal: (72.054)
AP Dark tone

Highlight with Chainmail 72.053

GC icons

Bronze (72.057)

Multiple coats of AP Red wash

Ropes:
Beasty brown (72.043)
AP dark tone
Leather brown (72.040)

Painting: Genestealer cult: Neophytes Hybrids

Neophytes: 

I wanted to paint my Neophytes in a similar scheme to that shown by GW's Duncan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpeAnC1UnaE&t=350s

As ever the colours used were mainly Vallejo game colour unless stated otherwise

So I started by undercoating the models in Halfords Grey primer
Then I painted the cloth with Orange Fire  (72.008). Next I painted the boots, ammo pouches, gun grip and pistol holder with GW Black. I also painted the trousers with Model color: Tan earth (Model color 70.874)
Next I painted the light with Magic blue (72.021), then the grenade shaft with cam. Olive green (Model colour 70.894)

Next I painted the grenade fuse, boot clips, metal pads on gloves, gun barrel & magazine Gunmetal: (72.054).
Then I liberally applied AP strong tone all over except the areas of flesh. While the AP dried I carefully painted the flesh for the 4th Generation Neophytes with Tan (72.066), then washed with Purple tone, once that dried I carefully used Dwarf skin (72.041), then Elf skintone (72.004) and finally for the raised areas i used Pale flesh highlight (72.003)

For 3rd generation I used GW Daemonette Hide, then AP purple wash, then highlighted with GW Slaanesh Grey.

Next I highlighted the armour with Stonewall Grey (72.049), going around the edges and carefully going over the armour ridges, as well as a careful highlight on the black areas. I then highlighted the creases in the trousers with Khaki

I painted the GC icons with Bronze (72.057), then applied several coats of AP red tone, waiting for the first to dry before applying the next.

Once the painting was done I used a flathead screwdriver to scoop, and smear GW astrogranite debris over the base. once dry I covered in AP dark tone, then when that dried drybrushed with Stonewall grey, i then painted the rim of the base black.

Summary by section: Undercoat in grey
Cloth/Top

Orange Fire 72.008

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Orange Fire mixed with dead white 2:1

Trousers

Tan earth (Model color 70.874)

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Khaki (72.061)

Armour
Cold Grey (72.050)

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Stonewall Grey (72.049)

Pounches, pistol holster, gun grip, gun casing & boots
GW Black

Highlight with Stonewall Grey (72.049)

Grenades 
Cam. Olive green (Model colour 70.894)
Gunmetal: (72.054) on the top

AP Dark tone

Gun

Gunmetal: (72.054)

AP Dark tone

Highlight with Chainmail 72.053

GC icons

Bronze (72.057)

Multiple coats of AP Red wash

Blasting charge

Gory/Scarlet red stick

Gunmetal: (72.054) on the top

Beasty Brown (72.043) on binding rope & fuse

AP Dark tone

Highlight binding rope with Leather brown (72.040)

Light

Magic blue (72.021)

Ropes:
Beasty brown (72.043)
AP dark tone
Leather brown (72.040)

4th Gen flesh

Tan (72.066)
Purple wash
Dwarf skin (72.041)
Elf skintone (72.004)
Pale flesh highlight (72.003)

3rd Gen flesh

GW Daemonette Hide

AP purple wash

GW Slaanesh Grey

Chitin

Black (72.051)

Seismic cannon
I used a similar technique that I used on my Dropzone commander Shaltari:
GW White
Bonewhite (72.034)
AP strong tone
Dead White (72.002)

Mining laser:
casing:
GW Foundation paint: yellow
Sun yellow: (72.006)
AP dark tone
then streaks for AP strong tone

Laser:
Model color Gun metal
AP dark tone

Laser "light"
Gory red (72.011)
Bloody red (72.010)
Hot orange (72.009)

I also tried muzzle burn on the mining laser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIKEfVoqC5U