Painting: Dropzone Commander - Scourge: Oppressor

So next up on the painting table is the experimental scourge command unit the MECHA CRAB - sorry I mean Oppressor. Yes he will be my command choice for Invasion, which no doubt will be the same for every other scourge player that attends.

Anyway, as always all paints used are Vallejo unless stated otherwise, with the addition of tears again - why! why did I chose this paint scheme, I see lines when I close my eyes! - and gnarled fingers.

Firstly the Oppressor was undercoated with Halfords Matt Black spray, then coated with Hexed Lichen (72.015)

Once the Hexed Lichen had dried Army Painter Dark Tone was heavily applied. After which, once the Dark Tone was dry, Squid pink (72.013) was drybrushed all over.

Then Escorpena Green (72.032) was applied to the vents, sensors and what appears to be cables. Gun Metal (72.054) was added to the rings that coil over the guns and the vent rims

Black (72.051) was then painted on the claws/feet. I chose this black instead of the usual black I use because it has a shine to it and I want the claws/feet to look sinisterly sharp.

Dark Tone was then applied to the vents and cables, as well as the areas that were painted with gun metal. The vents and cables were then drybrushed with Livery green (72.033) once the Dark Tone had dried. The areas painted gun metal were then lightly highlighted with Chainmail silver (72.053).

Next was the hand mangling, tear inducing "exoskeleton" phase. (In light of this my Shaltari force (oh yes, new year new army - coming soon, watch this space) will have a simple scheme). Anyway I digress. Using three different varieties of brush I painstakingly painted each line on the oppressor with Bonewhite (72.034); some were easy and took the direct approach, others I had to be a delicate as holding a butterfly and not killing it. But in the end it was done and I'm happy with the results.

Finally I smothered the majority of the model with Matt Varnish (70.520), apart from the feet/claws on which I used Gloss Varnish (70.510)

Miniatures: Dropzone Commander - Scourge:Oppressor

As you can't/shouldn't only build the new transport you specifically bought to transport your new commander unit, I built the oppressor shortly after the Harbinger.

The Packaging

So as mentioned in previous posts the model comes in a easy to open blister. Inside the blister you'll find the model, some firm foam and card inlay.


The model

Top

bottom

The model consists of 11 parts: Body, 6 legs, 2 plasma carbines (2 on right in picture) and 2 electroweb casters (attached to strip of resin)

Once again Hawk doesn't disappoint with this model, as it beautifully detailed. Both the top and the bottom are very detailed, bringing excitement at the painting potential.

 Building the model

Top down 

Underneath

At first glance I thought this model would be difficult to build what with all the parts however it was actually really easy.

Firstly I had to tidy it up and remove the flash. There wasn't too much, granted more than the Harbinger but as the excess is resin it cuts of easily and quickly.

I glued the legs on first using superglue, making sure that they aligned so when it's placed on the table it doesn't wobble, fall over or look stupid. After that I admittedly had to consult the internet to check where the plasma carbine and electroweb casters went. After a quick google image search I find the picture and applied the weapons correctly.

That was it! from blister opening to fully built in less than 10 minutes!