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

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

Painting: Games Workshop: Warhammer 40k: Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard)/Genestealer cult brood brothers

After painting my Astra Militarum/GC Brood brothers I thought it best to document this quick process I am following.

For these I have gone for an urban look; concentrating on grey.

I have mostly used paints from the Vallejo colour range, unless indicated otherwise

The standard process is as follows:

• Undercoating in grey.
• Paint any leather with Beasty brown (72.043)
• Paint the lasgun/Autocannon barrel in Gun metal grey (Model color: 70.863) and the bayonet in Chainmail (72.053)
• Boots are painted GW Abbadon Black
• Flesh is painted Tan (72.066).
• Touch up the grey areas with Cold grey (72.050) where I've gone over with other paints or where the undercoat hasn't reached
• Cover everything except the flesh in AP Dark Tone
• Once the Dark tone has dried I dry brush Stonewall grey (72.049) all over, then I paint the iconography with the same.
• Paint the bayonet blade with Silver (72.052).
• Then the flesh is painted with Dwarf skin (72.041)
• PVA is added to the base and the base is dipped into fine ballast.
• The rim of the base is painted with GW Abbadon Black

The extras:
Vox caster radio: Chainmail: (72.053)

Banner: 
Banner pole: Chainmail: (72.053)
Gold trim: Glorious Gold (72.056)
GW Red then Bloody red (72.010)
Stonewall grey (72.049) on the skull
Plague brown (72.039) on the scroll
AP dark tone all over
Bonewhite (72.034) over the scroll once the dark tone dried
Drybrush the banner with Stonewall grey (72.049)
GW Black around the bullet holes

Sandbags
Plague brown (72.039)
AP strong tone
Bonewhite (72.034)


Fatigues
Cold grey (72.050)

Dark Tone
Drybrush Stonewall grey (72.049) and stonegrey on iconography 

Flesh
Tan (72.066) 
Dwarf fleshskin (72.041)

Belt/Leather items
Beasty brown (72.043)

Dark tone

Grenades

Cam Olive Green (Model Color: 70.894)
Dark Tone

Lasgun
Casing Cold grey (72.050)
Barrel: Gunmetal grey (Model Color:
Bayonet: Chainmail (72.053)
Dark Tone
Bayonet blade: Silver (72.052)

Boots
GW Abbadon Black

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!