Pre-Heresy Iron Warriors: Basilisks

Hi all.

Monday last week I decided that I wanted to try something fun / show something different at the Horus Heresy Throne of Skulls, so I decided to hit up 3 Basilisks and take my Castellum. It was a true race against time, so I had to ask Kaelo to give me a hand with the work (mostly while I put little Nathaniel to bed). 

So as you can see I achieved it :)

So to start. 50/50 Leadbelcher was airbrushed onto the tank. 

Then zenithal and zonal highlighting with Thinned Runefang steel was used to break it up. 

After that it was purity sealed (heat gunned to prevent frosting in cold weather). 

Then the main chassis had black segments painted. 

The tracks were then re done with Leadbelcher. 

The brass details were picked out with Warplock to Runelord brass. 

 

Vents were done Leadbelcher then washed with Nuln oil and druchi at the top to add some heat damage. This was then blackened later near the top with weathering powder black soot. 

The gun braces were done Warplock with a zenithal Runelord brass drybrush followed by some agrax Earthshade and some ard coat to look oiled. 

The sides (left off til this stage - yet silvered beneath the masking tape you can see above) was sprayed Averland Sunset base then to Yriel yellow at the top. 

These were then masked where I wanted to keep the yellow, before I chaos blacked them. 

Peeled off and touched up. 

The whole unit was then covered in a klear, agrax Earthshade, Nuln oil and water wash (klear takes it into recesses). Then edges were chipped with iron breaker. 

I then added transfers. Cut nice and close to the decal. 

The whole tank (- crew) were then glued together and purity sealed again. 

I then splotched Burnt umber oil paint in places over the tank and flooded with white spirits (by this time it was 02:00 before I had to be up at 05:00 so no photos of this stage but if you search death guard Medusa top left you can see a guide on oil washes). 

The tanks in action :)

Thanks for reading. Thanks to Kaelo for his help. I will be painting lots of weapons no doubt in return. 

Drake Seta