Necromunda Bulkhead doors

Hi all

So I have managed to get all of the Necromunda bulkheads finished now. 

So firstly I sprayed them Chaos Black. I then drybrushed Leadbelcher all over them. 

I then followed this with an Agrax Earthshade and a Nuln oil wash. As always, I am never truly happy with how washes affect a model, so I topped / cleaned it up with another light drybrush of Leadbelcher. 

To weather I used two techniques. Firstly I made a pin wash concoction of: 1 pot Lahmian medium and two splodges (turn the paint pot upside down over the Lahmian Medium and let two dollops drop in) of Mournfang brown. This was then painted into recesses here and there and around bolts, to give a rusted look. 

I then bust out the Old rust weathering powder and added this here and there (I actually used the new Necromunda logo for inspiration for this too). 

This coming Wednesday Kaelo and I will be playing through the first Necromunda scenario with our gangs. Please come and have a view. We may even try to record the game and put it up on the site. 

Drake Seta

Necromunda barricades (painting rusty ones)

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A couple of days ago I asked everyone for suggestions on how to paint rusty effects on bulkheads etc. Thanks for all of your suggestions, and it did help me a lot. 

Firstly I undercoated black and then sprayed it Mournefang Brown. I then drybrushed dryad bark over it sporadically (yes it is darker, the reason why is because I want some orange in the recesses). 

I then dipped my little finger in dark iron weathering pigment and brushed it all over. I then did a little drybrush of the powder too for the hard to reach places. 

I then used orange rust and old rust weathering powders across the piece. 

I then drybrushed it again to even it out. 

Followed by a little bit more dark iron weathering powder. 

I'm quite happy with how it has turned out. I will be using the technique on a few more barricades, but I will also be using the hairspray (with sugar here and there too possibly), airbrush a colour, scratch off and oil wash streaks technique on them too possibly. 

Drake Seta

Vlka Fenryka: Deredeo

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It has been a while coming but I have finally completed my Deredeo Dreadnought for the Rout. 

So this was my first of many Dreadnoughts for the Wolves, a tester if you will. I had an Eddy kicking around and never looking as if it would ever be painted. So I thought "why not just do it for your Wolves, let's see if I can make it fenrisian". 

He does fit in well with the gang as it stands, so I am quite pleased with my palette and weathering. 

The pattern on his torso does disappear in some lights, as does the wolf head on the red stripe. 

This is a bit of a shame, as I really can't make the Red any darker without changing the feel/look of the model. I will ask advice from FW next time I speak to them. 

I made use of Typhon corrosion for the first time on this model after hearing it recommended it thoroughly by Mark Bedford. It is really good and I think I will use it in the future on most models. 

I also used dry earth and a bone coloured set of weathering powders for the shins. This was the first time I have used them on a Dreadnought before. I used AK Interactive pigment fixer (still not 100% convinced that it will stop fingerprints moving the pigments all over the model, but we will see). 

I also used black soot over the barrels which was then fixed with pigment fixer. 

The rest of the scheme is as my Vlka Fenryka scheme which you can easily link to on the left in desktop mode. 

So now to finish Freki and Geri for the Lord of Winter and War

Drake Seta

Pre-Heresy Death Guard: Contemptors WIP

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Just after the battles I had for the opening of the Purokar League Campaign; I have decided to finish off a pair of Contemptors I started 2 years ago and some other units for extra stopping power. 

As they stand. I decided on doing one generic and with the most common Death Guard armament (Multi-Melta and power claw - See Betrayal) as well as another one which is plasma heavy (mainly as there was an image of Heavy support Legionaires sporting Plasma Cannons in collected visions). 

White and purity seal. 

Burnt Umber oil paints (and a few raw sienna streaks too) slightly thinned with white spirits so paintable. The streaks are done from rust or grime spots. 

Leave to bed in for 2-5 minutes. 

Then with a clean brush with a bit of white spirits on it, we thin the streaks by brushing down over them so that it takes the paint away. Clean your brush regularly with a kitchen roll. 

You can add slightly oil tainted white spirit pools too at the bottom of armour plates to give it a brighter towards the top vibe and grimier towards the bottom (see how it looks on the Contemptor's left leg in pic above (right leg on photo)). 

As always, practice on something first and do it in a well ventilated area. 

Drake Seta

Warlord Titan: Bone Garland Progress

 

Hi all.

Here is my progress on my Mars Pattern Warlord Titan. Big steps with lots of new techniques.

 

I assembled the Mars Beta Head unit (glued the lid down as I don't want to do the internal detail at this stage).

I first sprayed the piece with Klear polish (shown wet above) and left it to . I did two thin coats of this.

I then created this muddy oil mix with Indigo, Burnt umber and Raw seinna, as well as a nice dose of white spirits (ends up like thick gravy). Nice and easy to mix together, and you should know when you are happy with it.

 Cover the piece (note this is my first ever attempt at this). Dry with a hair drier until the piece is semi dry (waxy).

 Dry

Then using a flat piece of cotton (old bed linen etc) carefully rub and buff off the the oil to leave a grime and dirt effect just around the rivets (note the Klear protects the paint and transfers).

 leaves dirt and grime in the recesses.

 I sprayed the piece with Klear polish and left to dry. I did two coats of this.

 Covered in oil paint,

I sprayed the piece with Klear polish (shown dry above) and left to dry. I did two coats of this.

 Scary over white!!!

 Here is how the majestic Bone garland look as of now.

Such an effective way of creating detail and definition. It also gives the impression of a War Machine which has walked for decades,

 The white buffed up nicely.

Bone Garland is well on his way to being complete now.

 

Next time Gun shields and Transfers!! Sneak Peak:

 

 

Drake Seta

Pre-Heresy Death Guard; Legion Medusa part 3

Part 3 Focuses on tracks. Following the Forge World Masterclass books for the first time doing this technique. 

Ok so first we have our tracks painted Leadbelcher or Tamiya Gun metal. 

We then use a selection of various weathering powders in various earth shades. These are spotted haphazardly onto the tracks. 

You then soak it with white spirits without brushing it on. Just get a brush full of the stuff (large or standard citadel brush) and just put the tip onto the edge of the model and it will flood off into the recesses. Do this multiple times til the pigments and paint smooth out. 

Here it is when dry after 4 coatings of White Spirit. I have gone for a slightly clumpier look for my tracks as Death Guard get everywhere. I will seal the tracks with purity seal and then possibly attempt the graphite finger tip technique. 

Have to look into getting some better lighting. Tank at the end of the third session on it. 

Drake Seta

Pre-Heresy Death Guard; Legion Medusa part 2

With the main chipped and damaged part of the vehicle well underway I decided to up my painting xp some more. I really wanted a rusty rail for the Death Guard to lean on when not bombing the enemies of the Emperor. So after trawling through the Masterclass books I found a technique. 

One. Splotches of rust made from various shades of Forge world powders and occasional light splotches of sepia and powder mixes were applied to the model. These were then drowned with white spirits to bed them in slightly. When drying you dab the rust splotches down haphazardly. Don't forget the supports. 

Two. Whilst covering one half of the model, spray a hairspray on the model and scatter a very minuscule amount of sand on it whilst wet. The more sand the dustier it will look. Being carful to get a few grains on the supports. 

Three. Spray your desired metal colours onto the dried surface. 

Four. Using a hard paintbrush or needle, knock and scratch the grains of sand off. This will leave the surfaces splotchy and streaky. Then purity seal the section. 

I have also added the main cannon now. So next onto the crew and details. 

Drake Seta

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