About

I airbrushed the blue on these and then abandoned them for a long time in order to get more orks/ imperial guard painted for games.

I’m pleased to have got these finished, they’re one of my “nostalgia projects”, painting something similar to when I was a kid but to a better standard. Looking at the photos, I’d like to come back and do some edge highlights/highlight the gold at some point.

The bases turned out OK but I think they could do with some small rocks or other texture to break them up a bit.

Recipe

I mostly followed a recipe from an Angel Giraldez video on YouTube. Using Vallejo Model Color paints:

  • Black prime
  • Blue base coat
  • Airbrush highlights
    • Royal Blue
    • Royal Blue and Sky Blue 2:1
    • Royal Blue, Sky Blue and Green Grey
  • Blue and Blue Ink 1:4 thinned, glaze over mid and shadow areas to return saturation
  • Hull Red, Black and Blue Ink, thinned, glaze over shadows
  • Blue and Black oil pin wash for recesses
  • Base coat gold details with Retributor Armour and wash with Reikland Fleshshade

If I do come back for edge highlights I’ll use Royal Blue, Sky Blue and Green Grey.

The bases were done following a Juan Hidalgo video:

  • Mournfang Brown
  • Martian Ironcrust texture paint
  • Over brush with peach flesh tone (used barbarian flesh)
  • Wash with Reikland Fleshshade
  • Vallejo Dark Red Ochre pigment

The AK pigment fixer left a glossy finish so I matte varnished the bases when I did the transfers.