Just as a quick in-between-er, I started this overlord.
I sold off most of my 40k models, but kept enough around for multiple Kill Team armies. I thought that having a different overlord model might work out okay if I could get it for cheap off of eBay.
I've done this scheme so many times, it's just automatic to me now. I just finished blocking in the base colours and I got a wash on. Just highlights to go. Necrons are so fast!
I deepened the shadows a bit more and then really pushed the highlights with my Krome airbrush. Then I used Vallejo's Ultramarine as a filter (really water-downed) and softened the highlights to a blue. Then it was the old brush and some DR white on the veins of the warp.
Since it's terrain, I think I'm going to stop here. I glued it all together and I watched a video where a guy glued felt to the bottom so it was softer on the table, so I'll probably do that at some point.
I have been slowly working on these pretty much every night since the last update, however, the highlights that I have been painstakingly doing are so minute I felt it wasn't even worth taking pics!
Here are the final pictures. We got a freak snowstorm, in October of all times, so I won't be able to put a matte varnish on it until the weather gets better, unfortunately. I'd like to put it in the case where it belongs!
With the 2 squads, I have the camo done on both and I have done all the shading on the forest scheme. The camo scheme was not looking good until the wash went on! Trust the process....
Second squad's base colours done! Going with more of an urban camo style with this group.
All the base colours for squad 1 are done (forest camo scheme).
I'm actually enjoying painting these so far. The detail isn't to a GW standard, but I'm a Star Wars nerd and I'm pretty happy with the models thus far.
Wow... it's been a long time since I painted. Truth be told, I did do some priming on other projects, but I ran into a snag as I've been waiting for the paint for this project to trickle into my mailbox.
I still don't have all the paints yet, but enough to get started. I am following Sorastro's guide and I'll be doing a forest camo theme for one squad and a city camo theme for the other.
I'm actually really excited to paint these... for now! Two squads at the same time though...
I did three levels of priming on these for an end-result zenithal highlight. I primed them black, did grey at 45°, then white from the very top. If I was doing a monochrome scheme only, I'd be tempted to keep it just like this!
Well, I power through this model tonight.
I'm mostly pleased about how it turned out. The colour choices I made in 2001 are just wack though!
I still need to matte finish the model... especially that red section on the back, but I think the idea comes across.
I started playing miniature wargames with Warhammer 40,000 back in 2001. I came across my first ever model last month (I'm so glad/surprised I kept it).
Someone online suggested that I paint up a new model at my current painting skills. Challenge accepted!
I'm using CK Studio's airbrush method... I realised two firsts though:
1. First time painting an intercessor (wow!)
2. First time painting yellow.
There was a learning curve and I had to start over once.
It was looking really ugly and then I started the filter phase... I might have overdone it. However, I'm not doing Golden Demon here and I'll just keep trucking. It still will look better than back then!
And we're done!
I really think the basing saved the day... it was getting very drab, but the greens in the grass and the white-painted lines really come through.
Wow, it's been a while. Went camping for a week and now back to school has ramped up (I'm a teacher).
I finished the models tonight minus transfers and basing. I'll do that hopefully tomorrow night?
