Magnus The Red

So for magnus I decided to just go with my experience on a lot of the colors.  I built him, left the wings and the armor off, and started with the skin.

The skin was done in three colors.

The base was GW Wazdakka Red
The shadows were done with GW Xereus Purple
The highlights were VGA Bloody Red
On the face make sure you pick out the details with GW Pink Horror.  No need to apply this anywhere else except the face.

It all worked out nicely.  If you mess up or get overspray the three colors work together extremely well so just use either the purple or the bloody red to fix your mistakes.

For the wings I used these four paints starting on the left

GW Xereus Purple
VGA Warlord Purple
VGA Magic Blue
GW Incubi Darkness

Then I dry brushed with GW Temple Guard Blue to give the feathers some depth.

The armor was done with GW Liberator Gold, GW Retributor Armor, and VMA Silver all with a GW Seraphim Sepia wash.

For the base I used GW Armageddon Dunes Texture Paint then a GW Seraphim Sepia Wash, then dry brushed with GW Ushabti Bone.

Thats it for today.  Cheers

Ahriman of the Thousand Sons

For Ahriman I started with the cloak.

The main color for the cloak is VGA Warlord Purple over a white base coat.  The underside of the cloak is VMA White Grey.

Then I used GW Xereus Purple to create the shadows in the cloak.

I then followed up with another coat of VGA Warlord Purple to even out the colors and brighten it up.  Then I applied a very thin coat of VMA Wood to the underside.

From there I used these paints for the various armor and weapon colors:

- GW Retributor Armor with Sepia wash for the gold.
- VMA Silver with sepia wash for all silver parts.
- Blue Armor is Many coats of Forgeworld Calth Blue (clear) airbrush paint on top of a Leadbelcher undercoat.
- All the Green Gems are VMA Silver and then Tamiya Clear Green.
- The Green Warpflame was done with a white base (any white works) and then GW Waywatcher Green Glaze (See Below)

The next step was to make his base.  For this I used the GW Balewind Vortex with white base and GW Waywatcher Green Glaze.

The other parts were done in four stages.

GW Kantor Blue over black base coat.

GW Kabalite Green over the blue.

VGA Escorpena Green over the Kabalite.  GW Moot Green Works also.

Then I performed a dry brush of GW Moot Green on the skulls and the extreme edges.  

And that's it.  The Silver was all VMA Silver with either a sepia or a red wash.  

House Terryn Part Two (Final)

Just finished up the House Terryn Detachment.

The Basic Scheme:

Blue is GW Kantor Blue with VGA Ultramarine Blue Highlight
Red is a 50/50 Mix of P3 Skorne Red and Khador Red Base
Gold Trim is GW Retributor Armor with Sepia Wash
White is VMA White Grey with VMA Wood to make it look off white
House Markings are on the last post
The Bases were done with an Apple Barrel Pewter Grey sand mixture then GW Nuln Oil Wash and a Lighter Grey dry brush highlight.  Rust effects are VMA Light Rust
Thermal Cannons were VGA Bloody Red then VGA Hot Orange
Avenger Cannons were done with FW Clear Airbrush Paints, starting at the base of the gun then going to the tip in this order, first orange, purple, blue, then VMA Nato Black for carbon buildup.

House Terryn Part One

For this imperial knight detachment commission I was finally able to make use of some Forgeworld House Terryn knight upgrades that I've had for a while.  There are three knights in this detachment and I'm painting them as follows.

The Fury of Voltoris (above)

Yorac, Spear of the Righteous (above)

Undeniable (above)

All of these knights have very distinct heraldry on their armor plates and shoulders especially.  I was fortunate that the Forgeworld upgrades have accounted for the House's iconography.  They must have purposefully left one of the front panels without any raised symbols (more on that later).

For the color scheme I decided to stick with the standard colors with one difference.  The blue in the GW scheme is just Kantor Blue with some dry brushing and a LOT of edging.  I'm not a fan of the GW edging.  It works on some things but ends up looking too comical to me most of the time.  So I applied a highlight of GW Caledor Sky to the GW Kantor Blue to make it pop.

To finish it off I applied GW Retributor Armor with a Seraphim Sepia wash.   For the scroll and horse I first painted GW Administratum grey and then washed it with GW Nuln Oil.  Letting that dry I then applied a pure white dry brushing to bring out the texture.  Any white will do.  For the black eagle I painted it with GW Abaddon Black and then dry brushed with GW Mechanicus Standard Grey.

That's it for now.  Expect another update very soon on this project.  

Cheers.

House Orhlaac Part 4 Final

Just finished up the finishing touches on the complete House Orhlaac knight detachment.

Not a lot to say with this post just really wanted to show off the knights.  If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.  

Cheers

Khorne Daemonkin Part 1 Heldrake

For today I wanted to show the progress I've made on my Khorne Daemonkin.  There are plenty of models to work with but the Heldrake is a really cool looking model and I wanted to start there.

The yellow color is done over a brown base coat.  You could use GW Mournfang Brown but I found a cheap can of Rustoleum Flat Red Primer at the local hardware store.  It said red on the can but it was more brown than red.

To create that yellow color required a few layers.

1st - Base coat the whole model with Vallejo Model Air Burnt Umber no. 71.040

2nd - Spray with white (any airbrush white) into the middle of the panels and between the raised areas leaving the brown along the edges.  There will definitely be some overspray so just remember not to spray everything white just parts you'll need to be brighter.

3rd - I used a mix of P3 Skorne Red and Khardor Red Base mixed 50/50 and then sprayed the armor panels red.  Don't go too overboard but cover up all the white areas.  You'll notice that the red is much brighter because of the white.

4th - I used GW Flash Gitz Yellow.  For once I actually used the GW air paint as it did not have as many particles in it and is a nice bright yellow.  I did have to thin it though.  Just remember that it is very easy to use too much yellow so spray a little on one panel and move to the next then repeat.  Mostly this prevents the paint from running and ruining all the other work you just did.

That's it.  Four steps with the last one taking longer.  The brown will show up on the edges and the red will allow the brown and yellow to blend together for a smooth transition.  The more yellow you apply the brighter the model but don't go too overboard or none of the brown will show through.

The purple is a lot simpler.  Just three colors that blend well together.

1st - Spray the areas you need to be purple with a white (again any airbrush white will do).

2nd - GW Xereus Purple over all of the white.  Just be sure to take note of the angle you are spraying at so that you don't accidentally hit one of the panels.

3rd - A highlight of Vallejo Game Air Alien Purple.  Apply this to the areas you think will be brighter than the rest.

4th - Vallejo Game Air Squid Pink as a 2nd Highlight directly over the Alien Purple.  Use this sparingly as it is very easy to spray too much.  You want a lot of the Alien Purple to show through.

Until next time.   Cheers