Here is my painting of the Warmachine Tactics, Bonus Model Lieutenant Allison Jakes. My mate gave me this model as an addition to my army, he picked her up as part of the kickstarter. I wasn't overly fond of this model when I first saw the model. Shes really small and quite fiddly.
What I did
Assembly
There wasn't too many bits for this model, I clipped and cleaned it up. I left the arms off for painting which was a positive as the arms cover the body to large extent.
Painting
Base
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Dry brush: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Dry brush: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Dry brush: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight
Model
Prime: Vallejo Primer White
Armour: Blue (P3, Cygnar Base Blue)
Armour Highlight: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Armour Dry brush/highlight: Light Blue (P3, Arcane Blue)
Front Facing Arc: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Conclusion
While I feel disappointed in my outcome I didn't give up and kept working on the model till I didnt hate it. I really dont enjoy those small models and I guess Im going to have to work on my skills in the future.
I didn't really enjoy the painting overly as the model chassis is largely just the same one as the lancer and firefly. I did however enjoy a 3rd chance at getting those lines a little bit cleaner than the last two times.
Other than that I really really enjoy playing this guy on the battlefield.
What I did
Whats in the Box?
1x Charger Model
1x Medium Base
1x Stat Card (definitely not the latest one).
At this point I'm going to have a whinge about the lack of a latest stat card in the box, Whinge whinge whinge, If you are going to upgrade a game, If you are going to go to all that trouble how about you ship out some singles for the people buying the boxes.
Basing
I went for the ever popular wall filler plus drybrushing method of basing.
In this case it was:
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Dry Brush 1: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Dry Brush 2: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Dry Brush 3: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
Assembly
Overall there wasnt really any suprises with the model, the chassis is the same as the lancer and the firefly and the hammer arm is the same as the Ironclad's Quake Hammer arm. the gun is in 2 bit and very simple to get together.
I used a hobby knife to clean off any gates and then try and clean down any mold lines that I found.
Painting
Here are the paints I used:
Prime: Vallejo Primer White
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Base Blue)
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Armour Dry brush/highlight: Light Blue (P3, Arcane Blue)
All I really wanted to paint on this model was the emblem, I wanted to get it right, I wanted it to be awesome. I read over the material from the Cygnar guide from the battlegroup box and decided to try and follow the instructions, I haven't really done too much blending in the past deliberately at least, I have accidentally done it and then wondered how to achieve it again.
Painting
Step By Step
Base
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Dry brush: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Dry brush: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Dry brush: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight
Model
Prime: Vallejo Primer White
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Base Blue)
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Armour Dry brush/highlight: Light Blue (P3, Arcane Blue)
Front Facing Arc: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Emblem
Layer 1: Brown (P3, Bloodstone)
Layer 2: Orange (P3, Heartfire)
Layer 3: Yellow (P3, Cygnus Yellow)
Layer 4: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
Conclusion
Well here I am a person who somehow managed to paint the emblem I think I will always claim this one as a win. Otherwise the model is a little dark and could use with a little more contrast.
The last of the models for the Cygnar Battlegroup. I really wanted to give this guy a good go and I tried to get the the model to have a little more contrast. The model itself is kinda simple its essentially a jack with a hammer and not too much else to it. To get this right I had to pick out every little detail with the silver or gold and make it stand out.
Painting
Step By Step
Base
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Dry brush: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Dry brush: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Dry brush: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight
Model
Prime: Vallejo Primer White
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Base Blue)
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Armour Dry brush/highlight: Light Blue (P3, Arcane Blue)
Shoulder Pads: Dark Blue (Citadel, Stegadon Scale Green)
Front Facing Arc: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Conclusion
While I am happy with the model I am not happy with the brightness of the model. I think I may work on the colour a little more, one thing I have always found difficult is when I take a photo the model can look really good while on the shelf unlit it will look overly dark. I don't know how to fix that at the moment but it is always something to work on.
My second model in the Cynar box was the this guy the firefly. I was a little scared of the gun to be honest. It looked complicated, I wasn't sure of the effect I was going to use I knew I wanted something like the box but I had no idea how to achieve it.
Painting
Step By Step
Base
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Dry brush: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Dry brush: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Dry brush: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight
Model
Prime: Vallejo Primer White
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Base Blue)
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Armour Dry brush/highlight: Light Blue (P3, Arcane Blue)
Front Facing Arc: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Conclusion
I feel like I've done alright with the gun arm on the Firefly, It was always going to be a little strange and I definitely didn't have a idea of how to do it. But and its a good but, I've managed to pull one out of the bag and create a model I don't hate. I don't think the inking worked too well on the Armour I think for further models I will fully ink then dry brush them back up again.
Warmachine, Cygnar Battlegroup 2016, Major Beth Maddox
Introduction
The first of my paint's for the Cygnar box I really just dove in.and swum around. If anything I was worried, All these small models with fiddly features remind me of painting infinity and honestly I didn't have a good time with infinity.
I took the starting point of trying to just do the basics, blues, golds and silvers and the rest up to chance.
Painting
Step By Step
Base
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Dry brush: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Dry brush: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Dry brush: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight
Model
Prime: Vallejo Primer White
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Base Blue)
Armour Air brush: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Armour Dry brush/highlight: Light Blue (P3, Arcane Blue)
Front Facing Arc: Blue (P3, Cygnar Blue Highlight)
Conclusion
As you can see from the video I didnt have a heap of trouble with this model and it turned out not terrible to boot. I think the colour scheme is really strong, I like the two tone approach to the leather I think it really worked over just inking. I don't really like what I did with the hair, I think it could have been a little blonder but overall I'll accept the outcome.
Well here we are the last model of the box, I really wanted something specific for this guy. I feel like I have better control over my airbrush so instead of brushing I would try and lay down some blocks with it and then try to create contrast with dry brushing and inking.
Painting
Step By Step
Model:
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Coat: Brown (Minitaire, Bark)
Pants: Grey (Minitaire, Base Grey)
Hat: Blue (Minitaire, Lagoon Blue)
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Cravat and Hat Ribbon: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Boots: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Hair: Orange (Citadel, Blazing Orange)
Buckles and Gun: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Cloths Dry brush: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
As part of basing this model I really wanted to have some
tombstones, I honestly wanted to buy some, but my local store was out
and I had a nice tube of plumbers putty. I ended up rolling out a flat
sheet, and using pastry cutters to outline some flat tombstone shapes
and when they dried I scratched them to give them a warn look, If I had
longer before it set I would have carved more into the stones. I
then used wall filler to create a dirt mound for placement.
Conclusion
I really enjoy this guy. He looks creepy with a distinct Irish caricature.
Malifaux, Shadows of Redchapel, Seamus, Copycat Killer
Introduction
I didn't know how I wanted to paint this guy at the start there were too many hats his details were small and the bag looked odd.
As
I do almost every I get stuck like that taking the painting step by
step tends to be a successful strategy. I blocked in my colours and took it step by step.
Painting
Step By Step
Model:
Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer, Black)
Bag: Brown (Minitaire, Bark)
Scissors, Saw, Gun and Buckles: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Skin and Entrails: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Entrails Highlight: Pink (Vallejo Game Color, Squid Pink)
Entrails Ink: Red (Army Painter Ink, Red)
Coat: Blue (Minitaire, Lagoon Blue)
Trousers: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Hat 1: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Hat 1 Bow: Pink (Vallejo Game Color, Squid Pink)
Hat 1 Bow Ink: Purple (Army Painter Ink, Purple)
Hat 2: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Hat 3: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Hat 4: Blue (Citadel, Sotek Green)
Hair: Green (Vallejo Game Color, Heavy Black Green)
Cloths Dry brush: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
Scissors, Saw, Gun, Buckles, Hats and Trousers: Black (Army Painter Ink, Dark Tone)
As part of basing these models I really wanted to have some
tombstones, I honestly wanted to buy some, but my local store was out
and I had a nice tube of plumbers putty. I ended up rolling out a flat
sheet, and using pastry cutters to outline some flat tombstone shapes
and when they dried I scratched them to give them a warn look, If I had
longer before it set I would have carved more into the stones. I
then used wall filler to create a dirt mound for placement.
Conclusion
I made
something that I think quite nicely represents what is intended with the model hes a psycho leprechaun and that's what I made him, using some different colours from the normal somber look of Malifaux miniatures creates focal points in this case the purple bow.
Like the Alps, I wanted bright colours, these are simple models so If I wanted to make them more interesting it would be from things I added to the models rather than me getting them from inking or dry brushing.
With that in mind I tried really hard to make these guys unique.
Painting
Step By Step
Grinning
Base Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer Black)
Base Shape: Green/Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Livery Green)
Prime: White (Vallejo Primer White)
Skin: Blue (Citadel, Sotek Green)
Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Eye, Orange (Citadel, Blazing Orange)
Highlight: Purple (Vallejo Game Color, Warlord Purple)
Imp
Base Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer Black)
Base Shape: Blue (Citadel, Sotek Green)
Prime: White (Vallejo Primer White)
Skin: Red (P3, Murderous Magenta)
Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Tongue: Green/Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Livery Green)
Ink: Red (Army Painter Ink, Red)
Highlight: Purple (Vallejo Game Color, Warlord Purple)
Eyes and Teeth: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Squid
Base Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer Black)
Base Shape: Red (P3, Murderous Magenta)
Prime: White (Vallejo Primer White)
Skin: Yellow/Green (Vallejo Game Color, Livery Green)
Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Eye: Orange (Citadel, Blazing Orange)
Inked: Green (Amy Painter Ink, Green)
Highlight: Purple (Vallejo Game Color, Warlord Purple)
Conclusion
I am pretty happy with how these have turned out and I think they look pretty similar to what my original idea was. I think I also achieved something better than I thought i could with some of the highlighting I did which really brought them above where I thought I could get to.
Before starting this box I really wasn't interested in the Alps, I eventually decided that if I was going to paint them I really wanted them to be really bright and with that in mind I used a bunch of bright colours to try and accent them and create something I really was interested in.
Painting
Step By Step
Standing
Base Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer Black)
Base Shape: Pink (Vallejo Game Color Squid Pink)
Prime: White (Vallejo Primer White)
Skin: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Skin Ink: Blue (Army Painter Ink Blue)
Skin Highlights: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Cloths: Yellow (Vallejo Game Color Moon Yellow)
Cloths Ink: Green (Citadel Glaze, Waywatcher Green)
Club and Cigar, Dagger Handle: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Horn and Hair: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
Dagger Scabbard, Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Running
Base Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer Black)
Base Shape: Orange (Reaper, Fireball Orange)
Skin: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Skin Ink: Blue (Army Painter Ink Blue)
Skin Highlights: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Cloths: Pink (Vallejo Game Color Squid Pink)
Cloths Ink: Purple (Army Painter Ink, Purple)
Cloths Highlight: Pink (Vallejo Game Color Squid Pink)
Horn and Hair: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
Teeth: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight)
Tongue: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Crouching
Base Prime: Black (Vallejo Primer Black)
Base Shape: Yellow (Reaper Pale Saffron)
Base Shape Highlight: Yellow (Vallejo Game Color Moon Yellow)
Skin: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Skin Ink: Blue (Army Painter Ink Blue)
Skin Highlights: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Dagger Scabbard, Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Bases
I created the bases by using some wall filler and the using some bakery shapes I had laying around into them to create solid outlines in them. The bases were left to dry and then were sanded flat.
Conclusion
I set out with the intention of creating some bright models, each was different in some way and I feel like I've learned a few things along the way. The crouching model's clothes ended up being not as bright as I had imagined in my head but I think it looks OK.
The standing model, was my first time painting with yellow as a main focal point and I
now understand just how many coats it takes! My least
favorite of the alps as the clothes don't look at all how I had wanted
them to look.
The final guy the runner was my favorite of the Alps and he ended up looking bright and almost eccentric looking which was what I was hoping for.
Malifaux, Shadows of Redchapel, Seamus, Madam Sybelle
Introduction
If you were looking for a dangerous looking lady in skin tight cloths with a giant whip and a possible case of the dead's you've come to the right place. I wanted to paint her in line with the belles, so this meant using some of the same colours and themes but I also wanted her to be dangerous on her own.
I also learned a little from the belles and my process changed a little.
Painting
Step By Step:
Model
Cloths: Red (Minitaire, Angelic Blood)
Cloths Ink and Mouth: Red (Army Painter Ink, Red)
Leggings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Hair: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight)
Leggings, Skin Ink and Hair: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Whip: Brown (Minitaire, Bark)
Whip Dry brush: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Whip Dry brush: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight)
Whip Ink: Blue (Army Painter Ink, Blue)
Base
Dirt: Brown (Minitaire, Bark)
Rocks: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)
Rocks Dry brush 2: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Basing
I was very worried about the whip and it interacting with anything I included on the base I really wanted to include a giant tombstone but sadly I opted out and went for something low with the rocks. I felt this gave me the best chance of not having a disaster at the end of painting.
Conclusion
I eneded up with having two major issues with this build.
Her arm created a large gap against the body and it annoyed the hell out of me. I ended up using blue tac to clean it up. While that not a suggested fix I have done it before and had ok outcomes.
When creating the bases I created pinning holes for the pins in her feet due to some major stupidiy on my part they were entirely in the wrong spot I had to redrill and fill the holes to make it work.
Other than that the model was a little dirty compared to what I was intending. I had to reink her skin on the shoulder and that made her a little darker than I wanted, overall as long as she fits the other models Im ok with her.
Malifaux, Shadows of Redchapel, Seamus, Rotten Belles
Introduction
Ever since I bought this box I wanted to paint these girls. While I enjoy Seamus's back story I really think the belles define his character.
I set out with the goal of painting them bright, I wanted different colours and I wanted them to seem cohesive. I also wanted to try making some nice bases for them to have.
Painting
Step By Step:
Models:
I primed everything with Vallejo Primer Black, this was likely a bad choice and would have been better served going with grey or white for stronger colours.
Green:
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Hair: Yellow (Reaper: Pale Saffron)
Hat Feather, Umbrella Tassels, Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Cloths: Green (Minitaire, Fresh Grass)
Cloths dry brush: Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Livery Green)
Cloths Ink: Green (Army Painter Ink Green)
Stockings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
Eyes, Umbrella Rod: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)
Blue:
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Hair, Umbrella Tassels, Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Cloths: Green (Minitaire, Blue Lagoon)
Cloths dry brush: Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Cloths Ink: Green (Army Painter Ink Blue)
Bow: Pink (Vallejo Game Color, Squid Pink)
Bow Ink: Purple (Army Painter Ink, Purple)
Stockings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
Eyes, Umbrella Rod: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)
Purple:
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Hair: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Mouth: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Cloths: Purple (Minitaire, Eccymoose)
Cloths dry brush: Purple (Vallejo Game Color, Warlord Purple)
Cloths Ink: Purple (Army Painter Ink Purple)
Feather: Pink (Vallejo Game Color,Squid Pink)
Stockings: Blue (Reaper, Nightsky Blue)
Eyes, Umbrella Rod: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Somber Grey)
As part of basing these models I really wanted to have some tombstones, I honestly wanted to buy some, but my local store was out and I had a nice tube of plumbers putty. I ended up rolling out a flat sheet, and using pastry cutters to outline some flat tombstone shapes and when they dried I scratched them to give them a warn look, If I had longer before it set I would have carved more into the stones.
I then used wall filler to create a dirt mound for placement. There was also the "wood" base I used for one of the belles, I wanted it to look like a collapsed structure I don't think it worked out strictly. The wood was really porous to the superglue, I had to glue each piece down with a lot of glue to get them to stay.
Conclusion
At some point you hate what you are painting, I did for a lot of my time on these models. I didn't really feel that I had a good handle on the skin for the models I primed them the wrong colour and I felt the colours came out very dark. But I am not completely unhappy I really like how I managed to pick out the gaps in the stockings. I like the base, highlight ink pattern I used on my clothing.
Well its been a fun ride and Joss is at its end I wanted something different for this guy, the box art really didn't grab me too much and I had a google around till I found something I liked. What I found was someone who had done him with green as the overalls colour I felts that it was a nice combo and felt I could go further.
Painting
Step By Step
Joss
Prime: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Arm, Axe, Belt and Goggle Lenses: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Boots and Gloves: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Overalls: Fluro Green/Yellow (Vallejo Game Color, Livery Green)
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Googles Band: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Hair and Axe Wire: Fluro Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Boots and Gloves Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Metal Ink: Black (Army Painter Ink, Dark Tone)
Overalls Glaze: Green (Citadel Glaze, Waywatcher Green)
Axe Blade, axe wire and hair Ink: Blue (Army Painter Ink, Blue tone)
Bases
Prime: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Pipe: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Pipe Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink. Soft Tone)
Edged: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Basing
Joss ended up getting one of the mix of small bases I made up for the box, I didn't really have a plan for him in particular but I wanted something on the base. In the end my reasoning went something like, I used the two pipe one for Ramos I figured the one pipe one would be fine for Joss.
Conclusion
Well he is certainly something, hes a little too bright for my tastes but hes definately an attempt at something different. Hopefully I wont do something silly like paint over the yellow/Green.
The largest model in the box and the most delicate, I didn't know what to do with this guy, I wanted him to look good but because of the model itself there wasn't a heap I was going to be able to do to his paint to make him different he is essentially metal and flesh and that's what I worked on,
Painting
Step By Step
Howard Langston
Prime Models: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough dry brush of Metal Parts: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Skin: Skin (Reaper Caucasian Flesh)
Mechanical Arms: Bronze (Citadel, Balthasar Gold)
Wire To head: Gold (Army Painter, Greedy Gold)
Highlights on base: Blue (Vallejo Game Color, Electric Blue)
Metal Ink: Black (Army Painter Ink, Dark Tone)
Skin Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Skin Blood Highlight Ink: Red (Army Painter Ink, Red Tone)
Eye: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Bases
Prime Models: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Rough dry brush of the Rock/Wood: Grey (Vallejo Game Colour, Sombre Grey)
Rough dry brush of the Rock/Wood: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Edged: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Basing
I could have fit him on the 50mm base with his legs riding the outside edge. I really dont like that so I built out the base with some tanbark to make him a little higher and make the pose a little more heroic.
I ended up using tanbark but I did try rocks and straws to also make the base more interesting, I felt adding too much to the base detracted from the model and decided to remove a few things, this also in my opinion added to the desolate nature of the base scheme I went for. I wanted a sparse junk yard not a junk city.
Conclusion
I wasn't sure I was going to like my result with this guy off his base I was very ho-hum about him. Then he hit the base and I had to force his legs a little to get him settled and was VERY worried about. Then I took a step back and was really happy. He looked good. and fitted in.
Well I get to paint the guy himself Ramos, hes the master of this box and honestly one of the cooler guys in the fluff, at least in my reading. I wanted him to fit in with the other models in this set by trying to make him look more "machined" I went for dark colours (browns and greys) and smooth textures.
Painting
Step By Step
Ramos:
Prime: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Skin: Skin (Reaper, Caucasian Flesh)
Skin Ink: Black (Army Painter Ink, Dark Tone)
Skin Highlight (Reaper, Maiden Flesh)
Pants: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Pants Ink: Black (Army Painter Ink, Dark Tone)
Coat Dry brush: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
Eye: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Bases
Prime: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Pipe: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Pipe Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink. Soft Tone)
Edged: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Basing
Like the other bases in the box I went for dark colours the only major difference is looking at Ramos I really wanted something sitting behind his legs, to make the space seem less conspicuous due to the billowing cloak. I ended up choosing pipes as I felt that looked more mechanical over the rocks or wood.
Conclusion
Even if he wasn't a complicated paint job I feel like I did the model justice and made something I wont be unhappy with in the future.
I really wanted this guy to look good, maybe its because the model was so annoying to get put together or perhaps its because it didn't fit on its base but I didn't want this model to ruin this box. I gave this guy all my effort to produce something good.
Painting
Step By Step
Brass Spider
Prime Models: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough all over dry brush: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Edge dry brush: Bronze (Citadel, Balthasar Gold)
Top dry brush: Gold (Army Painter, Greedy Gold)
Smoke: Grey (Vallejo Game Color, Sombre Grey)
Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Smoke Highlight: Cream (P3 Menoth White Base)
Bases
Prime Models: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
Rough dry brush of the Rock/Wood: Grey (Vallejo Game Colour, Sombre Grey)
Rough dry brush of the Rock/Wood: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Edged: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Basing
I really struggled to setup a base for this guy initially I tried having straws layered out in a fan supporting his legs but that just made the base huge. I then decided to go vertical and had a really nice bit of tanbark from the park which would look like an obelisk of rock. I trimmed off the base to make a square side and embedded it in the wall filler. I think is about the only way to go in the long run with this model looking at other peoples progress with the spider they all either have it perched on something or they have it on a wall like mine.
Conclusion
While I'm not sold on the layout of the miniature I do think it looks creepy. I've freaked out two people with it, only then realising someones reaction might be to bash it.
If I could say one this about this guy is he is Much Much creepier when its painted than when its in its grey base plastic.
Well I had an idea of what I wanted and it was a gold silver mix, I had searched up some pictures of brass to get an idea for the brass arachnid and figured they could share the scheme. I also wanted the models to look a little grimy, they would be scuttling around on the ground and would natural get dirty they would also be oily.
Painting
Step By Step
Models
Prime Models: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough all over dry brush: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
Edge dry brush: Bronze (Citadel, Balthasar Gold)
Top dry brush: Gold (Army Painter, Greedy Gold)
Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Eye: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Eyelets: Blue (Vallejo, Electric Blue)
Bases
Prime Models: Black (Vallejo, Surface Primer Black)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Ashen Brown)
Rough dry brush of the dirt: Brown (Reaper, Golden Brown)
(Only one base) Pipe: Silver (Army Painter, Gun Metal)
(Only one base) Pipe Ink: Brown (Army Painter Ink, Soft Tone)
Rough dry brush of the Rock/Wood: Grey (Vallejo Game Colour, Sombre Grey)
Rough dry brush of the Rock/Wood: Grey (Reaper, Concrete Grey)
Edged: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Basing
The bases needed some fiddling because 3 of those spiders had a hard
time fitting onto one medium base. The others were going to be fine on
their own single bases. I decided to add a little height to the medium base and get around the spacing issues that way.
I
ended up using a bit of a plastic straw for a pipe on one model, rocks
and tanbark on the others, all embedded in wall filler. The bit and
pieces were picked up on a walk to the local park, I dried the wood in
the oven before using to prevent any water from becoming a breeding
ground for mould.
Conclusion
I feel like I really hit the mark with these guys. They were what I was aiming for and the bases worked out better than I thought they would.
Well we are done on the super dungeon explore adventure, All models have been painted and painted to a reasonable standard too, we had some guest painters and they each tried their hardest to get something that was better than they had done previously I think I will pick-up some more Super Dungeon Explore in the future... yes future.
The Models
Deeproot Scout
Princess Ruby (Ava)
Deeproot Druid/Angry Bear
Claw Tribe Barbarian
Ember Mage (Ava)
Glimmerdusk Ranger (Amy)
Hearthsworn Fighter
Hexcast Sorceress (Ava)
Riftling Rogue (Amy)
Royal Paladin (Miles)
Star Guild Sapper
Herald of Vulcanis
Accessories
Conclusion
Overall this was a long and new process for all involved, but we did it. I congratulate each painter involved and even if this was the last model they ever paint it will stand up as something they have completed. I personally have learned a few things about encouraging my guests while trying to maintain a certain level of progress.
I started painting this model with a clear idea of how I wanted the hair to look. I wanted to experiment with some highlight on the hair instead of having just one solid colour.
Painting
Step By Step
Skin: Purple (Mixture: P3 Menoth White Highlight, Vallejo Ink Violet)
Horns: Blue (Vallejo Game Colour, Electric Blue)
Ink Horns: Blue (Army Painter Ink, Blue Tone)
Head Band: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Cloths: Blue (Vallejo Game Colour, Ultramarine Blue)
Detailing on Cloths: Yellow (Reaper, Golden Yellow)
Belt: Red (Reaper, Brilliant Red)
Ink Outfit, Body: Purple (Vallejo Game Ink, Violet)
Hair Highlight 2: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
Hair Highlight 3: Red (P3, Murderous Magenta)
Eyes: White (P3 Menoth White Highlight)
Eyes Highlight: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Iris: Red (P3, Murderous Magenta)
Pupils Highlight: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Eyebrows: Blue (Vallejo Game Colour, Electric Blue)
Base: Black (Army Painter, Matt Black)
Base Drybrush: White (P3, Menoth White Highlight)
Conclusion
All in all I had a good time painting this though I found accessing some parts of the body to be difficult at times. Despite redoing the hair several times, once due to a silly mistake, I am happy with how it looks. I think she looks pretty good though not too happy with her outfit.
