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The Red Sorcerers of Prospero: Shaping the XV Legion Legionnaire Inek http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/891b8377-c821-4d78-abce-a5d531c75889.jpg http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/2820a0d0-bbbf-4be2-96a5-33d408b5d96a.jpg Legionnaire Ansu http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/dfe5ff11-c505-493c-aa43-57d69513c3c0.jpg http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/8d17613c-2d28-43b4-b29f-79562059c192.jpg Legionnaire Marek http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/a4801e3d-0822-4c83-993d-48bb3301b3bc.jpg http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/ba045584-042a-45a3-a822-73e8aae0fda1.jpg http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/60a695cf-2b05-4273-bdec-4f4449b66499.jpg http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i327/nickfayette1/5743d484-b05b-4f5a-ac01-58e6f976669d.jpg ++++++ Metallic Red Recipe ++++++++ Black undercoat, follow by a thinned airbrush coat of Ironhand Steel (leadbelcher would work too, but it's slightly darker so I opted for the FW Iron hands Steel. leaving the lower half of armor plates darker. Bestway I can describe this is airbrushing from just ever so slightly above the model. This gives the Silver a natural shading on the lower armor pieces and in the recesses. I followed this up with a Zenithal highlighting of the upper armor plates and head/backpack by airbrushing Runefang Steel. Pay careful attention to getting an even coat on the head, backpack and shoulder pads. With the base metallic finished; I did three thinned airbrush coats of Angron Clear red, followed with a brief spurt of Tamiya Clear red to darken it a bit. The clear red takes a while to dry so it's best to do large groups at once. Tamiya Clear red could also work, but is again slightlly darker than Angron, while agron has a mild orangish tint to it which i like for a vibrant red. Next wash the recesses carefully with Nuln Oil, try hard not to get any on red armor. If you do an easy fix i to go back over that spill with brushed on Angron Clear. Finish the red by Weathering/edge highlighting Runefange steel. --- I Had previously done a few XV test models with a nice pastel scheme but with the advent of the FW upgrades, and the metallic paint scheme I decided to take the plunge. This is the Beginning of a 2000 point army which I plan to have complete by october of this year, when I believe Inferno and the Thousand Sons rules will be released. As always, comments are welcome!