Dark Mechanicus project - Something binary this way comes...

[The Nephilim]

By the Dark Gods... You continue to amaze.

[GuitaRasmus]

My thanks for the kind words. :)

 

Noctus: Actually, I think it's one of the best parts of the model - it was that bit that inspired it all. Oh well. :)

[Noctus Cornix]

I can certainly respect that, good sir.

[GuitaRasmus]

I was messing about with paint tonight, and stumbled upon a great and very easy way to paint the gold trims - I love it. Gold has always been a troublemaker for me, but this seems to work great. I'm very seriously considering painting my Dark Mechanicus as Iron Warriors - what say ye?

 

[Brother-Chaplain Kage]

Everything looks better in an Iron Warriors paint job.

 

 

Everything.

[Brother Heinrich]

I was messing about with paint tonight, and stumbled upon a great and very easy way to paint the gold trims - I love it. Gold has always been a troublemaker for me, but this seems to work great. I'm very seriously considering painting my Dark Mechanicus as Iron Warriors - what say ye?

 

Well don't just stand there looking awesome man, tell us how you did it!

[Forté]

^^^^^ What he said.

[GuitaRasmus]

The method is very simple:

 

1) Basecoat AV Tinny Tin (GW Tin bitz)

2) Drybrush GW Shining Gold

3) Drybrush (very lightly, only edges should get picked out) AV Gold (very light gold colour)

4) Heavy wash of Army Painter Strong Tone (Devlan mud)

5) Drybrush AV Gold again

6) Paint middle of trims with Seraphim Sepia

7) Pick out rivets with badab black.

 

I think it's a great method to getting great gold, with barely any precision painting = very easy, very quick.

[YoungWolf7]

My only concern is there doesn't appear to be enough contrast between the gold and the yellow "hazard" stripes. I would either tone down the gold more, lighten/brighten the yellow, or both.

 

Other than that it looks like a great start. :)

[Conn Eremon]

I actually think it might look best without any hazard stripes. The image of the side without any looked downright awesome. Nothing against hazard stripes on Iron Warriors, but I feel your project would do better without 'em.

[GuitaRasmus]

Thanks guys - it may very well be that the hazard stripes needs to be executed differently, but I love the look and I like painting them, so they're pretty much a must-have. :-)

[Excessus]

I believe that the hazard stripes are just fine if used moderately on a model. They look a bit "too much" here, but that's only because 50% of the shown bit is covered in them, imho. Evened out over the whole model it will be differently...

[miteyheroes]

Oh my, great army!

[GuitaRasmus]

Alternative idea:

 

 

[PassionFruit Power]

the iron warrior design looks much better it suit the models you have made and the colours work better together

never been a fan of red and gold look too rich in my opinion

[Forté]

That metallic red is lovely. May look a bit Khorne though.

[El-Diablo]

Alternative idea:

 

 

 

 

This. While it's got ties with Khorne, red and gold/brass have always been traditional 'chaos' colours, even more so in a mechanicus context. I'd be really interested in hearing how you achieved that red, it looks stunning.

[Squeaky]

I agree with Midian, red and gold are the main colours of the adeptus mechanicus yours being the part that split from mars, I doubt chaos gods care about a wardrobe change or a revamp of uniform? Also its a nice colour combination and you wouldn't be tied to a legion. 

[DuskRaider]

May I make a suggestion? Perhaps instead of the gold trim with the red, you could do a black iron or a distressed silver. I think it would help promote the idea of the Dark Mechanicus and also give the models a suitable Grimdark feel. Lots of shadows on the models to try and show their dark and seedy origins.

[Artemid]

May I make a suggestion? Perhaps instead of the gold trim with the red, you could do a black iron or a distressed silver. I think it would help promote the idea of the Dark Mechanicus and also give the models a suitable Grimdark feel. Lots of shadows on the models to try and show their dark and seedy origins.

 

This thread is so good it's pulling me out of B+C extended hiatus (don't have time for 40k between job I started in August and fencing)! This may also have something to do with having it on subscription.

 

While I don't agree with an earlier poster that the mass of 'nid looking tentacle arms feel too C'thulu, I do think that - as fleshy as they are - they could be integrated better and appear in some form elsewhere, or possibly made to be more cybernetic looking. They stick out a little bit, aesthetically.

 

As far as paint: WHY NOT BOTH?

 

Especially if you went with a darker iron color, you could have fields or both, or have the silver be a significant Trim #2 color. I think, if you were very tasteful in application, you could do hazard stripes with the crimson.

 

I believe you said a while ago you weren't into the super weathered look, but I'd also urge you to consider some amount of patina, rust, oils, discoloration, and the like. It can be very deliberate, conservative amounts, but this army just screams for it to me. I can't imagine the Dark Forges to be code-compliant, after all!

[Forté]

I'm guessing the red is the current red wash over the metal dry brushing you did. Please do tell. The more I see it the more I like it and am thinking of possibilities for my own forgefiend. The way you've done it gives it a more aged and worn look with what I think are basic drybrush and wash techniques but with excellent execution.

 

EDIT: I take it back. You've also added hand painted damage and shaded round the edge. The amount of work you've put into one part as a tester is frankly amazing. I'm very much in awe of your creations and now your painting. Hats off and a standing ovation.

[geektom]

Yeah, your look is *so* unique there is no way it won't stand out as different- I don't think that is a bad thing.

 

I think there may be some disparity between the fluff of how important "purity" is to the empire and crazy-cool your conversions are... It all depends on how "Blanchitsu" you want to be.

[YoungWolf7]

I like the red personally. It's darker than you would see normally for Khorne, and gives a more sinister feel. I agree with the idea of the iron trim with it. That would be even darker. Sparing use of the gold trim and hazard stripes would catch the eye for important bits and not shout "Iron Warriors".

 

*thumbs up*

[iswt]

this right here is the craziest and most creative kitbashing i have ever seen. your monstrosities look like they're coming straight from the eye of terror. totally insane!

 

i like both color schemes, but as others have said, a different trim colour in combination with the dark red scheme might be better. in my eyes the orange-ish trim colour does not harmonize very well with the purple-ish red. something neutral like a dark iron colour, as DuskRaider already mentioned, would definitely work.

 

but i'd really like to know how you achieved the iron colour, especially the "worn/damaged/weathered/

/battered" effect in your IW scheme? i'm looking for a technique for something like that (true metallic colours) since a long frackin time, so maybe you could enlighten me please? :)

 

bye

[the Belgian one]

and ... what about an hybrid IW/Dark mechanicus scheme ? think about this ... like well an iron warriors techmarine ... i think it would be great !