Emperor's Furor Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I was wondering whether anyone had advice and tips on painting knights. I'm planning on using an airbrush for it and was thinking of leaving the armoured panels off leaving the underneath to be painted separately as that will mostly be in a metallic cover, whilst for the armoured plates I want to do a House Taranis style colour where they are half red half white. Is this doable or should I just stick it altogether and work around them? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bjoern Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 For better handling i prefer to keep arms, legs, torso and armour plates seperate. Here´re some pics of my Taranis Castigator. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/DarkBjoern/Knights%20and%20Titans/Ritter%204%20WIP%2005_zps7vg7jkll.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/DarkBjoern/Knights%20and%20Titans/Ritter%204%20WIP%2009_zpsimjfrrqx.jpg This was my forth knight. I did all the same way. Actual i´m working on my fifth one. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3986584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyRhino Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I believe pretty much everyone leaves the armor panels off and paints them as separate assemblies. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3986586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Yeah, leave the armour panels off. That way you get a greater coverage of metallic paint on the "skeleton" of the Knight. If you're planning on doing a GW Knight, you can glue the arms to the torso and then glue that assembly to the legs with no problem. Just make sure you've left the carapace armour off the torso. Some people leave everything in subassemblies and then super glue it afterwards. Whatever floats your boat ! Dark Bjoern is doing a much taller FW Cerastus Knight which should be done in the assemblies he has there. So much easier to paint that way. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3986613 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 If I mix GW metallic paint with Vallejo thinner will it work in the airbrush? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3986810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I found this really useful Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3986812 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 If I mix GW metallic paint with Vallejo thinner will it work in the airbrush? I'm not an airbrush user but I have heard that it works well. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3986882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Laertes Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 it seems that with the new Skitarii GW should release also a can of Leadbelcher Spray, so you might want to wait until the end of the week just to be sure Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3987103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 it seems that with the new Skitarii GW should release also a can of Leadbelcher Spray, so you might want to wait until the end of the week just to be sure Yeah but they are going to be "while stocks last". Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3987489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Laertes Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Right, I didn't know that before... it looks like I need to preorder at least two of them for my Imperial Knights, just to be sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3987664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 I was wondering if I could get some help. I'm thinking of painting my knight blue, but I'm not sure the best way to go about it. Do I spray everything white, including the main body and the panels then airbrush the undercarriage with leadbelcher (don't have the spray) and the panels airbrushed altdorf blue? or would it better to use GW macragge blue spray over the white undercoat. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-3999449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 I can't be sure but I think I put the head on to "low" it still tilts and everything but when I slide the bits on and compare it to the example images the head seems to be to low on the pivot shaft. Only problem is I've used plastic glue and the head is firmly put together around the pivot, and it may be to dangerous to cut it in half now :/ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-4005730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodusXIII Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 You can get a replacement head on eBay though a number of different bits sellers. Plastic glue is a pain to fix, so if it were me I'd just start fresh. :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-4005956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykidemus Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 What you can put through your AB can depend a lot on the model. I've got a Master series with a really fine needle that balks even at airbrush ready paint, and I have a Badger with a .45 needle that you could spray maple syrup through.Mixing any model paint with vallejo medium will usually work, but the more medium you use the longer it will take to dry, the more coats you need, etc. The one thing you absolutely have to make sure is there's no chunks in your paint.I basecoated my knight before I assembled him, and I've been kicking myself that I didnt leave all the plates off for the later coats too. You can mask everything off and do it anyway but it's a loooot of work, and overspray can hit the rest of your piece from a surprising distance if you dont have it all masked properly. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-4012952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor's Furor Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Here's how my knight looks, I did everything separately, think I need to do a bit more, like highlighting and I need to decide what to put on the shield and whether to put any more decals elsewhere. http://i57.tinypic.com/2ij6wzb.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/vz94w8.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/2q3vxb6.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/2q3905l.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/305086-constructing-and-painting-knights/#findComment-4015261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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