Forgeworld Xana II color scheme

[Terminus]

I am still waiting to receive my book, but my trigger finger is itching to do some painting on some Secutors I've had laying about. Can anyone who has the book give me some ideas of what the scheme of the FW looks like?

[fedratsailor]

sent you a pm with a picture.

[depthcharge12]

Same as Malinax:

 

 

Honestly it's super simple, but requires an airbrush. No hippy crap involved :P

 

1.) prime black

 

2.) armor plates Zandri Dust

 

3.) highlight with Typhus Ash in the center of the panels, leaving the edges dark with Zandri dust

 

:)

 

Hope that helps!

 

The metal itself was leadbelcher, then 50/50 leadbelcher and Adeptus mechanicum grey, then a watered down Nuln oil wash.

 

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac316/treacyjohn2/B6D4A0AC-DAC6-4966-8D2D-C75E200260A8_zpssbgebzf8.jpg

[Terminus]

Thanks folks, you are gentlemen and scholars!

 

I already actually have an airbrush that was gifted to me, currently shopping for a compressor, and wondering if the Iwata power jet one with the tank is worth the $400+.

 

In the picture, the color seems like a very dull mustard color rather than bone?

Edited February 28, 2016 by Terminus

[depthcharge12]

Well nm don't quote me bc I haven't gotten my book yet to check, so I'm under the assumption that the knight house "owned" by Xana would have their colors.

 

Mine is a bone white over a mustardy brown

[depthcharge12]

Here's a thanatar next to the Knights to forward my case - it's from the weekender:

 

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac316/treacyjohn2/A6591C4E-7B3B-4818-BDD0-12A7B1A51943_zpsjtuuyoql.jpg

[Terminus]

So just a few shades more yellow. Oh man, I like that a lot. I think Forge World might have hacked my computer and read all my notes. Before we even heard of Xana, I was throwing together a narrative for my Forgeworld about them being basically crazy biologists who experiment with wacked out automata and was going to use an unidentified mustard yellow scheme that was in Book 3 (I think?) for my skitarii and mechanicum stuff.

 

So from the Scorpion iconography, I assume Malinax is owned by Xana.  I've kind of already set my House Colors as Atrax, kind of the spider to Xana's scorpion and because I'm a fan of Draykavac as well.

 

@depthcharge, you've done a great job at recreating the studio scheme for Malinax, I wonder what the formula is for Xana itself?

[depthcharge12]

I wouldn't get too hung up on the mustard yellow :D it would be a little too dark. The base coat is sort of mustard yellow, but leans toward brown. Honestly, what you're seeing is a sepia wash. Here's what FW sent me as the exact paint scheme:

 

Atrapos

Undercoat the model in chaos black

metal

1. base coat entire model with leadbelcher

2. wash with 50:50 seraphim sepia and nuln oil

Armour plates

1. base tamiya flat earth

2. layer wood deck tan

3. layer 50:50 wood deck tan and desert yellow

4. highlight with step 3 mixed with a little white scar

Dark metal trim

1. base 50:50 leadbelcher and adeptus battle grey

2. wash nuln oil

3. dry brush edges with leadbelcher

4. stipple (randomly) the edges with typhus corrosion

Entire model

1. wash 50:50 mix of seraphim sepia and nuln oil

2. water down ryza rust using lahmian medium and flow into creases, joints, recesses

as desired

[1ncarnadine]

Thanks folks, you are gentlemen and scholars!

 

I already actually have an airbrush that was gifted to me, currently shopping for a compressor, and wondering if the Iwata power jet one with the tank is worth the $400+.

 

In the picture, the color seems like a very dull mustard color rather than bone?

 

When shopping for Iwata compressors, just avoid the... I think it's the smart jet lite? I use the smart jet pro and it's fine. But there's one of them that has the automatic shut-off with a simple bleed valve that only bleeds at 30 psi, so it actually constantly runs below that at the kind of psi you'd want to use for fine scale modeling & warhammer.

 

I think the main difference between Mark Bedford's & depth's scheme is the degree of washing, so if you still want to approach Mark's more, depth's is still a great & detailed base recipe. Don't have to grab Tamiya paints and as good a face mask for that smelly thinner if you do that.

 

Here's his Domitar from the weekender just for the heck of it:

 

http://i.imgur.com/nGQ2mOm.jpg?1

Edited February 28, 2016 by LetsYouDown

[Atia]

Taghmata Scorias forces seem to be bronze (basically the minotaurs scheme)

[m_r_parker]

Yeah - I've asked the question of ForgeWorld just after the Weekender, but haven't got anything back yet. In the chapter around the Xana campaign there's a picture of a bronze / gold Castellax but doesn't confirm whether it's the Xana Taghmata scheme. I think it's highly doubtful the scheme would be the same as House Malinax, even if Mark Bedford has painted up some Thanatar in that colour scheme.

[Terminus]

Yes, if metallic, it's definitely a dull bronze. Vallejo white gold or FW valdor gold with some weathering might be the ticket if I want to maintain a bit of shine.

 

As for the Iwata, I'm basically down to power jet lite and power jet pro. Just trying to figure out if the difference is worth $120.

 

Seems like the 2L air tank of the pro would let it work less and be even quieter (granted it is reported as being super quiet, but my painting room is a nook off the master bedroom, so quieter is always better), and I may even find use for the second airbrush hook-up if I end up dedicating a brush just for metallics or basecoating as I've seem some guides suggest.

Edited February 28, 2016 by Terminus

[Atia]

Yeah - I've asked the question of ForgeWorld just after the Weekender, but haven't got anything back yet. In the chapter around the Xana campaign there's a picture of a bronze / gold Castellax but doesn't confirm whether it's the Xana Taghmata scheme. I think it's highly doubtful the scheme would be the same as House Malinax, even if Mark Bedford has painted up some Thanatar in that colour scheme.

The Castellax is refered to be from Scoria's Taghmata, which is basically Taghmata Xana :P

 

Yes, if metallic, it's definitely a dull bronze. Vallejo white gold or FW valdor gold with some weathering might be the ticket if I want to maintain a bit of shine.

Yeah the Minotaurs scheme from FW (castellax bronze i think) will work very well :)

[depthcharge12]

The bronze might just be Scoria personally. Skimaskmowhawk did some cream colored Taghmata with a bronze trim that looks really good too if you want to check that out.

[Atia]

The bronze might just be Scoria personally. Skimaskmowhawk did some cream colored Taghmata with a bronze trim that looks really good too if you want to check that out.

Yeah - or the creamy coloured could be support units for Malinax? No clue - I wish we would get a propper overview for the biggest Forgeworlds, like they did with the Astartes and Titan Legions :/

[Rabidbunneh]

It sucks that there is no concrete answer. I'm about to start on my Xana force and the idea of black robes and bone armour sounds pretty cool form the fluff.

 

Edit: oh dear, I didn't notice the date this posted.

Edited November 28, 2017 by Rabidbunneh