T̶w̶o̶ Three legios and a knight household

[Fajita Fan]

I’m super annoyed that I assembled the center carapace armor with the big T and I wish I had left it blank for a big Aquila transfer.

[thewarriorhunter]

I'm not sure which carapace piece you're talking about but if it's not painted yet you could remove it. A little care with a hobby knife and file and it'll be gone. I did that with the warlord head because I wanted the cross on one side, but not both.

[Kilofix]

Yeah I’m pretty sure it’s mentioned in HH somewhere that EC had marble paneling on their ships

[Fajita Fan]

I already started painting it. :( After getting my new 40k Custodes models I’ve got some new Aquila standards I might have been able to glue on there, now I have to find a different spot to mount something to make it look more Emperorish.

[Fajita Fan]

Shading the gold with purple and Athonian camoshade is basically done.  The purple shade is VERY strongly pigmented and is easy to overdo if it pools, I had to touch up some gold to cover up some splotches where it ran without me noticing.  The greenish brownish camoshade is really subtle on gold, I almost wonder if some of the new contrast paints would be a better way to do this.  Given the lighting here and shooting with an iPhone it doesn't really show up much on here.

 

Now these bits have some black wash applied too, it gets pretty grungy there but again the green is really faded.  I almost wonder if I should mix some of the greener shade (Biel Tan?) in there.

 

I still need to highlight the gold especially on the flatter top areas like the Warhound's head.  I have no idea what I'm doing and I really should've just stuck to a simple black wash/highlight to get a simplified Forgeworld look.  Instead I tried to tint the gold with colors and now I think I'm making a mess.  

[Kilofix]

I still think Reikland Gloss is the way to go to highlight Gold.

[Fajita Fan]

It probably is unless you’re going for this look:

 

 

That was the original goal until I decided to try something I saw awhile back with colors tinting the gold. 

[Kilofix]

Ah gotcha

[Mendi Warrior]

I would ask FW about the step-by-step for this particular one.

I found another custodes knight project while surfing http://bluewarpstudios.blogspot.com/2019/07/project-custodes-castellan-knight-sneak.html as well as a video where Duncan explains his steps for Adeptus Custodes Vehicle Armour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-dv5eEk80o (but the end result is different from what you are aiming for I think).

[Fajita Fan]

I just bit off more than I could realistically chew given my general lack of painting skill and patience. Maybe the will look better as I highlight. 

[thewarriorhunter]

I disagree. I think your stuff looks great and I always feel like pictures don't do justice. Challenging ourselves and stretching our skills is how we get better.

[Mendi Warrior]

I also think your stuff looks great, there is definitely nothing to be ashamed of. 

[Fajita Fan]

Thanks, I got nothing done this morning before leaving for work so maybe I need a break. This is more intense painting than I’ve done for years.

[thewarriorhunter]

Thanks, I got nothing done this morning before leaving for work so maybe I need a break. This is more intense painting than I’ve done for years.

 

I think breaks are good. I try to alternate between building/painting/basing. I got my battelgroup mostly built so painting is next. I'm going to be attempting a marble technique so I'm sure I'll be just as fried as you feel after I get a few sessions in.

[Chaeron]

I really like it Fajita Fan - you could always drybrush with the original gold and then a very light silver if you wanted to push the highlights, and if you wanted to hit it with that Fleshshade (or brown tone) in between then that gives you options! I guess it really depends on the tone you want in the end?

[Fajita Fan]

Do you all think I should gloss the red armor?

 

A little something I'm going to print to make a standard for my Warlord:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3603903

 

Maybe make some aquila flags for the Reavers and a couple of streaming banners for the Warhounds.  I also did not like how my House Mortan knights are coming out so I stopped by GW to get some of contrast paints they have left to see how they go on my bright aluminum colored primer.  I should just kinda knock those out and layering yellows on small models is getting annoying.  

[Chaeron]

Do you all think I should gloss the red armor?

 

 

I'm all for Candy Red... It's whether you like that, and how that would interplay with the tone of your gold though?

[Fajita Fan]

Got very little done tonight. I used a Micron .005 marker to experiment doing checker marks and aquilas, it didn’t come out bad for a first try but I’m just not happy with House Mortan colors now that I’m seeing it in person. I did bronze trim with verdigris to give it some green but this may end up being a separate banner for my traitors if I go with a different scheme. 

 

 

The other thing I did was slap some contrast paints (what little my GW had today) on a spare volcano cannon I cut down for a Reaver last year. I kinda like it on this aluminum colored primer I’ve been using, I could probably knock out a household fast with some of those colors.  

 

[Mendi Warrior]

Looking good!

 

You might want to share your contrast paints experience here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356485-initial-contrast-experiments-from-us-all/

it is a great repository of experiments

[Fajita Fan]

 

Do you all think I should gloss the red armor?

 

 

I'm all for Candy Red... It's whether you like that, and how that would interplay with the tone of your gold though?

 

Aaaaand now I feel dumb. So this gold Reaver carapace I’ve been using to test shades on? I decided to hit it with red contrast paint because I’ve heard clear red over gold is how FW does the HH 1k Sons and now I’m super upset at not having this on my titans because I’ve already blocked in their red panels. 

 

 

I really like it and contrast paints go on plenty smooth if you use a wide flat brush and don’t overload it. The splotchiness our see is from not waiting for one coat to dry before adding the second coat. Contrast paints start to form a skin (like soup does) as it dries so I broke the skin as I got impatient. Red over gold looks awesome, I really wish I had this look now but too late now :(

 

New quake rocket launcher came out pretty nice, I replaced the magazine with a box and added a better detailed wolf head. Need to print the new arm tomorrow. 

 

 

And I added a second coat of contrasts then lightly shaded these panels. Not bad once you figure out how to keep contrasts relatively flat. 

 

[Kilofix]

I think if you’re keeping the marbling (I think you should) then glossing it will work out nicely.

 

 

Edit - wait, scratch that. Glossing it should be nice regardless. I just liked the marbling that’s all.

Edited July 11, 2019 by Kilofix

[Fajita Fan]

I was even less happy with my knights’ paint scheme after a friend said they look like University of Maryland players:

 

Since anything associated with state of bloody Maryland can go straight to hell I’ve officially moved off House Mortan colors. Tonight I tried to mess with some contrast paints to make a colorful metallic scheme. They go on really quick but you MUST let a layer dry before touching it again and soak up any puddles IMMEDIATELY or you’ll break up the “skin” they form while drying. 

 

 

i have to clean up the silver, block in the exhaust and bearings with bronze, then wash the whole thing but I find that far less offensive as a Virginian. I also want some simple heraldry designs for the shoulder shields that I can do with my Micron markers. 

 

 

Edited July 12, 2019 by Fajita Fan

[noigrim]

Is that a mariconera?

[Fajita Fan]

I had to google that word. You mean on the football player? They play outdoors in winter and those gloves are only meant to help give their hands a tacky grip - not prevent frostbite. Their uniforms don’t have pockets so those are basically add on pockets to keep their hands warm between plays.

[noigrim]

Nice! Its a mainstay for tourists and festival girls worldwide