phandaal Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I have enjoyed seeing everyone's color schemes here and elsewhere, so I thought I would share mine now that I have finally gotten time to start painting my army box. Wanted to do something different from my Dark Angels/Deathwing, and different from the Codex schemes and synthwave themes a lot of people are going with. As a lifelong fan of all things Dwarven, I have always liked this picture of Norse Dwarves from Warhammer Fantasy: Spoiler Since Votann are Sci-Fi Dwarves, I thought I would take a shot at adapting this theme to Votann. Here is my first batch. Disclaimer - I am not a pro painter, and definitely not a pro photographer. Spoiler Here is a close-up of the guy with the plasma knife: Spoiler These guys have Satin varnish, because I like that better than Matte. May go with Matte on any exposed skin though. Really liking these colors so far. Also working on converting some Berserkers with their obligatory bright orange mohawks and beards. Orion, jaxom, Urauloth and 13 others 16 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxom Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Those are really nice looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Those really nice. Nice choice of visor colour as well, it works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 That's a really nice scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Really clever to transfer the gold from the scheme into the visor/glowing bits, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobles57 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Really like those, good work. Occurs to me that I've not really seen many (if any) examples of people painting the armour as metallic until now. No idea why as it clearly works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Thank you everyone for the kind words! 15 hours ago, Lysimachus said: Really clever to transfer the gold from the scheme into the visor/glowing bits, very nice! Yes, it is a very yellow gold in these pictures. Yellow seemed better for a high-tech theme. Got some pale gold that I am going to try out on runes and crests, and for vehicle canopies. Will have to see how that works out with the rest of the scheme. 4 hours ago, Doobles88 said: Really like those, good work. Occurs to me that I've not really seen many (if any) examples of people painting the armour as metallic until now. No idea why as it clearly works! My original metallic was a very shiny silver for more of a mithril color. That did not work very well, so I talked to someone else I know who was also doing metallics and he told me about Grey Knights Steel from Citadel. Works really well and has great coverage. Gamiel 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 @phandaal - Hey, !!! great scheme. it looks well done 2x I too like that pic from days long ago ... . M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Lucifer Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 That's a really nice scheme. Translated very well! phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 High Carl complete: Spoiler Really liking these models! Focslain, librisrouge, Bryan Blaire and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) Looking very nice, phandaal! I think the gold will sell it even more once you get it on there, will look even more like the old Norse Dwarves scheme. The Hearthkin and Kâhl both look the business now though, great work! Edited November 12, 2022 by Bryan Blaire phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 First squad finished up - Theyn and special equipment: Spoiler And a family photo: Spoiler Up next - Champion! Then it is back to the box to put together some flying street sweepers! Gamiel, Karak Norn Clansman, Focslain and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 @phandaal - Really well done , They look even better as a cohesive unit. I love the weathered armour look but the green clothing looks a tad Glossy ?!?... could just be the pics ??. Look forwards to seeing an army of them ... Cheers, M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 52 minutes ago, Mumeishi said: @phandaal - Really well done , They look even better as a cohesive unit. I love the weathered armour look but the green clothing looks a tad Glossy ?!?... could just be the pics ??. Look forwards to seeing an army of them ... Cheers, M. Thank you! Happy with the way these are turning out. The "glossy" look is from the satin varnish I used, because I like that better than matte. It is much less glossy in person. Bases and exposed skin get matte varnish though. MithrilForge 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Champion done and ready to hammer. Took a lot of trimming but he got a helmet so he can be a real mini-Juggernaut! Spoiler Spoiler The colors look different here because I swapped out a lamp - this guy is the same color as the others. Now on to the street sweepers! Bryan Blaire 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karak Norn Clansman Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Lovely take here! Great painting and well chosen colour scheme. And seeing it inspired by one of my all-time favourite Dwarf artworks just make it all the better. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Ended up redoing the Champion's shield: Spoiler Spoiler Original idea was to have it yellow to add some color and show a "tech" effect like the runes and lights. In person though, the block of yellow was too much and did not fit with the other colors on the model. Good lesson for the rest of the army! MithrilForge and jaxom 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDwalin Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I love these, they look lush. Also like the bases too, what do you use for that effect? phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 hours ago, SpaceDwalin said: I love these, they look lush. Also like the bases too, what do you use for that effect? Thank you! The bases are normal garden sand glued on before the base coat spray. That gets painted with P3 Morrow White, then a layer of Army Painter strong tone varnish, then white drybrush, then matte varnish. MithrilForge and SpaceDwalin 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 Bikers complete! Spoiler Got the idea to stick some fire tufts on the base to make it look extra alien, think it is a good contrast to the existing colors too. Up next - mini terminators! Also, cannot unsee how much this guy looks like Bernie Lomax: Spoiler Gamiel and Focslain 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Great work Bud!!, Fire Tufts are a win on those bases, contrasts very well! and looks very Alien indeed . I've realised over the course of looking at your models that one thing niggles me ... The green Gloves look like Ork/Gretchin hands... i feel like an orangey or black leather would still make em look old school dwarfish (Just my 2 cents though , feel free to completely Disregard it. ) Look forward to seeing these Mini terminators !! M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Mini Terminators complete: Spoiler These little dudes are awesome. Definitely getting more. Next up - finishing off the army box, and Sagitaurs if I can ever get my hands on some! jaxom, SpaceDwalin, Focslain and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Oh yeah, They really look the goods Cheers, M. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focslain Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Amazes me how good such a simple scheme can look. Awesome job and await the look of your Sagitaur. phandaal 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandaal Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Focslain said: Amazes me how good such a simple scheme can look. Awesome job and await the look of your Sagitaur. Thank you! Yes, it is a very simple color scheme. I actually did a color dropper on that Norse Dwarves image in the first post and picked out the colors from there. So I have to give credit to the artist - they did an awesome job. The fire tufts are my own addition of course. Really liking how they work along with the rest of the scheme for a more "alien" look. Focslain 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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