Deus_Ex_Machina Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) At the beginning of last week the bases from Mini Art Studio arrived (Junk & Trash). So the Necrons from the 9th 40K starter boxes (Command & Recruit) could be finally built. The building process itself was a chore. Anyway painting the bots in rusty colours was swift and a very fun experience: Necrons_Rust_Bots Necrons_Rust_Bots album hosted in ImgBB ibb.co Another ten Necron Warriors remain to be built, three scorpion guys and some sort of modern support bot. Right now I am busy painting the industrial terrain components which came with those boxes. Painting Recipe: Necron Body 1. Black Basecoat 2. Flat Brown (Vallejo/drybrush) 3. Umber Wash (Vallejo/wash) 4. Rust/Model Air (Vallejo/drybrush) 5. Oily Steel (Vallejo/drybrush) Junk/Trash on bases 1. see above 2. add Silver (Vallejo/drybrush) after Step 5. Glowing Lights 1. White (Vallejo) 2. Intermediate Green (Vallejo) 3. Biel-Tan Green (Citadel/shade) 4. Yellow Green (Vallejo) 5. Deep Yellow (Vallejo) Cables 1. White (Vallejo) 2. Vermillion (Vallejo) 3. Umber Wash (Vallejo/wash) Rust Spots on bases and models 1. Old Rust (AK) 2. Standard Rust (AK) 3. Ochre Rust (AK) Edited March 28 by Deus_Ex_Machina for_dorn_and_for_de_emprah, Firedrake Cordova, sitnam and 6 others 6 2 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 They came out very nicely (also, thanks for including the recipe - it's always interesting to see) Deus_Ex_Machina 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator ultra Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 if you made the characters rust-free they would really stand out. Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 7 hours ago, terminator ultra said: if you made the characters rust-free they would really stand out. I am a big fan of uniformity when it comes to painting armies. Also the officers don´t fancy being easily identified by enemy snipers. So blending in with the grunts is a more sensible approach. Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 (edited) This was by the way inspiration for the paintjob: Judge Dredd ABC Warrior (1995) Though I changed his eye lens colour as green would contrast more with the rust. And the base deco and the upcoming terrain tiles were inspired by the junkyard planet from Transformers Edited March 29 by Deus_Ex_Machina Trysanna 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator ultra Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 5 hours ago, Deus_Ex_Machina said: Also the officers don´t fancy being easily identified by enemy snipers the thing is, necron nobles wouldn't really care if the enemy can pick them out, because they are so arrogant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 2 hours ago, terminator ultra said: the thing is, necron nobles wouldn't really care if the enemy can pick them out, because they are so arrogant. I will be using the rusty robots in two ways: 1. Old Crons (2nd 40K) or 2. Custom Machine Culture (Rogue Trader or HH 2.0 Great Crusade Era) One of the painted bots is from Reaper miniatures. More are planned to add to the collection. So they will have nothing to do with the Newcron´s school of thought. terminator ultra 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Update: The Thermo Exchanger Shrine has been finished today: https://ibb.co/album/8zXnmH Firedrake Cordova and Grotsmasha 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Nicely done - the rust effect is very nice Deus_Ex_Machina 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 More terrain pieces have been added. Short fuel pipes, corner fuel pipe and thermo exchanger control console: https://ibb.co/album/8zXnmH I am not feeling like painting the remaining three pipes today. Lets take instead a crack of assembling the last ten necron warriors. Oof! Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 You've definitely got the rust effect down Deus_Ex_Machina 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 (edited) On 4/4/2024 at 8:24 AM, Firedrake Cordova said: You've definitely got the rust effect down Since I have discovered weathering techniques in 2022 by chance it is very difficult to resist applying them to any new models of mine. It doesn´t matter what the effect is: Dusty, grimy or rusty just look better imo than pristine factory quality straight from the conveyor belt. Edited April 5 by Deus_Ex_Machina Firedrake Cordova and Wormwoods 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Update: Additional ten necron warriors are on the assembly line. Cables, lights and weathering still needs to be done. https://ibb.co/album/qyXt3Z Firedrake Cordova 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 All the rust and grime looks ace and very appropriate for these ancient warriors. Deus_Ex_Machina and Firedrake Cordova 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Update: The clankers are performing a parade on Martian soil. How?! Why?! Well, the remaining ten warriors have been finished today and they are celebrating. https://ibb.co/album/KjSybp Trysanna 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 They look good. The green really pops Deus_Ex_Machina 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus_Ex_Machina Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 (edited) Update: During last week work on the rust buckets continued. Here is the result: https://ibb.co/album/vxPRsh Glowing lights, cables and weathering still needs to be done. And now comes the clou: These five metal dudes are the last minis of the faction currently in my possession to paint. This means I have finished an army! Who says you will never finish your pile of shame in your life time? Guess they were wrong. However a couple of days ago new bots were ordered from Reaper. So no more skull faces. As I took a survey along my hobby "garbage" (raw material for terrain crafting) an idea struck me for a large robot which would fit on a 100mm base. That´s right, the centre piece of the rust bots will be cobbled together (what have you expected from a rust bot anyway?!) from raw ingredients. It will be a special surprise for this thread. The only downside is that the order which includes the 100mm base will probably take a month as the retailer can´t get his act together. That will be all. Edited April 20 by Deus_Ex_Machina Trysanna 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearson73 Posted Sunday at 07:38 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:38 AM As @Firedrake Cordova said, the green complements the red basing and rust. Looking forward to seeing the scrap-heap centrepiece! Firedrake Cordova and Deus_Ex_Machina 1 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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