So I’ve got a serious backlog of posting going on, between the rest of our Ogre-Daemon batrep, things I’ve been painting, and new toys I’ve gotten.
I’ll start with this one, being the most recent.
Last night I found myself with some extra free time (the wife and kids were asleep and I had no one to chat with on Hangout), so I decided to paint up a test model for my Screaming Eagle unit. When I was painting Yuri the Axe the other day (that post coming shortly) I used some colours that I made a note of for the Screaming Eagles, thinking they might work, so I went with those. From start to finish this guy took maybe an hour, including drying time. That’s without the basework, which I might do tonight.
I think he turned out great, I am super happy with him. I am glad the colours turned out, because before I gave him a wash he looked like this, which I was quite worried about.
He looked really light and I did not think he would work. But the magic of GW washes saved the day 🙂
So, these are the colours I used:
- Prime: Vallejo Desert Tan
- Uniform: P3 ‘Jack Bone
- Patches: P3 Ordic Olive
- Webbing/Pouches/Pack: P3 Trollblood Highlight
- Helmet/Scabbard/Shovel: P3 Traitor Green
- Gloves: P3 Rucksack Tan
- Boots/Holster: P3 Bloodstone
- Thompson: P3 Pig Iron, P3 Bloodtracker Brown
- Wash: GW Seraphim Sepia; Ogryn Flesh on boots
And voila, a Screaming Eagle. As you can see, I managed to get my favourite paints in there, Rucksack Tan and Bloodstone. It’s amazing how much you can paint with a limited palette 🙂
I’ll get the basework done tonight, I think, and then I have to think about the shoulder patches. Do I look for decals, or do I just go free-hand? Hrm.
Well, I’ll try and get those other posts done over the next few days, while at night I keep painting. I’m not going between Ogres, Khador and Screaming Eagles. Between those, I’ll be pretty busy for a while. And I’m pretty sure I’ll throw some other painting projects in there as we go along.
Anyway, thanks for reading.
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Looks great! The wash makes all the difference. You’re good painter, so just freehand the patches. I think decals can look too crisp and bright compared to everything else. IMO, that tends to bring down the paint job unless the decal is really well integrated with the model. Of course, I still use decals a lot too. Just depends what you’re up for.
Thanks for the compliment.
You’re right about decals. I think I’m going to go with freehand. I’ll practice them a bit and lay them on, probably once I’ve done more of the guys.
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