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| Watching TV on the way to battle. |
Not terribly much to write about here, mostly it's just a work in progress and wanting to save some shots of the interior before it's assembled. The screens are mostly Caliban Green (base), with some Warpstone Glow (layer) highlighted around them, and Nuln Oil (wash) around the edges. Moot Green (layer) for writing, with a few red words for alerts, a bit of 'Ardcoat over the top, and there's a screen.
The side screens are:
- Thousand Suns Blue (base)
- Ahriman Blue (layer)
- Nuln Oil (wash, just around the edges for definition)
- Baharroth Blue (edge)
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| Some assembly still required. |
A few steps of washes here & there to give a good outline, and the interior is complete enough for assembly. I do not like decals, even here, as they give this kind of shine that detracts from everything. Purity Seal might help with that, but at this point I just want to assemble and get on with the exterior.
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| All your base are belong to... |
As an extra for today, the base for Forgeworld's Horus model. I've had it for some time, and only just recently decided to start on it alongside the rhino. The steps didn't quite turn out according to plan, but the eagle statue turned out better than I had hoped for. Not that it matters greatly - this is just the first step, and there's plenty more work to be done.
To start with, a black spray undercoat. I was trying to decide between black or white, but in the end decided that a darker feel would suit more, and so black it was. Horus will likely have a white undercoat, if for no other reason than to more easily pick out details later. He'll also be painted a lot darker than the base, so it evens out.
Following the undercoat:
- Dryad Bark (air) over everything, giving it an even coat.
- Baneblade Brown (air), trying to leave some of the previous coat in recesses.
- Zandri Dust (air) over the staircase, again more in larger areas.
- Terminatus Stone (air) over the eagle statue, and also the stairs (but only very lightly in select areas).
There isn't enough of the Dryad Bark in the recesses for my liking on the stairs. I could go back over the Baneblade Brown stage with another of Dryad Bark, but it didn't seem necessary at the time. Still brush work to do, that can be compensated for. The eagle statue, on the other hand, has somehow allowed for every piece of detail to be well defined. If it was any other model, it might be enough to be considered finished already - but of course, being an extra special model, this deserves a lot more attention.
It's also worth mentioning that the statue is currently pinned to the main base. Not sure if I should more fully glue it all together, and pin the feet of Horus later, or allow the detachable base and glue Horus on. So pinned for now, decision to come later.
-- silly painter
