Blood Angels Intercessors

Mr Statue Pose.

The last of the Dark Imperium Intercessor Marines is now done. Finally. They've served the purpose of practicing with an airbrush rather well, at the cost of each looking slightly different when it comes to the highlighting, but I needed something to practice on.

And what have I learned? It's really hard to be consistent with the airbrush highlighting when not doing them in batches, but also that getting a smooth transition is a case of choosing the right mix, the right air pressure, the right angle, and so on. I'm definitely better at it than when I started.

These models have also been excellent in figuring out a good method of decal application. The solvent step being done before any sealant is applied does indeed seem to work better - there is again hardly any noticeable difference between the decals and actual paint. There's a bit of shine before the sealant (Purity Seal) is applied, but with a proper spray application of the sealant it vanishes entirely.
The decals can become slightly damaged in the process of working with the solvent, but a bit of paint to fix them up works well.

With this last model I could have done a little more aggressive edge highlighting in places, but at the time it was feeling too much. I need to strike a balance still with that, but I suspect it will end up being Wild Rider Red fairly strongly, and then glazed back with Evil Sunz Scarlet. I just need to get the right amount to show a smoothly transitioned edge without making the Wild Rider Red disappear completely.

There's still another eleven or so Primaris Marines in the Dark Imperium boxed set to go. I have a thought of batching painting all the Hellblaster heads, and then all the backpacks, then all the guns, etc. So long as I keep the lighting angle correct it should work ok.

Blood Angel Intercessor squad.

-- silly painter.