Imperial Navy Marauder Destroyers - Part I

 

Marauder "Lancaster" Destroyer

Hot on the heels of the finished Allarus Custodians, it's time for a bit of a change of pace by going back to Aeronautica Imperialis and finishing off the models I have for that - a couple of Marauder Destroyers. I wanted the motivational win of having done all models for a particular specialised games, and something not Space Marines (Project 20 is still ongoing in the background).

I'm also wanting to clear space for whenever the plastic Thunderhawks are released.

Fortunately the Thunderbolts provide an excellent reference for the colours to use, so there shouldn't be any particular difficulty in that department. Actually the most difficult part is going to be what should be metallic and what shouldn't.

So far not too much has been done:

• The Fang base coat (a spray can was available for this purpose and saved a good deal of time).
• Russ Grey to highlight panels with an airbrush.
• Fenrisian Grey to highlight the underneath of the aircraft.
• Death Shroud to make a few oil stains. I may have to increase this a little more later on down the line as it's not quite as visible as I'd like.

I've started to block in some metallic areas and already placed some decals as well, although they won't be sealed fully until a much later step. The silver colouring will likely take the longest of everything with these models, but I have to remember that the varnishing will dull them down somewhat.

These models also come with a peculiar problem: lack of components. There's enough space for eight missiles (four under each wing), yet none are included in the box. This seems to have been an oversight during design and production, but luckily I kept the spares from the Thunderbolts and there are just about enough to make up for it. Some missiles will be "against the rules", but look close enough that it shouldn't be an issue once glued in place with the rest. It's kind of annoying that not everything was included, but then I'm not too disappointed because fewer spare parts are now going to waste, so it balances out in the end.

-- silly painter.