Diesel DM

Yeah, I know, I said I wanted to paint something different (i.e. non-Cygnar Blue) and yet here’s Mr. Strangewayes.  I had some spare-time and he was already primed, so I decided to paint him instead.  Next, though, next will be something different…probably.  Maybe.  I really want to paint the Rangers, actually, but they weren’t primed.

Arlan Strangewayes’ face and metals based

Decided to lay down the metal bases then work on Arlan’s face.  His left eye came out great on the second try (white was too watery the first attempt).  His right eye, however, took four or five tries at least.  Part of it was the wrench was a bit in the way, but mainly it’s just an odd shape and angle.  Looking at the studio painted version’s right eye, I feel better about how well mine came out.

Painting has begun on the Stormwall.  Wow, there is a lot of model to cover, even laying down the initial metal base coats is taking a while.  I am a slow painter to begin with, so increasing the surface area this drastically has really taken it’s toll.  Below are a couple shots showing the base coats of Pig Iron and Brassy Brass.  For the guns, cannons and some of the accents I mixed Thamar Black with the Pig Iron to give them a darker base.  The Brassy Brass will be covered with Glorious Gold as I do for all my models.  The Brassy Brass gives excellent coverage and provides a great undercoat for the Glorious Gold.

Pig Iron and Brassy Brass base coats

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