 | Over the past week I've been working on part of a unit of Chaos Warriors and it turned into a bit of an exercise in something I've not done much of before - batch painting! People who build armies do it all the time and I'm always impressed when they also manage to keep character in each model. That was my secondary task! Incidentally, these guys are actually going to be a faction in my mercenary force so aren't allied to Chaos as such. ++ More After The Jump ++ |
Despite the Chaos Warrior kit having almost identical poses for all the miniatures, I wanted to make them characters with their own back stories - luckily, repositioning arms and some nifty head swaps helped add that much-needed diversity to make them interesting on an individual level.
I stuck to a test scheme I'd done some time back which owes itself to the old school Chaos Warrior schemes of days of old - green wasn't an unusual colour and didn't necessarily denote Nurgle.
I basecoated them Caliban Green, then used Abaddon Black to wash them. The metallics were all washed with Nuln Oil, and you might notice the new Fulgurite Copper on the standard bearer's helm (below) and in small parts on all the models.
I basecoated them Caliban Green, then used Abaddon Black to wash them. The metallics were all washed with Nuln Oil, and you might notice the new Fulgurite Copper on the standard bearer's helm (below) and in small parts on all the models.
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The standard bearer was almost an afterthought, and now he's done he might be my favourite character with his copper horns and huge banner. The banner was wet blended from light grey to white. The markings are a mix of transfers and freehand - the list of victories show how they are a battle-hardened force to be feared on any field of conflict.
A big piece of the added character is due to the Chaos Marauder Horsemen who have some awesome heads. Originally I'd planned on using Space Wolf heads, but these worked so much better.
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So not a bad start to batch painting - not sure I want to paint green any time soon - but it's pretty cool having more than one miniature at the end of a painting session!
A big piece of the added character is due to the Chaos Marauder Horsemen who have some awesome heads. Originally I'd planned on using Space Wolf heads, but these worked so much better.
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So not a bad start to batch painting - not sure I want to paint green any time soon - but it's pretty cool having more than one miniature at the end of a painting session!
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