40k Projects: Genestealer Cult Purestrain Genestealer Contrast Paint Test

With the release of the new GW contrast paints I saw an opportunity to speed up some of my GSC units painting times. I have about 15 Genestealers lying around already primed white and though I would give it a go.

Paint Scheme is as follows:

1: Prime White with rattle can or airbrush

2: Seal with matte spray sealer

3: wash flesh with Guillemen Flesh Contrast

4: Wash carapace with Black Contrast

5: Claws and talons with normal badab black

6: Purple with Genestealer purple, then a purple wash

7: Seal with matte spray sealer

8: brush on gloss coat on carapace, claws and talons + mouths 

40k Projects: Genestealer Cult Brood Brothers Earthshaker Battery

I recently got a hold of some very cheap third party artillery guns that fit into the 28mm Warhammer scale and decided my Genestealer Cult needed some long range punch in the form of a deatachment of Brood Brothers Earthshaker Battery guns. You can find the models yourself on ebay under the keywords “Model, antiaircraft gun, cannon toy” and they go for about $4 a piece AUD. I purchased 10 to cover any bad casts and to also bulk out some 30k milita forces in the future or just plain old terrain pieces as well.

Painting was simple:
1: Spray white undercoat and then seal with matt varnish for better wash surface
2: One coat of brown wash
3: Once coat of Sepia wash
4: Drybrush with Bone
5: Paint metals and then wash metals with nuln oil
6: Black for the wheels with a grey drybrush over the top

I will be weathering the whole army at once when the complete force is up to the same standard as it helps me keep consistency doing it in one giant batch.

40k and 30k Projects: Imperial Knight Gallant and Knight Helverins WIP - Part 1

Work in progress for my Imperial Knights for 40k and to be also used as allies to my Imperial Fists 40k force as well. I used the same painting scheme as my 30k Terminators and Dreadnoughts with the metallic yellow and heavy weathering.

Still lots of details to go on these guys but at least they are table ready!

40k and 30k Projects: Imperial Fists dream of metallic yellow sunsets - Part 2 - Event time!

So I attended the Eye of Horus Podcast 30k Horus Heresy narrative event this weekend with my new 30k Imperial Fists force.

I was able to just get enough painted to a table top standard the night before the event. Players had to have lists for 1000 and 1250 Zone Mortalis and also 1500 and 2000 point Centurion matches. I went Terminator and Dread heavy just because they look cool!

40k and 30k Projects: Imperial Fists Redemptor Dread WIP - Part 1

Picked up a cheap easy build Redemptor Dread the other day on a whim for my Imperial Fists army and found it a delight to assemble and paint. I am using this as a prototype for upcoming vehicle additions for this army as I was unsure if I could pull off the wash technique on the bigger panels so here we go.

 

I followed the Exact same process as my infantry so far for the metallic yellow:
1: spray silver and then seal with matte varnish, then wash with nuln oil
2: wash panels with cassandra yellow
3: wash panels with cassandra yellow again
4: a coat of Yriel yellow glaze on the yellow panels
5: two coats of badab black on other paneling
6: sponge on battle damage and weathering with black
7: highlight black edges and fill in battle damage with a bright silver, I use a flat brush for this
8: fill in any other details to taste!