An Entombed Crimson Minotaur
I am making progress with this grievously wounded warrior who is now sporting a luscious coat of Mephiston Red spray. Painting this chap in separate parts was a good call as it has made it far easier to get to all the mechanical areas. There is a lot of detail around the back of the legs which a glue on torso would restrict visibility to.
I did consider masking some areas to go for some black stripes but the large surfaces on this model are very curved and I did not fancy dealing with that. I settled for some simpler black areas and used an etched brass minotaur icon on the knee pad for a bit of extra detail.
I am particularly pleased with the base on this model, the metal mesh is a rather nice bit of scrap metal that breaks up the surface very pleasingly. Looking forward to getting into the detail of the base more than the contemptor itself!
It's all a bit messy right now in the early stages but take a look anyway:
Base looks great. I agree with the mesh really making it interesting. You could easily do a variety of different weathering types to make it pop even more.
ReplyDeleteDread is coming along nicely. A testament to your work is how easily he pops out of the blog rolls.
One suggestion. The purity seals are lost in the red armor. I use red with my templars (because I stink at painting white), and found going with a purple shade helps them stand out on red armor. Since chaplains and such use purple purity seals now and again, it works out well.
Example
http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99120101110_PlasticChaplain360.jpg
Yeah good call on the purity seals. I had been thinking along those lines myself. I had not really bothered too much on detailing the purity seals for infantry models but the contemptor ones are actually too large not take some care over!
DeleteFor the base I am planning to make the mesh rusted metal as I have been very pleased with the new technical paints GW released - typhus corrosion and ryza rust. I have just drybrushed the entire thing as a starting point for now.