Defiling the Coast

I've finally painted something new. Finished this miniature in three sittings. And in a relatively fast pace (compared to my usual standards). A little insight into my painting style.

First things first. I worked with the green furnace which lies deep within the recess. Dark Angel Green -> Scorpion Green + DA Green -> Scorpion Green -> Scorpion Green + Bad Moon Yellow -> Bad Moon Yellow. Such small areas, why bother to paint so many colors? Well, old habits are hard to kick. Decide on where to put the metallics and bleach bone.

Next will be blocking out the zones using base colors. Nowadays, people rare use the deepest (shade) color as the first coat anymore. The in-thing is to use base color, followed by shading color then highlight. But I am Old School. So deepest colors first then highlight up. Usually Scorched Brown for browns (or bone) and Scab Red for reds.

Using a new tool no miniature painter should be without, Citadel Washes, I liberally washed over the metals and the head of the Defiler. Washes used are Delvan Mud, Ogryn Flesh and Gryphonne Sepia. I don't exactly remember the order or amount. Leave the wet mini to dry over a day. Pictures taken were too lousy to show anything so no pictures for this stage.

Finally, the finishing touches. Well, quite a bit of finishing touches.

• Highlight the head portion with Snakebite Leather + combination of Bleached Bone.
• The bone chassis is painted up with Bestial Brown, Snakebite Leather, Beached Bone in combinations up to a few layers.
• The red is a bit more interesting. Scab Red, Red Gore, Blood Red, Fiery Orange. Similarly layered up to desired effect.

Voila, done!

However, at this stage I found that having only red on the shoulder pads and leg pads makes the model look funny and disjointed. So I did some rework on the top of the chassis and painted it red. And the final result.....

Defiler. A new addition to Skarre's Battlegroup. She'll permanently have a Reaper and a Defiler serving her.

So, what good is a Defiler in the game. One, it is an arc node. Next, it is fast and it can spew corrosive spray. Most importantly, it is a joy to paint it. Go CHICKEN!