An update of some WiPs, it should be a small mid-week post but access problems to the standalone laptop means this is the only post I have to share 😔 With the Ravenwing Dark Shroud done and my recent review of ‘what’s on my palette’ I just needed to ‘flashback’ these pics of how I got here. The Dark Shroud out of the way it just made sense to get some basing complete too so I had options going forward. As you can see the Redemptor Dread, Abberrants, Iconward, Rippers, Devgaunts, HIve Guard, lone Tyranid Warrior and even started the Geneestealer Familiars.
Terrain is everything – Ferron Fire Firs
My last update on these was April 2018. They’ve essentially sat in a box untouched until now. Other projects take priority and terrain often falls by the wayside. Frustratingly not a lot needed doing to complete them – the Red Planet BASE! and some additional highlights on some of the trees for variety.
Terrain is everything – Sanctum Imperialis – TO DONE!
Aah the Sanctum Imperalis… It’s taken a while to get the opportunity to take pictures but I needed some to add to last season’s hobby review.
Terrain is everything – TT Combat Gothic Ruins MDF kit – the inner sanctum.
Terrain is everything – Sanctum Imperialis – Home stretch
By the time you read this the Sanctum Imperialis will be complete. All the finials have been painted,
Terrain is everything – Sanctum Imperialis – Slow but grimy
Terrain is everything – TT Combat Gothic Ruins MDF kit – Red walls.
In amongst everything else I further procrastinated by getting the TT Combat Gothic Ruins primed. I had sprayed it black with some cheap £1 store matt black. Then I mixed some black masonry paint with PVA, some of my finest sand and some powdered plaster/wall filler.
Shading and verdigris areas to pick out next, hopefully less drama than the Sanctum as I’m far less precious about this.
Terrain is everything – Sanctum Imperialis – I’m getting there, stains n’all
I cannot believe how much this colour choice is challenging me. Luckily after a plaintive appeal on twitter [as well as feedback here] I had enough reassurance from these pictures to keep going.
It will be nice to get it complete though, it just requires that push on all the shading, then pick out some interior details and all the lights/glass followed by varnishes. I keep thinking it’s half a dozen session’s work or so and at this stage it’s just doing it…
Terrain is everything – Sanctum Imperialis – The blues [greens and turquoisey bits]
Annoyingly I was beginning to stall on this the raw bronze matched the red walls so well with the cream interior complimenting it all and I was going to throw all that turquoise into the mix?! But before all of that I needed to gild the doors a little so they were a little more brassy/polished bronze. At least that was all I’d hoped it would be.
A bit of a faff but now I’m ready for the highlights which will be mainly drybrushed so it should be straightforward. Just need to crack on and do it.
Terrain is everything – Sanctum Imperialis – it’s not easy being verdi-green
If you follow the 40kaddict Facebook group you’ll have seen some of these pics already. The plan was always to do full-on verdigris on the uprights, buttresses and external skirting boards, despite adding some highlights to the bronze. First was a wash of Army painter Hawk Turquoise.
So, more turquoise next.