Spent a good few evenings on this, layering the skin tones and weathering particular areas. Now if only I knew how to blend. I've read umpteen 'how to' guides, but it just doesn't click in my head.
Anyway onto Simon...
Ok the tube at the back looks crap I know, I know...
He received more washes than I care to remember, with the green being Orkflesh, then Thraka Green wash, then Knarloc Green highlights, followed by Camo Green highl
Really happy with the rust effect though, all shamelessly stolen from the Citadel How to paint tanks book.
What next I hear you wish you hadn't asked?
Well I've decided the Emperor is a bit of a knob and therefore my Imperial Guard have thrown their lot in with Chaos (as evidenced by my last few IG vehicles). The fluff is complicated :)
My Chaos Marines are mostly Alpha Legion, so I'm viewing the IG troops as units they have saved from certain death to help them build up an army they can rely on. I like the 'ends justify the means approach' the Alpha Legion have and the reason they turn to Chaos from the book Legion (so as not to spoil it).
The IG troops have not been lied to, they've just had the truth of the Emperor shown to them by a charismatic leader and and so the force has become known as The Enlightened (oooh mysterious) and the Enlightener is now the head of this mix of troops. I kind of see them as having been shown how they've been sent of suicide missions or left behind until the Alpha Legion swoop in and save them, not realising that the Alpha Legion will likely do a similar thing if they need to.
Anyway enough babble, some photos:
The army commander, the Enlightener:
His command squad (still need to add in a special weapon):
And his regimental advisors - 2 bodyguards and a psyker. Others still to come.
So whats next? Well the missing parts of the command squad are underway. Plus I then have to think about how I tie all my troops together. I have a mix of Cadian, Catchan and Pretorian guardsman. As half are painted already I'm looking to keep their original schemes but add an element that ties them together e.g. Alpha Legion coloured shoulder guards.
I've also mixed in a few non IG components and troopers to represent no longer being bound by IG doctrine and having to swap out equipment as it breaks. Their will be a Chaos element to the force as I want to also show that even with the best intentions Chaos still corrupts what it touches...
For all my models plus loads of photos I don't link you can check where I store them in Flickr.
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