Hey guys, apologies, I’ve been quiet for the last few days. Today I can finally present you a showcase of my recently finished second Wave Serpent. Check out more pictures after the jump.
Painting the Wave Serpent took me longer than expected. Having painted quite a lot of Iybraesil vehicles by now, I faced a lot of repetition when working on this model. Thus my motivation wasn’t exactly high, and the painting was dragging on. Though with all the practice, I feel it’s one of my best Eldar vehicle paint jobs to date.
While the first Wave Serpent is supposed to be the transport for my Wraithguard, this Wave Serpent belongs to my Dire Avengers. Hence the Dire Avengers rune on the back door. To accomodate the shuriken theme of the Avengers, I also chose twin-linked shuriken cannons for the armament.
Like my first Serpent, this one makes use of Forge World Type II upgrade parts (sadly no longer available), and vectored engine side skirts from the Fire Prism sprue. It was a lot of pain keeping the paint to stick on the resin parts, despite several attempts of cleaning. It shows a bit, especially on the turret.
As usual, I used a couple of transfers I designed by myself and printed on decal paper.
All in all I’m glad the model is finally finished. How do you like my Wave Serpent? Tell me in the comments.
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How did you do the cockpit glass?
Basecoated with Khorne Red, then I applied a gradient of Emperor's Children and VGC Squid Pink (you need to mask one panel after another) with an airbrush. Finally I used a brush to blackline with VMC Black and a highlight of P3 Carnal Pink.
would love a tutorial on your steps with Airbrushing this scheme on vehicles – looks so great!
The lines between the armor plates how do YOU get them that dark? I was thinking of doing a varnish spray and then applying black wash to the lines after everything else is done. Do you do anything like that?
After basecoating and airbrushing the gradients, I just take a small brush and carefully paint Stegadon Scale Green into the recesses. Takes a bit of time, but it's quite simple really.
@Stephen: Try using oil paints. Applied to a gloss varnished surface they can be washed off using thinner on any areas you don't want them covering.
You've got Eldar nailed Stahly – sleek, vibrant and flawless. Another great addition to your army!
Flawless. Continuing to inspire excellence. Keep up the good work dude.