Tutorial: Vostroyans
This is a comprehensive tutorial of how I painted my squad of Vostroyans including all colours I used. Thought it might be useful for those who like my paint scheme. 1. Prime the mini black. Paint the texture of the sand Charadon Granite, drybrush with...
On the Station April 23
The first bunch of Banshees is finally done (except of varnish). I also started work on the Exarch and the final Banshee. Note the Space Marine helmet on the Exarch’s base – I used the same technique as on the Dire Avengers’ armour. I think...
“Honoured Imperium” terrain quality issues
Fellow Brückenkopf author Siamtiger had a look at the “Honoured Imperium” terrain set from GW and came to the conclusion, that similiar to the Planetstrike crater for Warhammer 40.000 set the contents shown in White Dwarf and on the box art is not what you...
On the Station April 21
Further progress on the Banshees. Black areas and swords are done. Left to do are the purple bracelets, the details on the sword, base and a lot of mistakes that need to be corrected. And I mean a lot. A little hint: Don’t use Citadel...
Talking about Matt Varnish
For today I wrote an article about spray on matt varnish over at Brückenkopf: Link. It is written in German and specifically looks into products on the German market. So it might not be suitable for my foreign readers, but nevertheless!
On the Station April 18
Current status on the Banshees. Bone, reds, leather, golds and gems are done, I’m working on the black areas. Hopefully the three will be finish mid next week.
How to tackle red and yellow over a black basecoat
A lot of painters have difficulties painting bright reds and yellows over a black basecoat. Both colours tend to have a weak pigment regardless of the paint manufacturer. This means you will need a lot of layers for an opaque coat, which is both time...
On the Station April 15
Progress is coming slow with the Banshees. Shading the armour the cleaning up ate time. And there is a lot of detail work yet to come… On the far right you can see the finished test model for the squad.
Showcase: Vostroyans
Finally, high quality pictures of the Vostroyan Squad I painted. Click for higher resolution. Vostroyans were released as some kind of poster boys for the Cities of Death expansion for Warhammer 40.000. As a result of the “shiney new toy syndrome” I bought the battleforce...
Incoming: Pegasus (Reaper) Colours, Sanguinary Guard
Look what I got today in mail: Some Pegasus Colours (which are in fact relabeled Reaper Master Series) and two Sanguinary Guard and some Death Company Bitz. The Colours were kindly provided by Pegasus Spiele and I will review them (in German) for Brückenkopf as...
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