Here is an update of batch two of my Fire Dragons. Painting was going slow last week, as I had to work some overtime, so less time for painting. However, this week I’ve picked up pace and hope to finish this lot over the weekend….

The first three Fire Dragons are finished (apart from varnishing of course). I really like how they turned out. In my display cabinet they add a welcome splash of colour to my Iybraesil collection. Now onto the the second batch on the right. The head…

Here is some progress on my Fire Dragons. The orange of the armour is so bright that the camera has problems to get the colours right. In real life, the orange is less reddish. I’ve basecoated the armour with old Fiery Orange, washed the recesses…

In my last showcase post I raised the questions of what to paint next. Painting a Wave Serpent for my Dire Avengers would have made sense as it would somehow complete the unit. I’ve already painted so many Eldar vehicles for my Iybraesil collection, so…

So, I’ve finished the first three Dire Avengers and I’m quite pleased with them. To be honest, in the beginning I wasn’t really sure whether the paint scheme would work out or not, but now that the models are fully painted, everything comes together. Next…

So these take longer than expected. Especially those crests were really time consuming. Because the details are a bit blurry in some areas, I also need to take my time with highlighting as I need to “guess” where to put the paint. Maybe the primer…

So, after painting a Wraithlord, I’m up to a small squad of five Dire Avengers. Eventually there will be another five models to bring the squad to full strength, but for now I’ll stick to five for a quick and easy project. The sculpts really…