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Week Two
are not as they should be … time runs away like cockroaches scuttling from light. We are both hammering
away at our armies, but things aren’t coming along as well as they aught to be.
At this stage, I have assembled 32 marauders, and based, primed and dry-brushed metallics on half as many
models. In addition, I have scraped, filed and assembled six hounds and a sorcerer on foot, all of which,
along with 16 marauders on foot, still require basing and priming. If it sounds strange to talk about basing
minis at this stage in the game, then I must confess to being one of “those guys” who glues base sand to minis
before I prime them. In addition, drybrushing the bases is the first thing I do with minis when it comes to the
nitty-gritting of painting. Since I’m still not sure if I’ll go with a sere, wind-swept playa or a dry, blasted bog
spattered with filthy smears of snow basing for these guys, I stuck to a fairly neutral base color: a drybrushing
of successively lighter browns (Scorched, Vermin, and Bubonic) topped-off with a light drybrushing of
Bleached Bone. This dark, warmish color scheme will allow me to go in any number of directions when I’m
ready to add static grass and/or snow flock.
As for the metal on these guys, well, I’m not pleased. The color’s fine (more on that in a second), but the final
highlight is a bit too thick for my taste. It’s impossible to go back and fix it, though, so: ONWARDS!. Again,
I applied successive drybrushed layers to work-up the metal features on these models. Originally, I only
wanted to use three or four marauder heads—the two without helmets, and the bearded helmet-head—but
this quickly became impractical because I would have to buy at least one more regiment box to get the
quantity of heads desired, and that seemed excessive. Instead, I got one more regiment box so that I could
build a 20-30 man unit, and went for a varied look among the troops. Metal appointments on the minis got a
drybrush of Tin Bitz, then a drybrush of Boltgun Metal followed by a light drybrush of Chainmail. Finally,
metallics were given a generous but thin wash of diluted Blue Wash. It’s the final coat of Chainmail that looks
gloopy to me. With the rest of the unit, I’ll repeat the coats of Tin Bitz and Boltgun, THEN apply the Blue
Wash, with maybe of drop of Black Wash or thinned-down Chaos Black mixed in for good measure. When
the wash has dried, I’ll apply a very, very light drybrush of Chainmail to pick out a source of light. This
process should help me achieve the look that’s in my head.
I’m holding off putting together any more models until the marauders, the hounds, and the wizard are painted
and flocked. Now, do I finish one unit before starting another? Or would it be okay to break-up the work
according to whim? Whim has always stabbed my eyeball when I’ve given in to it, but I do love that skank...