Welcome back everyone! Hope you had a good weekend. This past week I finished my final vow for the ETL competition on Bolter and the Chainsword Forums. The last part of my vow was the Black Templar HQ, Helbrecht. Read on to see how I painted up this gorgeous and absolutely painful finecast model!
Like the inquisitor, Helbrecht was one of those models I put off painting, because I was intimidated by the sculpt. To say this model has a lot of detail is a massive understatement.
There are layers upon layers of detail. It doesn't help that the model is practically singularly case (besides the sword and power pack), so separating components into painting sub assemblies isn't possible.
There are layers upon layers of detail. It doesn't help that the model is practically singularly case (besides the sword and power pack), so separating components into painting sub assemblies isn't possible.
Instead, you just have to slowly and painfully build up each subsequent layer, being ultra careful to make sure previous layers aren't damaged by higher tier ones.
I say painfully only because this model (at this skill level), took as much time as nearly an entire squad of space marines would take me.
Each subsequent section has three to four colors, shades, and highlights.
I say painfully only because this model (at this skill level), took as much time as nearly an entire squad of space marines would take me.
Each subsequent section has three to four colors, shades, and highlights.
This model I was smart enough to wash before priming. It was a finecast model (thus the broken sword), so I always make sure to wash resin with soap and water (allowing it to fully dry) before I prime it. Saved me some heart ache after the inquisitor!
The reds are...
Mechite
Red Gore
Badab Black
Evil sunz Scarlet
Casandra Yellow
Macharius Solar Orange
The reds are...
Mechite
Red Gore
Badab Black
Evil sunz Scarlet
Casandra Yellow
Macharius Solar Orange
The metals are
boltgun,
badab black,
runefang steel
The golds
Balathsar Gold
Devlan Mud
Shining Gold
Burnished Gold
Runefang Steel
Skin is various flesh tones + shades. Tabards and purity seals the standard zandri dust, screaming skull, devlan mud, screaming skull, skull white...and the sword a variety of lighter toned blues.
boltgun,
badab black,
runefang steel
The golds
Balathsar Gold
Devlan Mud
Shining Gold
Burnished Gold
Runefang Steel
Skin is various flesh tones + shades. Tabards and purity seals the standard zandri dust, screaming skull, devlan mud, screaming skull, skull white...and the sword a variety of lighter toned blues.
I do see some parts of this model that could be improved, where I can clean up lines, and where I could improve the tones...but at this level of model difficulty, I have trouble actually seeing where the end of the brush is on the model...it's just that tiny detail. I'm going to need to get a magnifying glass soon!
Here's a shot of all my black templar HQ's painted up and ready for battle. I'll probably go back and do a second highlight on the emperors champion...he's the first one I ever painted for the templars, and thus the oldest.
With that said...thus ends my Monday post! Now it's time to start working on some orks. They've been on the sidelines while I finished the Templars for the competition. No longer!!! Have a great day everybody!
With that said...thus ends my Monday post! Now it's time to start working on some orks. They've been on the sidelines while I finished the Templars for the competition. No longer!!! Have a great day everybody!
