Painting Space Marines - Astral Claws Chapter session 3

Hey Mates!

Got another update on the Astral Claws project.

Started to put together the boby abit more, I paint all my marine parts separate and then assembly this allow me to get cleaner details on the marine. 

Knight Atrapos - Finished

Fayte here!

So I did it, I finished off the Knight and handed it over to my client! Out of my hands and done. Thankfully I learned some things from the model, but one of the biggest ones was that I can, in fact, speed paint something with pretty good quality. But, without further adieu...

LoW Knight Atrapos

WIP - Knight Atrapos Part 3

Fayte here!

Looks like things have come together nicely for the Knight. Speeding along, I fixed the green and gave a quick highlight color to blend it. It really saved my butt knowing I had a color in my drawer that would cover it! *whew*

When we last saw our hero...

Thankfully, I caught the bug to really dive into the model and get to work. I had a Friday off, so I saw it as a good opportunity to work hard on Thursday night and Friday to really make things shine. I pulled out my Vallejo Liquid Gold - Old Gold paint and went for the gold trim....and found it was dead. Yep, I tried painting with it, and it was thick and old.

Well, time to grab that new paint! In no time I had gotten that trim and moved onto some copper areas, pull out my Vallejo Liquid Gold - Copper aaaaaand! Dead.

It even oxidized!

Well, that's not good! In any case, some Tinny Tin saved my butt and I cruised along into the realm of decals and detail work. And in no time....

Oil wash: Unlocked

Chicken Walker!

Almost....there.....

Next post will be the finished product! Weathering powders and OSL effects still to come.

WIP - Atrapos Knight Part 2

Fayte here!

After an interesting period of cleaning and getting the model prepped for painting, the painting started...at long last! I had a sweet new idea I wanted to try out, and had hoped it would really add some solid flavor to the model, paint chipping. Figured it would make weathering that much easier, but, as it turns out, not all experiments work out!

Rare view inside an STC

WIP - Atrapos Knight

Fayte here.

I was commissioned for a speed paint job to get a Forge World Knight Atrapos from cast to painted in a little under two and a half weeks, and so far, it's been quite the trek! I was going to save it all for the end, but here are some progress shots.

Forge World Knight Atrapos