Archive for February 25th, 2010

Painting on my Berzerkers has been going slowly. Partially, this is because I’ve been replacing some of my brushes and purchasing new paints. After painting red details on my Tau, I have to say that I’ve been unhappy with Vallejo’s selection of reds in their Game Color line. GW’s reds seem to be somewhat better, and the Mechrite Red Foundation paint is particularly nice. However, it’s still hard to paint it over black priming, it seems. I’m still trying to figure out the right paint-to-water ratio to thin the paints to the point where I don’t lose detail but I get a solid coat. So far, it’s still taking two or three thin coats to get a decent red with Mechrite Red. Yes, I know – using more thin coats is better than using one thick coat, but it’s a slow process, especially with reds.

I’ve been working on each of the four Berzerkers one at a time, and each one’s in a different stage. One just has Mechrite Red, one has some Boltgun Metal details, one has the metal details and some Bestial Brown where I’ll be laying down Dwarf Bronze, and the final one has been bronzed, followed by a wash in Badab Black. Speaking of the Bronze, I’m still unsure of how it’ll look for my brass, but I’m withholding final judgment until I start getting some Shining Gold highlights onto it. I’ll try to get some pictures soon, both of my Tau and of my Chaos Marines, as I’ve finally resolved my lighting issue. I recently picked up this studio-in-a-box kit from Amazon (for about $20 less than it’s currently priced at), and I’ll be trying it out either tonight or tomorrow. I’m very excited to see what a difference it makes.