Archive for February 27th, 2010

I finally made some noticeable progress on my Berzerkers tonight, as evidenced by the picture above. First of all, I’ve experimented with how much I was thinning my Mechrite Red, and I think I’ve found just the right balance to let me get a good coating in just one or two passes. I also got to work on finishing up my first Berzerker and getting his color balance just right. I was worried that the Badab Black wash had darkened the mini too much, but after building the color back up I got just the effect I wanted. My process was:

1. Put down a layer of Red Gore, making sure to leave some of the washed edges showing for contrast.
2. Then, put down a 50/50 blend of Red Gore and Blood Red, although not quite as broadly.
3. Highlight with Blazing Orange.

I’m still working on getting my highlighting properly thinned; I think it was just a bit heavier than I would have liked in this case. Still, for my first attempt, I’m pretty pleased. I’m also happy with how the brass turned out. Highlighting the Dwarf Bronze with Shining Gold gave me just the effect I was looking for: something not as bright as gold, but that had a similar look from the right angles. After that was done, I dotted the eyes with Scorpion Green (or the Vallejo equivalent, Scorpy Green), and I ended up with what you see above.

There are still a few details left, like the hoses on the backpack and some cleanup on the bolt pistol, and I need to paint the base. Other than that, though, I’m pretty much done with this one. Now that I have my Mechrite Red technique figured out, I can get the other three (I tested on a fourth) basecoated and get this unit cranked out in the next couple of weeks.