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I’ve managed more work on my Deathrains over the last couple of evenings, and I’ve finished the flats and lining. On top of the Knarloc Green basecoat, I’ve painted the suit bodies in Goblin Green, with some Gory Red (Vallejo’s Red Gore equivalent) on the team leader. The front sections of the missile pods are still in Knarloc Green to provide a bit of visual interest/contrast. After that was complete, I went in with my Zig Millenium micron pen and colored in the armor gaps. I have to say that Zig Milleniums are still my favorite micron pen; I was less than impressed with Sakura’s product. While it might be great for inking on paper, it didn’t suit my purposes nearly as well as the Zig. It may just be a difference in the pen’s nib, but whatever the difference is, it had me falling back on my old standby.

The next step is clean-up, where I’ll retouch any areas where my layers of Goblin Green and Gory Red didn’t get good coverage, make sure there’s no overpainting, and generally get things sharpened up. After that, it’s on to detail work, where I’ll do things like edge highlighting, lenses, and any weathering. Finally, I’ll get the bases finished up, and this unit will be ready to roll.

On a somewhat related note, I’m prepping for a 40K tournament on the 23rd – my first in almost a year. The missions themselves are being kept secret, but I’ve decided to go with my aggressive list, hoping that I can inflict enough damage on my opponents to keep them from hitting my fragile objective holders. There is one minor, tiny flaw with my plan – I’m short one Devilfish! In friendly games, I just proxy in using one of my spare Hammerhead hulls, but that won’t fly in a tournament. I’ve got a couple of options that I can go with to get an additional ‘fish, but I may have to revise my plans and my list somewhat if I can’t make it happen in the next 2 weeks. Fortunately, this tournament doesn’t require that things be painted, so I can run bare gray plastic if need be. It’ll be ugly, but it’ll get the job done.