Time Part 3

Here is 15 minutes of Blue highlighting:5 minutes fixing the brown
15 minutes doing detail work and fix-ups.
and 10 more minutes on the base for a total of 1 hour 55 minutes for a finished Phoenix Lord ready to slice open some Marines. I felt like taking phoenix lords for a 2000 pt battle may be overkill, but when you see a lot of named Marine characters out, then its time to bring out the Phoenix Lords. We'll see how she does.

Time part 2

11:55-12:00 dry brush boltgun metal on knee pads and other raised armor

12:00-12:10 Paint gold over brown areas (yes I got a little carried away, too much gold)

12:10-12:20 Wood stain gold portions

Total elapsed time: 70 minutes= almost finished Phoenix Lord. Lunch is over, back to the paying job.

Time is on my side

I get the statement, "Wow, that's just too much time for one figure." Baloney, I say. So I decided to check and see how long it would take for one figure.

5:45 Am-5:55 Am (This is the only time I don't have ankle-biters around, so its painting time)

Blue ink wash on top of gray primer. I like a good primered mini, make sure and take your time with a few coats to make sure you don't see any silver poking through. It will make sure that your colors are even.














5:55-6:10 scorched earth basecoat on weapons and left arm.












6:10-6:30 Bolt gun metal on raised armor plates.

6:30 Time to head off to work so I can buy more minis, and pay for the ankle-biters.

Eldar Banshees

I tried some thing new with painting the banshees. I basecoated the weapons with scorched earth, drybrushed and painted gold over the top of it, and then did a wash with Dark Walnut wood stain. I really like how the color came out. Here you can see the before and after the wood stain wash. I want to go and buy a couple of more colors for the washes.

Banshees Done

I finaly finished my banshee squad. These ladies are my can openers aka Marine killers. I just wish they spent a little more time at the gym like their scorpion counterparts. If we could just get a powersword with the strength 4 of a chainsword. Wait a minute, lets keep those only with the Space Marines, shall we?