DreadTober 2021 is coming to a close and I have completed my project under time and over budget as usual (hey, its GW, right? This stuff is expensive...). Here's how things turned out.
The Dread is now ready to rumble. But backing up a bit, here's how the final week went. I had a base ready to go, but it had no paint on it. So I stuck down some Vallejo Black Lava to give some natural texture and hide the inherent 'corkiness'.
Once the Vallejo Black Lava had dried, I sprayed the whole thing with the base color (See paint recipe tab above for specifics) and let that dry thoroughly.
Next, I liberally basted on the washes. I like to mix some green in with the brown to get a more realistic earthy look. The battle fields of Warhammer 40K are blasted, but life clings in places. The green is dabbed on in splotches, particularly around rocks and things where life might cling.
With that dry (and the washes take some patience there!), it was time to dry brush all the raised bits. For a base, I like to highlight the edges of things more than the middle. And in this case, I was light-handed with the dry brushing under the Dreadnought where things would be in the shadow of its bulk.
After the dry brushing, I painted in the individuals details, like skulls and stonework. For contrast, I decided the stonework was the remains of something light colored and now reduced to rubble. Pin washes were used to shade recesses of the stone work with greens and browns in addition to using GW Nuln Oil.
A trifle out of focus, unfortunately, but this angle shows the details better. Note that towards the ground, the stone work is "dirtier", blending it into the base, while the higher portions are likely sand blasted by the winds of war. With the base complete, pins were inserted in the Dread's feet and the model was glued down to the base using 2-part 5-minute epoxy. More pics of the final model appear after the break. Here's a big ol' hobby season stamp of DONE for the completion, courtesy of 40kaddict.
I have enjoyed the challenge this year. I hope you have enjoyed watching the progress. Perhaps you even picked up some inspiration along the way for your own projects. I'll close here with a pick from six (?!) years of Dreadtober. Don't forget to check out the rest after the break.
| Happy DreadTober! |
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Cheers and Happy Gaming!
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