In the spirit of all the effort put forth by Shotdownmind and Ultraraider to build a sensational Grey Knight Army, I decided to paint a model all by myself. Yes, I know it's crazy but I did it anyways.
The fact is when I saw this Finecast model, I just had to have it. Karamov has some super neat fluff and can be a bastard in actual game play too(orb bomb, MC PW, MC MM, relentless, chooses to pass/fail moral/pinning and gives units within 12" a reroll).
You should know by now that General Oadius plans to carve his name in your chest with this Army, and he wants you to know it and see it, and ask for mercy - knowing that none will come...
Awesome Psyfleman Dreads and a Vindicare backed up by The Techmarine, Stormraven, Chimera, Rhinos and Razorbacks.
I proposed a "contained" version, with the intent of building armored shoulders around the psybolt ammo - this variant was denied by the General.
The Techmarine is an ultra-powerful component of the Grey Knight Legion.
One of my favorite models ever, massive in all ways! I already have a Space Wolf Iron Priest, but I NEED one of these guys for myself now!
The Dreads feature Kornovin pattern paint scheme.
This is the initial OSL installment, and its Army-wide at this point. From this stage I will start to pull back the weathering and OSL where necessary and get into the first level of highlights. This all starts with another "ink stage" with reds, blues, purples, and more brown and black.
Then more foundations and metallics and on to the actual first set of highlights.... Hope you all enjoy!
The Grey Knight Army of General Oadius is at an awesome stage. Ready for initial OSL effects army-wide, its really about to come-to-life beyond the tabletop level. Just in time, I know that General Oadius is chomping at the bit to shoot at you with multiple Psyfleman Dreads, and more...
The Army has a healthy mixture of "old" pewter GK/Inquisitorial models. Once mustered in full, everyone got the same Red-brown-black-grey-white treatment with the airbrush.
Lord Draigo and his pal Coteaz, after the Red but before the Brown. (~1" swaths!)
After the underpainting, all of the Grey Knights got a very light coat of Boltgun Metal followed by smooth "highlight swaths" of Mithril Silver.
After the heads are installed and all the base colors applied, Devlan Mud and Badab Black ink/washes go down where necessary, which may seem like everywhere, but its mostly just around and between and inside of everywhere.
Brown first on the lower portions of the models (knee down) and any stone or tin areas. Black underneath all surfaces, in the knee and elbow joints, fingers etc. Important attention paid to all the Hammers, Halberds, and Swords with the black as prep for Osl. Brown and Black inks layer at this level and add tremendous depth and texture to basic basecoating - use both!
Next up is glowing Swords, Hammers, Halberds, Psycannons, Autocannons, Assault cannons, Heavy Bolters, and a bitch load of green eyes, stay tuned!
The Grey Knight Army is progressing at rapid speed. This article will detail the Inquisitorial Section of this awesome force - handle with care!
Starting with the underpaining of course. Coteaz and some other models were already built and primed when I got them. Since the underpainting for the army would include a black stage I didnt worry about the 3 color primer, the henchmen would end up as very dark models in the end anyways.
A few models were old painted pewter guys, I just airbrushed right over the old paint job.
Scab red, Snakebite leather, chaos black "color swaths" on the lower half of the models.
Then the basecoating - metalics and foundation colors almost exclusively, and all watered down with distilled water to "break the medium" and make the paint go a lot farther, easier to work with, and "more" transparent - you want the underpainting to show!
Ah yes, a few Fortress Grey line highlights here and there on the Henchmen and Assassin armor. Nothing fancy, a much sharper contrast then the underpainting offered for highlights/shading.
Technically these models are beyond "tabletop" and ready for appropriate ink/glaze. I think its really important to use brown and black inks, and sometimes complementary or contrasting colors in layers to build up the detail from this stage.
After some quick ink, The Army will be ready for initial OSL effects....
