Allright clam, you got it. Next time I’ll show some WIP shots in addition to the finished product.
This is a good paintjob Kera, nothing to complain about. The only thing I’d change is the tone of the washes. Since they work like a glaze, you’ll need several layers to create really dark shadows. I would actually use different colours, e.g. a brown wash first and for the deepest recesses a wash of thinned badab black. I always find the miniature gets better the more dramatic the shades are executed.
Ishkur - I stumbled across this thread while searching for a good scheme for my Steel Legion, and I have to say that your work on the DKoK is absolutely amazing! I cannot wait to see your WIP shots!
I present 3rd Recon Squadron, 38th Siege Regiment:
And here some WIP shots, as promised ^^
The model was primed skull white. Then a first thinned wash of Gryphonne Sepia was applied to the body of the Krieg steed:
The horse flesh was shaded in the darker areas with unthinned Gryphonne Sepia. The soldier’s uniform coat was washed with Devlan mud. While I was at it, I also shaded the horse a little further with a little thinned devlan mud to give the muscles and sinews a little more character. The armor and metal parts were washed with thinned Badab Black.
The uniform and metal parts received some additional shading with Badab Black (thinned for the uniform, less thinned for the armor). I even added some badab black to those areas where horse and rider meet, to contrast them a bit more. At this point I found that the primer had coated the model with a pretty rough surface, which caused the armor shades not to blend smoothly. But at this point there was no way but to go on and finish the paint job anyway.
Once the last wash had dried I added the base colours for the leather, cloth and boots, then shaded that with a wash of Badab Black and highlighted them (oldschool) with mixed in lighter colours. The final product is a rather simple paint scheme for the steed and the rider and a clean paint job for the details. A few chipped metal parts (painted with Chainmail) finished the whole worn look. The serial number tatoo on the steed and the squadron numbers are decals from the FW Krieg water decal sheet.
Thank you for the walkthrough! As seems to be the usual, your models look outstanding. How long is it taking you to paint a squad, just out of curiosity?
I have been experimenting with this scheme for my Steel Legion, and it is coming out pretty nicely. The downside is that the SL troops don’t have as much detail as the DKoK, and the fabrics aren’t sculpted to flow as much, so there are more broad, flat areas, which makes it a little more difficult for the washes to work properly.
I haven’t been thinning the washes, but was thinking I probably should in some cases, and you actually confirmed that. Thinning them may help with the pooling I am running into on the flat coat areas.
@berzerkmonkey: the riders above took me close to two weeks now, but more because I’m currently moving to a new apartment (need more space for my stuff, obviously! LOL) and therefore couldn’t paint as much as I wanted.
An infantry squad of 10 Krieg soldiers painted this way would take about 2 sessions, i.e. afternoons or evenings (each about 4 hours). The structure of the models definitely helps, I’d say washes surely work best on Tyranids, Kroot and Forgeworld models. Skaven should also work nicely. I can imagine it’s a bit more tricky for the steel legionnaires!
The structure of the models definitely helps, I'd say washes surely work best on Tyranids, Kroot and Forgeworld models. Skaven should also work nicely. I can imagine it's a bit more tricky for the steel legionnaires!
Ishkur Cinderhat
Yeah, it is. Like I said, the coats have next to no folds to them, so it's a little harder to get that nice highlight/shading you're getting. The front of the coats are really bad - they're pretty much wide, flat expanses. At this point though, I've only done three models total, so I'll have plenty more to practice on to perfect my technique - I bought two sets of the Army Boxes when they came out years ago, so I have somewhere around 100 infantry to do. x.x
Ironicaly, I’ve been thinking about buying some forge world krieg korps for conversions. I like the archaic look but the german gaz masks creep me out. Remind me of Otto Dix paintings.
Well its not German per se. The French ones looked pretty much the same. You can always think of them as Skaven gas masks if that helps.
@Loki: the deathrider kommissar is a conversion and cannot be bought from Forgeworld. While I think this would be a very interesting project, the kommissar on Krieg steed is only available for a deathrider command squad in the army list. Since I already got myself a Quartermaster as second HQ choice I’ll probably not use my rough riders as HQ unit and therefore will have to omit the commissar on steed. And to be frank I’m glad I don’t have to paint any such riders again anytime soon.
Sorry to hear that, but i am now looking forward to seeing the Quartermaster that you mentioned as that�?Ts a very nice model and with your skill with a paint brush i cant wait
And with such a great tutorial I’ll have to try it out on my Grymn.
Do you matt vanish after using the washes? I find them a bit ‘shiny’ - if you know what I mean.
@Loki: the deathrider kommissar is a conversion and cannot be bought from Forgeworld. While I think this would be a very interesting project, the kommissar on Krieg steed is only available for a deathrider command squad in the army list. Since I already got myself a Quartermaster as second HQ choice I’ll probably not use my rough riders as HQ unit and therefore will have to omit the commissar on steed. And to be frank I’m glad I don’t have to paint any such riders again anytime soon.
Ishkur Cinderhat
You are sure? It’s this one right?
I’m very ceratin that was a limited edition ‘2009 events only’ model. And pops up at eBay from time to time.
Hu I didn’t know that - I’ve only ever seen the tutorial for converting one from a regular death rider and a DK commissar model. :o Nice find clam!
I haven’t varnished the death riders yet - the very flat surface may have something to do with the quality of the primer though. I found the washes look a lot different on a smoothly primed model while they look very flat indeed on a model where the primer has dried to a rough surface. It seems it was too cold outside when I primed the death riders, which resulted in the very tricky black washing as I mentioned above. In any case I will always seal those models with a flat varnish eventually, just to protect my hard work.
That’s a base coat of Vallejo German Camo Pale Brown highlighted with mixed in Citadel Dheneb Stone foundation paint in several stages. The vallejo brown is a very soft cocoa brown, similar to the old Citadel terracotta colour. I use the same one also for other parts like the spade handle. I find it contrasts nicely with the rather greyish other colours.
Okay guys, time for some quadrupedal nightmares! :)
I present 3rd Recon Squadron, 38th Siege Regiment:
Ishkur Cinderhat
Absolutely gorgeous, superb paintjob on such great models, :hat off:hat off
I just spotted the red eye lenses on the mounts, it's really quite striking compared to how 'washed out' or neutral the colours on the horse are.
I'll say it again, Awesome, the Death Korps are by far my favourite Imperial Guard Regiment, the forgeworld price puts me off collecting a whole army of them though :o
one day...one day... ;P
And major thanks for the tutorial!
Next time I’ll show some WIP shots in addition to the finished product.
