Tomb Kings archers

Completed 8 Tomb Kings archers, the first of my first Warhammer Fantasy Battle army! I’m quite pleased with the results, so the rest should be a snap to do. My buddy Colin lent me this pot of pumice stone filler type stuff, which I panited onto the bases for a realistic sandy/desert type effect (Thanks Colin!). The Skellies are relatively easy to do:

• Spray undercoat in white
• Liberal wash of Devlan Mud all over (be as messy as you like, but make sure you get all the nooks!)
• Drybrush Menoth White Base (or equivalent, e.g. Bleached Bone)
• Drybrush with Menoth White (or equivalent. You want a slightly off-white)
• Hey presto – painted bones!

And for the blue parts:

• Undercoat with Hawk Turquiose
• Wash with blue ink
• Wash with Devlan mud
• Add Menoth White to Hawk Turquoise for some simple edged highlights

And for the gold/brass bits…

• Basecoat Shining Gold
• Wash of chestnut ink
• Drybrush of Shining Gold
• Light drybrush of Brass Balls
• Tadaaaaa!

The red was simply Mechrite red base, then highlighted with 1/1 mix of Mechrite and Blood red. I didn’t focus too much on these highlights, as this is supposed to be a quick army to paint. Blacks were simply line highlighted with Greatcoat Grey with a thin line of Codex grey to finish.

For the bases:

• Basecoat Graveyard Earth
• Drybrush Menoth White Base
• Light drybrush Menoth White
• Snakebite Leather for the base edges (two coats required for this, else the white will show through.)

Here they are:

C+C welcome!

Cheers

Paul