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
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