Redemptor Dreadnought

It's the last day of the school holidays and Nana has finished her big holiday project, a Redemptor Dreadnought for her Imperial Fists army. The scale of the model has been a totally new and slightly daunting experience for her but she has done an amazing job.

She has painted it using all the techniques she has been using on the much smaller marines as well as trying out some new things like painting a red glass lens, using a sponge to make the paint look chipped and battle worn and building up a scenic base using polystyrene, sand and gravel.

Imperial Fists Progress

Nana has now finished two squads and the Captain for her Imperial Fists force. Next up is the new 'push to fit' Redemptor Dreadnought, easily the largest single model she has painted.

 Intercessor Squad.

Primaris Captain.

Reiver Squad.

Imperial Fists Primaris Sergeant

The second Primaris Marine Nana has finished from the 40k First Strike box is the Sergeant for her Intercessor squad.

She has used the same method as for her first Intercessor (yellow base colour, yellow drybrush , yellow wash, paint other details) but has also done a nice job of painting his face. As with the rest of the miniature, this has been accomplished by Nana using a simple method (Baneblade Brown base colour, Agrax Earthshade wash, then Baneblade Brown highlights) and doing it well.

With the yellow power armour of her remaining models already painted it shouldn't take Nana too long to finish painting her half of the set.

Imperial Fists Primaris Marine

Ever since she first started painting Nana has wanted to do a yellow space marine but I've always insisted yellow was too difficult. Having watched GW Duncan's video on a quick technique for painting yellow I decided it was time to let her have a go.

The whole model was base coloured with Averland Sunset, drybrushed with Hexos Palesun and washed with Casndora Yellow. All the details were base coloured and washed. As a finishing touch Nana has dusted his lower legs with Terracotta Earth from Secret Weapon to make it look like he has been walking through the red sands on his base.

Nana's Dire Avenger Exarch Finished

Nana's finished Dire Avenger Exarch, painted with her usual washes and highlights. She has attempted blending blues on the sword and has used a gloss glaze for the first time (on the blade and his jewels).

WIP Dire Avenger Exarch 2

After a long break from painting, Nana resumed work on her Dire Avenger today. His armour has received 2 highlights of Macragge Blue and some old Ultramarines Blue. 

She also wanted to do a diamond sword (Minecraft?) so I took the opportunity to get her attempting to blend. On the blade she has used feathering to blend from Macragge Blue near the hilt, through Calgar Blue, to Ulthuan Grey at the tip.

Next up is highlighting of the bone coloured areas.

WIP Dire Avenger Exarch

Nana is intermittently working her way through painting a Dire Avenger Exarch. As it stands, she has applied base colours and washes to the Exarch himself. After highlighting him she will move onto his weapons and back banner (which she still needs to come up with a design for).

WIP Mounted Blood Angel

When Nana wanted the "boss" of her Space Marines to ride a horse, I dug out the plasticard and some old bits and built a steed for her Blood Angels Captain to ride.

She has worked hard at highlighting the horse's coat, has blended her reds well on the barding and has painted pupils on it's eyes as well.

The captain himself is set to go as well and is now waiting to be painted. Although with Nana now working on a Dire Avenger Exarch, the poor guy may be waiting for some time.

Nana's first Ork. Highlighting the green flesh proved a real challenge for her but I'm really proud of her effort. She has chosen red as a unifying colour for her Orks but has elected to use it quite sparingly (on things like armbands and weapons).

Nana's work on the chainsword is my favourite part of this model. She has used Nuln Oil to weather the whole weapon and then used Agrax Earthshade to further 'dirty up' certain areas. This was also Nana's first attempt at using the GW blood paint and, with a little verbal coaching, has done a fantastic job of bloodying up the weapon. 

Nana's third Blood Angel marine. She's taking more ownership of the overall painting process rather than just the brushwork, so this model has been painted with a lot less guidance that the last few. 

She left off the third red highlight for this one and has been much more successful at blending her reds.

Nana's 6th model. Sergeant for her squad of Blood Angels. 

Nana's 5th model, a Blood Angels space marine. Layered highlights after washing with Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil.

Nana's 4th model (another old 40k militia). Highlighted after washing with nuln oil.

Nana's second model, a Brettonian knight. Base coated and washed with nuln oil.

Nana's first model (old 40k militia). Base coated and washed with nuln oil.