Ork Trukk Tutorial and Guide

Here's my latest addition to my Ork collection. I've had this truck assembled and primed for quite a while, but never got around to painting it (like so many other things). I've come up with a decent method of cutting time off Ork vehicles by spraying them with a silver base before painting. Its not a solid colour, more of a directional layer over a black base. From here the washes and a drybrush of necron compound finished with some weathering powders does the trick. The additional colours help breakup the mini, in this cae black, yellow and bronze.

I have some shoota boyz with after market gas masks to go with this, so hopefully I get to painting them up relatively soon.

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Legion of the Damned (tutorial and Guide)

My first memory of Legion of the Damned was when the first Games Workshop store opened in Toronto and they sold a limited edition Legion Sergent. Of course I was collecting Orks and my brother Blood Angels, so he got the guy. He ended up doing a full squad using regular marines with flames and bones painted on regular armour.

Anyway, these models aren't quite as old as that, and they're finecast (failcast?) but have still been around for a while. I've wanted to paint them up since the Space Marine codex came out last year, but only got around to them now. I dug out an old White Dwarf painting article (from the previous paint set) and basically followed it to paint up this squad. Nothing earth shattering, just your typical black armour, bones and flames, but the painting guide is below along with a video tutorial. Enjoy.

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Skaven Plague Monk Tutorial and Guide

Here's a painting tutorial of the Plague Monk that comes with the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace kit. I have two of them, so as a result have an extra plague monk to mount on a 20mm base. I added a thin piece of cork and have had this guy ready to go for years. Anyway, its a fairly simple paint scheme so was pretty rewarding to paint up fast. Check out the video and let me know if there are any requests for future tutorials.

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Ork Bikers Tutorial and Guide

Here's a whole wack of Speed Freakz to add to my army. I've always liked having bikers, but never got around to painting up the guys I had sitting around... so I figured with the rumours of a new Ork book coming soon I should get in gear. I used a simple method of base coating where I sprayed them black and did a heavy drybrush of Necron Compound. I think this worked out quite well, and the only thing I'd do differently if I were to do these guys again would be to add more red on the bikes.

In this batch are the three Forgeworld Nob bikerz as well as a squad of 6 regular bikers (5 boyz and 1 nob with power klaw). This is in addition to the Biker boss I already have and a squad of nob bikers... so maybe a couple more biker mobs and I'll be good to go.

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Dark Eldar Talos Pain Engine Tutorial and Painting guide

I picked up this model a long time ago when I was first starting my Dark Eldar Collection. The base colours were airbrushed along with a ton of other stuff in my army, so I don't have video of that. I like the look of this guy, although I'm not sure he'll ever see a table top. Anyway, its in the regular dark eldar paint scheme and the guide is below along with the video. Enjoy.

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Warhammer Forge Goblin Shaman (video plus painting guide)

This one was a quick project inbetween some of the longer ones to give me a break. Fantasy models tend to paint up quicker, so can be a bit more rewarding because they are done faster. This guy is from the night goblin command squad, and has some really cool effects with the smoke. I'm not sure I did it justice, but it painted up quick, so I'm happy to move on.

Check out the video and painting guide below.

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Imperial Knight finished and Painting Guide

Here's that Imperial Knight I did the unboxing and assembly for. I did the heavy lifting by airbrushing the base layers and hazard stripes then brushed the details before adding the decals. After those wear sealed I did some oil washes and weathering powders to finish. Because its such a large model the fine details aren't quite there, but the overall model will look great on my shelf (or table).

Anyway, a basic painting guide is below along with the full video after the break.

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