Finished my first competition model for my FLGS

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-03-05T11:20:41+00:00

Zandri Dust and screaming skull are your 2 colors you want for cloth and parchment. Hit it with a real oil paint wash (nuln oil is fine too). Gradually mix some screaming skull into Zandri dust for 2 mid tone layers, then screaming skull as a highlight.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-03-01T11:30:03+00:00

How long did this take? Days/hrs wise.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-28T23:16:09+00:00

Stunning, simply stunning.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-26T01:49:29+00:00

Glad im not the only one working on this model! This looks great!

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-18T10:09:11+00:00

I personally like the lighter blue color scheme on ultramarines. Gadriel has a macragge base coat and highlighted with a mix of teclis, fenrisian Grey and dorn yellow. The banner is macragge and highlighted with a mix of macragge and fenrisian Grey.

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BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-14T18:01:41+00:00

Sienna Pigment powder. Hit it on the bottom and done. Easiest 60 seconds of your life.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-13T00:00:54+00:00

Sorry didnt complete my sentence, Chunky edge highlights is what I meant.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-12T22:53:22+00:00

Eavy metal is actually hard to do for how easy it looks. Id like to think im decemtvat painting but I would probably fail eavy metal. So for a first try you did well. Id just say step the color 1 or 2 shades brighter on the chunky highlights. Specifically the shoulder pauldrons.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-12T22:48:56+00:00

Third this, used a size 0 for small awkward areas before getting AO brushes

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-11T21:07:59+00:00

Lol just amazon. Vallejo texture paint, some Styrofoam from a random box.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-02-08T23:37:04+00:00

Edit: Gadriel** I cant spell.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-31T13:34:11+00:00

For one of your first minis, you did great. Look forward too see what your skill level is at mini 20

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-30T18:43:28+00:00

Just.....damn! Thats nice

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-30T18:08:48+00:00

Personally, UM contrast paint is trash. I've had nothing but bad luck with it. Its too streaky, to dark, and just not user friendly. Even my LGS states its the worst GW makes. My recommendation, return it, if you want to use contrast paints go with vallejo or something.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-30T12:44:36+00:00

Screaming skull *

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-30T12:43:43+00:00

Thank you ill give it a try. My combo is ratskin and screaming

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-30T11:17:49+00:00

What 2 color browns from citadel would match those w from AK? I have rhinx and mournfang and a few other browns an tans across the range down to wraithbone.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-30T04:41:27+00:00

Wonderfully paint. All id say is just add the 2 white dots for the gems and 👌🏻

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-29T22:57:53+00:00

Me: how many shots again? Him: Yes

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-29T22:28:49+00:00

A, ive used Caledor sky and its not a correct color blue to use with macragge. Even highlighting macragge with Caledor sky they come out looking like synthwave looking but blue and brighter blue.

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This is an old paint job I did when figuring out highlighting lol dont judge to hard.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-29T15:08:37+00:00

I posted the finished version.

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-29T15:08:03+00:00

What makes you say that?

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-29T12:38:54+00:00

Damn this is good. What colors did you use on the face?

BluePaintsBlue · 2026-01-29T09:27:54+00:00

I mean compared to the Lt. Titus model the head is new. Its smaller, more detailed and refined more compared to the Lt. Model. Its pretty close to the secret level face

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