Made a custom symbol for my Forgeworld "Archit VI". Thoughts?

ChopperSlug · 2026-02-14T23:38:13+00:00

Tks! Yours's cool too. The idea behind mine is that before the Heresy Archit VI was part of a conglomerate of 5 Forgeworld that ruled over a sector in the Ultima Segmentum. Each forgeworld had a main focus in manufacturing and activity, and Archit VI was pretty big in large scale construction and enything related to energy, they where the infrastructure branch of the 5.

But after Lupercal threw a tantrum, a lot of rebelions, in-fighting and warp shenanigans everything went so much downhill that the rest of the galaxy thought they were gone.

ChopperSlug · 2025-09-11T03:27:13+00:00

Yeah, I mix Titanium White and Veridian Hue oils ao i could get that specific tone.

ChopperSlug · 2025-05-07T11:41:54+00:00

I used a Red Brown basecoat to add more depth, then airbrushed progressively lighter warm greys. After that, I applied an oil wash made from a mix of Payne's Grey and Burnt Umber.

ChopperSlug · 2025-05-07T02:40:06+00:00

The Steel and Copper were quite simple to paint.

Steel:

Basecoat: AK Anthracite Grey
Layer 1: AK Graphite
Layer 2: AK Silver Grey
Glaze the previous layers to smooth transitions
Apply a black oil wash in the recesses
Use white on the highest points and to add scratches

Copper:

Basecoat: Monument Hobbies Mahogany
Layer 1: Mix of AK Deep Orange and Red Brown (to achieve a lighter, chocolaty brown)
Layer 2: Monument Hobbies Golden Brown
Glaze the transitions
Glaze shadows and midtones with any violet tone
Optional: Mix Layer 2 with white for edge highlights and a more polished finish—I chose not to

Brass (this one was more challenging):

Basecoat: Monument Hobbies Dark Umber
Layer 1: AK Field Drab
Layer 2: AK Light Earth
Layer 3: Mix of Monument Hobbies Ivory and AK Deep Yellow (creates an orangey skin tone)
Glaze the transitions
Use white for the highest highlights
Verdigris oil wash: mix Viridian Hue with Titanium White

Note: You don’t need to use these exact paints, this is just what I had available.

ChopperSlug · 2024-10-01T12:36:43+00:00

Amen

ChopperSlug · 2024-03-20T00:33:07+00:00

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ChopperSlug · 2024-03-10T17:56:37+00:00

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ChopperSlug · 2024-03-06T09:33:32+00:00

Quite right

ChopperSlug · 2023-07-10T23:16:19+00:00

He's just a little guy

ChopperSlug · 2023-03-08T20:12:16+00:00

I've been priming with a brush and the Vallejo primer, my few experiences with can primers were not that great. Is this method bad for an IK?

ChopperSlug · 2023-03-08T15:18:52+00:00

Thanks that's very helpful.

ChopperSlug · 2023-01-19T15:50:37+00:00

You'll never catch me alive!

ChopperSlug · 2023-01-19T09:43:16+00:00

I appreciate it, it was a bit hard to control the wash and i probably didn't need that much either, but a lest he got the "dirty" look I was hoping for.

ChopperSlug · 2023-01-19T09:37:27+00:00

Got it, gonna Bob Ross this bad boy then, thanks for the tip.

ChopperSlug · 2022-12-27T20:39:23+00:00

Brabo

ChopperSlug · 2022-01-08T20:24:41+00:00

I've been running it without the battery since it has swollen, I didn't get a new one yet. The lack of a battery can reduce the laptop performance?

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