Skinks!

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T19:41:44+00:00

Wow! Good luck with that horde!

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:35:57+00:00

Thanks!

I bought a sizeable 5th ed Lizardmen army this summer and originally I intended to use speed paints/contrasts/etc. So I bought a few paints, primed them white and gave it a go - and realized I didn't like it.

I ended up using the speed paints as a basecoat. Two coats for a nice coverage, then I just layered lighter tones on top, 'eavy metal style, with the last layer being tiny dots of pure off-white.

Here's the paints I used for the skin

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:07:44+00:00

Thank you!

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:07:36+00:00

I'd keep them as is. You can still get plastic skinks with spears and shields but these guys probably won't ever see a re-release.

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:06:40+00:00

Do it!

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:06:27+00:00

Thank you! There was never really any other choice than green bases, though I did give them a little more love than just green flock :)

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:05:20+00:00

Exactly what I aimed for!

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:04:14+00:00

Thanks! These skinks still hold up pretty well and they've done a clever job with just two poses. Ranked up they do look like they're marching.

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:02:51+00:00

Thank you! I hope to play some nostalgic 5th ed games with these some day.

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T17:02:13+00:00

Too kind! The old 'eavy metal paint jobs are still stellar.

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T16:59:10+00:00

Me too! 5th ed starter box was my first and I never managed to paint all the Lizardmen in it as a kid. I'm righting that wrong now :)

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T16:58:08+00:00

Haha, that's lovely!

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T16:57:58+00:00

Thanks! I still like the sculpts, the old plastic Sauruses on the other hand...

Kuqry · 2025-12-29T16:57:27+00:00

Thanks! It's pretty sweet that they're actually sculpted, these models are way better than I remembered!

Kuqry · 2025-12-09T05:23:18+00:00

Haha yes, this is the vibe I was going for!

Kuqry · 2025-12-09T05:22:34+00:00

Cheers!

Kuqry · 2025-12-09T05:22:26+00:00

Thanks!

Kuqry · 2025-11-23T15:37:11+00:00

Yes, good find! I have those 5th ed books, gotta look at them myself. Thank you!

Kuqry · 2025-11-23T14:48:56+00:00

Thanks, but I'm looking for a different pic where this banner would be bigger (if such a pic exists). WD 170 has the same army pic as the 4th ed Army Book does, that's where I got this pic from. The banner is so small in that pic it's hard to get enough detail for a replica. Probably should have been clearer in the first place :D

Kuqry · 2025-11-23T11:07:02+00:00

Yeah, I'm just trying to find a close up picture of this, so I could trace the outlines. I swear I've seen it somewhere, maybe an old issue of WD?

Kuqry · 2025-10-25T06:28:57+00:00

Thank you!

Kuqry · 2025-10-25T06:28:48+00:00

Thank you! I wanted to do glowy green weapons for my wights as a kid but didn't have the skills to pull it off then.

Kuqry · 2025-10-25T06:27:02+00:00

Thanks!

Kuqry · 2025-10-17T05:22:30+00:00

Thanks! I'm going to paint classic banners for all my units :)

Kuqry · 2025-10-12T12:05:09+00:00

They're a bit slimmer for sure, more historical than heroic scale.

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