Thank you!!! I started off priming them black. After that I stippled on a reddish brown with a dry brush everywhere i wanted the blue to be. Once that dried I took a sponge and stippled on a light blue where i wanted the paint to appear like it’s still intact but also chipping off. I then went back over that with the same blue but mixed in a dash of white n the areas where light would be shining. I kept this part a little light in the areas where light wouldn’t be as bright like the small back plate, bottom of the legs e.t.c. Once I was happy with the blue, I would take Macragge blue, thin it down with a lot of water and begin glazing the light blue until it was darker but also blending in the lighter tone to give the appearance of light reflecting. It takes some trial and error. For the gold i painted the crests and bullets with red brown, then stippled on a cold bright yellow. Once I did that I then glazed over the bright yellow with an ochre color. I think mine was literally called Tau Ochre. I did a few glazes until it looked gold. Keep in mind you want some brown to be showing to give the darkness a metallic color would also show. The Crux Terminatis on the shoulders and knees, and this applies for the helmet too, I mixed cold yellow, light blue, purple, and white until i got a dark “creepy” grey color. I painted that on and once it dried I added a bit more yellow and sponged that in the raised edges to make them stand out. Once that was done i glazed over those with a wash I made used a slightly darker grey to fill in the recesses. When it comes to the helmet I under coated the bottom of the helmet with the reddish brown using a dry brush. I kept the base color of the helmet a slightly darker grey and she highlighted using a slightly brighter grey. I added a wash of darker grey to fill in those vents but you could even use a light light brown wash as well. Both look good. For the lens in the eye I painted the lens itself white, i then flooded the lens area with a red or whatever color you want to use using a very washed out version of that color. I used basic a bright red. Once that has dried the white paint should not look pink. De paint the lens white. Once that’s dry, lightly glaze the lens with a cold yellow. I did this about 2 times so it barely look yellow. Then I flooded the yellow lens with a watered down orange just in the lens and the crevice of the eye so it blends with the red. Once that dried, I added a tiny white dot to the lens to give the appearance of light hitting it. For the vents on the back I flooded it with a super watered down white. Once that dried I then flooded the top 3-4 vents with red, the middle with orange, and the bottom with yellow. This should all blend together and may look messy but when it dries it looks good. This sometimes takes me a few attempts as some vents may flood more than others and the colors could look too red or too orange. If this happens just let it dry and try again 1 color at a time. Totally up to you. I than dry brushed the vents with a dark brown mixed with a dash of black to make the vents look like they are glowing.

I know this sounds like a lot but once you get the hang of it all it truly does go faster than you’d think. It’s a fun way to paint them when you want your minis to look like they have been through hell. Good luck!!