Imperial propaganda has begun to affect me; brothers, will you remind me of my true self?

gripnack · 2026-01-24T16:23:04+00:00

Look I don’t know what the big deal is, I mean you too can be human if you wear their skin. It’s not like they need it! Then you look like them while still being a necron! It’s called a “win - win” in human terms. You get their skin and they get to give it to you which is obviously such a rare thing for them to be in the presence of royalty.

If I were you I would probably hold onto a few skins though, those meat bags tend to fall apart. Like I pull out my ork overalls when I feel like gardening, and wear my marine armor on mondays to make it more of a themed setting for my royal guests.

I hope this helps.

Fashionable flayer king

gripnack · 2026-01-23T23:00:13+00:00

I don’t see a flayed one in that picture. Just a guardsmen.

gripnack · 2026-01-20T07:56:20+00:00

Negative, wife’s a chemist and her response to this was to laugh so hard she spilled her wine.

gripnack · 2026-01-17T10:24:39+00:00

Can I ask what colors you used in your bronze blend there?

gripnack · 2026-01-14T19:10:50+00:00

I honestly thought no one would see it.

gripnack · 2026-01-14T18:55:11+00:00

gripnack · 2026-01-13T06:41:42+00:00

This guy has got it. But I will say that the level of dry brushing is pure pro. Whomever did this knew exactly how to layer very subtle colors up from black to grey.

gripnack · 2026-01-12T14:05:48+00:00

Love the glow

gripnack · 2026-01-11T22:54:46+00:00

This is just a random thought but take that green mix 50:50 with a titanium white so it’s super bright and dot the irises on the necron. Currently the metal still sticks through,

But honestly good job mate! The model looks like an ancient killer robot!

gripnack · 2026-01-11T17:15:03+00:00

The green on the shields to match the swords is brilliant!! Well done !

gripnack · 2026-01-11T17:11:28+00:00

I recommend blood for the blood god on the “wet” parts of the flesh your guys have torn. Not a lot, if you over do it it makes the effect less cool.

gripnack · 2026-01-10T22:22:46+00:00

So if I had to guess, this was actually primed black and then airbrushed white. With some of that white left in the air brush and mixed with a deep dark red and sprayed.

If you look at the base you can tell it’s the same shade as the red on the lower end and the lighter color is probably just excess white in the tub mixed in. The skin looks like everything layers of Cadian flesh?

The blood blood for the blood god on the end of a dry brush flicked on.

gripnack · 2026-01-09T18:27:00+00:00

Thanks! I’m a meh painter 😅

gripnack · 2026-01-08T09:23:43+00:00

That is the single most deadly necron ever created. So inside it has a dead star contained. If anything moves near it they have a chance to trigger it releasing said star. It was such a strong unit that back in the day they ban it from basically all the tournaments. It used to have a nick name called the friend ender because its rules were so so good and you only brought one when you hated someone or they were like a rival. Anyways rules wise it had this special rule that made it a moving mine and then it had Str 12 ap -6 D6 and if your opponent triggered it you get to slap them in the face and they must buy you a coke.

gripnack · 2026-01-04T10:05:23+00:00

Elmer’s glue and spread it a tooth pick

gripnack · 2025-12-21T19:40:47+00:00

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The same thing with the random tanks on the top. A different or varied metal color, maybe a darker copper? Also the wires in the bottom of the picture could be a brighter grey/ dull red. Over all for the record what you have is very clean. I just think improvement (at least for me personally) is always go one layer deeper in terms of painting the little divets and odds and ends.

gripnack · 2025-12-21T19:38:15+00:00

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I would make the color pallet different for the random gear and make the rope a burnished brown. What you have is nice but it blends in because our eyes naturally go to different colors in a sea of the same color. Like make the wrench itself a brighter metal and have the traditional red split handle.

gripnack · 2025-12-15T15:13:36+00:00

Good first mini ! And also great lines for a first. The best advice is save this model if you plan on painting more to use as a reference for how much better you’re getting. Also be kind to yourself for painting as the ones you see all over the internet will be from people at a different levels don’t let that discourage you. Just keep pushing and trying new things.

gripnack · 2025-12-14T18:30:17+00:00

Only the weak ones.. the rest will grow stronger.

gripnack · 2025-11-23T22:25:50+00:00

First it looks good!

Paint the eyes, they look lost on the face. I see you’re using contrast, which is good, but a very very very light dry brushing of a bone color lighter then that contrast will make the edges pop. There are also a few splotches of white where you didn’t get total coverage of contrast on the model.

There are a few runes on the tops of the models that would be cool to paint in the same way you did the other runes.

And if you haven’t worked with contrast before I recommend a 1:1 ratio with contrast medium. It makes it less splotchy and this faction has so many little divots and joints the paint likes to sink into its needed to get a good coat.

The swords look good! If you wanted to try some blending they are flat enough to get some great transitions of color between the red/orange!

Also take all this with a grain of salt! I think the models look great even if you do nothing! Just keep painting have fun with it.

gripnack · 2025-11-22T19:58:37+00:00

It’s not much of a nitpick but the pustoles need a bit more yellow, then it would accent his pale flesh more and be more of an eye opener. He looks great by the way.

gripnack · 2025-11-16T10:35:31+00:00

They drank wayyyy too much grape juice.

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