Just found some pics from the micro sd
of my old swollen & broken smartphone (R.I.P.).
So, last spring I thought my Nurgle
hordes for 40K & AoS needed some big unit(s) of Plaguebearers. I
had a box of the new plastic ones and a few older metallics, but
decided to build a much bigger group from scratch, with not spending
huge amounts of money on them. Found some toys from local flea
markets & my own stash of old stuff. Some melting, cutting and
adding of a few choice miniature bits, jewellery chain, pearls &
beads, guitar strings, wire, static grass and sand. The models were
glued on approximately right sized buttons. Dirt cheap!
I base coated the models with cheap &
bright green acrylic paint, and put puddles of Citadel technical
paints on top. I drybrushed them with few coats of successively even
brighter and cheaper greens. Final drybrush and dot highlights were
done with Off White. Amarillo Yellow and Green Tone for glazing, and
some heavy Game Color Flesh Wash spots on specific details. Now
that's one of my absolute favorite paints! When applied gently, it
just slightly dulls/warms up the colour underneath, but a thick layer
will cover up even black. So I think it's very useful in blending
things together, or as a rust/dirt effect.
More drybrushing and highlights with
Barbarian Flesh, Khaki and Off White again. Gun Metal and Flesh Wash
to the chains and swords. Then Amarillo Yellow ink was used to glaze
the green and yellow parts in multiple careful layers, a little
Fuegan Orange on the horns/metals/edges/holes, and Nurgles Rot to
glaze/shade and blend different coloured areas together. Green Tone
for more shading and definition, plus another long time favorite for
highlighting: Titillating Pink! I actually found a half used/half dry
Monster Paint Set from the flea market just last spring for 0.5€,
with that pink paint still intact!
Even more contrast was created with
Red/Soft/Green Tones, Necron Compound, Titillating Pink and Fuegan
Orange. Castellan Green for the base edges, and this first batch of
Plaguebearers was almost ready. I decided to make 15 more of them,
before putting any final touches and varnish on them...
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