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MCP – Gambit & Rogue Painting Guide

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! Two of my all-time favourite X-Men hit the painting table.

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Prep: Fully build both models. Undercoat black.

Before you begin…

For this guide I’ve switched over to a non metallic metal(NMM) technique. The paints used are within the guide, but take a look at the thinned layers mini-guide for a better understanding.

Gambit

Stage 1

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit and gloves.

Thondia Brown: Apply a basecoat to the jacket and hair.

Phoenician Purple: Apply a basecoat to the chest and kinetic charge.

Karak Stone: Apply a basecoat to the cards.

Bugman’s Glow: Apply a basecoat to the skin.

Dark Reaper: Apply a basecoat to the boots, lining and staff.

Stage 2

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a layer to the bodysuit and gloves.

Mournfang Brown: Apply a layer to the jacket.

Doombull Brown: Apply a layer to the hair.

Genestealer Purple: Apply a thinned layer to the chest.

Screamer Pink: Apply a layer to the kinetic charge.

Pallid Wych Flesh: Apply a layer to the cards.

Russ Grey: Apply a line highlight and a thinned layer to the boots, suit lining and staff.

Cadian Fleshtone: Apply a layer to the skin.

Stage 3

Russ Grey: Apply a line highlight to the bodysuit and gloves.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a thinned layer to the jacket and hair.

Kakophoni Purple: Apply a line highlight to the chest.

Emperor’s Children: Apply a thinned layer to the kinetic charge.

White Scar: Apply a thinned layer to the cards.

Blue Horror: Apply a line highlight and thinned layer to the boots, suit lining and staff.

Basic Skin Tone 70.815: Apply a thinned layer to the skin.

Stage 4

Fenrisian Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit and gloves.

Karak Stone: Apply a spot highlight to the jacket and hair.

Fulgrim Pink: Apply a aspot highlight to the kinetic charge.

Abaddon Black/Mephiston Red: carefully apply the symbols to the cards.

White Scar: Apply a spot highlight to the boots, suit lining and staff.

Light Flesh 70.928: Apply a spot highlight to the skin.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide.

Rogue

Stage 1

Tau Light Ochre: Apply a basecoat to the centre of the bodysuit, boots and gloves.

Warpstone Glow: Apply a basecoat to the sides and legs of the bodysuit.

Rhinox Hide: Apply a basecoat to the jacket and hair.

Celestra Grey: Apply a basecoat to the front patch of hair.

Dark Reaper: Apply a basecoat to the core, base edge and debris.

Khorne Red: Apply a basecoat to the core lens, and inside the x symbols.

Bugman’s Glow: Apply a basecoat to the skin.

Stage 2

Averland Sunset: Apply a layer to the bodysuit, boots, and gloves.

Moot Green: Apply a layer to the sides and legs of the bodysuit.

Doombull Brown: Apply a layer to the hair.

Mournfang Brown: Apply a layer to the jacket.

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a layer to the front patch of hair.

Russ Grey: Apply a line highlight and a thinned layer to the core, base edge and debris.

Mephiston Red: Apply a layer to the core lens and inside of the x symbols.

Cadian Fleshtone: Apply a layer to the skin.

Stage 3

Flash Gitz Yellow: Apply a line highlight to the bodysuit, boots and gloves.

Skarsnik Green: Apply a line highlight to the sides and legs of the bodysuit.

Skrag Brown: Apply a line highlight to the hair.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a line highlight to the jacket.

White Scar: Apply a layer to the front patch of hair.

Blue Horror: Apply a line highlight and thinned layer to the core, base edge and debris.

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a spot highlight to the core lens and  inside of the x symbols.

Basic Skin Tone 70.815: Apply a thinned layer to the skin.

Stage 4

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit, boots and gloves.

Gauss Blaster Green: Apply a spot highlight to the sides osides and legs of the bodysuit.

Deathclaw Brown: Apply a spot highlight to the hair.

Karak Stone: Apply a spot highlight to the jacket.

White Scar: Apply a spot highlight to the core, base edges and debris.

Light Flesh 70.928: Apply a spot highlight to the skin.

Finish by painting the explosion with the Explosion painting guide.

MCP – Guardians of the Galaxy Commission

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Another batch of Guardians and my 3rd Rocket and Groot!

It makes life a little bit sweeter when they’re to be painted the same as I’ve done before, as that means I have guides…

I really enjoyed every one, again. MCP models are so crisp, characterful and dynamic, they offer a really enjoyable paint no matter if you’ve painted them before.

Take a look at more pictures of this commission below, and if you would like me to paint some of your models get in touch.

MCP – Captain America & War Machine Painting Guide

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! Today I’m tackling the the amazing Captain America & War Machine set.
This obviously has a few similarities with the Steve Rogers Captain America, so check out that guide for some close ups of how to paint the shield.

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Prep: Fully build both models and undercoat black.

Captain America

Stage 1

Celestra Grey: Apply a basecoat to the cowl, detailing, sleeves and wing panels.

Khorne Red: Apply a basecoat to the boots, gloves, wings and lenses.

Kantor Blue: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit.

Rhinox Hide: Apply a basecoat to the skin and hair.

Leadbelcher: Apply a basecoat to the belt, shield back, backpack and glasses frames.

Stage 2

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a layer to the whites.

Mephiston Red: Apply a layer to the reds.

Caledor Sky: Apply a layer to the blues.

Mournfang Brown: Apply a layer to the skin and a stippling to the hair.

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the metals.

Stage 3

White Scar: Apply a layer to the whites.

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a thinned layer to the reds.

Teclis Blue: Apply a thinned layer to the blues.

Knight-Questor Flesh: Apply a line highlight to the skin.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a spot highlight to the hair.

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the metals.

Stage 4

Wild Rider Red: Apply a line highlight to the reds.

Lothern Blue: Apply a line highlight to the blues.

Cadian Fleshtone: Apply a spot highlight to the skin.

Stormhost Silver: Apply a line highlight to the metals.

nish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide and Explosion Painting Guide.

War Machine

Metals

Stage 1

Iron Warriors: Apply a basecoat to the whole mini.

Ironbreaker: Apply a basecoat to the face and details.

Stage 2

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the whole mini and wait to dry.

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the whole model.

Stage 3

Leadbelcher: Apply a very light drybrush across the mini.

Ironbreaker: Apply a layer to the face and details.

Stage 4

Ironbreaker: Apply a line highlight to the armour.

Stormhost Silver: Apply a line highlight to the face and details.

Lights

Stage 1

Mephiston Red: Apply a basecoat to the detail.

Stage 2

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a thinned layer to the details.

Stage 3

Wild Rider Red: Apply a spot highlight to the details.

Stage 4

Lugganath Orange: Apply a spot highlight to the chest light.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide and Explosion Painting Guide.

MCP – Deadpools Taco Truck Painting Guide

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! Today I’m tackling the Taco Truck that comes with Deadpool. It’s a really fun addition to the pack loaded with details.

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Prep: Fully build the truck and undercoat black.

Main Colour

Stage 1

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat.

Stage 2

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a drybrush, focussing toward the top and edges.

Stage 3

Russ Grey: Apply a line highlight.

Details

Stage 1

Leadbelcher: Apply a basecoat to the metals.

Khorne Red: Apply a basecoat to the reds.

Averland Sunset: Apply a basecoat to the mustard bottles and lights.

Squig Orange: Apply a basecoat to the turn signals and front decal flames.

Karak Stone: Apply a basecoat to the napkins.

Emperor’s Children: Apply a basecoat to the love hearts.

Tau Light Ochre: Apply a basecoat to the taco shell.

Warpstone Glow: Apply a basecoat to the taco lettuce.

Temple Guard Blue: Apply a basecoat to the sign background.

Genestealer Purple: Apply a basecoat to the sign background.

Stage 2

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the metals.

Mephiston Red: Apply a layer to the reds.

Yriel Yellow: Apply a layer to the lights.

Trollslayer Orange: Apply a layer to the turn signals and front decal flames.

Pallid Wych Flesh: Apply a layer to the napkins.

Fulgrim Pink: Apply a layer to the love hearts.

Zamesi Desert: Apply a layer to the taco shell.

Moot Green: Apply a layer to the taco lettuce.

Baharroth Blue: Apply a layer to the sign background.

Kakophoni Purple: Apply a layer to the sign background.

Stage 3

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the metals.

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a line highlight to the reds.

Phalanx Yellow: Apply a layer to the yellow lights.

Fire Dragon Bright: Apply a layer to the turn signals and front decal flames.

White Scar: Apply a line highlight to the napkins.

Fulgrim Pink/White Scar: Make a 1:1 mix and apply a line highlight to the love hearts.

Karak Stone: Apply a line highlight to the tacos.

Gauss Blaster Green: Apply a line highlight to the taco lettuce.

Baharroth Blue/White Scar: Make a 1:1 mix and apply a line highlight to the sign background.

Dechala Lilac: Apply a line highlight to the sign background.

Stage 4

Stormhost Silver: Apply a line highlight to the metals.

Wild Rider Red: Apply a spot highlight to the reds.

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the yellow lights.

Lugganath Orange: Apply a spot highlight to the turn signals and decal flames.

Menu

Stage 1

White Scar: Water down the paint and carefully apply your menu choices.

MCP – Deadpool & Bob, Agent of Hydra Painting Guide

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! This time I tackle the epic Deadpool and Bob, agent of hydra. This is a superb kit filled with cool features and a lot of extra parts. Don’t worry, I’ll be following up with the Taco Truck very soon!

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Prep: Fully build both models, but do not glue the Fwoosh! to Deadpool. Undercoat black.

Deadpool

Stage 1

Khorne Red: Ap[ply a basecoat to the bodysuit.

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit markings, boot, gloves, scabbards and eyes.

Rhinox Hide: Apply a basecoat to the straps.

Leadbelcher: Apply a basecoat to the metals.

Stage 2

Mephiston Red: Apply a layer to the bodysuit.

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a thinned layer to the bodysuit markings, boots, gloves, scabbards and eyes.

Mournfang Brown: Apply a layer to the straps.

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the metals.

Stage 3

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a line highlight to the bodysuit.

Russ Grey: Apply a line highlight to the 

bodysuit markings, boots, gloves, scabbards and eyes.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a line highlight to the straps.

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the metals.

Stage 4

Wild Rider Red: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit.

Fenrisian Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit markings, boots, gloves, scabbards and eyes.

Karak Stone: Apply a spot highlight to the straps.

Ironbreaker: Apply a layer to the metals.

White Scar: Apply a layer to the eyes on the head and buckle.

Fwoosh! Stage 1

Khorne Red: Apply a basecoat to each letter.

Squig Orange

Tau Light Ochre

Warpstone Glow

Caledor Sky

Genestealer Purple

Emperor’s Children

Fwoosh! Stage 2

Mephiston Red: Apply an edge highlight as well as a thinned layer to the front, leading from the top.

Fire Dragon Bright

Yriel Yellow

Moot Green

Temple Guard Blue

Kakophoni Purple

Fulgrim Pink

Fwoosh! Stage 3

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply an edge highlight and another thinned layer.

Lugganath Orange

Dorn Yellow

Gauss Blaster Green

Baharroth Blue

Dechala Lilac

Fulgrim Pink/White Scar

Fwoosh! Stage 4

White Scar: Apply an edge highlight to the top edges.

Missile Trail Stage 1

Mephiston Red: Apply a basecoat to the explosion.

Missile Trail Stage 2

Trollslayer Orange: Apply a very thinned over the explosion. Build this up over a few coats, waiting for each to dry before moving onto the next.

Missile Trail Stage 3

Skavenblight Dinge: Apply a thinned layer to the outer most areas of the explosion.

Yriel Yellow: Apply a thinned layer to the crevices of the explosion moving closer to the centre than the last stage.

Missile Trail Stage 4

Abaddon Black: Apply a thinned layer to the very tips of the explosion.

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the centre of the explosion.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide.

Bob, Agent of Hydra

Stage 1

Warpstone Glow: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit.

Averland Sunset: Apply a absecoat to the straps, eyes, boots and gloves.

Rhinox Hide: Apply a basecoat to the pouches, holster and case.

Leadbelcher: Apply a basecoat to the metals.

Celestra Grey: Apply a basecoat to the hat and case lettering.

Bugman’s Glow: Apply a basecoat to the skin.

Stage 2

Moot Green: Apply a layer to the bodysuit.

Yriel Yellow: Apply a layer to the straps, eyes, boots and gloves.

Mournfang Brown: Apply a layer to the pouches, holster and case.

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the metals.

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a layer to the hat and case lettering.

Cadian Fleshtone: Apply a layer to the skin.

Stage 3

Skarsnik Green/Yriel Yellow: Make a 1:1 mix and apply a line highlight to the bodysuit.

Phalanx Yellow: Apply a line highlight to the straps, boots and gloves. Apply a spot highlight to the eyes.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a line highlight to the pouches, holster and case.

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the metals.

White Scar: Apply a layer to the hat and case lettering.

Basic Skin Tone 70.815: Apply a thinned layer to the skin.

Stage 4

Gauss Blaster Green: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit.

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the straps, eyes, boots and gloves.

Karak Stone: Apply a spot highlight to the pouches, holster and case.

Ironbreaker: Apply a line highlight to the metals.

Light Flesh 70.928: Apply a line highlight to the skin.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide.

MCP – Explosions Painting Guide

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Here we take a look at how to paint explosions for Marvel Crisis Protocol.

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Explosions

Stage 1

Mephiston Red: Apply a basecoat to the explosion.

Stage 2

Trollslayer Orange: Apply a very thinned over the explosion. Build this up over a few coats, waiting for each to dry before moving onto the next.

Stage 3

Skavenblight Dinge: Apply a thinned layer to the outer most areas of the explosion.

Stage 4

Yriel Yellow: Apply a thinned layer to the crevices of the explosion moving closer to the centre than the last stage.

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the centre of the explosion.

Stage 5

Abaddon Black: Apply a thinned layer to the very tips of the explosion.

Paint the remainder of the base using the Base Painting guide.

Light

Stage 1

Mephiston Red: Thin with Lahmian Medium, around 2 parts to 1 part paint. Apply around the explosion, pulling your brush towards the explosion base. Build this up over several coats.

Stage 2

Trollslayer Orange: Apply a coat the same as the last stage, this time leaving a layer of the previous coat showing.

Stage 3

Yriel Yellow: Repeat the process again, this time working only around the base of the explosion.

MCP – Cable & Domino Painting Guide

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! This time covering the epic Cable and Domino. I’ve really been looking forward to this pair. Cable is one of my favourite models from MCP so far, with so many cool elements to get stuck into.

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Prep: Fully build both models, but do not glue Cables energy shield to his base. Undercoat black.

Cable

Stage 1

Kantor Blue: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit.

XV-88: Apply a basecoat to the leg armour and straps.

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat to the shoulder guard and boots.

Bugman’s Glow: Apply a basecoat to the skin.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a basecoat to the cloak.

Dryad Bark: Apply a basecoat to the pouches and shoulder strap.

Leadbelcher: Apply a basecoat to the gun, arm and buckles.

Celestra Grey: Apply a basecoat to the hair.

Retributor Armour: Apply a basecoat to the shells on the shoulder.

Mephiston Red: Apply a basecoat to the chest X.

Energy Shield Stage 1

Temple Guard Blue: Apply a basecoat to the shield.

Mephiston Red: Apply a basecoat to the impacts and explosions.

Stage 2

Caledor Sky: Apply a layer to the bodysuit.

Averland Sunset: Apply a layer to the leg armour and straps.

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a basecoat to the shoulder guard and boots.

Cadian Fleshtone: Apply a layer to the skin.

Karak Stone: Apply a thinned layer to the cloak.

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the gun, arm, buckles and chest X.

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a layer to the hair.

Agrax Earthshade: Apply a shade to the shoulder shells.

Energy Shield Stage 2

Baharroth Blue: Apply a layer to the energy shield.

Trollslayer Orange: Apply a thinned layer to the explosions.

Skavenblight Dinge: Apply a thinned layer to the tips of the clouds.

Stage 3

Temple Guard Blue: Apply a line highlight to the bodysuit.

Yriel Yellow: Apply a line highlight to the leg armour and straps.

Russ Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the shoulder guard and boots.

Basic Skin Tone 70.815: Apply a thinned layer to the skin.

Rakarth Flesh: Apply a line highlight to the cloak.

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the gun, arm, buckles and shells.

White Scar: Apply a spot highlight to the hair.

Mephiston Red: Apply a layer to the chest X.

Energy Shield Stage 3

Baharroth Blue/White Scar: Make a 1:1 mix and apply a line highlight to the energy shield.

Yriel Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the centre of the explosions.

Abaddon Black: Apply a thinned layer to the tips of the clouds.

Stage 4

Baharroth Blue: Apply a line highlight to the bodysuit.

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the leg armour and straps.

Fenrisian Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the boots and shoulder guard.

Light Flesh 70.928: Apply a line highlight to the skin.

Pallid Wych Flesh: Apply a spot highlight to the cloak.

Ironbreaker: Apply a line highlight to the gun, arm and buckles.

Canoptek Alloy: Apply a spot highlight to the shells.

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a spot highlight to the chest X.

Energy Shield Stage 4

White Scar: Apply a spot highlight to the energy shield, focussing around the blast sites.

Dorn Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the explosions.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide.

Domino

Stage 1

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit, straps, guns and hair.

Rhinox Hide: Apply a basecoat to the pouches.

Caledor Sky: Apply a basecoat to the bodysuit accent.

Fenrisian Grey: Apply a basecoat to the skin.

Leadbelcher: Apply a basecoat to the buckles.

Stage 2

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a layer to the bodysuit, straps and hair.

Dawnstone: Apply a line highlight to the guns.

Mournfang Brown: Apply a layer to the pouches 

Teclis Blue: Apply a layer to the bodysuit accent.

Rakarth Flesh: Apply a layer to the skin.

Nuln Oil: Apply a shade to the buckles.

Stage 3

Russ Grey: Apply a line highlight to the bodysuit, straps and hair.

Celestra Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the guns.

Steel Legion Drab: Apply a line highlight to the pouches.

Baharroth Blue: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit accent.

Pallid Wych Flesh: Apply a line to the skin.

Drakenhof Nightshade: Apply a shade to the metals.

Stage 4

Fenrisian Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the bodysuit, straps and hair.

Karak Stone: Apply a spot highlight to the pouches.

White Scar: Apply a spot highlight to the skin.

Ironbreaker: Apply a line highlight to the buckles.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide & Explosions Painting Guide.

MCP – Construction Site Painting Guide Part 3 – Shack

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! Today I’m covering the shack from the Construction Site terrain pack.

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Prep: Fully build the shack and undercoat black.

A note on drybrushing: When covering larger areas, especially on terrain, I prefer to use drybrushing. This technique requires you to add a light amount of paint to the brush and then remove most of it. Lightly brushing over some kitchen roll until only a small amount of chalky paint is left. When brushed over a model this hits the hard edges but can also be used to build up in layers to create a gradation in colour.

A specific drybrush helps greatly, especially on larger models. Something like this or this.

White Walls

Stage 1

Dawnstone: Apply a basecoat across the shack.

Stage 2

Celestra Grey: Apply a heavy drybrush from the top down.

Stage 3

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a medium drybrush from the top down.

Stage 4

White Scar: Apply a light drybrush around the top.

Details

Stage 1

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat to the roof, doors, railings and sign.

Warplock Bronze: Apply a basecoat to the vent, and window and door frames.

Celestra Grey: Apply a basecoat to the Fisk lettering.

Stage 2

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a drybrush to the roof, doors, railings and sign, focussing on the top half.

Leadbelcher: Apply a drybrush to the vent, and window and door frames.

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a layer to the Fisk lettering.

Stage 3

Russ Grey: Apply an edge highlight to the roof, doors, railings and sign, focussing on the top half.

Agrax Earthshade: Apply a wash to the vent, and window and door frames.

White Scar: Apply a layer to the Fisk lettering.

Stage 4

Kantor Blue: Apply a basecoat.

Teclis Blue: Apply a thinned layer to the top left corner.

Lothern Blue: Apply a line highlight ot the top left corner and apply some dashes across.

MCP – Construction Site Painting Guide Part 1 – Barrels & Barriers

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Welcome to my latest painting guide! This guide will tackle the smaller elements of the Construction Site Terrain Set, the barrels and barriers.

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Prep: Fully build all models and undercoat black.

A note on drybrushing: When covering larger areas, especially on terrain, I prefer to use drybrushing. This technique requires you to add a light amount of paint to the brush and then remove most of it. Lightly brushing over some kitchen roll until only a small amount of chalky paint is left. When brushed over a model this hits the hard edges but can also be used to build up in layers to create a gradation in colour.

A specific drybrush helps greatly, especially on larger models. Something like this or this.

Barrels

Stage 1

XV-88/Barak-nar Burgandy/Kantor Blue: Apply a basecoat.

Stage 2

Averland Sunset/Khorne Red/Caledor Sky: Apply a heavy drybrush from the top down.

Stage 3

Yriel Yellow/Wazdakka Red/Teclis Blue: Apply a medium drybrush from the top down.

Stage 4

Phalanx Yellow/Evil Sunz Scarlet/Fenrisian Grey: Apply a light drybrush around the top.

Barrel Details

Stage 1

Warplock Bronze: Apply haphazardly to the edges and sides.

Stage 2

Leadbelcher: Apply a layer over the previous colour..

Stage 3

Mournfang Brown: Make a mix with around 3 parts water and apply haphazardly to create stains and drips.

Barriers

Stage 1

XV-88: Apply a basecoat.

Stage 2

Squig Orange: Apply a heavy drybrush from the top down.

Celestra Grey: Apply a heavy drybrush from the top down.

Stage 3

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a light drybrush.

Ulthuan Grey: Apply a medium drybrush.

Stage 4

Wild Rider Red: Apply an edge highlight to the top half.

White Scar: Apply a light drybrush to the top half.

Barrier Details

Stage 1

Warplock Bronze: Apply a basecoat to the light fittings.

Stage 2

Leadbelcher: Apply a drybrush to the light fittings.

Stage 3

Squig Orange: Apply a basecoat to the light.

Stage 4

Trollslayer Orange: Apply a thinned layer to the light.

MCP – Ironman Painting Guide

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Welcome to my latest painting guide!

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Prep: Fully build the model and undercoat black.

Iron Man

Stage 1

Incubi Darkness: Apply a basecoat to the armour.

XV-88: Apply a basecoat to the gold sections of armour.

Stage 2

Thunderhawk Blue: Apply a line highlight to the dark armour sections.

Agrax Earthshade: Apply a wash over the gold sections.

Stage 3

Russ Grey: Apply an edge highlight to the dark armour

Averland Sunset: Apply an edge highlight to the gold sectiosn.

Stage 4

Fenrisian Grey: Apply a spot highlight to the dark armour.

Averland Sunset: Apply a thinned layer to the gold armour, working from the top down.

Stage 5

Blue Horror: Apply a spot highlight to the dark armour, where two or more lines meet.

Phallanx Yellow: Apply a spot highlight to the gold armour.

Glow

Stage 1

Bloodletter: Apply a glaze over the light sources, and bleeding out around them.

Stage 2

Evil Sunz Scarlet: Apply a layer to the centre of each light source, and an edge highlight around them.

Stage 3

Wild Rider Red: Apply a layer to the centre of each light source.

Stage 4

Bloodletter: Apply a light glaze across the light sources.

Finish by painting the base with the Base Painting guide.