Sunday 20 December 2015

The hunt for the perfect yellow

I haven't been  involved in warhammer 40k for the better part of the past decade. 6 years to be exact. In that time I have noticed that games workshop have gotten rid of the traditional white metal miniatures in favor of resin. At the same time the prices for the plastic sets have risen disproportionately to the numbers of models included. That been said the scale of the larger kits has grown in leagues. But I digress the release of the horus hersey; Betrayal at Calth has enticed the psychotic painter that was safely asleep within me to break the chains, empty the bank accounts and buy more miniatures. To bring order back to my sanity i chose to do one of the most challenging legions to paint. The Imperial Fists........

See i told you that I wasn't exactly sane. 😀

With the newly accepted challenge of painting the sons of Dorn. I set about hunting down the easiest and safest way to paint the signature yellow of the power armour of the fists. I experimented with games workshop paints Vs Game colours from  Vallejo. May the battle begin.....

Undercoating with white primer.


Base coating with a very thinned Averland Sunset.


Base coating with a thinned Heavy Goldbrown 

Side by side comparison

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