Some mighty rangers. These guys feel like test models. Today I tinkered with them again, adding in more colors to cover more primer. Pardon the lighting, I hope to find a better solution in the future to show off the details. If you can tell, each mini has some variations on what color got used where for the sake of science and fun.
These Rangers are in what we call the “base paint” or “base coat” stage. They’ve been “underpainted” with primer already, and now I’ve begun to add the base colors that outline where the final project will end up.
Once I finish picking out my base paints I plan to move to the “layer” stage where I will add “highlights” and shadows to better simulate realistic outdoor lighting.
Speaking of underpainting, check out these 40k footsoldiers I primed today:
I used my trusty Vallejo brand black primer for these models. Brushed on by hand. With some finesse I mostly avoided getting primer on the see-thru green rod in the Necron warrior’s gauss rifle. I painted slowly to make sure I didn’t leave any bubbles in my primer coat. Hate when that happens, it leaves an undesirable texture on the model.
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