The next Genestealer* to be graced by my paint and brush is a more modern interpretation of the concept. This one I believe came from the wh40K 4th edition starter, the Battle for Macrage. I got it with a small batch of nids that Da Masta Cheef tossed my way. Why he only had a single one is a mystery to me, perhaps he'll tell us below, or maybe there's just no tale to tell? Only he knows for sure...
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| Basecoated. And no, he won't end up with lipstick! |
The basecoats were done using Macrage Blue and Luxion Purple Contrast Paint.
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| Basecoats, bird's eye view. |
I really liked how the Luxion Purple worked on the Genestealer so I didn't feel the need to use Xereus Purple and skipped it. I went strait to the Genestealer Purple which I used sparingly and highlighted it with Kakophoni Purple.
On the blue area, I used Calgar Blue, a layer of Fenrisian Grey with a final highlight of White Scar.
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| A dead Ultramarine, a homage to Cheef's current Astartes army. |
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| White highlights on the spine and elbows. |
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| Free hugs for the four-armed Emperor! |
Last minute addendum: on Saturday night I took the bugs out for their first game in years, and my first game in 7 months, but I underestimated how freaking hot the car would get while I was at work. About a dozen model had their bases damaged from the heat but this guy was the only one hat was truly damaged. Hit leg melted! Arrrrgh!!!!
* I promise I am not going to make a post featuring every single individual Genestealer I paint. Promise!
** only two of the painted Purestrain Genestealers came out of this with undamaged bases.