Blue GrimGuard (Krieg Proxy)

Blue GrimGuard (Krieg Proxy)

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    29 Jan 2024
  • Updated
    18 Feb 2024
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Makes use of Sonic Sledgehammer's Marine Juice MKII: https://youtu.be/pHtEcYh9CAE?feature=shared&t=285 and Midwinter Mini's DIY dip wash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUX9T_qEIYo

Prime/Undercoating

  1. Any black Primer covering the whole model
  2. Light-ish airbrush zenithal of Intermediate Blue
  3. Overbrush/drybrush of Intermediate Blue

Pants and backpack case/breathing pack

  1. Gravestone Blue

Gloves, tubing, devices, future metallics

  1. German Grey

Mask and putties

  1. Spaceship Exterior though could be more tan

Finalize coat

  1. Drybrush with Longbeard Grey (Optionally Gravestone Blue to reinforce blue)

Leather boots, harness, pouches

  1. Chocolate Brown
  2. Edge highlight and weather with Parasite Brown

Metal armor, helmets, goggles

  1. Black Metallic
  2. Highlight edges and prominent bits with Chrome
  3. Fill in goggles, belt buckle, and Dot rivets with Chrome

Gun

  1. Metal Gunmetal Metallic
  2. Wood Leather Brown

Finalize

  1. Wash everything with Sonic Sledgehammer's Marine Juice MkII mix (1 part each Reikland Fleshshade , Dark Tone , Lahmian Medium )


    Alternatively: Agrax Earthshade
  2. Varnish Anti-Shine Matt Varnish (Optional)

Base

  1. Prime base then coat with brown or black ink (if not already black)
  2. Slop on Stirland Mud
  3. Wash with home-made burnt umber ink dip wash ala Midwinter Minis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUX9T_qEIYo
  4. Drybrush with Sylvaneth Bark
  5. Dab brown pigment powder onto model legs, alternatively dab/stipple/drybrush Stirland Mud sparingly on lower bits

Starred by Piggyment

Citadel Painting System 6
Shade 2
  • Agrax Earthshade
  • Reikland Fleshshade
Dry 2
  • Longbeard Grey
  • Sylvaneth Bark
Technical 1
  • Lahmian Medium
Texture 1
  • Stirland Mud
The Army Painter Warpaints 3
Acrylic 1
  • Spaceship Exterior
Wash 1
  • Dark Tone
Effect 1
  • Anti-Shine Matt Varnish
Two Thin Coats
Highlight 1
  • Gravestone Blue
Vallejo Game Color
Base 2
  • 72.040 Leather Brown
  • 72.042 Parasite Brown
Vallejo Metal Color
Base 1
  • 77.707 Chrome
Vallejo Model Air
Base 2
  • 71.072 Gunmetal Metallic
  • 71.073 Black Metallic
Vallejo Model Color
Base 3
  • 70.872 Chocolate Brown
  • 70.903 Intermediate Blue
  • 70.995 German Grey
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