Heheh, thanks everyone for the thumbs and tips! I appreciate it.
My choice of paints is pretty basic for the armor and I used Citadels paints:
- Black spray as undercoat. - Mechrite red as basecoat (foundation paint). - Blood red.
I thin the paints a bit to get even and smooth surfaces. After that:
- Watered down dark flesh / Badab Black -wash for the recesses of the armor. (shadowing). You could also just use devlan mud for this but its not as deep. - Blazing orange for the highlights and edges of the armor. - Plenty of Baal Red -wash for the whole armor to darken the color, and tie the shadowing/highlighting to the rest of the armor.
After that I just pick out and paint all thats left. Lastly I use Vallejoes Matt Varnish to seal the mini, and it also gives a slightly "darker look" for the red armor. (I dont want my marines to look orange).
Might take a while to get Squad-Gideon also in line.
