Rangers of Shadow Deep - Ninjilly's DayKnight 30 Day Project
Week 3 - Heroes
Week 3 was meant to be tree week (for a terrible pun if nothing else) but I realised that I wasn’t going to have time between plans and work so I shifted things around and made week 3 about finishing painting the minis and working on the scatter terrain. Time was very short so these were pretty much just done in one go on Sunday.
So to our heroes. Initially there were six but I decided I wasn’t a fan of the elf, I tried several different paint schemes but I hated them all so he has been put into the cupboard for Future Ninjilly to deal with. This left the obvious Ranger character, a wizard, a dwarf blacksmith, a townswoman with a sword and a nun with sword and dagger.
I’m not a particularly good painter so I haven’t bothered with step by step photos but under each photo I’ll stick the paint colours and steps for those interested.
Skin – base GW Kislev flesh, wash GW Reikland Flesh, highlight as base
Cloak – base Revell Bronze Green, wash GW Coelia Greenshade, highlight as base
Main body colour – base Vallejo Cavalry brown, wash GW Agrax Earthshade, highlight as base
Legs and swords – Army Painter Gun Metal, wash GW Nuln Oil
Leatherwork – base Revell Leather Brown, Wash GW Agrax
Shield – base Cav brown, wash Agrax, highlight as base
Skin – as for ranger
Robes – base Army Painter desert yellow, wash GW Agrax Earthshade, highlight as base
Cloak – base Army Painter Deep blue (lovely colour but a horrendous paint for not shaking up well), wash GW Drakenhof Nightshade, highlight GW Alaitoc
Scarf(?) – base GW Alaitoc, wash GE Drakenhof Nightshade, highlight GW Lothern Blue
Staff – base Revell leather brown, wash Agrax, highlight GW Steel Legion Drab
Potion on belt – Vallejo Russian Uniform, GW Elysian Green
Sword – base Army Painter Gun Metal, wash GW Nuln Oil
Skin – as for ranger
Trousers – Vallejo Cavalry Brown, wash GW Agrax Earthshade, highlight as base
Smith’s Overalls – base Revell leather brown, wash Agrax, panelling and highlights GW Steel Legion Drab
Hair – GW Trollslayer Orange, wash Agrax
Hammer – base Army Painter Gun Metal, handle Steel Legion Drab, wash GW Nuln Oil
Habit – base GW Abaddon Black, wash GW Nuln Oil, highlight Army Painter Deep blue. White sections done with P3 Morrow White
Armour – base Vallejo Silver, wash GW Drakenhof Nightshade
Weapons – base Army Painter Gun Metal, wash GW Nuln Oil
Belt – Vallejo Cavalry Brown
Skin – as for ranger
Skirt – GW Flayed One Flesh, wash GW Sepia, highlight as base
Apron – Vallejo Cavalry Brown , wash GW Agrax Earthshade, highlight as base
Shirt – GW Yriel Yellow, wash GW Sepia, highlight as base
Corset – base Revell Bronze Green, wash GW Coelia Greenshade, highlight as base
Conclusion
I decided after finishing the zombies that I wasn’t too keen on the black bases, it seems to overwhelming a colour and especially with Sister Stabbey in this batch I knew I was going to change it. I went with GW Steel Legion Drab and it looks much better.
I’m happy with this lot, though I’d like to redo everyone’s hair. I’ve painted more minis for this project than I have in months and it feels good to look at the pile. Next post will be of the scatter terrain.
Painting looks great! Well above standard ‘tabletop’ so no need to talk your skill set down 🙂 Fantastic work in pushing on with this project!
Thanks – it has been fun to have such a focused project. I know that when it ends in ten days I’ll set everything up and be dead chuffed at what I’ve achieved.
I wasn’t meaning to talk it down, I’m a perfectly competent painter, I just didn’t see the point in making this a tutoring post when I don’t do anything special. There are definite things I’d like to improve on this year
Looking forward to seeing everything come together. really liking this short, sharp intensive approach to a hobby project – might need to steal the approach 🙂
If you haven’t got it yet and you have a “Kindle” Amazon are doing Rangers of Shadow Deep for £7.94
Yeah, I saw that though still have to wait until payday – bloody five week months ?