The Emperor Protects ~ Adepta Sororitas ~ A Sisters of Battle Project

HOLY FEEDING TUBES

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I finished a thing. Only took me two months on and off which is actually really quick for me ? Here’s my fat boy priest for your viewing pleasure. The books a bit shit but it was well hard. Overall probably my best painted character yet & such a joy to paint too. Next I’ll be painting another four Repentia.

Much Love & sacred Argos catalogues.

ETERNITY GATE

THROUGH THE FIRE WE RIDE

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Jeeeeeeez these tanks took a loooooong time. But ya know what I’m going to stop saying that from now on. This hobby ain’t about time limits for me it’s about relaxation & doing as much as I can on stuff when I have chance. I have the pressure of work, a one year old & all kinds of stuff going on in my life so why on earth i’d make the one none screen based part of my existence a job is beyond me. Anyway here’s to completing stuff in your own time & smashing it outta the park. I’m damn chuffed with how these two Rhinos came out. They’re gonna be taking to the battlefield very soon at Warhammer world against some Deathguard.

As you guys can see below I’ve been writing & creating guides now for every single one of my models but have realised it’s turning this beloved hobby into something I don’t want it to be. Painting is my meditation & by adding more screen time to describe steps I’m not enjoying it as much. From now on I’m going to be sharing the finished models only on this here project blog. Mainly for the reason above but also because every single recipe that’s involved in every single miniature has been covered in previous posts.

Much Love & enjoy my wild Rhinoceroses. YES!

ETERNITY GATE

WHAT A TANKER

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Yes i’m back & I’ve been all kinds of busy on sisters hobby goodness. I’ve actually now completed assembly of wave two of my Adepta Sororitas army. Normally I’d show off everything I’ve built at once but instead I’m gonna hit you with it bit by bit to be DRAMATIC.YES!

Today I’m showing off Part 1 of my painting guide for two Rhinos. I’ve had a spare Deathguard Rhino kicking about from the last run of Conquest Magazine for donkeys years. I decided to purchase one of the new Sisters of Battle Rhino kits & spread all of those badass themed accessories between the two tanks.

This did involve me converting one of the Storm Bolter hatches and making one out of spare bits. On top of that I purchased another Sisters Hunter Killer missile from eBay and some more smoke launchers. Those bits also came with a couple of spare accessories from the Exorcist kit which I made into little shrines on top of the two tank chassis. I then added a few candles here & there to tie into the rest of my army & build that narrative of Emperor worship.

I’m chuffed with how the actually kits came together in the end. So… ONTO the PAINTING.

PAINT LIST

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• ARMY PAINTER MATT BLACK SPRAY
• CONTRAST BLACK TEMPLAR
• DARK REPEAR
• THUNDERHAWK BLUE
• ARMY PAINTER ASH GREY

ALL BLACK. EVERYTHING

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I began with a spray of Army Painter Matt Black before hitting all of the tank with a base coat of Contrast Black Templar. It was at this point I realised how terrible it looked. haha. 3 more coats of Black Templar Contrast later it became a lot less patchy and a finish I could finally work with. Honestly as soon as my next cash comes in I’m buying an airbrush. I’ve had enough of crappy base coats & rattle cans not matching. It’s time to level up at last.

With a reasonably smooth base layer I then went about edge highlighting my Rhinos. I really wanted to push myself with these first two tanks. Seeing them as a practise run before tackling my Exorcists & Immolators. I recently invested in some Artis Opus brushes so I had no excuse. It was edge highlighting time!

The first highlight across the edges of every single rhino panel was with Dark Reaper. This first edge was a little bit broader than the others. I used a number 2 brush for all of the highlights mixing paint in a wet palette to get a consistency like semi skimmed milk.

I then applied a second highlight of Thunderhawk Blue keeping the edge thinner than the previous layer so some of the Dark Reaper still showed through. Finally I applied a last highlight of Army Painter Ash Grey to just the corners of the panels to create a catch light on each surface. I also applied the same highlight mix to all of the turrets.

RHINOS INBOUND

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That’s the black complete on my Rhinos & I have to say I’m really pleased with how these guys have come out so far. Next I’ll be moving onto applying some details to the tanks. Stay tuned for awesomeness. YES!

Much Love

ETERNITY GATE

I ONLY BLOODY DID IT

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It has taken over a year to complete but I finally finished painting my Limited Edition Sisters Box minus the 3 Arco Flagellants which I’ll do a big squad of at some point. Chuffed to finally have a little fully painted force. I mentioned in the forums that this army is my first fully painted army since i was a kid. Plus back then it was a case of slapping on one thick coat of Humbrol & calling it a day.

This project has made me a far better painter, far more enthusiastic for my hobby & just absolutely addicted to Sisters of Battle. I’m honoured that so many of you have followed along on this journey. As a wedding photographer lockdown has had a big impact on me plus I recently had a baby boy. It sounds silly but these little plastic ladies have been the one constant in the craziness of the last 365 days. So…. With my goal complete what’s next….Errrrm let me show you.

TOWER OF SHAME

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Here’s a picture of my tower of shame. Is this the end of this project log? Hell no! In fact it’s only just started. I’m going to be moving into the next stages of bulking out my Sisters force. I’ll be sharing army lists, more painting tutorials & of course more badass photos with you lovely lot so stay tuned. See those two rhinos on the top of mount nunaliscious. Those bad boys are next. YES!

Again I can’t thank you enough for been along for the ride.

See you on the next one!

Much Love

ETERNITY GATE

I HAD A BABY

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Jeez it’s been a little while. In fact I feel like I say that every bloody time I make a post here so I’m just gonna stop haha. This time though I’ve got a good excuse as we finally had our baby boy on the 13th December. Yay!

That of course means my time has been taken up by the poo Infested cry palace of a poisonous dwarf. Sorry I mean what a joyful bundle of newborn loveliness. Anyway lets get to what you’re all here for.

SERAPHIM

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I can’t even begin to explain how proud I am of these five models right here. Every single guide and model I’ve painted up to now have been combined and put into practise on these five ladies. Heat effects on weapons and jump packs, wet blending on the power sword. Fully home made flying bases. These five flying beauties are without a doubt my all time greatest hobby achievement. Not just because of how they’ve come out but also because of what the represent.

PROJECT GOAL ACHIEVED

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I started this project with the goal of getting my limited edition Adepta Sororitas box set painted and the Seraphim mark the completion of that goal. I’m gonna be posting a full army shot very soon but first I’ll be applying decals across the board. So does that mean this project is coming to a close. Errrrrm I’ll reveal all next post but you can be sure my pile of shame will tell you otherwise.

Here’s to more of this wonderful hobby in 2021.

***** THE EMPEROR PROTECTS *****

Much Love

ETERNITY GATE

PINK TO MAKE THE EMPEROR WINK

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Man I’m banging out the hobby this last couple of weeks. Yesterday was the due date of our baby boy but still no signs as yet. I’m sure he’s gonna be fashionably late like a proper dude. In this latest guide I’m gonna be painting my Seraphim scenic flying bases. Wahoo! The main colour palette is based around Contrast Volupus Pink. Genuinely my favourite colour in the contrast range so far. In fact if was to do my sisters again I’d probably smash em all out in this colour haha.

I really wanted to combine colours that would relate to those of my non flying sisters units & I feel like I’ve really achieved that. These bases were a blast to paint & a welcome reprieve from all those delicate details of the past few units. Anyway without further ado here’s my paint list coming at ya!

PAINT LIST

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• WRAITHBONE
• CONTRAST VOLUPUS PINK
• CONTRAST GORE-GRUNTA FUR
• LEADBELCHER
• KINDLEFLAME
• CONTRAST SKELETON HORDE
• MODEL MATES MUD BROWN WEATHERING WASH
• RYZA RUST
• WHITE SCAR
• ABADDON BLACK

TWO THICK COATS

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Let’s get this party started you lovely lot. All the images for the steps below are above. I began with a Wraithbone spray base coat to work from before hitting all of the structural elements of the base with two thick coats of Volupus pink. It’s important to really let the previous coat dry before applying the next one. Not gonna lie I think I let the first dry over night before chucking on the next. That will leave you with a really nice contrast base to work from. With the darker recesses pooling and giving life to all those awesome details.

After those two coats had dried I tidied up with Wraithbone before applying a single layer of Contrast Gore-Grunt Fur onto the floor level of the base including all the sandy bits & rocks. Already we can see these badass tones coming together.

While that was drying I used Leadbelcher to pick out all the vents, pipes, rebar, nuts & bolts. YES! LOOK AT IT SHINE!

With the Contrast Gore-Grunta Fur dry, I then applied a drybrush of Kindleflame over the entire base & structure. A heavier dry brush was focused on the rocks & brown elements of the base. A lighter more edge focused drybrush was applied to the edges of the Contrast Volupus Pink structure. This really tied the earth and structural elements together.

When that was dry I applied a final drybrush to the brown elements only of Wraithbone. That actually completes the earthy elements of the base. How easy was that!

I then used a single coat of Contrast Skeleton Horde on all the skulls & bone elements of the base before moving onto the weathering.

Ooh this bit was bloody fun! I used Model Mates Mud Brown Weathering Wash & applied a single coat to all the metal elements on the base. Literally painting over them completely. When this had just about dried I used a damp cotton bud to pull always some of the mud effect. I did this by gently stippling across the surface so some of the metal showed through giving it that worn aged appearance.

As a final step of weathering I used Ryza Rust dry paint and applied a dry brush to all the metal elements. I gradually built up the drybrush in several layers until it got to a badass rustiness I could be proud of. I’m over the moon with how these two techniques really brought the bases to a state I was happy with.

Last but not least I applied a highlight of Wraithbone to the topmost points of the skulls followed by a very fine highlight of Whitescar.

With the bases complete I finished them off with the obligatory victory lap/rim job of Abaddon Black. WAHOO! BASEY GOODNESS!

NEXT ON THE PAINT TABLE

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I’ll give you one guess? YES! Next I’ll be painting the Seraphim themselves which will complete my limited edition starter box for the Sisters. How bloody exciting! I won’t be posting a painting guide for these ladies as I’m gonna be painting them exactly the same as I’ve explained in my previous posts. But of course you can definitely expect some awesome photographs when they’re done!

See you on the next one lovelies!

Much Love
Eternity Gate

SERAPHIM

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The final part of my limited Sisters box set to paint are the Seraphim. I’m not one for the flying stands so made my own scenic bases out of sawn up Ryza ruins, texture paint, bits of terrarium gravel & some Citadel skulls. I then used brass rod to mount the Seraphim to the scenic bases. They’re also detachable for easier transport. You can see that guide in one of the posts below.

LOWERING THE BASE

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On hindsight I have actually cut down the biggest base of the bunch as it was a little large haha (I got carried away) As much as I loved the previous version it was a little bit big to squeeze in little gaps on the battlefield when deep striking the Seraphim where they are needed most. Below is the latest altered version.

INFERNO

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I’ve also done a quick conversion for two of the sisters to give them Inferno pistols instead of Bolt Pistols. I did this by removing the barrel & magazine from the bolt pistol and adding the end of a Meltagun. I’m really chuffed with how these came out as the Seraphim in the limited starter box didn’t have the option of Inferno pistols. Check out the series of pics below to see how it was done.

Anyway thought I’d post this quick conversion update before I hit you with the painting guide for the bases. YES!

Much Love
Eternity Gate

IT’S GEEK TIME… KIND OF!

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Hello you beautiful humans I’m back after a little break with some fully painted minis. SWEET! I’ve not had much chance for hobby recently as me & the Mrs are expecting our first baby Aaaargh! So apart from getting work finished off so I can nest in leisurely pace we’ve been getting the nursery ready & generally flapping about. Literally 5 days to go until our due date! OH MY GOD!

I’M GETTING ON WITH IT

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Anyway you didn’t stop by to hear me talking bollocks. You came by to see some Sister based awesomeness! YES! As I talked about a while back here’s my Canoness & Repentia Superior completed for your viewing pleasure. Once again I didn’t feel the need to post any guides as all of the steps are in the posts below.

NEXT ON THE PAINT TABLE

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I only have my five Seraphim to go now before I finish my starter box! Holy moly it’s only taken me a year. haha. I’m actually going to be making a couple of alternations to these ladies before painting including converting their bolt pistols to inferno pistols & making the big base in the centre a little smaller. I will also be posting a full painting guide for the bases of the Seraphim. HOW BLOODY EXCITING!

Anyway wish me luck with my first born. FINGERS CROSSED YES!

Much Love
Eternity Gate

BIG BOY DONE

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Two updates in one day. Well why not. Don’t forget to check out part two of my guide to painting the Penitent Engine below as it took a while to write up haha. This model has been so fun to paint & I already want more. Initially I planned to make it more grim dark bloody like the Repentia but after getting to the painted stage I was too happy with it to bloody it up so went with minimal blood.

So… What’s next Eternity Gate? Well I’m gonna be tackling my Canoness & Repentia Superior. To take a break from writing guides I’m just going to paint these two ladies & share the final results. After all they will be painted exactly like all of my other Sisters of Battle & you can find those guides below. I love sharing the step by steps with you guys but it’s pretty time consuming so I’m just gonna relax, crack on some On Table Top & paint for pleasure.

One thing to note, I have decided not to paint the Arco-Flagellants I have from the box. The main reason is there’s only three & I will never field them. Looking at their rules I’m not sure why I would take them over Repentia but I might get a few more off eBay at some point & paint a full unit. Just hardly seems worth it painting three. haha. Anyway that’s it for a little while until the grand unveil of my HQ units. Whoop!

Much Love

Eternity Gate

LET’S FINISH THIS BADASSERY

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I hit the wood elements & purity seals with a layer of Wraithbone. On the wood I then used two coats of Contrast Snakebite Leather before finishing it off with a Nuln Oil wash. For the parchment I used Agrax Earthshade & on the wax seals Contrast Volupus Pink. I then finished the purity seals with a 005 Black Micron Pen for the text & a final edge highlight of Wraithbone.

For the skin of the unfortunate soul attached to the Penitent Engine I used Contrast Guilliman Flesh. For his trousers I applied two coats of Basilicanum Grey. I then used Contrast Black Templar on all the chains, Locks, attachments & crazy helmet.

BLACKS

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To highlight the black panels from earlier I used my standard black highlighting method. Firstly using Dark Reaper on the edges in thick lines. Afterwards I used Thunderhawk Blue to apply a thinner highlight. Finally I mixed a 1:1 Thunderhawk Blue to White Scar mix and picked out the very edges of the panels. When all the black highlights had dried I made a glaze of 10:1 Contrast Medium & Black Templar & went over all the highlights from the previous steps.

THE BASE

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For the base I used Contrast Gore-Grunta fur followed by a Kindleflame drybrush & a Wraithbone edge highlight. I then used a glaze of 10:1 Contrast Medium & Gore-Grunta Fur over all this previous highlights to blend them together. For the rocks I applied Contrast Basilicanum grey & Contrast Skeleton Horde on the skulls. I finished them off with a highlight of Wraithbone.

THE FLAMES

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For the candles I applied a single coat of Contrast Volupus Pink followed by a highlight of Bugmans Glow. For the details on the candles I used Liberator Gold with a wash of Guilliman Flesh. On the flames I began with a layer of White Scar, Then added Army Painter Daemonic Yellow, Troll Slayer Orange, Contrast Blood Angels Red, Contrast Flesh Tearers Red & finally a black dot of Abaddon Black. Each consecutive layer leaving a bit of the previous below to create that flaming gradient. I also applied the same effect to the flame stack on top of the Penitent Engine. For the flame stacks I followed up with a wash of Nuln oil to give a more smokey feal. I then used Liberator Gold to Mark out the metallic bits on the stacks and washed them down with Guilliman Flesh.

THE SKIN

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For the skin I mixed a 1:1 mix of Army Painter Barbarian Flesh & White Scar & built up the more raised portions of the flesh. I then added more white scar to the mix and picked out the higher points before finishing off with pure white scar for the top most skin like the nose and upper shoulders. I also applied White Scar to the teeth & Volupus Pink to the lips. I then used watered down Army Painter Purple tone to apply bruising around all of the locks & restraints where they dig into the flesh.

HELMET ACTION

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For the locks & pipes I used leadbelcher followed by a wash of Nuln Oil. For the topmost pipes going into the helmet I applied a coat of Wraithbone before painting one with Contrast Blood Angels Red & one with Contrast Iyanden Yellow. I highlighted the red one with Troll-Slayer Orange.

HEAT EFFECTS

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I’ve never tried heat effects before but I’m chuffed with how these came out. On the barrels of the flamers I applied a ring around the middle of each barrel with Army Painter Flesh Wash. I used a stippling technique and built up the colour over three layers. When that had dried I used Army Painter Purple Tone & applied another ring further up the barrel again with three layers to build the colour up. Finally I used Army Painter Blue tone for the very end of the Barrels. You should be left with an awesome heat effect gradient like you see in the pics.

BLOOD

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Finally I used Blood for the Blood God on the edges of the circular saws washed down with Agrax Earthshade to give the dry blood effect.

PENITENT ENGINE COMPLETE

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Awwwwh yeah put that in your pipe & smoke it. Actually don’t plastic is highly toxic. Man am I chuffed with the results of this bad boy. I’m actually not too far off completing my box set now with just the HQ’s & Seraphim to go. “Proper” pics are of course coming up next along with what’s next on the paint table.

Hope you enjoyed this guide & I’ll see you in the next one.

Much Love
Eternity Gate

THIS ONE WAS BLOODY FUN

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Hello there lovely people. I’m back & have been busy paintning up my Penitent Engine from the Sisters of Battle limited edition box set. I know Lloyd wanted to see this one finished so here it is in all it’s gribbly glory. YES! Without further ado it’s paint list time. This is probably the most colours I have used yet but much of the process is exactly the same as my other painting guides. i’ll no doubt have to post this in multiple parts so lets get started.

PAINT LIST

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• WRAITHBONE
• CONTRAST BLACK TEMPLAR
• LEADBELCHER
• ARMY PAINTER SHINING SILVER
• CONTRAST BASILICANUM GREY
• RETRIBUTOR ARMOUR
• CONTRAST GUILLIMAN FLESH
• CONTRAST SNAKEBITE LEATHER
• NULN OIL
• AGRAX EARTHSHADE
• CONTRAST VOLUPUS PINK
• 005 BLACK MICRON PEN
• DARK REAPER
• THUNDERHAWK BLUE
• WHITE SCAR
• CONTRAST MEDIUM
• GORE GRUNTA FUR
• KINDLE-FLAME
• CONTRAST SKELETON HORDE
• BUGMANS GLOW
• ARMY PAINTER DAEMONIC YELLOW
• TROLL SLAYER ORANGE
• CONTRAST BLOOD ANGELS RED
• CONTRAST FLESH TEARERS RED
• ABADDON BLACK
• ARMY PAINTER BARBARIAN FLESH
• ARMY PAINTER PURPLE TONE
• ARMY PAINTER BLUE TONE
• ARMY PAINTER FLESH WASH
• CONTRAST IYANDEN YELLOW
• BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
• ARMY PAINTER ANTI-SHINE

HERE WE GO AGAIN

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I began with a Wraithbone base as always before applying a single coat straight from the pot of Contrast Black Templar. I applied this all over the main Chassis of the model. Once this had dried I gave all the black a drybrush of Leadbelcher. After this I used Army Painter Shining Silver to apply a highlight to the more raised parts of the metallics & then used Contrast Basilicanum Grey to apply a glaze & give that metal that lovely muted matt feel.

I then went over all of the panels on the model with Contrast Black Templar & applied Retributor Armour to the gold details like fuel tanks, hydrolics & other bits & pieces I thought would look funky. When that had dried I went over the gold with Contrast Guilliman Flesh. A final highlight of Army Painter Shining Silver was then applied to both the silver & gold sections of the model. With that the metallics were pretty much complete.

I’ll leave it there for this one but stay tuned for Part 2 of my Penitent Engine painting guide coming in the next day or two. YES.

Much Love
Eternity Gate

PURGE

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Awwwwwwwh yeah! coming at ya like a ball of awesomeness here’s my completed unit of Repentia. Had an absolute blast painting these ladies & I already want tons more haha. The addiction is real. Here’s some obligatory badass photos to celebrate.

NEXT ON THE PAINT TABLE

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Strap yourselves in. Full Penitent engine painting tutorial coming soon.

Much Love
Eternity Gate

ALL BLACK EVERYTHING

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Right no intro this time. For the paint list see my previous post. Let’s just crack on. Yes! I began by applying a layer of Contrast Black Templar to everything that’s metal & cloth. Leaving the parchment & being careful not to get any onto the skin parts of the model.

I then applied a layer of Leadbelcher to all of the metallics on the models like the awesome Evicerator Chainsword, Power armour ports & spikes that are driven through flesh (Nice) I then hit the wax of the purity seals with a layer of Volupus Pink & the rest of the parchment with some good old Agrax Earthshade. I finished off the Evicerator details with a layer of Retributor armour & applied a coat of Contrast Gore-Grunta fur to the base.

I then hit the black with a highlight of Dark Reaper followed by a further highlight of Thunderhawk Blue before muting them down with a 50:50 mix of Contrast Medium & Contrast Black Templar. I used that same glaze to go over all of the metallics including the gold. I wanted it to be a lot more muted than the bold grandeur of the battle sisters.

Ok let’s get whacky with the washes. I applied a watered down mix of Army Painter purple wash to all of the power armour plugs and tears across the battle sisters flesh to give the skin bruising. I further emphasised this with a 50:50 mix of Contrast Medium to Flesh Tearers Red applied to the same spots as the purple wash but more focused to the skin defect itself.

While this dries I did the eyes (if they had them) with a line of White scar and dot of Abaddon black. I then used Contrast Volupus Pink got the lips. I then used a trusty black 005 Micron pen for all the parchment text & highlighted the parchment edges with Wraithbone.

For the base I applied a dry-brush of Kindleflame followed by an edge highlight of Wraithbone. Then I used a 50:50 glaze of Contrast Medium to Contrast Gore Grunta-Fur to tie the highlights together. For the emblems & grates I used Contrast Black Templar. Then when that was dry I dry brushed the metallics with Leadbelcher & highlighted the black emblems with Dark Reaper & Thunderhawk Blue. I also used Basilicanum Grey on any larger rocks under the feet of the Repentia before highlighting those with Wraithbone. That’s the bases done!

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

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Yes now it’s time to fully grim darkify these ladies. I began by using Blood for the Bloody God & applying it to the Evicerator. I used a mix of stippling & even wiping off excess with my fingers to create the gory effect. I focused the blood where the giant chainsword would impact & the spatter onto that side of the Repentia’s body.

Those of you who’ve used Blood for the Blood God will know it dries glossy but I wanted more of a matt & dark gritty dried blood effect. Once the coat had dried I applied a glaze over the blood with Agrax Earth Shade & when that had dried applied a final highlight just to the edges of the chainsword using Contrast Blood Angels Red. With that they were done & looking absolutely badass.

REPENT

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That concludes my painting guide for the Repentia & like I said before I really enjoyed painting them. I will be hitting these models with a coat of Army Painter Anti Shine too but I’m toying with idea of following that up with a tiny bit of gloss varnish applied to some of the blood like the pools on the floor just to bring a little sheen back.

Hope you guys enjoyed the guide. Badass proper photos coming up next as per usual. Plus of course with an announcement of what’s next to hit the paint table. YES!

Much Love
Eternitygate

GRIM DARK CONTRAST

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Ey up lovely people. Wowza have I been busy on the painting front. I’ve actually finished my bloody (and I mean bloody) Repentia in one fell swoop. Perhaps it was the motivation of that golden button feature for my Sisters of Battle on XLBS. Either way I’ve got the full guide written up with all the steps & I’ll be sharing it right here more than likely in multiple parts as it’s a biggy.

Honestly though these ladies were so much easier to paint that the standard sisters. Mainly because there was less edge highlights. But also because they all have a somewhat more open stance allowing easier access to details etc. Firstly I have to share a pic that gave me the inspiration for my Repentia. These ladies were painted up by a talented chap called Jon Swain & I adored their dark & gritty feel. I didn’t have much to go on in the way of emulating their look so I just rolled with it. I really wanted my Repentia to provide a stark contrast to the more clean paint jobs of the normal sisters. Like they’re at the forefront of the battle taking names & claiming skulls for the emperor.

Again the above pic isn’t mine (I wish it was) but just like above I wanted their clothes to be black along with their hair (a contrast to the white) & to use tons of washes that were painted loosely onto the models open sores and implants. Finally to tie into the red of the cloth on the battle sisters I wanted to use a plethora of bloody spatter across both models and base to tie them into the rest of the holy assembly.

Yo Eternity Gate. Quit yo jibber jabber. Let’s begin. PAINT LIST INCOMING. BOOM!

PAINT LIST

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• WRAITHBONE
• CONTRAST GUILLIMAN FLESH
• RAKARTH FLESH
• WHITE SCAR
• ARMY PAINTER BARBARIAN FLESH
• CONTRAST MEDIUM
• CONTRAST BLACK TEMPLAR
• LEADBELCHER
• CONTRAST VOLUPUS PINK
• AGRAX EARTHSHADE
• RETRIBUTOR ARMOUR
• CONTRAST GORE-GRUNTA FUR
• DARK REPEAR
• THUNDERHAWK BLUE
• ARMY PAINTER PURPLE TONE
• CONTRAST FLESH TEARERS RED
• ABADDON BLACK
• 005 BLACK MICRON PEN
• KINDLEFLAME
• CONTRAST BASILICANUM GREY
• NULN OIL
• BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD
• CONTRAST BLOOD ANGELS RED
• ARMY PAINTER ANTI-SHINE

LET US BEGIN

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Like always I began with a base coat of Wraithbone spray. As the flesh takes up the biggest part of the model I began with this. First I added one thick coat of Contrast Guilliman Flesh to all the skin parts of the model. While this was still wet (controversial I’m sure) I then dry brushed all the skin with Rakarth flesh. Again while this was drying I mixed 50:50 Rakarth flesh to White scar and applied a lighter dry brush to the more raised sections of the skin. I then added to this mix a couple of drops of army painter Barbarian flesh & more White scar and dry brushed again this time even lighter.

I then mixed a 10:1 White Scar & Army Painter Barbarian Flesh mix and used my brush to pick out the highlights across the skin like the most prominent muscles and face. I then left that to dry & mixed a 5:1 glaze of Contrast Medium to Guilliman flesh and applied that over all the highlights to tie them together. That’s the skin done! Easier than I thought.

GIVE ME SOME SKIN

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Honestly I really loosened up my painting style with these to get that grittier feel right from the start. Don’t be afraid of making the odd mistake and miss-highlighting. That heavy contrast just adds to the grim dark look we are going for. Yes! I’ll leave it there for part one. Next we will be tackling all kinds of awesomeness across the model. As always I’m sharing the process exactly in the order I did it in so forgive the jumbled order at times.

See you on the next one very soon.

Much Love
Eternity Gate

NOW THINGS ARE GETTING EXCITING

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Wow I have to say when I assembled the full squad of Sisters like that it gave me a little tingle in my special place. So chuffed to have my first Battle Sister squad painted & read to purge in the name of the Emperor. It’s been such an awesome road painting these ladies & of course I have tons more to come. It’s been even more satisfying sharing every single painting step with you guys who are along for the ride so thank you for all the up votes it’s bloody lovely. Without further ado here’s my first 13 (random number I know) painted Sisters of Battle. YES!

NEXT ON THE PAINT TABLE

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EAT. PURGE. REPENT. REPEAT.

Full Repentia painting guide coming soon.

Much Love

Eternity Gate

LET’S FINISH THIS BADASSERY

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Ok guys as promised today I’m posting my guide to painting the Sororitas Simulacrum. Finishing the banner bearer will close out painting my first squad too. YES! So let’s get on with it. Whoop!

PAINT LIST

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• WRAITHBONE
• VOLUPUS PINK
• CONTRAST SKELETON HORDE
• CONTRAST SNAKEBITE LEATHER
• CONTRAST BASILICANUM GREY
• AGRAX EARTHSHADE
• CONTRAST APOTHECARY WHITE
• CONTRAST BLOOD ANGELS RED
• ABADDON BLACK
• RETRIBUTOR ARMOUR
• NULN OIL
• WHITE SCAR
• GUILLIMAN FLESH
• LEADBELCHER

SIMULACRUM

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I began by painting the entire banner with Waithbone. Then hit the purity seal wax with Contrast Volupus Pink & the skulls with Contrast Skeleton Horde.

After that it was time to paint all that wood. As I wanted the shade of brown to be slightly different to the leather on the model I mixed a 50 : 50 mix of Contrast Snakebite Leather & Contrast Basillicanum Grey to create a darker tone of brown & applied a single coat.

While the wood was drying I hit the parchment with Agrax Earthshade & gave the little statues a layer of Contrast Apothecary White. After that I hit the purity seal with an extra highlight of Wraithbone to separate it from the rest of the scroll. Then it was time for text which for once in my life I left the Micron Pen in the drawer & used a brush instead. Firstly I used Contrast Blood Angels red to write a letter I for Inquisition followed by Abaddon Black for the rest of the text. Awwwwh yeah free-handing like a boss… well kind of. I finished off the scroll work with an edge highlight of Wraithbone.

I then used Contrast Volupus Pink for the cushioning behind the skulls. Then it was onto those badass metallics. For this I used retributor armour on all the fillagree & details like hinges etc. While this was drying I went back to the statues & gave them a wash of Nuln Oil before finishing them off with a highlight of White Scar. As a shade for the gold I used Contrast Guilliman Flesh. Honestly this contrast paint over gold is an absolute dream! Yes!

I then highlighted the skulls with Wraithbone & White Scar before using leadbelcher shaded with Nuln oil on the hooks that attach the skulls to the banner. Finally Leadbelcher was used to apply a final highlight to all that gold awesomeness.

BOOM

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That’s it! with the Simulacrum painted that’s my final four standard Sisters in the bloody bag. My next post will be more badass pics showing off my army progress far & the entire squad in all it’s glory. Of course it will also include a little teaser of what’s hitting the paint table next.

See you on the next one

Much Love

Eternity Gate

LOVELY LADY CHOPS

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After a big break from painting during lockdown while I built an entire website for my day job i’m back to procrastinating in my jammies. That means of course more painting of tiny toy nuns with guns. WIN! Without further ado let’s tackle them lovely lady chops.

PAINT LIST

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• WRAITHBONE
• CONTRAST GUILLIMAN FLESH
• CONTRAST APOTHECARY WHITE
• ABADDON BLACK
• LEADBELCHER
• NULN OIL
• CONTRAST BLOOD ANGELS RED
• TROLLSLAYER ORANGE
• ARMY PAINTER DAEMONIC YELLOW
• WHITE SCAR
• RACKARTH FLESH
• ARMY PAINTER BARBARIAN FLESH
• CONTRAST VOLUPUS PINK

SISTER SUPERIOR

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I began like always with a base of Wraithbone before applying a single coat of Contrast Guilliman Flesh. While that was drying I applied a single layer of Contrast Apothecary White to the hair. Honestly this paint is so good for the hair I just leave it there without any further highlights. Just be careful to watch where it pools so it looks more natural.

While they are both drying I apply a watered down coat of Abaddon Black to the Bionic eye & cable taking care not to get any on the face. With the Guilliman Flesh dry it’s time to tackle that eye ball. At least there’s only one this time. Sheesh.

I begin by applying a single coat of White Scar. After that’s dry I use my shakey hands to apply a dot of Abaddon black to the middle. They’re never great but they’ll do.

I then applied a layer of Leadbelcher to the bionic eye & cable followed by a coat of old faithful aka Nuln Oil to shade the recesses of the metallics.

For the bionic eye lens I used a single coat of Contrast Blood Angels Red. Then applied a thin line of Trollslayer Orange to the lower part of the lens to add a highlight. I followed that up with a thinner highlight in the same place as the previous layer but this time using Army Painter Daemonic Yellow. I finished the lens by applying a tiny dot of White Scar to the top right for a reflection. Boom that’s done!

Ok back to the skin. I began highlighting with a single thinned down coat of Rakarth flesh. After this I mixed a 50:50 ratio of Army Painter Barbarian Flesh & White Scar & applied another highlight to only the upmost points of the Sister Superiors face. Like the nose, cheekbones and upper lip. I then used pure white scar to apply a specular highlight at the very top most points like the end of the nose. The absolute final part was using Contrast Volupus Pink on the lips. Even in the grim dark future of the 41st Millennium there is nothing like a good bit of lippy.

It ain’t gonna win any beauty contests but as always it’s mine & it’s bloody lovely.

COMING SOON

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Next up as promised I’m gonna post a tutorial on painting the simulacrum. I’ve actually fully painted the rest of the model already so there’s just that last bit to do. Wahoo! That will also mean I’ve finally finished painting all 13 of my standard Sisters of Battle squad members. So awesome photos of the finished squad coming after that. Awwwh yeah!

Much love

Eternity Gate

PINK TO MAKE THE BOYS WINK

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Afternoon you lovely lot. This is a very quick post as I start to paint my next four Adeptus Sororitas. I’ve posted a heap of guides on the way I’ve painted my sisters already, but after completing a few models I thought I’d explain how my starting point has changed.

When I posted my guide before I began by painting all of the black armour on the models. But since then I’ve actually began by painting all of the insides of the robes. So in this case using two coats of Contrast Volupus Pink.

The reason I now start there is because SWEET JESUS is it hard to paint the insides of the robes neatly when you pre assemble like I do. You can see how messy they are from that initial colour. After I’ve applied the pink I then tidy it up with Wraithbone & move onto the next step.

Like I say just a quick post to say how I’ve altered my process a bit.

Oh & that mighty banner of skull laden awesomeness is definitely getting a tutorial of its own along with the much overdue face tutorial on the Sister Superior. YES!

See you on the next one

Much Love
Eternity Gate

IT’S BEEN A WHILE

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Hello there lovely people, it’s been a little while since I posted a project update but this time I wanted to paint the next four without sharing a tutorial. It’s been awesome during lock down to crack on & get the next four sisters ready to purge in the Emperors name.

I realise I promised a painting faces tutorial but i’m gonna do that with the next post as I’ll be tackling the final four Sororitas including the Sister Superior. What more perfect a place is there for a step by step than with the squad leader herself. YES!

Much Love
Eternity Gate

“There is no light but the light of the Emperor! There is no faith but faith in the Emperor! There is no truth but the truth of the Emperor!”

THE EMPEROR PROTECTS

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My first 5 sisters of the Order of Our Marytred Lady are complete at last. Yes there’s stuff I will improve on, yes the paints a little thick but HOLY EMPEROR am I proud of em. YES!

WHAT’S NEXT ON THE PAINT TABLE

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With my first 5 sisters complete I’ll be carrying on with the standard Sisters of Battle squad to try & get them all done to the same level. I’m not going to go through the same painting tutorials all over again but I’ll come back & hit you guys with some updates when I tackle something new that I haven’t covered yet. Here’s the next 4 to hit the painting table. Each one is without a helmet so I’m pretty sure the next time I come back I’ll be going over how I (badly) paint faces. haha

Thank you all for your continued support in this project it’s really given me motivation to carry on.

Stay safe lovely people.

Much Love

Eternity Gate