Spring Cleaning DOOM!

So I finally got my stuff together and decided to actually finish this project so I can mark it as complete. My first task was redoing the Mancubus!

I originally gave them green armour but it looked terrible so I went over it all with metal and whilst they aren’t my favourite models from the collection they do now match what I’ve done elsewhere.

Here is also some of the progress on my Cyberdemon!

This dude has been layered with contrast paint and then washed but then needs a final highlight across the board with a drybrush – this will be my task for the next couple of painting sessions!

I have been getting into the groove of things for this project and have nearly finished the collection! This week has seen me tackling some of the bigger models from the set and some simple ones too. First up, the Mancubus.

So, this is just the first layer of orange which is going onto the skin of this particular demon. I need to give it another coat to bring the vibrance up and then I’ll be working on the metallics across the guns and armour. I might then go in and paint the detail in the eye just to make it stand out a bit more.

Also, I’ve been working on the very simple Pinky demons. These fellows are just pink Contrast paint followed by a drybrush over the top and it works wonders.

Bish, bash, bosh. I was wondering doing something extra on these but I think I want to keep it simple and then dive in and work on the larger models instead. They certainly look like their name suggests!

In the game, you can also play as the Doom Slayer with a few upgrades if you tackle it one versus one. Whilst this model and his base might be a bit big for the board game I thought it was well worth painting up this take on the character from KLUKVA Miniatures.

This fellow was painted in a similar style to the models from the board game. I went for washes and shades followed by drybrushing and a little bit of detail work in order to make the model pop.

It is a rather nice diorama but I would like a smaller based version of the Doom Slayer to use in the board game. I might look to Hardcore Miniatures and their version of Doom Guy from way-back-when!

So, today was the test painting of some of the other miniatures I’ve been wanting to get done for the game. I can then use these as a basis for painting the rest of the models that match them. First up, the Cacodemon…

This fellow has been painted using a massive dose of Volupus Pink followed by a drybrush over the top with Pink Horror. It then got a nice green eye plopped right in the middle to make it stand out a little bit more on the tabletop.

Then, we’ve got the Revenant who is one of my favourite demons in the board game.

This fellow was painted with Blood Angel Red before the harness and rocket launchers were painted with a gunmetal. Then, the entire model got a coat of Nuln Oil to bring it all together and I think they look exceptionally terrifying!

Each of the models will be based using Mechanicus Standard Grey to match the rest of the models and that’s a bunch of new models finished in no time at all!

One of the first things I thought I should tackle is the painting of the Marines that you can play as in the game. Known only as Alpha, Brave, Gamma and Delta they are pretty neat all the same and armed with some well-known DOOM weapon.

I went for a technique which focused on washes and Contrast paints. The models were first undercoated in Wraith Bone before I applied a liberal coat of Apothecary White from the Contrast range.

This gives you a really nice blue/white look to the armour and means that you don’t have to worry about actually painting traditional white.

The next step was to dive in and work on the patterning for each of the troopers. I went with something simple and picked out some of the key elements of the models for the red, blue, green and yellow to match their character cards.

The weapons were then coloured to fit each of the characters. So, I went in with a bit of gunmetal for some of the weapons and pure black for others. The plasma rifle was the one gun that I did something different with and gave it a bone texture plus the glowing core.

I think the final result looks pretty sharp and works nicely for simple board game miniatures. I want them to pop and be recognisable on the tabletop and I think this achieved that.

Oh, and they also got a coating of Nuln Oil for good measure to help darken it all done and make it moody…I love Nuln Oil now.

I picked up the DOOM Board Game from Fantasy Flight Games way back in 2016 and I’ve had a lot of intermittent fun with it over the last few years.

However, this has also been one of those board game collections that I said I was going to paint in its entirety but never did! So, with the Spring Cleaning Hobby Challenge back this year I thought I’d break out the old models and work on them again.

My idea with the game was that I would paint up the figures using a mixture of washes and drybrushing to create quick and easy paint jobs for the various models. As you can see I started this (see above) by painting the Imps but never got around to painting up the other models like the Revenants and Marines.

The game has also seen a bit of wear and tear since I last attempted this project and as it stands, the miniatures have a few chips on them. So, as well as going back in and painting the models I missed before I also have to give some TLC to the models I already worked on.

The game is a lot of fun and the miniatures are also really nice too. They really do work nicely when given a good wash and since I first picked up this game I’ve also had the chance to play around with the new Contrast paints by Games Workshop too.

These have been quite the awesome switch and they are making the painting of these models go even quicker and with more dynamism!

So, it’s time to get stuck in and paint up some of these DOOM models for the Spring Cleaning Hobby Challenge!