The chainsword
Painting the Chainsword
The chainsword was given a coat of grey primer – this is particularly needed when using items like metal washers and plastic containers not designed for painting.
Then I sprayed it with a matt black to act as a good basis for my drybrushing later. Once the spray paint was dry I touched up any missed spots in crevices with a brush, then let the whole lot dry for a few days. I find if drybrushing things like this can sometimes knock off patches of primer if you try to do it too soon, and it is better to let the primer harden properly
Everything gets a light drybrushing with natural steel. This makes the sword look metalic.
Then a light drybrushing of brass to add interest and make the sword look a bit beat up and old.
It may seem a bit gory to paint the "teeth" of the chainsword blood red, but I needed a colour where they would stand out from the body of the sword.
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