Dreadball Spring Clean Hobby Challenge 2022

I had a weird stomach bug this weekend which wrecked my Friday evening, and ruined my plans to see Dr Strange over the weekend.  Someone pointed out the list of Covid symptoms had expanded and I’d experienced 5 of the symptoms, but none of the classic ones.  I eventually got a test Monday evening and got an all clear.  I ended up going to work on Monday and regretted it.  I was more than well enough to work, but not well enough to leave the house.  I took Tuesday off, but by Wednesday I was symptom free and back in the office.  This means I got a 3rd day off to paint to make up for my lost Friday evening.

Anyway, on to the painting chat.

First up, lets finish what’s already on my tray.  The Doc had the remaining leathers painted the same as before, and everyone had their metals painted

Iron/Silver Jewelry etc

Base VGC 72.063 Chainmail Silver
Wash Jan’s Magimix
High VGA 72.752 Silver

Red/Orange Lenses
Base VGC 72.063 Chainmail Silver
Glaize undiluted Ammo Mig Crystal A.Mig-097 Crystal Orange

I then painted their boots, and perhaps some other models boots too.

Dark Brown Boots

Base P3 Umbral Umber
Drybrush P3 Beast Hide
Wash GW Nuln Oil

Coach Fergus’s gem then got a glaze or two of slightly thinned P3 Blue Ink.  All tablets and screens on remaining models were painted true black, and would get a final coat of gloss varnish, once all other varnishing was done, as would all lenses and gems.

Dr’s Grey Hair

Base P3 Iron Hull Grey
High P3 Cryx Bane Highlight

And that finished off those three models

I looked over at my WIPS and decided I wanted to try Blitz.  All he had left to go was his armour.  It’s a reddish leather in the studio scheme and I had some ideas how to try that that I was curious to attempt.  I think they worked out quite well.

Red/brown leather

Base P3 Bloodstone
Drybrush 1 P3 Bogrin Brown
Lighter Drybrush 2, favouring higher and sharper areas P3 Rucksack tan
Pinwash Only GW Agrax Earthshade

And that’s him done too, and it’s only lunch time.

So what next?  Looking at my tray, I see three versions of Blaine needing more work than everything else, but it’s three models so a little work can go a long way.  First up was the messiest part: The Fur.

Fur

Base p3 Cryx Bane Highlight
Wash 50/50 P3 Beast Hide / P3 Thornwood Green
Drybrush P3 Jack Bone
Drybrush Lighter with P3 Menoth White Highlight

Grey Shirt
Base P3 Greatcoat Grey
Drybrush gently with GW Screaming Skull
Pin wash only with GW Nuln Oil

Dark Brown Coats

Base VMC 70.939 Smoke.  This usually acts like a contrast and I was hoping one coat of this would be all that’s needed.  I didn’t thin it though and I assume I usually do, so it didn’t work as expected and I had to paint it properly.  it still did a little natural shading though, adding darkness and depth, of not highlights
Drybrush Scale75 SC27 Iroko

This just left the metal, so I returned him to the WIP tray until I was ready to do the irons on everybody at once.

On to the last model without any paint on it.  The one model I really don’t like.  the Azure Forest trophy.  A completely pointless model, and one I feel lacks the detail needed to make it work.  it’s like the sculptor never got time to do anything with the shield, beyond whack on the basic shape.  Anyway, I need it out of my pile of shame, so it’s getting a basic I-don’t-care paint job

Stone Base

Base P3 Trollblood Highlight
Drybrush 1 GW Karak Stone
Drybrush 2 GW Screaming Skull
Drybrush 3 P3 Menoth White Highlight

Shield Leathers
Base VMC 70.884 Stone Grey
High 1 VMC 70.986 Deck tan
High 2 VMC 70.918 Ivory mixed with Deck tan
High 3 VMC 70.918 Ivory

I then went on to paint the brown leather laces and straps, which I also painted on the cheerleaders skirt and on Blaines’ boots.

Basic Brown leather

Base P3 Bootstrap Leather
Drybrush P3 Trollblood Highlight
Wash GW Agrax Earthshade

This just leaves the leaves, my first job for Sunday morning.