Johns Relics Resurrection

The Red coats are the most eye-catching element of the models. From a distance you know what these little guys are about SPREADING COLONIALI-…..Being a cohesive military force…. yes.

1: Dragon Red: A beautifully rich red for the basecoat.

2: Resplendent Red: Used to pick out areas between details, like stitches. Same principle with the “skin” adds a little tone (and may be the step skipped for unit painting)

3: Magenta Tone: A deep purple wash to punch into those details! (applied all over the coat)

4: Angelic Red: A final highlight to catch those stitches and sharp edges.

Since the last update, I recieved the event exclusive RSM model who looks fantastic. But beginning the painting journey is what I’m going to cover in this one!

Painting the “skin”

1: Dusty Skull basecoat. I didn’t want to make the cloth of their bodies too dark or too bright initially so this was a good basecoat to keep some brightness about them.

2:  Skeleton Bone. I added this over the larger, open, areas on the chest and face, leaving the Dusty Skull in the recesses to give a bit of tone.

3: Sepia Tone. Warming up the cloth and accentuating the recesses and details.

4: Brainmatter Beige: I used this as a little highlight step on the stitches and any edges that would benefit form being more visible.

Because I am using a character model to test my scheme, this allows me to go a bit further than I would prefer to on the regular troops. So when it comes to batch painting the troopers, dragoons and the like, I may skip steps like the Skeleton Bone but retain the final highlight to keep them looking similar enough without needing too many passes. This approach will help keep the painting time down, retain a level of uniformity and stop me from loosing what little sanity I have left (which to be fair, is measured in Quarks at this point!)

Back in the day, better days, some would say, there was Tor Gaming. And Gavin was a happy little chappy in a garden shed with an idea. He made his idea and saw that it was good. A range of funky models, cool rules and some wonderful painters to help show off his work in the best possible light.

Around the same time, a John was at University, just beginning his degree and volunteering with Worthy Painting (remember them?!)

Long story short, Relics was something different and the Britanan got my attention. I bought myself the starter force and got to building. I loved the quirky style and the idea of an army of puppets.

HOWEVER I never settled on a scheme and over time, life and other things got in the way. So, into a bag they went and were left to languish in the dark until 2024 when TT combat (who bought the IP way back) decided to bring the little guys back in resin!

With the resin models out, and Spring Clean Challenge on the horizon, I thought there was no better time to bring the little guys out and give them the love they so deserve!

SO! This is where I am at, ready to prime and begin painting these little guys, with renewed vigour and eager to see how they look! There’s a lot of cool things in here with different colour schemes, like the Highlanders, Rangers, marksman and so on. I’ll break it down more as I progress! Hopefully!

GLORY TO THE BRITANAN EMPIRE! RISE THE 45TH REGIMENT OF YARN!