March of the Easterlings
Test minis
Starting any army, and maybe especially a speed paint one, should start with a (or a couple) test model!
The Easterlings in the LOTR movies have golden armour and dark reds. I want to stick to the overall theme, but still do my own take on it.
First, the process:
Pretty simple! But remember, I’m aiming for speed and tabletop quality! Let’s see those test models.
Bad photo, but the one I have.I’m happy enough with those, so let’s start the first batch. Basically one full tray, then onto the next tray.
First tray ready!Painting these took a few evenings. The next batch:
What a mess!
Did you spray them another colour first or was it gold all over the bare plastic, primed and painted all together?
I sprayed the gold straight over the bare plastic. Some of the models were already painted too. It does not make much of a difference in my opinion. I used to spray my minis brown before gold, but just as much for shading if the gold missed spots. I’m aiming for tabletop quality for these, so I’m not too bothered if some detail is lost.