My First Army

Been working on this guy on an off between doing other building/painting. Since this is the first big Monster I wanted to take time between each painting session to feel out the look.
I kinda messed up the Carapaces look that I was originally going for by over washing and darkening the Purple too much, but still happy with it a learning for next time.
All the Carapace is dry Brushed, over a Abaddon Black base. First I use Xereus Purple, then Sotek Green, Barharroth Blue and Skink Blue. And little flick of thinned white scar on the edges.
Main body is Gryph-Hound Orange based. Fire Dragon Bright, Lugganath Orange and KindleFlame for highlights. All then washed over with Fuegan Orange.
Venom Sacks is Death Guard Green base. Then Loren Forest with Moot Green highlights. Washed with Agrax Eathershade and finished with Waystone Green.
Weapons and Claws/spikes. SkavenBlight Dinge base with Stomevermin Fur and Dawnstone highlights washed with Nuln Oil.

The tail is magnetized so I can swap it once I paint the other two options. I was going to so the same for the weapons, but couldn’t be arsed after trying a messing it up on another Trygon model. He got put to the way side because of that and I did the Prime instead and just glued the arms in after painting. Also since this was first big model, kinda wanted it to be a show piece for future reference so I was OK with static arms. I have since learned how to do magnets better and have with others models)

I was experimenting with GreenStuff World Colo shift, so when going to varnish the Carapace with ArdCoat, I mixed in some Cobalt Blue (about 1/3) just so you get a little glint of blue.

To make the Head Crest. I took the Scything blade weapon from left over Hive Guard kit and cut it across the Knuckles.