From here to Infinity

The Troops of the Banner had taken up forward positions and called back sightings of Yu Jing’s old foe Pan O (future project).  Commands were quickly relayed and in no time stimulants were being injected into a quartet of unconscious forms.  As their eyes snapped open the hatches to the coffin like pods that had served as their homes for untold days slid open with a hiss.  Their first sight was of their Celestial Guard overseer calling for them to fall in.

So next up is the Kuang Shi and their Celestial Guard Monitor.  For the most part I panted them up just as I did the Zhanshi but with a few differences.  First I wanted the Kuang Shi’s armor to look more worn and of poorer quality so after starting it with Rainy Grey (as per the Zhanshi) I then moved to a 2 to 1 mix of Leather White – 09062 and Tanned Highlight – 09045 (2/1/1) followed by straight Leather White (2/1).  Next I figured the NationState would prefer their re-educated criminals catch bullets rather then their loyal troops so I painted their jerkins (?) in the orange/yellow color I’d used for details on the Zhanshi.  The shackle/explosives and their packs I did in Old Bronze – 09197 – 3/1.  Finally I added some symbols to their helms, not sure if those will stay or not.

The Celestial Guard Monitor was painted up the same as the Zhanshi with some detail (stripes on her pants, back of her helm and a bit of her gun) being done in Antique Gold – 09050 – 3/1 followed by New Gold – 09051 – 2/1 to represent the Guards station.

Also worth mentioning that I’ve started painting the front arc of their bases (also went back and did the Zhanshi bases) as I like how this can tie troops together and it’s also useful in games like Infinity where facing matters.

Next up I think it’s time to bring some command and support to the team so I’ll be working on the Daoying, Zhanshi Yisheng and Zhanshi Gongchen.